During the 1996–97 English football season, Crystal Palace competed in the Football League First Division.
| 1996–97 season | ||
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| Chairman |  Ron Noades | |
| Manager | Dave Bassett (until 27 February) Steve Coppell | |
| Stadium | Selhurst Park | |
| First Division | 6th | |
| Play-offs | Winners | |
| FA Cup | Third round | |
| League Cup | Third round | |
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Season summary edit
Crystal Palace finished 6th place in the First Division and gained promotion to the Premier League after a 1–0 win in the play-off finals over Sheffield United at Wembley, David Hopkin scoring the winner in the 89th minute.
Final league table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 4 | Ipswich Town | 46 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 68 | 50 | +18 | 74 | Qualification for the First Division play-offs |
| 5 | Sheffield United | 46 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 75 | 52 | +23 | 73 | |
| 6 | Crystal Palace (O, P) | 46 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 78 | 48 | +30 | 71 | |
| 7 | Portsmouth | 46 | 20 | 8 | 18 | 59 | 53 | +6 | 68 | |
| 8 | Port Vale | 46 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 58 | 55 | +3 | 67 |
Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Results edit
Crystal Palace's score comes first
Legend edit
| Win | Draw | Loss |
Notable Games in First Division edit
6–1 vs Reading away followed by 6–1 vs Southend
Both games had 6 different scorers for Palace
First Division Play Offs edit
Play Off Semi-finals:
Palace... 3 Wolves... 1(Shipperley, Freedman (2)) Wolves...2 Palace... 1 (Hopkin)
Play Off Final at Wembley:
Palace... 1 Sheffield United... 0 (Hopkin)
FA Cup edit
League Cup edit
Players edit
First-team squad edit
- Squad at end of season[2]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Left club during season edit
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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References edit
- ^ "England 1996–97". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 28 March 2010. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
- ^ "All Crystal Palace players: 1997". www.11v11.com. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
Notes edit
- ^ Evans was born in Doncaster, England, but also qualified to represent Northern Ireland internationally and would represent them at B level.
- ^ Boxall was born in Croydon, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and would later represent them at U-21 level.
- ^ Burton was born in Birmingham, England, but also qualified to represent Saint Kitts and Nevis internationally and would make his international debut for Saint Kitts and Nevis in June 2004.
- ^ Muscat was born in Crawley, England, but also qualified to represent Australia internationally and represented them at U-20 and U-23 level before making his international debut for Australia in September 1994.
- ^ Davies was born in Hereford, England, but was raised in Wales and has represented them at U-21 level.
- ^ Quinn was born in Bexley, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and would represent them at U-21 and B level.
- ^ Folan was born in Croydon, England, but was raised in the Republic of Ireland and represented them at U-19 and U-21 level.
- ^ Houghton was born in Glasgow, Scotland, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his father and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in March 1986.
- ^ Dyer was born in Redbridge, England, and represented them at U-21 level, but played a friendly game for Montserrat against Ashford Town in September 2007.
- ^ Morrison was born in Wandsworth, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his grandmother and would make his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in August 2001.
- ^ Ndah was born in Southwark, England, but also qualified to represent Nigeria internationally and was called up by Nigeria in 1999, but was prevented from playing due to injury.
- ^ Trollope was born in Swindon, England, but qualified to represent Wales internationally and made his international debut for Wales in May 1997.
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