1996–97 Bristol Rovers F.C. season

April 2022 Bristol Rovers 1996–97 Ian Holloway (player-manager) Geoff Dunford Memorial Stadium Second Division 17th FA Cup First round League Cup First round Football League Trophy First round Beadle (12) 5,630 1995–96 1997–98 During the 1996–97 English football season, Bristol Rovers F.C. competed in the Football League Second Division. Season summary In the 1996–97 season, Holloway took over as manager with the club struggling both on and off the pitch. In his first season in charge of Bristol Rovers, he led the club to 17th place in Division Two. Final league table 1996–97 Football League Second Division BRR y Results Bristol Rovers' score comes firsthttp://www.statto.com/football/teams/bristol-rovers/1996-1997/results Bristol Rovers results for the 1996-1997 season - Statto.com 2015-07-11 https://web.archive.org/web/20150627132040/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/bristol-rovers/1996-1997/results 2015-06-27 live Legend WinDrawLoss Football League Second Division DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 17 August 1996 Peterborough UnitedH1–06,232Gurney 24 August 1996 Preston North EndA0–09,752 31 August 1996 Stockport CountyH1–16,380Archer 7 September 1996 MillwallA0–27,881 10 September 1996 BournemouthH3–24,170Tillson, Parmenter, Beadle 14 September 1996 WatfordH0–16,276 17 September 1996 WrexhamA0–12,401 21 September 1996 Plymouth ArgyleA1–08,879Archer 28 September 1996 ChesterfieldH2–05,008Cureton (2) 1 October 1996 York CityA2–23,714Cureton, Beadle 4 October 1996 Crewe AlexandraH2–06,211Cureton, Gurney 12 October 1996 Notts CountyA1–14,558Beadle 15 October 1996 Rotherham UnitedA0–02,490 19 October 1996 BlackpoolH0–05,823 26 October 1996 BuryA1–24,082Miller 29 October 1996 BrentfordH2–15,163Cureton, Browning 2 November 1996 GillinghamH0–05,530 12 November 1996 Shrewsbury TownA0–22,331 19 November 1996 BurnleyH1–24,123Beadle 23 November 1996 Luton TownA1–25,315Harris 30 November 1996 BuryH4–34,496Beadle (3), Clark 3 December 1996 WalsallA0–14,084 15 December 1996 Bristol CityA1–118,674Beadle 21 December 1996 Wycombe WanderersH3–44,465Cureton, Harris, Lockwood 26 December 1996 BournemouthA0–15,036 11 January 1997 ChesterfieldA0–13,305 18 January 1997 York CityH1–14,470Beadle 21 January 1997 BrentfordA0–04,191 1 February 1997 Shrewsbury TownH2–04,924Browning, Beadle 8 February 1997 GillinghamA0–16,900 15 February 1997 Luton TownH3–25,612Miller, Tillson, Holloway 22 February 1997 BurnleyA2–28,847Cureton, Alsop 25 February 1997 Plymouth ArgyleH2–06,005Cureton (2) 1 March 1997 WalsallH0–15,891 8 March 1997 Wycombe WanderersA0–25,386 16 March 1997 Bristol CityH1–28,078Alsop 18 March 1997 WatfordA0–16,139 23 March 1997 Preston North EndH1–06,405Cureton 29 March 1997 Peterborough UnitedA2–16,132Alsop, Beadle 31 March 1997 WrexhamH2–06,225Skinner, Beadle 5 April 1997 Stockport CountyA0–15,689 8 April 1997 MillwallH1–05,324Skinner 12 April 1997 Crewe AlexandraA0–14,281 20 April 1997 Notts CountyH1–06,309Bennett 26 April 1997 BlackpoolA2–36,673Cureton, Parmenter 3 May 1997 Rotherham UnitedH1–25,950Monington (own goal) FA Cup 1996-97 FA Cup +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR116 November 1996 Exeter CityH1–25,841Parmenter League Cup 1996-97 Football League Cup +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR1 1st Leg 20 August 1996 Luton TownA0–32,643R1 2nd Leg 4 September 1996 Luton TownH2–1 (lost 2–4 on agg)2,320Gurney, Archer Football League Trophy 1996-97 Football League Trophy +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersSR110 December 1996 BrentfordH1–22,752 Squad http://www.11v11.com/teams/bristol-rovers/tab/players/season/1997 All Bristol Rovers players: 1997 ENG GK Andy Collett ENG GK Shane Higgs ENG DF Jamie Clapham on loan from Tottenham Hotspur ENG DF Billy Clark ENG DF Brian Gayle ENG DF Andy Gurney ENG DF Matt Lockwood ENG DF Lee Martin ENG DF Graeme Power WAL DF David Pritchard ENG DF Andy Tillson ENG DF Tom White ENG MF Lee Archer ENG MF Steve Bowey WAL MF Marcus Browning ENG MF Jon French ENG MF Matt Hayfield ENG MF Ian Holloway player-manager WAL MF Josh Low ENG MF Paul Miller ENG MF Ryan Morgan WAL MF Tom Ramasut ENG MF Justin Skinner ENG MF Lee Zabek ENG FW Julian Alsop ENG FW Peter Beadle ENG FW Frankie Bennett ENG FW Jamie Cureton ENG FW Jason Harris on loan from Crystal Palace ENG FW Steve Parmenter References Category:Bristol Rovers F.C. seasons Bristol Rovers