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1996–97 Portsmouth F.C. season

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

Portsmouth
1996–97 season
ChairmanTerry Venables
ManagerTerry Fenwick
StadiumFratton Park
First Division7th
FA CupQuarter finals
League CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Lee Bradbury (15)
All:
Lee Bradbury (17)
Highest home attendance12,841 (vs. Manchester City, 16 November 1996)
Lowest home attendance5,579 (vs. Southend United, 27 August 1996)
Average home league attendance8,857

Season summary

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In the summer of 1996, Terry Venables arrived at Portsmouth as a consultant, later taking over as chairman after buying the club for £1. The team enjoyed a run to the FA Cup quarter-finals, beating Premiership side Leeds United en route, but finished just short of the qualifying places for the play-offs for promotion to the Premier League. After the season, the Fratton End was fully demolished to make way for an all-new replacement stand.

Final league table

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Main article: 1996–97 Football League

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
5 Sheffield United 46 20 13 13 75 52 +23 73 Qualification for the First Division play-offs
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
9 Queens Park Rangers 46 18 12 16 64 60 +4 66
Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
See also: Play-off results

Results

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Portsmouth's score comes first

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 Bradford City A 1–3 10,007 Hall
23 August 1996 Queens Park Rangers H 1–2 7,501 Igoe
27 August 1996 Southend United H 1–0 5,579 Russell
31 August 1996 Grimsby Town A 1–0 4,747 Rees
7 September 1996 Port Vale H 1–1 8,099 Russell
11 September 1996 Swindon Town A 1–0 8,685 McLoughlin
14 September 1996 Bolton Wanderers A 0–2 14,248
21 September 1996 Norwich City H 0–1 7,511
28 September 1996 Oxford United A 0–2 7,626
1 October 1996 Crystal Palace H 2–2 7,212 Hall, Bradbury
4 October 1996 Tranmere Rovers A 3–4 5,001 Bradbury, McLoughlin (pen), Perrett
12 October 1996 Charlton Athletic H 2–0 6,641 Durnin, Bradbury
15 October 1996 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 0–2 7,411
19 October 1996 Ipswich Town A 1–1 10,514 McLoughlin (pen)
26 October 1996 Stoke City A 1–3 10,259 Bradbury
29 October 1996 Birmingham City H 1–1 6,334 Bradbury
2 November 1996 West Bromwich Albion H 4–0 7,354 Bradbury, Simpson, Durnin, Turner
9 November 1996 Oldham Athletic A 0–0 7,639
16 November 1996 Manchester City H 2–1 12,841 Bradbury, Simpson
23 November 1996 Barnsley A 2–3 7,449 Durnin (pen), Bradbury
30 November 1996 Stoke City H 1–0 7,749 Turner
7 December 1996 Sheffield United A 0–1 16,333
14 December 1996 Huddersfield Town H 3–1 6,954 Simpson (pen), Svensson (2)
21 December 1996 Reading A 0–0 8,520
26 December 1996 Swindon Town H 0–1 10,605
28 December 1996 Port Vale A 2–0 7,382 Hall, Svensson
1 January 1997 Norwich City A 0–1 11,946
11 January 1997 Bolton Wanderers H 0–3 10,467
18 January 1997 Crystal Palace A 2–1 15,498 Bradbury, Thomson
28 January 1997 Oxford United H 2–1 7,301 Hall, Svensson
1 February 1997 Oldham Athletic H 1–0 9,135 Hall
8 February 1997 Birmingham City A 3–0 15,897 Svensson, Bradbury, McLoughlin (pen)
22 February 1997 West Bromwich Albion A 2–0 15,800 Hillier, Burton
1 March 1997 Sheffield United H 1–1 12,715 Hall
5 March 1997 Manchester City A 1–1 11,276 Simpson
15 March 1997 Huddersfield Town A 3–1 10,512 Igoe, Hall (2)
22 March 1997 Queens Park Rangers A 1–2 15,746 Bradbury
25 March 1997 Reading H 1–0 9,248 Hall
29 March 1997 Bradford City H 3–1 12,340 Bradbury, Hall, Svensson
31 March 1997 Southend United A 1–2 6,107 Hall
5 April 1997 Grimsby Town H 1–0 9,854 Carter
12 April 1997 Tranmere Rovers H 1–3 12,004 Hillier
19 April 1997 Charlton Athletic A 1–2 12,342 Hall
22 April 1997 Barnsley H 4–2 8,328 McLoughlin (pen), Bradbury (3)
25 April 1997 Ipswich Town H 0–1 12,101
4 May 1997 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 1–0 26,031 Hall

FA Cup

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Main article: 1996–97 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 4 January 1997 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 2–1 23,626 McLoughlin, Hall
R4 25 January 1997 Reading H 3–0 15,003 Hall, Bradbury, Hillier
R5 15 February 1997 Leeds United A 3–2 35,604 McLoughlin, Svensson, Bradbury
QF 9 March 1997 Chelsea H 1–4 15,701 Burton

League Cup

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Main article: 1996–97 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1 First Leg 20 August 1996 Leyton Orient H 2–0 3,102 Burton (2)
R1 Second Leg 4 September 1996 Leyton Orient A 0–1 (won 2–1 on agg) 3,177
R2 First Leg 18 September 1996 Wimbledon A 0–1 3,811
R2 Second Leg 25 September 1996 Wimbledon H 1–1 4,006 Carter

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
— GK   ENG Aaron Flahavan
— GK   ENG Alan Knight
— DF   ENG Andy Awford
— DF   ENG Guy Butters
— DF   ENG Andy Cook (on loan from Swansea City)
— DF   ENG Tony Dobson
— DF   ENG Danny Hinshelwood
— DF   ENG Russell Perrett
— DF   ENG Robbie Pethick
— DF   ENG Lee Russell
— DF   ENG Andy Thomson
— DF   ENG Adrian Whitbread
— MF   ENG Martin Allen
— MF   ENG Jimmy Carter
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF   ENG John Durnin
— MF   ENG David Hillier
— MF   ENG Jamie Howell
— MF   ENG Sammy Igoe
— MF   ENG Fitzroy Simpson
— MF   WAL Jason Rees
— MF   IRL Alan McLoughlin
— MF   NIR Dave Waterman
— MF   JAM Paul Hall
— FW   ENG Lee Bradbury
— FW   IRL Andy Turner
— FW   SWE Mathias Svensson
— FW   JAM Deon Burton

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.
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