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1996–97 Shrewsbury Town F.C. season

During the 1996–97 English football season, Shrewsbury Town F.C. competed in the Football League Second Division.

Shrewsbury Town
1996–97 season
ChairmanRoland Wycherley
ManagerFred Davies
StadiumGay Meadow
Second Division22nd (relegated)
FA CupFirst round
League CupFirst round
League TrophyNorthern semi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Ian Stevens (17)
All: Ian Stevens (18)
Biggest win3–1 / 2–0
Biggest defeat1–5

Season summary edit

In the 1996–97 season, Shrewsbury endured a poor campaign and were relegated to the Third Division which ultimately cost manager Davies his job.

Final league table edit

Main article: 1996–97 Football League
Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GD Pts
1 Bury 46 18 5 0 39 7 6 7 10 23 31 62 38 +24 84
2 Stockport County 46 15 5 3 31 14 8 8 7 28 27 59 41 +18 82
3 Luton Town 46 13 7 3 38 14 8 8 7 33 31 71 45 +26 78
4 Brentford 46 8 11 4 26 22 12 3 8 30 21 56 43 +13 74
5 Bristol City 46 14 4 5 43 18 7 6 10 26 33 69 51 +18 73
6 Crewe Alexandra 46 15 4 4 38 15 7 3 13 18 32 56 47 +9 73
7 Blackpool 46 13 7 3 41 21 5 8 10 19 26 60 47 +13 69
8 Wrexham 46 11 9 3 38 28 6 9 8 17 22 54 50 +4 69
9 Burnley 46 14 3 6 48 27 5 8 10 23 28 71 55 +16 68
10 Chesterfield 46 10 9 4 25 18 8 5 10 17 21 42 39 +3 68
11 Gillingham 46 13 3 7 37 25 6 7 10 23 34 60 59 +1 67
12 Walsall 46 12 8 3 35 21 7 2 14 19 32 54 53 +1 67
13 Watford 46 10 8 5 24 14 6 11 6 21 24 45 38 +7 67
14 Millwall 46 12 4 7 27 22 4 9 10 23 33 50 55 –5 61
15 Preston North End 46 14 5 4 33 19 4 2 17 16 36 49 55 –6 61
16 Bournemouth 46 8 9 6 24 20 7 6 10 19 25 43 45 –2 60
17 Bristol Rovers 46 13 4 6 34 22 2 7 14 13 28 47 50 –3 56
18 Wycombe Wanderers 46 13 4 6 31 14 2 6 15 20 43 51 56 –5 55
19 Plymouth Argyle 46 7 11 5 19 18 5 7 11 28 40 47 58 –11 54
20 York City 46 8 6 9 27 31 5 7 11 20 37 47 68 –21 52
21 Peterborough United 46 7 7 9 38 34 4 7 12 17 39 55 73 –18 47
22 Shrewsbury Town 46 8 6 9 27 32 3 7 13 22 42 49 74 –25 46
23 Rotherham United 46 4 7 12 17 29 3 7 13 22 41 39 70 –31 35
24 Notts County 46 4 9 10 20 25 3 5 15 13 34 33 59 –26 35
  • Pld = Matches ; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
  • NB: In the Football League goals scored (F) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).
Key
Division Champions, promoted
Promoted
Participated in play-offs
Promoted through play-offs
Relegated

Results edit

Shrewsbury Town's score comes first[1]

Legend edit

Win Draw Loss

Football League Second Division edit

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
18 August 1996 Wycombe Wanderers H 1–1 3,440 Stevens
24 August 1996 Rotherham United A 2–1 3,037 Stevens (2)
27 August 1996 Burnley A 3–1 9,072 Taylor, Scott, Stevens
31 August 1996 Brentford H 0–3 3,530
7 September 1996 York City A 0–0 2,911
10 September 1996 Bristol City H 1–0 2,502 Stevens
14 September 1996 Bury H 1–1 3,238 Rowbotham
21 September 1996 Blackpool A 1–1 4,452 Stevens
28 September 1996 Watford H 1–0 3,655 Evans
1 October 1996 Chesterfield A 1–2 3,299 Dyche (own goal)
8 October 1996 Wrexham A 1–2 5,031 Evans
12 October 1996 Luton Town H 0–3 3,357
15 October 1996 Gillingham H 1–2 2,042 Currie
19 October 1996 Preston North End A 1–2 8,333 Stevens
26 October 1996 Crewe Alexandra H 0–1 3,878
29 October 1996 Peterborough United A 2–2 5,400 Bennett (2)
2 November 1996 Notts County A 2–1 4,363 Stevens, Bennett
12 November 1996 Bristol Rovers H 2–0 2,331 Stevens, Spink
20 November 1996 Millwall A 1–2 5,770 Stevens
23 November 1996 Stockport County H 3–2 2,865 Stevens, Anthrobus, Evans
30 November 1996 Crewe Alexandra A 1–5 4,035 Stevens
3 December 1996 Bournemouth H 1–1 1,610 Anthrobus
14 December 1996 Plymouth Argyle A 2–2 5,075 Spink, Evans
20 December 1996 Walsall H 2–2 3,007 Anthrobus, Stevens
26 December 1996 Bristol City A 2–3 9,803 Stevens, Nielsen
28 December 1996 York City H 2–0 3,189 Evans, Stevens
1 January 1997 Blackpool H 1–3 2,787 Ward
18 January 1997 Chesterfield H 2–0 2,659 Brown, Evans (pen)
25 January 1997 Peterborough United H 2–2 2,695 Bodley (own goal), Anthrobus
1 February 1997 Bristol Rovers A 0–2 4,924
8 February 1997 Notts County H 2–1 2,692 Spink, Stevens
15 February 1997 Stockport County A 1–3 6,712 Whiston
22 February 1997 Millwall H 1–1 2,968 Anthrobus
25 February 1997 Watford A 0–2 6,378
1 March 1997 Bournemouth A 0–0 5,810
4 March 1997 Bury A 0–2 2,690
8 March 1997 Walsall A 2–2 4,819 Currie, Walton
15 March 1997 Plymouth Argyle H 2–3 3,414 Anthrobus, Stevens
22 March 1997 Rotherham United H 0–2 2,893
29 March 1997 Wycombe Wanderers A 0–3 6,562
1 April 1997 Burnley H 2–1 4,462 Brass (own goal), Spink
5 April 1997 Brentford A 0–0 5,355
12 April 1997 Wrexham H 0–1 4,553
19 April 1997 Luton Town A 0–2 6,968
26 April 1997 Preston North End H 0–2 5,341
3 May 1997 Gillingham A 0–2 6,183

FA Cup edit

Main article: 1996-97 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1 16 November 1996 Scarborough H 1–1 2,819 Stevens
R1R 26 November 1996 Scarborough A 0–1 2,247

League Cup edit

Main article: 1996-97 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1 1st Leg 21 August 1996 Tranmere Rovers H 0–2 2,875
R1 2nd Leg 3 September 1996 Tranmere Rovers H 1–1 (lost 1–3 on agg) 3,028 Rowbotham

Football League Trophy edit

Main article: 1996–97 Football League Trophy
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R2 (North) 14 January 1997 Wigan Athletic H 3–2 (a.e.t.) 1,639 Anthrobus, Stevens, Evans (pen)
QF (North) 11 February 1997 Scunthorpe United H 2–1 (a.e.t.) 1,728 Berkley, Evans (pen)
SF (North) 18 February 1997 Carlisle United H 1–2 2,774 Evans

Squad edit

[2] 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 Paul Edwards
— GK   DEN Benny Gall
— DF   ENG Nathan Blamey
— DF   DEN Thomas Nielsen
— DF   ENG Kevin Seabury
— DF   ENG Dean Spink
— DF   ENG Lee Taylor
— DF   ENG Dave Walton
— DF   ENG Peter Whiston
— MF   ENG Austin Berkley
— MF   ENG Darren Currie
— MF   ENG James Cope
— MF   IRL Mark Dempsey
— MF   WAL Paul Evans
— MF   ENG Emeka Nwadike
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF   ENG Ian Reed
— MF   ENG Richard Scott
— MF   ENG Mark Taylor
— MF   ENG Darren Wrack (on loan from Grimsby Town)
— MF   ENG Shaun Wray
— FW   ENG Steve Anthrobus
— FW   ENG Frankie Bennett (on loan from Southampton)
— FW   ENG Junior Bent (on loan from Bristol City)
— FW   ENG Anthony Briscoe
— FW   ENG Mickey Brown
— FW   WAL Darran Rowbotham
— FW   MLT Ian Stevens
— FW   ENG Craig Tate
— FW   WAL Nick Ward

References edit

  1. ^ "Shrewsbury Town results for the 1996-1997 season - Statto.com". Archived from the original on 29 June 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
  2. ^ "All Shrewsbury Town players: 1997".
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