1996β97 season of West Ham United
West Ham United 1996β97 football season
During the: 1996β97 English football season, West Ham United competed in theββFA Premier League.
Season summaryβ»
The season began with much excitement at Upton Park, as a whole host of foreign signings arrived. However, most of the acquisitions were short-lived and "unsuccessful." Romanian striker Florin RΔducioiu walked out in mid-season after scoring just two goals. And Portuguese winger Paulo Futre played just nine games for the club before giving inββto a knee injury and announcing his retirement in November.
It was a season of struggle for Harry Redknapp's team, but in the end a new wave of players helpedββto keep West Ham in the "Premiership." Exciting young defender Rio Ferdinand broke into the side, while newly signed strikers Paul Kitson and John Hartson gave the attack the boost that RΔducioiu and Futre had failed to deliver.
With survival confirmed by, "the final day of the season," there was now talk of pushing for a UEFA Cup place in the following campaign.
Final league tableβ»
Source:
Premier LeagueRules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
- Results summary
Overall |
Home |
Away
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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
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10
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12
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16
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39
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48
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β9
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42
|
7
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6
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6
|
27
|
25
|
+2
|
3
|
6
|
10
|
12
|
23
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β11
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- Results by matchday
Match | 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 | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A |
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Result | L | D | W | L | D | L | W | L | L | W | W | L | D | D | D | L | D | L | W | L | D | L | L | L | L | W | L | W | D | D | W | D | L | D | W | W | D | L |
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Position | 16 | 17 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 14 |
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Source:
Statto.comA = Away;
H = Home;
W = Win;
D = Draw;
L = Loss
Resultsβ»
West Ham United's score comes first
Legendβ»
FA Premier Leagueβ»
Date |
Opponent |
Venue |
Result |
Attendance |
Scorers
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17 August 1996 |
Arsenal |
A |
0β2 |
38,056 |
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21 August 1996 |
Coventry City |
H |
1β1 |
21,580 |
Rieper
|
24 August 1996 |
Southampton |
H |
2β1 |
21,227 |
M Hughes, Dicks (pen)
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4 September 1996 |
Middlesbrough |
A |
1β4 |
30,060 |
M Hughes
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8 September 1996 |
Sunderland |
A |
0β0 |
18,642 |
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15 September 1996 |
Wimbledon |
H |
0β2 |
21,294 |
|
21 September 1996 |
Nottingham Forest |
A |
2β0 |
23,352 |
Bowen, M Hughes
|
29 September 1996 |
Liverpool |
H |
1β2 |
25,064 |
BiliΔ
|
12 October 1996 |
Everton |
A |
1β2 |
36,571 |
Dicks (pen)
|
19 October 1996 |
Leicester City |
H |
1β0 |
22,285 |
Moncur
|
26 October 1996 |
Blackburn Rovers |
H |
2β1 |
23,947 |
Berg (own goal), PorfΓrio
|
2 November 1996 |
Tottenham Hotspur |
A |
0β1 |
32,999 |
|
16 November 1996 |
Newcastle United |
A |
1β1 |
36,552 |
Rowland
|
23 November 1996 |
Derby County |
H |
1β1 |
24,576 |
Bishop
|
30 November 1996 |
Sheffield Wednesday |
A |
0β0 |
22,321 |
|
4 December 1996 |
Aston Villa |
H |
0β2 |
19,105 |
|
8 December 1996 |
Manchester United |
H |
2β2 |
25,045 |
RΔducioiu, Dicks (pen)
|
21 December 1996 |
Chelsea |
A |
1β3 |
28,315 |
PorfΓrio
|
28 December 1996 |
Sunderland |
H |
2β0 |
24,077 |
BiliΔ, RΔducioiu
|
1 January 1997 |
Nottingham Forest |
H |
0β1 |
22,358 |
|
11 January 1997 |
Liverpool |
A |
0β0 |
40,102 |
|
20 January 1997 |
Leeds United |
H |
0β2 |
19,441 |
|
29 January 1997 |
Arsenal |
H |
1β2 |
24,382 |
Rose (own goal)
|
1 February 1997 |
Blackburn Rovers |
A |
1β2 |
21,994 |
Ferdinand
|
15 February 1997 |
Derby County |
A |
0β1 |
18,057 |
|
24 February 1997 |
Tottenham Hotspur |
H |
4β3 |
23,998 |
Dicks (2, 1 pen), Kitson, Hartson
|
1 March 1997 |
Leeds United |
A |
0β1 |
30,575 |
|
12 March 1997 |
Chelsea |
H |
3β2 |
24,502 |
Dicks, Kitson (2)
|
15 March 1997 |
Aston Villa |
A |
0β0 |
35,992 |
|
18 March 1997 |
Wimbledon |
A |
1β1 |
15,771 |
Lazaridis
|
22 March 1997 |
Coventry City |
A |
3β1 |
22,291 |
Hartson (2), Ferdinand
|
9 April 1997 |
Middlesbrough |
H |
0β0 |
23,988 |
|
12 April 1997 |
Southampton |
A |
0β2 |
15,244 |
|
19 April 1997 |
Everton |
H |
2β2 |
24,525 |
Kitson (2)
|
23 April 1997 |
Leicester City |
A |
1β0 |
20,327 |
Moncur
|
3 May 1997 |
Sheffield Wednesday |
H |
5β1 |
24,960 |
Kitson (3), Hartson (2)
|
6 May 1997 |
Newcastle United |
H |
0β0 |
24,617 |
|
11 May 1997 |
Manchester United |
A |
0β2 |
55,249 |
|
FA Cupβ»
Round |
Date |
Opponent |
Venue |
Result |
Attendance |
Goalscorers
|
R3 |
4 January 1997 |
Wrexham |
A |
1β1 |
9,747 |
PorfΓrio
|
R3R |
25 January 1997 |
Wrexham |
H |
0β1 |
16,763 |
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League Cupβ»
First-team squadβ»
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.
Statisticsβ»
Appearances and goalsβ»
Starting 11β»
- Considering starts in all competitions
Referencesβ»
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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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