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1996–97 Watford F.C. season

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Watford
1996–97 season
ChairmanJack Petchey
ManagerKenny Jackett
StadiumVicarage Road
Second Division13th
FA CupFourth round
League CupSecond round
Football League TrophySouthern semi finals
Top goalscorerMooney (13)
Average home league attendance8,894

During the 1996–97 English football season, Watford F.C. competed in the Football League Second Division.

Season summary

In the 1996-97 season, although Jackett oversaw a long unbeaten stretch of results, Watford were unable to mount a serious promotion challenge and finished a disappointing campaign in 13th place – Watford's lowest position in the league structure since the 1970s. During the close season he was demoted to the position of first team coach, with Taylor once again becoming manager.[1]

Final league table

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

Squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK England ENG Alec Chamberlain
GK England ENG Kevin Miller
DF England ENG Craig Armstrong (on loan from Nottingham Forest)
DF England ENG Darren Bazeley
DF England ENG Colin Foster
DF England ENG Nigel Gibbs
DF England ENG David Holdsworth
DF England ENG Dominic Ludden
DF England ENG Colin Miles
DF England ENG Keith Millen
DF Wales WAL Rob Page
DF England ENG Steve Palmer
DF England ENG Paul Robinson
DF England ENG Darren Ward
MF England ENG Clint Easton
MF England ENG Richard Flash
MF England ENG Danny Grieves
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF England ENG Chris Johnson
MF Australia AUS Richard Johnson
MF England ENG Gary Porter
MF England ENG Craig Ramage
MF England ENG Stuart Slater
MF England ENG Steve Talboys
FW England ENG Wayne Andrews
FW Ireland EIR David Connolly
FW England ENG Nathan Lowndes
FW England ENG Tommy Mooney
FW England ENG Gifton Noel-Williams
FW England ENG Gary Penrice
FW England ENG Kevin Phillips
FW England ENG Keith Scott (on loan from Norwich City)
FW England ENG Colin Simpson
FW England ENG Devon White

References

  1. ^ "Rocket man". The Mirror. 13 May 1997.
  2. ^ http://www.11v11.com/teams/watford/tab/players/season/1997