1996–97 Blackpool F.C. season

Blackpool F.C.
Season 1996-97
League	Division Two
Manager	Gary Megson
League position	7th
Top goalscorers	League: Tony Ellis (15) Combined: Tony Ellis (18)
FA Cup	Second round
League Cup	Second round
Highest home attendance
Lowest home attendance
Previous season	← 1995-96
Next season	1997-98 →

The 1996-97 season was Blackpool F.C.'s 89th season (86th consecutive) in the Football League. They competed in the 24-team Division Two, then the third tier of English league football, finishing seventh. 5 September 1996, marked the 100th anniversary of Blackpool's first match in the Football League.

Sam Allardyce was fired after failing to bring the club promotion the previous season. He was replaced by the former Norwich City manager Gary Megson.

Tony Ellis was the club's top scorer for the third consecutive season, with eighteen goals (fifteen in the league and three in the League Cup).

Table

Pos	Team	Pl	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1.	Bury	46	24	12	10	62	38	+24	84
2.	Stockport County	46	23	13	10	59	41	+18	82
3.	Luton Town	46	23	13	10	59	41	+18	82
4.	Brentford	46	20	14	12	56	43	+13	74
5.	Bristol City	46	21	10	15	69	51	+18	73
6.	Crewe Alexandra	46	22	7	17	56	47	+9	73
7.	Blackpool	46	18	15	13	60	47	+13	69
8.	Wrexham	46	17	18	11	54	50	+4	69
9.	Burnley	46	19	11	16	71	55	+16	68
10.	Chesterfield	46	18	14	14	42	39	+3	68
11.	Gillingham	46	19	10	17	60	59	+1	67
12.	Walsall	46	19	10	17	54	53	+1	67
13.	Watford	46	16	19	11	45	38	+7	67
14.	Millwall	46	16	13	17	50	55	-5	61
15.	Preston North End	46	18	7	21	49	55	-6	61
16.	Bournemouth	46	15	15	16	43	45	-2	60
17.	Bristol Rovers	46	15	11	20	47	50	-3	56
18.	Wycombe Wanderers	46	15	10	21	51	56	-5	55
19.	Plymouth Argyle	46	12	18	16	47	58	-11	54
20.	York City	46	13	13	20	47	68	-21	52
21.	Peterborough United	46	11	14	21	55	73	-22	47
22.	Shrewsbury Town	46	11	13	22	49	74	-25	46
23.	Rotherham United	46	7	14	25	39	70	-37	35
24.	Notts County	46	7	14	25	33	59	-36	35

P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; Pts = Points

References

Calley, Roy (1992). Blackpool: A Complete Record 1887-1992. Breedon Books Sport. ISBN 1-873626-07-X.

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1996–97 in English football

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FA competitions

Premier League and
Football League

Football Conference

Football Conference
Conference League Cup

Lower leagues

European competitions

Related to national team

1998 FIFA World Cup (UEFA Qualification Group 2)

Glenn Hoddle

Club seasons

Premier League	Arsenal Aston Villa Blackburn Rovers Chelsea Coventry City Derby County Everton Leeds United Leicester City Liverpool Manchester United Middlesbrough Newcastle United Nottingham Forest Sheffield Wednesday Southampton Sunderland Tottenham Hotspur West Ham United Wimbledon

First Division	Barnsley Birmingham City Bolton Wanderers Bradford City Charlton Athletic Crystal Palace Grimsby Town Huddersfield Town Ipswich Town Manchester City Norwich City Oldham Athletic Oxford United Portsmouth Port Vale Queens Park Rangers Reading Sheffield United Southend United Stoke City Swindon Town Tranmere Rovers West Bromwich Albion Wolverhampton Wanderers

Second Division	Blackpool Bournemouth Brentford Bristol City Bristol Rovers Burnley Bury Chesterfield Crewe Alexandra Gillingham Luton Town Millwall Notts County Peterborough United Plymouth Argyle Preston North End Rotherham United Shrewsbury Town Stockport County Walsall Watford Wrexham Wycombe York City

Third Division	Barnet Brighton & Hove Albion Cambridge United Cardiff City Carlisle United Chester City Colchester United Darlington Doncaster Rovers Exeter City Fulham Hartlepool United Hereford United Hull City Leyton Orient Lincoln City Mansfield Town Northampton Town Rochdale Scarborough Scunthorpe United Swansea City Torquay United Wigan Athletic

Others	Newport Woking

Summer 1996 transfers
Winter 1996–97 transfers