1996–97 Manchester City F.C. season

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During the 1996–97 English football season, Manchester City F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.

ChairmanEngland Francis Lee
ManagerEngland Alan Ball, Jr. (until August)
England Steve Coppell (from October to November)
England Frank Clark (from December)
StadiumMaine Road
First Division14th
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Manchester City
1996–97 season
ChairmanEngland Francis Lee
ManagerEngland Alan Ball, Jr. (until August)
England Steve Coppell (from October to November)
England Frank Clark (from December)
StadiumMaine Road
First Division14th
FA CupFifth round
League CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Rösler (15)
All:
Uwe Rösler (17)
Highest home attendance30,729 vs. Oldham Athletic (8 March 1997)
Lowest home attendance23,079 vs. Oxford United (13 November 1996)
Average home league attendance26,753
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Team kit

Season summary

Alan Ball was sacked soon after Manchester City's 1996–97 Division One campaign got underway. Despite decent form under caretaker manager Asa Hartford, the board opted to appoint former Crystal Palace manager Steve Coppell as Ball's successor, only for him to resign after just 6 matches in charge and 33 days as manager, claiming that the job was too much pressure for him. Phil Neal took over on a caretaker basis for 10 games; however he lost 7 of these and by Christmas, City were in the bottom half of Division One and had turned to former Nottingham Forest manager Frank Clark to arrest the decline. Manchester City finished 14th in the final table, making this the only season between 1995–96 and 2001–02 in which the club were not either promoted or relegated.

Final league table

Main article: 1996–97 Football League

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
12 Stoke City 46 18 10 18 51 57 −6 64
13 Norwich City 46 17 12 17 63 68 −5 63
14 Manchester City 46 17 10 19 59 60 −1 61
15 Charlton Athletic 46 16 11 19 52 66 −14 59
16 West Bromwich Albion 46 14 15 17 68 72 −4 57
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Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference

Results summary

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OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
46 17 10 19 59 60  −1 61 12 4 7 34 25  +9 5 6 12 25 35  −10
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Results

Manchester City's score comes first[2]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

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DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
16 August 1996Ipswich TownH1–029,126Lomas
20 August 1996Bolton WanderersA0–118,257
24 August 1996Stoke CityA1–221,116Rösler
3 September 1996Charlton AthleticH2–125,963Rösler (pen), Creaney
7 September 1996BarnsleyH1–226,464Clough
10 September 1996Port ValeA2–010,770Rösler, Dickov
14 September 1996Crystal PalaceA1–317,638Kavelashvili
21 September 1996Birmingham CityH1–026,757Kinkladze (pen)
28 September 1996Sheffield UnitedA0–220,867
12 October 1996Queens Park RangersA2–216,265Brightwell, Kinkladze (pen)
15 October 1996ReadingA0–211,724
19 October 1996Norwich CityH2–128,269Clough, Dickov
27 October 1996Wolverhampton WanderersH0–127,296
29 October 1996Southend UnitedA3–28,707Rösler, Kinkladze (2, 1 pen)
2 November 1996Swindon TownA0–214,374
13 November 1996Oxford UnitedH2–323,079Dickov, Brightwell
16 November 1996PortsmouthA1–212,841Rodger
19 November 1996Huddersfield TownH0–023,314
23 November 1996Tranmere RoversH1–226,531Summerbee
27 November 1996West Bromwich AlbionH3–224,200Rösler, Kinkladze (2 pens)
1 December 1996Wolverhampton WanderersA0–323,911
7 December 1996Bradford CityH3–225,035Kinkladze (pen), Dickov, Whitley
21 December 1996Oldham AthleticA1–212,992Kinkladze
26 December 1996Port ValeH0–130,344
28 December 1996BarnsleyA0–217,159
11 January 1997Crystal PalaceH1–127,395Tuttle (own goal)
18 January 1997Huddersfield TownA1–118,358Lomas
29 January 1997Sheffield UnitedH0–026,551
2 February 1997Oxford UnitedA4–18,824Gilchrist (own goal), Kinkladze (2), Rösler
8 February 1997Southend UnitedH3–026,261Rösler (2), Kinkladze
22 February 1997Swindon TownH3–027,262Horlock, Summerbee, Rösler
1 March 1997Bradford CityA3–117,609Rösler (2, 1 pen), Horlock
5 March 1997PortsmouthH1–126,051Horlock
8 March 1997Oldham AthleticH1–030,729Rösler
11 March 1997Birmingham CityA0–220,084
15 March 1997Grimsby TownA1–18,732Kavelashvili
18 March 1997Tranmere RoversA1–112,019O'Brien (own goal)
22 March 1997Stoke CityH2–028,497Atkinson, Lomas
5 April 1997Charlton AthleticA1–115,000Brannan
9 April 1997Bolton WanderersH1–228,026Kinkladze
12 April 1997West Bromwich AlbionA3–120,087Rösler (2), Horlock
16 April 1997Grimsby TownH3–123,334Atkinson, Summerbee (2)
19 April 1997Queens Park RangersH0–327,580
22 April 1997Ipswich TownA0–115,824
25 April 1997Norwich CityA0–014,080
3 May 1997ReadingH3–227,260Dickov, Rösler, Heaney
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FA Cup

Main article: 1996–97 FA Cup
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RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R325 January 1997BrentfordA1–012,019Summerbee
R45 February 1997WatfordH3–124,031Heaney, Summerbee, Rösler
R515 February 1997MiddlesbroughH0–130,462
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League Cup

Main article: 1996–97 Football League Cup
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RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R2 First Leg17 September 1996Lincoln CityA1–47,599Rösler
R2 Second Leg24 September 1996Lincoln CityH0–114,242
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Squad

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

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References

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