Norwich City 1996–97 football season
During the 1996–97 English football season, Norwich City F.C. competed in the Football League First Division .
Season summary [ edit ] In 1996, Mike Walker returned for a second spell as Norwich manager to the delight of the fans but during the season he could not achieve promotion during his first season back at the club with only a 13th-place finish. After a great start which saw the Canaries lose only 2 out of the first 14 games, Norwich's brilliant form deteriorated from the end of October, picking up 3 points from the next 10 matches with 7 defeats during the winless run which all but ended their chances of automatic promotion.
Final league table [ edit ]
Source:
[1] Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference
Results [ edit ] Norwich City's score comes first [2]
Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers 17 August 1996 Swindon Town H 2–0 15,165 Johnson , Fleck 24 August 1996 Bolton Wanderers A 1–3 13,507 Eadie 27 August 1996 Oxford United A 1–0 7,436 Adams 31 August 1996 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 1–0 14,456 Adams (pen) 7 September 1996 Bradford City A 2–0 10,054 Sutch , Eadie 11 September 1996 Queens Park Rangers H 1–1 14,000 Adams 14 September 1996 Southend United H 0–0 12,461 21 September 1996 Portsmouth A 1–0 7,511 Crook 28 September 1996 Tranmere Rovers H 1–1 14,511 Fleck 1 October 1996 Grimsby Town A 4–1 5,266 Eadie (2), Johnson , O'Neill 11 October 1996 Ipswich Town H 3–1 20,256 Johnson (2), Polston 16 October 1996 Oldham Athletic H 2–0 12,271 Eadie , Adams 19 October 1996 Manchester City A 1–2 28,269 Scott 26 October 1996 Birmingham City A 3–2 18,869 Johnson , Adams , Scott 30 October 1996 Sheffield United H 1–1 14,534 Adams 2 November 1996 Charlton Athletic H 1–2 14,145 Milligan 12 November 1996 Barnsley A 1–3 9,697 Newman 16 November 1996 Reading H 1–1 14,412 Scott 30 November 1996 Birmingham City H 0–1 12,764 7 December 1996 Huddersfield Town A 0–2 10,749 14 December 1996 Crystal Palace H 1–1 16,395 Adams 18 December 1996 West Bromwich Albion A 1–5 7,483 O'Neill 21 December 1996 Port Vale A 1–6 6,278 Fleck 26 December 1996 Queens Park Rangers A 2–3 15,699 Crook , Eadie 28 December 1996 Bradford City H 2–0 13,473 Adams (pen), O'Neill 1 January 1997 Portsmouth H 1–0 11,946 Jackson 18 January 1997 Grimsby Town H 2–1 16,687 Polston , Sutch 22 January 1997 Stoke City A 2–1 10,179 O'Neill , Eadie 28 January 1997 Tranmere Rovers A 1–3 5,891 Eadie 1 February 1997 Barnsley H 1–1 17,001 Eadie 9 February 1997 Sheffield United A 3–2 15,301 Johnson , Ottosson , Holdsworth (own goal) 15 February 1997 West Bromwich Albion H 2–4 14,845 Sutch , Adams (pen) 22 February 1997 Charlton Athletic A 4–4 12,405 Adams (2), Eadie (2) 25 February 1997 Southend United A 1–1 5,169 Fleck 1 March 1997 Huddersfield Town H 2–0 13,001 Eadie (2) 4 March 1997 Reading A 1–2 8,174 Adams 8 March 1997 Port Vale H 1–1 16,101 Jackson 15 March 1997 Crystal Palace A 0–2 17,378 22 March 1997 Bolton Wanderers H 0–1 17,585 29 March 1997 Swindon Town A 3–0 10,249 Eadie (2), O'Neill 31 March 1997 Oxford United H 1–1 14,644 Eadie 5 April 1997 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 2–3 26,938 Broughton , Adams 12 April 1997 Stoke City H 2–0 13,805 O'Neill , Eadie 18 April 1997 Ipswich Town A 0–2 22,397 25 April 1997 Manchester City H 0–0 14,080 4 May 1997 Oldham Athletic A 0–3 5,562
League Cup [ edit ] Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers R1 First Leg 20 August 1996 Oxford United A 1–1 6,062 Johnson R1 Second Leg 4 September 1996 Oxford United H 2–3 (lost 3–4 on agg) 7,301 Adams (2, 1 pen)
Players [ edit ] First-team squad [ edit ] Squad at end of season [3] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
^ Johnson was born in Bristol , England , but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and made his international debut for Wales in 1998. ^ Carey was born in Kettering , England , but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and represented them at U-21 level. ^ Milligan was born in Manchester , England , but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and represented them at U-21 , U-23 , and B level before making his international debut for Republic of Ireland in 1992. ^ Rush was born in Hackney , England , but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and represented them at U-21 level. ^ Akinbiyi was born in Hackney , England , but also qualified to represent Nigeria internationally through his parents and would make his international debut for Nigeria in November 1999. References [ edit ]
National teams
League competitions
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Cup competitions
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European competitions