Barnsley 1996/97

Barnsley finished 2nd of 24 in the 1996/97 First Division with 80 points (won 22, drawn 14, lost 10; scored 76, conceded 55) and were promoted. They were top of the table after 4 matches of 46; lowest 5th, after match 1. Longest runs: 5 wins in a row, 8 unbeaten and 6 without a win.

Position after each match

Points against champions and relegated clubs

Barnsley
Champions, middle half
Relegated, middle half

Bands: the middle half of champions’ and relegated clubs’ points after each match, from every complete 24-club Championship season on file.

Results

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Pts	Pos
1	Sat 17 Aug 1996	West Brom (away)	2–1 W	Won	3	5th
2	Sun 25 Aug 1996	Huddersfield (home)	3–1 W	Won	6	2nd
3	Wed 28 Aug 1996	Reading (home)	3–0 W	Won	9	1st
4	Sat 7 Sep 1996	Manchester City (away)	2–1 W	Won	12	1st
5	Tue 10 Sep 1996	Stoke (home)	3–0 W	Won	15	1st
6	Sat 14 Sep 1996	QPR (home)	1–3 L	Lost	15	2nd
7	Sat 21 Sep 1996	Oldham (away)	1–0 W	Won	18	2nd
8	Sat 28 Sep 1996	Grimsby (home)	1–3 L	Lost	18	2nd
9	Tue 1 Oct 1996	Ipswich (away)	1–1 D	Drew	19	3rd
10	Sat 12 Oct 1996	Crystal Palace (home)	0–0 D	Drew	20	3rd
11	Tue 15 Oct 1996	Oxford (home)	0–0 D	Drew	21	4th
12	Sat 19 Oct 1996	Bradford (away)	2–2 D	Drew	22	3rd
13	Fri 25 Oct 1996	Bolton (home)	2–2 D	Drew	23	3rd
14	Tue 29 Oct 1996	Port Vale (away)	3–1 W	Won	26	4th
15	Sat 2 Nov 1996	Wolves (away)	3–3 D	Drew	27	4th
16	Tue 12 Nov 1996	Norwich (home)	3–1 W	Won	30	4th
17	Sat 16 Nov 1996	Swindon (away)	0–3 L	Lost	30	4th
18	Sat 23 Nov 1996	Portsmouth (home)	3–2 W	Won	33	3rd
19	Sat 30 Nov 1996	Bolton (away)	2–2 D	Drew	34	3rd
20	Tue 3 Dec 1996	Birmingham (away)	0–0 D	Drew	35	3rd
21	Sat 7 Dec 1996	Southend (home)	3–0 W	Won	38	3rd
22	Sat 14 Dec 1996	Tranmere (home)	3–0 W	Won	41	2nd
23	Sat 21 Dec 1996	Sheffield United (away)	1–0 W	Won	44	1st
24	Thu 26 Dec 1996	Stoke (away)	0–1 L	Lost	44	3rd
25	Sat 28 Dec 1996	Manchester City (home)	2–0 W	Won	47	2nd
26	Sat 11 Jan 1997	QPR (away)	1–3 L	Lost	47	2nd
27	Sat 18 Jan 1997	Ipswich (home)	1–2 L	Lost	47	3rd
28	Tue 28 Jan 1997	Grimsby (away)	3–2 W	Won	50	2nd
29	Sat 1 Feb 1997	Norwich (away)	1–1 D	Drew	51	3rd
30	Sat 8 Feb 1997	Port Vale (home)	1–0 W	Won	54	3rd
31	Sat 15 Feb 1997	Charlton (away)	2–2 D	Drew	55	2nd
32	Sat 22 Feb 1997	Wolves (home)	1–3 L	Lost	55	3rd
33	Sat 1 Mar 1997	Southend (away)	2–1 W	Won	58	3rd
34	Tue 4 Mar 1997	Swindon (home)	1–1 D	Drew	59	3rd
35	Fri 7 Mar 1997	Sheffield United (home)	2–0 W	Won	62	2nd
36	Sat 15 Mar 1997	Tranmere (away)	1–1 D	Drew	63	3rd
37	Sat 22 Mar 1997	Huddersfield (away)	0–0 D	Drew	64	3rd
38	Fri 28 Mar 1997	West Brom (home)	2–0 W	Won	67	2nd
39	Mon 31 Mar 1997	Reading (away)	2–1 W	Won	70	2nd
40	Sat 5 Apr 1997	Birmingham (home)	0–1 L	Lost	70	2nd
41	Sat 12 Apr 1997	Charlton (home)	4–0 W	Won	73	2nd
42	Tue 15 Apr 1997	Oldham (home)	2–0 W	Won	76	2nd
43	Sat 19 Apr 1997	Crystal Palace (away)	1–1 D	Drew	77	2nd
44	Tue 22 Apr 1997	Portsmouth (away)	2–4 L	Lost	77	2nd
45	Sat 26 Apr 1997	Bradford (home)	2–0 W	Won	80	2nd
46	Sun 4 May 1997	Oxford (away)	1–5 L	Lost	80	2nd

Score is this club’s goals first. Pos is the position in the table after that day’s matches; points include deductions from the date they applied.