Wimbledon 1996/97 squad
Wimbledon finished 8th in 1996/97 with 56 points, 19 points behind champions Manchester United. They won 15, drew 11 and lost 12, scoring 49 and conceding 46. That was 6 places higher than in 1995/96, when they finished 14th. Efan Ekoku was their top scorer with 11 league goals, 22% of the team's 49. 22 players made a league appearance; nobody played every game, and Chris Perry made the most with 37.
- League finish
- 8th of 20
- Points
- 56
- Record
- Won 15, drew 11, lost 12
- Goals
- 49 scored, 46 conceded
From the 1996/97 Premier League final table.
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Efan Ekoku (forward, £7.0m) scored 11 and set up 2: 1.86 goals plus assists per £1m, the most of any Wimbledon player with at least half a season of league minutes.
The club's most expensive player in the game was Neal Ardley at £7.5m, with 2 goals and 11 assists in 34 appearances.
Wimbledon 1996/97 squad
Every player who made a Premier League appearance for Wimbledon in 1996/97, with their price in our game.
| Player | Price | Apps | Goals | Assists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neil Sullivan Goalkeeper | £5.5m | 36 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Heald Goalkeeper | £4.0m | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Perry Defender | £5.0m | 37 | 1 | 0 |
| Kenny Cunningham Defender | £5.0m | 36 | 0 | 2 |
| Alan Kimble Defender | £5.0m | 31 | 0 | 3 |
| Dean Blackwell Defender | £5.0m | 27 | 0 | 2 |
| Brian McAllister Defender | £4.5m | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Thatcher Defender | £4.0m | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Duncan Jupp Defender | – | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Neal Ardley Midfielder | £7.5m | 34 | 2 | 11 |
| Robbie Earle Midfielder | £7.5m | 32 | 7 | 3 |
| Vinnie Jones Midfielder | £6.0m | 29 | 3 | 1 |
| Øyvind Leonhardsen Midfielder | £6.5m | 27 | 5 | 2 |
| Peter Fear Midfielder | £5.0m | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| Stewart Castledine Midfielder | £5.0m | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Marcus Gayle Forward | £6.5m | 36 | 8 | 4 |
| Efan Ekoku Forward | £7.0m | 30 | 11 | 2 |
| Dean Holdsworth Forward | £6.0m | 25 | 5 | 2 |
| Jon Goodman Forward | – | 13 | 1 | 0 |
| Mick Harford Forward | – | 13 | 1 | 1 |
| Andy Clarke Forward | – | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| Jason Euell Forward | – | 7 | 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.