1996–97 Portsmouth F.C. season

October 2011 March 2015 March 2015 Portsmouth 1996–97 Terry Fenwick Terry Venables Fratton Park First Division 1st FA Cup Quarter finals League Cup Second round Lee Bradbury (15) Lee Bradbury (17) 12,841 (vs. Manchester City, 16 November 1996) 5,579 (vs. Southend United, 27 August 1996) 8,857 1995–96 1997–98 During the 1996–97 English football season, Portsmouth F.C. competed in the Football League First Division. Season summary In the summer of 1996, Terry Venables arrived at Portsmouth as a consultant, later taking over as chairman after buying the club for £1. The team enjoyed a run to the FA Cup quarter-finals, beating Premiership side Leeds United en route, After the season, the Fratton End was fully demolished to make way for an all-new replacement stand. Final league table 1996–97 Football League First Division y POR Football League Championship play-offs#1997 Play-off results Results Portsmouth's score comes first Legend WinDrawLoss Football League First Division DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 17 August 1996 Bradford CityA1–310,007Hall 23 August 1996 Queens Park RangersH1–27,501Igoe 27 August 1996 Southend UnitedH1–05,579Russell 31 August 1996 Grimsby TownA1–04,747Rees 7 September 1996 Port ValeH1–18,099Russell 11 September 1996 Swindon TownA1–08,685McLoughlin 14 September 1996 Bolton WanderersA0–214,248 21 September 1996 Norwich CityH0–17,511 28 September 1996 Oxford UnitedA0–27,626 1 October 1996 Crystal PalaceH2–27,212Hall, Bradbury 4 October 1996 Tranmere RoversA3–45,001Bradbury, McLoughlin (pen), Perrett 12 October 1996 Charlton AthleticH2–06,641Durnin, Bradbury 15 October 1996 Wolverhampton WanderersH0–27,411 19 October 1996 Ipswich TownA1–110,514McLoughlin (pen) 26 October 1996 Stoke CityA1–310,259Bradbury 29 October 1996 Birmingham CityH1–16,334Bradbury 2 November 1996 West Bromwich AlbionH4–07,354Bradbury, Simpson, Durnin, Turner 9 November 1996 Oldham AthleticA0–07,639 16 November 1996 Manchester CityH2–112,841Bradbury, Simpson 23 November 1996 BarnsleyA2–37,449Durnin (pen), Bradbury 30 November 1996 Stoke CityH1–07,749Turner 7 December 1996 Sheffield UnitedA0–116,333 14 December 1996 Huddersfield TownH3–16,954Simpson (pen), Svensson (2) 21 December 1996 ReadingA0–08,520 26 December 1996 Swindon TownH0–110,605 28 December 1996 Port ValeA2–07,382Hall, Svensson 1 January 1997 Norwich CityA0–111,946 11 January 1997 Bolton WanderersH0–310,467 18 January 1997 Crystal PalaceA2–115,498Bradbury, Thomson 28 January 1997 Oxford UnitedH2–17,301Hall, Svensson 1 February 1997 Oldham AthleticH1–09,135Hall 8 February 1997 Birmingham CityA3–015,897Svensson, Bradbury, McLoughlin (pen) 22 February 1997 West Bromwich AlbionA2–015,800Hillier, Burton 1 March 1997 Sheffield UnitedH1–112,715Hall 5 March 1997 Manchester CityA1–111,276Simpson 15 March 1997 Huddersfield TownA3–110,512Igoe, Hall (2) 22 March 1997 Queens Park RangersA1–215,746Bradbury 25 March 1997 ReadingH1–09,248Hall 29 March 1997 Bradford CityH3–112,340Bradbury, Hall, Svensson 31 March 1997 Southend UnitedA1–26,107Hall 5 April 1997 Grimsby TownH1–09,854Carter 12 April 1997 Tranmere RoversH1–312,004Hillier 19 April 1997 Charlton AthleticA1–212,342Hall 22 April 1997 BarnsleyH4–28,328McLoughlin (pen), Bradbury (3) 25 April 1997 Ipswich TownH0–112,101 4 May 1997 Wolverhampton WanderersA1–026,031Hall FA Cup 1996–97 FA Cup +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR34 January 1997 Wolverhampton WanderersA2–123,626McLoughlin, RobsonR425 January 1997 ReadingH3–015,003Hall, Bradbury, HillierR515 February 1997 Leeds UnitedA3–235,604Robson, Robson RobsonQF9 March 1997 ChelseaH1–415,701Burton League Cup 1996–97 Football League Cup +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR1 First Leg 20 August 1996 Leyton OrientH2–03,102Burton (2)R1 Second Leg 4 September 1996 Leyton OrientA0–1 (won 2–1 on agg)3,177R2 First Leg 18 September 1996 WimbledonA0–13,811R2 Second Leg 25 September 1996 WimbledonH1–14,006Carter Squad ENG GK Aaron Flahavan ENG GK Alan Knight ENG DF Andy Awford ENG DF Guy Butters ENG DF Paul Cook on loan from Swansea City Captain ENG MF David Robson ENG MF Danny Hinshelwood ENG DF Russell Perrett ENG DF Robbie Pethick ENG DF Lee Russell ENG DF Andy Thomson ENG DF Adrian Whitbread ENG MF Martin Allen ENG MF Jimmy Carter ENG MF John Durnin ENG MF David Hillier ENG MF Jamie Howell ENG MF Sammy Igoe ENG MF Fitzroy Simpson WAL MF Jason Rees IRL MF Alan McLoughlin NIR MF Dave Waterman JAM MF Paul Hall ENG FW Lee Bradbury IRL FW Andy Turner SWE FW Mathias Svensson JAM FW Deon Burton References Category:Portsmouth F.C. seasons Portsmouth