During the 1996–97 season, Tottenham Hotspur participated in the FA Premier League.
Season summary For two seasons running, Tottenham narrowly missed out on a UEFA Cup place. 1996–97 could have been the season when Gerry Francis finally got it right and secured either a top-five finish or victory in one of the cups, but early exits from the FA Cup and Coca-Cola Cup ended their chances of a Wembley final, and a 10th-place finish in the final table was the club's lowest since Francis took over in November 1994. This disappointment saw the manager's future thrown into serious doubt, with fans calling for him to be dismissed.
Final league table
Results summary
Results by matchday
Results Tottenham Hotspur's score comes first
Legend WinDrawLoss
FA Premier League DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 17 August 1996 Blackburn RoversA2–026,960Armstrong (2) 21 August 1996 Derby CountyH1–128,219Sheringham 24 August 1996 EvertonH0–029,669 4 September 1996 WimbledonA0–117,306 7 September 1996 Newcastle UnitedH1–232,594Allen 14 September 1996 SouthamptonA1–015,251Armstrong (pen) 22 September 1996 Leicester CityH1–224,159Wilson (pen) 29 September 1996 Manchester UnitedA0–254,943 12 October 1996 Aston VillaH1–032,840Nielsen 19 October 1996 MiddlesbroughA3–030,215Sheringham (2), Fox 26 October 1996 ChelseaA1–328,318Armstrong 2 November 1996 West Ham UnitedH1–032,975Armstrong 16 November 1996 SunderlandH2–031,867Sinton, Sheringham 24 November 1996 ArsenalA1–338,264Sinton 2 December 1996 LiverpoolH0–232,899 7 December 1996 Coventry CityA2–119,656Sheringham, Sinton 14 December 1996 Leeds UnitedA0–033,783 21 December 1996 Sheffield WednesdayH1–130,996Nielsen 26 December 1996 SouthamptonH3–130,549Iversen (2), Nielsen 28 December 1996 Newcastle UnitedA1–736,308Nielsen 12 January 1997 Manchester UnitedH1–233,026Allen 19 January 1997 Nottingham ForestA1–227,303Sinton 29 January 1997 Blackburn RoversH2–122,943Iversen, Sinton 1 February 1997 ChelseaH1–233,027Howells 15 February 1997 ArsenalH0–033,039 24 February 1997 West Ham UnitedA3–423,998Sheringham, Anderton, Howells 1 March 1997 Nottingham ForestH0–132,805 4 March 1997 SunderlandA4–020,729Iversen (3), Nielsen 15 March 1997 Leeds UnitedH1–033,040Anderton 19 March 1997 Leicester CityA1–120,563Sheringham 22 March 1997 Derby CountyA2–418,083Rosenthal, Dozzell 5 April 1997 WimbledonH1–032,654Dozzell 9 April 1997 Sheffield WednesdayA1–222,671Nielsen 12 April 1997 EvertonA0–136,380 19 April 1997 Aston VillaA1–139,339Vega 24 April 1997 MiddlesbroughH1–029,940Sinton 3 May 1997 LiverpoolA1–240,003Anderton 11 May 1997 Coventry CityH1–233,029McVeigh
FA Cup
+RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR35 January 1997 Manchester UnitedA0–252,495
League Cup
+RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR2 1st Leg 17 September 1996 Preston North EndA1–116,258AndertonR2 2nd Leg 25 September 1996 Preston North EndH3–0 (won 4–1 on agg)20,080Anderton, Allen (2)R323 October 1996 SunderlandH2–124,867Armstrong, CampbellR427 November 1996 Bolton WanderersA1–618,621Sheringham
Squad
Left club during season
Reserve squad
Coaching staff
Statistics Appearances and goals
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! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Defenders
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Midfielders
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Forwards
Goal scorers
The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal. Player FA Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup Total1 FW 10 Teddy Sheringham 7 0 1 82 MF 8 Allan Nielsen 6 0 0 6 FW 11 Chris Armstrong 5 0 1 6 FW 18 Steffen Iversen 6 0 0 6 MF 22 Andy Sinton 6 0 0 66 MF 9 Darren Anderton 3 0 2 57 FW 29 Rory Allen 2 0 2 48 MF 4 David Howells 2 0 0 2 MF 12 Jason Dozzell 2 0 0 210 MF 7 Ruel Fox 1 0 0 1 DF 15 Clive Wilson 1 0 0 1 FW 16 Ronny Rosenthal 1 0 0 1 FW 19 Paul McVeigh 1 0 0 1 DF 23 Sol Campbell 0 0 1 1 DF 24 Ramon Vega 1 0 0 1TOTALS440751
Clean sheets
PlayerFA Premier LeagueFA CupEFL CupTotal1 1 Ian Walker 13 0 1 142 13 Espen Baardsen 1 0 0 1TOTALS140115
References