1996–97 Fulham F.C. season

During the 1996–97 English football season, Fulham F.C. competed in the Division Three. It was their third season in the league's fourth tier, and they finished the season with their first promotion in 15 years.

Season summary

In his first full season as manager, Micky Adams guided them to automatic promotion and as a result won the Division Three Manager of the Season award. They finished level on points at the top of the division with Wigan Athletic.

Fulham's previous promotion had been in 1982, when they were promoted from the old Third Division.

It was the first of three promotions in five seasons for the club, which saw them reach the FA Premier League in 2001 and end a 34-year exile from the top division of English football.

Final league table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Wigan Athletic	46	17	3	3	53	21	9	6	8	31	30	84	51	+33	87
2	Fulham	46	13	5	5	41	20	12	7	4	31	18	72	38	+34	87
3	Carlisle United	46	16	3	4	41	21	8	9	6	26	23	67	44	+23	84
4	Northampton Town	46	14	4	5	43	17	6	8	9	24	27	67	44	+23	72
5	Swansea City	46	13	5	5	37	20	8	3	12	25	38	62	58	+4	71
6	Chester City	46	11	8	4	30	16	7	8	8	25	27	55	43	+12	70
7	Cardiff City	46	11	4	8	31	24	9	5	9	26	31	56	54	+2	69
8	Colchester United	46	11	9	3	36	23	6	8	9	26	28	62	51	+11	68
9	Lincoln City	46	10	8	5	35	25	8	4	11	35	44	70	69	+1	66
10	Cambridge United	46	11	5	7	30	27	7	6	10	23	32	53	59	–6	65
11	Mansfield Town	46	9	8	6	21	17	7	8	8	26	28	47	45	+2	64
12	Scarborough	46	9	9	5	36	31	7	6	10	30	38	65	68	–3	63
13	Scunthorpe United	46	11	3	9	36	33	7	6	10	23	29	59	62	–3	63
14	Rochdale	46	10	6	7	34	24	4	10	9	24	34	58	58	±0	58
15	Barnet	46	9	9	5	32	23	5	7	11	14	28	46	51	–5	58
16	Leyton Orient	46	11	6	6	28	20	4	6	13	22	38	50	58	–8	57
17	Hull City	46	9	8	6	29	26	4	10	9	15	24	44	50	–6	57
18	Darlington	46	11	5	7	37	28	3	5	15	27	50	64	78	–14	52
19	Doncaster Rovers	46	9	7	7	29	23	5	3	15	23	43	52	66	–14	52
20	Hartlepool United	46	8	6	9	33	32	6	3	14	20	34	53	66	–13	51
21	Torquay United	46	9	4	10	24	24	4	7	12	22	38	46	62	–16	50
22	Exeter City	46	6	9	8	25	30	6	3	14	23	43	48	73	–25	48
23	Brighton & Hove Albion	46	12	6	5	41	27	1	4	18	12	43	53	70	–17	47	^{[notes 1]}
24	Hereford United	46	6	8	9	26	25	5	6	12	24	40	50	65	–15	47

Pld = Matches ; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
NB: In the Football League goals scored (F) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).

↑ Brighton & Hove Albion had two points deducted for failure to control spectators.

Key
	Division Champions, promoted
	Promoted
	Participated in play-offs
	Promoted through play-offs
	New club in the league (none)
	Relegated to Conference

Results

Fulham's score comes first^[1]

Legend

Win	Draw	Loss

Football League Third Division

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
17 August 1996	Hereford United	H	1–0	5,277	Conroy
24 August 1996	Hartlepool United	A	1–2	2,457	Scott
27 August 1996	Rochdale	A	2–1	1,689	Cusack, Conroy
31 August 1996	Carlisle United	H	1–0	5,860	Conroy
7 September 1996	Colchester United	H	3–1	5,189	Conroy (2), Morgan
10 September 1996	Exeter City	A	1–0	2,388	Freeman
14 September 1996	Swansea City	A	2–1	3,791	Conroy, Morgan
21 September 1996	Mansfield Town	H	1–2	5,740	Morgan
28 September 1996	Darlington	A	2–0	3,269	Watson, Carpenter
1 October 1996	Torquay United	H	1–2	4,459	Scott
5 October 1996	Northampton Town	A	1–0	6,171	Conroy
12 October 1996	Doncaster Rovers	H	3–1	5,516	Conroy, Herrera, Carpenter
15 October 1996	Cambridge United	H	3–0	5,791	Conroy (2), Blake (pen)
19 October 1996	Hull City	A	3–0	3,986	Freeman, Watson, Conroy
26 October 1996	Brighton & Hove Albion	A	0–0	8,387
29 October 1996	Scunthorpe United	H	2–1	4,566	Conroy, Freeman
2 November 1996	Lincoln City	H	1–2	6,945	Carpenter
9 November 1996	Cardiff City	A	2–1	6,144	Conroy, Blake
19 November 1996	Barnet	H	2–0	4,423	Conroy, Morgan
23 November 1996	Wigan Athletic	A	1–1	5,039	Scott
30 November 1996	Brighton & Hove Albion	H	2–0	8,279	Conroy, Blake (pen)
3 December 1996	Chester City	A	1–1	1,762	Freeman
14 December 1996	Leyton Orient	H	1–1	7,355	Watson
21 December 1996	Scarborough	A	2–0	2,015	Conroy, Scott
26 December 1996	Exeter City	H	1–1	7,892	Angus
11 January 1997	Darlington	H	6–0	5,735	Scott, Carpenter, Cullip, Freeman, Brooker, Conroy
14 January 1997	Colchester United	A	1–2	3,820	Morgan
18 January 1997	Torquay United	A	1–3	3,386	Scott
25 January 1997	Scunthorpe United	A	4–1	3,259	Cusack, Conroy, Blake (pen), Scott
31 January 1997	Cardiff City	H	1–4	6,459	Eckhardt (own goal)
8 February 1997	Lincoln City	A	0–2	3,948
11 February 1997	Swansea City	H	2–1	4,836	Freeman, Brooker
15 February 1997	Wigan Athletic	H	1–1	9,448	Blake
22 February 1997	Barnet	A	2–2	3,316	Conroy, Scott
1 March 1997	Chester City	H	1–1	5,780	Morgan
8 March 1997	Scarborough	H	4–0	6,080	Cockerill, Freeman, Blake (pen), Warren
16 March 1997	Leyton Orient	A	2–0	7,125	Blake (pen), Carpenter
22 March 1997	Hartlepool United	H	1–0	7,222	Freeman
29 March 1997	Hereford United	A	0–0	4,279
31 March 1997	Rochdale	H	1–1	7,866	Conroy
5 April 1997	Carlisle United	A	2–1	9,171	Conroy, McAree
8 April 1997	Mansfield Town	A	0–0	3,912
12 April 1997	Northampton Town	H	0–1	11,479
19 April 1997	Doncaster Rovers	A	0–0	2,920
26 April 1997	Hull City	H	2–0	10,588	Morgan (2)
3 May 1997	Cambridge United	A	1–0	7,218	Freeman

FA Cup


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R1	16 November 1996	Plymouth Argyle	A	0–5	7,104

League Cup


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R1 1st Leg	20 August 1996	Southend United	A	2–0	3,084	Conroy, Watson
R1 2nd Leg	3 September 1996	Southend United	H	1–2 (won 3-2 on agg)	4,297	Conroy
R2 1st Leg	17 September 1996	Ipswich Town	H	1–1	6,947	Morgan
R2 2nd Leg	24 September 1996	Ipswich Town	A	2–4 (lost 3-5 on agg)	6,825	Sedgley (own goal), Brooker

Football League Trophy


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
SR1	17 December 1996	Brighton & Hove Albion	A	2–3 (a.e.t.)	1,310

Squad

^[2] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.		Position	Player
		GK	Tony Lange
		GK	Mark Walton
		DF	Micky Adams (player-manager)
		DF	Terry Angus
		DF	Mark Blake
		DF	Danny Cullip
		DF	Robbie Herrera
		DF	Matthew Lawrence
		DF	Simon Morgan
		DF	Paul Parker
		DF	Rob Scott
		DF	Jason Soloman
		DF	Simon Stewart
		DF	Paul Watson
		MF	Paul Brooker

No.		Position	Player
		MF	Richard Carpenter
		MF	Glenn Cockerill
		MF	Nick Cusack
		MF	Sean Davis
		MF	Charlie Hartfield (on loan from Sheffield United)
		MF	John Marshall
		MF	Rod McAree
		MF	Michael Mison
		MF	Martin Thomas
		MF	Christer Warren (on loan from Southampton)
		FW	Lea Barkus
		FW	Darren Beckford
		FW	Mike Conroy
		FW	Darren Freeman
		FW	Rory Hamill

References

Fulham Football Club
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History	Seasons Europe
Home stadium	Craven Cottage (1896–2002) Loftus Road (temporary, 2002–2004) Craven Cottage (2004–present)
Training ground	Motspur Park
Players	100+ appearances 25–99 appearances 1–24 appearances
Rivalries	League record by opponent Chelsea rivalry QPR rivalry
Media	There's Only One F in Fulham
Notable matches	1975 FA Cup Final 1975 Anglo Scottish Cup Final 2002 UEFA Intertoto Cup Finals 2005 MLS All-Star Game 2010 UEFA Europa League Final
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FA competitions

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Football Conference

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European competitions

Related to national team

1998 FIFA World Cup (UEFA Qualification Group 2)

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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 Wanderers 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

Summer 1996 transfers
Winter 1996–97 transfers

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