1996–97 Manchester City F.C. season

Manchester City
1996–97 season
Chairman England Francis Lee
Manager England Alan Ball, Jr. (until August)
England Steve Coppell (from October to November)
England Frank Clark (from December)
Stadium Maine Road
First Division 14th
FA Cup Fifth round
League Cup Second round
Top goalscorer League: Rösler (15)
All: Rösler (17)
Highest home attendance 30,729 vs. Oldham Athletic (8 March 1997)
Lowest home attendance 23,079 vs. Oxford United (13 November 1996)
Average home league attendance 26,753

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

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Season summary

Alan Ball was sacked soon after Manchester City's 1996-97 Division One campaign got underway. Despite decent form under caretaker manager Asa Hartford, the board opted to appoint former Crystal Palace manager Steve Coppell as Ball's successor, only for him to resign after just 6 matches in charge and 33 days as manager, claiming that the job was too much pressure for him. Phil Neal took over on a caretaker basis for 10 games; however he lost 7 of these and by Christmas, City were in the bottom half of Division One and had turned to former Nottingham Forest manager Frank Clark to arrest the decline. Manchester City finished 14th in the final table.

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

Manchester City's score comes first[1]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
16 August 1996Ipswich TownH1–029,126Lomas
20 August 1996Bolton WanderersA0–118,257
24 August 1996Stoke CityA1–221,116Rösler
3 September 1996Charlton AthleticH2–125,963Rösler (pen), Creaney
7 September 1996BarnsleyH1–226,464Clough
10 September 1996Port ValeA2–010,770Rösler, Dickov
14 September 1996Crystal PalaceA1–317,638Kavelashvili
21 September 1996Birmingham CityH1–026,757Kinkladze (pen)
28 September 1996Sheffield UnitedA0–220,867
12 October 1996Queens Park RangersA2–216,265Brightwell, Kinkladze (pen)
15 October 1996ReadingA0–211,724
19 October 1996Norwich CityH2–128,269Clough, Dickov
27 October 1996Wolverhampton WanderersH0–127,296
29 October 1996Southend UnitedA3–28,707Rösler, Kinkladze (2, 1 pen)
2 November 1996Swindon TownA0–214,374
13 November 1996Oxford UnitedH2–323,079Dickov, Brightwell
16 November 1996PortsmouthA1–212,841Rodger
19 November 1996Huddersfield TownH0–023,314
23 November 1996Tranmere RoversH1–226,531Summerbee
27 November 1996West Bromwich AlbionH3–224,200Rösler, Kinkladze (2 pens)
1 December 1996Wolverhampton WanderersA0–323,911
7 December 1996Bradford CityH3–225,035Kinkladze (pen), Dickov, Whitley
21 December 1996Oldham AthleticA1–212,992Kinkladze
26 December 1996Port ValeH0–130,344
28 December 1996BarnsleyA0–217,159
11 January 1997Crystal PalaceH1–127,395Tuttle (own goal)
18 January 1997Huddersfield TownA1–118,358Lomas
29 January 1997Sheffield UnitedH0–026,551
2 February 1997Oxford UnitedA4–18,824Gilchrist (own goal), Kinkladze (2), Rösler
8 February 1997Southend UnitedH3–026,261Rösler (2), Kinkladze
22 February 1997Swindon TownH3–027,262Horlock, Summerbee, Rösler
1 March 1997Bradford CityA3–117,609Rösler (2, 1 pen), Horlock
5 March 1997PortsmouthH1–126,051Horlock
8 March 1997Oldham AthleticH1–030,729Rösler
11 March 1997Birmingham CityA0–220,084
15 March 1997Grimsby TownA1–18,732Kavelashvili
18 March 1997Tranmere RoversA1–112,019O'Brien (own goal)
22 March 1997Stoke CityH2–028,497Atkinson, Lomas
5 April 1997Charlton AthleticA1–115,000Brannan
9 April 1997Bolton WanderersH1–228,026Kinkladze
12 April 1997West Bromwich AlbionA3–120,087Rösler (2), Horlock
16 April 1997Grimsby TownH3–123,334Atkinson, Summerbee (2)
19 April 1997Queens Park RangersH0–327,580
22 April 1997Ipswich TownA0–115,824
25 April 1997Norwich CityA0–014,080
3 May 1997ReadingH3–227,260Dickov, Rösler, Heaney

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R325 January 1997BrentfordA1–012,019Summerbee
R45 February 1997WatfordH3–124,031Heaney, Summerbee, Rösler
R515 February 1997MiddlesbroughH0–130,462

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R2 First Leg17 September 1996Lincoln CityA1–47,599Rösler
R2 Second Leg24 September 1996Lincoln CityH0–114,242

Squad

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

No. Position Player
Wales GK Andy Dibble
Wales GK Martyn Margetson
Northern Ireland GK Tommy Wright (on loan from Nottingham Forest)
Germany GK Eike Immel
England DF Paul Beesley
England DF Ian Brightwell
England DF Lee Crooks
England DF Richard Edghill
England DF John Foster
England DF Scott Hiley
England DF Rae Ingram
England DF Darren Wassall (on loan from Derby County)
Wales DF Kit Symons
Republic of Ireland DF Alan Kernaghan
Germany DF Michael Frontzeck
England MF Peter Beagrie
England MF Ged Brannan
England MF Michael Brown
No. Position Player
England MF Neil Heaney
England MF Martin Phillips
England MF Simon Rodger (on loan from Crystal Palace)
England MF Nicky Summerbee
Northern Ireland MF Kevin Horlock
Northern Ireland MF Steve Lomas
Northern Ireland MF Jeff Whitley
Republic of Ireland MF Eddie McGoldrick
Georgia (country) MF Georgi Kinkladze
England FW Dalian Atkinson (on loan from Fenerbahçe)
England FW Nigel Clough
England FW Chris Greenacre
Scotland FW Gerry Creaney
Scotland FW Paul Dickov
Republic of Ireland FW Niall Quinn
Germany FW Uwe Rösler
Georgia (country) FW Mikhail Kavelashvili

References

  1. ↑ http://www.statto.com/football/teams/manchester-city/1996-1997/results
  2. ↑ http://www.11v11.com/teams/manchester-city/tab/players/season/1997

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