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1996–97 Chelsea F.C. season
5th season of Chelsea F.C. in the Premier League From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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During the 1996–97 English football season, Chelsea competed in the FA Premier League.
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Season summary
With Glenn Hoddle leaving to become England manager, Chelsea gave the managerial role to midfielder Ruud Gullit, who used his continental connections to bring in world-class international players such as France center-back Frank Leboeuf, and Italian superstars such as midfielder Roberto Di Matteo, Parma's playmaker Gianfranco Zola and the Champions League winning striker and Juventus captain Gianluca Vialli. Gullit had a dream start to his managerial career as Chelsea won the FA Cup with a 2–0 win over Middlesbrough, ending Chelsea's 26-year trophy drought and making him the first foreign manager to win a major trophy with an English club. Zola was voted FWA Footballer of the Year after a brilliant first season at Stamford Bridge in which he scored 12 goals and contributed many assists, while fellow countryman and record £4.5 million signing Roberto Di Matteo scored one of Chelsea's goals in the triumphant Wembley final.
The club suffered a tragedy in late October when director Matthew Harding was killed in a helicopter crash in Cheshire when returning home from the club's League Cup exit at Bolton.[1]
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Final league table
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Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
- Aston Villa was rewarded entry to the UEFA Cup through UEFA Fair Play ranking.
- Results summary
Source: Statto
- Results by round
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Results
FA Premier League
| 18 August 1996 1 | Southampton | 0–0 | Chelsea | The Dell |
| Attendance: 15,186 |
| 21 August 1996 2 | Chelsea | 1–0 | Middlesbrough | |
Di Matteo  86' |
Attendance: 28,272 |
| 24 August 1996 3 | Chelsea | 2–0 | Coventry City | |
| Leboeuf 29' Vialli 74' |
Attendance: 25,024 |
| 3 September 1996 4 | Arsenal | 3–3 | Chelsea | |
| Merson 44' Keown 64'Wright 77' |
Leboeuf 6' (pen.) Vialli 30'Wise 90' |
Attendance: 38,132 |
| 7 September 1996 5 | Sheffield Wednesday | 0–2 | Chelsea | |
| Burley 28' Myers 83' |
Attendance: 30,983 |
| 15 September 1996 6 | Chelsea | 1–1 | Aston Villa | |
| Leboeuf 45' |
Townsend 18' |
Attendance: 27,729 |
| 21 September 1996 7 | Liverpool | 5–1 | Chelsea | |
| Fowler 15' Berger 42', 49'Myers 45' (o.g.)Barnes 57' |
Leboeuf 85' (pen.) |
Attendance: 40,739 |
| 28 September 1996 8 | Chelsea | 1–1 | Nottingham Forest | |
| Vialli 51' |
Lee 90' |
Attendance: 27,673 |
| 12 October 1996 9 | Leicester City | 1–3 | Chelsea | |
| Watts 44' |
Vialli 48' Di Matteo 64'M. Hughes 80' |
Attendance: 20,766 |
| 19 October 1996 10 | Chelsea | 2–4 | Wimbledon | |
| Minto 9' Vialli 84' (pen.) |
Earle 3' Ardley 16'Gayle 64'Ekoku 78' |
Attendance: 28,020 |
| 26 October 1996 11 | Chelsea | 3–1 | Tottenham Hotspur | |
| Gullit 27' D. Lee 52' (pen.)Di Matteo 80' |
Armstrong 42' |
Attendance: 28,373 |
| 2 November 1996 12 | Manchester United | 1–2 | Chelsea | |
| Poborský 81' |
Duberry 31' Vialli 61' |
Attendance: 55,198 |
| 16 November 1996 13 | Blackburn Rovers | 1–1 | Chelsea | |
| Gallacher 56' |
Petrescu 82' |
Attendance: 27,229 |
| 23 November 1996 14 | Chelsea | 1–1 | Newcastle United | |
| Vialli 24' |
Shearer 41' |
Attendance: 28,401 |
| 1 December 1996 15 | Leeds United | 2–0 | Chelsea | |
| Deane 8' Rush 10' |
Attendance: 32,671 |
| 7 December 1996 16 | Chelsea | 2–2 | Everton | |
| Zola 12' Vialli 55' |
Branch 17' Kanchelskis 28' |
Attendance: 28,418 |
| 21 December 1996 18 | Chelsea | 3–1 | West Ham United | |
| M. Hughes 6', 35' Zola 10' |
Porfirio 11' |
Attendance: 28,315 |
| 26 December 1996 19 | Aston Villa | 0–2 | Chelsea | |
| Zola 66', 70' |
Attendance: 39,339 |
| 28 December 1996 20 | Chelsea | 2–2 | Sheffield Wednesday | |
| Zola 9' M. Hughes 23' |
Pembridge 23' Stefanović 90' |
Attendance: 27,467 |
| 11 January 1997 22 | Nottingham Forest | 2–0 | Chelsea | |
| Pearce 40' Bart-Williams 53' |
Attendance: 28,358 |
| 18 January 1997 23 | Chelsea | 3–1 | Derby County | |
| Wise 36' Leboeuf 44' (pen.)P. Hughes 85' |
Asanović 25' |
Attendance: 28,293 |
| 1 February 1997 24 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1–2 | Chelsea | |
| Howells 82' |
Campbell 1' (o.g.) Di Matteo 81' |
Attendance: 33,027 |
| 22 February 1997 25 | Chelsea | 1–1 | Manchester United | |
| Zola 2' |
Beckham 68' |
Attendance: 28,336 |
| 1 March 1997 26 | Derby County | 3–2 | Chelsea | |
| Minto 51' (o.g.) Asanović 62' (pen.)Ward 90' |
Minto 16' Leboeuf 54' |
Attendance: 18,039 |
| 5 March 1997 27 | Chelsea | 1–1 | Blackburn Rovers | |
| Minto 63' |
Pedersen 62' |
Attendance: 25,784 |
| 12 March 1997 28 | West Ham United | 3–2 | Chelsea | |
| Dicks 55' (pen.) Kitson 68', 90' |
Vialli 26' M. Hughes 87' |
Attendance: 24,502 |
| 16 March 1997 29 | Chelsea | 6–2 | Sunderland | |
| Zola 38' Sinclair 43'Petrescu 51'M. Hughes 78', 90'Di Matteo 90' |
Stewart 58' Rae 60' |
Attendance: 24,027 |
| 19 March 1997 30 | Chelsea | 1–0 | Southampton | |
| Zola 22' |
Attendance: 28,079 |
| 22 March 1997 31 | Middlesbrough | 1–0 | Chelsea | |
| Juninho 53' |
Attendance: 29,811 |
| 9 April 1997 33 | Coventry City | 3–1 | Chelsea | |
| Dublin 49' Williams 51'Whelan 58' |
P. Hughes 43' |
Attendance: 19,917 |
| 16 April 1997 34 | Newcastle United | 3–1 | Chelsea | |
| Shearer 12', 35' Asprilla 30' |
Burley 62' |
Attendance: 36,320 |
| 19 April 1997 35 | Chelsea | 2–1 | Leicester City | |
| Minto 13' M. Hughes 73' |
F. Sinclair 47' (o.g.) |
Attendance: 27,723 |
| 3 May 1997 37 | Chelsea | 0–0 | Leeds United | |
| Attendance: 26,277 |
League Cup
FA Cup
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First team squad
- Squad at end of season[2]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Left club during season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Reserve squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Statistics
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Statistics taken from Archived 20 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine. Squad details and shirt numbers from and .
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Transfers
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- Transfers in:
£14,450,000
- Transfers out:
£4,965,000
- Total spending:
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References
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