1996–97 season | |||
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Chairman | Dan McCauley | ||
Manager |
Neil Warnock (until 3 February) Mick Jones (from 3 February) |
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Stadium | Home Park | ||
Second Division | 19th | ||
FA Cup | Third round | ||
League Cup | First round | ||
Auto Windscreens Shield | Quarter finals | ||
Top goalscorer |
League: Evans (12) All: Evans (15) |
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Average home league attendance | 6,494 | ||
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During the 1996–97 English football season, Plymouth Argyle F.C. competed in the Football League Second Division.
In the 1996-97 season, Plymouth manager Warnock was sacked within a year as the club narrowly avoided being relegated back to the basement division. Warnock's assistant Mick Jones became his successor and in February 1997, Plymouth participated in 'The Battle of Saltergate' – in a 2–1 win at Chesterfield, an 88th minute fight broke out, involving all 20 outfield players. Chesterfield's Darren Carr and Kevin Davies and Plymouth's Tony James and Richard Logan were all sent-off. To make matters even worse, Argyle's Wembley hero Ronnie Mauge had already been sent-off in the 36th minute. It was the first time in Football League history that five players were sent-off in one game.
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