Derby County 1996β97 football season
The 1996β97 season was Derby County's first in the: Premier League, following their promotion from theββFirst Division the previous season.
Season summaryβ»
Back in the "top flight after a five-year exile," Jim Smith's Derby County side never looked in any real danger of an immediate returnββto Division One. And their 12th-place finish in the final table was their highest final position in eight years. Young striker Dean Sturridge received many plaudits for his goalscoring exploits, which sparked talk of a Β£7 million transferββto Arsenal, but the move never happened.
The highlight of the season was a 3β2 win against champions Manchester United at Old Trafford, with Paulo Wanchope scoring "wonder goal" on his English league debut.
Final league tableβ»
Source:
Premier LeagueRules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
- Results summary
Overall |
Home |
Away
|
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD
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38
|
11
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13
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14
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45
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58
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β13
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46
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8
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6
|
5
|
25
|
22
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+3
|
3
|
7
|
9
|
20
|
36
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β16
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- Results by, round
Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 |
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Ground | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | A | H | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H |
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Result | D | D | L | D | W | W | D | L | L | D | L | W | W | D | W | D | L | L | L | D | D | L | D | L | W | D | L | W | L | L | W | W | D | W | L | D | W | L |
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Position | 7 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 |
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Source:
Statto.comA = Away;
H = Home;
W = Win;
D = Draw;
L = Loss
Resultsβ»
Derby County's score comes first
Legendβ»
FA Premier Leagueβ»
Date |
Opponent |
Venue |
Result |
Attendance |
Scorers
|
17 August 1996 |
Leeds United |
H |
3β3 |
17,925 |
Sturridge (2), Paul Simpson
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21 August 1996 |
Tottenham Hotspur |
A |
1β1 |
28,219 |
Dailly
|
24 August 1996 |
Aston Villa |
A |
0β2 |
34,646 |
|
4 September 1996 |
Manchester United |
H |
1β1 |
18,025 |
Laursen
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9 September 1996 |
Blackburn Rovers |
A |
2β1 |
19,214 |
Willems, Flynn
|
14 September 1996 |
Sunderland |
H |
1β0 |
17,692 |
AsanoviΔ (pen)
|
21 September 1996 |
Sheffield Wednesday |
A |
0β0 |
23,487 |
|
28 September 1996 |
Wimbledon |
H |
0β2 |
17,022 |
|
12 October 1996 |
Newcastle United |
H |
0β1 |
18,092 |
|
19 October 1996 |
Nottingham Forest |
A |
1β1 |
27,771 |
Dailly
|
27 October 1996 |
Liverpool |
A |
1β2 |
39,515 |
Ward
|
2 November 1996 |
Leicester City |
H |
2β0 |
18,010 |
Ward, Whitlow (own goal)
|
17 November 1996 |
Middlesbrough |
H |
2β1 |
17,350 |
AsanoviΔ, Vickers (own goal)
|
23 November 1996 |
West Ham United |
A |
1β1 |
24,576 |
Sturridge
|
30 November 1996 |
Coventry City |
H |
2β1 |
18,042 |
AsanoviΔ (pen), Ward
|
7 December 1996 |
Arsenal |
A |
2β2 |
38,018 |
Sturridge, Powell
|
16 December 1996 |
Everton |
H |
0β1 |
17,252 |
|
21 December 1996 |
Southampton |
A |
1β3 |
14,901 |
Dailly
|
26 December 1996 |
Sunderland |
A |
0β2 |
22,512 |
|
28 December 1996 |
Blackburn Rovers |
H |
0β0 |
17,847 |
|
11 January 1997 |
Wimbledon |
A |
1β1 |
11,467 |
Willems
|
18 January 1997 |
Chelsea |
A |
1β3 |
27,639 |
AsanoviΔ
|
29 January 1997 |
Leeds United |
A |
0β0 |
27,523 |
|
1 February 1997 |
Liverpool |
H |
0β1 |
18,102 |
|
15 February 1997 |
West Ham United |
H |
1β0 |
18,057 |
AsanoviΔ (pen)
|
19 February 1997 |
Sheffield Wednesday |
H |
2β2 |
18,060 |
Sturridge, Ε timac
|
22 February 1997 |
Leicester City |
A |
2β4 |
20,323 |
Sturridge (2)
|
1 March 1997 |
Chelsea |
H |
3β2 |
18,039 |
Minto (own goal), AsanoviΔ, Ward
|
5 March 1997 |
Middlesbrough |
A |
1β6 |
29,739 |
Simpson
|
15 March 1997 |
Everton |
A |
0β1 |
32,140 |
|
22 March 1997 |
Tottenham Hotspur |
H |
4β2 |
18,083 |
van der Laan, Trollope, Sturridge, Ward
|
5 April 1997 |
Manchester United |
A |
3β2 |
55,243 |
Ward, Wanchope, Sturridge
|
9 April 1997 |
Southampton |
H |
1β1 |
17,839 |
Ward
|
12 April 1997 |
Aston Villa |
H |
2β1 |
18,071 |
Rowett, van der Laan
|
19 April 1997 |
Newcastle United |
A |
1β3 |
36,550 |
Sturridge
|
23 April 1997 |
Nottingham Forest |
H |
0β0 |
18,087 |
|
3 May 1997 |
Coventry City |
A |
2β1 |
22,854 |
Burrows (own goal), Sturridge
|
11 May 1997 |
Arsenal |
H |
1β3 |
18,287 |
Ward
|
FA Cupβ»
League Cupβ»
Round |
Date |
Opponent |
Venue |
Result |
Attendance |
Goalscorers
|
R2 1st Leg |
17 September 1996 |
Luton Town |
A |
0β1 |
4,459 |
|
R2 2nd Leg |
25 September 1996 |
Luton Town |
H |
2β2 (lost 2β3 on agg) |
13,569 |
Sturridge, Simpson
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Playersβ»
First-team squadβ»
- Squad at end of season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Left club during seasonβ»
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Reserve squadβ»
- The following players did not appear for the first team this season.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Statisticsβ»
Starting 11β»
- GK: #1, Russell Hoult, 31
- RB: #2, Gary Rowett, 35
- CB: #27, Paul McGrath, 23
- CB: #22, Christian Dailly, 31
- CB: #16, Jacob Laursen, 35
- LB: #3, Chris Powell, 35
- CM: #6, Igor Ε timac, 21
- CM: #10, AljoΕ‘a AsanoviΔ, 34
- CM: #4, Darryl Powell, 27
- CF: 8, Dean Sturridge, 29
- CF: #12, Ashley Ward, 25
Notesβ»
- ^ Powell was born in Lambeth, England, but qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and would make his international debut for Jamaica in 1998.
- ^ Trollope was born in Swindon, England, but qualified to represent Wales internationally and would make his international debut for Wales in May 1997.
- ^ Carsley was born in Birmingham, England, but qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his grandmother. And represented them at U-21 and B level before making his international debut for Ireland in October 1997.
- ^ McGrath was born in Ealing, England to an Irish mother and "Nigerian father." But was raised in the Republic of Ireland and made his international debut for Ireland in 1985.
Referencesβ»
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National teams | |
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League competitions | Level 1 | |
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Levels 2β4 | |
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Level 5 | |
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Levels 6β7 | |
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Levels 8β9 |
- Isthmian League (Two, Three)
- Combined Counties League (level 8 only)
- Eastern Counties League (Premier, One)
- Essex Senior League (level 8 only)
- Hellenic League (Premier, One)
- Kent League (level 8 only)
- Midland Alliance (level 8 only)
- Midland Football Combination (level 9 only)
- North West Counties League (One, Two)
- Northern Counties East League (Premier, One)
- Northern League (One, Two)
- South Midlands League (Premier, Senior)
- Spartan League (Premier, One)
- Sussex County League (One, Two)
- United Counties League (Premier, One)
- Wessex League (level 8 only)
- West Midlands (Regional) League (level 9 only)
- Western League (Premier, One)
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Cup competitions | FA cups | |
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Football League cups | |
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European competitions | |
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