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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 .
Season summary
In February 1997, Ray Harford was named as West Bromwich's new manager in place of Alan Buckley , who was sacked with the Baggies hovering just above the relegation zone in Division One (which had been a familiar pattern since their promotion in 1993) and Harford did much to keep the club clear of relegation.
Final league table
Key
Promoted to the Premier League
Qualified for the promotion playoff
Relegated to Division Two
NB In the Football League goals scored (F) takes precedence over goal difference
Results
West Bromwich Albion's score comes first [1]
Legend
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)
FA Cup
Round
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Goalscorers
R3
4 January 1997
Chelsea
A
0–3
27,446
League Cup
Squad
[2]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
References
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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