Bristol City 1996/97

Bristol City finished 5th of 24 in the 1996/97 Second Division with 73 points (won 21, drawn 10, lost 15; scored 69, conceded 51). Highest position 3rd, after match 27; lowest 23rd, after match 2. Longest runs: 5 wins in a row and 9 unbeaten.

Position after each match

Points against champions and relegated clubs

Bristol City
Champions, middle half
Relegated, middle half

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

Results

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Pts	Pos
1	Sat 17 Aug 1996	Gillingham (away)	2–3 L	Lost	0	15th
2	Sat 24 Aug 1996	Blackpool (home)	0–1 L	Lost	0	23rd
3	Tue 27 Aug 1996	Luton (home)	5–0 W	Won	3	15th
4	Sat 31 Aug 1996	Bury (away)	0–4 L	Lost	3	18th
5	Sat 7 Sep 1996	Preston (home)	2–1 W	Won	6	12th
6	Tue 10 Sep 1996	Shrewsbury (away)	0–1 L	Lost	6	16th
7	Sat 14 Sep 1996	Rotherham (away)	2–2 D	Drew	7	15th
8	Sat 21 Sep 1996	Walsall (home)	4–1 W	Won	10	13th
9	Sat 28 Sep 1996	Burnley (away)	3–2 W	Won	13	10th
10	Tue 1 Oct 1996	Brentford (home)	1–2 L	Lost	13	10th
11	Sat 5 Oct 1996	Chesterfield (away)	1–1 D	Drew	14	13th
12	Fri 11 Oct 1996	York (home)	2–0 W	Won	17	9th
13	Tue 15 Oct 1996	Wycombe (home)	3–0 W	Won	20	8th
14	Sat 19 Oct 1996	Plymouth (away)	0–0 D	Drew	21	9th
15	Sat 26 Oct 1996	Notts County (home)	4–0 W	Won	24	9th
16	Tue 29 Oct 1996	Bournemouth (away)	2–0 W	Won	27	5th
17	Sat 2 Nov 1996	Stockport (away)	1–1 D	Drew	28	7th
18	Sat 9 Nov 1996	Millwall (home)	1–1 D	Drew	29	9th
19	Sat 23 Nov 1996	Peterborough (home)	2–0 W	Won	32	8th
20	Sat 30 Nov 1996	Notts County (away)	0–2 L	Lost	32	11th
21	Tue 3 Dec 1996	Watford (home)	1–1 D	Drew	33	11th
22	Sun 15 Dec 1996	Bristol Rovers (home)	1–1 D	Drew	34	10th
23	Sat 21 Dec 1996	Wrexham (away)	1–2 L	Lost	34	11th
24	Thu 26 Dec 1996	Shrewsbury (home)	3–2 W	Won	37	9th
25	Sat 28 Dec 1996	Preston (away)	2–0 W	Won	40	6th
26	Sat 11 Jan 1997	Burnley (home)	2–1 W	Won	43	4th
27	Sat 18 Jan 1997	Brentford (away)	0–0 D	Drew	44	3rd
28	Sat 25 Jan 1997	Bournemouth (home)	0–1 L	Lost	44	4th
29	Sat 1 Feb 1997	Millwall (away)	2–0 W	Won	47	3rd
30	Fri 7 Feb 1997	Stockport (home)	1–1 D	Drew	48	3rd
31	Sat 15 Feb 1997	Peterborough (away)	1–3 L	Lost	48	4th
32	Sat 22 Feb 1997	Crewe (home)	3–0 W	Won	51	3rd
33	Sat 1 Mar 1997	Watford (away)	0–3 L	Lost	51	7th
34	Tue 4 Mar 1997	Walsall (away)	0–2 L	Lost	51	8th
35	Sun 16 Mar 1997	Bristol Rovers (away)	2–1 W	Won	54	9th
36	Tue 18 Mar 1997	Rotherham (home)	0–2 L	Lost	54	9th
37	Sat 22 Mar 1997	Blackpool (away)	0–1 L	Lost	54	10th
38	Tue 25 Mar 1997	Crewe (away)	2–1 W	Won	57	9th
39	Sat 29 Mar 1997	Gillingham (home)	0–1 L	Lost	57	9th
40	Tue 1 Apr 1997	Luton (away)	2–2 D	Drew	58	9th
41	Sat 5 Apr 1997	Bury (home)	1–0 W	Won	61	8th
42	Tue 15 Apr 1997	Wrexham (home)	2–1 W	Won	64	7th
43	Sat 19 Apr 1997	York (away)	3–0 W	Won	67	6th
44	Sat 26 Apr 1997	Plymouth (home)	3–1 W	Won	70	6th
45	Wed 30 Apr 1997	Chesterfield (home)	2–0 W	Won	73	5th
46	Sat 3 May 1997	Wycombe (away)	0–2 L	Lost	73	5th

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.