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1996–97 West Ham United F.C. season

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West Ham United
1996–97 season
ChairmanTerry Brown
ManagerHarry Redknapp
StadiumUpton Park
Premiership14th
FA CupThird round
League CupFourth round
Top goalscorerLeague: Kitson (8)
All: Kitson/Dicks (8)
Highest home attendance25,064 (vs. Liverpool, 29 September)
Lowest home attendance19,105 (vs. Aston Villa, 4 December)
Average home league attendance23,242

During the 1996–97 English football season, West Ham United competed in the FA Premier League.

Season summary

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 Răducioiu walked out in mid-season after scoring just two goals and Portuguese winger Paulo Futre played just nine games for the club before giving in to a knee injury and announcing his retirement in November.

It was a season of struggle for Harry Redknapp and his east Londoners, but in the end a new wave of players helped save the day and keep West Ham in the Premiership. Exciting young defender Rio Ferdinand broke into the side and so impressed that an international call-up appeared imminent, while newly signed strikers Paul Kitson and John Hartson gave the attack the much-needed boost that Radiciou 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 table

Main article: 1996-97 FA Premier League

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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 10 12 16 39 48  −9 42 7 6 6 27 25  +2 3 6 10 12 23  −11

Source: Statto

Results by round

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Results

West Ham United's score comes first[1]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

FA Premier League

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
17 August 1996 Arsenal A 0-2 38,056
21 August 1996 Coventry City H 1-1 21,580 Rieper
24 August 1996 Southampton H 2-1 21,227 M Hughes, Dicks (pen)
4 September 1996 Middlesbrough A 1-4 30,060 M Hughes
8 September 1996 Sunderland A 0-0 18,642
15 September 1996 Wimbledon H 0-2 21,294
21 September 1996 Nottingham Forest A 2-0 23,352 Bowen, M Hughes
29 September 1996 Liverpool H 1-2 25,064 Bilić
12 October 1996 Everton A 1-2 36,571 Dicks (pen)
19 October 1996 Leicester City H 1-0 22,285 Moncur
26 October 1996 Blackburn Rovers H 2-1 23,947 Berg (own goal), Porfírio
2 November 1996 Tottenham Hotspur A 0-1 32,999
16 November 1996 Newcastle United A 1-1 36,552 Rowland
23 November 1996 Derby County H 1-1 24,576 Bishop
30 November 1996 Sheffield Wednesday A 0-0 22,321
4 December 1996 Aston Villa H 0-2 19,105
8 December 1996 Manchester United H 2-2 25,045 Răducioiu, Dicks (pen)
21 December 1996 Chelsea A 1-3 28,315 Porfírio
28 December 1996 Sunderland H 2-0 24,077 Bilić, Răducioiu
1 January 1997 Nottingham Forest H 0-1 22,358
11 January 1997 Liverpool A 0-0 40,102
20 January 1997 Leeds United H 0-2 19,441
29 January 1997 Arsenal H 1-2 24,382 Rose (own goal)
1 February 1997 Blackburn Rovers A 1-2 21,994 Ferdinand
15 February 1997 Derby County A 0-1 18,057
24 February 1997 Tottenham Hotspur H 4-3 23,998 Dicks (2, 1 pen), Kitson, Hartson
1 March 1997 Leeds United A 0-1 30,575
12 March 1997 Chelsea H 3-2 24,502 Dicks, Kitson (2)
15 March 1997 Aston Villa A 0-0 35,992
18 March 1997 Wimbledon A 1-1 15,771 Lazaridis
22 March 1997 Coventry City A 3-1 22,291 Hartson (2), Ferdinand
9 April 1997 Middlesbrough H 0-0 23,988
12 April 1997 Southampton A 0-2 15,244
19 April 1997 Everton H 2-2 24,525 Kitson (2)
23 April 1997 Leicester City A 1-0 20,327 Moncur
3 May 1997 Sheffield Wednesday H 5-1 24,960 Kitson (3), Hartson (2)
7 May 1997 Newcastle United H 0-0 24,617
11 May 1997 Manchester United A 0-2 55,249

FA Cup

Main article: 1996–97 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 4 January 1997 Wrexham A 1-1 9,747 Porfírio
R3R 25 January 1997 Wrexham H 0-1 16,763

League Cup

Main article: 1996–97 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R2 1st Leg 18 September 1996 Barnet A 1-1 3,849 Cottee
R2 2nd Leg 25 September 1996 Barnet H 1-0 15,264 Bilić
R3 23 October 1996 Nottingham Forest H 4-1 19,402 Dowie (2), Porfírio, Dicks (pen)
R4 27 November 1996 Stockport County H 1-1 20,061 Răducioiu
R4R 18 December 1996 Stockport County A 1-2 9,834 Dicks

First-team squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Czech Republic CZE Luděk Mikloško
2 DF England ENG Tim Breacker
3 DF England ENG Julian Dicks (captain)
4 DF England ENG Steve Potts (vice-captain)
5 DF England ENG Richard Hall
6 MF England ENG Danny Williamson
7 MF England ENG Ian Bishop
8 DF Denmark DEN Marc Rieper
9 FW England ENG Paul Kitson
10 FW Wales WAL John Hartson
11 MF Northern Ireland NIR Steve Lomas
12 DF Northern Ireland NIR Keith Rowland
13 MF Portugal POR Hugo Porfírio (on loan from Sporting CP)
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 FW Northern Ireland NIR Iain Dowie
16 MF England ENG John Moncur
17 MF Australia AUS Stan Lazaridis
21 GK England ENG Les Sealey
24 MF Northern Ireland NIR Michael Hughes
25 MF England ENG Lee Hodges
26 MF England ENG Frank Lampard
27 DF England ENG Rio Ferdinand
28 DF Croatia CRO Slaven Bilić
29 FW Nigeria NGA Emmanuel Omoyinmi
31 GK England ENG Neil Finn
32 MF England ENG Scott Mean
33 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Lee Boylan

Left club during season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
9 FW England ENG Tony Cottee (to Selangor)
10 FW Portugal POR Paulo Futre (to Atlético Madrid)
11 FW Romania ROU Florin Răducioiu (to Espanyol)
15 DF England ENG Kenny Brown (to Birmingham City)
18 FW Romania ROU Ilie Dumitrescu (to América)
19 MF Australia AUS Robbie Slater (to Southampton)
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 FW England ENG Mike Newell (on loan from Birmingham City)
20 DF Wales WAL Mark Bowen (to Shimizu S-Pulse)
21 GK England ENG Peter Shilton (to Leyton Orient)
22 DF England ENG Adrian Whitbread (to Portsmouth)
23 FW England ENG Steve Jones (to Charlton Athletic)
30 GK Australia AUS Steve Mautone (to Reading)

Statistics

Starting 11

Considering starts in all competitions

References

  1. ^ http://www.statto.com/football/teams/west-ham-united/1996-1997/results
  2. ^ http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/1996-1997/faprem/westham.htm
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