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1996–97 Derby County F.C. season

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clubDerby County F.C.
season1996–97
chairmanLionel Pickering
managerJim Smith
stadiumBaseball Ground
leagueFA Premier League
league result12th
cup1FA Cup
cup1 resultQuarter-final
cup2League Cup
cup2 resultSecond round
league topscorerDean Sturridge (11)
season topscorerDean Sturridge (14)
highest attendance18,287 vs. Arsenal (11 May 1997)
lowest attendance17,022 vs. Wimbledon (28 September 1996)
average attendance17,889
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pattern_b1_shoulder_stripes_black_stripes_collar
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socks1000000
prevseason1995–96
nextseason1997–98

The 1996–97 season was Derby County's first in the FA Premier League, following their promotion from the First Division the previous season.

Season summary

Back in the top flight after a five-year exile, Jim Smith's Derby County side never looked in any real danger of an immediate return to Division One, and their 12th-place finish in the final table was their highest final position in eight years. Young striker Dean Sturridge received many plaudits for his goalscoring exploits, which sparked talk of a £7 million transfer to Arsenal, but the move never happened.

The highlight of the season was a 3–2 win against champions Manchester United at Old Trafford, with Paulo Wanchope scoring a "wonder goal" on his English league debut.

Final league table

Main article: 1996–97 FA Premier League

;Results summary

;Results by round

Results

Derby County's score comes first

Legend

WinDrawLoss

FA Premier League

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
17 August 1996Leeds UnitedH3–317,925Sturridge (2), Paul Simpson
21 August 1996Tottenham HotspurA1–128,219Dailly
24 August 1996Aston VillaA0–234,646
4 September 1996Manchester UnitedH1–118,025Laursen
9 September 1996Blackburn RoversA2–119,214Willems, Flynn
14 September 1996SunderlandH1–017,692Asanović (pen)
21 September 1996Sheffield WednesdayA0–023,487
28 September 1996WimbledonH0–217,022
12 October 1996Newcastle UnitedH0–118,092
19 October 1996Nottingham ForestA1–127,771Dailly
27 October 1996LiverpoolA1–239,515Ward
2 November 1996Leicester CityH2–018,010Ward, Whitlow (own goal)
17 November 1996MiddlesbroughH2–117,350Asanović, Vickers (own goal)
23 November 1996West Ham UnitedA1–124,576Sturridge
30 November 1996Coventry CityH2–118,042Asanović (pen), Ward
7 December 1996ArsenalA2–238,018Sturridge, Powell
16 December 1996EvertonH0–117,252
21 December 1996SouthamptonA1–314,901Dailly
26 December 1996SunderlandA0–222,512
28 December 1996Blackburn RoversH0–017,847
11 January 1997WimbledonA1–111,467Willems
18 January 1997ChelseaA1–327,639Asanović
29 January 1997Leeds UnitedA0–027,523
1 February 1997LiverpoolH0–118,102
15 February 1997West Ham UnitedH1–018,057Asanović (pen)
19 February 1997Sheffield WednesdayH2–218,060Sturridge, Štimac
22 February 1997Leicester CityA2–420,323Sturridge (2)
1 March 1997ChelseaH3–218,039Minto (own goal), Asanović, Ward
5 March 1997MiddlesbroughA1–629,739Simpson
15 March 1997EvertonA0–132,140
22 March 1997Tottenham HotspurH4–218,083van der Laan, Trollope, Sturridge, Ward
5 April 1997Manchester UnitedA3–255,243Ward, Wanchope, Sturridge
9 April 1997SouthamptonH1–117,839Ward
12 April 1997Aston VillaH2–118,071Rowett, van der Laan
19 April 1997Newcastle UnitedA1–336,550Sturridge
23 April 1997Nottingham ForestH0–018,087
3 May 1997Coventry CityA2–122,854Burrows (own goal), Sturridge
11 May 1997ArsenalH1–318,287Ward

FA Cup

Main article: 1996–97 FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R321 January 1997GillinghamA2–09,508Willems, van der Laan
R425 January 1997Aston VillaH3–117,977van der Laan, Sturridge, Willems
R526 February 1997Coventry CityH3–218,003Ward, van der Laan, Sturridge
QF8 March 1997MiddlesbroughH0–217,567

League Cup

Main article: 1996–97 Football League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R2 1st Leg17 September 1996Luton TownA0–14,459
R2 2nd Leg25 September 1996Luton TownH2–2 (lost 2–3 on agg)13,569Sturridge, Simpson

Players

First-team squad

:Squad at end of season

Left club during season

Reserve squad

:The following players did not appear for the first team this season.

Statistics

Starting 11

  • GK: #1, ENG Russell Hoult, 31
  • RB: #2, ENG Gary Rowett, 35
  • CB: #27, IRL Paul McGrath, 23
  • CB: #22, SCO Christian Dailly, 31
  • CB: #16, DEN Jacob Laursen, 35
  • LB: #3, ENG Chris Powell, 35
  • CM: #6, CRO Igor Štimac, 21
  • CM: #10, CRO Aljoša Asanović, 34
  • CM: #4, ENG Darryl Powell, 27
  • CF: 8, ENG Dean Sturridge, 29
  • CF: #12, ENG Ashley Ward, 25

Notes

References

References

  1. Harris, Nick. (6 December 1997). "Football: Wanchope's weird route to renaissance man". [[The Independent]].
  2. (29 January 2001). "Wanchope put on transfer list". [[Evening Standard]].
  3. "Derby County results for the 1996-1997 season - Statto.com".
  4. "FootballSquads - Derby County - 1996/97".
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