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Swindon Town 1996–97 football season
During the 1996–97 English football season, Swindon Town F.C. competed in the Football League First Division .
Season summary
With Swindon's financial state getting more precarious, they could not afford to build a side which would be able to win promotion to the Premier League , with McMahon's only significant summer signing the underwhelming Gary Elkins from Wimbledon .
In 1996–97 season, Swindon held a mid-table position right up until the middle of March, but then scored just two goals in their last ten games – getting thumped 7–0 at Bolton, 5–1 at Oldham and 4–0 at Ipswich in the process – ending up in a disappointing 19th place.
Final league table
Source:
[ 1] Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference
Results
Swindon Town's score comes first
Legend
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Scorers
17 August 1996
Norwich City
A
0–2
15,165
24 August 1996
Port Vale
H
1–1
8,706
Robinson
28 August 1996
Oldham Athletic
H
1–0
8,025
Allison
31 August 1996
Southend United
A
3–1
4,011
Watson , Cowe , Finney
7 September 1996
Grimsby Town
A
1–2
4,089
Cowe
11 September 1996
Portsmouth
H
0–1
8,685
14 September 1996
Tranmere Rovers
H
2–1
8,430
Walters (pen), Horlock
21 September 1996
Queens Park Rangers
A
1–1
13,662
Cowe
27 September 1996
Wolverhampton Wanderers
H
1–2
8,572
Horlock
2 October 1996
Bradford City
A
1–2
9,249
Walters (pen)
12 October 1996
Oxford United
H
1–0
10,811
Horlock
16 October 1996
Huddersfield Town
H
6–0
7,724
Walters , Thorne (3), Allison , Horlock
19 October 1996
Crystal Palace
A
2–1
15,088
Allison , Thorne
26 October 1996
Reading
A
0–2
11,018
30 October 1996
West Bromwich Albion
H
2–3
8,909
Allen , Thorne
2 November 1996
Manchester City
H
2–0
14,374
Allison (2)
16 November 1996
Barnsley
H
3–0
10,837
Walters , Gooden , Finney
19 November 1996
Ipswich Town
A
2–3
7,086
Thorne , Allison
23 November 1996
Birmingham City
A
0–1
16,559
26 November 1996
Sheffield United
A
0–2
12,301
30 November 1996
Reading
H
3–1
10,874
Horlock , Allison , Walters
7 December 1996
Charlton Athletic
A
0–2
10,565
14 December 1996
Stoke City
A
0–2
10,102
22 December 1996
Bolton Wanderers
H
2–2
8,946
Walters , Allison
26 December 1996
Portsmouth
A
1–0
10,605
Cowe
10 January 1997
Tranmere Rovers
A
1–2
8,763
Horlock
18 January 1997
Bradford City
H
1–1
7,851
Horlock
25 January 1997
Grimsby Town
H
3–3
9,127
Horlock , Allison , Walters
29 January 1997
Wolverhampton Wanderers
A
0–1
23,003
1 February 1997
Sheffield United
H
2–1
8,811
Elkins , Holdsworth (own goal)
5 February 1997
Queens Park Rangers
H
1–1
10,830
Brevett (own goal)
8 February 1997
West Bromwich Albion
A
2–1
16,219
Allison , Smith
22 February 1997
Manchester City
A
0–3
27,262
26 February 1997
Birmingham City
H
3–1
7,428
Bullock , Broomes , Cowe
1 March 1997
Charlton Athletic
H
1–0
9,256
Allison
4 March 1997
Barnsley
A
1–1
9,789
Thorne
8 March 1997
Bolton Wanderers
A
0–7
13,981
15 March 1997
Stoke City
H
1–0
8,878
Thorne
22 March 1997
Port Vale
A
0–1
6,142
29 March 1997
Norwich City
H
0–3
10,249
31 March 1997
Oldham Athletic
A
1–5
5,699
Cowe
5 April 1997
Southend United
H
0–0
6,730
12 April 1997
Ipswich Town
H
0–4
8,591
19 April 1997
Oxford United
A
0–2
8,167
26 April 1997
Crystal Palace
H
0–2
10,447
4 May 1997
Huddersfield Town
A
0–0
11,506
FA Cup
Round
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Goalscorers
R3
5 January 1997
Everton
A
0–3
20,411
League Cup
Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
References
^ "England 1996–97" . Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 28 March 2010. Retrieved 24 February 2010 .
National teams
League competitions
Level 1 Levels 2–4 Level 5 Levels 6–7 Levels 8–9
Isthmian League (Two , Three )
Combined Counties League (level 8 only )
Eastern Counties League (Premier , One )
Essex Senior League (level 8 only )
Hellenic League (Premier , One )
Kent League (level 8 only )
Midland Alliance (level 8 only )
Midland Football Combination (level 9 only )
North West Counties League (One , Two )
Northern Counties East League (Premier , One )
Northern League (One , Two )
South Midlands League (Premier , Senior )
Spartan League (Premier , One )
Sussex County League (One , Two )
United Counties League (Premier , One )
Wessex League (level 8 only )
West Midlands (Regional) League (level 9 only )
Western League (Premier , One )
Cup competitions
FA cups Football League cups
European competitions