1996–97 Watford F.C. season

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Watford
1996–97 season
ChairmanJack Petchey
ManagerKenny Jackett
StadiumVicarage Road
Second Division13th
FA CupFourth round
League CupSecond round
Football League TrophySouthern semi finals
Top goalscorerMooney (13)
Average home league attendance8,894

During the 1996–97 English football season, Watford F.C. competed in the Football League Second Division.

Season summary

In the 1996-97 season, although Jackett oversaw a long unbeaten stretch of results, Watford were unable to mount a serious promotion challenge and finished a disappointing campaign in 13th place – Watford's lowest position in the league structure since the 1970s. During the close season he was demoted to the position of first team coach, with Taylor once again becoming manager.[1]

Final league table

Main article: 1996–97 Football League
Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GD Pts
1 Bury 46 18 5 0 39 7 6 7 10 23 31 62 38 +24 84
2 Stockport County 46 15 5 3 31 14 8 8 7 28 27 59 41 +18 82
3 Luton Town 46 13 7 3 38 14 8 8 7 33 31 71 45 +26 78
4 Brentford 46 8 11 4 26 22 12 3 8 30 21 56 43 +13 74
5 Bristol City 46 14 4 5 43 18 7 6 10 26 33 69 51 +18 73
6 Crewe Alexandra 46 15 4 4 38 15 7 3 13 18 32 56 47 +9 73
7 Blackpool 46 13 7 3 41 21 5 8 10 19 26 60 47 +13 69
8 Wrexham 46 11 9 3 38 28 6 9 8 17 22 54 50 +4 69
9 Burnley 46 14 3 6 48 27 5 8 10 23 28 71 55 +16 68
10 Chesterfield 46 10 9 4 25 18 8 5 10 17 21 42 39 +3 68
11 Gillingham 46 13 3 7 37 25 6 7 10 23 34 60 59 +1 67
12 Walsall 46 12 8 3 35 21 7 2 14 19 32 54 53 +1 67
13 Watford 46 10 8 5 24 14 6 11 6 21 24 45 38 +7 67
14 Millwall 46 12 4 7 27 22 4 9 10 23 33 50 55 –5 61
15 Preston North End 46 14 5 4 33 19 4 2 17 16 36 49 55 –6 61
16 Bournemouth 46 8 9 6 24 20 7 6 10 19 25 43 45 –2 60
17 Bristol Rovers 46 13 4 6 34 22 2 7 14 13 28 47 50 –3 56
18 Wycombe Wanderers 46 13 4 6 31 14 2 6 15 20 43 51 56 –5 55
19 Plymouth Argyle 46 7 11 5 19 18 5 7 11 28 40 47 58 –11 54
20 York City 46 8 6 9 27 31 5 7 11 20 37 47 68 –21 52
21 Peterborough United 46 7 7 9 38 34 4 7 12 17 39 55 73 –18 47
22 Shrewsbury Town 46 8 6 9 27 32 3 7 13 22 42 49 74 –25 46
23 Rotherham United 46 4 7 12 17 29 3 7 13 22 41 39 70 –31 35
24 Notts County 46 4 9 10 20 25 3 5 15 13 34 33 59 –26 35
  • Pld = Matches ; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
  • NB: In the Football League goals scored (F) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).
Key
Division Champions, promoted
Promoted
Participated in play-offs
Promoted through play-offs
Relegated

Results

Watford's score comes first[2]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League Second Division

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
17 August 1996 Bournemouth A 2–1 7,672 Connolly, White
24 August 1996 Millwall H 0–2 9,495
27 August 1996 Plymouth Argyle H 0–2 7,349
31 August 1996 Crewe Alexandra A 2–0 3,655 Palmer, Mooney
7 September 1996 Stockport County H 1–0 7,208 Mooney (pen)
10 September 1996 Notts County A 3–2 3,660 Mooney (2), Andrews
14 September 1996 Bristol Rovers A 1–0 6,276 White
21 September 1996 Peterborough United H 0–0 12,007
28 September 1996 Shrewsbury Town A 0–1 3,655
1 October 1996 Preston North End H 1–0 6,434 Palmer
5 October 1996 York City A 2–1 5,232 Andrews, Penrice
12 October 1996 Wrexham H 1–1 8,441 Mooney (pen)
15 October 1996 Burnley H 2–2 6,450 Andrews, R Johnson
19 October 1996 Bury A 1–1 4,092 Andrews
26 October 1996 Blackpool A 1–1 6,072 Mooney
29 October 1996 Luton Town H 1–1 14,109 Bazeley
2 November 1996 Brentford H 2–0 11,448 Gibbs, Mooney
9 November 1996 Rotherham United A 0–0 3,619
19 November 1996 Wycombe Wanderers H 1–0 7,657 Connolly
30 November 1996 Blackpool H 2–2 12,017 Millen, Noel-Williams
3 December 1996 Bristol City A 1–1 9,097 Noel-Williams
14 December 1996 Walsall H 1–1 3,674 R Johnson
21 December 1996 Gillingham H 0–0 7,809
26 December 1996 Notts County H 0–0 9,065
18 January 1997 Preston North End A 1–1 8,735 Mooney
27 January 1997 Luton Town A 0–0 7,428
1 February 1997 Rotherham United H 2–0 10,657 Bazeley, Slater
8 February 1997 Brentford A 1–1 8,679 Scott
22 February 1997 Wycombe Wanderers A 0–0 8,438
25 February 1997 Shrewsbury Town H 2–0 6,378 Phillips, Bazeley
1 March 1997 Bristol City H 3–0 8,539 Phillips (3)
4 March 1997 Peterborough United A 1–2 4,200 Mooney
8 March 1997 Gillingham A 1–3 7,385 Scott
15 March 1997 Walsall H 1–0 7,818 Mooney
18 March 1997 Bristol Rovers H 1–0 6,139 Mooney
22 March 1997 Millwall A 1–0 8,713 Mooney
29 March 1997 Bournemouth H 0–1 10,019
31 March 1997 Plymouth Argyle A 0–0 6,836
5 April 1997 Crewe Alexandra H 0–1 12,441
8 April 1997 Chesterfield A 0–0 4,258
12 April 1997 York City H 4–0 7,645 Ramage (2), Mooney, Easton
14 April 1997 Stockport County A 0–1 7,164
19 April 1997 Wrexham A 1–3 3,437 Ramage
24 April 1997 Chesterfield H 0–2 6,411
26 April 1997 Bury H 0–0 9,017
3 May 1997 Burnley A 1–4 8,269 Millen

FA Cup

Main article: 1996-97 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1 17 November 1996 Northampton Town A 1–0 7,342 Bazeley
R2 7 December 1996 Ashford Town H 5–0 7,590 Bazeley (2), Connolly (3)
R3 21 January 1997 Oxford United H 2–0 9,502 White, Connolly
R4 5 February 1997 Manchester City A 1–3 24,031 Noel-Williams

League Cup

Main article: 1996-97 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1 1st Leg 20 August 1996 Walsall A 0–1 2,659
R1 2nd Leg 3 September 1996 Walsall H 2–0 (won 2-1 on agg) 5,325 Andrews, Porter
R2 1st Leg 17 September 1996 Sunderland H 0–2 9,136
R2 2nd Leg 24 September 1996 Sunderland A 0–1 (lost 0-3 on agg) 10,659

Football League Trophy

Main article: 1996-97 Football League Trophy
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
SR2 7 January 1997 Torquay United H 2–1 2,298 Page, Connolly
SQF 11 February 1997 Bristol City H 2–1 3,142 Andrews, Bazeley
SSF 18 February 1997 Peterborough United H 0–1 4,941

Squad

[3] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK England ENG Alec Chamberlain
— GK England ENG Kevin Miller
— DF England ENG Craig Armstrong (on loan from Nottingham Forest)
— DF England ENG Darren Bazeley
— DF England ENG Colin Foster
— DF England ENG Nigel Gibbs
— DF England ENG David Holdsworth
— DF England ENG Dominic Ludden
— DF England ENG Colin Miles
— DF England ENG Keith Millen
— DF Wales WAL Rob Page
— DF England ENG Steve Palmer
— DF England ENG Paul Robinson
— DF England ENG Darren Ward
— MF England ENG Clint Easton
— MF England ENG Richard Flash
— MF England ENG Danny Grieves
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF England ENG Chris Johnson
— MF Australia AUS Richard Johnson
— MF England ENG Gary Porter
— MF England ENG Craig Ramage
— MF England ENG Stuart Slater
— MF England ENG Steve Talboys
— FW England ENG Wayne Andrews
— FW Ireland EIR David Connolly
— FW England ENG Nathan Lowndes
— FW England ENG Tommy Mooney
— FW England ENG Gifton Noel-Williams
— FW England ENG Gary Penrice
— FW England ENG Kevin Phillips
— FW England ENG Keith Scott (on loan from Norwich City)
— FW England ENG Colin Simpson
— FW England ENG Devon White

References

  1. ^ "Rocket man". The Mirror. 13 May 1997.
  2. ^ Statto Organisation Ltd. "Watford results for the 1996-1997 season - Statto.com". Statto.com.
  3. ^ "All Watford players: 1997". 11v11.com.
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