1996–97 Sheffield United F.C. season

March 2015 August 2021 Sheffield United 1996–97 Howard Kendall Mike McDonald Bramall Lane First Division 5th FA Cup Third round League Cup Second round Pyotr Kachura/Andy Walker (12) Andy Walker (14) 16,638 1995–96 1997–98 During the 1996–97 English football season, Sheffield United competed in the Football League First Division. Season summary In the 1996–97 season, Howard Kendall's first full season in charge, the Blades finished fifth in Division One to qualify for the play-offs. In the play-off final at Wembley, the Blades lost to a last minute goal from David Hopkin and Crystal Palace earned the final promotion spot to the Premier League.Stenson Tony COP STEP AND JUMP INTO THE PREMIER LEAGUE http://www.thefreelibrary.com/FOOTBALL%3a+COP+STEP+AND+JUMP+INTO+THE+PREMIER+LEAGUE.-a061096401 The Mirror 27 May 1997 London In June 1997, Kendall left the club by mutual consent to return to Everton for a third spell as manager. Players First-team squad ENG GK Simon Tracey IRL GK Alan KellyKelly was born in Preston, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his father and represented them at U-23 level before making his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in 1993. ENG DF David Holdsworth ENG DF Paul Parker ENG DF Lee Sandford ENG DF Chris ShortShort was born in Münster, West Germany (now Germany), but was raised in England. ENG DF Carl Tiler NED DF Michel Vonk NOR DF Roger Nilsen AUS DF Doug Hodgson ENG MF Graham Anthony ENG MF Mark Beard ENG MF John Ebbrell ENG MF Charlie Hartfield ENG MF Steve Hawes ENG MF Nick Henry ENG MF Paul Simpson on loan from Derby County ENG MF Nigel Spackman ENG MF Mitch Ward ENG MF David White ENG MF Dane Whitehouse SCO MF Don HutchisonHutchison was born in Gateshead, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally through his father and would make his international debut for Scotland in March 1999, having previously represented them at B level. ENG FW Chris Bettney ENG FW Mark Patterson ENG FW Andy Scott ENG FW Phil Starbuck WAL FW Gareth TaylorTaylor was born in Weston-super-Mare, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally through his father and made his international debut for Wales in 1995. SCO FW Andy Walker NOR FW Jan Åge Fjørtoft BLR FW Pyotr Kachura Final league table 1996–97 Football League#First Division First Division y SHU Matches Source:Denis Clarebrough & Andrew Kirkham A Complete Record of Sheffield United Football Club 1889–1999 Hallamshire Press 1999 296–297 0-9508588-2-X Key #CCFFCC Win 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFFFCC Draw 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFCCCC Loss 1px solid #AAAAAA Division One 17 August 1996 15:00 Reading 1–0 Sheffield United Bernal 2 80Quinn 81 Elm Park 11,081 L 24 August 1996 15:00 Sheffield United 4–4 Birmingham City Taylor 45 70Walker 67 72 Furlong 9Newell 37Devlin 75 pen.Hunt 83 Bramall Lane 16,332 D 7 September 1996 15:00 Oldham Athletic 0–2 Sheffield United Hutchison 27Sandford 87 Boundary Park 7,323 W 10 September 1996 19:45 Sheffield United 3–0 Bradford City Taylor 27Whitehouse 45 58 Bramall Lane 12,591 W 14 September 1996 15:00 Sheffield United 1–3 Ipswich Town Ward 28 pen.Vonk 2 61 Sedgley 63Scowcroft 77 81 Bramall Lane 14,261 L 21 September 1996 15:00 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–2 Sheffield United Thompson 89 pen. White 76Taylor 0 82Katchouro 90 Molineux Stadium 25,170 W 28 September 1996 15:00 Sheffield United 2–0 Manchester City Ward 45 pen.Taylor 49 Bramall Lane 20,867 W 1 October 1996 19:45 Southend United 3–2 Sheffield United Boere 33 71Marsh 54 pen. Walker 7 34 Roots Hall 3,716 L 12 October 1996 15:00 Sheffield United 0–0 Tranmere Rovers Bramall Lane 15,059 D 15 October 1996 19:45 Sheffield United 3–0 Charlton Athletic Katchouro 52 54Walker 89 Bramall Lane 14,080 W 19 October 1996 15:00 Stoke City 0–4 Sheffield United Vonk 8 19Walker 16Taylor 77 Victoria Ground 13,581 W 26 October 1996 15:00 Sheffield United 1–1 Queens Park Rangers Taylor 83 Slade 19 Bramall Lane 17,096 D 30 October 1996 19:45 Norwich City 1–1 Sheffield United Adams 71 Katchouro 24 Carrow Road 14,534 D 3 November 1996 13:00 Grimsby Town 2–4 Sheffield United Livingstone 33 50 Hutchison 27Whitehouse 44 82Katchouro 80 Blundell Park 5,935 W 13 November 1996 19:45 West Bromwich Albion 1–2 Sheffield United Coldicott 80 Walker 57Hutchison 60 The Hawthorns 12,167 W 16 November 1996 15:00 Port Vale 0–0 Sheffield United Vale Park 8,352 D 22 November 1996 19:45 Sheffield United 1–1 Bolton Wanderers Taylor 41 Blake 10 Bramall Lane 17,069 D 26 November 1996 19:45 Sheffield United 2–0 Swindon Town Taylor 6Katchouro 61 Bramall Lane 12,301 W 30 November 1996 15:00 Queens Park Rangers 1–0 Sheffield United Barker 36 pen. Loftus Road 11,891 L 3 December 1996 19:45 Sheffield United 3–1 Huddersfield Town Sandford 34Patterson 38White 61 Payton 14 Bramall Lane 14,700 W 7 December 1996 15:00 Sheffield United 1–0 Portsmouth Katchouro 14 Bramall Lane 16,333 W 14 December 1996 15:00 Oxford United 4–1 Sheffield United Aldridge 13 21 33Jemson 82 Walker 88 Manor Ground 7,737 L 17 December 1996 19:45 Crystal Palace 0–1 Sheffield United Walker 44 Selhurst Park 12,801 W 21 December 1996 15:00 Sheffield United 0–1 Barnsley Hendrie 85 Bramall Lane 24,384 L 26 December 1996 13:00 Bradford City 1–2 Sheffield United Jacobs 37Dreyer 2 77 Hodgson 26Scott 47 Valley Parade 17,475 W 28 December 1996 15:00 Sheffield United 2–2 Oldham Athletic Taylor 6Katchouro 70 Henry 35Rickers 80 Bramall Lane 16,130 D 18 January 1997 15:00 Sheffield United 3–0 Southend United Katchouro 15White 50Taylor 61 Bramall Lane 15,049 W 24 January 1997 19:45 Sheffield United 2–3 Wolverhampton Wanderers White 24 82 Atkins 19Osborn 25Bull 88 Bramall Lane 17,490 L 29 January 1997 19:45 Manchester City 0–0 Sheffield United Maine Road 26,551 D 1 February 1997 15:00 Swindon Town 2–1 Sheffield United Elkins 57Holdsworth 70 o.g. Holdsworth 80 County Ground 8,811 L 9 February 1997 12:00 Sheffield United 2–3 Norwich City Katchouro 15Walker 79 Johnson 55Ottosson 74Holdsworth 83 o.g. Bramall Lane 15,301 L 15 February 1997 15:00 Bolton Wanderers 2–2 Sheffield United Paatelainen 4Fairclough 20 Fjørtoft 7Katchouro 55 Burnden Park 17,922 D 22 February 1997 15:00 Sheffield United 3–1 Grimsby Town Fjørtoft 45 62 68 Lester 42 Bramall Lane 17,502 W 1 March 1997 15:00 Portsmouth 1–1 Sheffield United Haul 19 Fjørtoft 54 Fratton Park 12,715 D 4 March 1997 19:45 Sheffield United 3–0 Port Vale Ward 62 pen.Taylor 79Fjørtoft 82 Bramall Lane 14,950 W 7 March 1997 19:45 Barnsley 2–0 Sheffield United Hendrie 36Eaden 83 Oakwell 14,668 L 15 March 1997 15:00 Sheffield United 3–1 Oxford United Whitehouse 11Fjørtoft 35Walker 43 Gilchrist 40 Bramall Lane 16,226 W 18 March 1997 19:45 Ipswich Town 3–1 Sheffield United Gregory 1 11 37 Fjørtoft 21 Portman Road 10,374 L 22 March 1997 15:00 Birmingham City 1–1 Sheffield United Legg 53 Katchouro 64 St Andrews 14,969 D 29 March 1997 15:00 Sheffield United 2–0 Reading Bodin 11 o.g.Walker 49 Bramall Lane 15,153 W 31 March 1997 15:00 Huddersfield Town 2–1 Sheffield United Dalton 1Cowan 18Dyson 0 47 Sinnott 16 o.g.Henry 0 54 Galpharm Stadium 14,551 L 5 April 1997 15:00 Sheffield United 1–2 West Bromwich Albion Fjørtoft 69 Coldicott 16Taylor 72 Bramall Lane 15,004 L 12 April 1997 15:00 Sheffield United 3–0 Crystal Palace Ward 2 pen.Fjørtoft 19White 89 Bramall Lane 20,051 W 19 April 1997 15:00 Tranmere Rovers 1–1 Sheffield United Jones 26 Whitehouse 50 Prenton Park 10,027 D 25 April 1997 15:00 Sheffield United 1–0 Stoke City Tiler 66 Bramall Lane 25,596 W 4 May 1997 13:00 Charlton Athletic 0–0 Sheffield United The Valley 12,589 D Playoffs Semi-final first leg 10 May 1997 15:00 Sheffield United 1–1 Ipswich Town Fjørtoft 41 Stockwell 78 Bramall Lane 22,312 D Semi-final second leg 14 May 1997 19:45 Ipswich Town 2–2 Sheffield United Scowcroft 32Gudmundsson 73 Katchouro 9Walker 77Henry 0 110 Portman Road 21,467 D Final 26 May 1997 15:00 Crystal Palace 1–0 Sheffield United Hopkin 90 Wembley Stadium 64,383 L FA Cup Round 3 4 January 1997 15:00 Norwich City 1–0 Sheffield United Polston 32 Carrow Road 12,356 L League Cup Round 1 20 August 1996 19:45 Sheffield United 3–0 Bradford City Vonk 8White 69Walker 76 Bramall Lane 7,575 W Round 1 3 September 1996 19:45 Bradford City 1–2 Sheffield United Stallard 68 Ward 66Walker 77 pen. Valley Parade 3,593 W Round 2 17 September 1996 19:45 Stockport County 2–1 Sheffield United Flynn 23Bennett 39 Vonk 49 Edgeley Park 4,004 L Round 2 24 September 1996 19:45 Sheffield United 2–5 Stockport County Taylor 34Katchouro 65 Gannon 25Armstrong 30 81Bennett 33Angell 62 Bramall Lane 6,285 L Steel City Cup 27 August 1996 19:45 Sheffield United 4–1 Sheffield Wednesday Scott ?Walker ?Starbuck ?Sandford ? Unknown ? Bramall Lane 7,271 W Friendlies 18 July 1996 Sarawak MAS 1–2 Sheffield United Walker ?Hutchison ? Sarawak Stadium 10,000 W 23 July 1996 Sabah MAS 0–0 Sheffield United Likas Stadium D 25 July 1996 Sarawak XI MAS 0–3 Sheffield United Walker ?Hartfield ?Starbuck ? Sarawak Stadium W 5 August 1996 Linfield NIR 0–0 Sheffield United Windsor Park D 7 August 1996 Glenavon NIR 0–4 Sheffield United Walker ?Hodgson ? ?Ward ? Mourneview Park W 12 August 1996 Stocksbridge Park Steels 0–3 Sheffield United Walker ? ?Unknown ? o.g. Bracken Moor W References Notes notes 32em Category:Sheffield United F.C. seasons Sheffield United