1996–97 Ipswich Town F.C. season

Ipswich Town
1996–97 season
Chairman David Sheepshanks
Manager Scotland George Burley
Stadium Portman Road
Football League First Division 4th
FA Cup Third round
League Cup Fifth round
Top goalscorer Paul Mason (12)
Highest home attendance 22,397 (vs. Norwich City, 18 April 1997)
Lowest home attendance 7,086 (vs. Swindon Town, 19 November 1996)
Average home league attendance 11,953

During the 1996–97 English football season, Ipswich Town F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.

Season summary

In George Burley's second season in charge of Ipswich, the club reached the play-offs as they looked for a return to the Premier League at the second attempt. However, they ended up losing in the semi-finals to Sheffield United.

Final league table

Pos Team Pl W D L F A GD Pts
1. Bolton Wanderers 46 28 14 4 100 53  +47 98
2. Barnsley 46 22 14 10 76 55  +21 80
3. Wolverhampton Wanderers 46 22 10 14 68 51  +17 76
4. Ipswich Town 46 20 14 12 68 50  +18 74
5. Sheffield United 46 20 13 13 75 52  +23 73
6. Crystal Palace 46 19 14 13 78 48  +30 71
7. Portsmouth 46 20 8 18 59 53  +6 68
8. Port Vale 46 17 16 13 58 55  +3 67
9. Queens Park Rangers 46 18 12 16 64 60  +4 66
10. Birmingham City 46 17 15 14 52 48  +4 66
11. Tranmere Rovers 46 17 14 15 63 56  +7 65
12. Stoke City 46 18 10 18 51 57  -6 64
13. Norwich City 46 17 12 17 63 68  -5 63
14. Manchester City 46 17 10 19 59 60  -1 61
15. Charlton Athletic 46 16 11 19 52 66  -14 59
16. West Bromwich Albion 46 14 15 17 68 72  -4 57
17. Oxford United 46 16 9 21 64 68  -4 57
18. Reading 46 15 12 19 58 67  -9 57
19. Swindon Town 46 15 9 22 52 71  -19 54
20. Huddersfield Town 46 13 15 18 48 61  -13 54
21. Bradford City 46 12 12 22 47 72  -25 48
22. Grimsby Town 46 11 13 22 60 81  -21 46
23. Oldham Athletic 46 10 13 23 51 66  -15 43
24. Southend United 46 8 15 23 42 86  -44 39
Key
Promoted to the Premier League
Qualified for the promotion playoff
Relegated to Division Two

NB In the Football League goals scored (F) takes precedence over goal difference

Results

Ipswich Town's score comes first

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
16 August 1996Manchester CityA0–129,126
24 August 1996ReadingH5–29,767Vaughan (2), Sedgley (pen), Taricco, Scowcroft
27 August 1996Grimsby TownH1–19,762Mason
31 August 1996Oldham AthleticA3–35,339Mathie (2), Stockwell
7 September 1996Huddersfield TownH1–310,661Mason
10 September 1996Crystal PalaceA0–012,520
14 September 1996Sheffield UnitedA3–114,261Sedgley, Scowcroft (2)
20 September 1996Charlton AthleticH2–110,558Sedgley, Mathie
28 September 1996West Bromwich AlbionA0–015,606
1 October 1996BarnsleyH1–19,041Mathie
11 October 1996Norwich CityA1–320,256Sonner
15 October 1996Birmingham CityA0–115,664
19 October 1996PortsmouthH1–110,514Mason
26 October 1996Tranmere RoversH0–211,003
30 October 1996Queens Park RangersA1–010,562Mason
2 November 1996Oxford UnitedA1–37,903Tanner
9 November 1996Southend UnitedH1–110,146Stockwell
16 November 1996Bradford CityA1–210,504Cundy
19 November 1996Swindon TownH3–27,086Scowcroft, Creaney, Sedgley (pen)
23 November 1996Port ValeH2–19,491Tanner, Mason
30 November 1996Tranmere RoversA0–310,127
7 December 1996Wolverhampton WanderersH0–012,048
14 December 1996Bolton WanderersA2–113,314Scowcroft (2)
21 December 1996Stoke CityH1–110,159Mason
26 December 1996Crystal PalaceH3–116,020Tanner (pen), Mason, Naylor
28 December 1996Huddersfield TownA0–211,467
1 January 1997Charlton AthleticA1–110,186Tanner (pen)
18 January 1997BarnsleyA2–19,872Mason, Cundy
25 January 1997West Bromwich AlbionH5–09,381Holmes (own goal), Scowcroft, Stockwell, Naylor, Mason
1 February 1997Southend UnitedA0–07,232
8 February 1997Queens Park RangersH2–012,983Naylor, Gregory
15 February 1997Port ValeA2–26,115Mason, Stockwell
22 February 1997Oxford UnitedH2–111,483Naylor, Stockwell
1 March 1997Wolverhampton WanderersA0–026,700
4 March 1997Bradford CityH3–29,367Sedgley (pen), Sonner, Gregory
8 March 1997Stoke CityA1–011,933Taricco
15 March 1997Bolton WanderersH0–116,187
18 March 1997Sheffield UnitedH3–110,374Gregory (3)
22 March 1997ReadingA0–110,058
31 March 1997Grimsby TownA1–26,268Mason
5 April 1997Oldham AthleticH4–011,730Scowcroft, Williams, Stockwell, Gregory
12 April 1997Swindon TownA4–08,591Swailes, Stockwell, Sedgley (pen), Gudmundsson
18 April 1997Norwich CityH2–022,397Taricco, Mason
22 April 1997Manchester CityH1–015,824Sedgley (pen)
25 April 1997PortsmouthA1–012,101Scowcroft
4 May 1997Birmingham CityH1–120,570Gudmundsson

First Division play-offs

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
SF First Leg10 May 1997Sheffield UnitedA1–122,312Stockwell
SF Second Leg14 May 1997Sheffield UnitedH2–2 (lost on away goals)21,467Scowcroft, Gudmundsson

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R34 January 1997Nottingham ForestA0–314,681

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R1 First Leg20 August 1996BournemouthH2–16,163Marshall, Mason
R1 Second Leg3 September 1996BournemouthA3–0 (won 5-1 on agg)4,119Scowcroft, Mathie, Stockwell
R2 First Leg17 September 1996FulhamA1–16,947Milton
R2 Second Leg24 September 1996FulhamH4–2 (won 5-3 on agg)6,825Sonner, Sedgley (pen), Mathie (2)
R322 October 1996Crystal PalaceH4–18,390Mason (2), Mathie (2)
R426 November 1996GillinghamH1–013,537Naylor
R521 January 1997Leicester CityH0–120,793

Squad

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

No. Position Player
England GK Richard Wright
Northern Ireland GK Aidan Davison (on loan from Bolton Wanderers)
Canada GK Craig Forrest
England DF Wayne Brown
England DF Jason Cundy (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur)
England DF Tony Mowbray
England DF Richard Naylor
England DF Steve Sedgley
England DF Chris Swailes
England DF Tony Vaughan
Netherlands DF Gus Uhlenbeek
Denmark DF Claus Thomsen
Argentina DF Mauricio Taricco
England MF Kieron Dyer
England MF Bobby Howe (on loan from Nottingham Forest)
No. Position Player
England MF Paul Mason
England MF Simon Milton
England MF Mick Stockwell
England MF Adam Tanner
Wales MF Geraint Williams
Scotland MF John Wark
Northern Ireland MF Danny Sonner
Netherlands MF Bobby Petta
New Zealand MF Lee Norfolk
England FW James Scowcroft
Scotland FW Gerry Creaney (on loan from Manchester City)
Scotland FW Alex Mathie
Sweden FW Niklas Gudmundsson (on loan from Blackburn Rovers)
Zambia FW Neil Gregory
Saint Lucia FW Earl Jean
England FW Ian Marshall

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