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1996–97 Leicester City F.C. season
1996–97 season of Leicester City
1996–97 season of Leicester City
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| club | Leicester City F.C. | |
| season | 1996–97 | |
| chairman | Tom Smeaton | |
| manager | Martin O'Neill | |
| stadium | Filbert Street | |
| league | FA Premier League | |
| league result | [9th](1996-97-fa-premier-league) | |
| cup1 | FA Cup | |
| cup1 result | [Fifth round](1996-97-fa-cup) | |
| cup2 | League Cup | |
| cup2 result | [Winners](1996-97-football-league-cup) | |
| cup3 | Player of the Year | |
| cup3 result | Simon Grayson | |
| league topscorer | Steve Claridge (11) | |
| season topscorer | Steve Claridge (14) | |
| highest attendance | 21,134 vs Newcastle United | |
| (26 October 1996, FA Premier League) | ||
| lowest attendance | 10,793 vs Scarborough | |
| (25 September 1996, League Cup) | ||
| average attendance | 20,182 | |
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| prevseason | [1995–96](1995-96-leicester-city-f-c-season) | |
| nextseason | [1997–98](1997-98-leicester-city-f-c-season) |
(26 October 1996, FA Premier League) (25 September 1996, League Cup) During the 1996–97 English football season, Leicester City F.C. competed in the FA Premier League.
Season summary
Most observers had tipped Leicester for an immediate return to Division One, so Martin O'Neill's ultimate task for this season was to achieve survival for Leicester. However, he defied many of the pre-season predictions by finishing 9th in the table. Leicester's season was capped by a victory over Middlesbrough in the League Cup final to win their first major trophy for 33 years and their passport to the following season's UEFA Cup.
Final league table
Main article: 1996–97 FA Premier League
;Results summary
;Results by round
Results
Pre-season
Harrington Campbell Hallam Izzet Wilson Akeredolu
FA Premier League
Main article: 1996–97 FA Premier League
Venison Wright Booth Thomas Marshall Di Matteo Hughes Heskey Whitlow Parker Izzet Unsworth Solskjær Izzet Izzet Cooper Rush Shearer Claridge Heskey Claridge Robins Juninho Beck van Gobbel Neilson Platt Hughes Marshall Fenton Claridge Wilson
FA Cup
Main article: 1996–97 FA Cup
Marshall Lennon Parker Adams Newton Hughes
League Cup
Main article: 1996–97 Football League Cup
Lawrence Parker Grayson Heskey
First-team squad
:Squad at end of season
Left club during season
Reserve squad
Transfers
In
| Date | Pos. | Name | From | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 August 1996 | DF | ENG Spencer Prior | ENG Norwich City | £600,000 |
| 17 August 1996 | GK | USA Kasey Keller | ENG Millwall | £900,000 |
| 31 August 1996 | FW | ENG Ian Marshall | ENG Ipswich Town | £800,000 |
| 1 September 1996 | MF | GER Sascha Lenhart | BEL Royal Antwerp | Free transfer |
| 16 January 1997 | DF | SCO Matt Elliott | ENG Oxford United | £1,600,000 |
| 17 February 1997 | DF | ENG Robert Ullathorne | ESP Osasuna | £600,000 |
| 28 February 1997 | MF | ENG Steve Guppy | ENG Port Vale | £850,000 |
Out
| Date | Pos. | Name | To | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 August 1996 | MF | ENG Mark Blake | ENG Walsall | Free transfer |
| 27 November 1996 | MF | ENG Stuart Slater | ENG Watford | Free transfer |
| 14 March 1997 | GK | ENG Paul Hyde | ENG Leyton Orient | Free transfer |
| 22 June 1997 | DF | ENG Jamie Lawrence | ENG Bradford City | £50,000 |
| 22 June 1997 | DF | ENG Neil Lewis | ENG Peterborough United | £75,000 |
| 26 June 1997 | DF | ENG Simon Grayson | ENG Aston Villa | £1,300,000 |
:Transfers in: £5,350,000 :Transfers out: £1,425,000 :Total spending: £3,925,000
References
References
- Moore, Glenn. (17 April 1997). "Claridge's five-star silver service". The Independent.
- "FootballSquads – Leicester City – 1996/97".
- "All Leicester City players: 1997".
- (18 August 1996). "On the move". Independent Print Limited.
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