1996–97 Torquay United F.C. season

Torquay United
1996–97 season
Chairman	Mike Bateson
Manager	Kevin Hodges
Division Three	21st
FA Cup	First Round
League Cup	First round
League Trophy	Second round
Top goalscorer	League: ; Rodney Jack (10); All: ; Rodney Jack (10)
Highest home attendance	4,021 (vs. Exeter City, 31 August 1996, Division Three)
Lowest home attendance	1,087 (vs. Rochdale, 3 December 1996, Division Three)
Average home league attendance	2,380
	Home colours
	Home colours
	← 1995–96 1997–98 →

The 1996–97 Torquay United F.C. season was Torquay United's 63rd season in the Football League and their fifth consecutive season in Division Three. The season runs from 1 July 1996 to 30 June 1997.

Season summary

Results

Third Division

FA Cup

League Cup

Football League Trophy

Player statistics

(not including Football League Trophy or FA Cup)^[1]

Player	League apps	League goals	Cup apps	Cup goals	Total apps	Total goals
Paul Adcock	1	0	1	0	1	0
Paul Baker	10	4	2	3	12	7
Lee Barrow	42	0	2	0	44	0
Tony Bedeau	8	1	0	0	8	1
Dean Chandler	3	0	0	0	3	0
Steve Crane	2	0	0	0	2	0
Jon Gittens	31	3	2	0	33	3
Matt Gregg	1	0	0	0	1	0
Neil Gregory	5	0	0	0	7	0
Richard Hancox	10	0	2	0	12	0
Leon Hapgood	1	0	0	0	1	0
Ian Hathaway	31	1	1	0	32	1
Mark Hawthorne	33	2	1	0	34	2
Danny Hinshelwood	6	0	0	0	6	0
Wayne Hockley	2	0	0	0	2	0
Kevin Hodges	1	0	0	0	1	0
Jamie Howell	3	0	0	0	3	0
Rodney Jack	30	10	2	0	32	10
Ellis Laight	10	1	0	0	10	1
Steve McCall	23	1	2	0	25	1
Andy McFarlane	17	3	0	0	17	3
Paul Mitchell	22	0	2	0	24	0
Jamie Ndah	11	1	0	0	11	1
Garry Nelson	30	8	2	0	32	8
Ray Newland	8	0	2	0	10	0
Charlie Oatway	37	1	2	0	39	1
Michael Preston	2	0	0	0	2	0
Scott Stamps	28	3	0	0	28	3
Anthony Thirlby	3	0	0	0	3	0
Wayne Thomas	12	0	0	0	12	0
Lee Tucker	1	0	0	0	1	0
Alex Watson	42	1	2	0	44	1
Rhys Wilmot	33	0	0	0	33	0
Steve Winter	36	6	1	0	37	6
Matthew Wright	8	0	0	0	8	0

References

^ "Torquay 1996-1997 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 January 2009.

[1] "Torquay 1996-1997 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 January 2009.

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