1996–97 Tranmere Rovers F.C. season

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

Tranmere Rovers
1996–97 season
ChairmanFrank Corfe
ManagerJohn Aldridge (player-manager)
StadiumPrenton Park
First Division11th
FA CupThird round
League CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague:
John Aldridge (18)

All:
John Aldridge (20)
Highest home attendance14,309 (vs. Bolton Wanderers, 4 May 1997)
Lowest home attendance4,577 (vs. Oxford United, 1 October 1996)
Average home league attendance8,170

Season summary

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Another decent season for Tranmere in player-manager John Aldridge's first full season in charge resulted in another mid-table finish, this time finishing two places higher than last season, in 11th.

Final league table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
9 Queens Park Rangers 46 18 12 16 64 60 +4 66
10 Birmingham City 46 17 15 14 52 48 +4 66
11 Tranmere Rovers 46 17 14 15 63 56 +7 65
12 Stoke City 46 18 10 18 51 57 −6 64
13 Norwich City 46 17 12 17 63 68 −5 63
Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference

Results

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Tranmere Rovers' score comes first[2]

Legend

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Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

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Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
17 August 1996 Southend United A 1–1 4,264 Morrissey
23 August 1996 Grimsby Town H 3–2 6,800 Aldridge (2, 1 pen), Irons
27 August 1996 Port Vale H 2–0 6,123 Mahon, Branch
31 August 1996 Bradford City A 0–1 10,080
7 September 1996 Birmingham City H 1–0 8,548 Aldridge
10 September 1996 Huddersfield Town A 1–0 10,181 Aldridge
14 September 1996 Swindon Town A 1–2 8,430 Aldridge
21 September 1996 West Bromwich Albion H 2–3 7,848 Aldridge, Branch
28 September 1996 Norwich City A 1–1 14,511 Aldridge
1 October 1996 Oxford United H 0–0 4,577
4 October 1996 Portsmouth H 4–3 5,001 Branch (2), G. Jones, Bonetti
12 October 1996 Sheffield United A 0–0 15,059
15 October 1996 Bolton Wanderers A 0–1 14,136
20 October 1996 Queens Park Rangers H 2–3 7,025 Aldridge (pen), Brannan
26 October 1996 Ipswich Town A 2–0 11,003 Brannan, Vaughan (own goal)
29 October 1996 Charlton Athletic H 4–0 5,527 Thomas-Moore, G. Jones, Mahon, Aldridge
2 November 1996 Crystal Palace H 1–3 8,613 Thorn
15 November 1996 Oldham Athletic H 1–1 8,327 Aldridge
23 November 1996 Manchester City A 2–1 26,531 Higgins, Brightwell (own goal)
30 November 1996 Ipswich Town H 3–0 10,127 Brannan, Aldridge (2)
3 December 1996 Reading A 0–2 5,513
7 December 1996 Stoke City A 0–2 9,931
14 December 1996 Barnsley A 0–3 8,513
21 December 1996 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 0–2 9,674
26 December 1996 Huddersfield Town H 1–1 10,134 Brannan
1 January 1997 West Bromwich Albion A 2–1 14,770 Aldridge (2)
10 January 1997 Swindon Town H 2–1 8,763 Nevin (2)
18 January 1997 Oxford United A 1–2 7,072 Aldridge
28 January 1997 Norwich City H 3–1 5,891 Cook (2), Thomas-Moore
1 February 1997 Reading H 2–2 6,019 Branch, Thomas-Moore
7 February 1997 Charlton Athletic A 1–3 11,283 Irons
22 February 1997 Crystal Palace A 1–0 15,396 O'Brien
28 February 1997 Stoke City H 0–0 9,127
4 March 1997 Oldham Athletic A 2–1 5,417 Brannan (2)
8 March 1997 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 2–3 26,192 Irons, Aldridge
15 March 1997 Barnsley H 1–1 7,347 Higgins
18 March 1997 Manchester City H 1–1 12,019 G. Jones
22 March 1997 Grimsby Town A 0–0 4,353
28 March 1997 Southend United H 3–0 7,563 Irons, L. Jones, Aldridge
31 March 1997 Port Vale A 1–2 7,469 Irons
4 April 1997 Bradford City H 3–0 8,531 G. Jones (2), L. Jones
12 April 1997 Portsmouth A 3–1 12,004 Cook, G. Jones, L. Jones
15 April 1997 Birmingham City A 0–0 22,364
19 April 1997 Sheffield United H 1–1 10,027 L. Jones
26 April 1997 Queens Park Rangers A 0–2 14,859
4 May 1997 Bolton Wanderers H 2–2 14,309 Aldridge (pen), L. Jones

FA Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 14 January 1997 Carlisle United A 0–1 10,090

League Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1 First Leg 21 August 1996 Shrewsbury Town A 2–0 2,875 Aldridge, Bonetti
R1 Second Leg 3 September 1996 Shrewsbury Town H 1–1 (won 3–1 on agg) 3,028 Branch
R2 First Leg 17 September 1996 Oldham Athletic A 2–2 3,094 Aldridge (pen), Morrissey
R2 Second Leg 24 September 1996 Oldham Athletic H 0–1 3,711

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   ENG Eric Nixon
GK   WAL Danny Coyne
DF   ENG Dave Challinor
DF   ENG Dave Higgins
DF   ENG John McGreal
DF   ENG Alan Rogers
DF   ENG Gary Stevens
DF   ENG Shaun Teale
DF   ENG Tony Thomas
DF   ENG Andy Thorn
DF   WAL Alan Morgan
DF   SCO Steve Mungall
MF   ENG Graham Branch
MF   ENG Ged Brannan
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF   ENG Paul Cook
MF   ENG Kenny Irons
MF   ENG Gary Jones
MF   IRL Alan Mahon
MF   ENG Kevin McIntyre
MF   IRL Liam O'Brien
MF   IRL Billy Woods
MF   ITA Ivano Bonetti
FW   ENG John Morrissey
FW   ENG Ian Thomas-Moore
FW   WAL Lee Jones
FW   SCO Pat Nevin
FW   IRL John Aldridge

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. ^ "Tranmere Rovers 1996-1997 Results - statto.com". Archived from the original on 17 May 2014. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
  3. ^ "All Tranmere Rovers players: 1997".