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Derby County 1996–97 football season
The 1996–97 season was Derby County's first in the Premier League , following their promotion from the First Division the previous season.
Season summary
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 return to 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 £7 million transfer to Middlesbrough , but the move never happened.
The highlight of the season was a 3-2 win against champions Manchester United at Old Trafford , with Paulo Wanchope scoring a "wonder goal" on his English league debut.[1] [2]
Final league table
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Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
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
38
11
13
14
45
58
−13
46
8
6
5
25
22
+3
3
7
9
20
36
−16
Results by round
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Results
Derby County's score comes first [3]
Legend
FA Premier League
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Scorers
17 August 1996
Leeds United
H
3-3
17,925
Sturridge (2), Paul Simpson
21 August 1996
Tottenham Hotspur
A
1-1
28,219
Dailly
24 August 1996
Aston Villa
A
0-2
34,646
4 September 1996
Manchester United
H
1-1
18,025
Laursen
9 September 1996
Blackburn Rovers
A
2-1
19,214
Willems , Flynn
14 September 1996
Sunderland
H
1-0
17,692
Asanović (pen)
21 September 1996
Sheffield Wednesday
A
0-0
23,487
28 September 1996
Wimbledon
H
0-2
17,022
12 October 1996
Newcastle United
H
0-1
18,092
19 October 1996
Nottingham Forest
A
1-1
27,771
Dailly
27 October 1996
Liverpool
A
1-2
39,515
Ward
2 November 1996
Leicester City
H
2-0
18,010
Ward , Whitlow (own goal)
17 November 1996
Middlesbrough
H
2-1
17,350
Asanović , Vickers (own goal)
23 November 1996
West Ham United
A
1-1
24,576
Sturridge
30 November 1996
Coventry City
H
2-1
18,042
Asanović (pen), Ward
7 December 1996
Arsenal
A
2-2
38,018
Sturridge , Powell
16 December 1996
Everton
H
0-1
17,252
21 December 1996
Southampton
A
1-3
14,901
Dailly
26 December 1996
Sunderland
A
0-2
22,512
28 December 1996
Blackburn Rovers
H
0-0
17,847
11 January 1997
Wimbledon
A
1-1
11,467
Willems
18 January 1997
Chelsea
A
1-3
27,639
Asanović
29 January 1997
Leeds United
A
0-0
27,523
1 February 1997
Liverpool
H
0-1
18,102
15 February 1997
West Ham United
H
1-0
18,057
Asanović (pen)
19 February 1997
Sheffield Wednesday
H
2-2
18,060
Sturridge , Štimac
22 February 1997
Leicester City
A
2-4
20,323
Sturridge (2)
1 March 1997
Chelsea
H
3-2
18,039
Minto (own goal), Asanović , Ward
5 March 1997
Middlesbrough
A
1-6
29,739
Simpson
15 March 1997
Everton
A
0-1
32,140
22 March 1997
Tottenham Hotspur
H
4-2
18,083
van der Laan , Trollope , Sturridge , Ward
5 April 1997
Manchester United
A
3-2
55,243
Ward , Wanchope , Sturridge
9 April 1997
Southampton
H
1-1
17,839
Ward
12 April 1997
Aston Villa
H
2-1
18,071
Rowett , van der Laan
19 April 1997
Newcastle United
A
1-3
36,550
Sturridge
23 April 1997
Nottingham Forest
H
0-0
18,087
3 May 1997
Coventry City
A
2-1
22,854
Burrows (own goal), Sturridge
11 May 1997
Arsenal
H
1-3
18,287
Ward
FA Cup
League Cup
Round
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Goalscorers
R2 1st Leg
17 September 1996
Luton Town
A
0-1
4,459
R2 2nd Leg
25 September 1996
Luton Town
H
2-2 (lost 2-3 on agg)
13,569
Sturridge , Simpson
Squad
[4]
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Left club during season
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Reserve squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Statistics
Starting 11
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 Štimac , 21
CM: #10, Aljoša Asanović , 34
CM: #4, Darryl Powell , 27
CF: 8, Dean Sturridge , 29
CF: #12, Ashley Ward , 25
References
National teams
League competitions
Level 1 Levels 2–4 Level 5 Levels 6–7 Levels 8–9
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 )
Cup competitions
FA cups Football League cups
European competitions