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1996–97 Charlton Athletic F.C. season

During the 1996–97 English football season, Charlton Athletic F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.

Charlton Athletic
1996–97 season
ChairmanRichard Murray
ManagerAlan Curbishley
StadiumThe Valley
Football League First Division15th
FA CupThird round
League CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: Leaburn (8)
All: Leaburn/Whyte (9)
Highest home attendance15,301 vs. Barnsley (15 February 1997)
Lowest home attendance8,497 vs. Southend United (10 September 1996)
Average home league attendance11,356

Season summary edit

After missing out on promotion to the Premier League the season before in the play-offs, Alan Curbishley was looking to steer Charlton to automatic promotion the following season but it turned out to be a disappointing season for the Addicks, finishing in 15th place.

Final league table edit

Main article: 1996–97 Football League § First Division

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
13 Norwich City 46 17 12 17 63 68 −5 63
14 Manchester City 46 17 10 19 59 60 −1 61
15 Charlton Athletic 46 16 11 19 52 66 −14 59
16 West Bromwich Albion 46 14 15 17 68 72 −4 57
17 Oxford United 46 16 9 21 64 68 −4 57
Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference
See also: Play-off results

Results edit

Charlton Athletic's score comes first

Legend edit

Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division edit

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
17 August 1996 Huddersfield Town A 0–2 11,858
24 August 1996 West Bromwich Albion H 1–1 9,642 Leaburn
3 September 1996 Manchester City A 1–2 25,963 Newton
6 September 1996 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 0–1 21,072
10 September 1996 Southend United H 2–0 8,497 Stuart, Mortimer
14 September 1996 Reading H 1–0 10,831 Leaburn
20 September 1996 Ipswich Town A 1–2 10,558 Allen
28 September 1996 Oldham Athletic H 1–0 12,178 Whyte
12 October 1996 Portsmouth A 0–2 6,641
15 October 1996 Sheffield United A 0–3 14,080
19 October 1996 Bolton Wanderers H 3–3 11,091 Whyte (2), Chapple
26 October 1996 Oxford United H 2–0 10,626 Kinsella, Leaburn
29 October 1996 Tranmere Rovers A 0–4 5,527
2 November 1996 Norwich City A 2–1 14,145 Allen, Kinsella
16 November 1996 Queens Park Rangers A 2–1 12,360 Poole, Allen
20 November 1996 Birmingham City H 2–1 8,574 Allen, O'Connell
23 November 1996 Bradford City H 0–2 12,256
26 November 1996 Grimsby Town H 1–3 14,412 Whyte
30 November 1996 Oxford United A 2–0 7,080 Barness, Whyte
4 December 1996 Stoke City A 0–1 7,456
7 December 1996 Swindon Town H 2–0 10,565 Leaburn, Whyte
14 December 1996 Port Vale H 1–3 10,003 Chapple
21 December 1996 Crystal Palace A 0–1 16,279
26 December 1996 Southend United A 2–0 7,508 Kinsella, Robinson
28 December 1996 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 0–0 12,259
1 January 1997 Ipswich Town H 1–1 10,186 Robson
11 January 1997 Reading A 2–2 7,614 Lisbie, Whyte
18 January 1997 Stoke City H 1–2 9,901 Barness
1 February 1997 Grimsby Town A 0–2 4,139
7 February 1997 Tranmere Rovers H 3–1 11,283 Kinsella, Leaburn, Robson (pen)
15 February 1997 Barnsley H 2–2 15,301 Nicholls, Lee
22 February 1997 Norwich City H 4–4 12,405 Kinsella, Robson, Lee, Leaburn
1 March 1997 Swindon Town A 0–1 9,256
4 March 1997 Queens Park Rangers H 2–1 10,610 Leaburn, Balmer
8 March 1997 Crystal Palace H 2–1 15,000 Lee, Robinson
15 March 1997 Port Vale A 0–2 5,905
18 March 1997 Oldham Athletic A 1–1 4,969 O'Connell
22 March 1997 West Bromwich Albion A 2–1 17,378 Robinson, Balmer
31 March 1997 Birmingham City A 0–0 14,525
5 April 1997 Manchester City H 1–1 15,000 Leaburn
9 April 1997 Huddersfield Town H 2–1 11,032 Newton (2)
12 April 1997 Barnsley A 0–4 11,701
19 April 1997 Portsmouth H 2–1 12,342 Bright (2)
25 April 1997 Bolton Wanderers A 1–4 21,880 Kinsella
1 May 1997 Bradford City A 0–1 15,780
4 May 1997 Sheffield United H 0–0 12,589

FA Cup edit

Main article: 1996–97 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 5 January 1997 Newcastle United H 1–1 15,000 Kinsella
R3R 15 January 1997 Newcastle United A 1–2 36,398 Robson

League Cup edit

Main article: 1996–97 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R2 First Leg 17 September 1996 Burnley H 4–1 4,874 Leaburn, Robinson (2), Allen
R2 Second Leg 24 September 1996 Burnley A 2–1 (won 6–2 on agg) 2,281 Allen, Whyte
R3 23 October 1996 Liverpool H 1–1 15,000 Whyte
R3R 13 November 1996 Liverpool A 1–4 20,714 Newton

First-team squad edit

Squad at end of season

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   ENG Mike Salmon
— GK   AUS Andy Petterson
— DF   ENG Anthony Barness
— DF   ENG Steve Brown
— DF   ENG Dean Chandler
— DF   ENG Phil Chapple
— DF   ENG Gary Poole
— DF   ENG Richard Rufus
— DF   ENG Kevin Scott (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur)
— DF   ENG Jamie Stuart
— DF   ENG Paul Sturgess
— DF   SCO Stuart Balmer
— MF   ENG Keith Jones
— MF   ENG Paul Mortimer
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF   ENG Shaun Newton
— MF   ENG Kevin Nicholls
— MF   ENG Brendan O'Connell
— MF   ENG Ricky Otto (on loan from Birmingham City)
— MF   ENG Mark Robson
— MF   WAL John Robinson[a]
— MF   IRL Mark Kinsella
— FW   ENG Bradley Allen
— FW   ENG Mark Bright
— FW   ENG Steve Jones
— FW   ENG Carl Leaburn
— FW   ENG Jason Lee (on loan from Nottingham Forest)
— FW   ENG Kevin Lisbie[b]
— FW   ENG David Whyte

Notes edit

  1. ^ Robinson was born in Bulawayo, Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and represented them at U-21 level before making his international debut for Wales in 1995.
  2. ^ Lisbie was born in Hackney, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and would make his international debut for Jamaica in 2002.

References edit

  1. ^ "England 1996–97". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 28 March 2010. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
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