1996–97 Swansea City A.F.C. season

Swansea City 1996–97 football season

Swansea City

1996–97 season

Chairman

Doug Sharpe

Manager

Jan Mølby (player-manager)

Stadium

Vetch Field

Third Division

5th

Play-offs

Runners-up

Football League Trophy

Second round

Top goalscorer

Penney (13)

Average home league attendance

3,850

Home colours

← 1995–96 1997–98 →

During the 1996–97 English football season, Swansea City competed in the Football League Third Division, following relegation from the Second Division.

Season summary

In the 1996–97 season, Swansea reached the final of the 1997 Third Division play-offs for promotion, but lost to 1–0 to Northampton Town, whose goal came from a re-taken free kick by John Frain in the final minute.

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Final league table

Main article: 1996–97 Football League

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
3	Carlisle United (P)	46	24	12	10	67	44	+23	84	Promotion to the Second Division
4	Northampton Town (O, P)	46	20	12	14	67	44	+23	72	Qualification for the Third Division play-offs
5	Swansea City	46	21	8	17	62	58	+4	71
6	Chester City	46	18	16	12	55	43	+12	70
7	Cardiff City	46	20	9	17	57	55	+2	69

Source:
Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

Squad

Squad at end of season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	WAL	Roger Freestone
—	GK	WAL	Lee Jones
—	DF	ENG	Mark Clode
—	DF	WAL	Christian Edwards
—	DF	WAL	Robert King
—	DF	IRL	Ryan Casey
—	DF	SCO	Keith Walker
—	DF	DEN	Thomas Willer-Jensen
—	DF	ANG	Joao Moreira
—	MF	ENG	Richard Appleby
—	MF	ENG	Steve Jones
—	MF	ENG	Dave Penney
—	MF	WAL	Shaun Chapple


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	WAL	Jonathan Coates
—	MF	WAL	Lee Jenkins
—	MF	WAL	Damian Lacey
—	MF	WAL	Kristian O'Leary
—	MF	IRL	Kwame Ampadu
—	MF	DEN	Jan Mølby
—	FW	ENG	Linton Brown
—	FW	ENG	Carl Heggs
—	FW	ENG	Steve Torpey
—	FW	WAL	Jason Price
—	FW	WAL	Dai Thomas
—	FW	SCO	Colin McDonald

Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	DF	ENG	Andy Cook (to Portsmouth)
—	DF	ENG	Shaun Garnett (to Oldham Athletic)
—	DF	ENG	John Hills (on loan from Everton)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	DF	NIR	Pat McGibbon (on loan from Manchester United)
—	MF	ENG	John Hodge (to Walsall)
—	FW	ENG	Paul Brayson (on loan from Newcastle United)

Transfers

In

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Out

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References

"England 1996–97". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 28 March 2010. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
"All Swansea City players: 1997".
Ampadu was born in Bradford, England.
"Swansea City - Transfers 1996/1997".

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National teams

League competitions

Level 1	Premier League
Levels 2–4	Football League (First Division, Second Division, Third Division, play-offs)
Level 5	Football Conference
Levels 6–7	Isthmian League (Premier, One) Northern Premier League (Premier, One) Southern League (Premier, Midland, Southern)
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	FA Cup (Qualifying rounds, Final) Charity Shield FA Trophy (Final)
Football League cups	League Cup (Final) Football League Trophy (Final)

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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

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