1996–97 Crewe Alexandra F.C. season

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Season summary

In the 1996-97 season, Crewe had a great season by reaching the play-offs by finishing in the final play-off position, which was achieved on the final day by earning a 1-1 draw at York that was required as Blackpool had scored more goals which meant knowing a defeat and a Blackpool win at Wrexham would see Crewe slip out of the top six and Blackpool would have still had a chance of promotion. Blackpool though lost 2-1 so it didn't matter in the end with Crewe's result. In the play-offs, they beat Luton, who just missed out on automatic promotion, 4-3 on aggregate to get to Wembley and achieved promotion with a 1-0 win against Brentford.[1]

Final league table

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Main article: 1996–97 Football League
Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GD Pts
1 Bury 46 18 5 0 39 7 6 7 10 23 31 62 38 +24 84
2 Stockport County 46 15 5 3 31 14 8 8 7 28 27 59 41 +18 82
3 Luton Town 46 13 7 3 38 14 8 8 7 33 31 71 45 +26 78
4 Brentford 46 8 11 4 26 22 12 3 8 30 21 56 43 +13 74
5 Bristol City 46 14 4 5 43 18 7 6 10 26 33 69 51 +18 73
6 Crewe Alexandra 46 15 4 4 38 15 7 3 13 18 32 56 47 +9 73
7 Blackpool 46 13 7 3 41 21 5 8 10 19 26 60 47 +13 69
8 Wrexham 46 11 9 3 38 28 6 9 8 17 22 54 50 +4 69
9 Burnley 46 14 3 6 48 27 5 8 10 23 28 71 55 +16 68
10 Chesterfield 46 10 9 4 25 18 8 5 10 17 21 42 39 +3 68
11 Gillingham 46 13 3 7 37 25 6 7 10 23 34 60 59 +1 67
12 Walsall 46 12 8 3 35 21 7 2 14 19 32 54 53 +1 67
13 Watford 46 10 8 5 24 14 6 11 6 21 24 45 38 +7 67
14 Millwall 46 12 4 7 27 22 4 9 10 23 33 50 55 –5 61
15 Preston North End 46 14 5 4 33 19 4 2 17 16 36 49 55 –6 61
16 Bournemouth 46 8 9 6 24 20 7 6 10 19 25 43 45 –2 60
17 Bristol Rovers 46 13 4 6 34 22 2 7 14 13 28 47 50 –3 56
18 Wycombe Wanderers 46 13 4 6 31 14 2 6 15 20 43 51 56 –5 55
19 Plymouth Argyle 46 7 11 5 19 18 5 7 11 28 40 47 58 –11 54
20 York City 46 8 6 9 27 31 5 7 11 20 37 47 68 –21 52
21 Peterborough United 46 7 7 9 38 34 4 7 12 17 39 55 73 –18 47
22 Shrewsbury Town 46 8 6 9 27 32 3 7 13 22 42 49 74 –25 46
23 Rotherham United 46 4 7 12 17 29 3 7 13 22 41 39 70 –31 35
24 Notts County 46 4 9 10 20 25 3 5 15 13 34 33 59 –26 35
  • Pld = Matches ; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
  • NB: In the Football League goals scored (F) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).
Key
Division Champions, promoted
Promoted
Participated in play-offs
Promoted through play-offs
Relegated

Results

Crewe Alexandra's score comes first[2]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League Second Division

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
17 August 1996 Stockport County H 1–0 4,310 Tierney
24 August 1996 Peterborough United A 2–2 6,357 Ellison (2)
27 August 1996 Preston North End A 1–2 9,498 Murphy
31 August 1996 Watford H 0–2 3,655
7 September 1996 Bournemouth A 1–0 3,218 Savage
10 September 1996 Bury H 2–0 3,627 Tierney, Barr
14 September 1996 Wrexham H 3–1 4,469 Adebola (2), Tierney
21 September 1996 Millwall A 0–2 9,320
28 September 1996 Plymouth Argyle H 3–0 3,797 Barr, Adebola, Murphy
1 October 1996 Blackpool H 3–2 4,314 Rivers, Adebola, Macauley
4 October 1996 Bristol Rovers A 0–2 6,211
12 October 1996 Brentford H 2–0 4,313 Rivers, S Smith (pen)
15 October 1996 York City H 0–1 3,463
19 October 1996 Chesterfield A 0–1 4,030
26 October 1996 Shrewsbury Town A 1–0 3,878 Murphy
29 October 1996 Rotherham United H 1–0 3,162 Barr
2 November 1996 Wycombe Wanderers H 3–0 3,636 Adebola, Whalley, Murphy
9 November 1996 Burnley A 0–2 9,459
23 November 1996 Walsall A 0–1 3,653
30 November 1996 Shrewsbury Town H 5–1 4,035 Murphy, S Smith, Rivers (2), Whalley
3 December 1996 Gillingham A 1–2 3,575 Rivers
14 December 1996 Luton Town A 0–6 5,455
20 December 1996 Notts County H 3–0 3,125 Adebola (2), Charnock
28 December 1996 Bournemouth H 2–0 3,687 Adebola (2)
11 January 1997 Plymouth Argyle A 0–1 5,036
18 January 1997 Blackpool A 2–1 4,760 Murphy, Adebola
25 January 1997 Rotherham United A 4–1 2,832 Adebola (2), Murphy, S Smith
1 February 1997 Burnley H 1–1 4,734 Macauley
8 February 1997 Wycombe Wanderers A 0–2 4,902
15 February 1997 Walsall H 1–0 4,648 Murphy
22 February 1997 Bristol City A 0–3 11,306
1 March 1997 Gillingham H 3–2 3,555 Barr (2), Murphy
8 March 1997 Notts County A 1–0 4,047 Rivers
15 March 1997 Luton Town H 0–0 4,475
18 March 1997 Millwall H 0–0 3,695
22 March 1997 Peterborough United H 1–1 3,565 Murphy
25 March 1997 Bristol City H 1–2 3,687 Westwood
29 March 1997 Stockport County A 0–1 7,411
31 March 1997 Preston North End H 1–0 4,407 Adebola
5 April 1997 Watford A 1–0 12,441 Whalley
12 April 1997 Bristol Rovers H 1–0 4,281 Adebola
15 April 1997 Bury A 0–1 4,725
19 April 1997 Brentford A 2–0 6,183 Adebola, S Smith
22 April 1997 Wrexham A 1–1 4,643 Johnson
26 April 1997 Chesterfield H 1–2 4,858 Adebola
3 May 1997 York City A 1–1 4,366 Westwood

Second Division play-offs

Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
SF 1st Leg 11 May 1997 Luton Town H 2–1 5,467 Rivers, Little
SF 2nd Leg 14 May 1997 Luton Town A 2–2 (won 4-3 on agg) 8,168 Little, S Smith
F 25 May 1997 Brentford N 1–0 34,149 S Smith

FA Cup

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Main article: 1996-97 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1 16 November 1996 Kidderminster Harriers H 4–1 4,651 Macauley, Murphy (2), Lightfoot
R2 7 December 1996 Hull City A 5–1 3,756 Garvey, Murphy, Adebola, S Smith, Brien (own goal)
R3 14 January 1997 Wimbledon H 1–1 5,011 Westwood
R3R 21 January 1997 Wimbledon A 0–2 4,951

League Cup

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Main article: 1996-97 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1 1st Leg 20 August 1996 Port Vale A 0–1 5,236
R1 2nd Leg 3 September 1996 Port Vale H 1–5 (lost 1-6 on agg) 4,471 Adebola

Football League Trophy

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Main article: 1996-97 Football League Trophy
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
NR2 28 January 1997 Plymouth Argyle A 1–0 2,216
NQF 4 February 1997 Blackpool H 1–0 3,033
NSF 28 January 1997 Stockport County H 1–1 (lost 3-5 on pens) 3,529

Squad

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

No. Position Player
Nigeria GK Ademola Bankole
England GK Neil Cutler
England GK Mark Gayle
Australia GK Jason Kearton
Australia GK Steve Mautone (on loan from West Ham United)
England GK Martin Taylor (on loan from Derby County)
England DF Billy Barr
England DF Peter Billing
England DF Ryan Kirby
England DF Chris Lightfoot
England DF Steve Macauley
England DF Steve Pope
England DF Shaun Smith
England DF Lee Unsworth
England DF Ashley Westwood
England MF Phil Charnock
No. Position Player
England MF Jamie Collins
England MF Steve Garvey
England MF Seth Johnson
England MF Brian Launders
England MF Danny Murphy
Wales MF Robbie Savage
England MF Kevin Street
England MF Francis Tierney
England MF Gareth Whalley
Nigeria FW Dele Adebola
England FW Steve Anthrobus
England FW Lee Ellison
England FW Colin Little
England FW Jamie Moralee
England FW Mark Rivers
Wales FW Peter Smith

References

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  1. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  2. ↑ http://www.statto.com/football/teams/crewe-alexandra/1996-1997/results
  3. ↑ http://www.11v11.com/teams/crewe-alexandra/tab/players/season/1997
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