Football League First Division 1996/97
master
Bolton Wanderers
Climbers
Bolton Wanderers, Barnsley FC , Crystal Palace (as play-off winners)
Relegated
Grimsby Town , Oldham Athletic , Southend United
Teams
24
Games
552
Gates
1,474 (ø 2.67 per game)
Top scorer
John McGinlay ( Bolton Wanderers )
← Football League First Division 1995/96
^ Premier League 1996/97
The Football League First Division 1996/97 was the fifth season of the Football League First Division as only the second highest English football league and 94th second division season overall. It began on August 16, 1996 and ended on May 4, 1997.
Second division champions were the Bolton Wanderers and also the second-placed FC Barnsley rose directly to the Premier League . In addition, Crystal Palace prevailed in the play-off games against Wolverhampton Wanderers and in the final against Sheffield United and thus became the third promoted team. From the Premier League in the following second division season 1997/98 the three in the table below AFC Sunderland , FC Middlesbrough and Nottingham Forest took the free places. Grimsby Town , Oldham Athletic and Southend United had to relegate from the First Division to the third-tier Football League Second Division . Instead of the three clubs, the second division winner FC Bury and the Stockport County and play-off winners Crewe Alexandra, who ranked behind them, took the vacant positions in the following season 1997/98 .
Closing table
Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd goals scored - 3rd goals conceded
Second division champion and promoted to the Premier League 1997/98
Promoted to the Premier League 1997/98
defeated participants of the play-off round to participate in the Premier League
Winner of the play-off round and promoted to the Premier League in 1997/98
Relegation to the Football League Second Division 1997/98
Results table
The home teams are listed in the left column.
1996/97
BAR
BIR
BOL
BRA
CHA
CRY
GRI
HUD
IPS
MNC
NOR
OLD
OXF
PVA
POR
QPR
REA
SHU
SEU
STO
SWI
TRA
WBA
WOL
Barnsley FC
0: 1
2: 2
2-0
4-0
0-0
1: 3
3: 1
1: 2
2-0
3: 1
2-0
0-0
1-0
3: 2
1: 3
3-0
2-0
3-0
3-0
1: 1
3-0
2-0
1: 3
Birmingham City
0-0
3: 1
3-0
0-0
1-0
0-0
1-0
1-0
2-0
2: 3
0-0
2-0
1: 2
0: 3
0-0
4: 1
1: 1
2: 1
3: 1
1-0
0-0
2: 3
1: 2
Bolton Wanderers
2: 2
2: 1
2: 1
4: 1
2: 2
6: 1
2-0
1: 2
1-0
3: 1
3: 1
4-0
4: 2
2-0
2: 1
2: 1
2: 2
3: 1
1: 1
7-0
1-0
1-0
3-0
Bradford City
2: 2
0: 2
2: 4
1-0
0: 4
3: 4
1: 1
2: 1
1: 3
0: 2
0: 3
2-0
1-0
3: 1
3-0
0-0
1: 2
0-0
1-0
2: 1
1-0
1: 1
2: 1
Charlton Athletic
2: 2
2: 1
3: 3
0: 2
2: 1
1: 3
2: 1
1: 1
1: 1
4: 4
1-0
2-0
1: 3
2: 1
2: 1
1-0
0-0
2-0
1: 2
2-0
3: 1
1: 1
0-0
Crystal Palace
1: 1
0: 1
1: 1
3: 1
1-0
3-0
1: 1
0-0
3: 1
2-0
3: 1
2: 2
1: 1
1: 2
3-0
3: 2
0: 1
6: 1
2-0
1: 2
0: 1
0-0
2: 3
Grimsby Town
2: 3
1: 2
1: 2
1: 1
2-0
2: 1
2: 2
2: 1
1: 1
1: 4
0: 3
0: 2
1: 1
0: 1
2-0
2-0
2: 4
4-0
1: 1
2: 1
0-0
1: 1
1: 3
Huddersfield Town
0-0
3-0
1: 2
3: 3
2-0
1: 1
2-0
2-0
1: 1
2-0
3: 2
1-0
0: 1
1: 3
1: 2
1-0
2: 1
0-0
2: 1
0-0
0: 1
0-0
0: 2
Ipswich Town
1: 1
1: 1
0: 1
3: 2
2: 1
3: 1
1: 1
1: 3
1-0
2-0
4-0
2: 1
2: 1
1: 1
2-0
5: 2
3: 1
1: 1
1: 1
3: 2
0: 2
5-0
0-0
Manchester City
1: 2
1-0
1: 2
3: 2
2: 1
1: 1
3: 1
0-0
1-0
2: 1
1-0
2: 3
0: 1
1: 1
0: 3
3: 2
0-0
3-0
2-0
3-0
1: 2
3: 2
0: 1
Norwich City
1: 1
0: 1
0: 1
2-0
1: 2
1: 1
2: 1
2-0
3: 1
0-0
2-0
1: 1
1: 1
1-0
1: 1
1: 1
1: 1
0-0
2-0
2-0
1: 1
2: 4
1-0
Oldham Athletic
0: 1
2: 2
0-0
1: 2
1: 1
0: 1
0: 3
1: 2
3: 3
2: 1
3-0
2: 1
3-0
0-0
0: 2
1: 1
0: 2
0-0
1: 2
5: 1
1: 2
1: 1
3: 2
Oxford United
5: 1
0-0
0-0
2-0
0: 2
1: 4
3: 2
1-0
3: 1
1: 4
0: 1
3: 1
0: 2
2-0
2: 3
2: 1
4: 1
5-0
4: 1
2-0
2: 1
1-0
1: 1
Port Vale
1: 3
3-0
1: 1
1: 1
2-0
0: 2
1: 1
0-0
2: 2
0: 2
6: 1
3: 2
2-0
0: 2
4: 4
1-0
0-0
2: 1
1: 1
1-0
2: 1
2: 2
1: 2
Portsmouth FC
4: 2
1: 1
0: 3
3: 1
2-0
2: 2
1-0
3: 1
0: 1
2: 1
0: 1
1-0
2: 1
1: 1
1: 2
1-0
1: 1
1-0
1-0
0: 1
1: 3
4-0
0: 2
Queens Park Rangers
3: 1
1: 1
1: 2
1-0
1: 2
0: 1
3-0
2-0
0: 1
2: 2
3: 2
0: 1
2: 1
1: 2
2: 1
0: 2
1-0
4-0
1: 1
1: 1
2-0
0: 2
2: 2
Reading FC
1: 2
0-0
3: 2
0-0
2: 2
1: 6
1: 1
4: 1
1-0
2-0
2: 1
2-0
2-0
0: 1
0-0
2: 1
1-0
3: 2
2: 2
2-0
2-0
2: 2
2: 1
Sheffield United
0: 1
4: 4
1: 1
3-0
3-0
3-0
3: 1
3: 1
1: 3
2-0
2: 3
2: 2
3: 1
3-0
1-0
1: 1
2-0
3-0
1-0
2-0
0-0
1: 2
2: 3
Southend United
1: 2
1: 1
5: 2
1: 1
0: 2
2: 1
1-0
1: 2
0-0
2: 3
1: 1
1: 1
2: 2
0-0
2: 1
0: 1
2: 1
3: 2
2: 1
1: 3
1: 1
2: 3
1: 1
Stoke City
1-0
1-0
1: 2
1-0
1-0
2: 2
3: 1
3: 2
0: 1
2: 1
1: 2
2: 1
2: 1
2-0
3: 1
0-0
1: 1
0: 4
1: 2
2-0
2-0
2: 1
1-0
Swindon Town
3-0
3: 1
2: 2
1: 1
1-0
0: 2
3: 3
6-0
0: 4
2-0
0: 3
1-0
1-0
1: 1
0: 1
1: 1
3: 1
2: 1
0-0
1-0
2: 1
2: 3
1: 2
Tranmere Rovers
1: 1
1-0
2: 2
3-0
4-0
1: 3
3: 2
1: 1
3-0
1: 1
3: 1
1: 1
0-0
2-0
4: 3
2: 3
2: 2
1: 1
3-0
0-0
2: 1
2: 3
0: 2
West Bromwich Albion
1: 2
2-0
2: 2
0-0
1: 2
1-0
2-0
1: 1
0-0
1: 3
5: 1
1: 1
3: 3
1: 1
0: 2
4: 1
3: 2
1: 2
4-0
0: 2
1: 2
1: 2
2: 4
Wolverhampton Wanderers
3: 3
1: 2
1: 2
1-0
1-0
0: 3
1: 1
0-0
0-0
3-0
3: 2
0: 1
3: 1
0: 1
0: 1
1: 1
0: 1
1: 2
4: 1
2-0
1-0
3: 2
2-0
Play-off games
List of goalscorers
player
society
Gates
1
Scotland John McGinlay
Bolton Wanderers
24
Web links
References and footnotes
↑ English League Leading Goalscorers (RSSSF)
↑ 1996/97 season. In: wildstat.com. Retrieved April 13, 2018 .
↑ Decision based on the away goal rule .
Playing times of the second highest English football league
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