In February 1997, Ray Harford was named as West Bromwich's new manager in place of Alan Buckley , who was sacked with the Baggies hovering just above the relegation zone in Division One (which had been a familiar pattern since their promotion in 1993) and Harford did much to keep the club clear of relegation.
Source:
[ 1] Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference
West Bromwich Albion's score comes first [ 2]
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Scorers
17 August 1996
Barnsley H
1–2
18,561
Hunt (pen)
24 August 1996
Charlton Athletic A
1–1
9,642
Taylor
27 August 1996
Crystal Palace A
0–0
13,849
7 September 1996
Queens Park Rangers A
2–0
12,886
Peschisolido , Taylor
10 September 1996
Reading H
3–2
13,096
Hunt (3)
15 September 1996
Wolverhampton Wanderers H
2–4
20,711
Hamilton , Taylor
21 September 1996
Tranmere Rovers A
3–2
7,848
Gilbert , Peschisolido , Groves
28 September 1996
Ipswich Town H
0–0
15,606
1 October 1996
Oldham Athletic A
1–1
5,817
Groves
12 October 1996
Huddersfield Town H
1–1
14,960
Hunt
16 October 1996
Stoke City H
0–2
16,501
19 October 1996
Grimsby Town A
1–1
7,187
Sneekes
26 October 1996
Bradford City H
0–0
14,249
30 October 1996
Swindon Town A
3–2
8,909
Holmes , Peschisolido , Sneekes
2 November 1996
Portsmouth A
0–4
7,354
9 November 1996
Port Vale H
1–1
13,975
Taylor
13 November 1996
Sheffield United H
1–2
12,167
Coldicott
16 November 1996
Southend United A
3–2
5,120
Peschisolido , Smith , Hunt
27 November 1996
Manchester City A
2–3
24,200
Peschisolido , Hamilton
30 November 1996
Bradford City A
1–1
12,003
Groves
8 December 1996
Bolton Wanderers H
2–2
13,082
Peschisolido , Taylor
18 December 1996
Norwich City H
5–1
12,620
Hamilton (2), Hunt (2), Peschisolido
21 December 1996
Oxford United H
3–3
13,782
Sneekes , Hunt (pen), Taylor
26 December 1996
Reading A
2–2
10,583
Peschisolido , Groves
28 December 1996
Queens Park Rangers H
4–1
19,061
Sneekes , Smith , Hunt , Peschisolido
1 January 1997
Tranmere Rovers H
1–2
14,770
Burgess
12 January 1997
Wolverhampton Wanderers A
0–2
27,336
18 January 1997
Oldham Athletic H
1–1
12,103
Taylor
25 January 1997
Ipswich Town A
0–5
9,381
1 February 1997
Port Vale A
2–2
8,093
Peschisolido (2)
4 February 1997
Birmingham City A
3–2
21,600
Taylor (2), Sneekes
8 February 1997
Swindon Town H
1–2
16,219
Hunt (pen)
15 February 1997
Norwich City A
4–2
14,845
Peschisolido (3), Sneekes
22 February 1997
Portsmouth H
0–2
15,800
2 March 1997
Bolton Wanderers A
0–1
13,258
5 March 1997
Southend United H
4–0
11,792
Sneekes , Murphy , Hunt , Raven
8 March 1997
Oxford United A
0–1
8,502
16 March 1997
Birmingham City H
2–0
16,125
Sneekes , Hamilton
22 March 1997
Charlton Athletic H
1–2
14,312
Hunt
28 March 1997
Barnsley A
0–2
12,087
5 April 1997
Sheffield United A
2–1
15,004
Coldicott , Taylor
9 April 1997
Crystal Palace H
1–0
12,866
Peschisolido
12 April 1997
Manchester City H
1–3
20,087
Murphy
19 April 1997
Huddersfield Town A
0–0
12,748
26 April 1997
Grimsby Town H
2–0
15,574
Hunt , Coldicott
4 May 1997
Stoke City A
1–2
22,500
Hunt (pen)
Round
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Goalscorers
R3
4 January 1997
Chelsea A
0–3
27,446
Squad at end of season [ 3] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
^ Germaine was born in Birmingham , England , but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally and represented them at U-21 level.
^ Mardon was born in Bristol , England , but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and made his international debut for Wales in October 1995.
