1996–97 Crystal Palace F.C. season

Crystal Palace
1996–97 season
Chairman	Ron Noades
Manager	Dave Bassett (until 27 February); Steve Coppell
Stadium	Selhurst Park
First Division	6th
Play-offs	Winners
FA Cup	Third round
League Cup	Third round
	Home colours
	Home colours
	← 1995–96 1997–98 →

During the 1996–97 English football season, Crystal Palace competed in the Football League First Division.

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

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
4	Ipswich Town	46	20	14	12	68	50	+18	74	Qualification for the First Division play-offs
5	Sheffield United	46	20	13	13	75	52	+23	73
6	Crystal Palace (O, P)	46	19	14	13	78	48	+30	71
7	Portsmouth	46	20	8	18	59	53	+6	68
8	Port Vale	46	17	16	13	58	55	+3	67

Source: ^[1]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

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

League Cup

Players

First-team squad

Squad at end of season^[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	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; some limited exceptions apply. 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 AFC Bournemouth)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	WAL	Paul Trollope^{[notes 12]} (on loan from Derby County)

References

^ "England 1996–97". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 28 March 2010. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
^ "All Crystal Palace players: 1997". www.11v11.com. Retrieved 17 November 2020.

Notes

^ Evans was born in Doncaster, England, but also qualified to represent Northern Ireland internationally and would represent them at B level.
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ Davies was born in Hereford, England, but was raised in Wales and has represented them at U-21 level.
^ 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.
^ Folan was born in Croydon, England, but was raised in the Republic of Ireland and represented them at U-19 and U-21 level.
^ 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.
^ Dyer was born in Redbridge, England, and represented them at U-21 level, but played a friendly game for Montserrat against Ashford Town in September 2007.
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ 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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[1] "England 1996–97". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 28 March 2010. Retrieved 24 February 2010.

[2] "All Crystal Palace players: 1997". www.11v11.com. Retrieved 17 November 2020.

[3] Evans was born in Doncaster, England, but also qualified to represent Northern Ireland internationally and would represent them at B level.

[4] 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.

[5] 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.

[6] 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.

[7] Davies was born in Hereford, England, but was raised in Wales and has represented them at U-21 level.

[8] 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.

[9] Folan was born in Croydon, England, but was raised in the Republic of Ireland and represented them at U-19 and U-21 level.

[10] 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.

[11] Dyer was born in Redbridge, England, and represented them at U-21 level, but played a friendly game for Montserrat against Ashford Town in September 2007.

[12] 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.

[13] 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.

[14] 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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