1996–97 Bury F.C. season

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{{Infobox football club season

|club=Bury

|season=1996–97

|manager=Stan Ternent

|chairman=Terry Robinson

|stadium=Gigg Lane

|league=Second Division

|league result=1st (champions)

|cup1=FA Cup

|cup1 result=First round

|cup2=League Cup

|cup2 result=Second round

|cup3=Football League Trophy

|cup3 result=Quarter finals

|league topscorer=Carter (12)

|season topscorer=Carter (13)

|highest attendance=

|lowest attendance=

|average attendance=4,502

|prevseason=1995–96

|nextseason=1997–98

}}

During the 1996–97 English football season, Bury F.C. competed in the Football League Second Division.

Season summary

In the 1996–97 season, it was the one to remember for Bury supporters as they won the Second Division title and as a result were promoted to the second tier of English football for the first time since 1969.

Final league table

{{main|1996–97 Football League#Second Division}}

{{:1996–97 Football League|transcludesection=Second Division|only_totals=y|showteam=BRY}}

Results

Bury's score comes first{{Cite web |url=http://www.statto.com/football/teams/bury/1996-1997/results |title=Archived copy |access-date=2015-06-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150627062400/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/bury/1996-1997/results |archive-date=2015-06-27 |url-status=dead }}

=Legend=

class="wikitable"

|style="background-color: #d0ffe3;"|Win

|style="background-color: #ffffdd;"|Draw

|style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"|Loss

=Football League Second Division=

class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:100%; text-align:center"

!Date!!Opponent!!Venue!!Result!!Attendance!!Scorers

style="background-color: #ffffdd;"

| 17 August 1996

BrentfordH1–13,373Jepson
style="background-color: #d0ffe3;"

| 24 August 1996

ChesterfieldA2–13,763West, Carter
style="background-color: #d0ffe3;"

| 27 August 1996

Wycombe WanderersA1–03,563Jepson
style="background-color: #d0ffe3;"

| 31 August 1996

Bristol CityH4–04,160Johnson, Carter, Jackson, Johnrose
style="background-color: #d0ffe3;"

| 7 September 1996

Rotherham UnitedH3–13,523Carter (2, 1 pen), Jackson
style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"

| 10 September 1996

Crewe AlexandraA0–23,627
style="background-color: #ffffdd;"

| 14 September 1996

Shrewsbury TownA1–13,238Armstrong
style="background-color: #ffffdd;"

| 21 September 1996

Luton TownH0–03,588
style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"

| 28 September 1996

WalsallA1–33,254Carter (pen)
style="background-color: #d0ffe3;"

| 1 October 1996

BurnleyH1–07,557Jepson
style="background-color: #d0ffe3;"

| 5 October 1996

BlackpoolH1–05,317Armstrong
style="background-color: #d0ffe3;"

| 12 October 1996

Peterborough UnitedA2–16,003Matthews, Johnson
style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"

| 16 October 1996

MillwallA0–16,447
style="background-color: #ffffdd;"

| 19 October 1996

WatfordH1–14,092Carter
style="background-color: #d0ffe3;"

| 26 October 1996

Bristol RoversH2–14,082Stant, O'Kane
style="background-color: #ffffdd;"

| 29 October 1996

WrexhamA1–13,895West
style="background-color: #ffffdd;"

| 2 November 1996

BournemouthA1–13,946Carter
style="background-color: #d0ffe3;"

| 9 November 1996

York CityH4–14,021West (2), Pugh, O'Kane
style="background-color: #d0ffe3;"

| 23 November 1996

Plymouth ArgyleH1–03,582Carter
style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"

| 30 November 1996

Bristol RoversA3–44,496Pugh, Johnson, Carter (pen)
style="background-color: #d0ffe3;"

| 3 December 1996

Preston North EndH3–05,447Johnrose, Johnson, Carter
style="background-color: #ffffdd;"

| 14 December 1996

GillinghamA2–25,542Matthews, Randall
style="background-color: #ffffdd;"

| 21 December 1996

Stockport CountyH0–05,069
style="background-color: #ffffdd;"

| 28 December 1996

Rotherham UnitedA1–13,263Matthews
style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"

| 17 January 1997

BurnleyA1–310,526Matthews
style="background-color: #d0ffe3;"

| 1 February 1997

York CityA2–03,423Jackson, Jepson
style="background-color: #d0ffe3;"

| 8 February 1997

BournemouthH2–13,559Carter (pen), Matthews
style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"

| 15 February 1997

Plymouth ArgyleA0–25,486
style="background-color: #d0ffe3;"

| 22 February 1997

Notts CountyH2–03,430Randall, Jepson
style="background-color: #ffffdd;"

| 25 February 1997

WrexhamH0–03,419
style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"

| 1 March 1997

Preston North EndA1–38,749O'Kane
style="background-color: #d0ffe3;"

| 4 March 1997

Shrewsbury TownH2–02,690Randall, Johnson
style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"

| 8 March 1997

Stockport CountyA1–28,170Butler
style="background-color: #d0ffe3;"

| 15 March 1997

GillinghamH3–03,492Johnrose, Battersby, Johnson
style="background-color: #d0ffe3;"

| 22 March 1997

ChesterfieldH1–04,162Johnson
style="background-color: #d0ffe3;"

| 25 March 1997

Notts CountyA1–03,306Jepson
style="background-color: #d0ffe3;"

| 29 March 1997

BrentfordA2–07,823Daws, Carter (pen)
style="background-color: #d0ffe3;"

| 31 March 1997

Wycombe WanderersH2–05,714Daws, Butler
style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"

| 5 April 1997

Bristol CityA0–110,274
style="background-color: #d0ffe3;"

| 8 April 1997

WalsallH2–14,082Jepson, Battersby
style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"

| 12 April 1997

BlackpoolA0–26,812
style="background-color: #d0ffe3;"

| 15 April 1997

Crewe AlexandraH1–04,725Jepson
style="background-color: #d0ffe3;"

| 19 April 1997

Peterborough UnitedH1–04,631Johnson
style="background-color: #ffffdd;"

| 22 April 1997

Luton TownA0–07,769
style="background-color: #ffffdd;"

| 26 April 1997

WatfordA0–09,017
style="background-color: #d0ffe3;"

| 3 May 1997

MillwallH2–09,785Jepson, Johnrose

=FA Cup=

{{Main|1996–97 FA Cup}}

class="wikitable"

|+

!Round!!Date!!Opponent!!Venue!!Result!!Attendance!!Goalscorers

style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"R116 November 1996ChesterfieldA0–15,104

=League Cup=

{{Main|1996–97 Football League Cup}}

class="wikitable"

|+

!Round!!Date!!Opponent!!Venue!!Result!!Attendance!!Goalscorers

style="background-color: #ffffdd;"R1 1st Leg20 August 1996Notts CountyA1–12,141Pugh
style="background-color: #d0ffe3;"R1 2nd Leg3 September 1996Notts CountyH1–0 (won 2–1 on agg)2,571Carter
style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"R2 1st Leg17 September 1996Crystal PalaceH1–33,472Jackson
style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"R2 2nd Leg24 September 1996Crystal PalaceA0–4 (lost 7–1 on agg)5,195

=Football League Trophy=

{{Main|1996–97 Football League Trophy}}

class="wikitable"

|+

!Round!!Date!!Opponent!!Venue!!Result!!Attendance!!Goalscorers

style="background-color: #d0ffe3;"NR110 December 1996DarlingtonH3–11,436
style="background-color: #d0ffe3;"NR213 January 1997Mansfield TownH6–01,331
style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"NQF11 February 1997Stockport CountyH1–2 {{aet}}2,497

Squad

{{Cite web|url=http://www.11v11.com/teams/bury/tab/players/season/1997|title = All Bury players: 1997}}

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{{Fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=GK|name=Lee Bracey}}

{{Fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=GK|name=Dean Kiely}}

{{Fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Lee Anderson}}

{{Fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Matt Barrass}}

{{Fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Stuart Bimson}}

{{Fs player|no=|nat=IRL|pos=DF|name=Paul Butler}}

{{Fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Michael Jackson}}

{{Fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Chris Lucketti}}

{{Fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Trevor Matthewson}}

{{Fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=John O'Kane|other=on loan from Manchester United}}

{{Fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Nicky Reid}}

{{Fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Barry Shuttleworth}}

{{Fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Dean West}}

{{Fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Andy Woodward}}

{{Fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Gordon Armstrong}}

{{Fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Nick Daws}}

{{Fs mid}}

{{Fs player|no=|nat=WAL|pos=MF|name=Ian Hughes}}

{{Fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Lenny Johnrose}}

{{Fs player|no=|nat=NIR|pos=MF|name=Steve Jones}}

{{Fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Rob Matthews}}

{{Fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Adrian Randall}}

{{Fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Shaun Reid}}

{{Fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Tony Rigby}}

{{Fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Ian Thompstone}}

{{Fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=Tony Battersby}}

{{Fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=Mark Carter}}

{{Fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=Ronnie Jepson}}

{{Fs player|no=|nat=JAM|pos=FW|name=David Johnson}}

{{Fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=David Pugh}}

{{Fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=Andy Scott|other=on loan from Sheffield United}}

{{Fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=Phil Stant}}

{{Fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=Peter Thomson}}

{{Fs end}}

References

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{{Bury F.C. seasons}}

{{1996–97 in English football}}

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