Notts County 1996–97 football season
During the 1996–97 English football season, Notts County F.C. competed in the Football League Second Division .
Season summary [ edit ] In the 1996–97 season, it was a disaster for Murphy and the club, with a series of heavy defeats that eventually led to his sacking on 23 December 1996. On 16 January 1997, Sam Allardyce made his return to football as manager but he arrived too late to save them from relegation.
Final league table [ edit ] Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GD Pts 1 Bury 46 18 5 0 39 7 6 7 10 23 31 62 38 +24 84 2 Stockport County 46 15 5 3 31 14 8 8 7 28 27 59 41 +18 82 3 Luton Town 46 13 7 3 38 14 8 8 7 33 31 71 45 +26 78 4 Brentford 46 8 11 4 26 22 12 3 8 30 21 56 43 +13 74 5 Bristol City 46 14 4 5 43 18 7 6 10 26 33 69 51 +18 73 6 Crewe Alexandra 46 15 4 4 38 15 7 3 13 18 32 56 47 +9 73 7 Blackpool 46 13 7 3 41 21 5 8 10 19 26 60 47 +13 69 8 Wrexham 46 11 9 3 38 28 6 9 8 17 22 54 50 +4 69 9 Burnley 46 14 3 6 48 27 5 8 10 23 28 71 55 +16 68 10 Chesterfield 46 10 9 4 25 18 8 5 10 17 21 42 39 +3 68 11 Gillingham 46 13 3 7 37 25 6 7 10 23 34 60 59 +1 67 12 Walsall 46 12 8 3 35 21 7 2 14 19 32 54 53 +1 67 13 Watford 46 10 8 5 24 14 6 11 6 21 24 45 38 +7 67 14 Millwall 46 12 4 7 27 22 4 9 10 23 33 50 55 –5 61 15 Preston North End 46 14 5 4 33 19 4 2 17 16 36 49 55 –6 61 16 Bournemouth 46 8 9 6 24 20 7 6 10 19 25 43 45 –2 60 17 Bristol Rovers 46 13 4 6 34 22 2 7 14 13 28 47 50 –3 56 18 Wycombe Wanderers 46 13 4 6 31 14 2 6 15 20 43 51 56 –5 55 19 Plymouth Argyle 46 7 11 5 19 18 5 7 11 28 40 47 58 –11 54 20 York City 46 8 6 9 27 31 5 7 11 20 37 47 68 –21 52 21 Peterborough United 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 Rotherham United 46 4 7 12 17 29 3 7 13 22 41 39 70 –31 35 24 Notts County 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). Key Division Champions, promoted Promoted Participated in play-offs Promoted through play-offs Relegated
Results [ edit ] Notts County's score comes first [1]
Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers 17 August 1996 Preston North End H 2–1 6,879 Jones , Martindale 24 August 1996 Stockport County A 0–0 5,271 31 August 1996 York City H 0–1 4,600 7 September 1996 Plymouth Argyle A 0–0 8,109 10 September 1996 Watford H 2–3 3,660 Martindale (pen), Robinson 14 September 1996 Millwall H 1–2 4,473 Baraclough 21 September 1996 Bournemouth A 1–0 3,402 Jones 28 September 1996 Wrexham H 0–0 4,216 1 October 1996 Gillingham A 0–1 5,482 5 October 1996 Wycombe Wanderers A 0–1 4,506 8 October 1996 Peterborough United A 3–1 5,456 Agana , Heald (own goal), Martindale 12 October 1996 Bristol Rovers H 1–1 4,558 Agana 15 October 1996 Chesterfield H 0–0 4,265 19 October 1996 Burnley A 0–1 9,372 26 October 1996 Bristol City A 0–4 9,540 29 October 1996 Walsall H 2–0 3,127 Strodder , Agana 2 November 1996 Shrewsbury Town H 1–2 4,363 Derry 9 November 1996 Luton Town A 0–2 5,664 23 November 1996 Blackpool A 0–1 3,598 30 November 1996 Bristol City H 2–0 4,693 Arkins , Robinson 3 December 1996 Brentford A 0–2 3,675 14 December 1996 Rotherham United H 0–0 3,954 20 December 1996 Crewe Alexandra A 0–3 3,125 26 December 1996 Watford A 0–0 9,065 11 January 1997 Wrexham A 3–3 3,267 Farrell , Martindale (2, 1 pen) 18 January 1997 Gillingham H 1–1 5,008 Martindale (pen) 25 January 1997 Walsall A 1–3 3,261 Battersby 1 February 1997 Luton Town H 1–2 5,025 Richardson 4 February 1997 Bournemouth H 0–2 2,757 8 February 1997 Shrewsbury Town A 1–2 2,692 Regis 15 February 1997 Blackpool H 1–1 5,281 Butler (own goal) 22 February 1997 Bury A 0–2 3,430 25 February 1997 Millwall A 0–1 5,202 1 March 1997 Brentford H 1–1 4,323 8 March 1997 Crewe Alexandra 0–1 4,047 15 March 1997 Rotherham United A 2–2 2,605 Regis , Redmile 22 March 1997 Stockport County H 1–2 4,238 Baraclough 25 March 1997 Bury H 0–1 3,306 29 March 1997 Preston North End A 0–2 9,472 31 March 1997 Peterborough United H 0–0 3,848 5 April 1997 York City A 2–1 3,115 Dudley , Redmile 12 April 1997 Wycombe Wanderers H 1–2 4,290 Derry 15 April 1997 Plymouth Argyle H 2–1 2,423 Heathcote (own goal), Jones 20 April 1997 Bristol Rovers A 0–1 6,309 26 April 1997 Burnley H 1–1 4,591 Dudley 3 May 1997 Chesterfield A 0–1 5,736
League Cup [ edit ] Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers R1 1st Leg 20 August 1996 Bury H 1–1 2,141 Jones R1 2nd Leg 3 September 1996 Bury A 0–1 (lost 1–2 on agg) 2,571
[2] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
References [ edit ]
National teams
League competitions
Level 1 Levels 2–4 Level 5 Levels 6–7 Levels 8–9 Isthmian League (Two , Three ) Combined Counties League (level 8 only ) Eastern Counties League (Premier , One ) Essex Senior League (level 8 only ) Hellenic League (Premier , One ) Kent League (level 8 only ) Midland Alliance (level 8 only ) Midland Football Combination (level 9 only ) North West Counties League (One , Two ) Northern Counties East League (Premier , One ) Northern League (One , Two ) South Midlands League (Premier , Senior ) Spartan League (Premier , One ) Sussex County League (One , Two ) United Counties League (Premier , One ) Wessex League (level 8 only ) West Midlands (Regional) League (level 9 only ) Western League (Premier , One )
Cup competitions
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European competitions