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1996–97 Blackpool F.C. season

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Blackpool F.C.
1996–97 season
OwnerOwen Oyston
ChairmanVicki Oyston
ManagerGary Megson
Division Two7th
FA CupSecond round
League CupSecond round
Football League TrophyNorthern quarter finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Tony Ellis (15)
All: Tony Ellis (18)

The 1996–97 season was Blackpool F.C.'s 89th season (86th consecutive) in the Football League. They competed in the 24-team Division Two, then the third tier of English league football, finishing seventh. 5 September 1996 marked the 100th anniversary of Blackpool's first match in the Football League.

Season summary

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Sam Allardyce was fired after failing to bring the club promotion the previous season. He was replaced by the former Norwich City manager Gary Megson.

Tony Ellis was the club's top scorer for the third consecutive season, with eighteen goals (fifteen in the league and three in the League Cup).

Final league table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
5 Bristol City 46 21 10 15 69 51 +18 73 Qualification for the Second Division play-offs
6 Crewe Alexandra (O, P) 46 22 7 17 56 47 +9 73
7 Blackpool 46 18 15 13 60 47 +13 69
8 Wrexham 46 17 18 11 55 50 +5 69
9 Burnley 46 19 11 16 71 55 +16 68
Source: [1]
Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

Results

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Blackpool's score comes first[2]

Legend
Win Draw Loss

Football League Second Division

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Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
17 August 1996 Chesterfield H 0–1 6,014
24 August 1996 Bristol City A 1–0 9,387 Ellis
27 August 1996 Rotherham United A 2–1 2,914 Philpott, Preece
31 August 1996 Wycombe Wanderers H 0–0 4,856
7 September 1996 Walsall H 2–1 5,176 Philpott, Quinn (pen)
10 September 1996 Burnley A 0–2 13,599
14 September 1996 Brentford A 1–1 5,908 Quinn (pen)
21 September 1996 Shrewsbury Town H 1–1 4,452 Ellis
28 September 1996 Luton Town A 0–1 5,303
1 October 1996 Crewe Alexandra A 2–3 4,314 Brabin, Quinn
5 October 1996 Bury A 0–1 5,317
12 October 1996 Gillingham H 2–0 4,320 Ellis, Mellon
15 October 1996 Wrexham H 3–3 4,014 Preece (2), Mellon
19 October 1996 Bristol Rovers A 0–0 5,823
26 October 1996 Watford H 1–1 6,072 Quinn
30 October 1996 Millwall A 1–2 7,179 Malkin
2 November 1996 Peterborough United A 0–0 7,011
9 November 1996 AFC Bournemouth H 1–1 3,744 Quinn
19 November 1996 Stockport County A 0–1 4,572
23 November 1996 Notts County H 1–0 3,598 Quinn (pen)
30 November 1996 Watford A 2–2 12,017 Malkin, Brabin
3 December 1996 Plymouth Argyle H 2–2 2,690 Philpott, Malkin
13 December 1996 Preston North End A 0–3 14,626
21 December 1996 York City H 3–0 3,432 Ellis, Quinn (2, 1 pens)
1 January 1997 Shrewsbury Town A 3–1 2,787 Preece (2), Mellon
18 January 1997 Crewe Alexandra H 1–2 4,760 Ellis
25 January 1997 Millwall H 3–0 4,523 Ellis, Quinn, Darton
1 February 1997 AFC Bournemouth A 0–0 8,201
8 February 1997 Peterborough United H 5–1 4,001 Ellis (3), Preece, Bryan
15 February 1997 Notts County A 1–1 5,281 Quinn
22 February 1997 Stockport County H 2–1 5,772 Quinn, Ellis
25 February 1997 Burnley H 1–3 7,331 Quinn
1 March 1997 Plymouth Argyle A 1–0 5,585 Ellis
8 March 1997 York City A 0–1 3,639
15 March 1997 Preston North End H 2–1 8,017 Clarkson (2)
18 March 1997 Walsall A 1–1 3,459 Clarkson
22 March 1997 Bristol City H 1–0 4,518 Preece
29 March 1997 Chesterfield A 0–0 4,974
31 March 1997 Rotherham United H 4–1 5,524 Linighan, Clarkson, Ellis, Barlow
5 April 1997 Wycombe Wanderers A 0–1 5,619
12 April 1997 Bury H 2–0 6,812 Ellis (2)
15 April 1997 Luton Town H 0–0 4,382
19 April 1997 Gillingham A 3–2 5,151 Quinn, Mellon, Clarkson
22 April 1997 Brentford H 1–0 4,030 Preece
26 April 1997 Bristol Rovers H 3–2 6,673 Preece (2), Bonner
3 May 1997 Wrexham A 1–2 5,664 Ellis

FA Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1 16 November 1996 Wigan Athletic H 1–0 5,465 Quinn (pen)
R2 7 December 1996 Hednesford Town H 0–1 4,583

League Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1 1st Leg 20 August 1996 Scunthorpe United A 1–2 1,880 Quinn
R1 2nd Leg 3 September 1996 Scunthorpe United H 2–0 (won 3–2 on agg) 2,560 Ellis, Philpott
R2 1st Leg 18 September 1996 Chelsea H 1–4 9,666 Quinn
R2 2nd Leg 25 September 1996 Chelsea A 3–1 (lost 4–5 on agg) 11,732 Ellis (2), Quinn

Football League Trophy

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
NR1 10 December 1996 Rotherham United A 1–0 (a.e.t.) 1,143
NR2 14 January 1997 Lincoln City H 4–0 1,578
NQF 4 February 1997 Crewe Alexandra A 0–1 3,033

Squad

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[3] 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 Steve Banks
GK England ENG Henry Heighton
GK England ENG Lee Martin
GK England ENG Tony Parks
DF England ENG Craig Allardyce
DF England ENG Andy Barlow
DF England ENG Darren Bradshaw
DF England ENG David Brightwell (on loan from Bradford City)
DF England ENG Marvin Bryan
DF England ENG Tony Butler
DF England ENG Scott Darton
DF England ENG Ben Dixon
DF England ENG Paul Jones (on loan from Tranmere Rovers)
DF England ENG David Linighan
DF England ENG Jason Lydiate
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF England ENG Mark Bonner
MF England ENG Gary Brabin
MF England ENG Paul Carden
MF England ENG Phil Clarkson
MF Scotland SCO Micky Mellon
MF England ENG Udo Onwere
MF England ENG Lee Philpott
MF England ENG Keith Russell
MF Republic of Ireland IRL Billy Woods (on loan from Tranmere Rovers)
FW England ENG Tony Ellis
FW England ENG Chris Malkin
FW England ENG Brett Ormerod
FW England ENG Andy Preece
FW Northern Ireland NIR James Quinn
FW England ENG Lee Thorpe

References

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  1. ^ "England 1996–97". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 28 March 2010. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
  2. ^ "Blackpool results for the 1996-1997 season - Statto.com". Archived from the original on 28 June 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
  3. ^ "All Blackpool players: 1997". www.11v11.com.
  • Calley, Roy (1992). Blackpool: A Complete Record 1887-1992. Breedon Books Sport. ISBN 1-873626-07-X.