1996–97 Gillingham F.C. season

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Gillingham
1996–97 season
Chairman Paul Scally
Manager Tony Pulis
Stadium Priestfield Stadium
Second Division 11th
FA Cup Third round
League Cup Fourth round
Football League Trophy First round
Top goalscorer League: Onuora (21)
All: Onuora (23)
Average home league attendance 5,630
← 1995–96 1997–98 →

During the 1996–97 English football season, Gillingham F.C. competed in the Football League Second Division.

Season summary

In the 1996–97 season, Gillingham had a satisfying campaign under Pulis after achieving promotion last season, finishing in 11th place.

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

Gillingham's score comes first[1]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League Second Division

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
17 August 1996 Bristol City H 3–2 7,217 Fortune-West, Harris, Piper
24 August 1996 Wycombe Wanderers A 1–1 4,582 Ratcliffe
27 August 1996 Brentford A 0–2 5,384
31 August 1996 Chesterfield H 0–1 5,934
7 September 1996 Burnley H 1–0 6,116 Fortune-West
10 September 1996 Luton Town A 1–2 4,604 Chapman
14 September 1996 Walsall A 0–1 3,419
21 September 1996 Rotherham United H 3–1 4,920 Onuora (3)
28 September 1996 Stockport County A 1–2 6,049 Onuora
1 October 1996 Notts County H 1–0 5,482 Onuora
5 October 1996 Bournemouth H 1–1 6,162 Onuora
12 October 1996 Blackpool A 0–2 4,320
15 October 1996 Shrewsbury Town A 2–1 2,042 Onuora, Bailey
19 October 1996 Millwall H 2–3 9,305 Butler (2 pens)
26 October 1996 Preston North End H 1–1 6,256 Onuora
29 October 1996 Plymouth Argyle A 0–2 4,787
2 November 1996 Bristol Rovers A 0–0 5,530
9 November 1996 Wrexham H 1–2 5,094 Ratcliffe
19 November 1996 Peterborough United A 1–0 4,136 Onuora
23 November 1996 York City H 0–1 5,048
30 November 1996 Preston North End A 0–1 9,616
3 December 1996 Crewe Alexandra H 2–1 3,575 Pennock, Smith
14 December 1996 Bury H 2–2 5,542 Butler, Ratcliffe
21 December 1996 Watford A 0–0 7,809
26 December 1996 Luton Town H 1–2 8,598 Onuora
28 December 1996 Burnley A 1–5 10,004 Bailey
18 January 1997 Notts County A 1–1 5,008 Puttnam
25 January 1997 Plymouth Argyle H 4–1 5,465 Curran (own goal), Green, Ratcliffe, Akinbiyi
1 February 1997 Wrexham A 1–1 3,193 Akinbiyi
8 February 1997 Bristol Rovers H 1–0 6,900 Hessenthaler
15 February 1997 York City A 3–2 2,748 Onuora, Ratcliffe, Akinbiyi
22 February 1997 Peterborough United H 2–1 6,552 Onuora (2)
1 March 1997 Crewe Alexandra A 2–3 3,555 Green, Akinbiyi
8 March 1997 Watford H 3–1 7,385 Hessenthaler, Onuora (pen), Butler
15 March 1997 Bury A 0–3 3,492
22 March 1997 Wycombe Wanderers H 1–0 5,932 Onuora
25 March 1997 Rotherham United A 2–1 2,664 Onuora, Ratcliffe
29 March 1997 Bristol City A 1–0 11,276 Onuora (pen)
31 March 1997 Brentford H 1–2 7,361 Onuora
5 April 1997 Chesterfield A 2–2 3,926 Butler, Onuora
12 April 1997 Bournemouth A 2–2 5,008 Butler, Pennock
16 April 1997 Stockport County H 1–0 4,485 Butler
19 April 1997 Blackpool H 2–3 5,151 Galloway, Butler
26 April 1997 Millwall A 2–0 8,946 Akinbiyi, Onuora
29 April 1997 Walsall H 2–0 4,095 Onuora, Butler
3 May 1997 Shrewsbury Town H 2–0 6,183 Akinbiyi (2)

FA Cup

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Main article: 1996-97 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1 16 November 1996 Hereford United H 1–0 5,280 Butler
R2 7 December 1996 Cardiff City A 2–0 3,474 Onuora, Hessenthaler
R3 21 January 1997 Derby County H 0–2 9,508

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 Swansea City A 1–0 2,711 Torpey (own goal)
R1 2nd Leg 4 September 1996 Swansea City H 2–0 (won 3–0 on agg) 3,633 Fortune-West, Butler
R2 1st Leg 17 September 1996 Barnsley A 1–1 4,491 Ratcliffe
R2 2nd Leg 24 September 1996 Barnsley H 1–0 (won 2–1 on agg) 5,666 Puttnam
R3 22 October 1996 Coventry City H 2–2 10,603 Onuora, Ratcliffe
R3R 13 November 1996 Coventry City A 1–0 12,639 Smith
R4 26 November 1996 Ipswich Town A 0–1 13,537

Football League Trophy

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Main article: 1996-97 Football League Trophy
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
SR1 10 December 1996 Cardiff City H 1–2 (a.e.t.) 1,193

Squad

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

No. Position Player
Scotland GK Jonathan Gould (on loan from Bradford City)
England GK Andy Marshall (on loan from Norwich City)
England GK Jim Stannard
England DF Craig Armstrong (on loan from Nottingham Forest)
England DF Matt Bryant
England DF Guy Butters
England DF Ian Chapman
England DF Jon Ford
England DF Richard Green
England DF Mark Harris
England DF John Humphrey
England DF Billy Manuel
England DF Mark Morris (on loan from Bournemouth)
England DF Adrian Pennock
England DF Dave Puttnam
England DF Andrew Sambrook
No. Position Player
England DF Glen Thomas
England MF Andy Ansah
England MF Richard Carpenter
England MF Mick Galloway
England MF Andy Hessenthaler
Republic of Ireland MF Mark O'Connor
England MF Lenny Piper
England MF Simon Ratcliffe
England MF Kevin Rattray
England MF Neil Smith
Nigeria FW Ade Akinbiyi
England FW Dennis Bailey
England FW Steve Butler
England FW Leo Fortune-West
England FW Iffy Onuora
England FW James Pinnock

References

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