Bradford City A.F.C.
1996–97 season
ChairmanGeoffrey Richmond
ManagerChris Kamara
StadiumValley Parade
First Division21st
FA CupFifth round
League CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague: Ole Sundgot (6)
All: Ole Sundgot
Chris Waddle (6)
Highest home attendance17,830 vs Sheffield Wednesday
FA Cup, 16 February 1997
Lowest home attendance3,593 vs Sheffield United
Football League Cup,
3 September 1996
Average home league attendance12,925

During the 1996–97 English football season, Bradford City A.F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.

Season summary

Kamara used 42 players in 1996–97 when Bradford avoided relegation with a 3–0 victory in the final game against Queens Park Rangers.[1]

Final league table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
19 Swindon Town 46 15 9 22 52 71 −19 54
20 Huddersfield Town 46 13 15 18 48 61 −13 54
21 Bradford City 46 12 12 22 47 72 −25 48
22 Grimsby Town (R) 46 11 13 22 59 81 −22 46 Relegation to the Second Division
23 Oldham Athletic (R) 46 10 13 23 51 66 −15 43
Source: [2]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference
(R) Relegated

Results

Bradford City's score comes first

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
17 August 1996PortsmouthH3–110,007Regtop (pen), Duxbury, Stallard
24 August 1996Wolverhampton WanderersA0–124,171
28 August 1996Stoke CityA0–111,918
31 August 1996Tranmere RoversH1–010,080Duxbury
7 September 1996Norwich CityH0–210,054
10 September 1996Sheffield UnitedA0–312,591
14 September 1996Oxford UnitedA0–26,334
21 September 1996Bolton WanderersH2–412,034Liburd, Sas
29 September 1996Port ValeA1–14,706Jacobs
2 October 1996Swindon TownH2–19,249Sas (pen), Shutt
5 October 1996Southend UnitedH0–010,156
12 October 1996Birmingham CityA0–325,157
16 October 1996Queens Park RangersA0–17,776
19 October 1996BarnsleyH2–211,477Waddle, Kiwomya
26 October 1996West Bromwich AlbionA0–014,249
29 October 1996Crystal PalaceH0–410,091
2 November 1996Oldham AthleticH0–310,855
8 November 1996Huddersfield TownA3–314,126Waddle, Dreyer, Steiner
16 November 1996Ipswich TownH2–110,504Sundgot (2)
23 November 1996Charlton AthleticA2–012,256Steiner, Waddle
30 November 1996West Bromwich AlbionH1–112,003Sas
7 December 1996Manchester CityA2–325,035Steiner (2)
17 December 1996ReadingH0–010,077
21 December 1996Grimsby TownA1–15,766Duxbury
26 December 1996Sheffield UnitedH1–217,475Jacobs
28 December 1996Norwich CityA0–213,473
1 January 1997Bolton WanderersA1–216,192Shutt
11 January 1997Oxford UnitedH2–013,275O'Brien, Shutt
18 January 1997Swindon TownA1–17,851Jacobs
28 January 1997Port ValeH1–015,186Watson
1 February 1997Huddersfield TownH1–117,373Waddle
8 February 1997Crystal PalaceA1–314,844Waddle
22 February 1997Oldham AthleticA2–19,524Sundgot, Edinho
1 March 1997Manchester CityH1–317,609Edinho (pen)
4 March 1997Ipswich TownA2–39,367Sundgot (2)
8 March 1997Grimsby TownH3–415,219Sundgot, Edinho, O'Brien
15 March 1997ReadingA0–08,435
22 March 1997Wolverhampton WanderersH2–115,351Edinho, Pepper
29 March 1997PortsmouthA1–312,340Murray
31 March 1997Stoke CityH1–013,579Pepper
4 April 1997Tranmere RoversA0–38,531
12 April 1997Southend UnitedA1–16,697Edinho
19 April 1997Birmingham CityH0–215,123
26 April 1997BarnsleyA0–218,605
1 May 1997Charlton AthleticH1–015,780Pepper
4 May 1997Queens Park RangersH3–014,723Pepper (2), Wright

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R35 January 1997Wycombe WanderersA2–05,173Dreyer (2)
R425 January 1997EvertonA3–230,007Dreyer, Waddle, Steiner
R516 February 1997Sheffield WednesdayH0–117,830

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R1 First Leg20 August 1996Sheffield UnitedA0–37,575
R1 Second Leg3 September 1996Sheffield UnitedH1–23,593Stallard

First-team squad

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 Scotland SCO Jonathan Gould
— GK Northern Ireland NIR Aidan Davison[3]
— GK South Africa RSA Paul Evans
— GK Australia AUS Mark Schwarzer
— DF England ENG David Brightwell
— DF England ENG John Dreyer
— DF England ENG Wayne Jacobs
— DF England ENG Richard Liburd
— DF England ENG Graham Mitchell
— DF England ENG Nicky Mohan
— DF England ENG Andy O'Brien
— DF England ENG Christian Sansam
— DF England ENG Chris Wilder
— DF Netherlands NED Marco Sas
— DF Portugal POR Raúl Oliveira (on loan from Farense)
— MF England ENG Robbie Blake
— MF England ENG Gordon Cowans
— MF England ENG Lee Duxbury
— MF England ENG Des Hamilton
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF England ENG Richard Huxford
— MF England ENG Shaun Murray
— MF England ENG Nigel Pepper
— MF England ENG Matthew Smithard
— MF Portugal POR Sérgio Pinto
— MF Australia AUS George Kulcsar[4]
— FW England ENG Andy Kiwomya
— FW England ENG Craig Midgley
— FW England ENG Ian Ormondroyd
— FW England ENG Carl Shutt
— FW England ENG Mark Stallard
— FW England ENG Chris Waddle
— FW England ENG Gordon Watson
— FW Scotland SCO Tommy Wright
— FW Netherlands NED Erik Regtop
— FW Norway NOR Ole Bjørn Sundgot
— FW Sweden SWE Robert Steiner
— FW Finland FIN Jari Vanhala
— FW Brazil BRA Edinho

Left club during season

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 Eric Nixon (on loan from Tranmere Rovers)
— GK England ENG Ben Roberts (on loan from Middlesbrough)
— MF Sweden SWE Magnus Pehrsson (on loan from Djurgårdens IF)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW England ENG Ian Moore (on loan from Tranmere Rovers)
— FW England ENG Mike Newell (on loan from Birmingham City)

References

  1. ↑ "Bradford 1996/1997 player appearances". Soccerbase. Archived from the original on 2 March 2008. Retrieved 21 February 2008.
  2. ↑ "England 1996–97". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 28 March 2010. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
  3. ↑ Davison was born in Sedgefield, England.
  4. ↑ Kulcsar was born in Budapest, Hungary.
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