1996–97 Crystal Palace F.C. season

Crystal Palace
1996–97 season
Chairman	Ron Noades
Manager	Dave Bassett (until 27 February); Steve Coppell
Stadium	Selhurst Park
First Division	6th
Play-offs	Winners
FA Cup	Third round
League Cup	Third round

During the 1996–97 English football season, Crystal Palace competed in the Football League First Division.

Season summary

Crystal Palace finished 6th place in the First Division and gained promotion to the Premier League after 1-0 win in the play-off finals over Sheffield United at Wembley, David Hopkin scoring the winner in the 89th minute.

Final league table

Results

Crystal Palace's score comes first

Legend

Win	Draw	Loss

Notable Games in First Division

6-1 vs Reading away followed by 6-1 vs Southend

Both games had 6 different scorers for Palace

First Division Play Offs

Play Off Semi-Finals:

Palace... 3 Wolves... 1(Shipperley, Freedman (2)) Wolves...2 Palace... 1 (Hopkin)

Play Off Final at Wembley:

Palace... 1 Sheffield United... 0 (Hopkin)

FA Cup

League Cup

Players

First-team squad

Squad at end of season^[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.		Position	Player
		GK	Tom Evans^{[notes 1]}
		GK	Carlo Nash
		GK	Chris Day
		DF	Danny Boxall^{[notes 2]}
		DF	Sagi Burton^{[notes 3]}
		DF	Andy Cyrus
		DF	Marc Edworthy
		DF	Dean Gordon
		DF	Andy Linighan
		DF	Kevin Muscat^{[notes 4]}
		DF	Dave Tuttle
		DF	Gareth Davies^{[notes 5]}
		DF	Rob Quinn^{[notes 6]}
		DF	Leif Andersen
		MF	Hayden Mullins
		MF	Darren Pitcher
		MF	Andy Roberts
		MF	Simon Rodger

No.		Position	Player
		MF	David Hopkin
		MF	Steven Thomson
		MF	Wayne Carlisle
		MF	Gareth Graham
		MF	Tony Folan^{[notes 7]}
		MF	Ray Houghton^{[notes 8]}
		MF	Richard Kennedy
		MF	Tony Scully
		MF	Carl Veart
		FW	Bruce Dyer^{[notes 9]}
		FW	Jason Harris
		FW	Leon McKenzie
		FW	Clinton Morrison^{[notes 10]}
		FW	George Ndah^{[notes 11]}
		FW	Neil Shipperley
		FW	Andy Martin
		FW	Dougie Freedman

Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.		Position	Player
		GK	Bobby Mimms (to Preston North End)
		DF	Jamie Vincent (to Bournemouth)

No.		Position	Player
		MF	Paul Trollope^{[notes 12]} (on loan from Derby County)

References

↑ http://www.11v11.com/teams/crystal-palace/tab/players/season/1997

Notes

↑ Evans was born in Doncaster, England, but also qualified to represent Northern Ireland internationally and would represent them at B level.
↑ Boxall was born in Croydon, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and would later represent them at U-21 level.
↑ Burton was born in Birmingham, England, but also qualified to represent Saint Kitts and Nevis internationally and would make his international debut for Saint Kitts and Nevis in June 2004.
↑ Muscat was born in Crawley, England, but also qualified to represent Australia internationally and represented them at U-20 and U-23 level before making his international debut for Australia in September 1994.
↑ Davies was born in Hereford, England, but was raised in Wales and has represented them at U-21 level.
↑ Quinn was born in Bexley, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and would represent them at U-21 and B level.
↑ Folan was born in Croydon, England, but was raised in the Republic of Ireland and represented them at U-19 and U-21 level.
↑ Houghton was born in Glasgow, Scotland, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his father and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in March 1986.
↑ Dyer was born in Redbridge, England, and represented them at U-21 level, but also qualified to represent Montserrat internationally and would make his international debut for Montserrat in September 2007.
↑ Morrison was born in Wandsworth, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his grandmother and would make his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in August 2001.
↑ Ndah was born in Southwark, England, but also qualified to represent Nigeria internationally and was called up by Nigeria in 1999, but was prevented from playing due to injury.
↑ Trollope was born in Swindon, England, but qualified to represent Wales internationally and made his international debut for Wales in May 1997.

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[1] ttp://www.11v11.com/teams/crystal-palace/tab/players/season/1997

[2] Evans was born in Doncaster, England, but also qualified to represent Northern Ireland internationally and would represent them at B level.

[3] Boxall was born in Croydon, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and would later represent them at U-21 level.

[4] Burton was born in Birmingham, England, but also qualified to represent Saint Kitts and Nevis internationally and would make his international debut for Saint Kitts and Nevis in June 2004.

[5] Muscat was born in Crawley, England, but also qualified to represent Australia internationally and represented them at U-20 and U-23 level before making his international debut for Australia in September 1994.

[6] Davies was born in Hereford, England, but was raised in Wales and has represented them at U-21 level.

[7] Quinn was born in Bexley, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and would represent them at U-21 and B level.

[8] Folan was born in Croydon, England, but was raised in the Republic of Ireland and represented them at U-19 and U-21 level.

[9] Houghton was born in Glasgow, Scotland, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his father and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in March 1986.

[10] Dyer was born in Redbridge, England, and represented them at U-21 level, but also qualified to represent Montserrat internationally and would make his international debut for Montserrat in September 2007.

[11] Morrison was born in Wandsworth, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his grandmother and would make his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in August 2001.

[12] Ndah was born in Southwark, England, but also qualified to represent Nigeria internationally and was called up by Nigeria in 1999, but was prevented from playing due to injury.

[13] Trollope was born in Swindon, England, but qualified to represent Wales internationally and made his international debut for Wales in May 1997.

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Grounds	Crystal Palace Stadium Herne Hill Velodrome The Nest Selhurst Park
Rivalries	Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.–Crystal Palace F.C. rivalry South London derby
Subsidiary teams	Crystal Palace Ladies

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