1996–97 Bristol City F.C. season

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Bristol City
1996–97 season
ChairmanScott Davidson
ManagerJoe Jordan (until 24 March)
John Ward (from 27 March)
StadiumAshton Gate Stadium
Second Division5th
Play-offsSemi-finals
FA CupThird round
League CupSecond round
Football League TrophyQuarter finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Goater (23)
All: Goater (24)
Average home league attendance10,802
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During the 1996–97 English football season, Bristol City F.C. competed in the Football League Second Division.

Season summary[]

In the 1996–97 season, Bristol City finished in the play-off places but ended up losing to Brentford in the semi-finals. In December 1996, the Robins were involved in a Bristol derby against Bristol Rovers at Ashton Gate that was ruined by crowd violence where after the final whistle, the Bristol Rovers players were assaulted by City fans after Rovers fans spilled onto the pitch after Beadle's equaliser in injury-time. This led to the FA calling for evidence from the match officials and police officers and Bristol City were charged for failing to control the spectators.[1][2] In March 1997, Jordan left and was replaced by John Ward as manager.

Final league table[]

Main article: 1996–97 Football League
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
3 Luton Town 46 21 15 10 71 45 +26 78 Participated in play-offs
4 Brentford 46 20 14 12 56 43 +13 74
5 Bristol City 46 21 10 15 69 51 +18 73
6 Crewe Alexandra 46 22 7 17 56 47 +9 73 Promoted through play-offs
7 Blackpool 46 18 15 13 60 47 +13 69
Source:[citation needed]
Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).

Results[]

Bristol City's score comes first[3]

Legend[]

Win Draw Loss

Football League Second Division[]

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
17 August 1996 Gillingham A 2–3 7,217 Goater, Bent
24 August 1996 Blackpool H 0–1 9,387
27 August 1996 Luton Town H 5–0 7,028 Goodridge (2), Nugent, Goater, Cundy
31 August 1996 Bury A 0–4 4,160
7 September 1996 Preston North End H 2–1 8,016 Nugent (2)
10 September 1996 Shrewsbury Town A 0–1 2,502
14 September 1996 Rotherham United A 2–2 2,546 Owers (2)
21 September 1996 Walsall H 4–1 7,412 Goater (2), Hewlett, Goodridge
28 September 1996 Burnley A 3–2 9,538 Goater (2), Taylor
1 October 1996 Brentford H 1–2 9,520 Goodridge
5 October 1996 Chesterfield A 1–1 4,438 Owers
11 October 1996 York City H 2–0 9,308 Nugent, Goodridge
15 October 1996 Wycombe Wanderers H 3–0 7,325 Agostino, Barnard, Tinnion
19 October 1996 Plymouth Argyle A 0–0 9,645
26 October 1996 Notts County H 4–0 9,540 Goater (3), Agostino
29 October 1996 Bournemouth A 2–0 4,197 Barnard (pen), Agostino
2 November 1996 Stockport County A 1–1 6,654 Blackmore
9 November 1996 Millwall H 1–1 12,326 Barnard
23 November 1996 Peterborough United H 2–0 12,312 Goater, Goodridge
30 November 1996 Notts County A 0–2 4,693
3 December 1996 Watford H 1–1 9,097 Barnard (pen)
15 December 1996 Bristol Rovers H 1–1 18,674 Agostino
21 December 1996 Wrexham A 1–2 4,488 Hewlett
26 December 1996 Shrewsbury Town H 3–2 9,803 Agostino, Barnard (pen), Owers
28 December 1996 Preston North End A 2–0 10,905 Agostino, Goater
11 January 1997 Burnley H 2–1 10,013 Bent, Goater
18 January 1997 Brentford A 0–0 7,606
25 January 1997 Bournemouth H 0–1 10,434
1 February 1997 Millwall A 2–0 9,158 Goater (2, 1 pen)
7 February 1997 Stockport County H 1–1 13,186 Goater
15 February 1997 Peterborough United A 1–3 4,221 Barnard (pen)
22 February 1997 Crewe Alexandra H 3–0 11,306 Goater, Agostino, Westwood (own goal)
1 March 1997 Watford A 0–3 8,539
4 March 1997 Walsall A 0–2 4,322
16 March 1997 Bristol Rovers A 2–1 8,078 Agostino, Goater
18 March 1997 Rotherham United H 0–2 10,646
22 March 1997 Blackpool A 0–1 4,518
25 March 1997 Crewe Alexandra A 2–1 3,687 Bent, Goater
29 March 1997 Gillingham H 0–1 11,276
1 April 1997 Luton Town A 2–2 7,105 Goater, Agostino
5 April 1997 Bury H 1–0 10,274 Barnard
15 April 1997 Wrexham H 2–1 9,817 Barnard (pen), Goater
19 April 1997 York City A 3–0 3,344 Goater (2), Nugent
26 April 1997 Plymouth Argyle H 3–1 15,368 Barnard (2, 1 pen), Nugent
30 April 1997 Chesterfield H 2–0 16,195 Goater, Barnard (pen)
3 May 1997 Wycombe Wanderers A 0–2 7,240

Second Division play-offs[]

Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
SF 1st Leg 11 May 1997 Brentford H 1–2 15,581 Owers
SF 2nd Leg 14 May 1997 Brentford A 1–2 (lost 2–4 on agg) 9,496 Barnard

FA Cup[]

Main article: 1996-97 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1 16 November 1996 Swansea City A 1–1 5,629 Kuhl
R1R 26 November 1996 Swansea City H 1–0 8,017 Agostino
R2 7 December 1996 St Albans City H 9–2 7,136 Goodridge, Agostino (3), Kuhl, Hewlett (2), Nugent
R3 14 January 1997 Chesterfield A 0–2 5,193

League Cup[]

Main article: 1996-97 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1 1st Leg 20 August 1996 Torquay United A 3–3 2,824 Goater, Agostino, Partridge
R1 2nd Leg 3 September 1996 Torquay United H 1–0 (won 4–3 on agg) 4,513 Barnard
R2 1st Leg 18 September 1996 Bolton Wanderers H 0–0 6,351
R2 2nd Leg 24 September 1996 Bolton Wanderers A 1–3 (lost 1–3 on agg) 6,367 Owers

Football League Trophy[]

Main article: 1996-97 Football League Trophy
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
SR2 21 January 1997 Swansea City A 1–0 5,600
SQF 11 February 1997 Watford A 1–2 3,142

Squad[]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK England ENG Stuart Naylor
— GK England ENG Steve Phillips
— GK England ENG Keith Welch
— DF Wales WAL Darren Barnard
— DF Wales WAL Clayton Blackmore (on loan from Middlesbrough)
— DF Canada CAN Jim Brennan
— DF Scotland SCO Louis Carey
— DF England ENG Jason Cundy (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur)
— DF Wales WAL Rob Edwards
— DF England ENG Kevin Langan
— DF England ENG Alan McLeary
— DF Scotland SCO Scott Paterson
— DF Sweden SWE Mark Shail
— DF England ENG Shaun Taylor
— MF England ENG Paul Allen
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Northern Ireland NIR Tommy Doherty
— MF England ENG Matthew Hewlett
— MF England ENG Martin Kuhl
— MF England ENG Gary Owers
— MF England ENG Dwayne Plummer
— MF England ENG Brian Tinnion
— FW Australia AUS Paul Agostino
— FW England ENG Dominic Barclay
— FW England ENG Junior Bent
— FW Bermuda BER Shaun Goater
— FW Barbados BRB Gregory Goodridge
— FW England ENG Kevin Nugent
— FW England ENG Scott Partridge
— FW Australia AUS David Seal

References[]

  1. ^ Draper, John (16 December 1996). "Disorder at derby sparks FA inquiry". The Independent. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
  2. ^ "Charged". The Free Library. The Mirror. 18 December 1996. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
  3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-06-27. Retrieved 2015-07-17.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ "All Bristol City players: 1997".
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