1996–97 Bradford City A.F.C. season

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

Bradford City A.F.C.
1996–97 season
ChairmanGeoffrey Richmond
ManagerChris Kamara
StadiumValley Parade
First Division21st
FA CupFifth round
League CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague: Ole Sundgot (6)
All: Ole Sundgot
Chris Waddle (6)
Highest home attendance17,830 vs Sheffield Wednesday
FA Cup, 16 February 1997
Lowest home attendance3,593 vs Sheffield United
Football League Cup,
3 September 1996
Average home league attendance12,925

Season summary

Kamara used 42 players in 1996–97 when Bradford avoided relegation with a 3–0 victory in the final game against Queens Park Rangers.[1]

Final league table
Main article: 1996–97 Football League § First Division
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
19 Swindon Town 46 15 9 22 52 71 −19 54
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 46 11 13 22 59 81 −22 46 Relegated
23 Oldham Athletic 46 10 13 23 51 66 −15 43
Source:
Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).

Results

Bradford City's score comes first

Legend
Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division
DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
17 August 1996PortsmouthH3–110,007Regtop (pen), Duxbury, Stallard
24 August 1996Wolverhampton WanderersA0–124,171
28 August 1996Stoke CityA0–111,918
31 August 1996Tranmere RoversH1–010,080Duxbury
7 September 1996Norwich CityH0–210,054
10 September 1996Sheffield UnitedA0–312,591
14 September 1996Oxford UnitedA0–26,334
21 September 1996Bolton WanderersH2–412,034Liburd, Sas
29 September 1996Port ValeA1–14,706Jacobs
2 October 1996Swindon TownH2–19,249Sas (pen), Shutt
5 October 1996Southend UnitedH0–010,156
12 October 1996Birmingham CityA0–325,157
16 October 1996Queens Park RangersA0–17,776
19 October 1996BarnsleyH2–211,477Waddle, Kiwomya
26 October 1996West Bromwich AlbionA0–014,249
29 October 1996Crystal PalaceH0–410,091
2 November 1996Oldham AthleticH0–310,855
8 November 1996Huddersfield TownA3–314,126Waddle, Dreyer, Steiner
16 November 1996Ipswich TownH2–110,504Sundgot (2)
23 November 1996Charlton AthleticA2–012,256Steiner, Waddle
30 November 1996West Bromwich AlbionH1–112,003Sas
7 December 1996Manchester CityA2–325,035Steiner (2)
17 December 1996ReadingH0–010,077
21 December 1996Grimsby TownA1–15,766Duxbury
26 December 1996Sheffield UnitedH1–217,475Jacobs
28 December 1996Norwich CityA0–213,473
1 January 1997Bolton WanderersA1–216,192Shutt
11 January 1997Oxford UnitedH2–013,275O'Brien, Shutt
18 January 1997Swindon TownA1–17,851Jacobs
28 January 1997Port ValeH1–015,186Watson
1 February 1997Huddersfield TownH1–117,373Waddle
8 February 1997Crystal PalaceA1–314,844Waddle
22 February 1997Oldham AthleticA2–19,524Sundgot, Edinho
1 March 1997Manchester CityH1–317,609Edinho (pen)
4 March 1997Ipswich TownA2–39,367Sundgot (2)
8 March 1997Grimsby TownH3–415,219Sundgot, Edinho, O'Brien
15 March 1997ReadingA0–08,435
22 March 1997Wolverhampton WanderersH2–115,351Edinho, Pepper
29 March 1997PortsmouthA1–312,340Murray
31 March 1997Stoke CityH1–013,579Pepper
4 April 1997Tranmere RoversA0–38,531
12 April 1997Southend UnitedA1–16,697Edinho
19 April 1997Birmingham CityH0–215,123
26 April 1997BarnsleyA0–218,605
1 May 1997Charlton AthleticH1–015,780Pepper
4 May 1997Queens Park RangersH3–014,723Pepper (2), Wright

FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R35 January 1997Wycombe WanderersA2–05,173Dreyer (2)
R425 January 1997EvertonA3–230,007Dreyer, Waddle, Steiner
R516 February 1997Sheffield WednesdayH0–117,830

League Cup
Main article: 1996-97 Football League Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R1 First Leg20 August 1996Sheffield UnitedA0–37,575
R1 Second Leg3 September 1996Sheffield UnitedH1–23,593Stallard

First-team squad

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  SCO Jonathan Gould
— GK  NIR Aidan Davison[2]
— GK  RSA Paul Evans
— GK  AUS Mark Schwarzer
— DF  ENG David Brightwell
— DF  ENG John Dreyer
— DF  ENG Wayne Jacobs
— DF  ENG Richard Liburd
— DF  ENG Graham Mitchell
— DF  ENG Nicky Mohan
— DF  ENG Andy O'Brien
— DF  ENG Christian Sansam
— DF  ENG Chris Wilder
— DF  NED Marco Sas
— DF  POR Raúl Oliveira (on loan from Farense)
— MF  ENG Robbie Blake
— MF  ENG Gordon Cowans
— MF  ENG Lee Duxbury
— MF  ENG Des Hamilton
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  ENG Richard Huxford
— MF  ENG Shaun Murray
— MF  ENG Nigel Pepper
— MF  ENG Matthew Smithard
— MF  POR Sérgio Pinto
— MF  AUS George Kulcsar[3]
— FW  ENG Andy Kiwomya
— FW  ENG Craig Midgley
— FW  ENG Ian Ormondroyd
— FW  ENG Carl Shutt
— FW  ENG Mark Stallard
— FW  ENG Chris Waddle
— FW  ENG Gordon Watson
— FW  SCO Tommy Wright
— FW  NED Erik Regtop
— FW  NOR Ole Bjørn Sundgot
— FW  SWE Robert Steiner
— FW  FIN Jari Vanhala
— FW  BRA Edinho

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. Pos. Nation Player
— GK  ENG Eric Nixon (on loan from Tranmere Rovers)
— GK  ENG Ben Roberts (on loan from Middlesbrough)
— MF  SWE Magnus Pehrsson (on loan from Djurgårdens IF)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW  ENG Ian Moore (on loan from Tranmere Rovers)
— FW  ENG Mike Newell (on loan from Birmingham City)

References
  1. "Bradford 1996/1997 player appearances". Soccerbase. Archived from the original on 2 March 2008. Retrieved 21 February 2008.
  2. Davison was born in Sedgefield, England.
  3. Kulcsar was born in Budapest, Hungary.

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