1996–97 Manchester City F.C. season

English football club season March 2015 September 2022 Manchester City 1996–97 ENG Alan Ball, Jr. (until August)ENG Steve Coppell (from October to November)ENG Frank Clark (from December) ENG Francis Lee Maine Road First Division 14th FA Cup Fifth round League Cup Second round Rösler (15) Uwe Rösler (17) 30,729 vs. Oldham Athletic (8 March 1997) 23,079 vs. Oxford United (13 November 1996) 26,753 _mcfc_home_95-97 _mcfc_home_95-97 _mcfc_home_95-97 _mcfc_home_95-97 _mcfc_home_95-97 _mcfc_away_96-97 _mcfc_away_96-97 _mcfc_away_96-97 _mcfc_away_96-97 _mcfc_away_96-97 1995–96 1997–98 During the 1996–97 English football season, Manchester City F.C. competed in the Football League First Division. Team kit auto none center _mcfc_home_95-97 _mcfc_home_95-97 _mcfc_home_95-97 _mcfc_home_95-97 _mcfc_home_95-97 Home none center _mcfc_away_96-97 _mcfc_away_96-97 _mcfc_away_96-97 _mcfc_away_96-97 _mcfc_away_96-97 Away Season summary Alan Ball was sacked soon after Manchester City's 1996–97 Division One campaign got underway. Despite decent form under caretaker manager Asa Hartford, the board opted to appoint former Crystal Palace manager Steve Coppell as Ball's successor, only for him to resign after just 6 matches in charge and 33 days as manager, claiming that the job was too much pressure for him. Phil Neal took over on a caretaker basis for 10 games; however he lost 7 of these and by Christmas, City were in the bottom half of Division One and had turned to former Nottingham Forest manager Frank Clark to arrest the decline. Manchester City finished 14th in the final table, making this the only season between 1995–96 and 2001–02 in which the club were not either promoted or relegated. Final league table 1996–97 Football League First Division y MCI Results summary 12 4 7 34 25 5 6 12 25 35 March 2022 Results Manchester City's score comes firsthttp://www.statto.com/football/teams/manchester-city/1996-1997/results Manchester City results for the 1996-1997 season – Statto.com 24 October 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20150524173544/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/manchester-city/1996-1997/results 24 May 2015 live Legend WinDrawLoss Football League First Division DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 16 August 1996 Ipswich TownH1–029,126Lomas 20 August 1996 Bolton WanderersA0–118,257 24 August 1996 Stoke CityA1–221,116Rösler 3 September 1996 Charlton AthleticH2–125,963Rösler (pen), Creaney 7 September 1996 BarnsleyH1–226,464Clough 10 September 1996 Port ValeA2–010,770Rösler, Dickov 14 September 1996 Crystal PalaceA1–317,638Kavelashvili 21 September 1996 Birmingham CityH1–026,757Kinkladze (pen) 28 September 1996 Sheffield UnitedA0–220,867 12 October 1996 Queens Park RangersA2–216,265Brightwell, Kinkladze (pen) 15 October 1996 ReadingA0–211,724 19 October 1996 Norwich CityH2–128,269Clough, Dickov 27 October 1996 Wolverhampton WanderersH0–127,296 29 October 1996 Southend UnitedA3–28,707Rösler, Kinkladze (2, 1 pen) 2 November 1996 Swindon TownA0–214,374 13 November 1996 Oxford UnitedH2–323,079Dickov, Brightwell 16 November 1996 PortsmouthA1–212,841Rodger 19 November 1996 Huddersfield TownH0–023,314 23 November 1996 Tranmere RoversH1–226,531Summerbee 27 November 1996 West Bromwich AlbionH3–224,200Rösler, Kinkladze (2 pens) 1 December 1996 Wolverhampton WanderersA0–323,911 7 December 1996 Bradford CityH3–225,035Kinkladze (pen), Dickov, Whitley 21 December 1996 Oldham AthleticA1–212,992Kinkladze 26 December 1996 Port ValeH0–130,344 28 December 1996 BarnsleyA0–217,159 11 January 1997 Crystal PalaceH1–127,395Tuttle (own goal) 18 January 1997 Huddersfield TownA1–118,358Lomas 29 January 1997 Sheffield UnitedH0–026,551 2 February 1997 Oxford UnitedA4–18,824Gilchrist (own goal), Kinkladze (2), Rösler 8 February 1997 Southend UnitedH3–026,261Rösler (2), Kinkladze 22 February 1997 Swindon TownH3–027,262Horlock, Summerbee, Rösler 1 March 1997 Bradford CityA3–117,609Rösler (2, 1 pen), Horlock 5 March 1997 PortsmouthH1–126,051Horlock 8 March 1997 Oldham AthleticH1–030,729Rösler 11 March 1997 Birmingham CityA0–220,084 15 March 1997 Grimsby TownA1–18,732Kavelashvili 18 March 1997 Tranmere RoversA1–112,019O'Brien (own goal) 22 March 1997 Stoke CityH2–028,497Atkinson, Lomas 5 April 1997 Charlton AthleticA1–115,000Brannan 9 April 1997 Bolton WanderersH1–228,026Kinkladze 12 April 1997 West Bromwich AlbionA3–120,087Rösler (2), Horlock 16 April 1997 Grimsby TownH3–123,334Atkinson, Summerbee (2) 19 April 1997 Queens Park RangersH0–327,580 22 April 1997 Ipswich TownA0–115,824 25 April 1997 Norwich CityA0–014,080 3 May 1997 ReadingH3–227,260Dickov, Rösler, Heaney FA Cup 1996–97 FA Cup +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR325 January 1997 BrentfordA1–012,019SummerbeeR45 February 1997 WatfordH3–124,031Heaney, Summerbee, RöslerR515 February 1997 MiddlesbroughH0–130,462 League Cup 1996–97 Football League Cup +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR2 First Leg 17 September 1996 Lincoln CityA1–47,599RöslerR2 Second Leg 24 September 1996 Lincoln CityH0–114,242 Squad http://www.11v11.com/teams/manchester-city/tab/players/season/1997 All Manchester City players: 1997 WAL GK Andy Dibble WAL GK Martyn Margetson NIR GK Tommy Wright on loan from Nottingham Forest GER GK Eike Immel ENG DF Paul Beesley ENG DF Ian Brightwell ENG DF Lee Crooks ENG DF Richard Edghill ENG DF John Foster ENG DF Scott Hiley ENG DF Rae Ingram ENG DF Darren Wassall on loan from Derby County WAL DF Kit Symons IRL DF Alan Kernaghan GER DF Michael Frontzeck ENG MF Peter Beagrie ENG MF Ged Brannan ENG MF Michael Brown ENG MF Neil Heaney ENG MF Martin Phillips ENG MF Simon Rodger on loan from Crystal Palace ENG MF Nicky Summerbee NIR MF Kevin Horlock NIR MF Steve Lomas NIR MF Jeff Whitley IRL MF Eddie McGoldrick GEO MF Georgi Kinkladze ENG FW Dalian Atkinson on loan from Fenerbahçe ENG FW Nigel Clough ENG FW Chris Greenacre SCO FW Gerry Creaney SCO FW Paul Dickov IRL FW Niall Quinn GER FW Uwe Rösler GEO FW Mikhail Kavelashvili References Category:Manchester City F.C. seasons Manchester City