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1996–97 West Ham United F.C. season

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West Ham United
1996–97 season
ChairmanTerry Brown
ManagerHarry Redknapp
StadiumUpton Park
Premiership14th
FA CupThird round
League CupFourth round
Top goalscorerLeague: Kitson (8)
All: Kitson/Dicks (8)
Highest home attendance25,064 (vs. Liverpool, 29 September)
Lowest home attendance19,105 (vs. Aston Villa, 4 December)
Average home league attendance23,242

During the 1996–97 English football season, West Ham United competed in the FA Premier League.

Season summary

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The season began with much excitement at Upton Park, as a whole host of foreign signings arrived. However, most of the acquisitions were short-lived and unsuccessful. Romanian striker Florin Răducioiu walked out in mid-season after scoring just two goals and Portuguese winger Paulo Futre played just nine games for the club before giving in to a knee injury and announcing his retirement in November.

It was a season of struggle for Harry Redknapp's team, but in the end a new wave of players helped to keep West Ham in the Premiership. Exciting young defender Rio Ferdinand broke into the side, while newly signed strikers Paul Kitson and John Hartson gave the attack the boost that Răducioiu and Futre had failed to deliver.

With survival confirmed by the final day of the season, there was now talk of pushing for a UEFA Cup place in the following campaign.[by whom?]

Final league table

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Main article: 1996–97 FA Premier League
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
12 Derby County 38 11 13 14 45 58 −13 46
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
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
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 10 12 16 39 48  −9 42 7 6 6 27 25  +2 3 6 10 12 23  −11

Source: Statto

Results by matchday
Match1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHHAAHAHAHHAAHAHHAHHAHHAAHAHAAAHAHAHHA
ResultLDWLDLWLLWWLDDDLDLWLDLLLLWLWDDWDLDWWDL
Position1617111516171315161310121213121514151616171818181817181717161516171816151214
Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

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West Ham United's score comes first[1]

Legend

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Win Draw Loss

FA Premier League

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Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
17 August 1996 Arsenal A 0–2 38,056
21 August 1996 Coventry City H 1–1 21,580 Rieper
24 August 1996 Southampton H 2–1 21,227 M Hughes, Dicks (pen)
4 September 1996 Middlesbrough A 1–4 30,060 M Hughes
8 September 1996 Sunderland A 0–0 18,642
15 September 1996 Wimbledon H 0–2 21,294
21 September 1996 Nottingham Forest A 2–0 23,352 Bowen, M Hughes
29 September 1996 Liverpool H 1–2 25,064 Bilić
12 October 1996 Everton A 1–2 36,571 Dicks (pen)
19 October 1996 Leicester City H 1–0 22,285 Moncur
26 October 1996 Blackburn Rovers H 2–1 23,947 Berg (own goal), Porfírio
2 November 1996 Tottenham Hotspur A 0–1 32,999
16 November 1996 Newcastle United A 1–1 36,552 Rowland
23 November 1996 Derby County H 1–1 24,576 Bishop
30 November 1996 Sheffield Wednesday A 0–0 22,321
4 December 1996 Aston Villa H 0–2 19,105
8 December 1996 Manchester United H 2–2 25,045 Răducioiu, Dicks (pen)
21 December 1996 Chelsea A 1–3 28,315 Porfírio
28 December 1996 Sunderland H 2–0 24,077 Bilić, Răducioiu
1 January 1997 Nottingham Forest H 0–1 22,358
11 January 1997 Liverpool A 0–0 40,102
20 January 1997 Leeds United H 0–2 19,441
29 January 1997 Arsenal H 1–2 24,382 Rose (own goal)
1 February 1997 Blackburn Rovers A 1–2 21,994 Ferdinand
15 February 1997 Derby County A 0–1 18,057
24 February 1997 Tottenham Hotspur H 4–3 23,998 Dicks (2, 1 pen), Kitson, Hartson
1 March 1997 Leeds United A 0–1 30,575
12 March 1997 Chelsea H 3–2 24,502 Dicks, Kitson (2)
15 March 1997 Aston Villa A 0–0 35,992
18 March 1997 Wimbledon A 1–1 15,771 Lazaridis
22 March 1997 Coventry City A 3–1 22,291 Hartson (2), Ferdinand
9 April 1997 Middlesbrough H 0–0 23,988
12 April 1997 Southampton A 0–2 15,244
19 April 1997 Everton H 2–2 24,525 Kitson (2)
23 April 1997 Leicester City A 1–0 20,327 Moncur
3 May 1997 Sheffield Wednesday H 5–1 24,960 Kitson (3), Hartson (2)
6 May 1997 Newcastle United H 0–0 24,617
11 May 1997 Manchester United A 0–2 55,249

FA Cup

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Main article: 1996–97 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 4 January 1997 Wrexham A 1–1 9,747 Porfírio
R3R 25 January 1997 Wrexham H 0–1 16,763

League Cup

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Main article: 1996–97 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R2 1st Leg 18 September 1996 Barnet A 1–1 3,849 Cottee
R2 2nd Leg 25 September 1996 Barnet H 1–0 15,264 Bilić
R3 23 October 1996 Nottingham Forest H 4–1 19,402 Dowie (2), Porfírio, Dicks (pen)
R4 27 November 1996 Stockport County H 1–1 20,061 Răducioiu
R4R 18 December 1996 Stockport County A 1–2 9,834 Dicks

First-team squad

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[2] 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 Czech Republic CZE Luděk Mikloško
2 DF England ENG Tim Breacker
3 DF England ENG Julian Dicks (captain)
4 DF England ENG Steve Potts (vice-captain)
5 DF England ENG Richard Hall
6 MF England ENG Danny Williamson
7 MF England ENG Ian Bishop
8 DF Denmark DEN Marc Rieper
9 FW England ENG Paul Kitson
10 FW Wales WAL John Hartson
11 MF Northern Ireland NIR Steve Lomas
12 DF Northern Ireland NIR Keith Rowland
13 MF Portugal POR Hugo Porfírio (on loan from Sporting CP)
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 FW Northern Ireland NIR Iain Dowie
16 MF England ENG John Moncur
17 MF Australia AUS Stan Lazaridis
21 GK England ENG Les Sealey
24 MF Northern Ireland NIR Michael Hughes
25 MF England ENG Lee Hodges
26 MF England ENG Frank Lampard
27 DF England ENG Rio Ferdinand
28 DF Croatia CRO Slaven Bilić
29 FW Nigeria NGA Emmanuel Omoyinmi
31 GK England ENG Neil Finn
32 MF England ENG Scott Mean
33 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Lee Boylan

Left club during season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
9 FW England ENG Tony Cottee (to Selangor)
10 FW Portugal POR Paulo Futre (to Atlético Madrid)
11 FW Romania ROU Florin Răducioiu (to Espanyol)
15 DF England ENG Kenny Brown (to Birmingham City)
18 FW Romania ROU Ilie Dumitrescu (to América)
19 MF Australia AUS Robbie Slater (to Southampton)
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 FW England ENG Mike Newell (on loan from Birmingham City)
20 DF Wales WAL Mark Bowen (to Shimizu S-Pulse)
21 GK England ENG Peter Shilton (to Leyton Orient)
22 DF England ENG Adrian Whitbread (to Portsmouth)
23 FW England ENG Steve Jones (to Charlton Athletic)
30 GK Australia AUS Steve Mautone (to Reading)

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier League FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Czech Republic CZE Luděk Mikloško 41 0 36 0 2 0 3 0
21 GK England ENG Les Sealey 2 0 1+1 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
2 DF England ENG Tim Breacker 30 0 22+3 0 2 0 3 0
3 DF England ENG Julian Dicks 38 8 31 6 2 0 5 2
4 DF England ENG Steve Potts 21 0 17+2 0 1 0 1 0
5 DF England ENG Richard Hall 7 0 7 0 0 0 0 0
8 DF Denmark DEN Marc Rieper 33 1 26+2 1 1 0 4 0
12 DF Northern Ireland NIR Keith Rowland 14 1 11+3 1 0 0 0 0
27 DF England ENG Rio Ferdinand 17 2 11+4 2 1 0 0+1 0
28 DF Croatia CRO Slaven Bilić 41 3 35 2 1 0 5 1
Midfielders
6 MF England ENG Danny Williamson 18 0 13+2 0 2 0 0+1 0
7 MF England ENG Ian Bishop 36 1 26+3 1 2 0 5 0
11 MF Northern Ireland NIR Steve Lomas 7 0 7 0 0 0 0 0
13 MF Portugal POR Hugo Porfirio 27 4 15+8 2 1+1 1 2 1
16 MF England ENG John Moncur 32 2 26+1 2 1 0 4 0
17 MF Australia AUS Stan Lazaridis 27 1 13+9 1 1 0 3+1 0
24 MF Northern Ireland NIR Michael Hughes 39 3 31+2 3 2 0 4 0
26 MF England ENG Frank Lampard 16 0 3+10 0 1 0 1+1 0
Forwards
9 FW England ENG Paul Kitson 14 8 14 8 0 0 0 0
10 FW Wales WAL John Hartson 11 5 11 5 0 0 0 0
14 FW Northern Ireland NIR Iain Dowie 28 2 18+5 0 0 0 5 2
29 FW Nigeria NGA Emmanuel Omoyinmi 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
33 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Lee Boylan 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
Players who left the club permanently or on loan during the season
9 FW England ENG Tony Cottee 5 1 2+1 0 0 0 2 1
10 FW Portugal POR Paulo Futre 9 0 4+5 0 0 0 0 0
11 FW Romania ROU Florin Răducioiu 12 3 6+5 2 0 0 1 1
18 MF Romania ROU Ilie Dumitrescu 10 0 3+4 0 0 0 2+1 0
19 MF Australia AUS Robbie Slater 3 0 2+1 0 0 0 0 0
19 FW England ENG Mike Newell 7 0 6+1 0 0 0 0 0
20 DF England ENG Mark Bowen 20 1 15+2 1 0 0 3 0
23 FW England ENG Steve Jones 11 0 5+3 0 2 0 0+1 0
30 GK Australia AUS Steve Mautone 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 0

Starting 11

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Considering starts in all competitions

References

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  1. ^ "West Ham United 1996-1997 : Results". Archived from the original on 1 November 2014. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  2. ^ "FootballSquads - West Ham United - 1996/97".
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