1996–97 Wycombe Wanderers F.C. season

During the 1996–97 English football season, Wycombe Wanderers F.C. competed in the Football League Second Division.

Wycombe Wanderers
1996–97 season
ChairmanIvor Beeks
ManagerAlan Smith (until 30 September)
Neil Smillie (caretaker 30 September - 22 October)
John Gregory (from 22 October)
StadiumAdams Park
Second Division18th
FA CupThird round
League CupSecond round
Football League TrophyFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague: Carroll/McGavin (9)
All: Carroll/McGavin (10)
Average home league attendance5,232

Season summary

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In the 1996–97 season, a poor start to the season for Wycombe saw Smith sacked after alienating himself from the Chairboys' fanbase in the process with what were perceived to be negative long-ball tactics. In September, with the club bottom of the league, John Gregory took over as Wycombe manager and turned their fortunes around and saved them from relegation.

Final league table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
16 Bournemouth 46 15 15 16 43 45 −2 60
17 Bristol Rovers 46 15 11 20 47 50 −3 56
18 Wycombe Wanderers 46 15 10 21 51 57 −6 55
19 Plymouth Argyle 46 12 18 16 47 58 −11 54
20 York City 46 13 13 20 47 68 −21 52
Source: [1]
Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).

Results

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Wycombe Wanderers' score comes first[2]

Legend

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Win Draw Loss

Football League Second Division

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Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
18 August 1996 Shrewsbury Town A 1–1 3,440 Brown
24 August 1996 Gillingham H 1–1 4,582 Carroll
27 August 1996 Bury H 0–1 3,563
31 August 1996 Blackpool A 0–0 4,856
7 September 1996 Luton Town H 0–1 6,471
10 September 1996 Walsall A 2–2 2,659 Evans, de Souza
14 September 1996 Burnley A 1–2 9,379 de Souza
21 September 1996 Brentford H 0–1 5,330
28 September 1996 Peterborough United A 3–6 5,580 Mahoney-Johnson (2), Carroll
1 October 1996 Rotherham United H 4–2 3,438 Lawrence, McGavin (2), Williams
5 October 1996 Notts County H 1–0 4,506 McGavin
12 October 1996 Bournemouth A 1–2 3,984 Farrell
15 October 1996 Bristol City A 0–3 7,325
19 October 1996 Stockport County H 0–2 4,017
26 October 1996 Wrexham H 0–0 5,548
29 October 1996 York City A 0–2 2,254
2 November 1996 Crewe Alexandra A 0–3 3,636
9 November 1996 Plymouth Argyle H 2–1 5,456 Brown, McGavin
19 November 1996 Watford A 0–1 7,657
23 November 1996 Preston North End H 0–1 4,920
30 November 1996 Wrexham A 0–1 3,280
3 December 1996 Millwall H 1–0 4,550 Bell
14 December 1996 Chesterfield H 1–0 4,610 de Souza
21 December 1996 Bristol Rovers A 4–3 4,465 Carroll, Bell, Simpson, Evans
26 December 1996 Walsall H 0–2 5,073
18 January 1997 Rotherham United A 1–2 2,692 Carroll (pen)
25 January 1997 York City H 3–1 4,193 Read (2), Forsyth
1 February 1997 Plymouth Argyle A 0–0 5,024
8 February 1997 Crewe Alexandra H 2–0 4,902 Read, de Souza
15 February 1997 Preston North End A 1–2 7,923 McGavin
22 February 1997 Watford H 0–0 8,438
25 February 1997 Peterborough United H 2–0 4,001 McGavin, de Souza
1 March 1997 Millwall A 1–2 7,539 Forsyth
4 March 1997 Brentford A 0–0 5,375
8 March 1997 Bristol Rovers H 2–0 5,386 Stallard, Brown
15 March 1997 Chesterfield A 2–4 4,354 Stallard, Brown
22 March 1997 Gillingham A 0–1 5,932
29 March 1997 Shrewsbury Town H 3–0 6,562 Scott, Stallard, Carroll
31 March 1997 Bury A 0–2 5,714
5 April 1997 Blackpool H 1–0 5,619 Scott
8 April 1997 Luton Town A 0–0 7,626
12 April 1997 Notts County A 2–1 4,290 Brown, McGavin
15 April 1997 Burnley H 5–0 5,786 Carroll (2 pens), McGavin, Stallard, Read
19 April 1997 Bournemouth H 1–1 6,043 Scott
26 April 1997 Stockport County A 1–2 9,463 Carroll (pen)
3 May 1997 Bristol City H 2–0 7,240 Carroll, McGavin

FA Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1 16 November 1996 Colchester United A 2–1 4,378 de Souza, Williams
R2 7 December 1996 Barnet A 3–3 3,176 McGavin, Williams (2)
R2R 17 December 1996 Barnet H 3–2 3,851 Williams, Carroll, de Souza
R3 5 January 1997 Bradford City H 0–2 5,173

League Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1 1st Leg 20 August 1996 Reading A 1–1 6,210 Williams
R1 2nd Leg 3 September 1996 Reading H 2–0 (won 3–1 on agg) 5,069 Evans, Williams
R2 1st Leg 18 September 1996 Nottingham Forest A 0–1 6,482
R2 2nd Leg 24 September 1996 Nottingham Forest H 1–1 (lost 1–2 on agg) 6,310 McCarthy

Football League Trophy

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
SR1 8 January 1997 Swansea City A 1–1 (lost 5–6 on pens) 1,638 McGorry

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 John Cheesewright
GK   ENG Brian Parkin
GK   ENG Martin Taylor (on loan from Derby County)
DF   ENG Micky Bell
DF   ENG Jason Cousins
DF   ENG Matt Crossley
DF   ENG Terry Evans
DF   ENG Michael Forsyth
DF   ENG Jason Kavanagh
DF   ENG Matthew Lawrence
DF   ENG Michael Love
DF   IRL Paul McCarthy
DF   WAL Jason Rowbotham
DF   ENG Terry Skiverton
MF   ENG Steve Brown
MF   ENG Paul Buckle
MF   SCO Dave Carroll
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF   ENG John Cornforth
MF   ENG David Farrell
MF   NIR Mo Harkin
MF   ENG Brian McGorry
MF   ENG Gary Patterson
MF   ENG Michael Simpson
MF   ENG Ray Wilkins
FW   ENG Tony Clark
FW   ENG Neil Davis (on loan from Aston Villa)
FW   ENG Miguel de Souza
FW   ENG Michael Mahoney-Johnson (on loan from QPR)
FW   ENG Damien Markman
FW   ENG Steve McGavin
FW   ENG Paul Read
FW   ENG Keith Scott (on loan from Norwich City)
FW   ENG Mark Stallard
FW   ENG John Williams

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. ^ "Wycombe Wanderers results for the 1996-1997 season - Statto.com". Archived from the original on 27 June 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
  3. ^ "All Wycombe Wanderers players: 1997".