1996–97 Crystal Palace F.C. season

Season summary

Crystal Palace finished 6th place in the First Division and gained promotion to the Premier League after a 1-0 win in the play-off finals over Sheffield United at Wembley, David Hopkin scoring the winner in the 89th minute.

Final league table
Main article: 1996–97 Football League
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
4 Ipswich Town 46 20 14 12 68 50 +18 74 Participated in play-offs
5 Sheffield United 46 20 13 13 75 52 +23 73
6 Crystal Palace 46 19 14 13 78 48 +30 71 Promoted to FA Premier League through play-offs
7 Portsmouth 46 20 8 18 59 53 +6 68
8 Port Vale 46 17 16 13 58 55 +3 67
Source:
Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).

Results

Crystal Palace's score comes first

Legend
Win Draw Loss

Notable Games in First Division

6-1 vs Reading away followed by 6-1 vs Southend

Both games had 6 different scorers for Palace

First Division Play Offs

Play Off Semi-Finals:

Palace... 3 Wolves... 1(Shipperley, Freedman (2)) Wolves...2 Palace... 1 (Hopkin)

Play Off Final at Wembley:

Palace... 1 Sheffield United... 0 (Hopkin)

FA Cup
Main article: 1996–97 FA Cup

League Cup
Main article: 1996–97 Football League Cup

Players

First-team squad
Squad at end of season[1]

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 Tom Evans[notes 1]
— GK  ENG Carlo Nash
— GK  ENG Chris Day
— DF  ENG Danny Boxall[notes 2]
— DF  ENG Sagi Burton[notes 3]
— DF  ENG Andy Cyrus
— DF  ENG Marc Edworthy
— DF  ENG Dean Gordon
— DF  ENG Andy Linighan
— DF  AUS Kevin Muscat[notes 4]
— DF  ENG Dave Tuttle
— DF  WAL Gareth Davies[notes 5]
— DF  IRL Rob Quinn[notes 6]
— DF  NOR Leif Andersen
— MF  ENG Hayden Mullins
— MF  ENG Darren Pitcher
— MF  ENG Andy Roberts
— MF  ENG Simon Rodger
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  SCO David Hopkin
— MF  SCO Steven Thomson
— MF  NIR Wayne Carlisle
— MF  NIR Gareth Graham
— MF  IRL Tony Folan[notes 7]
— MF  IRL Ray Houghton[notes 8]
— MF  IRL Richard Kennedy
— MF  IRL Tony Scully
— MF  AUS Carl Veart
— FW  ENG Bruce Dyer[notes 9]
— FW  ENG Jason Harris
— FW  ENG Leon McKenzie
— FW  ENG Clinton Morrison[notes 10]
— FW  ENG George Ndah[notes 11]
— FW  ENG Neil Shipperley
— FW  WAL Andy Martin
— FW  SCO Dougie Freedman

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 Bobby Mimms (to Preston North End)
— DF  ENG Jamie Vincent (to Bournemouth)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  WAL Paul Trollope[notes 12] (on loan from Derby County)

References
  1. "All Crystal Palace players: 1997". www.11v11.com. Retrieved 17 November 2020.

Notes
  1. Evans was born in Doncaster, England, but also qualified to represent Northern Ireland internationally and would represent them at B level.
  2. Boxall was born in Croydon, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and would later represent them at U-21 level.
  3. Burton was born in Birmingham, England, but also qualified to represent Saint Kitts and Nevis internationally and would make his international debut for Saint Kitts and Nevis in June 2004.
  4. Muscat was born in Crawley, England, but also qualified to represent Australia internationally and represented them at U-20 and U-23 level before making his international debut for Australia in September 1994.
  5. Davies was born in Hereford, England, but was raised in Wales and has represented them at U-21 level.
  6. Quinn was born in Bexley, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and would represent them at U-21 and B level.
  7. Folan was born in Croydon, England, but was raised in the Republic of Ireland and represented them at U-19 and U-21 level.
  8. Houghton was born in Glasgow, Scotland, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his father and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in March 1986.
  9. Dyer was born in Redbridge, England, and represented them at U-21 level, but also qualified to represent Montserrat internationally and would make his international debut for Montserrat in September 2007.
  10. Morrison was born in Wandsworth, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his grandmother and would make his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in August 2001.
  11. Ndah was born in Southwark, England, but also qualified to represent Nigeria internationally and was called up by Nigeria in 1999, but was prevented from playing due to injury.
  12. Trollope was born in Swindon, England, but qualified to represent Wales internationally and made his international debut for Wales in May 1997.


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