1996–97 Chelsea F.C. season
1996–97 season | |||
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Chairman | Ken Bates | ||
Manager | Ruud Gullit | ||
Premier League | 6th | ||
FA Cup | Winners | ||
League Cup | Third round | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Vialli (9) All: Hughes (14) | ||
Highest home attendance | 28,418 vs Everton (7 Dec 1996, Premier League) | ||
Lowest home attendance | 11,732 vs Blackpool (25 Sep 1996, League Cup) | ||
Average home league attendance | 27,001 | ||
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During the 1996–97 English football season, Chelsea competed in the Premier League.
Season summary
[edit]With Glenn Hoddle leaving to become England manager, Chelsea gave the managerial role to midfielder Ruud Gullit, who used his continental connections to bring in world-class international players such as France center-back Frank Leboeuf, and Italian superstars such as midfielder Roberto Di Matteo, Parma's playmaker Gianfranco Zola and the Champions League winning striker and Juventus captain Gianluca Vialli. Gullit had a dream start to his managerial career as Chelsea won the FA Cup with a 2–0 win over Middlesbrough, ending Chelsea's 26-year trophy drought and making him the first foreign manager to win a major trophy with an English club. Zola was voted FWA Footballer of the Year after a brilliant first season at Stamford Bridge in which he scored 12 goals and contributed many assists, while fellow countryman and record £4.5 million signing Roberto Di Matteo scored one of Chelsea's goals in the triumphant Wembley final.
The club suffered a tragedy in late October when director Matthew Harding was killed in a helicopter crash in Cheshire when returning home from the club's League Cup exit at Bolton.[1]
Final league table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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4 | Liverpool | 38 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 62 | 37 | +25 | 68 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round[a] |
5 | Aston Villa | 38 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 47 | 34 | +13 | 61 | |
6 | Chelsea | 38 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 58 | 55 | +3 | 59 | Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round[b] |
7 | Sheffield Wednesday | 38 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 50 | 51 | −1 | 57 | |
8 | Wimbledon | 38 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 49 | 46 | +3 | 56 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
- ^ Aston Villa was rewarded entry to the UEFA Cup through UEFA Fair Play ranking.
- ^ Chelsea qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup as FA Cup winners.
- Results summary
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
38 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 58 | 55 | +3 | 59 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 33 | 22 | +11 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 25 | 33 | −8 |
Source: Statto
- Results by round
Results
[edit]Premier League
[edit]18 August 1996 1 | Southampton | 0–0 | Chelsea | The Dell |
Attendance: 15,186 |
21 August 1996 2 | Chelsea | 1–0 | Middlesbrough | |
Di Matteo ![]() |
Attendance: 28,272 |
24 August 1996 3 | Chelsea | 2–0 | Coventry City | |
Leboeuf ![]() Vialli ![]() |
Attendance: 25,024 |
3 September 1996 4 | Arsenal | 3–3 | Chelsea | |
Merson ![]() Keown ![]() Wright ![]() |
Leboeuf ![]() Vialli ![]() Wise ![]() |
Attendance: 38,132 |
7 September 1996 5 | Sheffield Wednesday | 0–2 | Chelsea | |
Burley ![]() Myers ![]() |
Attendance: 30,983 |
15 September 1996 6 | Chelsea | 1–1 | Aston Villa | |
Leboeuf ![]() |
Townsend ![]() |
Attendance: 27,729 |
21 September 1996 7 | Liverpool | 5–1 | Chelsea | |
Fowler ![]() Berger ![]() Myers ![]() Barnes ![]() |
Leboeuf ![]() |
Attendance: 40,739 |
28 September 1996 8 | Chelsea | 1–1 | Nottingham Forest | |
Vialli ![]() |
Lee ![]() |
Attendance: 27,673 |
12 October 1996 9 | Leicester City | 1–3 | Chelsea | |
Watts ![]() |
Vialli ![]() Di Matteo ![]() Hughes ![]() |
Attendance: 20,766 |
19 October 1996 10 | Chelsea | 2–4 | Wimbledon | |
Minto ![]() Vialli ![]() |
Earle ![]() Ardley ![]() Gayle ![]() Ekoku ![]() |
Attendance: 28,020 |
26 October 1996 11 | Chelsea | 3–1 | Tottenham Hotspur | |
Gullit ![]() D. Lee ![]() Di Matteo ![]() |
Armstrong ![]() |
Attendance: 28,373 |
2 November 1996 12 | Manchester United | 1–2 | Chelsea | |
Poborský ![]() |
Duberry ![]() Vialli ![]() |
Attendance: 55,198 |
16 November 1996 13 | Blackburn Rovers | 1–1 | Chelsea | |
Gallacher ![]() |
Petrescu ![]() |
Attendance: 27,229 |
23 November 1996 14 | Chelsea | 1–1 | Newcastle United | |
Vialli ![]() |
Shearer ![]() |
Attendance: 28,401 |
1 December 1996 15 | Leeds United | 2–0 | Chelsea | |
Deane ![]() Rush ![]() |
Attendance: 32,671 |
7 December 1996 16 | Chelsea | 2–2 | Everton | |
Zola ![]() Vialli ![]() |
Branch ![]() Kanchelskis ![]() |
Attendance: 28,418 |
21 December 1996 18 | Chelsea | 3–1 | West Ham United | |
Hughes ![]() Zola ![]() |
Porfirio ![]() |
Attendance: 28,315 |
26 December 1996 19 | Aston Villa | 0–2 | Chelsea | |
Zola ![]() |
Attendance: 39,339 |
28 December 1996 20 | Chelsea | 2–2 | Sheffield Wednesday | |
Zola ![]() Hughes ![]() |
Pembridge ![]() Stefanović ![]() |
Attendance: 27,467 |
11 January 1997 22 | Nottingham Forest | 2–0 | Chelsea | |
Pearce ![]() Bart-Williams ![]() |
Attendance: 28,358 |
18 January 1997 23 | Chelsea | 3–1 | Derby County | |
Wise ![]() Leboeuf ![]() Hughes ![]() |
Asanović ![]() |
Attendance: 28,293 |
1 February 1997 24 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1–2 | Chelsea | |
Howells ![]() |
Campbell ![]() Di Matteo ![]() |
Attendance: 33,027 |
22 February 1997 25 | Chelsea | 1–1 | Manchester United | |
Zola ![]() |
Beckham ![]() |
Attendance: 28,336 |
1 March 1997 26 | Derby County | 3–2 | Chelsea | |
Minto ![]() Asanović ![]() Ward ![]() |
Minto ![]() Leboeuf ![]() |
Attendance: 18,039 |
5 March 1997 27 | Chelsea | 1–1 | Blackburn Rovers | |
Minto ![]() |
Pedersen ![]() |
Attendance: 25,784 |
12 March 1997 28 | West Ham United | 3–2 | Chelsea | |
Dicks ![]() Kitson ![]() |
Vialli ![]() Hughes ![]() |
Attendance: 24,502 |
16 March 1997 29 | Chelsea | 6–2 | Sunderland | |
Zola ![]() Sinclair ![]() Petrescu ![]() Hughes ![]() Di Matteo ![]() |
Stewart ![]() Rae ![]() |
Attendance: 24,027 |
19 March 1997 30 | Chelsea | 1–0 | Southampton | |
Zola ![]() |
Attendance: 28,079 |
22 March 1997 31 | Middlesbrough | 1–0 | Chelsea | |
Juninho ![]() |
Attendance: 29,811 |
9 April 1997 33 | Coventry City | 3–1 | Chelsea | |
Dublin ![]() Williams ![]() Whelan ![]() |
P. Hughes ![]() |
Attendance: 19,917 |
16 April 1997 34 | Newcastle United | 3–1 | Chelsea | |
Shearer ![]() Asprilla ![]() |
Burley ![]() |
Attendance: 36,320 |
19 April 1997 35 | Chelsea | 2–1 | Leicester City | |
Minto ![]() Hughes ![]() |
F. Sinclair ![]() |
Attendance: 27,723 |
3 May 1997 37 | Chelsea | 0–0 | Leeds United | |
Attendance: 26,277 |
League Cup
[edit]Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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18 September 1996 | R2 | Blackpool | A | 4–1 | 9,666 | Petrescu, Morris, Spencer, M. Hughes |
25 September 1996 | R2 | Blackpool | H | 1–3 | 11,732 | Spencer |
22 October 1996 | R3 | Bolton Wanderers | A | 1–2 | 16,867 | Minto |
FA Cup
[edit]Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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4 January 1997 | R3 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 3–0 | 27,446 | Wise, Zola, Burley |
26 January 1997 | R4 | Liverpool | H | 4–2 | 27,950 | M. Hughes, Zola, Vialli (2) |
16 February 1997 | R5 | Leicester City | A | 2–2 | 19,125 | Di Matteo, M. Hughes |
26 February 1997 | R5 (R) | Leicester City | H | 1–0 (a.e.t.) |
26,053 | Leboeuf (pen.) |
9 March 1997 | QF | Portsmouth | A | 4–1 | 15,701 | Wise (2), Zola, M. Hughes |
13 April 1997 | SF | Wimbledon | N | 3–0 | 32,674 | M. Hughes (2), Zola |
17 May 1997 | F | Middlesbrough | N | 2–0 | 79,160 | Di Matteo, Newton |
First team squad
[edit]- Squad at end of season[2]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Left club during season
[edit]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Reserve squad
[edit]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Statistics
[edit]No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Premier League | FA Cup | Football League Cup | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
30 | GK | ![]() |
Frode Grodås | 26 | 0 | 20+1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2 | DF | ![]() |
Dan Petrescu | 41 | 4 | 34 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
5 | DF | ![]() |
Frank Leboeuf | 34 | 7 | 26 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
6 | DF | ![]() |
Steve Clarke | 40 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
17 | DF | ![]() |
Scott Minto | 32 | 5 | 24+1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
16 | MF | ![]() |
Roberto Di Matteo | 44 | 9 | 33+1 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
11 | MF | ![]() |
Dennis Wise | 40 | 6 | 27+4 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
14 | MF | ![]() |
Craig Burley | 37 | 3 | 26+5 | 2 | 1+2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
9 | FW | ![]() |
Gianluca Vialli | 34 | 11 | 23+5 | 9 | 1+4 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
10 | FW | ![]() |
Mark Hughes | 44 | 14 | 32+3 | 8 | 6+1 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
25 | FW | ![]() |
Gianfranco Zola | 30 | 12 | 22+1 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
13 | GK | ![]() |
Kevin Hitchcock | 16 | 0 | 10+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
20 | DF | ![]() |
Frank Sinclair[3] | 25 | 1 | 17+2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
8 | DF | ![]() |
Andy Myers | 18 | 1 | 15+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
18 | DF | ![]() |
Erland Johnsen | 22 | 0 | 14+4 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
12 | DF | ![]() |
Michael Duberry | 17 | 1 | 13+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
24 | MF | ![]() |
Eddie Newton | 20 | 1 | 13+2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
27 | MF | ![]() |
Paul Hughes | 13 | 2 | 8+4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
4 | MF | ![]() |
Ruud Gullit | 14 | 1 | 6+6 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
21 | MF | ![]() |
Jody Morris | 14 | 1 | 6+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
1 | GK | ![]() |
Dmitri Kharine | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
22 | FW | ![]() |
Mark Nicholls | 10 | 0 | 3+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
28 | DF | ![]() |
Danny Granville | 5 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3 | DF | ![]() |
Terry Phelan[4] | 4 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
19 | DF | ![]() |
Paul Parker | 4 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
15 | DF | ![]() |
David Lee | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
26 | DF | ![]() |
Neil Clement | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
29 | GK | ![]() |
Nick Colgan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
7 | FW | ![]() |
John Spencer | 7 | 2 | 0+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
Statistics taken from [1] Archived 20 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine. Squad details and shirt numbers from [2] and [3].
Transfers
[edit]In
[edit]# | Pos | Player | From | Fee | Date |
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9 | FW | ![]() |
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Free | 24 May 1996 |
16 | MF | ![]() |
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£4,900,000 | 1 July 1996 |
5 | DF | ![]() |
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£2,500,000 | 1 July 1996 |
30 | GK | ![]() |
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Free | 1 November 1996 |
25 | FW | ![]() |
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£4,500,000 | 8 November 1996 |
28 | DF | ![]() |
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£300,000 | 20 March 1997 |
DF | ![]() |
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£2,250,000 | 21 April 1997 |
Out
[edit]# | Pos | Player | To | Fee | Date |
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FW | ![]() |
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Free | 4 July 1996 | |
MF | ![]() |
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£650,000 | 8 July 1996 | |
MF | ![]() |
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Free | 10 July 1996 | |
FW | ![]() |
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£1,500,000 | 17 July 1996 | |
DF | ![]() |
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£165,000 | 1 August 1996 | |
MF | ![]() |
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Free | 16 August 1996 | |
FW | ![]() |
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£2,500,000 | 21 November 1996 | |
MF | ![]() |
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£800,000 | 23 December 1996 | |
DF | ![]() |
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£850,000 | 30 December 1996 |
- Transfers in:
£14,450,000
- Transfers out:
£4,965,000
- Total spending:
£9,485,000
References
[edit]- ^ Shaw, Phil (24 October 1996). "Football mourns a true fan". The Independent. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
- ^ "Chelsea - 1996/97". FootballSquads. Retrieved 26 May 2012.
- ^ Sinclair was born in Lambeth, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally.
- ^ Phelan was born in Manchester, England.
- Hockings, Ron. 100 Years of the Blues: A Statistical History of Chelsea Football Club. (2007)