Ipswich 1996/97

Ipswich finished 4th of 24 in the 1996/97 First Division with 74 points (won 20, drawn 14, lost 12; scored 68, conceded 50). Highest position 3rd, after match 45; lowest 24th, after match 1. Longest runs: 5 wins in a row, 10 unbeaten and 6 without a win.

Position after each match

Points against champions and relegated clubs

Ipswich
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	Fri 16 Aug 1996	Manchester City (away)	0–1 L	Lost	0	24th
2	Sat 24 Aug 1996	Reading (home)	5–2 W	Won	3	8th
3	Tue 27 Aug 1996	Grimsby (home)	1–1 D	Drew	4	8th
4	Sat 31 Aug 1996	Oldham (away)	3–3 D	Drew	5	11th
5	Sat 7 Sep 1996	Huddersfield (home)	1–3 L	Lost	5	15th
6	Tue 10 Sep 1996	Crystal Palace (away)	0–0 D	Drew	6	16th
7	Sat 14 Sep 1996	Sheffield United (away)	3–1 W	Won	9	12th
8	Fri 20 Sep 1996	Charlton (home)	2–1 W	Won	12	6th
9	Sat 28 Sep 1996	West Brom (away)	0–0 D	Drew	13	8th
10	Tue 1 Oct 1996	Barnsley (home)	1–1 D	Drew	14	8th
11	Fri 11 Oct 1996	Norwich (away)	1–3 L	Lost	14	9th
12	Tue 15 Oct 1996	Birmingham (away)	0–1 L	Lost	14	12th
13	Sat 19 Oct 1996	Portsmouth (home)	1–1 D	Drew	15	16th
14	Sat 26 Oct 1996	Tranmere (home)	0–2 L	Lost	15	19th
15	Wed 30 Oct 1996	QPR (away)	1–0 W	Won	18	16th
16	Sat 2 Nov 1996	Oxford (away)	1–3 L	Lost	18	18th
17	Sat 9 Nov 1996	Southend (home)	1–1 D	Drew	19	17th
18	Sat 16 Nov 1996	Bradford (away)	1–2 L	Lost	19	19th
19	Tue 19 Nov 1996	Swindon (home)	3–2 W	Won	22	15th
20	Sat 23 Nov 1996	Port Vale (home)	2–1 W	Won	25	11th
21	Sat 30 Nov 1996	Tranmere (away)	0–3 L	Lost	25	13th
22	Sat 7 Dec 1996	Wolves (home)	0–0 D	Drew	26	16th
23	Sat 14 Dec 1996	Bolton (away)	2–1 W	Won	29	14th
24	Sat 21 Dec 1996	Stoke (home)	1–1 D	Drew	30	13th
25	Thu 26 Dec 1996	Crystal Palace (home)	3–1 W	Won	33	11th
26	Sat 28 Dec 1996	Huddersfield (away)	0–2 L	Lost	33	13th
27	Wed 1 Jan 1997	Charlton (away)	1–1 D	Drew	34	13th
28	Sat 18 Jan 1997	Barnsley (away)	2–1 W	Won	37	12th
29	Sat 25 Jan 1997	West Brom (home)	5–0 W	Won	40	10th
30	Sat 1 Feb 1997	Southend (away)	0–0 D	Drew	41	12th
31	Sat 8 Feb 1997	QPR (home)	2–0 W	Won	44	9th
32	Sat 15 Feb 1997	Port Vale (away)	2–2 D	Drew	45	8th
33	Sat 22 Feb 1997	Oxford (home)	2–1 W	Won	48	7th
34	Sat 1 Mar 1997	Wolves (away)	0–0 D	Drew	49	8th
35	Tue 4 Mar 1997	Bradford (home)	3–2 W	Won	52	7th
36	Sat 8 Mar 1997	Stoke (away)	1–0 W	Won	55	6th
37	Sat 15 Mar 1997	Bolton (home)	0–1 L	Lost	55	7th
38	Tue 18 Mar 1997	Sheffield United (home)	3–1 W	Won	58	5th
39	Sat 22 Mar 1997	Reading (away)	0–1 L	Lost	58	5th
40	Mon 31 Mar 1997	Grimsby (away)	1–2 L	Lost	58	9th
41	Sat 5 Apr 1997	Oldham (home)	4–0 W	Won	61	7th
42	Sat 12 Apr 1997	Swindon (away)	4–0 W	Won	64	6th
43	Fri 18 Apr 1997	Norwich (home)	2–0 W	Won	67	5th
44	Tue 22 Apr 1997	Manchester City (home)	1–0 W	Won	70	4th
45	Fri 25 Apr 1997	Portsmouth (away)	1–0 W	Won	73	3rd
46	Sun 4 May 1997	Birmingham (home)	1–1 D	Drew	74	4th

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.