1996-97 Birmingham City Statistics
The Football League First Division (TFL1)
England, Level II
Team Record: 17-14-15 - 66 points
Finishing 10th in TFL1
Location: Bordesley, England
1996-97 Birmingham City RosterEngland, Level II
Team Record: 17-14-15 - 66 points
Finishing 10th in TFL1
Location: Bordesley, England
Birmingham City of The Football League First Division ended the 1996-97 season with a record of 17 wins, 15 draws and 14 losses for 66 points finishing tenth in TFL1.
The team paced the circuit with just 48 goals allowed. The team scored 52 goals. Paul Devlin netted 16 goals for the team, and Paul Furlong contributed five or more, too.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | G | A | FC | FS | Y | R | Shts | S% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Devlin | 38 | 32 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Paul Furlong | 43 | 37 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Martin O'Connor | 24 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Andy Legg | D | 33 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Nicky Forster | F | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Martin Grainger | 23 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jason Bowen | M | 25 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jonathan Hunt | F | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Newell | F | 15 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kevin Francis | 19 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gary Breen | 22 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gary Ablett | 42 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Frain | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Marco Gabbiadini | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Terry Cooke | M | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Andrew Edwards | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Steve Finnan | D, M | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ricky Otto | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Louie Donowa | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Anders Limpar | M | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dave Barnett | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Steve Sutton | G | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Darren Wassall | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Stephen Castle | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Steve Robinson | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Matt Jackson | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gary Poole | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Kenny Brown | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bryan Hughes | M | 11 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jonathan Bass | 13 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Paul Tait | 26 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Steve Bruce | 32 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chris Holland | 32 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Barry Horne | M | 33 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Michael Johnson | 35 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ian Bennett | G | 40 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 616 | 506 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 0 | 0 |
Goalkeepers:
| Player | GP | GS | Min | W | L | T | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Sutton | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Ian Bennett | 40 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 46 | 46 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
