Crewe Alexandra 1996–97 football season
During the 1996–97 English football season, Crewe Alexandra F.C. competed in the Football League Second Division , in their 74th season in the English Football League .
Season summary [ edit ] In the 1996–97 season, Crewe had a great season by reaching the play-offs by finishing in the final play-off position, which was achieved on the final day by earning a 1–1 draw at York that was required as Blackpool had scored more goals which meant knowing a defeat and a Blackpool win at Wrexham would see Crewe slip out of the top six and Blackpool would have still had a chance of promotion. Blackpool though lost 2–1 so it didn't matter in the end with Crewe's result. In the play-offs, they beat Luton, who just missed out on automatic promotion, 4–3 on aggregate to get to Wembley and achieved promotion with a 1–0 win against Brentford.[1]
Final league table [ edit ]
Source:
[2] Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).
Results [ edit ] Crewe Alexandra's score comes first [3]
Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers 17 August 1996 Stockport County H 1–0 4,310 Tierney 24 August 1996 Peterborough United A 2–2 6,357 Ellison (2) 27 August 1996 Preston North End A 1–2 9,498 Murphy 31 August 1996 Watford H 0–2 3,655 7 September 1996 Bournemouth A 1–0 3,218 Savage 10 September 1996 Bury H 2–0 3,627 Tierney , Barr 14 September 1996 Wrexham H 3–1 4,469 Adebola (2), Tierney 21 September 1996 Millwall A 0–2 9,320 28 September 1996 Plymouth Argyle H 3–0 3,797 Barr , Adebola , Murphy 1 October 1996 Blackpool H 3–2 4,314 Rivers , Adebola , Macauley 4 October 1996 Bristol Rovers A 0–2 6,211 12 October 1996 Brentford H 2–0 4,313 Rivers , S Smith (pen) 15 October 1996 York City H 0–1 3,463 19 October 1996 Chesterfield A 0–1 4,030 26 October 1996 Shrewsbury Town A 1–0 3,878 Murphy 29 October 1996 Rotherham United H 1–0 3,162 Barr 2 November 1996 Wycombe Wanderers H 3–0 3,636 Adebola , Whalley , Murphy 9 November 1996 Burnley A 0–2 9,459 23 November 1996 Walsall A 0–1 3,653 30 November 1996 Shrewsbury Town H 5–1 4,035 Murphy , S Smith , Rivers (2), Whalley 3 December 1996 Gillingham A 1–2 3,575 Rivers 14 December 1996 Luton Town A 0–6 5,455 20 December 1996 Notts County H 3–0 3,125 Adebola (2), Charnock 28 December 1996 Bournemouth H 2–0 3,687 Adebola (2) 11 January 1997 Plymouth Argyle A 0–1 5,036 18 January 1997 Blackpool A 2–1 4,760 Murphy , Adebola 25 January 1997 Rotherham United A 4–1 2,832 Adebola (2), Murphy , S Smith 1 February 1997 Burnley H 1–1 4,734 Macauley 8 February 1997 Wycombe Wanderers A 0–2 4,902 15 February 1997 Walsall H 1–0 4,648 Murphy 22 February 1997 Bristol City A 0–3 11,306 1 March 1997 Gillingham H 3–2 3,555 Barr (2), Murphy 8 March 1997 Notts County A 1–0 4,047 Rivers 15 March 1997 Luton Town H 0–0 4,475 18 March 1997 Millwall H 0–0 3,695 22 March 1997 Peterborough United H 1–1 3,565 Murphy 25 March 1997 Bristol City H 1–2 3,687 Westwood 29 March 1997 Stockport County A 0–1 7,411 31 March 1997 Preston North End H 1–0 4,407 Adebola 5 April 1997 Watford A 1–0 12,441 Whalley 12 April 1997 Bristol Rovers H 1–0 4,281 Adebola 15 April 1997 Bury A 0–1 4,725 19 April 1997 Brentford A 2–0 6,183 Adebola , S Smith 22 April 1997 Wrexham A 1–1 4,643 Johnson 26 April 1997 Chesterfield H 1–2 4,858 Adebola 3 May 1997 York City A 1–1 4,366 Westwood
Second Division play-offs [ edit ] Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers R1 16 November 1996 Kidderminster Harriers H 4–1 4,651 Macauley , Murphy (2), Lightfoot R2 7 December 1996 Hull City A 5–1 3,756 Garvey , Murphy , Adebola , S Smith , Brien (own goal) R3 14 January 1997 Wimbledon H 1–1 5,011 Westwood R3R 21 January 1997 Wimbledon A 0–2 4,951
League Cup [ edit ] Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers R1 1st Leg 20 August 1996 Port Vale A 0–1 5,236 R1 2nd Leg 3 September 1996 Port Vale H 1–5 (lost 1–6 on agg) 4,471 Adebola
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers NR2 28 January 1997 Plymouth Argyle A 1–0 2,216 NQF 4 February 1997 Blackpool H 1–0 3,033 NSF 28 January 1997 Stockport County H 1–1 (lost 3–5 on pens) 3,529
[4] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
References [ edit ]
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