1996–97 Wigan Athletic F.C. season

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Wigan Athletic
1996–97 season
Chairman Dave Whelan
Manager John Deehan
Stadium Springfield Park
Third Division 1st (champions)
FA Cup First round
League Cup First round
Football League Trophy Second round
Top goalscorer League: Jones (31)
All: Jones (32)
Average home league attendance 3,899
← 1995–96 1997–98 →

During the 1996–97 English football season, Wigan Athletic F.C. competed in the Football League Third Division.

Season summary

In the 1996-97 season, Wigan Athletic became Third Division champions on the last day of the campaign, Graeme Jones scoring a club record 31 league goals in the process. In most seasons they would have been runners-up, but a temporary rule change which saw goals scored take precedence over goal difference allowed them to finish above runners-up Fulham, who had the same number of points and a better goal difference.

Final league table

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Main article: 1996–97 Football League
Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GD Pts
1 Wigan Athletic 46 17 3 3 53 21 9 6 8 31 30 84 51 +33 87
2 Fulham 46 13 5 5 41 20 12 7 4 31 18 72 38 +34 87
3 Carlisle United 46 16 3 4 41 21 8 9 6 26 23 67 44 +23 84
4 Northampton Town 46 14 4 5 43 17 6 8 9 24 27 67 44 +23 72
5 Swansea City 46 13 5 5 37 20 8 3 12 25 38 62 58 +4 71
6 Chester City 46 11 8 4 30 16 7 8 8 25 27 55 43 +12 70
7 Cardiff City 46 11 4 8 31 24 9 5 9 26 31 56 54 +2 69
8 Colchester United 46 11 9 3 36 23 6 8 9 26 28 62 51 +11 68
9 Lincoln City 46 10 8 5 35 25 8 4 11 35 44 70 69 +1 66
10 Cambridge United 46 11 5 7 30 27 7 6 10 23 32 53 59 –6 65
11 Mansfield Town 46 9 8 6 21 17 7 8 8 26 28 47 45 +2 64
12 Scarborough 46 9 9 5 36 31 7 6 10 30 38 65 68 –3 63
13 Scunthorpe United 46 11 3 9 36 33 7 6 10 23 29 59 62 –3 63
14 Rochdale 46 10 6 7 34 24 4 10 9 24 34 58 58 ±0 58
15 Barnet 46 9 9 5 32 23 5 7 11 14 28 46 51 –5 58
16 Leyton Orient 46 11 6 6 28 20 4 6 13 22 38 50 58 –8 57
17 Hull City 46 9 8 6 29 26 4 10 9 15 24 44 50 –6 57
18 Darlington 46 11 5 7 37 28 3 5 15 27 50 64 78 –14 52
19 Doncaster Rovers 46 9 7 7 29 23 5 3 15 23 43 52 66 –14 52
20 Hartlepool United 46 8 6 9 33 32 6 3 14 20 34 53 66 –13 51
21 Torquay United 46 9 4 10 24 24 4 7 12 22 38 46 62 –16 50
22 Exeter City 46 6 9 8 25 30 6 3 14 23 43 48 73 –25 48
23 Brighton & Hove Albion 46 12 6 5 41 27 1 4 18 12 43 53 70 –17 47 [notes 1]
24 Hereford United 46 6 8 9 26 25 5 6 12 24 40 50 65 –15 47
  • 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).
  1. ↑ Brighton & Hove Albion had two points deducted for failure to control spectators.
Key
Division Champions, promoted
Promoted
Participated in play-offs
Promoted through play-offs
New club in the league (none)
Relegated to Conference

Results

Wigan Athletic's score comes first[1]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League Third Division

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
17 August 1996 Northampton Town H 2–1 3,449 Lancashire, Biggins
24 August 1996 Barnet A 1–1 1,905 Jones
27 August 1996 Cardiff City A 2–0 3,354 Jones, Kilford
31 August 1996 Chester City H 4–2 3,854 Jones (3, 1 pen), Shelton (own goal)
7 September 1996 Scunthorpe United H 3–0 3,321 Jones, Lancashire (2)
10 September 1996 Darlington A 1–3 2,601 Greenall
14 September 1996 Hartlepool United A 1–1 2,433 Jones
21 September 1996 Lincoln City H 1–0 3,394 Lancashire
28 September 1996 Scarborough A 1–3 2,570 Lancashire
1 October 1996 Exeter City H 2–0 2,788 Lancashire, Jones
5 October 1996 Brighton & Hove Albion H 1–0 3,744 Jones
12 October 1996 Colchester United A 1–3 2,700 Sharp
15 October 1996 Mansfield Town A 1–0 1,942 Sharp
19 October 1996 Torquay United H 3–2 3,374 Jones (3)
26 October 1996 Hull City H 1–2 3,887 Morgan
29 October 1996 Swansea City A 1–2 2,227 Díaz
2 November 1996 Carlisle United A 3–0 6,235 Díaz (2), Saville
9 November 1996 Hereford United H 4–1 3,414 Martínez, Jones, Greenall, Saville
23 November 1996 Fulham H 1–1 5,039 Martínez
30 November 1996 Hull City A 1–1 3,537 Jones
3 December 1996 Doncaster Rovers H 4–1 2,606 Biggins, Johnson, Saville, Jones
14 December 1996 Cambridge United A 1–1 2,784 Kilford
21 December 1996 Rochdale H 0–1 3,311
28 December 1996 Scunthorpe United A 3–2 2,833 Saville, Rogers, Kilford
18 January 1997 Exeter City A 1–0 3,067 Johnson
21 January 1997 Leyton Orient A 2–1 3,014 Kilford, Jones
25 January 1997 Swansea City H 3–2 4,058 Jones (2), Kilford
1 February 1997 Hereford United A 1–3 2,532 Rogers
4 February 1997 Lincoln City A 3–1 2,241 Jones (2), Johnson
8 February 1997 Carlisle United H 1–0 6,195 Lowe
15 February 1997 Fulham A 1–1 9,448 Lowe
22 February 1997 Leyton Orient H 5–1 3,783 Jones (3), Lancashire, Rogers
25 February 1997 Darlington H 3–2 3,667 Jones (3, 1 pen)
28 February 1997 Doncaster Rovers A 0–2 2,948
4 March 1997 Hartlepool United H 2–2 3,229 Jones, Kilford
8 March 1997 Rochdale A 1–3 3,254 Jones (pen)
11 March 1997 Scarborough H 7–1 3,094 Martínez, Lowe (2), Díaz (2), Lancashire, Biggins
15 March 1997 Cambridge United H 1–1 3,867 Jones
22 March 1997 Barnet H 2–0 3,286 Kilford, Martínez
29 March 1997 Northampton Town A 1–0 5,914 Lowe
31 March 1997 Cardiff City H 0–1 4,634
5 April 1997 Chester City A 1–1 4,005 Kilford
8 April 1997 Colchester United H 1–0 4,571 McGibbon
12 April 1997 Brighton & Hove Albion A 0–1 8,703
26 April 1997 Torquay United A 3–0 2,481 Jones (2), Díaz
3 May 1997 Mansfield Town H 2–0 7,106 Lancashire, Lowe

FA Cup

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Main article: 1996-97 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1 16 November 1996 Blackpool A 0–1 5,465

League Cup

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Main article: 1996-97 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1 1st Leg 20 August 1996 Preston North End H 2–3 3,713 Lancashire, Jones
R1 2nd Leg 3 September 1996 Preston North End A 4–4 (lost 5-6 on agg) 5,767 Lancashire (3), Greenall

Football League Trophy

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Main article: 1996-97 Football League Trophy
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
NR2 14 January 1997 Shrewsbury Town A 2–3 (a.e.t.) 1,639

Squad

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

No. Position Player
England GK Lee Butler
Northern Ireland GK Roy Carroll
England DF Charlie Bishop
England DF Matt Carragher
England DF Colin Greenall
England DF Ryan Kirby
Northern Ireland DF Pat McGibbon
England DF Steve Morgan
Republic of Ireland DF Roy O'Brien
England DF John Pender
England DF Kevin Sharp
England MF Tony Black
England MF John Butler
Spain MF Isidro Díaz
No. Position Player
England MF Gavin Johnson
England MF Ian Kilford
England MF Michael Love
Spain MF Roberto Martínez
England MF Paul Rogers
Spain MF Jesús Seba
England MF Mark Ward
England MF Stuart Whittaker
England FW Wayne Biggins
England FW Terry Fearns
England FW Graeme Jones
England FW Graham Lancashire
England FW David Lowe
England FW Andy Saville

References

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