Charlton Athletic 1996–97 football season
During the 1996–97 English football season, Charlton Athletic F.C. competed in the Football League First Division .
Season summary
After missing out on promotion to the Premier League the season before in the play-offs, Alan Curbishley was looking to steer Charlton to automatic promotion the following season but it turned out to be a disappointing season for the Addicks, finishing in 15th place.
Final league table
Source:
[ 1] Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference
Results
Charlton Athletic's score comes first
Legend
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Scorers
17 August 1996
Huddersfield Town
A
0–2
11,858
24 August 1996
West Bromwich Albion
H
1–1
9,642
Leaburn
3 September 1996
Manchester City
A
1–2
25,963
Newton
6 September 1996
Wolverhampton Wanderers
A
0–1
21,072
10 September 1996
Southend United
H
2–0
8,497
Stuart , Mortimer
14 September 1996
Reading
H
1–0
10,831
Leaburn
20 September 1996
Ipswich Town
A
1–2
10,558
Allen
28 September 1996
Oldham Athletic
H
1–0
12,178
Whyte
12 October 1996
Portsmouth
A
0–2
6,641
15 October 1996
Sheffield United
A
0–3
14,080
19 October 1996
Bolton Wanderers
H
3–3
11,091
Whyte (2), Chapple
26 October 1996
Oxford United
H
2–0
10,626
Kinsella , Leaburn
29 October 1996
Tranmere Rovers
A
0–4
5,527
2 November 1996
Norwich City
A
2–1
14,145
Allen , Kinsella
16 November 1996
Queens Park Rangers
A
2–1
12,360
Poole , Allen
20 November 1996
Birmingham City
H
2–1
8,574
Allen , O'Connell
23 November 1996
Bradford City
H
0–2
12,256
26 November 1996
Grimsby Town
H
1–3
14,412
Whyte
30 November 1996
Oxford United
A
2–0
7,080
Barness , Whyte
4 December 1996
Stoke City
A
0–1
7,456
7 December 1996
Swindon Town
H
2–0
10,565
Leaburn , Whyte
14 December 1996
Port Vale
H
1–3
10,003
Chapple
21 December 1996
Crystal Palace
A
0–1
16,279
26 December 1996
Southend United
A
2–0
7,508
Kinsella , Robinson
28 December 1996
Wolverhampton Wanderers
H
0–0
12,259
1 January 1997
Ipswich Town
H
1–1
10,186
Robson
11 January 1997
Reading
A
2–2
7,614
Lisbie , Whyte
18 January 1997
Stoke City
H
1–2
9,901
Barness
1 February 1997
Grimsby Town
A
0–2
4,139
7 February 1997
Tranmere Rovers
H
3–1
11,283
Kinsella , Leaburn , Robson (pen)
15 February 1997
Barnsley
H
2–2
15,301
Nicholls , Lee
22 February 1997
Norwich City
H
4–4
12,405
Kinsella , Robson , Lee , Leaburn
1 March 1997
Swindon Town
A
0–1
9,256
4 March 1997
Queens Park Rangers
H
2–1
10,610
Leaburn , Balmer
8 March 1997
Crystal Palace
H
2–1
15,000
Lee , Robinson
15 March 1997
Port Vale
A
0–2
5,905
18 March 1997
Oldham Athletic
A
1–1
4,969
O'Connell
22 March 1997
West Bromwich Albion
A
2–1
17,378
Robinson , Balmer
31 March 1997
Birmingham City
A
0–0
14,525
5 April 1997
Manchester City
H
1–1
15,000
Leaburn
9 April 1997
Huddersfield Town
H
2–1
11,032
Newton (2)
12 April 1997
Barnsley
A
0–4
11,701
19 April 1997
Portsmouth
H
2–1
12,342
Bright (2)
25 April 1997
Bolton Wanderers
A
1–4
21,880
Kinsella
1 May 1997
Bradford City
A
0–1
15,780
4 May 1997
Sheffield United
H
0–0
12,589
FA Cup
League Cup
First-team squad
Squad at end of season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Notes
^ Robinson was born in Bulawayo , Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe ), but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and represented them at U-21 level before making his international debut for Wales in 1995.
^ Lisbie was born in Hackney , England , but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and would make his international debut for Jamaica in 2002.
References
^ "England 1996–97" . Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 28 March 2010. Retrieved 24 February 2010 .
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
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