1996–97 Derby County F.C. season

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Derby County
1996–97 season
Chairman Lionel Pickering
Manager Jim Smith
Stadium Baseball Ground
Premiership 12th
FA Cup Quarter finals
League Cup Second round
Top goalscorer League: Sturridge (11)
All: Sturridge (14)
Highest home attendance 18,287 vs. Arsenal (11 May 1997)
Lowest home attendance 17,022 vs. Wimbledon (28 September 1996)
Average home league attendance 17,889
Home colours
← 1995–96 1997–98 →

The 1996–97 season was Derby County's first in the Premier League, following their promotion from the First Division the previous season.

Season summary

Back in the top flight after a five-year exile, Jim Smith's Derby County side never looked in any real danger of an immediate return to Division One, and their 12th-place finish in the final table was their highest final position in eight years. Young striker Dean Sturridge received many plaudits for his goalscoring exploits, which sparked talk of a £7 million transfer to Middlesbrough, but the move never happened.

The highlight of the season was a 3-2 win against champions Manchester United at Old Trafford, with Paulo Wanchope scoring a "wonder goal" on his English league debut.[1][2]

Final league table

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Main article: 1996-97 FA Premier League
Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
 Qualification or relegation
1 Manchester United (C) 38 21 12 5 76 44 +32 75 1997–98 UEFA Champions League group stage
2 Newcastle United 38 19 11 8 73 40 +33 68 1997–98 UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round
3 Arsenal 38 19 11 8 62 32 +30 68 1997–98 UEFA Cup First round
4 Liverpool 38 19 11 8 62 37 +25 68
5 Aston Villa 38 17 10 11 47 34 +13 61
6 Chelsea 38 16 11 11 58 55 +3 59 1997–98 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup First round 1
7 Sheffield Wednesday 38 14 15 9 50 51 −1 57
8 Wimbledon 38 15 11 12 49 46 +3 56
9 Leicester City 38 12 11 15 46 54 −8 47 1997–98 UEFA Cup First round 2
10 Tottenham Hotspur 38 13 7 18 44 51 −7 46
11 Leeds United 38 11 13 14 28 38 −10 46
12 Derby County 38 11 13 14 45 58 −13 46
13 Blackburn Rovers 38 9 15 14 42 43 −1 42
14 West Ham United 38 10 12 16 39 48 −9 42
15 Everton 38 10 12 16 44 57 −13 42
16 Southampton 38 10 11 17 50 56 −6 41
17 Coventry City 38 9 14 15 38 54 −16 41
18 Sunderland (R) 38 10 10 18 35 53 −18 40 Relegation to 1997–98 Football League First Division
19 Middlesbrough (R) 38 10 12 16 51 60 −9 0393
20 Nottingham Forest (R) 38 6 16 16 31 59 −28 34

Updated to games played on 11 May 1997.
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1 Chelsea qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup as FA Cup winners.
2 Leicester City qualified for the UEFA Cup as League Cup winners.
3 Middlesbrough were docked three points for failing to fulfil a fixture.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
 Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

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
38 11 13 14 45 58  −13 46 8 6 5 25 22  +3 3 7 9 20 36  −16

Source: Statto

Results by round
Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38
Ground H A A H A H A H H A A H H A H A H A A H A A A H H H A H A A H A H H A H A H
Result D D L D W W D L L D L W W D W D L L L D D L D L W D L W L L W W D W L D W L
Position 7 13 15 16 12 9 9 11 13 12 16 11 10 11 9 11 11 11 12 11 13 15 16 16 13 12 13 12 14 14 14 12 12 11 12 11 10 12

Source: Statto.com
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Results

Derby County's score comes first[3]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

FA Premier League

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
17 August 1996 Leeds United H 3-3 17,925 Sturridge (2), Paul Simpson
21 August 1996 Tottenham Hotspur A 1-1 28,219 Dailly
24 August 1996 Aston Villa A 0-2 34,646
4 September 1996 Manchester United H 1-1 18,025 Laursen
9 September 1996 Blackburn Rovers A 2-1 19,214 Willems, Flynn
14 September 1996 Sunderland H 1-0 17,692 Asanović (pen)
21 September 1996 Sheffield Wednesday A 0-0 23,487
28 September 1996 Wimbledon H 0-2 17,022
12 October 1996 Newcastle United H 0-1 18,092
19 October 1996 Nottingham Forest A 1-1 27,771 Dailly
27 October 1996 Liverpool A 1-2 39,515 Ward
2 November 1996 Leicester City H 2-0 18,010 Ward, Whitlow (own goal)
17 November 1996 Middlesbrough H 2-1 17,350 Asanović, Vickers (own goal)
23 November 1996 West Ham United A 1-1 24,576 Sturridge
30 November 1996 Coventry City H 2-1 18,042 Asanović (pen), Ward
7 December 1996 Arsenal A 2-2 38,018 Sturridge, Powell
16 December 1996 Everton H 0-1 17,252
21 December 1996 Southampton A 1-3 14,901 Dailly
26 December 1996 Sunderland A 0-2 22,512
28 December 1996 Blackburn Rovers H 0-0 17,847
11 January 1997 Wimbledon A 1-1 11,467 Willems
18 January 1997 Chelsea A 1-3 27,639 Asanović
29 January 1997 Leeds United A 0-0 27,523
1 February 1997 Liverpool H 0-1 18,102
15 February 1997 West Ham United H 1-0 18,057 Asanović (pen)
19 February 1997 Sheffield Wednesday H 2-2 18,060 Sturridge, Štimac
22 February 1997 Leicester City A 2-4 20,323 Sturridge (2)
1 March 1997 Chelsea H 3-2 18,039 Minto (own goal), Asanović, Ward
5 March 1997 Middlesbrough A 1-6 29,739 Simpson
15 March 1997 Everton A 0-1 32,140
22 March 1997 Tottenham Hotspur H 4-2 18,083 van der Laan, Trollope, Sturridge, Ward
5 April 1997 Manchester United A 3-2 55,243 Ward, Wanchope, Sturridge
9 April 1997 Southampton H 1-1 17,839 Ward
12 April 1997 Aston Villa H 2-1 18,071 Rowett, van der Laan
19 April 1997 Newcastle United A 1-3 36,550 Sturridge
23 April 1997 Nottingham Forest H 0-0 18,087
3 May 1997 Coventry City A 2-1 22,854 Burrows (own goal), Sturridge
11 May 1997 Arsenal H 1-3 18,287 Ward

FA Cup

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Main article: 1996–97 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 21 January 1997 Gillingham A 2-0 9,508 Willems, van der Laan
R4 25 January 1997 Aston Villa H 3-1 17,977 van der Laan, Sturridge, Willems
R5 26 February 1997 Coventry City H 3-2 18,003 Ward, van der Laan, Sturridge
QF 8 March 1997 Middlesbrough H 0-2 17,567

League Cup

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Main article: 1996–97 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R2 1st Leg 17 September 1996 Luton Town A 0-1 4,459
R2 2nd Leg 25 September 1996 Luton Town H 2-2 (lost 2-3 on agg) 13,569 Sturridge, Simpson

Squad

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

No. Position Player
1 England GK Russell Hoult
2 England DF Gary Rowett
3 England DF Chris Powell
4 England MF Darryl Powell[5]
5 England DF Dean Yates
6 Croatia MF Igor Štimac (captain)
7 Netherlands MF Robbie van der Laan
8 England FW Dean Sturridge
9 England FW Marco Gabbiadini
10 Croatia MF Aljoša Asanović
11 Netherlands FW Ron Willems
12 England FW Ashley Ward
13 England GK Martin Taylor
14 England MF Paul Simpson
15 England MF Paul Trollope[6]
No. Position Player
16 Denmark DF Jacob Laursen
17 England DF Matt Carbon
18 Republic of Ireland MF Lee Carsley[7]
19 England MF Sean Flynn
20 England DF Darren Wassall
21 Estonia GK Mart Poom
22 Scotland DF Christian Dailly
23 Costa Rica DF Mauricio Solis
24 England MF Kevin Cooper
25 England DF Robert Kozluk
26 Costa Rica FW Paulo Wanchope
27 Republic of Ireland DF Paul McGrath[8]
28 England DF Wayne Sutton
29 England MF Nick Wright
30 England GK Andy Quy

Left club during season

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

No. Position Player
21 England DF Jason Kavanagh (to Wycombe Wanderers)
21 Sweden DF Marino Rahmberg (on loan to Degerfors IF)
No. Position Player
23 England DF Paul Parker (to Sheffield United)

Reserve squad

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

No. Position Player
- England DF Steve Elliott
No. Position Player
- England DF Andrew Tretton

Statistics

Starting 11

References

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  3. ↑ http://www.statto.com/football/teams/derby-county/1996-1997/results
  4. ↑ http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/1996-1997/faprem/derby.htm
  5. ↑ Powell was born in Lambeth, England, but qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and would make his international debut for Jamaica in 1998.
  6. ↑ Trollope was born in Swindon, England, but qualified to represent Wales internationally and would make his international debut for Wales in May 1997.
  7. ↑ Carsley was born in Birmingham, England, but qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his grandmother and made his international debut for Ireland in 1997.
  8. ↑ McGrath was born in Ealing, England to an Irish mother and Nigerian father, but was raised in the Republic of Ireland and made his international debut for Ireland in 1985.
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