1996–97 Bury F.C. season

Bury
1996–97 season
ChairmanTerry Robinson
ManagerStan Ternent
StadiumGigg Lane
Second Division1st (champions)
FA CupFirst round
League CupSecond round
Football League TrophyQuarter finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Carter (12)
All: Carter (13)
Average home league attendance4,502

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

Season summary

In the 1996–97 season, it was the one to remember for Bury supporters as they won the Second Division title and as a result were promoted to the second tier of English football for the first time since 1969.

Final league table

Main article: 1996–97 Football League § Second Division

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Bury (C, P) 46 24 12 10 62 38 +24 84 Promotion to the First Division
2 Stockport County (P) 46 23 13 10 59 41 +18 82
3 Luton Town 46 21 15 10 71 45 +26 78 Qualification for the Second Division play-offs
4 Brentford 46 20 14 12 56 43 +13 74
5 Bristol City 46 21 10 15 69 51 +18 73
Source: [1]
Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Results

Bury's score comes first[2]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League Second Division

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
17 August 1996 Brentford H 1–1 3,373 Jepson
24 August 1996 Chesterfield A 2–1 3,763 West, Carter
27 August 1996 Wycombe Wanderers A 1–0 3,563 Jepson
31 August 1996 Bristol City H 4–0 4,160 Johnson, Carter, Jackson, Johnrose
7 September 1996 Rotherham United H 3–1 3,523 Carter (2, 1 pen), Jackson
10 September 1996 Crewe Alexandra A 0–2 3,627
14 September 1996 Shrewsbury Town A 1–1 3,238 Armstrong
21 September 1996 Luton Town H 0–0 3,588
28 September 1996 Walsall A 1–3 3,254 Carter (pen)
1 October 1996 Burnley H 1–0 7,557 Jepson
5 October 1996 Blackpool H 1–0 5,317 Armstrong
12 October 1996 Peterborough United A 2–1 6,003 Matthews, Johnson
16 October 1996 Millwall A 0–1 6,447
19 October 1996 Watford H 1–1 4,092 Carter
26 October 1996 Bristol Rovers H 2–1 4,082 Stant, O'Kane
29 October 1996 Wrexham A 1–1 3,895 West
2 November 1996 Bournemouth A 1–1 3,946 Carter
9 November 1996 York City H 4–1 4,021 West (2), Pugh, O'Kane
23 November 1996 Plymouth Argyle H 1–0 3,582 Carter
30 November 1996 Bristol Rovers A 3–4 4,496 Pugh, Johnson, Carter (pen)
3 December 1996 Preston North End H 3–0 5,447 Johnrose, Johnson, Carter
14 December 1996 Gillingham A 2–2 5,542 Matthews, Randall
21 December 1996 Stockport County H 0–0 5,069
28 December 1996 Rotherham United A 1–1 3,263 Matthews
17 January 1997 Burnley A 1–3 10,526 Matthews
1 February 1997 York City A 2–0 3,423 Jackson, Jepson
8 February 1997 Bournemouth H 2–1 3,559 Carter (pen), Matthews
15 February 1997 Plymouth Argyle A 0–2 5,486
22 February 1997 Notts County H 2–0 3,430 Randall, Jepson
25 February 1997 Wrexham H 0–0 3,419
1 March 1997 Preston North End A 1–3 8,749 O'Kane
4 March 1997 Shrewsbury Town H 2–0 2,690 Randall, Johnson
8 March 1997 Stockport County A 1–2 8,170 Butler
15 March 1997 Gillingham H 3–0 3,492 Johnrose, Battersby, Johnson
22 March 1997 Chesterfield H 1–0 4,162 Johnson
25 March 1997 Notts County A 1–0 3,306 Jepson
29 March 1997 Brentford A 2–0 7,823 Daws, Carter (pen)
31 March 1997 Wycombe Wanderers H 2–0 5,714 Daws, Butler
5 April 1997 Bristol City A 0–1 10,274
8 April 1997 Walsall H 2–1 4,082 Jepson, Battersby
12 April 1997 Blackpool A 0–2 6,812
15 April 1997 Crewe Alexandra H 1–0 4,725 Jepson
19 April 1997 Peterborough United H 1–0 4,631 Johnson
22 April 1997 Luton Town A 0–0 7,769
26 April 1997 Watford A 0–0 9,017
3 May 1997 Millwall H 2–0 9,785 Jepson, Johnrose

FA Cup

Main article: 1996–97 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1 16 November 1996 Chesterfield A 0–1 5,104

League Cup

Main article: 1996–97 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1 1st Leg 20 August 1996 Notts County A 1–1 2,141 Pugh
R1 2nd Leg 3 September 1996 Notts County H 1–0 (won 2–1 on agg) 2,571 Carter
R2 1st Leg 17 September 1996 Crystal Palace H 1–3 3,472 Jackson
R2 2nd Leg 24 September 1996 Crystal Palace A 0–4 (lost 7–1 on agg) 5,195

Football League Trophy

Main article: 1996–97 Football League Trophy
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
NR1 10 December 1996 Darlington H 3–1 1,436
NR2 13 January 1997 Mansfield Town H 6–0 1,331
NQF 11 February 1997 Stockport County H 1–2 (a.e.t.) 2,497

Squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK England ENG Lee Bracey
— GK England ENG Dean Kiely
— DF England ENG Lee Anderson
— DF England ENG Matt Barrass
— DF England ENG Stuart Bimson
— DF Republic of Ireland IRL Paul Butler
— DF England ENG Michael Jackson
— DF England ENG Chris Lucketti
— DF England ENG Trevor Matthewson
— DF England ENG John O'Kane (on loan from Manchester United)
— DF England ENG Nicky Reid
— DF England ENG Barry Shuttleworth
— DF England ENG Dean West
— DF England ENG Andy Woodward
— MF England ENG Gordon Armstrong
— MF England ENG Nick Daws
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Wales WAL Ian Hughes
— MF England ENG Lenny Johnrose
— MF Northern Ireland NIR Steve Jones
— MF England ENG Rob Matthews
— MF England ENG Adrian Randall
— MF England ENG Shaun Reid
— MF England ENG Tony Rigby
— MF England ENG Ian Thompstone
— FW England ENG Tony Battersby
— FW England ENG Mark Carter
— FW England ENG Ronnie Jepson
— FW Jamaica JAM David Johnson
— FW England ENG David Pugh
— FW England ENG Andy Scott (on loan from Sheffield United)
— FW England ENG Phil Stant
— FW England ENG Peter Thomson

References

  1. ^ "England 1996–97". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 28 March 2010. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 27 June 2015. Retrieved 26 June 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "All Bury players: 1997".