1996–97 Derby County F.C. season

The 1996–97 season was Derby County's first in the Premier League, following their promotion from the First Division the previous season.

Derby County
1996–97 season
ChairmanLionel Pickering
ManagerJim Smith
StadiumBaseball Ground
Premiership12th
FA CupQuarter finals
League CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Dean Sturridge (11)
All: Dean Sturridge (14)
Highest home attendance18,287 vs. Arsenal (11 May 1997)
Lowest home attendance17,022 vs. Wimbledon (28 September 1996)
Average home league attendance17,889

Season summary

Back in the top flight after a five-year exile, Jim Smith's Derby County side never looked in any real danger of an immediate return to Division One, and their 12th-place finish in the final table was their highest final position in eight years. Young striker Dean Sturridge received many plaudits for his goalscoring exploits, which sparked talk of a £7 million transfer to Middlesbrough, but the move never happened.

The highlight of the season was a 3-2 win against champions Manchester United at Old Trafford, with Paulo Wanchope scoring a "wonder goal" on his English league debut.[1][2]

Final league table
Main article: 1996–97 FA Premier League
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
10 Tottenham Hotspur 38 13 7 18 44 51 −7 46
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
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38 11 13 14 45 58  −13 46 8 6 5 25 22  +3 3 7 9 20 36  −16

Source: Statto

Results by round
Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAAHAHAHHAAHHAHAHAAHAAAHHHAHAAHAHHAHAH
ResultDDLDWWDLLDLWWDWDLLLDDLDLWDLWLLWWDWLDWL
Position713151612991113121611101191111111211131516161312131214141412121112111012
Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

Derby County's score comes first[3]

Legend
Win Draw Loss

FA Premier League
DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
17 August 1996Leeds UnitedH3-317,925Sturridge (2), Paul Simpson
21 August 1996Tottenham HotspurA1-128,219Dailly
24 August 1996Aston VillaA0-234,646
4 September 1996Manchester UnitedH1-118,025Laursen
9 September 1996Blackburn RoversA2-119,214Willems, Flynn
14 September 1996SunderlandH1-017,692Asanović (pen)
21 September 1996Sheffield WednesdayA0-023,487
28 September 1996WimbledonH0-217,022
12 October 1996Newcastle UnitedH0-118,092
19 October 1996Nottingham ForestA1-127,771Dailly
27 October 1996LiverpoolA1-239,515Ward
2 November 1996Leicester CityH2-018,010Ward, Whitlow (own goal)
17 November 1996MiddlesbroughH2-117,350Asanović, Vickers (own goal)
23 November 1996West Ham UnitedA1-124,576Sturridge
30 November 1996Coventry CityH2-118,042Asanović (pen), Ward
7 December 1996ArsenalA2-238,018Sturridge, Powell
16 December 1996EvertonH0-117,252
21 December 1996SouthamptonA1-314,901Dailly
26 December 1996SunderlandA0-222,512
28 December 1996Blackburn RoversH0-017,847
11 January 1997WimbledonA1-111,467Willems
18 January 1997ChelseaA1-327,639Asanović
29 January 1997Leeds UnitedA0-027,523
1 February 1997LiverpoolH0-118,102
15 February 1997West Ham UnitedH1-018,057Asanović (pen)
19 February 1997Sheffield WednesdayH2-218,060Sturridge, Štimac
22 February 1997Leicester CityA2-420,323Sturridge (2)
1 March 1997ChelseaH3-218,039Minto (own goal), Asanović, Ward
5 March 1997MiddlesbroughA1-629,739Simpson
15 March 1997EvertonA0-132,140
22 March 1997Tottenham HotspurH4-218,083van der Laan, Trollope, Sturridge, Ward
5 April 1997Manchester UnitedA3-255,243Ward, Wanchope, Sturridge
9 April 1997SouthamptonH1-117,839Ward
12 April 1997Aston VillaH2-118,071Rowett, van der Laan
19 April 1997Newcastle UnitedA1-336,550Sturridge
23 April 1997Nottingham ForestH0-018,087
3 May 1997Coventry CityA2-122,854Burrows (own goal), Sturridge
11 May 1997ArsenalH1-318,287Ward

FA Cup
Main article: 1996–97 FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R321 January 1997GillinghamA2-09,508Willems, van der Laan
R425 January 1997Aston VillaH3-117,977van der Laan, Sturridge, Willems
R526 February 1997Coventry CityH3-218,003Ward, van der Laan, Sturridge
QF8 March 1997MiddlesbroughH0-217,567

League Cup
Main article: 1996–97 Football League Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R2 1st Leg17 September 1996Luton TownA0-14,459
R2 2nd Leg25 September 1996Luton TownH2-2 (lost 2-3 on agg)13,569Sturridge, Simpson

Players

First-team squad
Squad at end of season[4]

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 Russell Hoult
2 DF Gary Rowett
3 DF Chris Powell
4 MF Darryl Powell[notes 1]
5 DF Dean Yates
6 MF Igor Štimac (captain)
7 MF Robbie van der Laan
8 FW Dean Sturridge
9 FW Marco Gabbiadini
10 MF Aljoša Asanović
11 FW Ron Willems
12 FW Ashley Ward
13 GK Martin Taylor
14 MF Paul Simpson
15 MF Paul Trollope[notes 2]
No. Position Player
16 DF Jacob Laursen
17 DF Matt Carbon
18 MF Lee Carsley[notes 3]
19 MF Sean Flynn
20 DF Darren Wassall
21 GK Mart Poom
22 DF Christian Dailly
23 DF Mauricio Solís
24 MF Kevin Cooper
25 DF Rob Kozluk
26 FW Paulo Wanchope
27 DF Paul McGrath[notes 4]
28 DF Wayne Sutton
29 MF Nick Wright
30 GK Andy Quy

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
21 DF Jason Kavanagh (to Wycombe Wanderers)
21 FW Marino Rahmberg (on loan from Degerfors IF)
No. Position Player
23 DF Paul Parker (to Sheffield United)

Reserve squad
The following players did not appear for the first team this season.

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

No. Position Player
DF Steve Elliott
No. Position Player
DF Andrew Tretton

Statistics

Starting 11

Notes
  1. Powell was born in Lambeth, England, but qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and would make his international debut for Jamaica in 1998.
  2. Trollope was born in Swindon, England, but qualified to represent Wales internationally and would make his international debut for Wales in May 1997.
  3. Carsley was born in Birmingham, England, but qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his grandmother and represented them at U-21 and B level before making his international debut for Ireland in October 1997.
  4. McGrath was born in Ealing, England to an Irish mother and Nigerian father, but was raised in the Republic of Ireland and made his international debut for Ireland in 1985.

References
  1. Harris, Nick (6 December 1997). "Football: Wanchope's weird route to renaissance man". The Independent. Retrieved 8 July 2010.
  2. "Wanchope put on transfer list". Evening Standard. 29 January 2001. Archived from the original on 13 September 2012. Retrieved 8 July 2010.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 30 May 2015. Retrieved 7 September 2015.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/1996-1997/faprem/derby.htm
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