During the 1996–97 English football season, Blackburn Rovers F.C. competed in the FA Premier League (known as the FA Carling Premiership for sponsorship reasons).
An early exit from the League Cup at the hands of Division Two side Stockport County was the final straw for manager Ray Harford, who stepped down on 25 October with Rovers also bottom of the Premiership with no wins from their opening 11 games.[1] 18 months earlier, they had been league champions. Long-serving coach Tony Parkes was appointed caretaker, remaining in the post until the end of the season, when he handed over the reins to Roy Hodgson after Sampdoria's Sven-Göran Eriksson lied about accepting the manager's job and joined Lazio instead. Parkes steered Blackburn to safety as they finished 13th.
The world record £15 million sale of striker Alan Shearer to Newcastle United was seen as the biggest factor in Blackburn's lowest top flight finish since they returned to the elite in 1992. However, his strike-partner Chris Sutton helped keep the club alive after recovering from a drastic loss of form triggered by a spate of injuries the previous season. The acquisition of Swedish striker Martin Dahlin at the end of the season enhanced Blackburn's attack and gave fans hope for a higher finish next time round.
^"Boom and bust the Blackburn way". BBC News. 13 May 1999.
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During the 1996 97 English football season Blackburn Rovers F C competed in the FA Premier League known as the FA Carling Premiership for sponsorship reasons Blackburn Rovers1996 97 seasonOwnerJack WalkerChairmanRobert CoarManagerRay Harford until 25 October Tony Parkes from 25 October StadiumEwood ParkPremiership13thFA CupFourth roundLeague CupThird roundTop goalscorerLeague Sutton 11 All Sutton 12 Average home league attendance24 947 1995 961997 98 Contents 1 Season summary 2 Final league table 3 Results 3 1 Legend 3 2 FA Premier League 3 3 FA Cup 3 4 League Cup 4 Squad 4 1 Reserve squad 5 Transfers 5 1 In 5 2 Out 6 ReferencesSeason summary editAn early exit from the League Cup at the hands of Division Two side Stockport County was the final straw for manager Ray Harford who stepped down on 25 October with Rovers also bottom of the Premiership with no wins from their opening 11 games 1 18 months earlier they had been league champions Long serving coach Tony Parkes was appointed caretaker remaining in the post until the end of the season when he handed over the reins to Roy Hodgson after Sampdoria s Sven Goran Eriksson lied about accepting the manager s job and joined Lazio instead Parkes steered Blackburn to safety as they finished 13th The world record 15 million sale of striker Alan Shearer to Newcastle United was seen as the biggest factor in Blackburn s lowest top flight finish since they returned to the elite in 1992 However his strike partner Chris Sutton helped keep the club alive after recovering from a drastic loss of form triggered by a spate of injuries the previous season The acquisition of Swedish striker Martin Dahlin at the end of the season enhanced Blackburn s attack and gave fans hope for a higher finish next time round Final league table editMain article 1996 97 FA Premier League Pos Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts11 Leeds United 38 11 13 14 28 38 10 4612 Derby County 38 11 13 14 45 58 13 4613 Blackburn Rovers 38 9 15 14 42 43 1 4214 West Ham United 38 10 12 16 39 48 9 4215 Everton 38 10 12 16 44 57 13 42Source Premier LeagueRules for classification 1 points 2 goal difference 3 number of goals scored Results summaryOverall Home Away Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD38 9 15 14 42 43 1 42 8 4 7 28 23 5 1 11 7 14 20 6Source Statto Results by roundRound1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738GroundHAAHHAHAHAAHHAHAAHAAHAAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHResultLLDLLLDDLDLWDDWDLWDWWDLWDWDDWLLDLDWLDLPosition1619181919202020202020201919181717181817141416131514131212121213141413131313Source Statto comA Away H Home W Win D Draw L LossResults editBlackburn Rovers score comes first 2 Legend edit Win Draw LossFA Premier League edit Main article 1996 97 FA Premier League Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers17 August 1996 Tottenham Hotspur H 0 2 26 96021 August 1996 Aston Villa A 1 0 32 45725 August 1996 Manchester United A 2 2 54 178 Warhurst Bohinen4 September 1996 Leeds United H 0 1 23 2269 September 1996 Derby County H 1 2 19 214 Sutton14 September 1996 Newcastle United A 1 2 36 424 Sutton21 September 1996 Everton H 1 1 27 091 Donis28 September 1996 Coventry City A 0 0 17 03212 October 1996 Arsenal H 0 2 24 30319 October 1996 Sheffield Wednesday A 1 1 22 191 Bohinen26 October 1996 West Ham A 1 2 23 947 Berg3 November 1996 Liverpool H 3 0 29 598 Sutton 2 Wilcox16 November 1996 Chelsea H 1 1 27 229 Gallacher25 November 1996 Nottingham Forest A 2 2 17 525 Gallacher Wilcox30 November 1996 Southampton H 2 1 23 018 Sherwood Sutton7 December 1996 Leicester City A 1 1 19 306 Sutton14 December 1996 Wimbledon A 0 1 13 24626 December 1996 Newcastle United H 1 0 30 398 Gallacher28 December 1996 Derby County A 0 0 17 8471 January 1997 Everton A 2 0 30 427 Sherwood Sutton11 January 1997 Coventry City H 4 0 24 055 Sutton 2 Gallacher Donis18 January 1997 Sunderland A 0 0 20 85029 January 1997 Tottenham Hotspur A 1 2 22 943 Hendry1 February 1997 West Ham United H 2 1 21 994 Gallacher Sutton22 February 1997 Liverpool A 0 0 40 7471 March 1997 Sunderland H 1 0 24 208 Gallacher5 March 1997 Chelsea A 1 1 25 784 Pedersen11 March 1997 Nottingham Forest H 1 1 20 485 Gallacher15 March 1997 Wimbledon H 3 1 23 333 Gallacher 3 19 March 1997 Middlesbrough A 1 2 29 891 Sutton22 March 1997 Aston Villa H 0 2 24 2747 April 1997 Leeds United H 0 0 27 26412 April 1997 Manchester United H 2 3 30 476 McKinlay Warhurst19 April 1997 Arsenal A 1 1 38 086 Flitcroft22 April 1997 Sheffield Wednesday H 4 1 20 845 Berg Sherwood Le Saux Flitcroft3 May 1997 Southampton A 0 2 15 2478 May 1997 Middlesbrough H 0 0 27 41111 May 1997 Leicester City A 2 4 25 881 Flitcroft FentonFA Cup edit Main article 1996 97 FA Cup Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance GoalscorersR3 4 January 1997 Port Vale H 1 0 19 891 BohinenR4 15 February 1997 Coventry City H 1 2 21 123 SherwoodLeague Cup edit Main article 1996 97 Football League Cup Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance GoalscorersR2 1st Leg 17 September 1996 Brentford A 2 1 8 938 Flitcroft SuttonR2 2nd Leg 24 September 1996 Brentford H 2 0 won 4 1 on agg 9 599 Gallacher SherwoodR3 22 October 1996 Stockport County H 0 1 14 622Squad editSquad at end of season 3 Note Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non FIFA nationality No Pos Nation Player1 GK nbsp ENG Tim Flowers2 DF nbsp WAL Chris Coleman3 DF nbsp IRL Jeff Kenna4 MF nbsp ENG Tim Sherwood captain 5 DF nbsp SCO Colin Hendry6 DF nbsp ENG Graeme Le Saux7 MF nbsp ENG Stuart Ripley8 FW nbsp SCO Kevin Gallacher9 FW nbsp ENG Chris Sutton10 MF nbsp NOR Lars Bohinen11 MF nbsp ENG Jason Wilcox12 DF nbsp ENG Nicky Marker13 GK nbsp IRL Shay Given14 MF nbsp ENG Graham Fenton15 MF nbsp ENG Matty Holmes16 FW nbsp DEN Per Pedersen17 DF nbsp SCO Billy McKinlay No Pos Nation Player18 MF nbsp SWE Niklas Gudmundsson19 DF nbsp ENG Adam Reed20 DF nbsp NOR Henning Berg21 MF nbsp GRE Giorgos Donis23 MF nbsp ENG Garry Flitcroft24 DF nbsp ENG Paul Warhurst25 DF nbsp ENG Ian Pearce26 DF nbsp ENG Marlon Broomes27 DF nbsp ENG Tony Whealing28 MF nbsp ENG Wayne Gill29 DF nbsp ENG Steve Hitchen30 FW nbsp ENG James Beattie32 MF nbsp IRL Damien Duff33 DF nbsp NIR Damien Johnson34 DF nbsp ENG Gary Croft35 FW nbsp WAL James ThomasReserve squad edit 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 nbsp ENG Gareth Stewart GK nbsp WAL Anthony Williams No Pos Nation Player DF nbsp IRL Graham Coughlan DF nbsp IRL David WorrellTransfers editIn edit 4 July 1996 George Donis Panathinaikos free February 1997 Per Pedersen Odense 2 500 000Out edit Alan Shearer Newcastle United 15 000 000References edit Latest Blackburn Results Fixtures amp Betting Odds Soccer Base www soccerbase com Blackburn Rovers 1996 1997 Home statto com Archived from the original on 3 January 2012 Retrieved 25 February 2012 FootballSquads Blackburn Rovers 1996 97 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