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1996–97 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season

English football club season

English football club season

FieldValue
clubSheffield Wednesday
season1996–97
managerDavid Pleat
chairmanDave Richards
leaguePremier League
league result7th
cup1FA Cup
cup1 resultQuarter-finals
cup2League Cup
cup2 resultSecond round
league topscorerBooth (10)
season topscorerBooth (13)
highest attendance38,943 (vs. Liverpool, Premiership)
lowest attendance7,499 (vs. Oxford United, League Cup)
average attendance25,714 (league)
prevseason1995–96
nextseason1997–98

The 1996–97 season was Sheffield Wednesday F.C.'s 130th season in existence. They competed in the twenty-team Premiership, the top tier of English football, finishing seventh.

Season summary

A four-match winning start to the season saw Sheffield Wednesday top the Premiership and manager David Pleat receive Manager of the Month award for August, but they soon fell out of the title frame and in the end, despite losing just nine games in the league, they finished seventh in the final table - not even enough for UEFA Cup qualification; they could easily have finished higher had they not drawn as many as 15 games (making it 30 points they dropped). In the close season, Pleat paid a club record £5.7 million for Celtic's Italian forward Paolo Di Canio, giving his squad a much-needed boost to their hopes of challenging for honours.

Final league table

Main article: 1996–97 FA Premier League

;Results summary

;Results by round

Results

Sheffield Wednesday's score comes first

Legend

WinDrawLoss

FA Premier League

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
17 August 1996Aston VillaH2–126,861Humphreys, Whittingham
20 August 1996Leeds UnitedA2–031,011Humphreys, Booth
24 August 1996Newcastle UnitedA2–136,452Atherton, Whittingham
2 September 1996Leicester CityH2–117,657Booth, Humphreys
7 September 1996ChelseaH0–230,983
16 September 1996ArsenalA1–433,461Booth
21 September 1996Derby CountyH0–023,934
28 September 1996EvertonA0–234,160
12 October 1996WimbledonA2–410,512Booth, Hyde
19 October 1996Blackburn RoversH1–122,191Booth
26 October 1996Coventry CityA0–017,267
2 November 1996SouthamptonH1–120,106Newsome
18 November 1996Nottingham ForestH2–016,390Trustfull, Carbone
23 November 1996SunderlandA1–120,644Oakes
30 November 1996West Ham UnitedH0–022,321
7 December 1996LiverpoolA1–039,507Whittingham
18 December 1996Manchester UnitedH1–137,671Carbone
21 December 1996Tottenham HotspurA1–130,996Nolan
26 December 1996ArsenalH0–023,245
28 December 1996ChelseaA2–227,467Pembridge, Stefanović
11 January 1997EvertonH2–124,175Pembridge, Hirst
18 January 1997MiddlesbroughA2–429,485Pembridge (2)
29 January 1997Aston VillaA1–026,726Booth
1 February 1997Coventry CityH0–021,793
19 February 1997Derby CountyA2–218,060Collins, Hirst
22 February 1997SouthamptonA3–215,062Hirst (2), Booth
1 March 1997MiddlesbroughH3–128,206Booth, Hyde, Pembridge (pen)
5 March 1997Nottingham ForestA3–021,485Carbone (2), Blinker
12 March 1997SunderlandH2–120,294Hirst, Stefanović
15 March 1997Manchester UnitedA0–255,267
22 March 1997Leeds UnitedH2–230,373Hirst, Booth
9 April 1997Tottenham HotspurH2–122,667Atherton, Booth
13 April 1997Newcastle UnitedH1–133,798Pembridge
19 April 1997WimbledonH3–126,957Donaldson, Trustfull (2)
22 April 1997Blackburn RoversA1–420,845Carbone (pen)
3 May 1997West Ham UnitedA1–524,960Carbone
7 May 1997Leicester CityA0–120,793
11 May 1997LiverpoolH1–138,943Donaldson

FA Cup

Main article: 1996–97 FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R34 January 1997Grimsby TownH7–120,590Humphreys (2), Booth (2), Fickling (own goal), Hyde, Pembridge
R425 January 1997Carlisle UnitedA2–016,104Whittingham, Booth
R516 February 1997Bradford CityA1–017,830Humphreys
QF9 March 1997WimbledonH0–225,032

League Cup

Main article: 1996–97 Football League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R2 1st Leg18 September 1996Oxford UnitedH1–17,499Whittingham
R2 2nd Leg24 September 1996Oxford UnitedA0–1 (lost 1–2 on agg)6,863

Players

First-team squad

:Squad at end of season

Left club during season

Reserve squad

Transfers

In

DatePos.NameFromFee
8 July 1996FWAndy BoothHuddersfield Town£2,700,000
11 July 1996GKMatt ClarkeRotherham United£325,000
7 August 1996MFScott OakesLuton Town£425,000
9 August 1996MFWayne CollinsCrewe Alexandra£600,000
20 August 1996MFOrlando TrustfullFeyenoord£750,000
1 September 1996DFDave HercockCambridge CityFree transfer
14 October 1996FWBenito CarboneInter Milan£3,000,000
3 April 1997DFDavid BillingtonPeterborough United£500,000
15 April 1997MFMark McKeeverPeterborough United£500,000

Out

DatePos.NameToFee
1 June 1996GKChris WoodsColorado RapidsFree transfer
17 June 1996DFSimon StewartFulhamFree transfer
1 July 1996FWDarko KovačevićReal SociedadSigned
26 July 1996GKLance KeyDundee UnitedFree transfer
1 August 1996FWMarc DegrysePSV EindhovenSigned
15 August 1996DFDavid FaulknerDarlingtonFree transfer
12 September 1996MFChris WaddleFalkirkFree transfer
19 December 1996MFJohn SheridanBolton Wanderers£180,000
1 January 1997FWMark BrightFC Sion£70,000
11 March 1997DFSam SharmanHull CityFree transfer
30 August 1997DFMatthew DalySligo RoversFree

:Transfers in: £8,800,000 :Transfers out: £250,000 :Total spending: £8,550,000

Statistics

Appearances and goals

|- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center|Goalkeepers |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center|Defenders |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center|Midfielders |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center|Forwards |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Players who left the club during the season |- |}

Notes

References

References

  1. (30 September 2016). "Golden Goal: Ritchie Humphreys for Sheffield Wednesday v Leicester (1996)". The Guardian.
  2. Alan, Nixon. (7 August 1997). "Wednesday sign pounds 4.5m Di Canio". The Independent.
  3. "Sheffield Wednesday 1996-1997 : Results".
  4. "FootballSquads - Sheffield Wednesday - 1996/97".
  5. "All Sheffield Wednesday players: 1997".
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