During the 1996–97 English football season, Sunderland competed in the FA Premier League (known as the FA Carling Premiership for sponsorship reasons).
Just one year after they had almost slipped into Division Two, Sunderland had returned to the top flight under new manager Peter Reid. With a new 42,000-seat stadium due to be ready in the summer of 1997, Reid and his players were determined to secure survival in the final season at historic Roker Park and give the new stadium at Monkwearmouth a debut season in the Premiership.
The first half of the season went well for club, finding themselves in a comfortable 11th position by the end of January, boasting a strong home form going into the February. However, a run of 4 consecutive defeats against Aston Villa, Leeds United, Blackburn Rovers and Tottenham Hospur saw them slip down to 16th by March.
Sunderland lost 1–0 to Wimbledon on the final day of the season; with Coventry City's win at Tottenham, the Wearsiders were relegated.
On a high note, Sunderland did manage to beat Chelsea (3–0), Arsenal (1–0) and Manchester United (2–1) all at home during the season.
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During the 1996 97 English football season Sunderland competed in the FA Premier League known as the FA Carling Premiership for sponsorship reasons Sunderland1996 97 seasonChairmanBob MurrayManagerPeter ReidStadiumRoker ParkPremiership18th relegated FA CupThird roundLeague CupThird roundTop goalscorerRussell Stewart 4 Highest home attendance22 512 vs Derby County 26 Dec 1996 Premier League Lowest home attendance10 659 vs Watford 24 Sep 1996 League Cup Average home league attendance20 865 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 Players 4 1 First team squad 4 2 Reserve squad 4 3 Appearances and goals 5 Transfers 5 1 In 5 2 Out 6 Notes 7 ReferencesSeason summary editJust one year after they had almost slipped into Division Two Sunderland had returned to the top flight under new manager Peter Reid With a new 42 000 seat stadium due to be ready in the summer of 1997 Reid and his players were determined to secure survival in the final season at historic Roker Park and give the new stadium at Monkwearmouth a debut season in the Premiership The first half of the season went well for club finding themselves in a comfortable 11th position by the end of January boasting a strong home form going into the February However a run of 4 consecutive defeats against Aston Villa Leeds United Blackburn Rovers and Tottenham Hospur saw them slip down to 16th by March Sunderland lost 1 0 to Wimbledon on the final day of the season with Coventry City s win at Tottenham the Wearsiders were relegated On a high note Sunderland did manage to beat Chelsea 3 0 Arsenal 1 0 and Manchester United 2 1 all at home during the season Final league table editMain article 1996 97 FA Premier League Pos Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation 16 Southampton 38 10 11 17 50 56 6 41 17 Coventry City 38 9 14 15 38 54 16 41 18 Sunderland R 38 10 10 18 35 53 18 40 Relegation to the Football League First Division 19 Middlesbrough R 38 10 12 16 51 60 9 39 a 20 Nottingham Forest R 38 6 16 16 31 59 28 34Source Premier LeagueRules for classification 1 points 2 goal difference 3 number of goals scored R RelegatedNotes Middlesbrough were docked three points for failing to fulfill their original fixture at Blackburn Rovers on 21 December 1996 Results summary Overall Home Away Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD 38 10 10 18 35 53 18 40 7 6 6 20 18 2 3 4 12 15 35 20 Source Statto Results by round Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738GroundHAAHHAHAHAHAAHAHHAHAAHHAAHAHHAAHAHAHHAResultDWDLDLWLDLWLLDWLWLWLDWDDLLLLWLLDDLWLWLPosition11351010131012131513161616121414141113111111111214151615151516151816171718Source Statto comA Away H Home W Win D Draw L LossResults editSunderland s score comes first 1 Legend edit Win Draw Loss FA Premier League edit Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers 17 August 1996 Leicester City H 0 0 19 262 21 August 1996 Nottingham Forest A 4 1 22 874 Gray Quinn 2 Ord 24 August 1996 Liverpool A 0 0 40 503 4 September 1996 Newcastle United H 1 2 22 037 Scott pen 8 September 1996 West Ham United H 0 0 18 642 14 September 1996 Derby County A 0 1 17 692 21 September 1996 Coventry City H 1 0 19 459 Agnew 28 September 1996 Arsenal A 0 2 38 016 14 October 1996 Middlesbrough H 2 2 20 936 Rae pen Russell 19 October 1996 Southampton A 0 3 15 225 26 October 1996 Aston Villa H 1 0 21 059 Stewart 2 November 1996 Leeds United A 0 3 31 667 16 November 1996 Tottenham Hotspur A 0 2 31 867 23 November 1996 Sheffield Wednesday H 1 1 20 644 Melville 30 November 1996 Everton A 3 1 40 087 Russell Bridges 2 7 December 1996 Wimbledon H 1 3 19 672 Melville 15 December 1996 Chelsea H 3 0 19 683 Duberry own goal Ball Russell 21 December 1996 Manchester United A 0 5 55 081 26 December 1996 Derby County H 2 0 22 512 Ord Russell 28 December 1996 West Ham United A 0 2 24 077 1 January 1997 Coventry City A 2 2 17 700 Bridges Agnew pen 11 January 1997 Arsenal H 1 0 21 154 Adams own goal 18 January 1997 Blackburn Rovers H 0 0 20 850 29 January 1997 Leicester City A 1 1 17 883 Williams 1 February 1997 Aston Villa A 0 1 32 491 22 February 1997 Leeds United H 0 1 21 890 1 March 1997 Blackburn Rovers A 0 1 24 208 4 March 1997 Tottenham Hotspur H 0 4 20 785 8 March 1997 Manchester United H 2 1 22 225 Gray Mullin 12 March 1997 Sheffield Wednesday A 1 2 20 294 Ball 16 March 1997 Chelsea A 2 6 24 027 Stewart Rae 22 March 1997 Nottingham Forest H 1 1 22 120 Ball 5 April 1997 Newcastle United A 1 1 36 582 Gray 13 April 1997 Liverpool H 1 2 21 938 Stewart 19 April 1997 Middlesbrough A 1 0 30 106 Williams 22 April 1997 Southampton H 0 1 21 521 3 May 1997 Everton H 3 0 22 108 Stewart pen Waddle Johnston 11 May 1997 Wimbledon A 0 1 21 338 FA Cup edit Main article 1996 97 FA Cup Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers R3 4 January 1997 Arsenal A 1 1 37 793 Gray R3R 15 January 1997 Arsenal H 0 2 15 277 League Cup edit Main article 1996 97 Football League Cup Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers R2 1st Leg 17 September 1996 Watford A 2 0 9 136 Quinn Rae R2 2nd Leg 24 September 1996 Watford H 1 0 won 3 0 on agg 10 659 Scott R3 23 October 1996 Tottenham Hotspur A 1 2 24 867 BallPlayers editFirst team squad edit Squad at end of season 2 3 Note Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non FIFA nationality No Pos Nation Player 1 GK nbsp ENG Tony Coton 2 DF nbsp POL Dariusz Kubicki 3 DF nbsp ENG Martin Scott 4 MF nbsp ENG Paul Bracewell vice captain 5 MF nbsp ENG Kevin Ball captain 6 DF nbsp WAL Andy Melville 7 DF nbsp ENG Michael Gray 8 DF nbsp ENG Richard Ord 9 FW nbsp ENG Craig Russell 10 MF nbsp ENG Paul Stewart 11 MF nbsp ENG Steve Agnew 12 DF nbsp WAL Gareth Hall notes 1 13 GK nbsp ENG David Preece 14 DF nbsp ENG Lee Howey 15 MF nbsp SCO Alex Rae 16 FW nbsp IRL David Kelly notes 2 No Pos Nation Player 17 FW nbsp IRL Niall Quinn 18 FW nbsp ENG Martin Smith 19 FW nbsp ENG Michael Bridges 20 DF nbsp ENG Darren Holloway 21 MF nbsp ENG Sam Aiston 22 MF nbsp ENG John Mullin 23 DF nbsp ENG Darren Williams 24 DF nbsp ENG Paul Heckingbottom 25 MF nbsp ENG Chris Waddle 26 MF nbsp SCO Allan Johnston 28 GK nbsp ENG Philip Naisbett 29 MF nbsp ENG Steven Pickering 30 GK nbsp FRA Lionel Perez 32 GK nbsp ENG Chris Woods 33 DF nbsp SWE Jan Eriksson 34 MF nbsp DEN Kim Heiselberg Reserve 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 DF nbsp ENG Elliott Dickman FW nbsp ENG Brett Angell FW nbsp ENG Paul Beavers FW nbsp ENG Steve Brodie No Pos Nation Player FW nbsp ENG Paul Conlon FW nbsp ENG Chris Tate FW nbsp IRL Stephen Grant Appearances and goals edit No Pos Nat Player Total Premier League FA Cup Coca Cola Cup Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Goalkeepers 1 GK nbsp ENG Tony Coton 12 0 10 0 0 0 2 0 13 GK nbsp ENG David Preece 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 GK nbsp FRA Lionel Perez 32 0 28 1 0 2 0 1 0 32 GK nbsp ENG Chris Woods 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Defenders 2 DF nbsp POL Dariusz Kubicki 32 0 28 1 0 2 0 1 0 3 DF nbsp ENG Martin Scott 17 2 15 1 0 0 2 1 6 DF nbsp WAL Andy Melville 35 2 30 2 2 0 3 0 8 DF nbsp ENG Richard Ord 38 2 33 2 2 0 3 0 12 DF nbsp WAL Gareth Hall 37 0 32 0 2 0 3 0 20 DF nbsp ENG Darren Holloway 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 DF nbsp ENG Paul Heckingbottom 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 DF nbsp ENG Darren Williams 13 2 10 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 33 DF nbsp SWE Jan Eriksson 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Midfielders 4 MF nbsp ENG Paul Bracewell 41 0 38 0 1 0 2 0 5 MF nbsp ENG Kevin Ball 35 4 32 3 0 0 2 1 1 7 MF nbsp ENG Michael Gray 38 4 31 3 3 2 1 2 0 11 MF nbsp ENG Steve Agnew 18 2 11 4 2 1 0 2 0 15 MF nbsp SCO Alex Rae 25 3 13 10 2 0 0 2 1 21 MF nbsp ENG Sam Aiston 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 22 MF nbsp ENG John Mullin 12 1 9 1 1 2 0 0 0 25 MF nbsp ENG Chris Waddle 7 1 7 1 0 0 0 0 26 MF nbsp SCO Allan Johnston 6 1 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 Forwards 9 FW nbsp ENG Craig Russell 34 4 10 19 4 1 1 0 1 2 0 10 FW nbsp ENG Paul Stewart 27 4 20 4 4 0 0 3 0 14 FW nbsp ENG Lee Howey 12 0 9 3 0 0 0 0 0 16 FW nbsp IRL David Kelly 28 0 23 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 17 FW nbsp IRL Niall Quinn 13 3 8 4 2 0 0 1 1 18 FW nbsp ENG Martin Smith 13 0 6 5 0 0 1 0 1 0 19 FW nbsp ENG Michael Bridges 29 3 10 15 3 2 0 1 1 0Transfers editIn edit Date Pos Name From Fee 1 June 1996 MF Alex Rae Millwall 1 000 000 11 July 1996 FW Paul Conlon Hartlepool United Free transfer 18 July 1996 GK Tony Coton Manchester United 600 000 1 August 1996 FW Chris Tate York City Signed 1 August 1996 GK Lionel Perez Bordeaux 200 000 17 August 1996 FW Niall Quinn Manchester City 1 300 000 18 October 1996 DF Darren Williams York City 50 000 7 January 1997 DF Jan Eriksson Helsingborgs IF 250 000 17 March 1997 MF Chris Waddle Bradford City 75 000 21 March 1997 MF Kim Heiselberg Esbjerg fB 125 000 26 March 1997 GK Chris Woods Colorado Rapids Signed 1 April 1997 MF Allan Johnston Rennes 550 000 Out edit Date Pos Name To Fee 10 July 1996 GK Alec Chamberlain Watford 40 000 27 July 1996 DF Scott Coates Berwick Rangers Signed 1 August 1996 MF Brian Atkinson Darlington Free transfer 1 August 1996 MF Gordon Armstrong Bury Free transfer 22 November 1996 FW Brett Angell Stockport County 120 000 14 February 1997 FW Steve Brodie Scarborough Free transfer Transfers in nbsp 4 150 000 Transfers out nbsp 160 000 Total spending nbsp 3 990 000Notes edit Hall was born in Croydon England but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and made his international debut for Wales in March 1988 Kelly was born in Birmingham England but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his father and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in November 1987 References edit Sunderland 1996 1997 Home statto com Archived from the original on 3 January 2012 Retrieved 27 February 2012 FootballSquads Sunderland 1996 97 All Sunderland players 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