1996–97 Shrewsbury Town F.C. season explained

Club:	Shrewsbury Town
Season:	1996–97
Manager:	Fred Davies
Chairman:	Roland Wycherley
Stadium:	Gay Meadow
League:	Second Division
League Result:	22nd (relegated)
Cup1:	FA Cup
Cup1 Result:	First round
Cup2:	League Cup
Cup2 Result:	First round
Cup3:	League Trophy
League Topscorer:	Ian Stevens (17)
Season Topscorer:	Ian Stevens (18)
Largest Win:	3–1 / 2–0
Largest Loss:	1–5
Prevseason:	1995–96
Nextseason:	1997–98

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

Season summary

In the 1996–97 season, Shrewsbury endured a poor campaign and were relegated to the Third Division which ultimately cost manager Davies his job.

Final league table

See main article: 1996–97 Football League.

width=20	Pos	width=175	Team	width=20	Pld	width=20		width=20	W	width=20	D	width=20	L	width=20	F	width=20	A	width=20		width=20	W	width=20	D	width=20	L	width=20	F	width=20	A	width=20		width=20	F	width=20	A	width=30	GD	width=20		width=20	Pts
1		46		18	5	0	39	7		6	7	10	23	31		62	38	+24		84
2		46		15	5	3	31	14		8	8	7	28	27		59	41	+18		82
3		46		13	7	3	38	14		8	8	7	33	31		71	45	+26		78
4		46		8	11	4	26	22		12	3	8	30	21		56	43	+13		74
5		46		14	4	5	43	18		7	6	10	26	33		69	51	+18		73
6		46		15	4	4	38	15		7	3	13	18	32		56	47	+9		73
7		46		13	7	3	41	21		5	8	10	19	26		60	47	+13		69
8		46		11	9	3	38	28		6	9	8	17	22		54	50	+4		69
9		46		14	3	6	48	27		5	8	10	23	28		71	55	+16		68
10		46		10	9	4	25	18		8	5	10	17	21		42	39	+3		68
11		46		13	3	7	37	25		6	7	10	23	34		60	59	+1		67
12		46		12	8	3	35	21		7	2	14	19	32		54	53	+1		67
13		46		10	8	5	24	14		6	11	6	21	24		45	38	+7		67
14		46		12	4	7	27	22		4	9	10	23	33		50	55	–5		61
15		46		14	5	4	33	19		4	2	17	16	36		49	55	–6		61
16		46		8	9	6	24	20		7	6	10	19	25		43	45	–2		60
17		46		13	4	6	34	22		2	7	14	13	28		47	50	–3		56
18		46		13	4	6	31	14		2	6	15	20	43		51	56	–5		55
19		46		7	11	5	19	18		5	7	11	28	40		47	58	–11		54
20		46		8	6	9	27	31		5	7	11	20	37		47	68	–21		52
21		46		7	7	9	38	34		4	7	12	17	39		55	73	–18		47
22	Shrewsbury Town	46		8	6	9	27	32		3	7	13	22	42		49	74	–25		46
23		46		4	7	12	17	29		3	7	13	22	41		39	70	–31		35
24		46		4	9	10	20	25		3	5	15	13	34		33	59	–26		35

• Pld = Matches ; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
• NB: In the Football League goals scored (F) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).

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	Division Champions, promoted
	Promoted
	Promoted through play-offs
	Relegated

Results

Shrewsbury Town's score comes first^[1]

Legend

Win

Draw

Loss

Football League Second Division

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
18 August 1996	Wycombe Wanderers	H	1–1	3,440	Stevens
24 August 1996	Rotherham United	A	2–1	3,037	Stevens (2)
27 August 1996	Burnley	A	3–1	9,072	Taylor, Scott, Stevens
31 August 1996	Brentford	H	0–3	3,530
7 September 1996	York City	A	0–0	2,911
10 September 1996	Bristol City	H	1–0	2,502	Stevens
14 September 1996	Bury	H	1–1	3,238	Rowbotham
21 September 1996	Blackpool	A	1–1	4,452	Stevens
28 September 1996	Watford	H	1–0	3,655	Evans
1 October 1996	Chesterfield	A	1–2	3,299	Dyche (own goal)
8 October 1996	Wrexham	A	1–2	5,031	Evans
12 October 1996	Luton Town	H	0–3	3,357
15 October 1996	Gillingham	H	1–2	2,042	Currie
19 October 1996	Preston North End	A	1–2	8,333	Stevens
26 October 1996	Crewe Alexandra	H	0–1	3,878
29 October 1996	Peterborough United	A	2–2	5,400	Bennett (2)
2 November 1996	Notts County	A	2–1	4,363	Stevens, Bennett
12 November 1996	Bristol Rovers	H	2–0	2,331	Stevens, Spink
20 November 1996	Millwall	A	1–2	5,770	Stevens
23 November 1996	Stockport County	H	3–2	2,865	Stevens, Anthrobus, Evans
30 November 1996	Crewe Alexandra	A	1–5	4,035	Stevens
3 December 1996	Bournemouth	H	1–1	1,610	Anthrobus
14 December 1996	Plymouth Argyle	A	2–2	5,075	Spink, Evans
20 December 1996	Walsall	H	2–2	3,007	Anthrobus, Stevens
26 December 1996	Bristol City	A	2–3	9,803	Stevens, Nielsen
28 December 1996	York City	H	2–0	3,189	Evans, Stevens
1 January 1997	Blackpool	H	1–3	2,787	Ward
18 January 1997	Chesterfield	H	2–0	2,659	Brown, Evans (pen)
25 January 1997	Peterborough United	H	2–2	2,695	Bodley (own goal), Anthrobus
1 February 1997	Bristol Rovers	A	0–2	4,924
8 February 1997	Notts County	H	2–1	2,692	Spink, Stevens
15 February 1997	Stockport County	A	1–3	6,712	Whiston
22 February 1997	Millwall	H	1–1	2,968	Anthrobus
25 February 1997	Watford	A	0–2	6,378
1 March 1997	Bournemouth	A	0–0	5,810
4 March 1997	Bury	A	0–2	2,690
8 March 1997	Walsall	A	2–2	4,819	Currie, Walton
15 March 1997	Plymouth Argyle	H	2–3	3,414	Anthrobus, Stevens
22 March 1997	Rotherham United	H	0–2	2,893
29 March 1997	Wycombe Wanderers	A	0–3	6,562
1 April 1997	Burnley	H	2–1	4,462	Brass (own goal), Spink
5 April 1997	Brentford	A	0–0	5,355
12 April 1997	Wrexham	H	0–1	4,553
19 April 1997	Luton Town	A	0–2	6,968
26 April 1997	Preston North End	H	0–2	5,341
3 May 1997	Gillingham	A	0–2	6,183

FA Cup

See main article: 1996-97 FA Cup.

!Round!!Date!!Opponent!!Venue!!Result!!Attendance!!Goalscorers

R1	16 November 1996	Scarborough	H	1–1	2,819	Stevens
R1R	26 November 1996	Scarborough	A	0–1	2,247

League Cup

See main article: 1996-97 Football League Cup.

!Round!!Date!!Opponent!!Venue!!Result!!Attendance!!Goalscorers

R1 1st Leg	21 August 1996	Tranmere Rovers	H	0–2	2,875
R1 2nd Leg	3 September 1996	Tranmere Rovers	H	1–1 (lost 1–3 on agg)	3,028	Rowbotham

Football League Trophy

See main article: 1996–97 Football League Trophy.

!Round!!Date!!Opponent!!Venue!!Result!!Attendance!!Goalscorers

R2 (North)	14 January 1997	Wigan Athletic	H	3–2 (a.e.t.)	1,639	Anthrobus, Stevens, Evans (pen)
QF (North)	11 February 1997	Scunthorpe United	H	2–1 (a.e.t.)	1,728	Berkley, Evans (pen)
SF (North)	18 February 1997	Carlisle United	H	1–2	2,774	Evans

Squad

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Shrewsbury Town results for the 1996-1997 season - Statto.com . 2015-06-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150629001014/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/shrewsbury-town/1996-1997/results . 2015-06-29 . dead .
2. Web site: All Shrewsbury Town players: 1997.