1996–97 Everton F.C. season

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

Everton
1996–97 season
ChairmanPeter Johnson
ManagerJoe Royle (until 27 March)
Dave Watson (caretaker from 27 March)
StadiumGoodison Park
Premiership15th
FA CupFourth round
League CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Ferguson (11)
All: Ferguson/Speed (11)
Highest home attendance40,177 vs Liverpool
(16 Apr 1997, Premier League)
Lowest home attendance11,527 vs York City
(18 Sep 1996, League Cup)
Average home league attendance36,186

Season summary

After finishing sixth the previous season, Everton started the new season with much hope and ambitions of qualifying for Europe or winning a major trophy. But the mid-season sale of top scoring winger Andrei Kanchelskis to Fiorentina sabotaged Everton's chances of more success, and manager Joe Royle resigned in March, less than two years after guiding the club to FA Cup glory.[1] Captain Dave Watson took over as acting manager and confirmed Everton's survival with a 15th-place finish, before Howard Kendall returned to Goodison Park for his third spell as manager.[2]

Final league table
Main article: 1996–97 FA Premier League
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
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
16 Southampton 38 10 11 17 50 56 −6 41
17 Coventry City 38 9 14 15 38 54 −16 41
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38 10 12 16 44 57  −13 42 7 4 8 24 22  +2 3 8 8 20 35  −15

Source: Statto

Results by round
Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAAHAHAHHAHHAAHAAHAHHAAAHAHAAHHAHHHAAH
ResultWDDLLLDWWWDWDWLDWDLLLLLLWDLDLWLLDWDDLL
Position357111516151398987688778889912910111212131314141212111215
Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

Everton's score comes first[3]

Legend
Win Draw Loss

FA Premier League
DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
17 August 1996Newcastle UnitedH2-040,117Unsworth (pen), Speed
21 August 1996Manchester UnitedA2-254,943Ferguson (2)
24 August 1996Tottenham HotspurA0-029,696
4 September 1996Aston VillaH0-139,115
7 September 1996WimbledonA0-413,684
14 September 1996MiddlesbroughH1-239,250Short
21 September 1996Blackburn RoversA1-127,091Unsworth
28 September 1996Sheffield WednesdayH2-034,160Kanchelskis, Stuart
12 October 1996West Ham UnitedH2-136,571Stuart, Speed
28 October 1996Nottingham ForestA1-019,892Short
4 November 1996Coventry CityH1-131,477Stuart
16 November 1996SouthamptonH7-135,669Stuart, Kanchelskis (2), Speed (3), Barmby
20 November 1996LiverpoolA1-140,751Speed
23 November 1996Leicester CityA2-120,975Hinchcliffe, Unsworth
30 November 1996SunderlandH1-340,087Ferguson
7 December 1996ChelseaA2-228,418Branch, Kanchelskis
16 December 1996Derby CountyA1-017,252Barmby
21 December 1996Leeds UnitedH0-036,954
26 December 1996MiddlesbroughA2-429,673Unsworth, Ferguson
28 December 1996WimbledonH1-336,733Stuart
1 January 1997Blackburn RoversH0-230,427
11 January 1997Sheffield WednesdayA1-224,175Ferguson
19 January 1997ArsenalA1-338,095Ferguson
29 January 1997Newcastle UnitedA1-436,143Speed
1 February 1997Nottingham ForestH2-032,567Ferguson, Barmby
22 February 1997Coventry CityA0-019,497
1 March 1997ArsenalH0-236,980
5 March 1997SouthamptonA2-215,134Ferguson, Speed
8 March 1997Leeds UnitedA0-132,055
15 March 1997Derby CountyH1-032,140D Watson
22 March 1997Manchester UnitedH0-240,079
5 April 1997Aston VillaA1-339,339Unsworth
9 April 1997Leicester CityH1-130,368Branch
12 April 1997Tottenham HotspurH1-036,380Speed
16 April 1997LiverpoolH1-140,177Ferguson
19 April 1997West Ham UnitedA2-224,545Branch, Ferguson
3 May 1997SunderlandA0-322,108
11 May 1997ChelseaH1-238,321Barmby

FA Cup
Main article: 1996–97 FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R35 January 1997Swindon TownH3-020,411Kanchelskis, Barmby, Ferguson
R425 January 1997Bradford CityH2-330,007O'Brien (own goal), Speed

League Cup
Main article: 1996–97 Football League Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R2 1st Leg18 September 1996York CityH1-111,527Kanchelskis
R2 2nd Leg24 September 1996York CityA2-37,354Rideout, Speed

Squad

[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 Neville Southall
2 DF Earl Barrett
3 DF Andy Hinchcliffe
4 DF David Unsworth
5 DF Dave Watson (captain)
6 DF Terry Phelan
7 MF Graham Stuart
8 FW Paul Rideout
9 FW Duncan Ferguson
10 MF Gary Speed
12 MF Nick Barmby
13 GK Paul Gerrard
15 MF Claus Thomsen
17 DF Adam Eaton
18 MF Joe Parkinson
No. Position Player
19 DF Marc Hottiger
20 MF Tony Grant
21 DF Craig Short
22 MF Gavin McCann
23 FW Michael Branch
24 DF Jon O'Connor
25 DF Michael Ball
26 DF Graham Allen
27 DF Richard Dunne
28 FW Danny Cadamarteri
30 MF Richard Townsend
32 MF Robert Tynan
34 DF Edward Hussin
35 DF John Hills

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
11 MF Anders Limpar (to Birmingham City)
14 MF John Ebbrell (to Sheffield United)
15 DF Matt Jackson (to Norwich City)
16 MF Vinny Samways (to UD Las Palmas)
17 MF Andrei Kanchelskis (to ACF Fiorentina)
No. Position Player
22 MF Peter Holcroft (to Swindon Town)
25 DF Neil Moore (to Norwich City)
27 MF Mark Grugel
28 MF Chris Price
33 GK James Speare (to Darlington)

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
- FW Mark Quayle

References
  1. Nixon, Alan (28 March 1997). "Football: Royle quits as chairman blocks signings". The Independent. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
  2. Nixon, Alan (25 June 1997). "Everton to fall back on Kendall". The Independent. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
  3. "Everton 1996-1997 Home - statto.com". Archived from the original on 3 March 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
  4. http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/1996-1997/faprem/everton.htm
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