1996–97 Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. season

1996–97 season of Wolverhampton Wanderers

Wolverhampton Wanderers 1996–97 football season
Wolverhampton Wanderers
1996–97 season
ChairmanJonathan Hayward
ManagerMark McGhee
First Division3rd
(lost in play-offs)
FA Cup3rd round
League Cup1st round
Top goalscorerLeague: Steve Bull (23)
All: Steve Bull (23)
Highest home attendance27,400 (vs Stoke,
1 February 1997)
Lowest home attendance10,760 (vs Swindon,
4 September 1996)
Average home league attendance24,763 (league only)

The 1996–97 season was the 98th season of competitive league football in the history of English football club Wolverhampton Wanderers. They played the season in the second tier of the English football system, the Football League First Division.

The team finished in third position in the league, their highest position in the football pyramid since their relegation from the top flight in 1983–84. Nonetheless, the season ended in disappointment for the club as they lost in the semi-finals of the play-offs to Crystal Palace, thereby failing to reach the Premier League.

Their failure to finish ahead of unfancied Barnsley in the automatic promotion places, and then subsequent play-off exit, caused owner Sir Jack Hayward to make an emotional outburst days after the campaign in which he accused manager Mark McGhee and the chairman, his son Jonathan, of "blackmailing" him into funding their high transfer spending. He promised that there would be an end to Wolves being a "sloppily-run club".[1][2]

Results

Football League First Division

A total of 24 teams competed in the Football League First Division in the 1996–97 season. Each team played every other team twice: once at their stadium, and once at the opposition's. Three points were awarded to teams for each win, one point per draw, and none for defeats. Teams finishing level on points were firstly divided by the number of goals scored rather than goal difference.

The provisional fixture list was released on 17 June 1996, but was subject to change in the event of matches being selected for television coverage or police concerns.[3]

Grimsby Town v Wolverhampton Wanderers
17 August 1996 1 Grimsby Town 1–3 Wolverhampton Wanderers Cleethorpes
15:00 BST Mendonca 62' Report Bull 36', 45', 71' Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 7,910 (1,800 away)
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Bradford City
24 August 1996 2 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–0 Bradford City Wolverhampton
15:00 BST Bull 72' Report Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 24,171 (2,053 away)
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Queens Park Rangers
28 August 1996 3 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–1 Queens Park Rangers Wolverhampton
19:45 BST Osborn 24' Report Dichio 41' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 25,767 (1,587 away)
Norwich City v Wolverhampton Wanderers
31 August 1996 4 Norwich City 1–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Norwich
15:00 BST Adams 21' (pen.) Report Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 14,456 (991 away)
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Charlton Athletic
6 September 1996 5 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–0 Charlton Athletic Wolverhampton
19:45 BST Thompson 39' (pen.) Report Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 21,072 (643 away)
Oxford United v Wolverhampton Wanderers
10 September 1996 6 Oxford United 1–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Oxford
19:45 BST Ford 39' Report Roberts 54' Stadium: Manor Ground
Attendance: 7,468 (1,900 away)
West Bromwich Albion v Wolverhampton Wanderers
15 September 1996 7 West Bromwich Albion 2–4 Wolverhampton Wanderers West Bromwich
13:00 BST Hamilton 42'
Taylor 66'		 Report Roberts 4', 27', 53'
Bull 14'		 Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 20,711 (5,000 away)
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Sheffield United
21 September 1996 8 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–2 Sheffield United Wolverhampton
15:00 BST Thompson 89' (pen.) Report White 76'
Kachura 90'		 Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 25,170 (1,498 away)
Swindon Town v Wolverhampton Wanderers
27 September 1996 9 Swindon Town 1–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Swindon
19:45 BST Horlock 67' Report Ferguson 44'
Foley 85'		 Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 8,572 (2,006 away)
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Bolton Wanderers
2 October 1996 10 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–2 Bolton Wanderers Wolverhampton
19:45 BST Ferguson 12' Report McGinlay 39', 86' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 26,540 (2,373 away)
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Reading
5 October 1996 11 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–1 Reading Wolverhampton
15:00 BST Report Lambert 69' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 23,193 (1,022 away)
Southend United v Wolverhampton Wanderers
13 October 1996 12 Southend United 1–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Southend-on-Sea
13:00 BST Marsh 38' Report Bull 73' Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 5,550 (846 away)
Portsmouth v Wolverhampton Wanderers
15 October 1996 13 Portsmouth 0–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Portsmouth
19:45 BST Report Bull 12', 68' Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 7,411 (1,359 away)
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Port Vale
19 October 1996 14 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–1 Port Vale Wolverhampton
15:00 BST Report Naylor 65' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 22,755 (813 away)
Manchester City v Wolverhampton Wanderers
27 October 1996 15 Manchester City 0–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Manchester
13:00 GMT Report Bull 77' Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 27,296 (1,589 away)
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Huddersfield Town
30 October 1996 16 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–0 Huddersfield Town Wolverhampton
19:45 GMT Report Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 22,376 (1,169 away)
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Barnsley
2 November 1996 17 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–3 Barnsley Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Goodman 28'
Bull 61'
Roberts 86'		 Report de Zeeuw 31'
Redfearn 35' (pen.)
Eaden 44'		 Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 22,840 (1,288 away)
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Birmingham City
17 November 1996 18 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–2 Birmingham City Wolverhampton
14:10 GMT Bull 10' Report Breen 8'
Legg 58'		 Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 22,627 (2,544 away)
Crystal Palace v Wolverhampton Wanderers
23 November 1996 19 Crystal Palace 2–3 Wolverhampton Wanderers London
15:00 GMT Veart 51'
Dyer 55'		 Report Corica 9', 14'
Thomas 61'		 Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 20,655 (1,610 away)
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Manchester City
1 December 1996 20 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–0 Manchester City Wolverhampton
14:10 GMT Roberts 46', 54'
Dennison 80'		 Report Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 23,911 (2,999 away)
Ipswich Town v Wolverhampton Wanderers
7 December 1996 21 Ipswich Town 0–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Ipswich
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 12,048 (855 away)
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Oldham Athletic
14 December 1996 22 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–1 Oldham Athletic Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Report Ormondroyd 15' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 22,528 (883 away)
Tranmere Rovers v Wolverhampton Wanderers
21 December 1996 23 Tranmere Rovers 0–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Birkenhead
15:00 GMT Report Osborn 5' (pen.)
Bull 76'		 Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 9,674 (2,013 away)
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Oxford United
26 December 1996 24 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–1 Oxford United Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Osborn 13', 67'
Goodman 63'		 Report Gray 33' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 26,511 (1,365 away)
Charlton Athletic v Wolverhampton Wanderers
28 December 1996 25 Charlton Athletic 0–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers London
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 12,259 (1,977 away)
Wolverhampton Wanderers v West Bromwich Albion
12 January 1997 26 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–0 West Bromwich Albion Wolverhampton
14:10 GMT Richards 3'
Roberts 37'		 Report Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 27,336 (3,153 away)
Bolton Wanderers v Wolverhampton Wanderers
18 January 1997 27 Bolton Wanderers 3–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Bolton
15:00 GMT McGinlay 21'
Curle 58' (o.g.)
Blake 62'		 Report Stadium: Burnden Park
Attendance: 18,980 (2,500 away)
Sheffield United v Wolverhampton Wanderers
24 January 1997 28 Sheffield United 2–3 Wolverhampton Wanderers Sheffield
19:45 GMT White 24', 82' Report Atkins 19'
Osborn 25'
Bull 88'		 Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 17,490 (1,655 away)
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Swindon Town
29 January 1997 29 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–0 Swindon Town Wolverhampton
19:45 GMT Bull 35' Report Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 23,003 (693 away)
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Stoke City
1 February 1997 30 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–0 Stoke City Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Bull 16', 55' Report Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 27,400 (2,777 away)
Huddersfield Town v Wolverhampton Wanderers
8 February 1997 31 Huddersfield Town 0–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Huddersfield
15:00 GMT Report Froggatt 37'
Bull 84'		 Stadium: McAlpine Stadium
Attendance: 15,267 (1,704 away)
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Crystal Palace
15 February 1997 32 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–3 Crystal Palace Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Report Tuttle 17'
Veart 72'
Dyer 73'		 Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 25,919 (1,617 away)
Barnsley v Wolverhampton Wanderers
22 February 1997 33 Barnsley 1–3 Wolverhampton Wanderers Barnsley
15:00 GMT Sheridan 53' Report Bull 2'
Roberts 23'
Froggatt 59'		 Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 18,024 (5,800 away)
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Ipswich Town
1 March 1997 34 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–0 Ipswich Town Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 26,700 (1,284 away)
Birmingham City v Wolverhampton Wanderers
4 March 1997 35 Birmingham City 1–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Birmingham
19:45 GMT Forster 70' Report Bull 1'
Roberts 23'		 Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 19,838 (2,800 away)
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Tranmere Rovers
8 March 1997 36 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–2 Tranmere Rovers Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Bull 34', 41'
Roberts 79'		 Report Irons 55'
Aldridge 57'		 Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 26,192 (1,073 away)
Oldham Athletic v Wolverhampton Wanderers
15 March 1997 37 Oldham Athletic 3–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Oldham
15:00 GMT Rickers 3', 87'
Barlow 55'		 Report Bull 24'
Roberts 76'		 Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 9,661 (3,706 away)
Stoke City v Wolverhampton Wanderers
18 March 1997 38 Stoke City 1–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Stoke-on-Trent
19:45 GMT Forsyth 47' Report Stadium: Victoria Ground
Attendance: 15,683 (2,163 away)
Bradford City v Wolverhampton Wanderers
22 March 1997 39 Bradford City 2–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Bradford
15:00 GMT Edinho 45'
Pepper 51'		 Report Goodman 55' Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 15,351 (2,565 away)
Queens Park Rangers v Wolverhampton Wanderers
31 March 1997 40 Queens Park Rangers 2–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers London
15:00 BST Spencer 13'
Peacock 27'		 Report Goodman 39'
Curle 70' (pen.)		 Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 17,376 (3,200 away)
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Norwich City
5 April 1997 41 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–2 Norwich City Wolverhampton
15:00 BST Thomas 19'
Curle 35' (pen.)
Roberts 78'		 Report Broughton 43'
Adams 45' (pen.)		 Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 26,938 (1,324 away)
Reading v Wolverhampton Wanderers
12 April 1997 42 Reading 2–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Reading
15:00 BST Lovell 89', 90' Report Atkins 75' Stadium: Elm Park
Attendance: 14,852 (2,450 away)
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Southend United
19 April 1997 43 Wolverhampton Wanderers 4–1 Southend United Wolverhampton
15:00 BST Ferguson 7'
Bull 9'
Atkins 35'
Goodman 40'		 Report Rammell 30' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 25,095 (585 away)
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Grimsby Town
23 April 1997 44 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–1 Grimsby Town Wolverhampton
19:45 BST Gilkes 10' Report Oster 45' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 25,474 (462 away)
Port Vale v Wolverhampton Wanderers
27 April 1997 45 Port Vale 1–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Burslem
13:00 BST Naylor 40' Report Thomas 34'
Atkins 42'		 Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 13,615 (3,587 away)
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Portsmouth
4 May 1997 46 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–1 Portsmouth Wolverhampton
13:30 BST Report Hall 80' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 26,031 (1,487 away)

Final table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Bolton Wanderers 46 28 14 4 100 53 +47 98
2 Barnsley 46 22 14 10 76 55 +21 80
3 Wolverhampton Wanderers 46 22 10 14 68 51 +17 76
4 Ipswich Town 46 20 14 12 68 50 +18 74
5 Sheffield United 46 20 13 13 75 52 +23 73
6 Crystal Palace 46 19 14 13 78 48 +30 71

Source: Statto.com

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
46 22 10 14 68 51  +17 76 10 5 8 31 24  +7 12 5 6 37 27  +10

Source: Statto.com

Results by round

Source: Statto.com
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Play-offs

Crystal Palace v Wolverhampton Wanderers
10 May 1997 SF 1st leg Crystal Palace 3–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers London
15:00 BST Shipperley 68'
Freedman 89', 90'		 Report Smith 90' Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 21,053 (3,200 away)
Referee: Neale Barry
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Crystal Palace
14 May 1997 SF 2nd leg Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–1
(3–4 agg.)		 Crystal Palace Wolverhampton
19:45 BST Atkins 30'
Williams 85'		 Report Hopkin 66' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 26,403 (2,838 away)
Referee: Clive Wilkes

FA Cup

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Portsmouth
4 January 1997 R3 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–2 Portsmouth Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Ferguson 68' Report McLoughlin 68'
Hall 80'		 Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 23,626
Referee: Alan Wilkie

League Cup

Swindon Town v Wolverhampton Wanderers
20 August 1996 R1.1 Swindon Town 2–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Swindon
19:45 BST Allison 42'
Leitch 66'		 Report Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 7,451
Referee: Clive Wilkes
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Swindon Town
4 September 1996 R1.2 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–0
(1–2 agg.)		 Swindon Town Wolverhampton
19:45 BST Osborn 5' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 10,760
Referee: Scott Mathieson

Players

Key:

  • # = Squad number
  • Pos = Playing position
  • P = Number of games played 10
  • G = Number of goals scored
  • GK = Goalkeeper
  • DF = Defender
  • MF = Midfielder
  • FW = Forward
  • A yellow card = Yellow cards
  • A red card = Red cards
  • † Permanent player left club during the season
  • ¤ Loaned to another club for part or all of season

Correct as of end of season. Starting appearances are listed first, followed by substitute appearances in parentheses where applicable.

PosNamePGPGPGPG A yellow card A red card Notes
League FA CupLeague CupTotalDiscipline
GK England Vince Bartram ‡ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
GK England Matt Murray 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
GK Netherlands Hans Segers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
GK England Mike Stowell 48 0 1 0 2 0 51 0 0 0
DF England Keith Curle (c) 22(1) 2 0 0 0 0 22(1) 2 0 0
DF Wales Brian Law 4(3) 0 0 0 0 0 4(3) 0 0 0
DF Northern Ireland Neil Masters † 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF England Lee Naylor 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF England Dennis Pearce 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0
DF England Dean Richards 19(2) 1 0 0 2 0 21(2) 1 0 0
DF France Serge Romano 1(3) 0 0 0 1 0 2(3) 0 0 0
DF England Jamie Smith 38(2) 1 1 0 1(1) 0 40(3) 1 0 0
DF England Andy Thompson 27(6) 2 0 0 2 0 29(6) 2 0 0
DF England Mark Venus 36(4) 0 1 0 2 0 39(4) 0 0 0
DF England Chris Westwood 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF Wales Ady Williams 8 1 0 0 0 0 8 1 0 0
DF Wales Eric Young 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
MF England Mark Atkins 46(1) 5 1 0 2 0 49(1) 5 0 0
MF Australia Steve Corica 33(3) 2 1 0 2 0 36(3) 2 0 0
MF England Tony Daley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF Northern Ireland Robbie Dennison 9(5) 1 1 0 0 0 10(5) 1 0 0
MF Germany Jens Dowe ‡ 5(3) 0 0 0 0 0 5(3) 0 0 0
MF England Neil Emblen 27(1) 0 1 0 0 0 28(1) 0 0 0
MF Scotland Darren Ferguson 12(6) 3 0(1) 1 1 0 13(7) 4 0 1
MF England Steve Froggatt 27 2 0 0 2 0 29 2 0 0
MF Barbados Michael Gilkes 5 1 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 0
MF England Simon Osborn 35(2) 5 1 0 1 1 37(2) 6 0 0
MF England Mark Rankine † 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF Wales Carl Robinson 1(1) 0 0 0 0 0 1(1) 0 0 0
MF England Geoff Thomas 17(7) 3 1 0 0 0 18(7) 3 0 0
MF Netherlands Robin van der Laan ‡ 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0
MF England Jermaine Wright 0(3) 0 0 0 0(2) 0 0(5) 0 0 0
FW England Steve Bull 45 23 1 0 2 0 48 23 0 1
FW Republic of Ireland Glen Crowe ¤ 5(1) 0 0 0 0 0 5(1) 0 0 0
FW Republic of Ireland Dominic Foley 0(7) 1 0 0 0 0 0(7) 1 0 0
FW England Don Goodman 20(8) 6 1 0 0 0 21(8) 6 0 0
FW England Richard Leadbeater 0(1) 0 0 0 0 0 0(1) 0 0 0
FW Wales Iwan Roberts 26(9) 12 0(1) 0 2 0 28(10) 12 0 0

Transfers

In

Date Player From Fee
1 July 1996 Wales Ady Williams Reading £750,000[4]
5 July 1996 Wales Iwan Roberts Leicester City £1.3 million[5]
31 July 1996 England Keith Curle Manchester City £650,000[6]
12 August 1996 France Serge Romano France Martigues Free[7]
30 August 1996 Netherlands Hans Segers Unattached Free[8]
27 March 1997 Barbados Michael Gilkes Reading £150,000[9]

Out

Date Player To Fee
June 1996 Netherlands John de Wolf Released Free[10]
June 1996 England Andy De Bont Hereford United Free[11]
June 1996 England Gavin Mahon Hereford United Free[11]
June 1996 England Steve Piearce Doncaster Rovers Free[11]
June 1996 England Quentin Townsend Hereford United Free[11]
June 1996 South Africa Mark Williams Released Free[10]
16 July 1996 Wales Paul Jones Stockport County £60,000[12]
20 July 1996 England Paul Birch Doncaster Rovers Free
17 September 1996 England Mark Rankine Preston North End £100,000[13]
28 March 1997 Northern Ireland Neil Masters Gillingham £150,000[14]

Loans in

Start date Player From End date
9 October 1996 Germany Jens Dowe Germany Hamburg End of season[15]
11 October 1996 Netherlands Robin van der Laan Derby County 1 January 1997[16][17]
26 February 1997 England Vince Bartram Arsenal 14 March 1997[18]

Loans out

Start date Player To End date
21 February 1997 Republic of Ireland Glen Crowe Exeter City 12 April 1997[19]

Management and coaching staff

Position Name
Manager Mark McGhee
Assistant manager Colin Lee
First Team coach Mike Hickman
Youth Development Officer Chris Evans
Youth Team coach Chris Turner
Club doctors Dr Peter Ackroyd and Dr Peter Bekenn
Club Physio Barry Holmes

Kit

The season saw Puma take over as the club's kit manufacturer, and two new kits were therefore introduced. Both used a "wolf head" design to the shirts as a central feature, the home shirt using their traditional gold and black colours, while the away kit used shades of teal. In a further emphasis of the "wolf head", a new club emblen was introduced replacing the usage of the Wolverhampton city crest on the shirts that had been adopted for the previous three seasons. Both shirts featured the sponsor name of Goodyear.

References

  1. ^ "Mac lashed". The Mirror. 16 May 1997.
  2. ^ "McGhee blasted by boss". Daily Record. 16 May 1997.
  3. ^ "Fixture guide". The Mirror. 18 June 1996.
  4. ^ "Wolves hunt". The Mirror. 1 July 1996.
  5. ^ "Iwan hits out". The Mirror. 6 July 1996. Archived from the original on 11 June 2014.
  6. ^ "Wolves grab Maine man". The Mirror. 1 August 1996.
  7. ^ "Plymouth sign Grobbelaar". The Independent. 10 August 1996. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022.
  8. ^ "Handy Hans". The Mirror. 30 August 1996.
  9. ^ "Round-up". The Independent. 27 March 1997. Archived from the original on 16 April 2014.
  10. ^ a b "Football". The Independent. 8 May 1996. Archived from the original on 25 January 2013.
  11. ^ a b c d "Club-By-Club Guide to the Nationwide League". The Times. 15 August 1996. p. 41.
  12. ^ "Stockport sign Paul Jones from Wolves". The Independent. 17 July 1996. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022.
  13. ^ "On the move". The Independent. 22 September 1996. Archived from the original on 25 January 2013.
  14. ^ "Everton call on Donachie as stand-in". The Independent. 29 March 1997. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022.
  15. ^ "Celtic settle row with striker". The Independent. 10 October 1996. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022.
  16. ^ "Derby v Newcastle". The Mirror. 12 October 1996.
  17. ^ "No headline". The Independent. 7 November 1996. Archived from the original on 16 April 2014.
  18. ^ "Cover up Bart". The Mirror. 19 February 1997. Archived from the original on 11 June 2014.
  19. ^ "On the move". The Independent. 23 February 1997. Archived from the original on 25 January 2013.
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