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Oldham Athletic 1996–97 football season
During the 1996–97 English football season, Oldham Athletic A.F.C. competed in the Football League First Division .
Season summary [ ]
The 1996–97 season was a major struggle for Oldham which resulted in Graeme Sharp resigning in February. Sharp was succeeded by Neil Warnock , who had previously achieved promotion success with Scarborough , Notts County (twice), Huddersfield Town and Plymouth Argyle but was unable to save Oldham from relegation to the third tier for the first time in 23 years which was confirmed three months later following Bradford City's win against Charlton Athletic.
Final league table [ ]
Source:[citation needed ] Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).
Results [ ]
Oldham Athletic's score comes first
Legend [ ]
[ ]
17 August 1996
Stoke City
H
1–2
8,021
Redmond
24 August 1996
Crystal Palace
A
1–3
12,822
McCarthy
28 August 1996
Swindon Town
A
0–1
8,025
31 August 1996
Ipswich Town
H
3–3
5,339
Rickers , Redmond , Banger
7 September 1996
Sheffield United
H
0–2
7,323
10 September 1996
Birmingham City
A
0–0
17,228
13 September 1996
Huddersfield Town
A
2–3
10,296
McCarthy (2)
21 September 1996
Barnsley
H
0–1
7,043
28 September 1996
Charlton Athletic
A
0–1
12,178
1 October 1996
West Bromwich Albion
H
1–1
5,817
Ormondroyd
5 October 1996
Port Vale
H
3–0
6,051
Ormondroyd (2), Banger
12 October 1996
Bolton Wanderers
A
1–3
14,813
Allott
16 October 1996
Norwich City
A
0–2
12,271
19 October 1996
Reading
H
1–1
7,171
Örlygsson (pen)
26 October 1996
Southend United
H
0–0
6,606
29 October 1996
Grimsby Town
A
3–0
3,532
Ormondroyd , Halle (2)
2 November 1996
Bradford City
A
3–0
10,855
Barlow (3)
9 November 1996
Portsmouth
H
0–0
7,639
15 November 1996
Tranmere Rovers
A
1–1
8,327
Ormondroyd
23 November 1996
Oxford United
H
2–1
4,851
Barlow , Halle
30 November 1996
Southend United
A
1–1
5,001
Richardson (pen)
7 December 1996
Queens Park Rangers
H
0–2
5,590
14 December 1996
Wolverhampton Wanderers
A
1–0
22,528
Ormondroyd
21 December 1996
Manchester City
H
2–1
12,992
Ormondroyd , Banger
28 December 1996
Sheffield United
A
2–2
16,130
Henry , Rickers
18 January 1997
West Bromwich Albion
A
1–1
12,103
Barlow
25 January 1997
Huddersfield Town
H
1–2
8,566
Richardson
1 February 1997
Portsmouth
A
0–1
9,135
8 February 1997
Grimsby Town
H
0–3
6,549
15 February 1997
Oxford United
A
1–3
6,868
Graham
22 February 1997
Bradford City
H
1–2
9,524
Ormondroyd
1 March 1997
Queens Park Rangers
A
1–0
10,180
Banger
4 March 1997
Tranmere Rovers
H
1–2
5,417
Banger
8 March 1997
Manchester City
A
0–1
30,729
15 March 1997
Wolverhampton Wanderers
H
3–2
9,661
Rickers (2), Barlow
18 March 1997
Charlton Athletic
H
1–1
4,969
Barlow
23 March 1997
Crystal Palace
H
0–1
5,282
29 March 1997
Stoke City
A
1–2
11,755
Barlow
31 March 1997
Swindon Town
H
5–1
5,699
Richardson (pen), Barlow (3), Rush
5 April 1997
Ipswich Town
A
0–4
11,730
8 April 1997
Birmingham City
H
2–2
5,942
Richardson (pen), Reid
12 April 1997
Port Vale
A
2–3
11,701
Garnett , Duxbury
15 April 1997
Barnsley
A
0–2
17,476
19 April 1997
Bolton Wanderers
H
0–0
10,702
26 April 1997
Reading
A
0–2
8,301
4 May 1997
Norwich City
H
3–0
5,562
McCarthy , Rush , Barlow
FA Cup [ ]
Main article: 1996-97 FA Cup
Round
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Goalscorers
R3
5 January 1997
Barnsley
A
0–2
9,936
League Cup [ ]
Main article: 1996-97 Football League Cup
Round
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Goalscorers
R1 First Leg
20 August 1996
Grimsby Town
H
0–1
2,975
R1 Second Leg
3 September 1996
Grimsby Town
A
1–0 (won 5–4 on pens)
2,371
McCarthy
R2 First Leg
17 September 1996
Tranmere Rovers
H
2–2
3,094
Redmond , Richardson
R2 Second Leg
24 September 1996
Tranmere Rovers
A
1–0
3,711
Banger
R3
23 October 1996
Newcastle United
A
0–1
36,314
First-team squad [ ]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
References [ ]
Notes [ ]
^ Kelly was born in Preston , England , but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his father and represented them at U-19 , U-21 , U-23 , and B level.
^ McNiven was born in Leeds , England , but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally through his father and represented them at U-21 level.
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