1996–97_West_Bromwich_Albion_F.C._season

West Bromwich Albion
1996–97 season
Chairman	Tony Hale
Manager	Alan Buckley (until January); Ray Harford (from February)
Stadium	The Hawthorns
First Division	16th
FA Cup	Third round
League Cup	First round
Top goalscorer	League: Andy Hunt and Paul Peschisolido (15); All: Andy Hunt (16)
Highest home attendance	20,711 (vs. Wolverhampton Wanderers, 15 September)
Lowest home attendance	11,792 (vs. Southend United, 5 March)
Average home league attendance	15,064
	← 1995–96 1997–98 →

1996–97 West Bromwich Albion F.C. season

West Bromwich Albion 1996–97 football season

During the 1996–97 English football season, West Bromwich Albion F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.

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Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
14	Manchester City	46	17	10	19	59	60	−1	61
15	Charlton Athletic	46	16	11	19	52	66	−14	59
16	West Bromwich Albion	46	14	15	17	68	72	−4	57
17	Oxford United	46	16	9	21	64	68	−4	57
18	Reading	46	15	12	19	58	67	−9	57

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
17 August 1996	Barnsley	H	1–2	18,561	Hunt (pen)
24 August 1996	Charlton Athletic	A	1–1	9,642	Taylor
27 August 1996	Crystal Palace	A	0–0	13,849
7 September 1996	Queens Park Rangers	A	2–0	12,886	Peschisolido, Taylor
10 September 1996	Reading	H	3–2	13,096	Hunt (3)
15 September 1996	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H	2–4	20,711	Hamilton, Taylor
21 September 1996	Tranmere Rovers	A	3–2	7,848	Gilbert, Peschisolido, Groves
28 September 1996	Ipswich Town	H	0–0	15,606
1 October 1996	Oldham Athletic	A	1–1	5,817	Groves
12 October 1996	Huddersfield Town	H	1–1	14,960	Hunt
16 October 1996	Stoke City	H	0–2	16,501
19 October 1996	Grimsby Town	A	1–1	7,187	Sneekes
26 October 1996	Bradford City	H	0–0	14,249
30 October 1996	Swindon Town	A	3–2	8,909	Holmes, Peschisolido, Sneekes
2 November 1996	Portsmouth	A	0–4	7,354
9 November 1996	Port Vale	H	1–1	13,975	Taylor
13 November 1996	Sheffield United	H	1–2	12,167	Coldicott
16 November 1996	Southend United	A	3–2	5,120	Peschisolido, Smith, Hunt
27 November 1996	Manchester City	A	2–3	24,200	Peschisolido, Hamilton
30 November 1996	Bradford City	A	1–1	12,003	Groves
8 December 1996	Bolton Wanderers	H	2–2	13,082	Peschisolido, Taylor
18 December 1996	Norwich City	H	5–1	12,620	Hamilton (2), Hunt (2), Peschisolido
21 December 1996	Oxford United	H	3–3	13,782	Sneekes, Hunt (pen), Taylor
26 December 1996	Reading	A	2–2	10,583	Peschisolido, Groves
28 December 1996	Queens Park Rangers	H	4–1	19,061	Sneekes, Smith, Hunt, Peschisolido
1 January 1997	Tranmere Rovers	H	1–2	14,770	Burgess
12 January 1997	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	0–2	27,336
18 January 1997	Oldham Athletic	H	1–1	12,103	Taylor
25 January 1997	Ipswich Town	A	0–5	9,381
1 February 1997	Port Vale	A	2–2	8,093	Peschisolido (2)
4 February 1997	Birmingham City	A	3–2	21,600	Taylor (2), Sneekes
8 February 1997	Swindon Town	H	1–2	16,219	Hunt (pen)
15 February 1997	Norwich City	A	4–2	14,845	Peschisolido (3), Sneekes
22 February 1997	Portsmouth	H	0–2	15,800
2 March 1997	Bolton Wanderers	A	0–1	13,258
5 March 1997	Southend United	H	4–0	11,792	Sneekes, Murphy, Hunt, Raven
8 March 1997	Oxford United	A	0–1	8,502
16 March 1997	Birmingham City	H	2–0	16,125	Sneekes, Hamilton
22 March 1997	Charlton Athletic	H	1–2	14,312	Hunt
28 March 1997	Barnsley	A	0–2	12,087
5 April 1997	Sheffield United	A	2–1	15,004	Coldicott, Taylor
9 April 1997	Crystal Palace	H	1–0	12,866	Peschisolido
12 April 1997	Manchester City	H	1–3	20,087	Murphy
19 April 1997	Huddersfield Town	A	0–0	12,748
26 April 1997	Grimsby Town	H	2–0	15,574	Hunt, Coldicott
4 May 1997	Stoke City	A	1–2	22,500	Hunt (pen)

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R1 First Leg	20 August 1996	Colchester United	A	3–2	3,521	Hunt, Hamilton, Donovan
R1 Second Leg	3 September 1996	Colchester United	H	1–3 (lost 4–5 on agg)	9,809	Groves

1996–97_West_Bromwich_Albion_F.C._season

1996–97 West Bromwich Albion F.C. season

Season summary

Final league table

Results

Legend

Football League First Division

FA Cup

League Cup

First-team squad

Reserve squad

Notes

References

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