In the 1996–97 season, Holloway took over as manager with the club struggling both on and off the pitch. In his first season in charge of Bristol Rovers, he led the club to 17th place in Division Two.
Source:
[ 1] Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).
Bristol Rovers' score comes first [ 2]
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Scorers
17 August 1996
Peterborough United H
1–0
6,232
Gurney
24 August 1996
Preston North End A
0–0
9,752
31 August 1996
Stockport County H
1–1
6,380
Archer
7 September 1996
Millwall A
0–2
7,881
10 September 1996
Bournemouth H
3–2
4,170
Tillson , Parmenter , Beadle
14 September 1996
Watford H
0–1
6,276
17 September 1996
Wrexham A
0–1
2,401
21 September 1996
Plymouth Argyle A
1–0
8,879
Archer
28 September 1996
Chesterfield H
2–0
5,008
Cureton (2)
1 October 1996
York City A
2–2
3,714
Cureton , Beadle
4 October 1996
Crewe Alexandra H
2–0
6,211
Cureton , Gurney
12 October 1996
Notts County A
1–1
4,558
Beadle
15 October 1996
Rotherham United A
0–0
2,490
19 October 1996
Blackpool H
0–0
5,823
26 October 1996
Bury A
1–2
4,082
Miller
29 October 1996
Brentford H
2–1
5,163
Cureton , Browning
2 November 1996
Gillingham H
0–0
5,530
12 November 1996
Shrewsbury Town A
0–2
2,331
19 November 1996
Burnley H
1–2
4,123
Beadle
23 November 1996
Luton Town A
1–2
5,315
Harris
30 November 1996
Bury H
4–3
4,496
Beadle (3), Clark
3 December 1996
Walsall A
0–1
4,084
15 December 1996
Bristol City A
1–1
18,674
Beadle
21 December 1996
Wycombe Wanderers H
3–4
4,465
Cureton , Harris , Lockwood
26 December 1996
Bournemouth A
0–1
5,036
11 January 1997
Chesterfield A
0–1
3,305
18 January 1997
York City H
1–1
4,470
Beadle
21 January 1997
Brentford A
0–0
4,191
1 February 1997
Shrewsbury Town H
2–0
4,924
Browning , Beadle
8 February 1997
Gillingham A
0–1
6,900
15 February 1997
Luton Town H
3–2
5,612
Miller , Tillson , Holloway
22 February 1997
Burnley A
2–2
8,847
Cureton , Alsop
25 February 1997
Plymouth Argyle H
2–0
6,005
Cureton (2)
1 March 1997
Walsall H
0–1
5,891
8 March 1997
Wycombe Wanderers A
0–2
5,386
16 March 1997
Bristol City H
1–2
8,078
Alsop
18 March 1997
Watford A
0–1
6,139
23 March 1997
Preston North End H
1–0
6,405
Cureton
29 March 1997
Peterborough United A
2–1
6,132
Alsop , Beadle
31 March 1997
Wrexham H
2–0
6,225
Skinner , Beadle
5 April 1997
Stockport County A
0–1
5,689
8 April 1997
Millwall H
1–0
5,324
Skinner
12 April 1997
Crewe Alexandra A
0–1
4,281
20 April 1997
Notts County H
1–0
6,309
Bennett
26 April 1997
Blackpool A
2–3
6,673
Cureton , Parmenter
3 May 1997
Rotherham United H
1–2
5,950
Monington (own goal)
Round
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Goalscorers
R1
16 November 1996
Exeter City H
1–2
5,841
Parmenter
Round
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Goalscorers
R1 1st Leg
20 August 1996
Luton Town A
0–3
2,643
R1 2nd Leg
4 September 1996
Luton Town H
2–1 (lost 2–4 on agg)
2,320
Gurney , Archer
Round
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Goalscorers
SR1
10 December 1996
Brentford H
1–2
2,752
[ 3] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
