1996–97 Bury F.C. season

April 2022 Bury 1996–97 Stan Ternent Terry Robinson Gigg Lane Second Division 1st (champions) FA Cup First round League Cup Second round Football League Trophy Quarter finals Carter (12) Carter (13) 4,502 1995–96 1997–98 During the 1996–97 English football season, Bury F.C. competed in the Football League Second Division. Season summary In the 1996–97 season, it was the one to remember for Bury supporters as they won the Second Division title and as a result were promoted to the second tier of English football for the first time since 1969. Final league table 1996–97 Football League#Second Division Second Division y BRY Results Bury's score comes firsthttp://www.statto.com/football/teams/bury/1996-1997/results Bury results for the 1996-1997 season 2015-06-26 https://web.archive.org/web/20150627062400/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/bury/1996-1997/results 2015-06-27 live Legend WinDrawLoss Football League Second Division DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 17 August 1996 BrentfordH1–13,373Jepson 24 August 1996 ChesterfieldA2–13,763West, Carter 27 August 1996 Wycombe WanderersA1–03,563Jepson 31 August 1996 Bristol CityH4–04,160Johnson, Carter, Jackson, Johnrose 7 September 1996 Rotherham UnitedH3–13,523Carter (2, 1 pen), Jackson 10 September 1996 Crewe AlexandraA0–23,627 14 September 1996 Shrewsbury TownA1–13,238Armstrong 21 September 1996 Luton TownH0–03,588 28 September 1996 WalsallA1–33,254Carter (pen) 1 October 1996 BurnleyH1–07,557Jepson 5 October 1996 BlackpoolH1–05,317Armstrong 12 October 1996 Peterborough UnitedA2–16,003Matthews, Johnson 16 October 1996 MillwallA0–16,447 19 October 1996 WatfordH1–14,092Carter 26 October 1996 Bristol RoversH2–14,082Stant, O'Kane 29 October 1996 WrexhamA1–13,895West 2 November 1996 BournemouthA1–13,946Carter 9 November 1996 York CityH4–14,021West (2), Pugh, O'Kane 23 November 1996 Plymouth ArgyleH1–03,582Carter 30 November 1996 Bristol RoversA3–44,496Pugh, Johnson, Carter (pen) 3 December 1996 Preston North EndH3–05,447Johnrose, Johnson, Carter 14 December 1996 GillinghamA2–25,542Matthews, Randall 21 December 1996 Stockport CountyH0–05,069 28 December 1996 Rotherham UnitedA1–13,263Matthews 17 January 1997 BurnleyA1–310,526Matthews 1 February 1997 York CityA2–03,423Jackson, Jepson 8 February 1997 BournemouthH2–13,559Carter (pen), Matthews 15 February 1997 Plymouth ArgyleA0–25,486 22 February 1997 Notts CountyH2–03,430Randall, Jepson 25 February 1997 WrexhamH0–03,419 1 March 1997 Preston North EndA1–38,749O'Kane 4 March 1997 Shrewsbury TownH2–02,690Randall, Johnson 8 March 1997 Stockport CountyA1–28,170Butler 15 March 1997 GillinghamH3–03,492Johnrose, Battersby, Johnson 22 March 1997 ChesterfieldH1–04,162Johnson 25 March 1997 Notts CountyA1–03,306Jepson 29 March 1997 BrentfordA2–07,823Daws, Carter (pen) 31 March 1997 Wycombe WanderersH2–05,714Daws, Butler 5 April 1997 Bristol CityA0–110,274 8 April 1997 WalsallH2–14,082Jepson, Battersby 12 April 1997 BlackpoolA0–26,812 15 April 1997 Crewe AlexandraH1–04,725Jepson 19 April 1997 Peterborough UnitedH1–04,631Johnson 22 April 1997 Luton TownA0–07,769 26 April 1997 WatfordA0–09,017 3 May 1997 MillwallH2–09,785Jepson, Johnrose FA Cup 1996–97 FA Cup +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR116 November 1996 ChesterfieldA0–15,104 League Cup 1996–97 Football League Cup +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR1 1st Leg 20 August 1996 Notts CountyA1–12,141PughR1 2nd Leg 3 September 1996 Notts CountyH1–0 (won 2–1 on agg)2,571CarterR2 1st Leg 17 September 1996 Crystal PalaceH1–33,472JacksonR2 2nd Leg 24 September 1996 Crystal PalaceA0–4 (lost 7–1 on agg)5,195 Football League Trophy 1996–97 Football League Trophy +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersNR110 December 1996 DarlingtonH3–11,436NR213 January 1997 Mansfield TownH6–01,331NQF11 February 1997 Stockport CountyH1–2 2,497 Squad http://www.11v11.com/teams/bury/tab/players/season/1997 All Bury players: 1997 ENG GK Lee Bracey ENG GK Dean Kiely ENG DF Lee Anderson ENG DF Matt Barrass ENG DF Stuart Bimson IRL DF Paul Butler ENG DF Michael Jackson ENG DF Chris Lucketti ENG DF Trevor Matthewson ENG DF John O'Kane on loan from Manchester United ENG DF Nicky Reid ENG DF Barry Shuttleworth ENG DF Dean West ENG DF Andy Woodward ENG MF Gordon Armstrong ENG MF Nick Daws WAL MF Ian Hughes ENG MF Lenny Johnrose NIR MF Steve Jones ENG MF Rob Matthews ENG MF Adrian Randall ENG MF Shaun Reid ENG MF Tony Rigby ENG MF Ian Thompstone ENG FW Tony Battersby ENG FW Mark Carter ENG FW Ronnie Jepson JAM FW David Johnson ENG FW David Pugh ENG FW Andy Scott on loan from Sheffield United ENG FW Phil Stant ENG FW Peter Thomson References Category:Bury F.C. seasons Bury