Everton
1996–97 season
ChairmanPeter Johnson
ManagerJoe Royle (until 27 March)
Dave Watson (caretaker from 27 March)
StadiumGoodison Park
Premiership15th
FA CupFourth round
League CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Ferguson (10)
All: Ferguson/Speed (11)
Highest home attendance40,177 vs Liverpool
(16 Apr 1997, Premier League)
Lowest home attendance11,527 vs York City
(18 Sep 1996, League Cup)
Average home league attendance36,186

During the 1996–97 English football season, Everton F.C. competed in the FA Premier League (known as the FA Carling Premiership for sponsorship reasons).

Season summary

After finishing sixth the previous season, Everton started the new season with much hope and ambitions of qualifying for Europe or winning a major trophy. But the mid-season sale of top scoring winger Andrei Kanchelskis to Fiorentina sabotaged Everton's chances of more success, and manager Joe Royle resigned in March, less than two years after guiding the club to FA Cup glory.[1] Captain Dave Watson took over as acting manager and confirmed Everton's survival with a 15th-place finish, before Howard Kendall returned to Goodison Park for his third spell as manager.[2]

Final league table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
13 Blackburn Rovers 38 9 15 14 42 43 −1 42
14 West Ham United 38 10 12 16 39 48 −9 42
15 Everton 38 10 12 16 44 57 −13 42
16 Southampton 38 10 11 17 50 56 −6 41
17 Coventry City 38 9 14 15 38 54 −16 41
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38 10 12 16 44 57  −13 42 7 4 8 24 22  +2 3 8 8 20 35  −15

Source: Statto

Results by round
Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAAHAHAHHAHHAAHAAHAHHAAAHAHAAHHAHHHAAH
ResultWDDLLLDWWWDWDWLDWDLLLLLLWDLDLWLLDWDDLL
Position357111516151398987688778889912910111212131314141212111215
Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

Everton's score comes first[3]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

FA Premier League

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
17 August 1996Newcastle UnitedH2–040,117Unsworth (pen), Speed
21 August 1996Manchester UnitedA2–254,943Ferguson (2)
24 August 1996Tottenham HotspurA0–029,696
4 September 1996Aston VillaH0–139,115
7 September 1996WimbledonA0–413,684
14 September 1996MiddlesbroughH1–239,250Short
21 September 1996Blackburn RoversA1–127,091Unsworth
28 September 1996Sheffield WednesdayH2–034,160Kanchelskis, Stuart
12 October 1996West Ham UnitedH2–136,571Stuart, Speed
28 October 1996Nottingham ForestA1–019,892Short
4 November 1996Coventry CityH1–131,477Stuart
16 November 1996SouthamptonH7–135,669Stuart, Kanchelskis (2), Speed (3), Barmby
20 November 1996LiverpoolA1–140,751Speed
23 November 1996Leicester CityA2–120,975Hinchcliffe, Unsworth
30 November 1996SunderlandH1–340,087Ferguson
7 December 1996ChelseaA2–228,418Branch, Kanchelskis
16 December 1996Derby CountyA1–017,252Barmby
21 December 1996Leeds UnitedH0–036,954
26 December 1996MiddlesbroughA2–429,673Unsworth, Ferguson
28 December 1996WimbledonH1–336,733Stuart
1 January 1997Blackburn RoversH0–230,427
11 January 1997Sheffield WednesdayA1–224,175Ferguson
19 January 1997ArsenalA1–338,095Ferguson
29 January 1997Newcastle UnitedA1–436,143Speed
1 February 1997Nottingham ForestH2–032,567Ferguson, Barmby
22 February 1997Coventry CityA0–019,497
1 March 1997ArsenalH0–236,980
5 March 1997SouthamptonA2–215,134Ferguson, Speed
8 March 1997Leeds UnitedA0–132,055
15 March 1997Derby CountyH1–032,140D Watson
22 March 1997Manchester UnitedH0–240,079
5 April 1997Aston VillaA1–339,339Unsworth
9 April 1997Leicester CityH1–130,368Branch
12 April 1997Tottenham HotspurH1–036,380Speed
16 April 1997LiverpoolH1–140,177Ferguson
19 April 1997West Ham UnitedA2–224,545Branch, Ferguson
3 May 1997SunderlandA0–322,108
11 May 1997ChelseaH1–238,321Barmby

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R35 January 1997Swindon TownH3–020,411Kanchelskis, Barmby, Ferguson
R425 January 1997Bradford CityH2–330,007O'Brien (own goal), Speed

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R2 1st Leg18 September 1996York CityH1–111,527Kanchelskis
R2 2nd Leg24 September 1996York CityA2–37,354Rideout, Speed

Squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Wales WAL Neville Southall
2 DF England ENG Earl Barrett
3 DF England ENG Andy Hinchcliffe
4 DF England ENG David Unsworth
5 DF England ENG Dave Watson (captain)
6 DF England ENG Terry Phelan
7 MF England ENG Graham Stuart
8 FW England ENG Paul Rideout
9 FW Scotland SCO Duncan Ferguson
10 MF Wales WAL Gary Speed
12 MF England ENG Nick Barmby
13 GK England ENG Paul Gerrard
15 DF Denmark DEN Claus Thomsen
17 DF England ENG Adam Eaton
18 MF England ENG Joe Parkinson
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 DF Switzerland SUI Marc Hottiger
20 MF England ENG Tony Grant
21 DF England ENG Craig Short
22 MF England ENG Gavin McCann
23 FW England ENG Michael Branch
24 DF England ENG Jon O'Connor
25 DF England ENG Michael Ball
26 DF England ENG Graham Allen
27 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Richard Dunne
28 FW England ENG Danny Cadamarteri
30 MF England ENG Richard Townsend
32 MF England ENG Robert Tynan
34 DF England ENG Edward Hussin
35 DF England ENG John Hills

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
11 MF Sweden SWE Anders Limpar (to Birmingham City)
14 MF England ENG John Ebbrell (to Sheffield United)
15 DF England ENG Matt Jackson (to Norwich City)
16 MF England ENG Vinny Samways (to UD Las Palmas)
17 MF Russia RUS Andrei Kanchelskis (to ACF Fiorentina)
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 MF England ENG Peter Holcroft (to Swindon Town)
25 DF England ENG Neil Moore (to Norwich City)
27 MF England ENG Mark Grugel
28 MF England ENG Chris Price
33 GK England ENG James Speare (to Darlington)

Reserve 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
- FW England ENG Mark Quayle

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player TotalPremier LeagueFA CupLeague Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Wales WAL Neville Southall 3803402020
13 GK England ENG Paul Gerrard 504+100000
Defenders
2 DF England ENG Earl Barrett 4003602020
3 DF England ENG Andy Hinchcliffe 2011810020
4 DF England ENG David Unsworth 36532+250020
5 DF England ENG Dave Watson 3112912000
6 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Terry Phelan 1601501000
15 DF Denmark DEN Claus Thomsen 16015+100000
19 DF Switzerland SUI Marc Hottiger 904+400010
21 DF England ENG Craig Short 25219+421010
25 DF England ENG Michael Ball 502+300000
26 DF England ENG Graham Allen 100+100000
27 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Richard Dunne 806+101000
35 DF England ENG John Hills 301+200000
Midfielders
7 MF England ENG Graham Stuart 38529+652010
10 MF Wales WAL Gary Speed 41113792121
12 MF England ENG Nick Barmby 29822+34211+13
18 MF England ENG Joe Parkinson 3102801020
20 MF England ENG Tony Grant 20011+600+2010
Forwards
8 FW England ENG Paul Rideout 1214+50101+11
9 FW Scotland SCO Duncan Ferguson 361131+2102110
23 FW England ENG Michael Branch 27313+123100+10
28 FW England ENG Danny Cadamarteri 100+100000
Players who left the club during the season
11 MF Sweden SWE Anders Limpar 301+100010
14 MF England ENG John Ebbrell 80700010
17 MF Russia RUS Andrei Kanchelskis 2462042121

References

  1. ↑ Nixon, Alan (28 March 1997). "Football: Royle quits as chairman blocks signings". The Independent. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
  2. ↑ Nixon, Alan (25 June 1997). "Everton to fall back on Kendall". The Independent. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
  3. ↑ "Everton 1996-1997 Home - statto.com". Archived from the original on 22 February 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
  4. ↑ "FootballSquads - Everton - 1996/97".
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