1996–97 Walsall F.C. season

Walsall 1996–97 football season
Walsall
1996–97 season
ChairmanScott Davidson
ManagerChris Nicholl
StadiumBescot Stadium
Second Division12th
FA CupSecond round
League CupFirst round
Football League TrophySecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Lightbourne (20)
All: Lightbourne (25)
Average home league attendance3,892
Home colours
← 1995–96

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

Season summary

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.

Final league table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
10 Chesterfield 46 18 14 14 42 39 +3 68
11 Gillingham 46 19 10 17 60 59 +1 67
12 Walsall 46 19 10 17 54 53 +1 67
13 Watford 46 16 19 11 45 38 +7 67
14 Millwall 46 16 13 17 50 55 −5 61
Source: [1]
Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).

Results

Walsall's score comes first[2]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League Second Division

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
17 August 1996 Rotherham United H 1–1 4,040 Butler
24 August 1996 Burnley A 1–2 10,322 Wilson
27 August 1996 Chesterfield A 0–1 3,561
7 September 1996 Blackpool A 1–2 5,176 Blake
10 September 1996 Wycombe Wanderers H 2–2 2,659 Wilson, Watson
14 September 1996 Gillingham H 1–0 3,419 Viveash
21 September 1996 Bristol City A 1–4 7,412 Lightbourne
24 September 1996 Wrexham H 0–1 2,832
28 September 1996 Bury H 3–1 3,254 Viveash, Lightbourne, Blake
1 October 1996 Bournemouth A 1–0 2,747 Hodge
5 October 1996 Luton Town A 1–3 5,002 Lightbourne
12 October 1996 Plymouth Argyle H 0–1 3,720
15 October 1996 Preston North End H 1–0 3,224 Wilson
19 October 1996 Brentford A 1–1 5,419 Lightbourne
26 October 1996 Stockport County H 1–1 3,767 Wilson (pen)
29 October 1996 Notts County A 0–2 3,127
2 November 1996 Millwall A 0–1 9,176
9 November 1996 Peterborough United H 4–0 3,921 Lightbourne (2), Wilson (pen), Donowa
23 November 1996 Crewe Alexandra H 1–0 3,653 Wilson
30 November 1996 Stockport County A 0–2 5,333
3 December 1996 Bristol Rovers H 1–0 4,084 Viveash
14 December 1996 Watford H 1–1 3,674 Keister
20 December 1996 Shrewsbury Town A 2–2 3,007 Viveash, Wilson
26 December 1996 Wycombe Wanderers A 2–0 5,073 Blake, Lightbourne
18 January 1997 Bournemouth H 2–1 3,037 Viveash, Lightbourne
25 January 1997 Notts County H 3–1 3,261 Viveash, Ntamark, Hodge
1 February 1997 Peterborough United A 1–0 4,940 Watson
8 February 1997 Millwall H 2–1 3,833 Watson, Viveash
11 February 1997 York City A 2–0 2,136 Lightbourne, Viveash
15 February 1997 Crewe Alexandra A 0–1 4,648
22 February 1997 York City H 1–1 3,664 Lightbourne
1 March 1997 Bristol Rovers A 1–0 5,891 Watson
4 March 1997 Bristol City H 2–0 4,322 Lightbourne (2)
8 March 1997 Shrewsbury Town H 2–2 4,819 Lightbourne, Ricketts
15 March 1997 Watford A 0–1 7,818
18 March 1997 Blackpool H 1–1 3,459 Hodge
22 March 1997 Burnley H 1–3 6,306 Lightbourne
29 March 1997 Rotherham United A 2–1 2,428 Lightbourne, Viveash
1 April 1997 Chesterfield H 1–1 3,784 Blake
5 April 1997 Wrexham A 2–1 3,266 Lightbourne, Watson
8 April 1997 Bury A 1–2 4,082 Lightbourne
12 April 1997 Luton Town H 3–2 5,415 Lightbourne (2), Hodge
19 April 1997 Plymouth Argyle A 0–2 5,535
26 April 1997 Brentford H 1–0 5,359 Lightbourne
29 April 1997 Gillingham A 0–2 4,095
3 May 1997 Preston North End A 0–2 10,800

FA Cup

Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1 16 November 1996 Northwich Victoria A 2–2 3,142 Wilson, Lightbourne
R1R 26 November 1996 Northwich Victoria H 3–1 3,491 Lightbourne (2), Wilson (pen)
R2 7 December 1996 Burnley H 1–1 5,031 Lightbourne
R2R 23 December 1996 Burnley A 1–1 (lost 2–4 on pens) 5,799 Viveash

League Cup

Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1 1st Leg 20 August 1996 Watford H 1–0 2,659 Lightbourne
R1 2nd Leg 3 September 1996 Watford A 0–2 (lost 1–2 on agg) 5,325

Football League Trophy

Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
SR2 21 January 1997 Peterborough United A 0–2 2,274

Squad

[3] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK England ENG Jimmy Walker
— GK Northern Ireland NIR Trevor Wood
— DF England ENG Ray Daniel
— DF Wales WAL Wayne Evans
— DF England ENG Chris Marsh
— DF England ENG Derek Mountfield
— DF England ENG Darren Rogers
— DF England ENG Ian Roper
— DF England ENG Stuart Ryder
— DF England ENG Adi Viveash
— MF England ENG Mark Blake
— MF England ENG Darren Bradley
— MF England ENG Louie Donowa
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF England ENG Dean Keates
— MF Sierra Leone SLE John Keister
— MF Cameroon CMR Charlie Ntamark
— MF England ENG Wayne Thomas
— FW England ENG Darren Beckford
— FW England ENG Martin Butler
— FW England ENG John Hodge
— FW Bermuda BER Kyle Lightbourne
— FW England ENG Clive Platt
— FW England ENG Michael Ricketts
— FW England ENG Andy Watson
— FW England ENG Kevin Wilson

References

  1. ^ "England 1996–97". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 28 March 2010. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
  2. ^ "Walsall results for the 1996-1997 season - Statto.com". Archived from the original on 28 June 2015. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
  3. ^ "All Walsall players: 1997".
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