1996–97 Manchester City F.C. season
1996–97 season of Manchester City
Manchester City 1996–97 football season
During the 1996–97 English football season, Manchester City F.C. competed in the Football League First Division .
Team kit
Season summary
Alan Ball was sacked soon after Manchester City's 1996–97 Division One campaign got underway. Despite decent form under caretaker manager Asa Hartford , the board opted to appoint former Crystal Palace manager Steve Coppell as Ball's successor, only for him to resign after just 6 matches in charge and 33 days as manager, claiming that the job was too much pressure for him. Phil Neal took over on a caretaker basis for 10 games; however he lost 7 of these and by Christmas, City were in the bottom half of Division One and had turned to former Nottingham Forest manager Frank Clark to arrest the decline. Manchester City finished 14th in the final table.
Final league table
Source:
[ 1] Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference
Results summary
Overall
Home
Away
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
46
17
10
19
59
60
−1
61
12
4
7
34
25
+9
5
6
12
25
35
−10
Results
Manchester City's score comes first [ 2]
Legend
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Scorers
16 August 1996
Ipswich Town
H
1–0
29,126
Lomas
20 August 1996
Bolton Wanderers
A
0–1
18,257
24 August 1996
Stoke City
A
1–2
21,116
Rösler
3 September 1996
Charlton Athletic
H
2–1
25,963
Rösler (pen), Creaney
7 September 1996
Barnsley
H
1–2
26,464
Clough
10 September 1996
Port Vale
A
2–0
10,770
Rösler , Dickov
14 September 1996
Crystal Palace
A
1–3
17,638
Kavelashvili
21 September 1996
Birmingham City
H
1–0
26,757
Kinkladze (pen)
28 September 1996
Sheffield United
A
0–2
20,867
12 October 1996
Queens Park Rangers
A
2–2
16,265
Brightwell , Kinkladze (pen)
15 October 1996
Reading
A
0–2
11,724
19 October 1996
Norwich City
H
2–1
28,269
Clough , Dickov
27 October 1996
Wolverhampton Wanderers
H
0–1
27,296
29 October 1996
Southend United
A
3–2
8,707
Rösler , Kinkladze (2, 1 pen)
2 November 1996
Swindon Town
A
0–2
14,374
13 November 1996
Oxford United
H
2–3
23,079
Dickov , Brightwell
16 November 1996
Portsmouth
A
1–2
12,841
Rodger
19 November 1996
Huddersfield Town
H
0–0
23,314
23 November 1996
Tranmere Rovers
H
1–2
26,531
Summerbee
27 November 1996
West Bromwich Albion
H
3–2
24,200
Rösler , Kinkladze (2 pens)
1 December 1996
Wolverhampton Wanderers
A
0–3
23,911
7 December 1996
Bradford City
H
3–2
25,035
Kinkladze (pen), Dickov , Whitley
21 December 1996
Oldham Athletic
A
1–2
12,992
Kinkladze
26 December 1996
Port Vale
H
0–1
30,344
28 December 1996
Barnsley
A
0–2
17,159
11 January 1997
Crystal Palace
H
1–1
27,395
Tuttle (own goal)
18 January 1997
Huddersfield Town
A
1–1
18,358
Lomas
29 January 1997
Sheffield United
H
0–0
26,551
2 February 1997
Oxford United
A
4–1
8,824
Gilchrist (own goal), Kinkladze (2), Rösler
8 February 1997
Southend United
H
3–0
26,261
Rösler (2), Kinkladze
22 February 1997
Swindon Town
H
3–0
27,262
Horlock , Summerbee , Rösler
1 March 1997
Bradford City
A
3–1
17,609
Rösler (2, 1 pen), Horlock
5 March 1997
Portsmouth
H
1–1
26,051
Horlock
8 March 1997
Oldham Athletic
H
1–0
30,729
Rösler
11 March 1997
Birmingham City
A
0–2
20,084
15 March 1997
Grimsby Town
A
1–1
8,732
Kavelashvili
18 March 1997
Tranmere Rovers
A
1–1
12,019
O'Brien (own goal)
22 March 1997
Stoke City
H
2–0
28,497
Atkinson , Lomas
5 April 1997
Charlton Athletic
A
1–1
15,000
Brannan
9 April 1997
Bolton Wanderers
H
1–2
28,026
Kinkladze
12 April 1997
West Bromwich Albion
A
3–1
20,087
Rösler (2), Horlock
16 April 1997
Grimsby Town
H
3–1
23,334
Atkinson , Summerbee (2)
19 April 1997
Queens Park Rangers
H
0–3
27,580
22 April 1997
Ipswich Town
A
0–1
15,824
25 April 1997
Norwich City
A
0–0
14,080
3 May 1997
Reading
H
3–2
27,260
Dickov , Rösler , Heaney
FA Cup
League Cup
Round
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Goalscorers
R2 First Leg
17 September 1996
Lincoln City
A
1–4
7,599
Rösler
R2 Second Leg
24 September 1996
Lincoln City
H
0–1
14,242
Squad
[ 3]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
References
Ardwick A.F.C. Manchester City F.C.
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
FA cups Football League cups
European competitions