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1 Season summary  





2 Final league table  





3 Results  



3.1  Legend  





3.2  Football League Second Division  





3.3  FA Cup  





3.4  League Cup  





3.5  Football League Trophy  







4 Squad  





5 References  














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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
← 1995–96
1997–98 →

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

Season summary[edit]

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[edit]

Pos Team
  • t
  • e
  • 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[edit]

    Preston North End's score comes first[2]

    Legend[edit]

    Win Draw Loss

    Football League Second Division[edit]

    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[edit]

    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[edit]

    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[edit]

    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[edit]

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

    References[edit]

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

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