Portsmouth 1996/97

Portsmouth finished 7th of 24 in the 1996/97 First Division with 68 points (won 20, drawn 8, lost 18; scored 59, conceded 53). Highest position 6th, after match 39; lowest 20th, after match 15. Longest runs: 5 wins in a row, 8 unbeaten and 5 without a win.

Position after each match

Points against champions and relegated clubs

Portsmouth
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	Bradford (away)	1–3 L	Lost	0	17th
2	Fri 23 Aug 1996	QPR (home)	1–2 L	Lost	0	16th
3	Tue 27 Aug 1996	Southend (home)	1–0 W	Won	3	14th
4	Sat 31 Aug 1996	Grimsby (away)	1–0 W	Won	6	10th
5	Sat 7 Sep 1996	Port Vale (home)	1–1 D	Drew	7	10th
6	Wed 11 Sep 1996	Swindon (away)	1–0 W	Won	10	7th
7	Sat 14 Sep 1996	Bolton (away)	0–2 L	Lost	10	11th
8	Sat 21 Sep 1996	Norwich (home)	0–1 L	Lost	10	16th
9	Sat 28 Sep 1996	Oxford (away)	0–2 L	Lost	10	17th
10	Tue 1 Oct 1996	Crystal Palace (home)	2–2 D	Drew	11	16th
11	Fri 4 Oct 1996	Tranmere (away)	3–4 L	Lost	11	17th
12	Sat 12 Oct 1996	Charlton (home)	2–0 W	Won	14	14th
13	Tue 15 Oct 1996	Wolves (home)	0–2 L	Lost	14	16th
14	Sat 19 Oct 1996	Ipswich (away)	1–1 D	Drew	15	19th
15	Sat 26 Oct 1996	Stoke (away)	1–3 L	Lost	15	20th
16	Tue 29 Oct 1996	Birmingham (home)	1–1 D	Drew	16	17th
17	Sat 2 Nov 1996	West Brom (home)	4–0 W	Won	19	13th
18	Sat 9 Nov 1996	Oldham (away)	0–0 D	Drew	20	13th
19	Sat 16 Nov 1996	Manchester City (home)	2–1 W	Won	23	13th
20	Sat 23 Nov 1996	Barnsley (away)	2–3 L	Lost	23	15th
21	Sat 30 Nov 1996	Stoke (home)	1–0 W	Won	26	11th
22	Sat 7 Dec 1996	Sheffield United (away)	0–1 L	Lost	26	18th
23	Sat 14 Dec 1996	Huddersfield (home)	3–1 W	Won	29	15th
24	Sat 21 Dec 1996	Reading (away)	0–0 D	Drew	30	14th
25	Thu 26 Dec 1996	Swindon (home)	0–1 L	Lost	30	17th
26	Sat 28 Dec 1996	Port Vale (away)	2–0 W	Won	33	15th
27	Wed 1 Jan 1997	Norwich (away)	0–1 L	Lost	33	17th
28	Sat 11 Jan 1997	Bolton (home)	0–3 L	Lost	33	17th
29	Sat 18 Jan 1997	Crystal Palace (away)	2–1 W	Won	36	14th
30	Tue 28 Jan 1997	Oxford (home)	2–1 W	Won	39	14th
31	Sat 1 Feb 1997	Oldham (home)	1–0 W	Won	42	11th
32	Sat 8 Feb 1997	Birmingham (away)	3–0 W	Won	45	8th
33	Sat 22 Feb 1997	West Brom (away)	2–0 W	Won	48	8th
34	Sat 1 Mar 1997	Sheffield United (home)	1–1 D	Drew	49	9th
35	Wed 5 Mar 1997	Manchester City (away)	1–1 D	Drew	50	11th
36	Sat 15 Mar 1997	Huddersfield (away)	3–1 W	Won	53	9th
37	Sat 22 Mar 1997	QPR (away)	1–2 L	Lost	53	12th
38	Tue 25 Mar 1997	Reading (home)	1–0 W	Won	56	8th
39	Sat 29 Mar 1997	Bradford (home)	3–1 W	Won	59	6th
40	Mon 31 Mar 1997	Southend (away)	1–2 L	Lost	59	8th
41	Sat 5 Apr 1997	Grimsby (home)	1–0 W	Won	62	6th
42	Sat 12 Apr 1997	Tranmere (home)	1–3 L	Lost	62	9th
43	Sat 19 Apr 1997	Charlton (away)	1–2 L	Lost	62	11th
44	Tue 22 Apr 1997	Barnsley (home)	4–2 W	Won	65	7th
45	Fri 25 Apr 1997	Ipswich (home)	0–1 L	Lost	65	8th
46	Sun 4 May 1997	Wolves (away)	1–0 W	Won	68	7th

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.