1996–97 Bristol Rovers F.C. season

In the 1996-97 season, Holloway took over as manager with the club struggling both on and off the pitch. In his first season in charge of Bristol Rovers, he led the club to 17th place in Division Two.

Final league table

Main article: 1996–97 Football League

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Bury	46	18	5	0	39	7	6	7	10	23	31	62	38	+24	84
2	Stockport County	46	15	5	3	31	14	8	8	7	28	27	59	41	+18	82
3	Luton Town	46	13	7	3	38	14	8	8	7	33	31	71	45	+26	78
4	Brentford	46	8	11	4	26	22	12	3	8	30	21	56	43	+13	74
5	Bristol City	46	14	4	5	43	18	7	6	10	26	33	69	51	+18	73
6	Crewe Alexandra	46	15	4	4	38	15	7	3	13	18	32	56	47	+9	73
7	Blackpool	46	13	7	3	41	21	5	8	10	19	26	60	47	+13	69
8	Wrexham	46	11	9	3	38	28	6	9	8	17	22	54	50	+4	69
9	Burnley	46	14	3	6	48	27	5	8	10	23	28	71	55	+16	68
10	Chesterfield	46	10	9	4	25	18	8	5	10	17	21	42	39	+3	68
11	Gillingham	46	13	3	7	37	25	6	7	10	23	34	60	59	+1	67
12	Walsall	46	12	8	3	35	21	7	2	14	19	32	54	53	+1	67
13	Watford	46	10	8	5	24	14	6	11	6	21	24	45	38	+7	67
14	Millwall	46	12	4	7	27	22	4	9	10	23	33	50	55	–5	61
15	Preston North End	46	14	5	4	33	19	4	2	17	16	36	49	55	–6	61
16	Bournemouth	46	8	9	6	24	20	7	6	10	19	25	43	45	–2	60
17	Bristol Rovers	46	13	4	6	34	22	2	7	14	13	28	47	50	–3	56
18	Wycombe Wanderers	46	13	4	6	31	14	2	6	15	20	43	51	56	–5	55
19	Plymouth Argyle	46	7	11	5	19	18	5	7	11	28	40	47	58	–11	54
20	York City	46	8	6	9	27	31	5	7	11	20	37	47	68	–21	52
21	Peterborough United	46	7	7	9	38	34	4	7	12	17	39	55	73	–18	47
22	Shrewsbury Town	46	8	6	9	27	32	3	7	13	22	42	49	74	–25	46
23	Rotherham United	46	4	7	12	17	29	3	7	13	22	41	39	70	–31	35
24	Notts County	46	4	9	10	20	25	3	5	15	13	34	33	59	–26	35

Pld = Matches ; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

NB: In the Football League goals scored (F) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).

Key
	Division Champions, promoted
	Promoted
	Participated in play-offs
	Promoted through play-offs
	Relegated

Results

Bristol Rovers' score comes first^[1]

Legend

Win	Draw	Loss

Football League Second Division

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
17 August 1996	Peterborough United	H	1–0	6,232	Gurney
24 August 1996	Preston North End	A	0–0	9,752
31 August 1996	Stockport County	H	1–1	6,380	Archer
7 September 1996	Millwall	A	0–2	7,881
10 September 1996	Bournemouth	H	3–2	4,170	Tillson, Parmenter, Beadle
14 September 1996	Watford	H	0–1	6,276
17 September 1996	Wrexham	A	0–1	2,401
21 September 1996	Plymouth Argyle	A	1–0	8,879	Archer
28 September 1996	Chesterfield	H	2–0	5,008	Cureton (2)
1 October 1996	York City	A	2–2	3,714	Cureton, Beadle
4 October 1996	Crewe Alexandra	H	2–0	6,211	Cureton, Gurney
12 October 1996	Notts County	A	1–1	4,558	Beadle
15 October 1996	Rotherham United	A	0–0	2,490
19 October 1996	Blackpool	H	0–0	5,823
26 October 1996	Bury	A	1–2	4,082	Miller
29 October 1996	Brentford	H	2–1	5,163	Cureton, Browning
2 November 1996	Gillingham	H	0–0	5,530
12 November 1996	Shrewsbury Town	A	0–2	2,331
19 November 1996	Burnley	H	1–2	4,123	Beadle
23 November 1996	Luton Town	A	1–2	5,315	Harris
30 November 1996	Bury	H	4–3	4,496	Beadle (3), Clark
3 December 1996	Walsall	A	0–1	4,084
15 December 1996	Bristol City	A	1–1	18,674	Beadle
21 December 1996	Wycombe Wanderers	H	3–4	4,465	Cureton, Harris, Lockwood
26 December 1996	Bournemouth	A	0–1	5,036
11 January 1997	Chesterfield	A	0–1	3,305
18 January 1997	York City	H	1–1	4,470	Beadle
21 January 1997	Brentford	A	0–0	4,191
1 February 1997	Shrewsbury Town	H	2–0	4,924	Browning, Beadle
8 February 1997	Gillingham	A	0–1	6,900
15 February 1997	Luton Town	H	3–2	5,612	Miller, Tillson, Holloway
22 February 1997	Burnley	A	2–2	8,847	Cureton, Alsop
25 February 1997	Plymouth Argyle	H	2–0	6,005	Cureton (2)
1 March 1997	Walsall	H	0–1	5,891
8 March 1997	Wycombe Wanderers	A	0–2	5,386
16 March 1997	Bristol City	H	1–2	8,078	Alsop
18 March 1997	Watford	A	0–1	6,139
23 March 1997	Preston North End	H	1–0	6,405	Cureton
29 March 1997	Peterborough United	A	2–1	6,132	Alsop, Beadle
31 March 1997	Wrexham	H	2–0	6,225	Skinner, Beadle
5 April 1997	Stockport County	A	0–1	5,689
8 April 1997	Millwall	H	1–0	5,324	Skinner
12 April 1997	Crewe Alexandra	A	0–1	4,281
20 April 1997	Notts County	H	1–0	6,309	Bennett
26 April 1997	Blackpool	A	2–3	6,673	Cureton, Parmenter
3 May 1997	Rotherham United	H	1–2	5,950	Monington (own goal)

FA Cup

Main article: 1996-97 FA Cup


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R1	16 November 1996	Exeter City	H	1–2	5,841	Parmenter

League Cup

Main article: 1996-97 Football League Cup


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R1 1st Leg	20 August 1996	Luton Town	A	0–3	2,643
R1 2nd Leg	4 September 1996	Luton Town	H	2–1 (lost 2-4 on agg)	2,320	Gurney, Archer

Football League Trophy

Main article: 1996-97 Football League Trophy


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
SR1	10 December 1996	Brentford	H	1–2	2,752

Squad

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

No.		Position	Player
		GK	Andy Collett
		GK	Shane Higgs
		DF	Jamie Clapham (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur)
		DF	Billy Clark
		DF	Brian Gayle
		DF	Andy Gurney
		DF	Matt Lockwood
		DF	Lee Martin
		DF	Graeme Power
		DF	David Pritchard
		DF	Andy Tillson
		DF	Tom White
		MF	Lee Archer
		MF	Steve Bowey
		MF	Marcus Browning

No.		Position	Player
		MF	Jon French
		MF	Matt Hayfield
		MF	Ian Holloway (player-manager)
		MF	Josh Low
		MF	Paul Miller
		MF	Ryan Morgan
		MF	Tom Ramasut
		MF	Justin Skinner
		MF	Lee Zabek
		FW	Julian Alsop
		FW	Peter Beadle
		FW	Frankie Bennett
		FW	Jamie Cureton
		FW	Jason Harris (on loan from Crystal Palace)
		FW	Steve Parmenter

References

Bristol Rovers Football Club

The Club	History Seasons Managers Current season

Grounds	Eastville Stadium (1897–1986) Twerton Park (1986–1996) The Memorial Stadium (1996–present) UWE Stadium (proposed)

Rivalries	Bristol derby Swindon Town Severnside derby

Matches	2015 Conference Premier play-off Final 2007 Football League Two play-off Final 2007 Football League Trophy Final 1995 Football League Second Division play-off Final 1990 Football League Trophy Final 1989 Football League Third Division play-off Final

Players	Players (100+ appearances) Players (25–99 appearances) International appearances

Bristol Rovers F.C. seasons

1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30

1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40

1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50

1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60

1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70

1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80

1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90

001990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000

2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10

2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20

1996–97 in English football

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FA competitions

Premier League and
Football League

Football Conference

Football Conference
Conference League Cup

Lower leagues

European competitions

Related to national team

1998 FIFA World Cup (UEFA Qualification Group 2)

Glenn Hoddle

Club seasons

Premier League	Arsenal Aston Villa Blackburn Rovers Chelsea Coventry City Derby County Everton Leeds United Leicester City Liverpool Manchester United Middlesbrough Newcastle United Nottingham Forest Sheffield Wednesday Southampton Sunderland Tottenham Hotspur West Ham United Wimbledon

First Division	Barnsley Birmingham City Bolton Wanderers Bradford City Charlton Athletic Crystal Palace Grimsby Town Huddersfield Town Ipswich Town Manchester City Norwich City Oldham Athletic Oxford United Portsmouth Port Vale Queens Park Rangers Reading Sheffield United Southend United Stoke City Swindon Town Tranmere Rovers West Bromwich Albion Wolverhampton Wanderers

Second Division	Blackpool Bournemouth Brentford Bristol City Bristol Rovers Burnley Bury Chesterfield Crewe Alexandra Gillingham Luton Town Millwall Notts County Peterborough United Plymouth Argyle Preston North End Rotherham United Shrewsbury Town Stockport County Walsall Watford Wrexham Wycombe Wanderers York City

Third Division	Barnet Brighton & Hove Albion Cambridge United Cardiff City Carlisle United Chester City Colchester United Darlington Doncaster Rovers Exeter City Fulham Hartlepool United Hereford United Hull City Leyton Orient Lincoln City Mansfield Town Northampton Town Rochdale Scarborough Scunthorpe United Swansea City Torquay United Wigan Athletic

Others	Newport Woking

Summer 1996 transfers
Winter 1996–97 transfers

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