1996–97 Preston North End F.C. season

During the 1996–97 English football season, Preston North End F.C. competed in the Football League Second Division.

Preston North End
1996–97 season
ChairmanBryan Gray
ManagerGary Peters
StadiumDeepdale
Second Division15th
FA CupSecond round
League CupSecond round
Football League TrophySecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Reeves (11)
All: Reeves (14)
Average home league attendance9,411

Season summary

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In the 1996–97 season, Preston manager Peters kept faith with the majority of his promotion winning outfit from last season, reinforcing his squad at various stages of the season with players who would be crucial to the club's success in subsequent campaigns. Mark Rankine joined from Wolves, Sean Gregan from Darlington for £350,000 and Michael Jackson from Bury. Slowly the team that had got Preston promoted were moved on, as the club looked to build for the future.

Final league table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
13 Watford 46 16 19 11 45 38 +7 67
14 Millwall 46 16 13 17 50 55 −5 61
15 Preston North End 46 18 7 21 49 55 −6 61
16 Bournemouth 46 15 15 16 43 45 −2 60
17 Bristol Rovers 46 15 11 20 47 50 −3 56
Source: [1]
Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).

Results

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Preston North End's score comes first[2]

Legend

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Win Draw Loss

Football League Second Division

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Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
17 August 1996 Notts County A 1–2 6,879 Bryson
24 August 1996 Bristol Rovers H 0–0 9,752
27 August 1996 Crewe Alexandra H 2–1 9,498 Wilkinson (2)
30 August 1996 Plymouth Argyle A 1–2 9,209 Wilkinson
7 September 1996 Bristol City A 1–2 8,016 Kilbane
10 September 1996 York City H 1–0 6,276 Ashcroft
14 September 1996 Bournemouth H 0–1 8,268
21 September 1996 Wrexham A 0–1 5,299
28 September 1996 Millwall H 2–1 9,400 Holt, Saville
1 October 1996 Watford A 0–1 6,434
5 October 1996 Peterborough United H 3–4 8,874 Ashcroft (2), Holt
12 October 1996 Stockport County A 0–1 8,405
15 October 1996 Walsall A 0–1 3,224
19 October 1996 Shrewsbury Town H 2–1 8,333 Seabury (own goal), Reeves
26 October 1996 Gillingham A 1–1 6,256 Kilbane
29 October 1996 Burnley H 1–1 12,652 Reeves
2 November 1996 Rotherham United H 0–0 8,997
9 November 1996 Chesterfield A 1–2 4,759 Reeves
19 November 1996 Luton Town H 3–2 7,004 Moyes (2), Ashcroft
23 November 1996 Wycombe Wanderers A 1–0 4,920 Ashcroft (pen)
30 November 1996 Gillingham H 1–0 9,616 Davey
3 December 1996 Bury A 0–3 5,447
13 December 1996 Blackpool H 3–0 14,626 Bennett (2), Reeves
21 December 1996 Brentford A 0–0 5,365
28 December 1996 Bristol City H 0–2 10,905
11 January 1997 Millwall A 2–3 7,096 Davey (2, 1 pen)
18 January 1997 Watford H 1–1 8,735 Bennett
25 January 1997 Burnley A 2–1 16,186 Ashcroft (2)
1 February 1997 Chesterfield H 0–1 8,681
8 February 1997 Rotherham United A 1–0 3,556 Reeves
11 February 1997 Bournemouth A 0–2 4,769
15 February 1997 Wycombe Wanderers H 2–1 7,923 McKenna, Davey
22 February 1997 Luton Town A 1–5 6,454 Reeves
25 February 1997 York City A 1–3 2,515 Cartwright
1 March 1997 Bury H 3–1 8,749 Moyes, Reeves, Stallard
8 March 1997 Brentford H 1–0 9,489 Bryson
15 March 1997 Blackpool A 1–2 8,017 Davey
18 March 1997 Wrexham H 2–1 8,271 Reeves, Ashcroft
23 March 1997 Bristol Rovers A 0–1 6,405
29 March 1997 Notts County H 2–0 9,472 Reeves, Moyes
31 March 1997 Crewe Alexandra A 0–1 4,407
5 April 1997 Plymouth Argyle H 1–1 8,503 Reeves
12 April 1997 Peterborough United A 0–2 5,040
19 April 1997 Stockport County H 1–0 10,298 Bryson
26 April 1997 Shrewsbury Town A 2–0 5,341 Gregan, Davey
3 May 1997 Walsall H 2–0 10,800 Holt, Reeves

FA Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1 16 November 1996 Altrincham H 4–1 8,286 Reeves (3), Ashcroft
R2 7 December 1996 York City H 2–3 7,893 Ashcroft (2, 1 pen)

League Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1 1st Leg 20 August 1996 Wigan Athletic A 3–2 3,713 Wilkinson (3)
R1 2nd Leg 3 September 1996 Wigan Athletic H 4–4 (won 7–6 on agg) 5,767 Davey, Wilkinson, Atkinson, McDonald
R2 1st Leg 17 September 1996 Tottenham Hotspur H 1–1 16,258 Holt
R2 2nd Leg 25 September 1996 Tottenham Hotspur A 0–3 (lost 1–4 on agg) 20,080

Football League Trophy

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
NR1 9 December 1996 Chesterfield A 2–0 1,169
NR2 21 January 1997 York City A 0–1 1,428

Squad

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[3] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK   ENG David Lucas
GK   ENG Bobby Mimms
GK   FIN Teuvo Moilanen
GK   IRL Kelham O'Hanlon
DF   ENG Dean Barrick
DF   ENG Sean Gregan
DF   ENG Michael Jackson
DF   ENG John Kay
DF   ENG Ryan Kidd
DF   ENG Ryan Kirby
DF   SCO David Moyes
DF   NIR Darren Patterson (on loan from Luton Town)
DF   SCO Ray Sharp
DF   ENG Paul Sparrow
DF   ENG Jamie Squires
DF   ENG Shaun Teale (on loan from Tranmere Rovers)
DF   ENG Russ Wilcox
MF   ENG Graeme Atkinson
MF   SCO Ian Bryson
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF   ENG Lee Cartwright
MF   WAL Simon Davey
MF   ENG Kevin Gage
MF   IRL Kevin Kilbane
MF   ENG Neil McDonald
MF   ENG Paul McKenna
MF   ENG Mark Rankine
FW   ENG Lee Ashcroft
FW   ENG Darren Beckford
FW   ENG Gary Bennett
FW   ENG Mickey Brown
FW   IRL Tony Grant
FW   ENG Michael Holt
FW   WAL Kurt Nogan
FW   ENG Dave Reeves
FW   ENG Andy Saville
FW   SCO Allan Smart
FW   ENG Mark Stallard (on loan from Bradford City)
FW   ENG Steve Wilkinson

References

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  1. ^ "England 1996–97". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 28 March 2010. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
  2. ^ "Preston North End results for the 1996-1997 season - Statto.com". Archived from the original on 27 June 2015. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
  3. ^ "All Preston North End players: 1997".