1996–97 Everton F.C. season

During the 1996–97 English football season, Everton F.C. competed in the FA Premier League (known as the FA Carling Premiership for sponsorship reasons).

Everton
1996–97 season
ChairmanPeter Johnson
ManagerJoe Royle (until 27 March)
Dave Watson (caretaker from 27 March)
StadiumGoodison Park
Premiership15th
FA CupFourth round
League CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Ferguson (10)
All: Ferguson/Speed (11)
Highest home attendance40,177 vs Liverpool
(16 Apr 1997, Premier League)
Lowest home attendance11,527 vs York City
(18 Sep 1996, League Cup)
Average home league attendance36,186

Season summary

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After finishing sixth the previous season, Everton started the new season with much hope and ambitions of qualifying for Europe or winning a major trophy. But the mid-season sale of top scoring winger Andrei Kanchelskis to Fiorentina sabotaged Everton's chances of more success, and manager Joe Royle resigned in March, less than two years after guiding the club to FA Cup glory.[1] Captain Dave Watson took over as acting manager and confirmed Everton's survival with a 15th-place finish, before Howard Kendall returned to Goodison Park for his third spell as manager.[2]

Final league table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
13 Blackburn Rovers 38 9 15 14 42 43 −1 42
14 West Ham United 38 10 12 16 39 48 −9 42
15 Everton 38 10 12 16 44 57 −13 42
16 Southampton 38 10 11 17 50 56 −6 41
17 Coventry City 38 9 14 15 38 54 −16 41
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Results summary
Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38 10 12 16 44 57  −13 42 7 4 8 24 22  +2 3 8 8 20 35  −15

Source: Statto

Results by round
Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAAHAHAHHAHHAAHAAHAHHAAAHAHAAHHAHHHAAH
ResultWDDLLLDWWWDWDWLDWDLLLLLLWDLDLWLLDWDDLL
Position357111516151398987688778889912910111212131314141212111215
Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

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Everton's score comes first[3]

Legend

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Win Draw Loss

FA Premier League

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Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
17 August 1996 Newcastle United H 2–0 40,117 Unsworth (pen), Speed
21 August 1996 Manchester United A 2–2 54,943 Ferguson (2)
24 August 1996 Tottenham Hotspur A 0–0 29,696
4 September 1996 Aston Villa H 0–1 39,115
7 September 1996 Wimbledon A 0–4 13,684
14 September 1996 Middlesbrough H 1–2 39,250 Short
21 September 1996 Blackburn Rovers A 1–1 27,091 Unsworth
28 September 1996 Sheffield Wednesday H 2–0 34,160 Kanchelskis, Stuart
12 October 1996 West Ham United H 2–1 36,571 Stuart, Speed
28 October 1996 Nottingham Forest A 1–0 19,892 Short
4 November 1996 Coventry City H 1–1 31,477 Stuart
16 November 1996 Southampton H 7–1 35,669 Stuart, Kanchelskis (2), Speed (3), Barmby
20 November 1996 Liverpool A 1–1 40,751 Speed
23 November 1996 Leicester City A 2–1 20,975 Hinchcliffe, Unsworth
30 November 1996 Sunderland H 1–3 40,087 Ferguson
7 December 1996 Chelsea A 2–2 28,418 Branch, Kanchelskis
16 December 1996 Derby County A 1–0 17,252 Barmby
21 December 1996 Leeds United H 0–0 36,954
26 December 1996 Middlesbrough A 2–4 29,673 Unsworth, Ferguson
28 December 1996 Wimbledon H 1–3 36,733 Stuart
1 January 1997 Blackburn Rovers H 0–2 30,427
11 January 1997 Sheffield Wednesday A 1–2 24,175 Ferguson
19 January 1997 Arsenal A 1–3 38,095 Ferguson
29 January 1997 Newcastle United A 1–4 36,143 Speed
1 February 1997 Nottingham Forest H 2–0 32,567 Ferguson, Barmby
22 February 1997 Coventry City A 0–0 19,497
1 March 1997 Arsenal H 0–2 36,980
5 March 1997 Southampton A 2–2 15,134 Ferguson, Speed
8 March 1997 Leeds United A 0–1 32,055
15 March 1997 Derby County H 1–0 32,140 D Watson
22 March 1997 Manchester United H 0–2 40,079
5 April 1997 Aston Villa A 1–3 39,339 Unsworth
9 April 1997 Leicester City H 1–1 30,368 Branch
12 April 1997 Tottenham Hotspur H 1–0 36,380 Speed
16 April 1997 Liverpool H 1–1 40,177 Ferguson
19 April 1997 West Ham United A 2–2 24,545 Branch, Ferguson
3 May 1997 Sunderland A 0–3 22,108
11 May 1997 Chelsea H 1–2 38,321 Barmby

FA Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 5 January 1997 Swindon Town H 3–0 20,411 Kanchelskis, Barmby, Ferguson
R4 25 January 1997 Bradford City H 2–3 30,007 O'Brien (own goal), Speed

League Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R2 1st Leg 18 September 1996 York City H 1–1 11,527 Kanchelskis
R2 2nd Leg 24 September 1996 York City A 2–3 7,354 Rideout, Speed

Squad

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[4] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   WAL Neville Southall
2 DF   ENG Earl Barrett
3 DF   ENG Andy Hinchcliffe
4 DF   ENG David Unsworth
5 DF   ENG Dave Watson (captain)
6 DF   IRL Terry Phelan
7 MF   ENG Graham Stuart
8 FW   ENG Paul Rideout
9 FW   SCO Duncan Ferguson
10 MF   WAL Gary Speed
12 MF   ENG Nick Barmby
13 GK   ENG Paul Gerrard
15 DF   DEN Claus Thomsen
17 DF   ENG Adam Eaton
18 MF   ENG Joe Parkinson
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 DF   SUI Marc Hottiger
20 MF   ENG Tony Grant
21 DF   ENG Craig Short
22 MF   ENG Gavin McCann
23 FW   ENG Michael Branch
24 DF   ENG Jon O'Connor
25 DF   ENG Michael Ball
26 DF   ENG Graham Allen
27 DF   IRL Richard Dunne
28 FW   ENG Danny Cadamarteri
30 MF   ENG Richard Townsend
32 MF   ENG Robert Tynan
34 DF   ENG Edward Hussin
35 DF   ENG John Hills

Left club during season

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
11 MF   SWE Anders Limpar (to Birmingham City)
14 MF   ENG John Ebbrell (to Sheffield United)
15 DF   ENG Matt Jackson (to Norwich City)
16 MF   ENG Vinny Samways (to UD Las Palmas)
17 MF   RUS Andrei Kanchelskis (to ACF Fiorentina)
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 MF   ENG Peter Holcroft (to Swindon Town)
25 DF   ENG Neil Moore (to Norwich City)
27 MF   ENG Mark Grugel
28 MF   ENG Chris Price
33 GK   ENG James Speare (to Darlington)

Reserve squad

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
- FW   ENG Mark Quayle

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier League FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK   WAL Neville Southall 38 0 34 0 2 0 2 0
13 GK   ENG Paul Gerrard 5 0 4+1 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
2 DF   ENG Earl Barrett 40 0 36 0 2 0 2 0
3 DF   ENG Andy Hinchcliffe 20 1 18 1 0 0 2 0
4 DF   ENG David Unsworth 36 5 32+2 5 0 0 2 0
5 DF   ENG Dave Watson 31 1 29 1 2 0 0 0
6 DF   IRL Terry Phelan 16 0 15 0 1 0 0 0
15 DF   DEN Claus Thomsen 16 0 15+1 0 0 0 0 0
19 DF   SUI Marc Hottiger 9 0 4+4 0 0 0 1 0
21 DF   ENG Craig Short 25 2 19+4 2 1 0 1 0
25 DF   ENG Michael Ball 5 0 2+3 0 0 0 0 0
26 DF   ENG Graham Allen 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
27 DF   IRL Richard Dunne 8 0 6+1 0 1 0 0 0
35 DF   ENG John Hills 3 0 1+2 0 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
7 MF   ENG Graham Stuart 38 5 29+6 5 2 0 1 0
10 MF   WAL Gary Speed 41 11 37 9 2 1 2 1
12 MF   ENG Nick Barmby 29 8 22+3 4 2 1 1+1 3
18 MF   ENG Joe Parkinson 31 0 28 0 1 0 2 0
20 MF   ENG Tony Grant 20 0 11+6 0 0+2 0 1 0
Forwards
8 FW   ENG Paul Rideout 12 1 4+5 0 1 0 1+1 1
9 FW   SCO Duncan Ferguson 36 11 31+2 10 2 1 1 0
23 FW   ENG Michael Branch 27 3 13+12 3 1 0 0+1 0
28 FW   ENG Danny Cadamarteri 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
Players who left the club during the season
11 MF   SWE Anders Limpar 3 0 1+1 0 0 0 1 0
14 MF   ENG John Ebbrell 8 0 7 0 0 0 1 0
17 MF   RUS Andrei Kanchelskis 24 6 20 4 2 1 2 1

References

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  1. ^ Nixon, Alan (28 March 1997). "Football: Royle quits as chairman blocks signings". The Independent. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 10 September 2015.[dead link]
  2. ^ Nixon, Alan (25 June 1997). "Everton to fall back on Kendall". The Independent. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
  3. ^ "Everton 1996-1997 Home - statto.com". Archived from the original on 22 February 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
  4. ^ "FootballSquads - Everton - 1996/97".