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1996–97 Manchester City F.C. season

English football club season

English football club season

FieldValue
clubManchester City
season1996–97
managerENG Alan Ball, Jr. (until August)
ENG Steve Coppell (from October to November)
ENG Frank Clark (from December)
chairmanENG Francis Lee
stadiumMaine Road
leagueFirst Division
league result14th
cup1FA Cup
cup1 resultFifth round
cup2League Cup
cup2 resultSecond round
league topscorer
Rösler (15)
season topscorer
Uwe Rösler (17)
highest attendance30,729 vs. Oldham Athletic (8 March 1997)
lowest attendance23,079 vs. Oxford United (13 November 1996)
average attendance26,753
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prevseason1995–96
nextseason1997–98

ENG Steve Coppell (from October to November) ENG Frank Clark (from December) Rösler (15) Uwe Rösler (17) During the 1996–97 English football season, Manchester City F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.

Team kit

Season summary

Alan Ball was sacked soon after Manchester City's 1996–97 Division One campaign got underway. Despite decent form under caretaker manager Asa Hartford, the board opted to appoint former Crystal Palace manager Steve Coppell as Ball's successor, only for him to resign after just 6 matches in charge and 33 days as manager, claiming that the job was too much pressure for him. Phil Neal took over on a caretaker basis for 10 games; however he lost 7 of these and by Christmas, City were in the bottom half of Division One and had turned to former Nottingham Forest manager Frank Clark to arrest the decline. Manchester City finished 14th in the final table, making this the only season between 1995–96 and 2001–02 in which the club were not either promoted or relegated.

Final league table

Main article: 1996–97 Football League

Results summary

Results

Manchester City's score comes first

Legend

WinDrawLoss

Football League First Division

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
16 August 1996Ipswich TownH1–029,126Lomas
20 August 1996Bolton WanderersA0–118,257
24 August 1996Stoke CityA1–221,116Rösler
3 September 1996Charlton AthleticH2–125,963Rösler (pen), Creaney
7 September 1996BarnsleyH1–226,464Clough
10 September 1996Port ValeA2–010,770Rösler, Dickov
14 September 1996Crystal PalaceA1–317,638Kavelashvili
21 September 1996Birmingham CityH1–026,757Kinkladze (pen)
28 September 1996Sheffield UnitedA0–220,867
12 October 1996Queens Park RangersA2–216,265Brightwell, Kinkladze (pen)
15 October 1996ReadingA0–211,724
19 October 1996Norwich CityH2–128,269Clough, Dickov
27 October 1996Wolverhampton WanderersH0–127,296
29 October 1996Southend UnitedA3–28,707Rösler, Kinkladze (2, 1 pen)
2 November 1996Swindon TownA0–214,374
13 November 1996Oxford UnitedH2–323,079Dickov, Brightwell
16 November 1996PortsmouthA1–212,841Rodger
19 November 1996Huddersfield TownH0–023,314
23 November 1996Tranmere RoversH1–226,531Summerbee
27 November 1996West Bromwich AlbionH3–224,200Rösler, Kinkladze (2 pens)
1 December 1996Wolverhampton WanderersA0–323,911
7 December 1996Bradford CityH3–225,035Kinkladze (pen), Dickov, Whitley
21 December 1996Oldham AthleticA1–212,992Kinkladze
26 December 1996Port ValeH0–130,344
28 December 1996BarnsleyA0–217,159
11 January 1997Crystal PalaceH1–127,395Tuttle (own goal)
18 January 1997Huddersfield TownA1–118,358Lomas
29 January 1997Sheffield UnitedH0–026,551
2 February 1997Oxford UnitedA4–18,824Gilchrist (own goal), Kinkladze (2), Rösler
8 February 1997Southend UnitedH3–026,261Rösler (2), Kinkladze
22 February 1997Swindon TownH3–027,262Horlock, Summerbee, Rösler
1 March 1997Bradford CityA3–117,609Rösler (2, 1 pen), Horlock
5 March 1997PortsmouthH1–126,051Horlock
8 March 1997Oldham AthleticH1–030,729Rösler
11 March 1997Birmingham CityA0–220,084
15 March 1997Grimsby TownA1–18,732Kavelashvili
18 March 1997Tranmere RoversA1–112,019O'Brien (own goal)
22 March 1997Stoke CityH2–028,497Atkinson, Lomas
5 April 1997Charlton AthleticA1–115,000Brannan
9 April 1997Bolton WanderersH1–228,026Kinkladze
12 April 1997West Bromwich AlbionA3–120,087Rösler (2), Horlock
16 April 1997Grimsby TownH3–123,334Atkinson, Summerbee (2)
19 April 1997Queens Park RangersH0–327,580
22 April 1997Ipswich TownA0–115,824
25 April 1997Norwich CityA0–014,080
3 May 1997ReadingH3–227,260Dickov, Rösler, Heaney

FA Cup

Main article: 1996–97 FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R325 January 1997BrentfordA1–012,019Summerbee
R45 February 1997WatfordH3–124,031Heaney, Summerbee, Rösler
R515 February 1997MiddlesbroughH0–130,462

League Cup

Main article: 1996–97 Football League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R2 First Leg17 September 1996Lincoln CityA1–47,599Rösler
R2 Second Leg24 September 1996Lincoln CityH0–114,242

Squad

References

References

  1. "Manchester City results for the 1996-1997 season – Statto.com".
  2. "All Manchester City players: 1997".
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