Tranmere 1996/97

Tranmere finished 11th of 24 in the 1996/97 First Division with 65 points (won 17, drawn 14, lost 15; scored 63, conceded 56). They were top of the table after 1 match of 46; lowest 12th, after match 24. Longest runs: 5 without a win.

Position after each match

Points against champions and relegated clubs

Tranmere
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	Southend (away)	1–1 D	Drew	1	10th
2	Fri 23 Aug 1996	Grimsby (home)	3–2 W	Won	4	2nd
3	Tue 27 Aug 1996	Port Vale (home)	2–0 W	Won	7	1st
4	Sat 31 Aug 1996	Bradford (away)	0–1 L	Lost	7	4th
5	Sat 7 Sep 1996	Birmingham (home)	1–0 W	Won	10	5th
6	Tue 10 Sep 1996	Huddersfield (away)	1–0 W	Won	13	3rd
7	Sat 14 Sep 1996	Swindon (away)	1–2 L	Lost	13	4th
8	Sat 21 Sep 1996	West Brom (home)	2–3 L	Lost	13	6th
9	Sat 28 Sep 1996	Norwich (away)	1–1 D	Drew	14	7th
10	Tue 1 Oct 1996	Oxford (home)	0–0 D	Drew	15	7th
11	Fri 4 Oct 1996	Portsmouth (home)	4–3 W	Won	18	4th
12	Sat 12 Oct 1996	Sheffield United (away)	0–0 D	Drew	19	4th
13	Tue 15 Oct 1996	Bolton (away)	0–1 L	Lost	19	5th
14	Sun 20 Oct 1996	QPR (home)	2–3 L	Lost	19	9th
15	Sat 26 Oct 1996	Ipswich (away)	2–0 W	Won	22	5th
16	Tue 29 Oct 1996	Charlton (home)	4–0 W	Won	25	5th
17	Sat 2 Nov 1996	Crystal Palace (home)	1–3 L	Lost	25	6th
18	Fri 15 Nov 1996	Oldham (home)	1–1 D	Drew	26	6th
19	Sat 23 Nov 1996	Manchester City (away)	2–1 W	Won	29	6th
20	Sat 30 Nov 1996	Ipswich (home)	3–0 W	Won	32	5th
21	Tue 3 Dec 1996	Reading (away)	0–2 L	Lost	32	5th
22	Sat 7 Dec 1996	Stoke (away)	0–2 L	Lost	32	6th
23	Sat 14 Dec 1996	Barnsley (away)	0–3 L	Lost	32	9th
24	Sat 21 Dec 1996	Wolves (home)	0–2 L	Lost	32	12th
25	Thu 26 Dec 1996	Huddersfield (home)	1–1 D	Drew	33	12th
26	Wed 1 Jan 1997	West Brom (away)	2–1 W	Won	36	11th
27	Fri 10 Jan 1997	Swindon (home)	2–1 W	Won	39	7th
28	Sat 18 Jan 1997	Oxford (away)	1–2 L	Lost	39	10th
29	Tue 28 Jan 1997	Norwich (home)	3–1 W	Won	42	7th
30	Sat 1 Feb 1997	Reading (home)	2–2 D	Drew	43	7th
31	Fri 7 Feb 1997	Charlton (away)	1–3 L	Lost	43	9th
32	Sat 22 Feb 1997	Crystal Palace (away)	1–0 W	Won	46	10th
33	Fri 28 Feb 1997	Stoke (home)	0–0 D	Drew	47	10th
34	Tue 4 Mar 1997	Oldham (away)	2–1 W	Won	50	8th
35	Sat 8 Mar 1997	Wolves (away)	2–3 L	Lost	50	10th
36	Sat 15 Mar 1997	Barnsley (home)	1–1 D	Drew	51	11th
37	Tue 18 Mar 1997	Manchester City (home)	1–1 D	Drew	52	12th
38	Sat 22 Mar 1997	Grimsby (away)	0–0 D	Drew	53	10th
39	Fri 28 Mar 1997	Southend (home)	3–0 W	Won	56	8th
40	Mon 31 Mar 1997	Port Vale (away)	1–2 L	Lost	56	12th
41	Fri 4 Apr 1997	Bradford (home)	3–0 W	Won	59	8th
42	Sat 12 Apr 1997	Portsmouth (away)	3–1 W	Won	62	8th
43	Tue 15 Apr 1997	Birmingham (away)	0–0 D	Drew	63	8th
44	Sat 19 Apr 1997	Sheffield United (home)	1–1 D	Drew	64	8th
45	Sat 26 Apr 1997	QPR (away)	0–2 L	Lost	64	11th
46	Sun 4 May 1997	Bolton (home)	2–2 D	Drew	65	11th

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.