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1996/97

League Tier
2
League Pos
11
Win Rate
35.3%
Avg Attendance
7,746

Results

Date Opposition Venue Competition Result Pos Att. Manager
Game 1
Southend United
A League Division 1
1-1
Morrissey (22')
13 4,266 John Aldridge
Game 2
Shrewsbury Town
A League Cup
2-0
Aldridge (30'), Bonetti (56')
- 2,875 John Aldridge
Game 3
GRIMSBY TOWN
H League Division 1
3-2
Aldridge (24', 61'), Irons (51')
2 6,800 John Aldridge
Game 4
PORT VALE
H League Division 1
2-0
Mahon (15'), Branch (44')
1 6,123 John Aldridge
Game 5
Bradford City
A League Division 1
0-1
-
5 10,080 John Aldridge
Game 6
SHREWSBURY TOWN
H League Cup
1-1
Branch (71')
- 3,028 John Aldridge
Game 7
BIRMINGHAM CITY
H League Division 1
1-0
Aldridge (60')
4 8,548 John Aldridge
Game 8
Huddersfield Town
A League Division 1
1-0
Aldridge (36')
3 10,181 John Aldridge
Game 9
Swindon Town
A League Division 1
1-2
Aldridge (89')
4 8,902 John Aldridge
Game 10
Oldham Athletic
A League Cup
2-2
Aldridge (13'), Morrissey (33')
- 3,094 John Aldridge
Game 11
WEST BROMWICH ALBION
H League Division 1
2-3
Aldridge (31'), Branch (75')
6 7,848 John Aldridge
Game 12
OLDHAM ATHLETIC
H League Cup
0-1
-
- 3,711 John Aldridge
Game 13
Norwich City
A League Division 1
1-1
Aldridge (20')
7 14,511 John Aldridge
Game 14
OXFORD UNITED
H League Division 1
0-0
-
6 4,577 John Aldridge
Game 15
PORTSMOUTH
H League Division 1
4-3
Branch (1', 31'), Jones (62'), Bonetti (90')
4 5,001 John Aldridge
Game 16
Sheffield United
A League Division 1
0-0
-
4 15,062 John Aldridge
Game 17
Bolton Wanderers
A League Division 1
0-1
-
5 14,136 John Aldridge
Game 18
QUEENS PARK RANGERS
H League Division 1
2-3
Aldridge (41'), Brannan (87')
9 7,025 John Aldridge
Game 19
Ipswich Town
A League Division 1
2-0
Brannan (32'), O.G. (61')
5 10,963 John Aldridge
Game 20
CHARLTON ATHLETIC
H League Division 1
4-0
Thomas-Moore (16'), Jones (24'), Mahon (62'), Aldridge (85')
5 5,527 John Aldridge
Game 21
CRYSTAL PALACE
H League Division 1
1-3
Thorn (3')
6 8,613 John Aldridge
Game 22
OLDHAM ATHLETIC
H League Division 1
1-1
Aldridge (7')
6 8,327 John Aldridge
Game 23
Manchester City
A League Division 1
2-1
Higgins (49'), O.G. (67')
7 26,531 John Aldridge
Game 24
IPSWICH TOWN
H League Division 1
3-0
Brannan (43'), Aldridge (76', 80')
5 10,127 John Aldridge
Game 25
Reading
A League Division 1
0-2
-
7 5,513 John Aldridge
Game 26
Stoke City
A League Division 1
0-2
-
7 9,924 John Aldridge
Game 27
Barnsley
A League Division 1
0-3
-
9 8,471 John Aldridge
Game 28
WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS
H League Division 1
0-2
-
12 9,674 John Aldridge
Game 29
HUDDERSFIELD TOWN
H League Division 1
1-1
Brannan (90')
12 10,134 John Aldridge
Game 30
West Bromwich Albion
A League Division 1
2-1
Aldridge (17', 85')
11 14,861 John Aldridge
Game 31
SWINDON TOWN
H League Division 1
2-1
Nevin (21', 50')
7 7,763 John Aldridge
Game 32
Carlisle United
A FA Cup
0-1
-
- 10,090 John Aldridge
Game 33
Oxford United
A League Division 1
1-2
Aldridge (4')
10 7,073 John Aldridge
Game 34
NORWICH CITY
H League Division 1
3-1
Cook (9', 65'), Thomas-Moore (45')
7 5,891 John Aldridge
Game 35
READING
H League Division 1
2-2
Branch (14'), Thomas-Moore (72')
7 6,019 John Aldridge
Game 36
Charlton Athletic
A League Division 1
1-3
Irons (35')
10 11,305 John Aldridge
Game 37
Crystal Palace
A League Division 1
1-0
O'Brien (71')
10 16,169 John Aldridge
Game 38
STOKE CITY
H League Division 1
0-0
-
11 9,127 John Aldridge
Game 39
Oldham Athletic
A League Division 1
2-1
Brannan (4', 58')
8 5,417 John Aldridge
Game 40
Wolverhampton Wanderers
A League Division 1
2-3
Irons (55'), Aldridge (57')
11 26,192 John Aldridge
Game 41
BARNSLEY
H League Division 1
1-1
Higgins (36')
11 7,347 John Aldridge
Game 42
MANCHESTER CITY
H League Division 1
1-1
Jones (64')
11 12,019 John Aldridge
Game 43
Grimsby Town
A League Division 1
0-0
-
11 4,353 John Aldridge
Game 44
SOUTHEND UNITED
H League Division 1
3-0
Irons (6'), Jones (23'), Aldridge (35')
8 7,563 John Aldridge
Game 45
Port Vale
A League Division 1
1-2
Irons (23')
12 7,469 John Aldridge
Game 46
BRADFORD CITY
H League Division 1
3-0
Jones, G (32', 87'), Jones, L (80')
7 8,531 John Aldridge
Game 47
Portsmouth
A League Division 1
3-1
Cook (16'), Jones, G (23'), Jones, L (83')
7 11,976 John Aldridge
Game 48
Birmingham City
A League Division 1
0-0
-
8 22,364 John Aldridge
Game 49
SHEFFIELD UNITED
H League Division 1
1-1
Jones (26')
8 10,027 John Aldridge
Game 50
Queens Park Rangers
A League Division 1
0-2
-
11 14,859 John Aldridge
Game 51
BOLTON WANDERERS
H League Division 1
2-2
Aldridge (60'), Jones (90')
11 14,309 John Aldridge