1996/97
Division Two Sat 17 Aug PRESTON NORTH END W 2-1 6 879 - Jones,Martindale Sat 24 stockport county D 0-0 5 271 9 Sat 31 YORK CITY L 0-1 4 600 19 Sat 7 Sep plymouth argyle D 0-0 8 109 17 Tue 10 WATFORD L 2-3 3 660 20 Martindale(pen),Robinson Sat 14 MILLWALL L 1-2 4 473 21 Baraclough Sat 21 bournemouth W 1-0 3 678 19 Jones Sat 28 WREXHAM D 0-0 4 216 21 Tue 1 Oct gillingham L 0-1 5 482 22 Sat 5 wycombe wanderers L 0-1 4 606 23 Tue 8 peterborough united W 3-1 5 456 17 Agana,Heald(og),Martindale Sat 12 BRISTOL ROVERS D 1-1 4 558 20 Agana Tue 15 CHESTERFIELD D 0-0 4 265 20 Sat 19 burnley L 0-1 9 372 21 Sat 26 bristol city L 0-4 9 540 22 Tue 29 WALSALL W 2-0 3 127 18 Strodder,Agana Sat 2 Nov SHREWSBURY TOWN L 1-2 4 363 19 Derry Sat 9 luton town L 0-2 5 664 21 Sat 23 blackpool L 0-1 3 598 22 Sat 30 BRISTOL CITY W 2-0 4 693 22 Arkins,Robinson Tue 3 Dec brentford L 0-2 3 675 22 Sat 14 ROTHERHAM UNITED D 0-0 3 954 22 Fri 20 crewe alexandra L 0-3 3 125 23 Thu 26 watford D 0-0 9 065 23 Sat 11 Jan wrexham D 3-3 3 267 23 Farrell,Martindale 2(1pen) Sat 18 GILLINGHAM D 1-1 5 008 22 Martindale(pen) Sat 25 walsall L 1-3 3 261 23 Battersby Sat 1 Feb LUTON TOWN L 1-2 5 025 23 Richardson Tue 4 BOURNEMOUTH L 0-2 2 757 23 Sat 8 shrewsbury town L 1-2 2 692 23 Regis Sat 15 BLACKPOOL D 1-1 5 281 23 Butler(og) Sat 22 bury L 0-2 3 430 23 Tue 25 millwall L 0-1 5 202 23 Sat 1 Mar BRENTFORD D 1-1 4 323 23 Strodder Sat 8 CREWE ALEXANDRA L 0-1 4 047 23 Sat 15 rotherham united D 2-2 2 605 23 Regis,Redmile Sat 22 STOCKPORT COUNTY L 1-2 4 238 24 Baraclough Tue 25 BURY L 0-1 3 036 24 Sat 29 preston north end L 0-2 9 472 24 Mon 31 PETERBOROUGH UTD D 0-0 3 848 24 Sat 5 Apr york city W 2-1 3 115 24 Dudley,Redmile Sat 12 WYCOMBE WANDERERS L 1-2 4 290 23 Derry Tue 15 PLYMOUTH ARGYLE W 2-1 2 423 23 Heathcote(og),Jones Sun 20 bristol rovers L 0-1 6 309 23 Sat 26 BURNLEY D 1-1 4 591 23 Dudley Sat 3 May chesterfield L 0-1 5 736 24 F.A CUP Sun 17 Nov newcstle t(r1 at stoke)W 2-0 3 918 Kennedy,Robinson Sat 7 Dec ROCHDALE (ROUND 2) W 3-1 3 584 Jones,Arkins,Agana Tue 14 Jan ASTON VILLA (R3) D 0-0 13 315 Wed 22 aston villa (replay) L 0-3 25 006 LEAGUE CUP Tue 20 Aug BURY (R1/L1) D 1-1 2 141 Jones Tue 3 Sep bury (r1/L2) L 0-1 2 571 Football League Trophy Tue 10 Dec scarborough (round 1) W 1-0 952 Martindale Tue 28 Jan scunthorpe utd (rnd 2) D 1-1 1 076 (lost on penalties) Hunt
Final League Table W D L GS Pts 1. Bury 24 12 10 62 84 2. Stockport County 23 13 10 59 82 3. Luton Town 21 15 10 71 78 4. Brentford 20 14 12 56 74 5. Bristol City 21 10 15 69 73 6. Crewe Alexandra 22 7 17 56 73 7. Blackpool 18 15 13 60 69 8. Wrexham 17 18 11 54 69 9. Burnley 19 11 16 71 68 10. Chesterfield 18 14 14 42 68 11. Gillingham 19 10 17 60 67 12. Walsall 19 10 17 54 67 13. Watford 16 19 11 45 67 14. Millwall 16 13 17 50 61 15. Preston North End 18 7 21 49 61 16. Bournemouth 15 15 16 43 60 17. Bristol Rovers 15 11 20 47 56 18. Wycombe Wanderers 15 10 21 51 55 19. Plymouth Argyle 12 18 16 47 54 20. York City 13 13 20 47 52 21. Peterborough United 11 14 21 55 47 22. Shrewsbury Town 11 13 22 49 46 23. Rotherham United 7 14 25 39 35 24. Notts County 7 14 25 33 35
Manager/Assistant Colin Murphy/Steve Thompson Sacked late December after the Crewe away defeat Mark Smith (temporary) Dec-Jan Sam Allardyce Joined January in time for the Gillingham home match Goalkeepers Age League Apps. Darren Ward 22 38 Mike Pollitt 24 8 Defenders Shaun Derry 19 37 (2) Chris Wilder 29 37 Left for Bradford City on 27th March Ian Baraclough 26 36 (2) Graeme Hogg 32 35 Gary Strodder 31 28 Matt Redmile 20 23 Richard Walker 25 16 (3) Left for Cheltenham Town Shaun Murphy 26 16 Left for West Bromwich A. in November Ian Hendon 25 12 Joined from Leyton Orient in February Tommy Gallagher 22 1 Left in February and later joined Stafford Rangers Craig Ludlam (loan) 21 1 Loaned from Sheffield Wed. Played one match on October 19th Midfield Phil Robinson 29 33 (4) Joined pre-season from Chesterfield Steve Finnan 20 19 (4) Joined fom Birmingham City in November Peter Kennedy 23 20 (2) Left for Watford in January Ian Richardson 26 16 (3) Shaun Cunnington 20 6 (2) Joined from West Bromwich A. in March James Hunt 20 5 (4) Left for Northampton Town Gabriel Mendez (loan) 24 6 (2) Loaned from Parrametta March - May Mick Galloway 22 4 (1) Left for Gillingham, initially on loan, 27th March Ian Ridgway 21 3 (3) Left at the end of the season and then joined Kettering Michael Simpson 22 1 Left for Wycombe Wanderers in December Paul Rogers 31 0 (1) Left for Wigan Athletic, initially on loan. on 13th December Forwards Gary Jones 27 21 (6) Gary Martindale 25 16 (11) Tony Agana 33 17 (6) Left for Hereford Utd at the end of the season Vinny Arkins 25 13 (2) Left for Portadown on 4th February Sean Farrell 27 10 (4) Joined from Peterborough Utd in October Tony Battersby 21 6 (12) Left for Bury, initially on loan, on 3rd March Devon White 32 7 (2) Joined from Watford in March Craig Dudley 17 6 (4) Dave Regis (loan) 32 7 (3) Loaned from Barnsley Feb-Apr Lee Nogan (loan) 27 6 Loaned from Reading Feb-Mar Tim Wilkes 19 3 Left for Kettering on 14th March Paul Mitchell 18 1 (0) Wayne Diuk 16 0 (1)players ages correct as of 31st December 1996.
Home colours
Just used for this one disastrous season, the
Mitre strip had three broad black stripes that
in turn had one yellow pin stripe, a yellow v-neck,
black shorts, white socks.
Sponsord by SAPA.
Change colours
The all yellow strip with the giant emblem was
retained from the previous season.
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