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1996–97 Walsall F.C. season

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

1996–97 season
Scott Davidson
Chris Nicholl
Bescot Stadium
12th
Second round
First round
Second round
League: Lightbourne (20)All: Lightbourne (25)
3,892
Home coloursHome colours
Home colours

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

In the 1996–97 season, Walsall had another satisfying mid-table finish under Nicholl, ending the season in 12th place. At the end of the season, Nicholl resigned because of family reasons.

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Walsall's score comes first

Column 1Column 2Column 3
WinDrawLoss
DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
17 August 1996Rotherham UnitedH1–14,040Butler
24 August 1996BurnleyA1–210,322Wilson
27 August 1996ChesterfieldA0–13,561
7 September 1996BlackpoolA1–25,176Blake
10 September 1996Wycombe WanderersH2–22,659Wilson, Watson
14 September 1996GillinghamH1–03,419Viveash
21 September 1996Bristol CityA1–47,412Lightbourne
24 September 1996WrexhamH0–12,832
28 September 1996BuryH3–13,254Viveash, Lightbourne, Blake
1 October 1996BournemouthA1–02,747Hodge
5 October 1996Luton TownA1–35,002Lightbourne
12 October 1996Plymouth ArgyleH0–13,720
15 October 1996Preston North EndH1–03,224Wilson
19 October 1996BrentfordA1–15,419Lightbourne
26 October 1996Stockport CountyH1–13,767Wilson (pen)
29 October 1996Notts CountyA0–23,127
2 November 1996MillwallA0–19,176
9 November 1996Peterborough UnitedH4–03,921Lightbourne (2), Wilson (pen), Donowa
23 November 1996Crewe AlexandraH1–03,653Wilson
30 November 1996Stockport CountyA0–25,333
3 December 1996Bristol RoversH1–04,084Viveash
14 December 1996WatfordH1–13,674Keister
20 December 1996Shrewsbury TownA2–23,007Viveash, Wilson
26 December 1996Wycombe WanderersA2–05,073Blake, Lightbourne
18 January 1997BournemouthH2–13,037Viveash, Lightbourne
25 January 1997Notts CountyH3–13,261Viveash, Ntamark, Hodge
1 February 1997Peterborough UnitedA1–04,940Watson
8 February 1997MillwallH2–13,833Watson, Viveash
11 February 1997York CityA2–02,136Lightbourne, Viveash
15 February 1997Crewe AlexandraA0–14,648
22 February 1997York CityH1–13,664Lightbourne
1 March 1997Bristol RoversA1–05,891Watson
4 March 1997Bristol CityH2–04,322Lightbourne (2)
8 March 1997Shrewsbury TownH2–24,819Lightbourne, Ricketts
15 March 1997WatfordA0–17,818
18 March 1997BlackpoolH1–13,459Hodge
22 March 1997BurnleyH1–36,306Lightbourne
29 March 1997Rotherham UnitedA2–12,428Lightbourne, Viveash
1 April 1997ChesterfieldH1–13,784Blake
5 April 1997WrexhamA2–13,266Lightbourne, Watson
8 April 1997BuryA1–24,082Lightbourne
12 April 1997Luton TownH3–25,415Lightbourne (2), Hodge
19 April 1997Plymouth ArgyleA0–25,535
26 April 1997BrentfordH1–05,359Lightbourne
29 April 1997GillinghamA0–24,095
3 May 1997Preston North EndA0–210,800
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R116 November 1996Northwich VictoriaA2–23,142Wilson, Lightbourne
R1R26 November 1996Northwich VictoriaH3–13,491Lightbourne (2), Wilson (pen)
R27 December 1996BurnleyH1–15,031Lightbourne
R2R23 December 1996BurnleyA1–1 (lost 2–4 on pens)5,799Viveash
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R1 1st Leg20 August 1996WatfordH1–02,659Lightbourne
R1 2nd Leg3 September 1996WatfordA0–2 (lost 1–2 on agg)5,325
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
SR221 January 1997Peterborough UnitedA0–22,274
No.Pos.NationPlayerNo.Pos.NationPlayer
—GKENGJimmy Walker
—GKNIRTrevor Wood
—DFENGRay Daniel
—DFWALWayne Evans
—DFENGChris Marsh
—DFENGDerek Mountfield
—DFENGDarren Rogers
—DFENGIan Roper
—DFENGStuart Ryder
—DFENGAdi Viveash
—MFENGMark Blake
—MFENGDarren Bradley
—MFENGLouie Donowa
—MFENGDean Keates
—MFSLEJohn Keister
—MFCMRCharlie Ntamark
—MFENGWayne Thomas
—FWENGDarren Beckford
—FWENGMartin Butler
—FWENGJohn Hodge
—FWBERKyle Lightbourne
—FWENGClive Platt
—FWENGMichael Ricketts
—FWENGAndy Watson
—FWENGKevin Wilson
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