1996–97 Tranmere Rovers F.C. season

March 2015 March 2015 Tranmere Rovers 1996–97 John Aldridge (player-manager) Frank Corfe Prenton Park First Division 11th FA Cup Third round League Cup Second round John Aldridge (18) John Aldridge (20) 14,309 (vs. Bolton Wanderers, 4 May 1997) 4,577 (vs. Oxford United, 1 October 1996) 8,170 1995–96 1997–98 _birmingham1011a FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF During the 1996–97 English football season, Tranmere Rovers F.C. competed in the Football League First Division. Season summary Another decent season for Tranmere in player-manager John Aldridge's first full season in charge resulted in another mid-table finish, this time finishing two places higher than last season, in 11th. Final league table 1996–97 Football League First Division y TRA Results Tranmere Rovers' score comes firsthttp://www.statto.com/football/teams/tranmere-rovers/1996-1997/results Tranmere Rovers 1996-1997 Results - statto.com 16 May 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140517121129/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/tranmere-rovers/1996-1997/results 17 May 2014 live dmy-all Legend WinDrawLoss Football League First Division DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 17 August 1996 Southend UnitedA1–14,264Morrissey 23 August 1996 Grimsby TownH3–26,800Aldridge (2, 1 pen), Irons 27 August 1996 Port ValeH2–06,123Mahon, Branch 31 August 1996 Bradford CityA0–110,080 7 September 1996 Birmingham CityH1–08,548Aldridge 10 September 1996 Huddersfield TownA1–010,181Aldridge 14 September 1996 Swindon TownA1–28,430Aldridge 21 September 1996 West Bromwich AlbionH2–37,848Aldridge, Branch 28 September 1996 Norwich CityA1–114,511Aldridge 1 October 1996 Oxford UnitedH0–04,577 4 October 1996 PortsmouthH4–35,001Branch (2), G. Jones, Bonetti 12 October 1996 Sheffield UnitedA0–015,059 15 October 1996 Bolton WanderersA0–114,136 20 October 1996 Queens Park RangersH2–37,025Aldridge (pen), Brannan 26 October 1996 Ipswich TownA2–011,003Brannan, Vaughan (own goal) 29 October 1996 Charlton AthleticH4–05,527Thomas-Moore, G. Jones, Mahon, Aldridge 2 November 1996 Crystal PalaceH1–38,613Thorn 15 November 1996 Oldham AthleticH1–18,327Aldridge 23 November 1996 Manchester CityA2–126,531Higgins, Brightwell (own goal) 30 November 1996 Ipswich TownH3–010,127Brannan, Aldridge (2) 3 December 1996 ReadingA0–25,513 7 December 1996 Stoke CityA0–29,931 14 December 1996 BarnsleyA0–38,513 21 December 1996 Wolverhampton WanderersH0–29,674 26 December 1996 Huddersfield TownH1–110,134Brannan 1 January 1997 West Bromwich AlbionA2–114,770Aldridge (2) 10 January 1997 Swindon TownH2–18,763Nevin (2) 18 January 1997 Oxford UnitedA1–27,072Aldridge 28 January 1997 Norwich CityH3–15,891Cook (2), Thomas-Moore 1 February 1997 ReadingH2–26,019Branch, Thomas-Moore 7 February 1997 Charlton AthleticA1–311,283Irons 22 February 1997 Crystal PalaceA1–015,396O'Brien 28 February 1997 Stoke CityH0–09,127 4 March 1997 Oldham AthleticA2–15,417Brannan (2) 8 March 1997 Wolverhampton WanderersA2–326,192Irons, Aldridge 15 March 1997 BarnsleyH1–17,347Higgins 18 March 1997 Manchester CityH1–112,019G. Jones 22 March 1997 Grimsby TownA0–04,353 28 March 1997 Southend UnitedH3–07,563Irons, L. Jones, Aldridge 31 March 1997 Port ValeA1–27,469Irons 4 April 1997 Bradford CityH3–08,531G. Jones (2), L. Jones 12 April 1997 PortsmouthA3–112,004Cook, G. Jones, L. Jones 15 April 1997 Birmingham CityA0–022,364 19 April 1997 Sheffield UnitedH1–110,027L. Jones 26 April 1997 Queens Park RangersA0–214,859 4 May 1997 Bolton WanderersH2–214,309Aldridge (pen), L. Jones FA Cup 1996–97 FA Cup +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR314 January 1997 Carlisle UnitedA0–110,090 League Cup 1996–97 Football League Cup +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR1 First Leg 21 August 1996 Shrewsbury TownA2–02,875Aldridge, BonettiR1 Second Leg 3 September 1996 Shrewsbury TownH1–1 (won 3–1 on agg)3,028BranchR2 First Leg 17 September 1996 Oldham AthleticA2–23,094Aldridge (pen), MorrisseyR2 Second Leg 24 September 1996 Oldham AthleticH0–13,711 Squad http://www.11v11.com/teams/tranmere-rovers/tab/players/season/1997 All Tranmere Rovers players: 1997 ENG GK Eric Nixon WAL GK Danny Coyne ENG DF Dave Challinor ENG DF Dave Higgins ENG DF John McGreal ENG DF Alan Rogers ENG DF Gary Stevens ENG DF Shaun Teale ENG DF Tony Thomas ENG DF Andy Thorn WAL DF Alan Morgan SCO DF Steve Mungall ENG MF Graham Branch ENG MF Ged Brannan ENG MF Paul Cook ENG MF Kenny Irons ENG MF Gary Jones IRL MF Alan Mahon ENG MF Kevin McIntyre IRL MF Liam O'Brien IRL MF Billy Woods ITA MF Ivano Bonetti ENG FW John Morrissey ENG FW Ian Thomas-Moore WAL FW Lee Jones SCO FW Pat Nevin IRL FW John Aldridge References Category:Tranmere Rovers F.C. seasons Tranmere Rovers