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1996–97 Oldham Athletic A.F.C. season

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Oldham Athletic
1996–97 season
ChairmanIan Stott
ManagerScotland Graeme Sharp (until February)
England Neil Warnock (from February)
StadiumBoundary Park
Football League First Division23rd (relegated)
FA CupThird round
League CupThird round
Top goalscorerBarlow (12)
Highest home attendance12,992 vs. Manchester City (21 December 1996)
Lowest home attendance2,975 vs. Grimsby Town (20 August 1996), League Cup
Average home league attendance7,045

During the 1996–97 English football season, Oldham Athletic A.F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.

Season summary

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The 1996–97 season was a major struggle for Oldham which resulted in Graeme Sharp resigning in February. Sharp was succeeded by Neil Warnock, who had previously achieved promotion success with Scarborough, Notts County (twice), Huddersfield Town and Plymouth Argyle but was unable to save Oldham from relegation to the third tier for the first time in 23 years which was confirmed three months later following Bradford City's win against Charlton Athletic.

Final league table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
20 Huddersfield Town 46 13 15 18 48 61 −13 54
21 Bradford City 46 12 12 22 47 72 −25 48
22 Grimsby Town (R) 46 11 13 22 59 81 −22 46 Relegation to the Second Division
23 Oldham Athletic (R) 46 10 13 23 51 66 −15 43
24 Southend United (R) 46 8 15 23 42 85 −43 39
Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference
(R) Relegated

Results

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Oldham Athletic's score comes first

Legend

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Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

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Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
17 August 1996 Stoke City H 1–2 8,021 Redmond
24 August 1996 Crystal Palace A 1–3 12,822 McCarthy
28 August 1996 Swindon Town A 0–1 8,025
31 August 1996 Ipswich Town H 3–3 5,339 Rickers, Redmond, Banger
7 September 1996 Sheffield United H 0–2 7,323
10 September 1996 Birmingham City A 0–0 17,228
13 September 1996 Huddersfield Town A 2–3 10,296 McCarthy (2)
21 September 1996 Barnsley H 0–1 7,043
28 September 1996 Charlton Athletic A 0–1 12,178
1 October 1996 West Bromwich Albion H 1–1 5,817 Ormondroyd
5 October 1996 Port Vale H 3–0 6,051 Ormondroyd (2), Banger
12 October 1996 Bolton Wanderers A 1–3 14,813 Allott
16 October 1996 Norwich City A 0–2 12,271
19 October 1996 Reading H 1–1 7,171 Örlygsson (pen)
26 October 1996 Southend United H 0–0 6,606
29 October 1996 Grimsby Town A 3–0 3,532 Ormondroyd, Halle (2)
2 November 1996 Bradford City A 3–0 10,855 Barlow (3)
9 November 1996 Portsmouth H 0–0 7,639
15 November 1996 Tranmere Rovers A 1–1 8,327 Ormondroyd
23 November 1996 Oxford United H 2–1 4,851 Barlow, Halle
30 November 1996 Southend United A 1–1 5,001 Richardson (pen)
7 December 1996 Queens Park Rangers H 0–2 5,590
14 December 1996 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 1–0 22,528 Ormondroyd
21 December 1996 Manchester City H 2–1 12,992 Ormondroyd, Banger
28 December 1996 Sheffield United A 2–2 16,130 Henry, Rickers
18 January 1997 West Bromwich Albion A 1–1 12,103 Barlow
25 January 1997 Huddersfield Town H 1–2 8,588 Richardson
1 February 1997 Portsmouth A 0–1 9,135
8 February 1997 Grimsby Town H 0–3 6,549
15 February 1997 Oxford United A 1–3 6,868 Graham
22 February 1997 Bradford City H 1–2 9,524 Ormondroyd
1 March 1997 Queens Park Rangers A 1–0 10,180 Banger
4 March 1997 Tranmere Rovers H 1–2 5,417 Banger
8 March 1997 Manchester City A 0–1 30,729
15 March 1997 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 3–2 9,661 Rickers (2), Barlow
18 March 1997 Charlton Athletic H 1–1 4,969 Barlow
23 March 1997 Crystal Palace H 0–1 5,282
29 March 1997 Stoke City A 1–2 11,755 Barlow
31 March 1997 Swindon Town H 5–1 5,699 Richardson (pen), Barlow (3), Rush
5 April 1997 Ipswich Town A 0–4 11,730
8 April 1997 Birmingham City H 2–2 5,942 Richardson (pen), Reid
12 April 1997 Port Vale A 2–3 11,701 Garnett, Duxbury
15 April 1997 Barnsley A 0–2 17,476
19 April 1997 Bolton Wanderers H 0–0 10,702
26 April 1997 Reading A 0–2 8,301
4 May 1997 Norwich City H 3–0 5,562 McCarthy, Rush, Barlow

FA Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 5 January 1997 Barnsley A 0–2 9,936

League Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1 First Leg 20 August 1996 Grimsby Town H 0–1 2,975
R1 Second Leg 3 September 1996 Grimsby Town A 1–0 (won 5–4 on pens) 2,371 McCarthy
R2 First Leg 17 September 1996 Tranmere Rovers H 2–2 3,094 Redmond, Richardson
R2 Second Leg 24 September 1996 Tranmere Rovers A 1–0 3,711 Banger
R3 23 October 1996 Newcastle United A 0–1 36,314

First-team squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK Republic of Ireland IRL Gary Kelly[a]
GK England ENG Jon Hallworth
DF England ENG Craig Fleming
DF England ENG Mark Foran (on loan from Peterborough United)
DF England ENG Shaun Garnett
DF England ENG Richard Graham
DF England ENG Andy Holt
DF England ENG Steve Redmond
DF England ENG Carl Serrant
DF Norway NOR Gunnar Halle
DF Australia AUS Steve Ingham
MF England ENG Mark Allott
MF England ENG David Beresford
MF England ENG Lee Duxbury
MF England ENG John Gannon
MF England ENG Nick Henry
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF England ENG Andrew Hughes
MF England ENG Martin Pemberton
MF England ENG Paul Reid
MF England ENG Lee Richardson
MF England ENG Paul Rickers
FW England ENG Andy Ritchie
MF England ENG Ian Snodin
MF Iceland ISL Þorvaldur Örlygsson
FW England ENG Nicky Banger
FW England ENG Stuart Barlow
FW England ENG David McNiven
FW England ENG Scott McNiven[b]
FW England ENG Ian Ormondroyd
FW England ENG Matthew Rush
FW Wales WAL Sean McCarthy
FW Northern Ireland NIR John Morrow

References

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  1. ^ "England 1996–97". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 28 March 2010. Retrieved 24 February 2010.

Notes

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  1. ^ Kelly was born in Preston, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his father and represented them at U-19, U-21, U-23, and B level.
  2. ^ McNiven was born in Leeds, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally through his father and represented them at U-21 level.