Plymouth Argyle 1996–97 football season
During the 1996–97 English football season, Plymouth Argyle F.C. competed in the Football League Second Division .
Season summary [ ]
In the 1996–97 season, Plymouth manager Warnock was sacked within a year as the club narrowly avoided being relegated back to the basement division. Warnock's assistant Mick Jones became his successor.
In February 1997, Plymouth participated in "The Battle of Saltergate " – in a 2–1 win at Chesterfield , a fight broke out in the 88th minute, involving all 20 outfield players. Chesterfield's Darren Carr and Kevin Davies and Plymouth's Tony James and Richard Logan were all sent-off. To make matters even worse, Argyle's Wembley hero Ronnie Mauge had already been sent-off in the 36th minute. It was the first time in Football League history that five players were sent off in one game.[1]
Final league table [ ]
17
Bristol Rovers
46
15
11
20
47
50
−3
56
18
Wycombe Wanderers
46
15
10
21
51
57
−6
55
19
Plymouth Argyle
46
12
18
16
47
58
−11
54
20
York City
46
13
13
20
47
68
−21
52
21
Peterborough United
46
11
14
21
55
73
−18
47
Relegated
Source:[citation needed ] Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).
Results [ ]
Plymouth Argyle's score comes first [2]
Legend [ ]
[ ]
17 August 1996
York City
H
2–1
9,035
Corazzin , Heathcote
24 August 1996
Wrexham
A
4–4
3,920
Evans , Littlejohn (2), Logan
27 August 1996
Watford
A
2–0
7,349
Billy , Littlejohn
30 August 1996
Preston North End
H
2–1
9,209
Evans , Logan
7 September 1996
Notts County
H
0–0
8,109
10 September 1996
Brentford
A
2–3
5,377
Mauge , Corazzin
14 September 1996
Stockport County
A
1–3
5,087
Evans (pen)
21 September 1996
Bristol Rovers
H
0–1
8,879
28 September 1996
Crewe Alexandra
A
0–3
3,797
1 October 1996
Peterborough United
H
1–1
4,929
James
5 October 1996
Millwall
H
0–0
7,507
12 October 1996
Walsall
A
1–0
3,720
Littlejohn
15 October 1996
Bournemouth
A
0–1
3,818
19 October 1996
Bristol City
H
0–0
9,645
26 October 1996
Burnley
A
1–2
9,602
Evans
29 October 1996
Gillingham
H
2–0
4,787
Evans , Illman
2 November 1996
Luton Town
H
3–3
7,134
Mauge , Evans (2, 1 pen)
9 November 1996
Wycombe Wanderers
A
1–2
5,456
Williams
19 November 1996
Chesterfield
H
0–3
4,237
23 November 1996
Bury
A
0–1
3,582
30 November 1996
Burnley
H
0–0
6,289
3 December 1996
Blackpool
A
2–2
2,690
Wotton , Littlejohn
14 December 1996
Shrewsbury Town
H
2–2
5,075
Mauge , Evans
21 December 1996
Rotherham United
A
2–1
2,269
Illman, Evans
26 December 1996
Brentford
H
1–4
9,525
Illman
11 January 1997
Crewe Alexandra
H
1–0
4,767
Logan
18 January 1997
Peterborough United
A
0–0
6,288
25 January 1997
Gillingham
A
1–4
5,465
Evans
1 February 1997
Wycombe Wanderers
H
0–0
5,024
8 February 1997
Luton Town
A
2–2
6,439
Littlejohn , Evans
15 February 1997
Bury
H
2–0
5,486
Logan , Corazzin
22 February 1997
Chesterfield
A
2–1
5,833
Evans , Saunders
25 February 1997
Bristol Rovers
A
0–2
6,005
1 March 1997
Blackpool
H
0–1
5,585
8 March 1997
Rotherham United
H
1–0
4,717
Corazzin (pen)
15 March 1997
Shrewsbury Town
A
3–2
3,414
Billy (2), Illman
22 March 1997
Wrexham
H
0–1
5,468
29 March 1997
York City
A
1–1
3,917
Corazzin
31 March 1997
Watford
H
0–0
6,836
5 April 1997
Preston North End
A
1–1
8,503
Saunders
8 April 1997
Stockport County
H
0–0
5,089
12 April 1997
Millwall
A
0–0
5,702
15 April 1997
Notts County
A
1–2
2,423
Collins
19 April 1997
Walsall
H
2–0
5,535
Saunders , Barlow
26 April 1997
Bristol City
A
1–3
15,368
Williams
3 May 1997
Bournemouth
H
0–0
6,507
FA Cup [ ]
Main article: 1996-97 FA Cup
Round
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Goalscorers
R1
16 November 1996
Fulham
H
5–0
7,104
Mauge , Evans (2, 1 pen), Littlejohn , Corazzin
R2
6 December 1996
Exeter City
H
4–1
12,911
Evans , Mauge , Billy , Littlejohn
R3
4 January 1997
Peterborough United
H
0–1
7,299
League Cup [ ]
Main article: 1996-97 Football League Cup
Round
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Goalscorers
R1 1st Leg
20 August 1996
Brentford
A
0–1
3,034
R1 2nd Leg
3 September 1996
Brentford
H
0–0 (lost 0–1 on agg)
5,180
[ ]
Main article: 1996-97 Football League Trophy
Round
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Goalscorers
SR1
10 December 1996
Bournemouth
H
2–0
944
Illman, Wotton
SR2
14 January 1997
Brighton & Hove Albion
H
1–0
1,295
Wotton
SQF
11 February 1997
Northampton Town
H
0–2
1,499
Players [ ]
First-team 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.
References [ ]
Notes [ ]
^ Grobbelaar was born in Durban , South Africa , but was raised in Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe ) from the age of two months and made his international debut for Rhodesia in 1977 and Zimbabwe in 1980.
^ Mauge was born in Islington , England , but also qualified to represent Trinidad and Tobago internationally and made his international debut for Trinidad and Tobago in 2000.
^ Evans was born in Plymouth , England , but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in October 1997.
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