During the 1996–97 English football season, Walsall F.C. competed in the Football League Second Division.
Season summary In the 1996–97 season, Walsall had another satisfying mid-table finish under Nicholl, ending the season in 12th place. At the end of the season, Nicholl resigned because of family reasons.
Final league table
Results Walsall's score comes first
Legend WinDrawLoss
Football League Second Division DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 17 August 1996 Rotherham UnitedH1–14,040Butler 24 August 1996 BurnleyA1–210,322Wilson 27 August 1996 ChesterfieldA0–13,561 7 September 1996 BlackpoolA1–25,176Blake 10 September 1996 Wycombe WanderersH2–22,659Wilson, Watson 14 September 1996 GillinghamH1–03,419Viveash 21 September 1996 Bristol CityA1–47,412Lightbourne 24 September 1996 WrexhamH0–12,832 28 September 1996 BuryH3–13,254Viveash, Lightbourne, Blake 1 October 1996 BournemouthA1–02,747Hodge 5 October 1996 Luton TownA1–35,002Lightbourne 12 October 1996 Plymouth ArgyleH0–13,720 15 October 1996 Preston North EndH1–03,224Wilson 19 October 1996 BrentfordA1–15,419Lightbourne 26 October 1996 Stockport CountyH1–13,767Wilson (pen) 29 October 1996 Notts CountyA0–23,127 2 November 1996 MillwallA0–19,176 9 November 1996 Peterborough UnitedH4–03,921Lightbourne (2), Wilson (pen), Donowa 23 November 1996 Crewe AlexandraH1–03,653Wilson 30 November 1996 Stockport CountyA0–25,333 3 December 1996 Bristol RoversH1–04,084Viveash 14 December 1996 WatfordH1–13,674Keister 20 December 1996 Shrewsbury TownA2–23,007Viveash, Wilson 26 December 1996 Wycombe WanderersA2–05,073Blake, Lightbourne 18 January 1997 BournemouthH2–13,037Viveash, Lightbourne 25 January 1997 Notts CountyH3–13,261Viveash, Ntamark, Hodge 1 February 1997 Peterborough UnitedA1–04,940Watson 8 February 1997 MillwallH2–13,833Watson, Viveash 11 February 1997 York CityA2–02,136Lightbourne, Viveash 15 February 1997 Crewe AlexandraA0–14,648 22 February 1997 York CityH1–13,664Lightbourne 1 March 1997 Bristol RoversA1–05,891Watson 4 March 1997 Bristol CityH2–04,322Lightbourne (2) 8 March 1997 Shrewsbury TownH2–24,819Lightbourne, Ricketts 15 March 1997 WatfordA0–17,818 18 March 1997 BlackpoolH1–13,459Hodge 22 March 1997 BurnleyH1–36,306Lightbourne 29 March 1997 Rotherham UnitedA2–12,428Lightbourne, Viveash 1 April 1997 ChesterfieldH1–13,784Blake 5 April 1997 WrexhamA2–13,266Lightbourne, Watson 8 April 1997 BuryA1–24,082Lightbourne 12 April 1997 Luton TownH3–25,415Lightbourne (2), Hodge 19 April 1997 Plymouth ArgyleA0–25,535 26 April 1997 BrentfordH1–05,359Lightbourne 29 April 1997 GillinghamA0–24,095 3 May 1997 Preston North EndA0–210,800
FA Cup
+RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR116 November 1996 Northwich VictoriaA2–23,142Wilson, LightbourneR1R26 November 1996 Northwich VictoriaH3–13,491Lightbourne (2), Wilson (pen)R27 December 1996 BurnleyH1–15,031LightbourneR2R23 December 1996 BurnleyA1–1 (lost 2–4 on pens)5,799Viveash
League Cup
+RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR1 1st Leg 20 August 1996 WatfordH1–02,659LightbourneR1 2nd Leg 3 September 1996 WatfordA0–2 (lost 1–2 on agg)5,325
Football League Trophy
+RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersSR221 January 1997 Peterborough UnitedA0–22,274
Squad
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