1996–97 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season

During the 1996–97 English football season, Blackburn Rovers F.C. competed in the FA Premier League (known as the FA Carling Premiership for sponsorship reasons).

Blackburn Rovers
1996–97 season
OwnerJack Walker
ChairmanRobert Coar
ManagerRay Harford (until 25 October)
Tony Parkes (from 25 October)
StadiumEwood Park
Premiership13th
FA CupFourth round
League CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: Sutton (11)
All: Sutton (12)
Average home league attendance24,947

Season summary

An early exit from the League Cup at the hands of Division Two side Stockport County was the final straw for manager Ray Harford, who stepped down on 25 October with Rovers also bottom of the Premiership with no wins from their opening 11 games.[1] 18 months earlier, they had been league champions. Long-serving coach Tony Parkes was appointed caretaker, remaining in the post until the end of the season, when he handed over the reins to Roy Hodgson after Sampdoria's Sven-Göran Eriksson lied about accepting the manager's job and joined Lazio instead. Parkes steered Blackburn to safety as they finished 13th.

The world record £15 million sale of striker Alan Shearer to Newcastle United was seen as the biggest factor in Blackburn's lowest top flight finish since they returned to the elite in 1992. However, his strike-partner Chris Sutton helped keep the club alive after recovering from a drastic loss of form triggered by a spate of injuries the previous season. The acquisition of Swedish striker Martin Dahlin at the end of the season enhanced Blackburn's attack and gave fans hope for a higher finish next time round.

Final league table
Main article: 1996–97 FA Premier League
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
11 Leeds United 38 11 13 14 28 38 −10 46
12 Derby County 38 11 13 14 45 58 −13 46
13 Blackburn Rovers 38 9 15 14 42 43 −1 42
14 West Ham United 38 10 12 16 39 48 −9 42
15 Everton 38 10 12 16 44 57 −13 42
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38 9 15 14 42 43  −1 42 8 4 7 28 23  +5 1 11 7 14 20  −6

Source: Statto

Results by round
Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAAHHAHAHAAHHAHAAHAAHAAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHH
ResultLLDLLLDDLDLWDDWDLWDWWDLWDWDDWLLDLDWLDL
Position1619181919202020202020201919181717181817141416131514131212121213141413131313
Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

Blackburn Rovers' score comes first[2]

Legend
Win Draw Loss

FA Premier League
DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
17 August 1996Tottenham HotspurH0-226,960
21 August 1996Aston VillaA0-132,457
25 August 1996Manchester UnitedA2-254,178Warhurst, Bohinen
4 September 1996Leeds UnitedH0-123,226
9 September 1996Derby CountyH1-219,214Sutton
14 September 1996Newcastle UnitedA1-236,424Sutton
21 September 1996EvertonH1-127,091Donis
28 September 1996Coventry CityA0-017,032
12 October 1996ArsenalH0-224,303
19 October 1996Sheffield WednesdayA1-122,191Bohinen
26 October 1996West Ham UnitedA1-223,947Berg
3 November 1996LiverpoolH3-029,598Sutton (2, 1 pen), Wilcox
16 November 1996ChelseaH1-127,229Gallacher
25 November 1996Nottingham ForestA2-217,525Gallacher, Wilcox
30 November 1996SouthamptonH2-123,018Sherwood, Sutton
7 December 1996Leicester CityA1-119,306Sutton
14 December 1996WimbledonA0-113,246
26 December 1996Newcastle UnitedH1-030,398Gallacher
28 December 1996Derby CountyA0-017,847
1 January 1997EvertonA2-030,427Sherwood, Sutton
11 January 1997Coventry CityH4-024,055Sutton (2), Gallacher, Donis
18 January 1997SunderlandA0-020,850
29 January 1997Tottenham HotspurA1-222,943Hendry
1 February 1997West Ham UnitedH2-121,994Gallacher, Sutton
22 February 1997LiverpoolA0-040,747
1 March 1997SunderlandH1-024,208Gallacher
5 March 1997ChelseaA1-125,784Pedersen
11 March 1997Nottingham ForestH1-120,485Gallacher
15 March 1997WimbledonH3-123,333Gallacher (3)
19 March 1997MiddlesbroughA1-229,891Sutton
22 March 1997Aston VillaH0-224,274
7 April 1997Leeds UnitedA0-027,264
12 April 1997Manchester UnitedH2-330,476McKinlay, Warhurst
19 April 1997ArsenalA1-138,086Flitcroft
22 April 1997Sheffield WednesdayH4-120,845Berg, Sherwood, Le Saux, Flitcroft
3 May 1997SouthamptonA0-215,247
8 May 1997MiddlesbroughH0-027,411
11 May 1997Leicester CityH2-425,881Flitcroft, Fenton

FA Cup
Main article: 1996–97 FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R34 January 1997Port ValeH1-019,891Bohinen
R415 February 1997Coventry CityH1-221,123Sherwood

League Cup
Main article: 1996–97 Football League Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R2 1st Leg17 September 1996BrentfordA2-18,938Flitcroft, Sutton
R2 2nd Leg24 September 1996BrentfordH2-0 (won 4-1 on agg)9,599Gallacher, Sherwood
R322 October 1996Stockport CountyH0-114,622

Squad
Squad at end of season[3]

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

No. Position Player
1 GK Tim Flowers
2 DF Chris Coleman
3 DF Jeff Kenna
4 MF Tim Sherwood (captain)
5 DF Colin Hendry
6 DF Graeme Le Saux
7 MF Stuart Ripley
8 FW Kevin Gallacher
9 FW Chris Sutton
10 MF Lars Bohinen
11 MF Jason Wilcox
12 DF Nicky Marker
13 GK Shay Given
14 MF Graham Fenton
15 MF Matty Holmes
16 FW Per Pedersen
17 DF Billy McKinlay
No. Position Player
18 MF Niklas Gudmundsson
19 DF Adam Reed
20 DF Henning Berg
21 MF Giorgos Donis
23 MF Garry Flitcroft
24 DF Paul Warhurst
25 DF Ian Pearce
26 DF Marlon Broomes
27 DF Tony Whealing
28 MF Wayne Gill
29 DF Steve Hitchen
30 FW James Beattie
32 MF Damien Duff
33 DF Damien Johnson
34 DF Gary Croft
35 FW James Thomas

Reserve squad

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

No. Position Player
- GK Gareth Stewart
- GK Anthony Williams
No. Position Player
- DF Graham Coughlan
- DF David Worrell

Transfers

In

[4]

Out

References
  1. http://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=308&teamTabs=results
  2. "Blackburn Rovers 1996-1997 Home - statto.com". Archived from the original on 3 March 2012. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
  3. http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/1996-1997/faprem/blackbrn.htm
  4. "Boom and bust the Blackburn way". BBC News. 13 May 1999.
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