| 1996–97 season | |||
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| Chairman | Ken Bates | ||
| Manager | Ruud Gullit | ||
| Premier League | 6th | ||
| FA Cup | Winners | ||
| League Cup | Third round | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Vialli (9) All: Hughes (14) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 28,418 vs Everton (7 Dec 1996, Premier League) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 11,732 vs Blackpool (25 Sep 1996, League Cup) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 27,001 | ||
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During the 1996–97 English football season, Chelsea competed in the Premier League.
Season summary
With Glenn Hoddle leaving to become England manager, Chelsea gave the managerial role to midfielder Ruud Gullit, who used his continental connections to bring in world-class international players such as France center-back Frank Leboeuf, and Italian superstars such as midfielder Roberto Di Matteo, Parma's playmaker Gianfranco Zola and the Champions League winning striker and Juventus captain Gianluca Vialli. Gullit had a dream start to his managerial career as Chelsea won the FA Cup with a 2–0 win over Middlesbrough, ending Chelsea's 26-year trophy drought and making him the first foreign manager to win a major trophy with an English club. Zola was voted FWA Footballer of the Year after a brilliant first season at Stamford Bridge in which he scored 12 goals and contributed many assists, while fellow countryman and record £4.5 million signing Roberto Di Matteo scored one of Chelsea's goals in the triumphant Wembley final.
The club suffered a tragedy in late October when director Matthew Harding was killed in a helicopter crash in Cheshire when returning home from the club's League Cup exit at Bolton.[1]
Final league table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Liverpool | 38 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 62 | 37 | +25 | 68 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round[lower-alpha 1] |
| 5 | Aston Villa | 38 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 47 | 34 | +13 | 61 | |
| 6 | Chelsea | 38 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 58 | 55 | +3 | 59 | Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round[lower-alpha 2] |
| 7 | Sheffield Wednesday | 38 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 50 | 51 | −1 | 57 | |
| 8 | Wimbledon | 38 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 49 | 46 | +3 | 56 |
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
- ↑ Aston Villa was rewarded entry to the UEFA Cup through UEFA Fair Play ranking.
- ↑ Chelsea qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup as FA Cup winners.
- Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 38 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 58 | 55 | +3 | 59 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 33 | 22 | +11 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 25 | 33 | −8 |
Source: Statto
- Results by round
Results
Premier League
| 18 August 1996 1 | Southampton | 0–0 | Chelsea | The Dell |
| Attendance: 15,186 |
| 21 August 1996 2 | Chelsea | 1–0 | Middlesbrough | |
Di Matteo  86' |
Attendance: 28,272 |
| 24 August 1996 3 | Chelsea | 2–0 | Coventry City | |
| Leboeuf 29' Vialli 74' |
Attendance: 25,024 |
| 3 September 1996 4 | Arsenal | 3–3 | Chelsea | |
| Merson 44' Keown 64'Wright 77' |
Leboeuf 6' (pen.) Vialli 30'Wise 90' |
Attendance: 38,132 |
| 7 September 1996 5 | Sheffield Wednesday | 0–2 | Chelsea | |
| Burley 28' Myers 83' |
Attendance: 30,983 |
| 15 September 1996 6 | Chelsea | 1–1 | Aston Villa | |
| Leboeuf 45' |
Townsend 18' |
Attendance: 27,729 |
| 21 September 1996 7 | Liverpool | 5–1 | Chelsea | |
| Fowler 15' Berger 42', 49'Myers 45' (o.g.)Barnes 57' |
Leboeuf 85' (pen.) |
Attendance: 40,739 |
| 28 September 1996 8 | Chelsea | 1–1 | Nottingham Forest | |
| Vialli 51' |
Lee 90' |
Attendance: 27,673 |
| 12 October 1996 9 | Leicester City | 1–3 | Chelsea | |
| Watts 44' |
Vialli 48' Di Matteo 64'Hughes 80' |
Attendance: 20,766 |
| 19 October 1996 10 | Chelsea | 2–4 | Wimbledon | |
| Minto 9' Vialli 84' (pen.) |
Earle 3' Ardley 16'Gayle 64'Ekoku 78' |
Attendance: 28,020 |
| 26 October 1996 11 | Chelsea | 3–1 | Tottenham Hotspur | |
| Gullit 27' D. Lee 52' (pen.)Di Matteo 80' |
Armstrong 42' |
Attendance: 28,373 |
| 2 November 1996 12 | Manchester United | 1–2 | Chelsea | |
| Poborský 81' |
Duberry 31' Vialli 61' |
Attendance: 55,198 |
| 16 November 1996 13 | Blackburn Rovers | 1–1 | Chelsea | |
| Gallacher 56' |
Petrescu 82' |
Attendance: 27,229 |
| 23 November 1996 14 | Chelsea | 1–1 | Newcastle United | |
| Vialli 24' |
Shearer 41' |
Attendance: 28,401 |
| 1 December 1996 15 | Leeds United | 2–0 | Chelsea | |
| Deane 8' Rush 10' |
Attendance: 32,671 |
| 7 December 1996 16 | Chelsea | 2–2 | Everton | |
| Zola 12' Vialli 55' |
Branch 17' Kanchelskis 28' |
Attendance: 28,418 |
| 21 December 1996 18 | Chelsea | 3–1 | West Ham United | |
| Hughes 6', 35' Zola 10' |
Porfirio 11' |
Attendance: 28,315 |
| 26 December 1996 19 | Aston Villa | 0–2 | Chelsea | |
| Zola 66', 70' |
Attendance: 39,339 |
| 28 December 1996 20 | Chelsea | 2–2 | Sheffield Wednesday | |
| Zola 9' Hughes 23' |
Pembridge 23' Stefanović 90' |
Attendance: 27,467 |
| 11 January 1997 22 | Nottingham Forest | 2–0 | Chelsea | |
| Pearce 40' Bart-Williams 53' |
Attendance: 28,358 |
| 18 January 1997 23 | Chelsea | 3–1 | Derby County | |
| Wise 36' Leboeuf 44' (pen.)Hughes 85' |
Asanović 25' |
Attendance: 28,293 |
| 1 February 1997 24 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1–2 | Chelsea | |
| Howells 82' |
Campbell 1' (o.g.) Di Matteo 81' |
Attendance: 33,027 |
| 22 February 1997 25 | Chelsea | 1–1 | Manchester United | |
| Zola 2' |
Beckham 68' |
Attendance: 28,336 |
| 1 March 1997 26 | Derby County | 3–2 | Chelsea | |
| Minto 51' (o.g.) Asanović 62' (pen.)Ward 90' |
Minto 16' Leboeuf 54' |
Attendance: 18,039 |
| 5 March 1997 27 | Chelsea | 1–1 | Blackburn Rovers | |
| Minto 63' |
Pedersen 62' |
Attendance: 25,784 |
| 12 March 1997 28 | West Ham United | 3–2 | Chelsea | |
| Dicks 55' (pen.) Kitson 68', 90' |
Vialli 26' Hughes 87' |
Attendance: 24,502 |
| 16 March 1997 29 | Chelsea | 6–2 | Sunderland | |
| Zola 38' Sinclair 43'Petrescu 51'Hughes 78', 90'Di Matteo 90' |
Stewart 58' Rae 60' |
Attendance: 24,027 |
| 19 March 1997 30 | Chelsea | 1–0 | Southampton | |
| Zola 22' |
Attendance: 28,079 |
| 22 March 1997 31 | Middlesbrough | 1–0 | Chelsea | |
| Juninho 53' |
Attendance: 29,811 |
| 9 April 1997 33 | Coventry City | 3–1 | Chelsea | |
| Dublin 49' Williams 51'Whelan 58' |
P. Hughes 43' |
Attendance: 19,917 |
| 16 April 1997 34 | Newcastle United | 3–1 | Chelsea | |
| Shearer 12', 35' Asprilla 30' |
Burley 62' |
Attendance: 36,320 |
| 19 April 1997 35 | Chelsea | 2–1 | Leicester City | |
| Minto 13' Hughes 73' |
F. Sinclair 47' (o.g.) |
Attendance: 27,723 |
| 3 May 1997 37 | Chelsea | 0–0 | Leeds United | |
| Attendance: 26,277 |
League Cup
| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 September 1996 | R2 | Blackpool | A | 4–1 | 9,666 | Petrescu, Morris, Spencer, M. Hughes |
| 25 September 1996 | R2 | Blackpool | H | 1–3 | 11,732 | Spencer |
| 22 October 1996 | R3 | Bolton Wanderers | A | 1–2 | 16,867 | Minto |
FA Cup
| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 January 1997 | R3 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 3–0 | 27,446 | Wise, Zola, Burley |
| 26 January 1997 | R4 | Liverpool | H | 4–2 | 27,950 | M. Hughes, Zola, Vialli (2) |
| 16 February 1997 | R5 | Leicester City | A | 2–2 | 19,125 | Di Matteo, M. Hughes |
| 26 February 1997 | R5 (R) | Leicester City | H | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | 26,053 | Leboeuf (pen.) |
| 9 March 1997 | QF | Portsmouth | A | 4–1 | 15,701 | Wise (2), Zola, M. Hughes |
| 13 April 1997 | SF | Wimbledon | N | 3–0 | 32,674 | M. Hughes (2), Zola |
| 17 May 1997 | F | Middlesbrough | N | 2–0 | 79,160 | Di Matteo, Newton |
First team squad
- Squad at end of season[2]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Reserve squad
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Statistics
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Premier League | FA Cup | Football League Cup | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK |  RUS |
Dmitri Kharine | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF |  ROU |
Dan Petrescu | 41 | 4 | 34 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | DF |  IRL |
Terry Phelan[3] | 4 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 4 | MF |  NED |
Ruud Gullit | 14 | 1 | 6+6 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF |  FRA |
Frank Leboeuf | 34 | 7 | 26 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | DF |  SCO |
Steve Clarke | 40 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | SCO |
John Spencer | 7 | 2 | 0+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 8 | DF |  ENG |
Andy Myers | 18 | 1 | 15+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW |  ITA |
Gianluca Vialli | 34 | 11 | 23+5 | 9 | 1+4 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | FW |  WAL |
Mark Hughes | 44 | 14 | 32+3 | 8 | 6+1 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | ENG |
Dennis Wise | 40 | 6 | 27+4 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | ENG |
Michael Duberry | 17 | 1 | 13+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | ENG |
Kevin Hitchcock | 16 | 0 | 10+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | SCO |
Craig Burley | 37 | 3 | 26+5 | 2 | 1+2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | ENG |
David Lee | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | ITA |
Roberto Di Matteo | 44 | 9 | 33+1 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | ENG |
Scott Minto | 32 | 5 | 24+1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 18 | DF |  NOR |
Erland Johnsen | 22 | 0 | 14+4 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | ENG |
Paul Parker | 4 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | ENG |
Frank Sinclair[4] | 25 | 1 | 17+2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | ENG |
Jody Morris | 14 | 1 | 6+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 22 | FW | ENG |
Mark Nicholls | 10 | 0 | 3+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | ENG |
Eddie Newton | 20 | 1 | 13+2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | FW | ITA |
Gianfranco Zola | 30 | 12 | 22+1 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | ENG |
Neil Clement | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | ENG |
Paul Hughes | 13 | 2 | 8+4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | ENG |
Danny Granville | 5 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | GK | IRL |
Nick Colgan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | GK | NOR |
Frode Grodås | 26 | 0 | 20+1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Statistics taken from Archived 20 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine. Squad details and shirt numbers from and .
Transfers
In
| # | Pos | Player | From | Fee | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | FW | Gianluca Vialli | Juventus | Free | 24 May 1996 |
| 16 | MF | Roberto Di Matteo | Lazio | £4,900,000 | 1 July 1996 |
| 5 | DF | Frank Leboeuf | Strasbourg | £2,500,000 | 1 July 1996 |
| 30 | GK | Frode Grodås | LSK | Free | 1 November 1996 |
| 25 | FW | Gianfranco Zola | Parma | £4,500,000 | 8 November 1996 |
| 28 | DF | Danny Granville | Cambridge United | £300,000 | 20 March 1997 |
| DF |  Celestine Babayaro | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Anderlecht | £2,250,000 | 21 April 1997 |
Out
| # | Pos | Player | To | Fee | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FW | Zeke Rowe | Peterborough United | Free | 4 July 1996 | |
| MF |  Muzzy Izzet | Leicester City | £650,000 | 8 July 1996 | |
| MF | Ritchie Hanlon | Southend United | Free | 10 July 1996 | |
| FW | Paul Furlong | Birmingham City | £1,500,000 | 17 July 1996 | |
| DF | Anthony Barness | Charlton Athletic | £165,000 | 1 August 1996 | |
| MF | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Russell Kelly | Darlington | Free | 16 August 1996 | |
| FW | John Spencer | QPR | £2,500,000 | 21 November 1996 | |
| MF | Gavin Peacock | QPR | £800,000 | 23 December 1996 | |
| DF | Terry Phelan | Everton | £850,000 | 30 December 1996 |
- Transfers in:
£14,450,000 - Transfers out:
£4,965,000 - Total spending: £9,485,000
References
- ↑ Shaw, Phil (24 October 1996). "Football mourns a true fan". The Independent. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
- ↑ "Chelsea - 1996/97". FootballSquads. Retrieved 26 May 2012.
- ↑ Phelan was born in Manchester, England.
- ↑ Sinclair was born in Lambeth, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally.
- Hockings, Ron. 100 Years of the Blues: A Statistical History of Chelsea Football Club. (2007)
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