1996–97 Aston Villa F.C. season

Aston Villa
1996–97 season
Chairman Doug Ellis
Manager Brian Little
Stadium Villa Park
Premiership 5th
FA Cup Fourth round
League Cup Fourth round
UEFA Cup First round
Top goalscorer League: Yorke (17)
All: Yorke (20)
Average home league attendance 36,027
← 1995–96 1997–98 →

During the 1996–97 English football season, Aston Villa F.C. competed in the FA Premier League.

Season summary

There was no silverware this season for last season's League Cup winners, but Brian Little's competent Villa side achieved UEFA Cup qualification for the second season running by finishing fifth in the league.

The autumn of the season saw the departure of veteran defender Paul McGrath to Derby County, while the injured Gary Charles was replaced at right-back by the Portuguese Fernando Nelson. The end of the season saw the arrival of Liverpool striker Stan Collymore for a club record fee of £7 million.

Final league table

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Manchester United (C) 38 21 12 5 76 44 +32 75 1997–98 UEFA Champions League group stage
2 Newcastle United 38 19 11 8 73 40 +33 68 1997–98 UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round
3 Arsenal 38 19 11 8 62 32 +30 68 1997–98 UEFA Cup First round
4 Liverpool 38 19 11 8 62 37 +25 68
5 Aston Villa 38 17 10 11 47 34 +13 61
6 Chelsea 38 16 11 11 58 55 +3 59 1997–98 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup First round 1
7 Sheffield Wednesday 38 14 15 9 50 51 −1 57
8 Wimbledon 38 15 11 12 49 46 +3 56
9 Leicester City 38 12 11 15 46 54 −8 47 1997–98 UEFA Cup First round 2
10 Tottenham Hotspur 38 13 7 18 44 51 −7 46
11 Leeds United 38 11 13 14 28 38 −10 46
12 Derby County 38 11 13 14 45 58 −13 46
13 Blackburn Rovers 38 9 15 14 42 43 −1 42
14 West Ham United 38 10 12 16 39 48 −9 42
15 Everton 38 10 12 16 44 57 −13 42
16 Southampton 38 10 11 17 50 56 −6 41
17 Coventry City 38 9 14 15 38 54 −16 41
18 Sunderland (R) 38 10 10 18 35 53 −18 40 Relegation to 1997–98 Football League First Division
19 Middlesbrough (R) 38 10 12 16 51 60 −9 0393
20 Nottingham Forest (R) 38 6 16 16 31 59 −28 34

Updated to games played on 11 May 1997.
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1 Chelsea qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup as FA Cup winners.
2 Leicester City qualified for the UEFA Cup as League Cup winners.
3 Middlesbrough were docked three points for failing to fulfil a fixture.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
 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
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38 17 10 11 47 34  +13 61 11 5 3 27 13  +14 6 5 8 20 21  −1

Source: Statto

Results by round
Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHHAHAHAAHAHHAHAAHHAAHAHHHAHAHAHAAHAAH
Result L W W W D D D L L W L W L W W W W W L D D D L L W W D W L D W W W L D D L W
Position 15 10 3 2 4 7 6 8 8 7 7 7 9 8 7 5 4 4 5 6 6 6 7 7 7 5 5 5 5 6 5 5 4 4 5 5 5 5

Source: Statto.com
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Results

Aston Villa's score comes first[1]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

FA Premier League

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
17 August 1996 Sheffield WednesdayA1–226,861Johnson 88'
21 August 1996 Blackburn RoversH1–032,457Southgate 64'
24 August 1996 Derby CountyH2–034,646Joachim 19', Johnson pen 47'
4 September 1996 EvertonA1–039,115Ehiogu 62'
7 September 1996 ArsenalH2–237,944Milošević 39', 63'
15 September 1996 ChelseaA1–127,729Townsend 18'
21 September 1996 Manchester UnitedH0–039,339
30 September 1996 Newcastle UnitedA3–436,400Yorke 4', 59', 70'
12 October 1996 Tottenham HotspurH0–132,847
19 October 1996 Leeds UnitedH2–039,051Yorke 58', Johnson 65'
26 October 1996 SunderlandA0–121,059
2 November 1996 Nottingham ForestH2–035,310Tiler 20', Yorke 65'
16 November 1996 Leicester CityH1–336,193Yorke 15'
23 November 1996 Coventry CityA2–121,340Joachim 29', Staunton 85'
30 November 1996 MiddlesbroughH1–039,053Yorke 39' (pen)
4 December 1996 West Ham UnitedA2–019,105Ehiogu 38', Yorke 74'
7 December 1996 SouthamptonA1–015,232Townsend 34'
22 December 1996 WimbledonH5–028,875Yorke 38', 86', Milošević 42', 75', Taylor 61'
26 December 1996 ChelseaH0–239,339
28 December 1996 ArsenalA2–238,130Milošević 68', Yorke 74'
1 January 1997 Manchester UnitedA0–055,133
11 January 1997 Newcastle UnitedH2–239,339Yorke 39', Milošević 52'
18 January 1997 LiverpoolA0–340,489
29 January 1997 Sheffield WednesdayH0–126,726
1 February 1997 SunderlandH1–032,491Milošević 37'
19 February 1997 Coventry CityH2–130,409Yorke 43', 75'
22 February 1997 Nottingham ForestA0–025,239
2 March 1997 LiverpoolH1–039,339Taylor 83'
5 March 1997 Leicester CityA0–120,626
15 March 1997 West Ham UnitedH0–035,992
22 March 1997 Blackburn RoversA2–024,274Johnson 64', Yorke 79'
5 April 1997 EvertonH3–139,339Milošević 41', Staunton 50', Yorke 54'
9 April 1997 WimbledonA2–09,015Milošević 26', Wright 78'
12 April 1997 Derby CountyA1–218,071Joachim 84'
19 April 1997 Tottenham HotspurH1–139,339Yorke 81'
22 April 1997 Leeds UnitedA0–026,897
3 May 1997 MiddlesbroughA2–330,074Ehiogu 58', Milošević 75'
11 May 1997 SouthamptonH1–039,339Dryden 12' (own goal)

FA Cup

Main article: 1996–97 FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R314 January 1997 Notts CountyA0–013,315
R3R22 January 1997 Notts CountyH3–025,006Yorke 24', 53', Ehiogu 67'
R425 January 1997 Derby CountyA1–317,977Ćurčić 76'

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R323 October 1996 Leeds UnitedA2–115,803Taylor 70', Yorke pen 77'
R426 November 1996 WimbledonA0–17,573

UEFA Cup

Main article: 1996–97 UEFA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R1 1st Leg10 September 1996 HelsingborgH1–125,818Johnson 14'
R1 2nd Leg24 September 1996 HelsingborgA0–0 (lost on away goals)10,213

Squad

[2][3] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 Australia GK Mark Bosnich
2 England DF Gary Charles
3 Republic of Ireland DF Steve Staunton
4 England DF Gareth Southgate
6 Republic of Ireland MF Andy Townsend[4] (captain)
7 England MF Ian Taylor
8 England MF Mark Draper
9 Serbia and Montenegro FW Savo Milošević[5]
10 Trinidad and Tobago FW Dwight Yorke
12 England FW Julian Joachim
13 England GK Michael Oakes
14 England DF Alan Wright
No. Position Player
15 Portugal DF Fernando Nélson
16 England DF Ugo Ehiogu
17 England MF Lee Hendrie
19 Republic of Ireland MF Gareth Farrelly
20 England DF Riccardo Scimeca
23 England FW Neil Davis
24 Scotland MF Scott Murray
26 Serbia and Montenegro MF Saša Ćurčić
27 Wales FW David Hughes
30 England GK Adam Rachel
31 England GK Stuart Brock

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. Position Player
5 Republic of Ireland DF Paul McGrath[6] (to Derby County)
11 England FW Tommy Johnson (to Celtic)
18 England DF Carl Tiler (to Sheffield United)
No. Position Player
21 England MF Franz Carr (to Reggiana)
22 England DF Phil King (to Swindon Town)

Reserve squad

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

No. Position Player
- England DF Lee Collins
- England DF Tommy Jaszczun
- England DF Aaron Lescott
- England DF Ben Petty
- England FW Richard Burgess
No. Position Player
- Jamaica FW Darren Byfield
- Republic of Ireland FW Alan Lee
- England FW Darren Middleton
- England FW Richard Walker

Transfers

In

Date Pos. Name From Fee
2 August 1996 DF Fernando Nélson Sporting Lisbon £1,700,000
23 August 1996 MF Saša Ćurčić Bolton Wanderers £4,000,000
13 May 1997 FW Stan Collymore Liverpool £7,000,000

Out

Date Pos. Name To Fee
3 July 1996 DF Paul Browne Raith Rovers Signed
16 September 1996 DF Andy Mitchell Chesterfield Free transfer
1 October 1996 DF Paul McGrath Derby County £100,000
1 October 1996 MF Franz Carr Reggiana Free transfer
26 March 1997 DF Phil King Swindon Town Free transfer
26 March 1997 DF Carl Tiler Sheffield United £650,000
27 March 1997 FW Tommy Johnson Celtic £2,300,000
Transfers in: Decrease £12,700,000
Transfers out: Increase £3,050,000
Total spending: Decrease £9,650,000

References

  1. ↑ "Aston Villa 1996-1997 Home - statto.com". Archived from the original on 3 March 2012. Retrieved 2012-02-28.
  2. ↑ http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/1996-1997/faprem/avilla.htm
  3. ↑ http://www.11v11.com/teams/aston-villa/tab/players/season/1997
  4. ↑ Townsend was born in Maidstone, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his grandmother and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in February 1989.
  5. ↑ Milošević was born in Bijeljina, SFR Yugoslavia (now Bosnia and Herzegovina).
  6. ↑ McGrath was born in Ealing, England, but was raised in Dublin, the Republic of Ireland and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in 1985.
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