1996–97 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season

English football club season March 2015 March 2015 Tottenham Hotspur 1996–97 Gerry Francis Alan Sugar White Hart Lane FA Premier League 10th FA Cup Third round League Cup Fourth round Teddy Sheringham (7) Teddy Sheringham (8) 33,040 vs Leeds United (15 March 1997, FA Premier League) 20,080 vs Preston North End (25 September 1996, League Cup) 31,067a _navyborder _collar_CNortonMatosPT _navyborder _white border _whitetop 000080 000080 _yellowborder _collar_CNortonMatosPT _yellowborder _bluesides _navytop 000080 FFFF00 000080 FFFF00 FFFF00 _navystripes 800080 800080 800080 800080 800080 1995–96 1997–98 During the 1996–97 season, Tottenham Hotspur participated in the FA Premier League. Season summary For two seasons running, Tottenham narrowly missed out on a UEFA Cup place. 1996–97 could have been the season when Gerry Francis finally got it right and secured either a top-five finish or victory in one of the cups, but early exits from the FA Cup and Coca-Cola Cup ended their chances of a Wembley final, and a 10th-place finish in the final table was the club's lowest since Francis took over in November 1994. This disappointment saw the manager's future thrown into serious doubt, with fans calling for him to be dismissed. Final league table 1996–97 FA Premier League TOT Results summary 8 4 7 19 17 5 3 11 25 34 Statto September 2015 Results by matchday table b Match Ground A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/H/A/H/A/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/A/A/H/A/H Result W/D/D/L/L/W/L/L/W/W/L/W/W/L/L/W/D/D/W/L/L/L/W/L/D/L/L/W/W/D/L/W/L/L/D/W/L/L Position 3/6/8/12/13/11/12/14/11/8/9/8/7/9/11/10/9/10/9/10/10/10/9/10/9/11/12/10/10/10/10/9/9/9/9/9/9/10 Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss 1st 2nd 3rd red1 Statto.com September 2015 Results Tottenham Hotspur's score comes firsthttp://www.statto.com/football/teams/tottenham-hotspur/1996-1997/results Tottenham Hotspur 1996-1997 Results - statto.com 30 October 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141030223226/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/tottenham-hotspur/1996-1997/results 30 October 2014 live dmy-all Legend WinDrawLoss FA Premier League DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 17 August 1996 Blackburn RoversA2–026,960Armstrong (2) 21 August 1996 Derby CountyH1–128,219Sheringham 24 August 1996 EvertonH0–029,669 4 September 1996 WimbledonA0–117,306 7 September 1996 Newcastle UnitedH1–232,594Allen 14 September 1996 SouthamptonA1–015,251Armstrong (pen) 22 September 1996 Leicester CityH1–224,159Wilson (pen) 29 September 1996 Manchester UnitedA0–254,943 12 October 1996 Aston VillaH1–032,840Nielsen 19 October 1996 MiddlesbroughA3–030,215Sheringham (2), Fox 26 October 1996 ChelseaA1–328,318Armstrong 2 November 1996 West Ham UnitedH1–032,975Armstrong 16 November 1996 SunderlandH2–031,867Sinton, Sheringham 24 November 1996 ArsenalA1–338,264Sinton 2 December 1996 LiverpoolH0–232,899 7 December 1996 Coventry CityA2–119,656Sheringham, Sinton 14 December 1996 Leeds UnitedA0–033,783 21 December 1996 Sheffield WednesdayH1–130,996Nielsen 26 December 1996 SouthamptonH3–130,549Iversen (2), Nielsen 28 December 1996 Newcastle UnitedA1–736,308Nielsen 12 January 1997 Manchester UnitedH1–233,026Allen 19 January 1997 Nottingham ForestA1–227,303Sinton 29 January 1997 Blackburn RoversH2–122,943Iversen, Sinton 1 February 1997 ChelseaH1–233,027Howells 15 February 1997 ArsenalH0–033,039 24 February 1997 West Ham UnitedA3–423,998Sheringham, Anderton, Howells 1 March 1997 Nottingham ForestH0–132,805 4 March 1997 SunderlandA4–020,729Iversen (3), Nielsen 15 March 1997 Leeds UnitedH1–033,040Anderton 19 March 1997 Leicester CityA1–120,563Sheringham 22 March 1997 Derby CountyA2–418,083Rosenthal, Dozzell 5 April 1997 WimbledonH1–032,654Dozzell 9 April 1997 Sheffield WednesdayA1–222,671Nielsen 12 April 1997 EvertonA0–136,380 19 April 1997 Aston VillaA1–139,339Vega 24 April 1997 MiddlesbroughH1–029,940Sinton 3 May 1997 LiverpoolA1–240,003Anderton 11 May 1997 Coventry CityH1–233,029McVeigh FA Cup 1996–97 FA Cup +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR35 January 1997 Manchester UnitedA0–252,495 League Cup 1996–97 Football League Cup +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR2 1st Leg 17 September 1996 Preston North EndA1–116,258AndertonR2 2nd Leg 25 September 1996 Preston North EndH3–0 (won 4–1 on agg)20,080Anderton, Allen (2)R323 October 1996 SunderlandH2–124,867Armstrong, CampbellR427 November 1996 Bolton WanderersA1–618,621Sheringham Squad http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/1996-1997/faprem/tottenha.htm FootballSquads - Tottenham Hotspur - 1996/97 1 ENG GK Ian Walker 2 ENG DF Dean Austin 3 ENG DF Justin Edinburgh 4 ENG MF David Howells 5 SCO DF Colin Calderwood 6 ENG DF Gary Mabbutt captain 7 Montserrat MF Ruel Fox 8 DEN MF Allan Nielsen 9 ENG MF Darren Anderton 10 ENG FW Teddy Sheringham 11 ENG FW Chris Armstrong 12 ENG MF Jason Dozzell 13 NOR GK Espen Baardsen 14 ENG MF Stuart Nethercott 15 ENG DF Clive Wilson 16 ISR FW Ronny Rosenthal 17 ENG DF John Scales 18 NOR FW Steffen Iversen 19 NIR MF Paul McVeigh 20 IRL FW Neale Fenn 21 ENG MF Danny Hill 22 ENG DF David Kerslake on loan to Swindon Town 23 ENG DF Sol Campbell 24 SUI DF Ramon Vega 25 IRL DF Stephen Carr 26 ENG FW Paul Mahorn 27 ENG MF Andy Sinton 28 ENG DF Jamie Clapham 29 ENG FW Rory Allen 30 IRL MF Simon Webb 31 ENG GK Simon Brown 32 SCO MF Garry Brady 34 ENG DF Mark Arber Left club during season 17 IRL MF Andy Turner to Portsmouth 18 NIR MF Gerry McMahon to Stoke City 19 ENG DF Kevin Scott to Norwich City 24 ENG DF Jason Cundy to Ipswich Town Reserve squad - ENG MF Stephen Clemence - IRL MF Peter Gain - ENG MF Mark Gower - ENG MF Simon Spencer - ENG MF Simon Wormull Coaching staff Manager ENG Gerry Francis y Assistant manager IRE Chris Hughton October 2014 Statistics Appearances and goals FA Premier League FA Cup League Cup |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Goalkeepers 1 Ian Walker GK ENG 37 0 1 0 4 0 13 Espen Baardsen GK NOR 1+1 0 0 0 0 0 |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Defenders 2 Dean Austin DF ENG 13+2 0 1 0 0 0 3 Justin Edinburgh DF ENG 21+3 0 1 0 2 0 5 Colin Calderwood DF SCO 33+1 0 1 0 4 0 6 Gary Mabbutt DF ENG 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 Stuart Nethercott DF ENG 2+7 0 0 0 0 0 15 Clive Wilson DF ENG 23+3 1 0 0 4 0 17 John Scales DF ENG 10+2 0 0 0 0 0 23 Sol Campbell DF ENG 38 0 1 0 4 1 24 Ramon Vega DF SUI 8 1 0 0 0 0 25 Stephen Carr DF IRL 24+2 0 1 0 3 0 28 Jamie Clapham DF ENG 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Midfielders 4 David Howells MF ENG 32 2 1 0 4 0 7 Ruel Fox MF MSR 19+6 1 0 0 3+1 0 8 Allan Nielsen MF DEN 28+1 6 1 0 2+1 0 9 Darren Anderton MF ENG 14+1 3 0 0 3 2 12 Jason Dozzell MF ENG 10+7 2 0 0 1 0 27 Andy Sinton MF ENG 32+1 6 1 0 2 0 |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Forwards 10 Teddy Sheringham FW ENG 29 7 0 0 3 1 11 Chris Armstrong FW ENG 12 5 0 0 3 1 16 Ronny Rosenthal FW ISR 4+16 1 0 0 0 0 18 Steffen Iversen FW NOR 16 6 0 0 0 0 19 Paul McVeigh FW NIR 2+1 1 0 0 0 0 20 Neale Fenn FW IRL 0+4 0 1 0 0 0 29 Rory Allen FW ENG 9+3 2 1 0 2+1 2 |- 15 May 1999 [[https://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=2590&teamTabs=stats Tottenham FC Player Appearances | Past & Present | Soccer Base]] October 2016 Goal scorers 26 July 2020 premierleague.com May 2026 The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal. Rnk Ranking Pos Position No. Squad Number Player FA Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup Total1 FW 10 ENG Teddy Sheringham 7 0 1 82 MF 8 DEN Allan Nielsen 6 0 0 6 FW 11 ENG Chris Armstrong 5 0 1 6 FW 18 NOR Steffen Iversen 6 0 0 6 MF 22 ENG Andy Sinton 6 0 0 66 MF 9 ENG Darren Anderton 3 0 2 57 FW 29 ENG Rory Allen 2 0 2 48 MF 4 ENG David Howells 2 0 0 2 MF 12 ENG Jason Dozzell 2 0 0 210 MF 7 MSR Ruel Fox 1 0 0 1 DF 15 ENG Clive Wilson 1 0 0 1 FW 16 ISR Ronny Rosenthal 1 0 0 1 FW 19 NIR Paul McVeigh 1 0 0 1 DF 23 ENG Sol Campbell 0 0 1 1 DF 24 SUI Ramon Vega 1 0 0 1TOTALS440751 Clean sheets 26 July 2020 premierleague.com May 2026 Rnk Ranking No. Squad NumberPlayerFA Premier LeagueFA CupEFL CupTotal1 1 ENG Ian Walker 13 0 1 142 13 NOR Espen Baardsen 1 0 0 1TOTALS140115 References Category:Tottenham Hotspur F.C. seasons Tottenham Hotspur