Sheffield Wednesday 1996/97 squad
Sheffield Wednesday finished 7th in 1996/97 with 57 points, 18 points behind champions Manchester United. They won 14, drew 15 and lost 9, scoring 50 and conceding 51. That was 8 places higher than in 1995/96, when they finished 15th. Andy Booth was their top scorer with 10 league goals, 20% of the team's 50. 20 players made a league appearance, and Kevin Pressman and Ian Nolan played all 38 games.
- League finish
- 7th of 20
- Points
- 57
- Record
- Won 14, drew 15, lost 9
- Goals
- 50 scored, 51 conceded
From the 1996/97 Premier League final table.
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Andy Booth (forward, £7.0m) scored 10 and set up 3: 1.86 goals plus assists per £1m, the most of any Sheffield Wednesday player with at least half a season of league minutes.
The club's most expensive player in the game was Mark Pembridge at £9.0m, with 6 goals and 8 assists in 34 appearances.
Sheffield Wednesday 1996/97 squad
Every player who made a Premier League appearance for Sheffield Wednesday in 1996/97, with their price in our game.
| Player | Price | Apps | Goals | Assists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Pressman Goalkeeper | £5.5m | 38 | 0 | 0 |
| Ian Nolan Defender | £5.0m | 38 | 1 | 2 |
| Peter Atherton Defender | £5.0m | 37 | 2 | 1 |
| Des Walker Defender | £4.5m | 36 | 0 | 0 |
| Dejan Stefanović Defender | £5.0m | 29 | 2 | 1 |
| Ritchie Humphreys Defender | £5.0m | 29 | 3 | 2 |
| Steve Nicol Defender | £4.5m | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| Jon Newsome Defender | – | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| Lee Briscoe Defender | – | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Pembridge Midfielder | £9.0m | 34 | 6 | 8 |
| Regi Blinker Midfielder | £6.0m | 33 | 1 | 4 |
| Graham Hyde Midfielder | £5.5m | 19 | 2 | 0 |
| Orlando Trustfull Midfielder | £6.0m | 19 | 3 | 2 |
| Scott Oakes Midfielder | £5.5m | 19 | 1 | 1 |
| Wayne Collins Midfielder | £5.5m | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| Andy Booth Forward | £7.0m | 35 | 10 | 3 |
| Guy Whittingham Forward | £5.5m | 33 | 3 | 1 |
| Benito Carbone Forward | £6.5m | 25 | 6 | 6 |
| David Hirst Forward | – | 25 | 6 | 3 |
| O'Neill Donaldson Forward | – | 5 | 2 | 0 |
League appearances, goals and assists only. A dash means the player is not in the game’s draftable pool, usually for playing too few minutes. Players who moved clubs mid-season are listed under the club they played most for.