1996–97 Hull City A.F.C. season

English football club season February 2019 February 2019 Hull City 1996–97 Terry Dolan Martin Fish Boothferry Park Third Division 17th FA Cup Second round League Cup First round Football League Trophy Second round Darby (13) Darby (19) 3,413 _hull9597h _hull9597h _hull9597h _2 black stripes 000000 FFAF00 _hull9597a _hull9597a _hull9597a _2 gold stripes 800020 800020 _hull9597t FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 1995–96 1997–98 The 1996–97 season was the 93rd season in the history of Hull City Association Football Club and their first season back in the fourth tier since 1982–83 following relegation. Despite this, they had technically last competed in the Third Division in 1991–92, before the introduction of the Premier League led to the renaming of the tiers beneath it. In addition to the domestic league, Hull would also participate in the FA Cup, the League Cup, and the League Trophy. Season summary A ten match unbeaten league run at the beginning of the 1996–97 season saw Hull remain in the top six until the beginning of October, but the side drifted towards a mid table placing by Christmas. The Tigers progressed through to the second round of the FA Cup following an extraordinary first round replay against Whitby Town. Duane Darby scored a double hat-trick in Hull's 8–4 victory. Their league form was less impressive, and Hull finished in 17th place – their lowest ever position. The campaign was played out amid growing unrest from the dwindling support. The abuse generated against Dolan and chairman Martin Fish led Christopher Needler – son of the former chairman – to sell his major shareholding. In July 1997, the Needler family's ownership of the club was at an end. David Lloyd, captain of the Great Britain Davis Cup tennis team and a multi-millionaire, was the new Hull City owner. He also acquired the Hull Rugby League club and ran the two in a joint operation. Final league table 1996–97 Football League Third Division y HUL Results Hull City's score comes firsthttp://www.statto.com/football/teams/hull-city/1996-1997/results Hull City 1996–1997 Results 20 July 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150906025545/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/hull-city/1996-1997/results 6 September 2015 live Legend WinDrawLoss Football League Third Division DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 17 August 1996 DarlingtonH3–24,224Darby (3) 24 August 1996 Carlisle UnitedA0–05,407 27 August 1996 Hereford UnitedA1–02,820Darby 31 August 1996 BarnetH0–04,605 7 September 1996 RochdaleH1–13,451Doncel 10 September 1996 Lincoln CityA1–03,069Peacock 14 September 1996 Colchester UnitedA1–13,073Gordon 21 September 1996 Hartlepool UnitedH1–03,886Darby 28 September 1996 Swansea CityA0–02,961 1 October 1996 Mansfield TownH1–13,579Gordon 5 October 1996 Scunthorpe UnitedH0–25,414 12 October 1996 Leyton OrientA1–14,490Brien 15 October 1996 ScarboroughA2–33,425Turner (2) 19 October 1996 FulhamH0–33,986 26 October 1996 Wigan AthleticA2–13,887Peacock, Trevitt 29 October 1996 Cardiff CityH1–12,775Gilbert 2 November 1996 Cambridge UnitedH1–33,563Brown 9 November 1996 Chester CityA0–02,085 20 November 1996 Torquay UnitedH2–01,775Darby, Peacock 23 November 1996 Exeter CityA0–03,423 30 November 1996 Wigan AthleticH1–13,537Doncel 3 December 1996 Northampton TownA1–23,519Darby 14 December 1996 Brighton & Hove AlbionA0–33,762 21 December 1996 Doncaster RoversH3–12,830Mason (2), Darby 26 December 1996 Lincoln CityH2–14,892Darby, Mason 1 January 1997 Hartlepool UnitedA1–11,944Joyce 11 January 1997 Swansea CityH1–12,810Mann 18 January 1997 Mansfield TownA0–12,286 25 January 1997 Cardiff CityA0–22,328 1 February 1997 Chester CityH1–02,513Gordon 8 February 1997 Cambridge UnitedA0–13,029 15 February 1997 Exeter CityH2–02,668Joyce, Gordon 22 February 1997 Torquay UnitedA1–12,072Greaves 25 February 1997 RochdaleA2–11,349Joyce, Darby 1 March 1997 Northampton TownH1–13,495Darby 8 March 1997 Doncaster RoversA0–03,274 15 March 1997 Brighton & Hove AlbionH3–03,373Joyce (2), Darby 22 March 1997 Carlisle UnitedH0–13,847 29 March 1997 DarlingtonA0–13,024 31 March 1997 Hereford UnitedH1–12,818Greaves 5 April 1997 BarnetA0–11,668 12 April 1997 Scunthorpe UnitedA2–24,257Quigley, Lowthorpe 15 April 1997 Colchester UnitedH1–22,035Darby 19 April 1997 Leyton OrientH3–22,647Peacock, Mann, Rioch (pen) 26 April 1997 FulhamA0–210,588 3 May 1997 ScarboroughH0–23,774 FA Cup 1996-97 FA Cup +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR117 November 1996 Whitby TownA0–03,337R1R26 November 1996 Whitby TownH8–4 (a.e.t.)2,900Darby (6), Peacock, MannR27 December 1996 Crewe AlexandraH1–53,756Joyce League Cup 1996-97 Football League Cup +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR1 1st Leg 20 August 1996 ScarboroughH2–22,134Rioch, QuigleyR1 2nd Leg 3 September 1996 ScarboroughA2–3 (lost 4–5 on agg)2,656Rioch (pen), Gordon Football League Trophy 1996-97 Football League Trophy +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersNR110 December 1996 Chester CityH3–1553NR228 January 1997 Carlisle UnitedA0–43,716 Squad Name Position Nationality Place of birth Date of birth (age)Players' ages listed as they were on 1 July 1996, the official start date of the 1996–97 season Previous club Date signed Fee GoalkeepersRoy CarrollGKNIREnniskillen30 September 1977 (age 18)NIR Ballinamallard UnitedSeptember 1995UnknownAidan DavisonGKNIRENG Sedgefield11 May 1968 (age 28)Bolton WanderersNovember 1996LoanSteve WilsonGKENGHull24 April 1974 (age 22)Academy4 May 1991– DefendersNeil AllisonDFENGHull20 October 1973 (age 22)AcademyMay 1991–Tony BrienDFIREDublin10 February 1969 (age 27)West Bromwich Albion12 July 1996FreeRob DewhurstDFENGKeighley10 September 1971 (age 24)Blackburn Rovers5 November 1993FreeAntonio DoncelDFESPA Pobra de San Xiao30 January 1967 (age 29)ESP Racing de FerrolAugust 1996FreeMike EdwardsDFENGHessle25 April 1980 (age 16)AcademyJuly 1996–Mark GreavesDFENGHull22 January 1975 (age 21)Brigg Town17 June 1996UnknownAdam LowthorpeDFENGHull7 August 1975 (age 20)AcademyJuly 1993–Scott MaxfieldDFENGDoncaster13 July 1976 (age 19)Doncaster Rovers27 March 1996UnknownGregor RiochDFENGSutton Coldfield24 June 1975 (age 21)Peterborough UnitedJuly 1996UnknownSam SharmanDFENGHull7 November 1977 (age 18)Sheffield WednesdayMarch 1997FreeSimon TrevittDFENGDewsbury20 December 1967 (age 28)Huddersfield TownDecember 1995£20,000Ian WrightDFENGLichfield10 March 1972 (age 24)Bristol RoversJuly 1996Unknown MidfieldersPatrick DickinsonMFCANVancouver6 May 1978 (age 18)AcademyMarch 1997–Stuart ElliottMFENGHendon27 August 1977 (age 18)Newcastle UnitedMarch 1997LoanKenny GilbertMFSCOAberdeen8 March 1975 (age 21)SCO AberdeenJuly 1996UnknownWarren JoyceMFENGOldham20 January 1965 (age 31)BurnleyJuly 1996UnknownNeil MannMFSCOENG Nottingham19 November 1972 (age 23)Grantham TownJuly 1993FreeJamie MarksMFNIRBelfast18 March 1977 (age 19)Leeds UnitedFebruary 1996FreeRichard PeacockMFENGSheffield29 October 1972 (age 23)Sheffield F.C.October 1993UnknownMike QuigleyMFENGManchester2 October 1970 (age 25)Manchester CityJuly 1995UnknownPaul WhartonMFENGNewcastle26 June 1977 (age 19)Leeds UnitedFebruary 1996Free ForwardsAndy BrownFWSCOEdinburgh11 October 1976 (age 19)Leeds UnitedMay 1996UnknownDuane DarbyFWENGBirmingham17 October 1973 (age 22)Doncaster Rovers27 March 1996£25,000Lee EllingtonFWENGBradford3 July 1980 (age 15)AcademyDecember 1996–Paul FewingsFWENGHull18 February 1978 (age 18)AcademyAugust 1995–Gavin GordonFWENGManchester24 June 1979 (age 17)AcademyJuly 1995–Andy MasonFWENGBolton22 November 1974 (age 21)Bolton WanderersJuly 1995FreeChristian SansamFWENGHull26 December 1975 (age 20)Bradford CityNovember 1996FreeRobbie TurnerFWENGEasington18 September 1966 (age 29)Cambridge UnitedOctober 1996Loan Notes References https://www.rsssf.org/engpaul/FLA/1996-97.html England 1996–97 Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation 24 February 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100328224621/http://www.rsssf.com/engpaul/FLA/1996-97.html 28 March 2010 live Category:Hull City A.F.C. seasons Hull City Category:1990s in Kingston upon Hull