1996–97 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season explained

Club:Tottenham Hotspur
Season:1996–97
Manager:Gerry Francis
Chairman:Alan Sugar
Stadium:White Hart Lane
League:Premiership
League Result:10th
Cup1:FA Cup
Cup1 Result:Third round
Cup2:League Cup
Cup2 Result:Fourth round
League Topscorer:
Teddy Sheringham (7)
Season Topscorer:
Teddy Sheringham (8)
Highest Attendance:33,040 vs Leeds United
(15 Mar 1997, Premier League)
Lowest Attendance:20,080 vs Preston North End
(25 Sep 1996, League Cup)
Average Attendance:31,067a
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Prevseason:1995–96
Nextseason:1997–98

During the 1996–97 season, Tottenham Hotspur participated in the FA Premier League.

Season summary

For two seasons running, Tottenham narrowly missed out on a UEFA Cup place. 1996–97 could have been the season when Gerry Francis finally got it right and secured either a top-five finish or victory in one of the cups, but early exits from the FA Cup and Coca-Cola Cup ended their chances of a Wembley final, and a 10th-place finish in the final table was the club's lowest since Francis took over in November 1994. This disappointment saw the manager's future thrown into serious doubt, with fans calling for him to be dismissed.

Final league table

See main article: 1996–97 FA Premier League.

Results summary
Results by matchday

Results

Tottenham Hotspur's score comes first[1]

Legend

WinDrawLoss

FA Premier League

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
17 August 1996 Blackburn RoversA2–026,960Armstrong (2)
21 August 1996 Derby CountyH1–128,219Sheringham
24 August 1996 EvertonH0–029,669
4 September 1996 WimbledonA0–117,306
7 September 1996 Newcastle UnitedH1–232,594Allen
14 September 1996 SouthamptonA1–015,251Armstrong (pen)
22 September 1996 Leicester CityH1–224,159Wilson (pen)
29 September 1996 Manchester UnitedA0–254,943
12 October 1996 Aston VillaH1–032,840Nielsen
19 October 1996 MiddlesbroughA3–030,215Sheringham (2), Fox
26 October 1996 ChelseaA1–328,318Armstrong
2 November 1996 West Ham UnitedH1–032,975Armstrong
16 November 1996 SunderlandH2–031,867Sinton, Sheringham
24 November 1996 ArsenalA1–338,264Sinton
2 December 1996 LiverpoolH0–232,899
7 December 1996 Coventry CityA2–119,656Sheringham, Sinton
14 December 1996 Leeds UnitedA0–033,783
21 December 1996 Sheffield WednesdayH1–130,996Nielsen
26 December 1996 SouthamptonH3–130,549Iversen (2), Nielsen
28 December 1996 Newcastle UnitedA1–736,308Nielsen
12 January 1997 Manchester UnitedH1–233,026Allen
19 January 1997 Nottingham ForestA1–227,303Sinton
29 January 1997 Blackburn RoversH2–122,943Iversen, Sinton
1 February 1997 ChelseaH1–233,027Howells
15 February 1997 ArsenalH0–033,039
24 February 1997 West Ham UnitedA3–423,998Sheringham, Anderton, Howells
1 March 1997 Nottingham ForestH0–132,805
4 March 1997 SunderlandA4–020,729Iversen (3), Nielsen
15 March 1997 Leeds UnitedH1–033,040Anderton
19 March 1997 Leicester CityA1–120,563Sheringham
22 March 1997 Derby CountyA2–418,083Rosenthal, Dozzell
5 April 1997 WimbledonH1–032,654Dozzell
9 April 1997 Sheffield WednesdayA1–222,671Nielsen
12 April 1997 EvertonA0–136,380
19 April 1997 Aston VillaA1–139,339Vega
24 April 1997 MiddlesbroughH1–029,940Sinton
3 May 1997 LiverpoolA1–240,003Anderton
11 May 1997 Coventry CityH1–233,029McVeigh

FA Cup

See main article: 1996–97 FA Cup.

!Round!!Date!!Opponent!!Venue!!Result!!Attendance!!Goalscorers
R35 January 1997 Manchester UnitedA0–252,495

League Cup

See main article: 1996–97 Football League Cup.

!Round!!Date!!Opponent!!Venue!!Result!!Attendance!!Goalscorers
R2 1st Leg 17 September 1996 Preston North EndA1–116,258Anderton
R2 2nd Leg 25 September 1996 Preston North EndH3–0 (won 4–1 on agg)20,080Anderton, Allen (2)
R323 October 1996 SunderlandH2–124,867Armstrong, Campbell
R427 November 1996 Bolton WanderersA1–618,621Sheringham

Squad

[2]

Reserve squad

Statistics

Appearances and goals

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Goal scorers

The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.

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1FW 10 Teddy Sheringham7 0 1 8
2MF 8 align=left 6 0 0 6
FW 11 align=left 5 0 1 6
FW 18 align=left 6 0 0 6
MF 22 align=left 6 0 0 6
6MF 9 Darren Anderton3 0 2 5
7FW 29 Rory Allen2 0 2 4
8MF 4 David Howells2 0 0 2
MF 12 Jason Dozzell2 0 0 2
10MF 7 Ruel Fox1 0 0 1
DF 15 Clive Wilson1 0 0 1
FW 16 Ronny Rosenthal1 0 0 1
FW 19 Paul McVeigh1 0 0 1
DF 23 Sol Campbell0 0 1 1
DF 24 Ramon Vega1 0 0 1
TOTALS440751

Clean sheets

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11 Ian Walker13 0 1 14
213 Espen Baardsen1 0 0 1
TOTALS140115

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tottenham Hotspur 1996-1997 Results - statto.com . 30 October 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141030223226/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/tottenham-hotspur/1996-1997/results . 30 October 2014 . dead . dmy-all .
  2. Web site: FootballSquads - Tottenham Hotspur - 1996/97.

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