1996–97 Preston North End F.C. season

Preston North End 1996–97 football season

Preston North End1996–97 season

Chairman| Bryan Gray
Manager| Gary Peters
Stadium| Deepdale
Second Division| 15th
FA Cup| Second round
League Cup| Second round
Football League Trophy| Second round
Top goalscorer| League: Reeves (11)
All: Reeves (14)
Average home league attendance| 9,411

<- 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

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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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Main article: 1996–97 Football League

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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

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### Football League Second Division

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Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers

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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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Main article: 1996-97 FA Cup

Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers

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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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Main article: 1996-97 Football League Cup

Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers

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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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Main article: 1996-97 Football League Trophy

Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers

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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

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-- | 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
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-- | 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".

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*[W]: Won
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*[L]: Lost
*[GF]: Goals for
*[GA]: Goals against
*[GD]: Goal difference
*[Pts]: Points
*[No.]: Number
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*[GK]: Goalkeeper
*[DF]: Defender
*[MF]: Midfielder
*[FW]: Forward