1996–97 Torquay United F.C. season
| 1996–97 season | ||
|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Mike Bateson | |
| Manager | Kevin Hodges | |
| Division Three | 21st | |
| FA Cup | First Round | |
| League Cup | First round | |
| League Trophy | Second round | |
| Top goalscorer | League: Rodney Jack (10) All: Rodney Jack (10) | |
| Highest home attendance | 4,021 (vs. Exeter City, 31 August 1996, Division Three) | |
| Lowest home attendance | 1,087 (vs. Rochdale, 3 December 1996, Division Three) | |
| Average home league attendance | 2,380 | |
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The 1996–97 Torquay United F.C. season was Torquay United's 63rd season in the Football League and their fifth consecutive season in Division Three. The season runs from 1 July 1996 to 30 June 1997.
Season summary
Results
Third Division
FA Cup
League Cup
Football League Trophy
Player statistics
(not including Football League Trophy or FA Cup)[1]
| Player | League apps | League goals | Cup apps | Cup goals | Total apps | Total goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Paul Adcock |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Paul Baker |
10 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 7 |
| Lee Barrow |
42 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 44 | 0 |
 Tony Bedeau |
8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| Dean Chandler |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Steve Crane |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jon Gittens |
31 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 3 |
| Matt Gregg |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Neil Gregory |
5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Richard Hancox |
10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Leon Hapgood |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ian Hathaway |
31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 1 |
 Mark Hawthorne |
33 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 2 |
| Danny Hinshelwood |
6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Wayne Hockley |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Kevin Hodges |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jamie Howell |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
 Rodney Jack |
30 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 10 |
| Ellis Laight |
10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| Steve McCall |
23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 1 |
| Andy McFarlane |
17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3 |
| Paul Mitchell |
22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| Jamie Ndah |
11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
| Garry Nelson |
30 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 8 |
| Ray Newland |
8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Charlie Oatway |
37 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 1 |
| Michael Preston |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Scott Stamps |
28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 3 |
| Anthony Thirlby |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Wayne Thomas |
12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Lee Tucker |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Alex Watson |
42 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 44 | 1 |
 Rhys Wilmot |
33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
| Steve Winter |
36 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 6 |
| Matthew Wright |
8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
References
- ^ "Torquay 1996-1997 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 January 2009.