1996–97 Fulham F.C. season

April 2022 Fulham 1996–97 Micky Adams (player-manager) Jimmy Hill Craven Cottage Third Division 2nd (promoted) FA Cup First round League Cup Second round Football League Trophy First round Conroy (21) Conroy (23) 6,644 1995–96 1997–98 During the 1996–97 English football season, Fulham F.C. competed in the Division Three. It was their third season in the league's fourth tier, and they finished the season with their first promotion in 15 years. Season summary In his first full season as manager, Micky Adams guided them to automatic promotion and as a result won the Division Three Manager of the Season award. They finished level on points at the top of the division with Wigan Athletic. Fulham's previous promotion had been in 1982 when they were promoted from the old Third Division. It was the first of three promotions in five seasons for the club, which saw them reach the FA Premier League in 2001 and end a 34-year exile from the top division of English football. Final league table 1996–97 Football League Third Division FUL y Results Fulham's score comes firsthttp://www.statto.com/football/teams/fulham/1996-1997/results Fulham results for the 1996-1997 season - Statto.com 2015-07-18 https://web.archive.org/web/20150906042411/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/fulham/1996-1997/results 2015-09-06 live Legend WinDrawLoss Football League Third Division DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 17 August 1996 Hereford UnitedH1–05,277Conroy 24 August 1996 Hartlepool UnitedA1–22,457Scott 27 August 1996 RochdaleA2–11,689Cusack, Conroy 31 August 1996 Carlisle UnitedH1–05,860Conroy 7 September 1996 Colchester UnitedH3–15,189Conroy (2), Morgan 10 September 1996 Exeter CityA1–02,388Freeman 14 September 1996 Swansea CityA2–13,791Conroy, Morgan 21 September 1996 Mansfield TownH1–25,740Morgan 28 September 1996 DarlingtonA2–03,269Watson, Carpenter 1 October 1996 Torquay UnitedH1–24,459Scott 5 October 1996 Northampton TownA1–06,171Conroy 12 October 1996 Doncaster RoversH3–15,516Conroy, Herrera, Carpenter 15 October 1996 Cambridge UnitedH3–05,791Conroy (2), Blake (pen) 19 October 1996 Hull CityA3–03,986Freeman, Watson, Conroy 26 October 1996 Brighton & Hove AlbionA0–08,387 29 October 1996 Scunthorpe UnitedH2–14,566Conroy, Freeman 2 November 1996 Lincoln CityH1–26,945Carpenter 9 November 1996 Cardiff CityA2–16,144Conroy, Blake 19 November 1996 BarnetH2–04,423Conroy, Morgan 23 November 1996 Wigan AthleticA1–15,039Scott 30 November 1996 Brighton & Hove AlbionH2–08,279Conroy, Blake (pen) 3 December 1996 Chester CityA1–11,762Freeman 14 December 1996 Leyton OrientH1–17,355Watson 21 December 1996 ScarboroughA2–02,015Conroy, Scott 26 December 1996 Exeter CityH1–17,892Angus 11 January 1997 DarlingtonH6–05,735Scott, Carpenter, Cullip, Freeman, Brooker, Conroy 14 January 1997 Colchester UnitedA1–23,820Morgan 18 January 1997 Torquay UnitedA1–33,386Scott 25 January 1997 Scunthorpe UnitedA4–13,259Cusack, Conroy, Blake (pen), Scott 31 January 1997 Cardiff CityH1–46,459Eckhardt (own goal) 8 February 1997 Lincoln CityA0–23,948 11 February 1997 Swansea CityH2–14,836Freeman, Brooker 15 February 1997 Wigan AthleticH1–19,448Blake 22 February 1997 BarnetA2–23,316Conroy, Scott 1 March 1997 Chester CityH1–15,780Morgan 8 March 1997 ScarboroughH4–06,080Cockerill, Freeman, Blake (pen), Warren 16 March 1997 Leyton OrientA2–07,125Blake (pen), Carpenter 22 March 1997 Hartlepool UnitedH1–07,222Freeman 29 March 1997 Hereford UnitedA0–04,279 31 March 1997 RochdaleH1–17,866Conroy 5 April 1997 Carlisle UnitedA2–19,171Conroy, McAcree 8 April 1997 Mansfield TownA0–03,912 12 April 1997 Northampton TownH0–111,479 19 April 1997 Doncaster RoversA0–02,920 26 April 1997 Hull CityH2–010,588Morgan (2) 3 May 1997 Cambridge UnitedA1–07,218Freeman FA Cup 1996-97 FA Cup +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR116 November 1996 Plymouth ArgyleA0–57,104 League Cup 1996-97 Football League Cup +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR1 1st Leg 20 August 1996 Southend UnitedA2–03,084Conroy, WatsonR1 2nd Leg 3 September 1996 Southend UnitedH1–2 (won 3–2 on agg)4,297ConroyR2 1st Leg 17 September 1996 Ipswich TownH1–16,947MorganR2 2nd Leg 24 September 1996 Ipswich TownA2–4 (lost 3–5 on agg)6,825Sedgley (own goal), Brooker Football League Trophy 1996-97 Football League Trophy +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersSR117 December 1996 Brighton & Hove AlbionA2–3 (a.e.t.)1,310 Squad http://www.11v11.com/teams/fulham/tab/players/season/1997 All Fulham players: 1997 ENG GK Tony Lange WAL GK Mark Walton ENG DF Micky Adams player-manager ENG DF Terry Angus ENG DF Mark Blake ENG DF Danny Cullip ENG DF Robbie Herrera ENG DF Matthew Lawrence ENG DF Simon Morgan ENG DF Paul Parker ENG DF Rob Scott ENG DF Jason Soloman ENG DF Simon Stewart ENG DF Paul Watson ENG MF Paul Brooker ENG MF Richard Carpenter ENG MF Glenn Cockerill ENG MF Nick Cusack ENG MF Sean Davis ENG MF Charlie Hartfield on loan from Sheffield United ENG MF John Marshall NIR MF Rodney McAree ENG MF Michael Mison ENG MF Martin Thomas ENG MF Christer Warren on loan from Southampton ENG FW Lea Barkus ENG FW Darren Beckford SCO FW Mike Conroy ENG FW Darren Freeman NIR FW Rory Hamill References Category:Fulham F.C. seasons Fulham