1996–97 Norwich City F.C. season

April 2022 Norwich City 1996–97 Mike Walker Carrow Road First Division 13th FA Cup Fourth round League Cup First round Eadie (17) 20,256 vs. Ipswich Town (11 October 1996) 11,946 vs. Portsmouth (1 January 1997) 14,719 1995–96 1997–98 During the 1996–97 English football season, Norwich City F.C. competed in the Football League First Division. Season summary In 1996, Mike Walker returned for a second spell as Norwich manager to the delight of the fans but during the season he could not achieve promotion during his first season back at the club with only a 13th-place finish. After a great start which saw the Canaries lose only 2 out of the first 14 games, Norwich's brilliant form deteriorated from the end of October, picking up 3 points from the next 10 matches with 7 defeats during the winless run which all but ended their chances of automatic promotion. Final league table 1996–97 Football League#First Division First Division y NOR Results Norwich City's score comes firsthttp://www.statto.com/football/teams/norwich-city/1996-1997/results Norwich City 1996-1997 Results - statto.com 2014-08-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20140808044601/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/norwich-city/1996-1997/results 2014-08-08 live Legend WinDrawLoss Football League First Division DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 17 August 1996 Swindon TownH2–015,165Johnson, Fleck 24 August 1996 Bolton WanderersA1–313,507Eadie 27 August 1996 Oxford UnitedA1–07,436Adams 31 August 1996 Wolverhampton WanderersH1–014,456Adams (pen) 7 September 1996 Bradford CityA2–010,054Sutch, Eadie 11 September 1996 Queens Park RangersH1–114,000Adams 14 September 1996 Southend UnitedH0–012,461 21 September 1996 PortsmouthA1–07,511Crook 28 September 1996 Tranmere RoversH1–114,511Fleck 1 October 1996 Grimsby TownA4–15,266Eadie (2), Johnson, O'Neill 11 October 1996 Ipswich TownH3–120,256Johnson (2), Polston 16 October 1996 Oldham AthleticH2–012,271Eadie, Adams 19 October 1996 Manchester CityA1–228,269Scott 26 October 1996 Birmingham CityA3–218,869Johnson, Adams, Scott 30 October 1996 Sheffield UnitedH1–114,534Adams 2 November 1996 Charlton AthleticH1–214,145Milligan 12 November 1996 BarnsleyA1–39,697Newman 16 November 1996 ReadingH1–114,412Scott 30 November 1996 Birmingham CityH0–112,764 7 December 1996 Huddersfield TownA0–210,749 14 December 1996 Crystal PalaceH1–116,395Adams 18 December 1996 West Bromwich AlbionA1–57,483O'Neill 21 December 1996 Port ValeA1–66,278Fleck 26 December 1996 Queens Park RangersA2–315,699Crook, Eadie 28 December 1996 Bradford CityH2–013,473Adams (pen), O'Neill 1 January 1997 PortsmouthH1–011,946Jackson 18 January 1997 Grimsby TownH2–116,687Polston, Sutch 22 January 1997 Stoke CityA2–110,179O'Neill, Eadie 28 January 1997 Tranmere RoversA1–35,891Eadie 1 February 1997 BarnsleyH1–117,001Eadie 9 February 1997 Sheffield UnitedA3–215,301Johnson, Ottosson, Holdsworth (own goal) 15 February 1997 West Bromwich AlbionH2–414,845Sutch, Adams (pen) 22 February 1997 Charlton AthleticA4–412,405Adams (2), Eadie (2) 25 February 1997 Southend UnitedA1–15,169Fleck 1 March 1997 Huddersfield TownH2–013,001Eadie (2) 4 March 1997 ReadingA1–28,174Adams 8 March 1997 Port ValeH1–116,101Jackson 15 March 1997 Crystal PalaceA0–217,378 22 March 1997 Bolton WanderersH0–117,585 29 March 1997 Swindon TownA3–010,249Eadie (2), O'Neill 31 March 1997 Oxford UnitedH1–114,644Eadie 5 April 1997 Wolverhampton WanderersA2–326,938Broughton, Adams 12 April 1997 Stoke CityH2–013,805O'Neill, Eadie 18 April 1997 Ipswich TownA0–222,397 25 April 1997 Manchester CityH0–014,080 4 May 1997 Oldham AthleticA0–35,562 FA Cup 1996-97 FA Cup +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR34 January 1997 Sheffield UnitedH1–012,356PolstonR425 January 1997 Leicester CityA1–216,703Adams (pen) League Cup 1996-97 Football League Cup +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR1 First Leg 20 August 1996 Oxford UnitedA1–16,062JohnsonR1 Second Leg 4 September 1996 Oxford UnitedH2–3 (lost 3–4 on agg)7,301Adams (2, 1 pen) Players First-team squad Squad at end of seasonhttp://www.11v11.com/teams/norwich-city/tab/players/season/1997 All Norwich City players: 1997 ENG GK Andy Marshall SCO GK Bryan Gunn ENG DF Carl Bradshaw ENG DF Matt Jackson ENG DF Danny Mills ENG DF Neil Moore on loan from Everton ENG DF Rob Newman ENG DF John Polston ENG DF Kevin Scott on loan from Tottenham Hotspur ENG DF Daryl Sutch NIR DF Johnny Wright ENG MF Neil Adams ENG MF Ian Crook ENG MF Darren Eadie ENG MF Adrian Forbes ENG MF Andy JohnsonJohnson was born in Bristol, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and made his international debut for Wales in 1998. ENG MF Lee Marshall ENG MF David Rocastle on loan from Chelsea ENG MF Karl Simpson IRL MF Shaun CareyCarey was born in Kettering, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and represented them at U-21 level. IRL MF Mike MilliganMilligan was born in Manchester, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and represented them at U-21, U-23, and B level before making his international debut for Republic of Ireland in 1992. IRL MF Keith O'Neill IRL MF Matthew RushRush was born in Hackney, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and represented them at U-21 level. ENG FW Ade AkinbiyiAkinbiyi was born in Hackney, England, but also qualified to represent Nigeria internationally through his parents and would make his international debut for Nigeria in November 1999. ENG FW Drewe Broughton ENG FW Jamie Cureton ENG FW Keith Scott SCO FW Robert Fleck WAL FW Craig Bellamy SWE FW Ulf Ottosson on loan from IFK Norrköping Notes notes References Category:Norwich City F.C. seasons Norwich City