| Season: | 1996–97 |
| League Topscorer: | Rodney Jack (10) |
| Season Topscorer: | Rodney Jack (10) |
| Highest Attendance: | 4,021 (vs. Exeter City, 31 August 1996, Division Three) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 1,087 (vs. Rochdale, 3 December 1996, Division Three) |
| Average Attendance: | 2,380 |
| Pattern La1: | _goldstripes |
| Pattern B1: | _goldstripes_thin |
| Pattern Ra1: | _goldstripes |
| Pattern So1: | _bluetop |
| Leftarm1: | 000080 |
| Body1: | 000080 |
| Rightarm1: | 000080 |
| Shorts1: | 000080 |
| Socks1: | FFD700 |
| Nextseason: | 1997–98 |
The 1996–97 Torquay United F.C. season was Torquay United's 63rd season in the Football League and their fifth consecutive season in Division Three. The season runs from 1 July 1996 to 30 June 1997.
(not including Football League Trophy or FA Cup)[1]
| Player | League apps | League goals | Cup apps | Cup goals | Total apps | Total goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 10 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 7 | |
| 42 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 44 | 0 | |
 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 31 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 3 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 1 | |
| 33 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 2 | |
| 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
 | 30 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 10 |
| 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | |
| 23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 1 | |
| 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3 | |
| 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 0 | |
| 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | |
| 30 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 8 | |
| 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| 37 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 1 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 3 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 42 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 44 | 1 | |
| 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | |
| 36 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 6 | |
| 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |