65
Matches
21
Wins
23
Draws
21
Losses
100–112
Goals F–A
July 1996
| Date | Opponents | Competition | Result | Att. | Prog. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 14th | Hythe Town (A) | Friendly | 4-1 | 300 | — |
| Sat 20th | Ramsgate Athletic (A) | Friendly | 1-1 | — |
|
| Mon 22nd | Gillingham (H) | Testimonial | 1-0 | 548 |
|
| Thu 25th | Folkestone Invicta (H) | Eastern Floodlight Cup (Group Stage) | 3-1 | 167 |
|
| Tue 30th | Wimbledon (H) | Friendly | 2-2 | 517 |
|
August 1996
| Date | Opponents | Competition | Result | Att. | Prog. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 4th | Union Sportive Gravelinoise (H) | Friendly | 2-2 | 142 |
|
| Wed 7th | Folkestone Invicta (A) | Eastern Floodlight Cup (Group Stage) | 2-0 | — |
|
| Sat 10th | Sutton United (H) | Friendly | 1-2 | — |
|
| Tue 13th | Hythe Town (H) | Eastern Floodlight Cup (Group Stage) | 3-2 | 167 |
|
| Sat 17th | Gloucester City (H) | Southern League Premier Division | 0-3 | 648 |
|
| Tue 20th | Hastings Town (A) | Southern League Premier Division | 2-2 | 563 |
|
| Sat 24th | Newport County (H) | Southern League Premier Division | 1-1 | 643 |
|
| Mon 26th | Gravesend and Northfleet (A) | Southern League Premier Division | 3-1 | 804 |
|
| Wed 28th | Hythe Town (A) | Eastern Floodlight Cup (Group Stage) | 4-0 | — |
|
| Sat 31st | Burton Albion (A) | Southern League Premier Division | 0-1 | 775 |
|
September 1996
| Date | Opponents | Competition | Result | Att. | Prog. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 3rd | Sudbury Town (H) | Southern League Premier Division | 2-2 | 585 |
|
| Sat 7th | Halesowen Town (A) | Southern League Premier Division | 1-3 | 701 |
|
| Sat 14th | Nuneaton Borough (H) | Southern League Premier Division | 2-0 | 659 |
|
| Sat 21st | Atherstone United (A) | Southern League Premier Division | 1-1 | 235 |
|
| Tue 24th | Hastings Town (H) | Southern League Premier Division | 3-3 | 707 |
|
October 1996
| Date | Opponents | Competition | Result | Att. | Prog. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 3rd | Canterbury City (A) | Frank Norris Trophy (Final) | 4-0 | — |
|
| Sat 5th | Merthyr Tydfil (H) | Southern League Premier Division | 0-1 | 660 |
|
| Tue 8th | Tonbridge Angels (H) | Southern League Cup (1st Round 1st Leg) | 3-2 | 401 |
|
| Sat 12th | Salisbury City (A) | Southern League Premier Division | 1-0 | 421 |
|
| Tue 15th | Gravesend and Northfleet (H) | Southern League Premier Division | 1-1 | 682 |
|
| Sat 19th | Hitchin Town (H) | FA Trophy (1st Qualifying Round) | 4-1 | 544 |
|
| Sat 26th | Kingstonian (H) | FA Cup (4th Qualifying Round) | 3-1 | 1,089 |
|
| Tue 29th | Tonbridge Angels (A) | Southern League Cup (1st Round 2nd Leg) | 0-3 | 365 |
|
November 1996
| Date | Opponents | Competition | Result | Att. | Prog. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 2nd | Cheltenham Town (A) | Southern League Premier Division | 0-6 | 854 |
|
| Sat 9th | Bishops Stortford (H) | FA Trophy (2nd Qualifying Round) | 6-1 | 572 |
|
| Sat 16th | Dagenham and Redbridge (H) | FA Cup (1st Round) | 2-2 | 1,813 |
|
| Tue 19th | Sudbury Town (A) | Southern League Premier Division | P-P | — |
|
| Match Postponed. | |||||
| Sat 23rd | Burton Albion (H) | Southern League Premier Division | 3-3 | 596 |
|
| Mon 25th | Dagenham and Redbridge (A) | FA Cup (1st Round Replay) | 1-1p | 2,424 |
|
| Sat 30th | Weymouth (A) | FA Trophy (3rd Qualifying Round) | 0-2 | 849 |
|
December 1996
| Date | Opponents | Competition | Result | Att. | Prog. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 7th | Watford (A) | FA Cup (2nd Round) | 0-5 | 7,590 |
|
| Mon 9th | Dover Athletic (H) | Testimonial | 0-1 | 195 |
|
| Sat 14th | Dorchester Town (H) | Southern League Premier Division | 2-1 | 407 |
|
| Sat 21st | Chelmsford City (A) | Southern League Premier Division | 1-1 | 802 |
|
| Thu 26th | Sittingbourne (H) | Southern League Premier Division | P-P | — |
|
| Match Postponed. | |||||
| Sat 28th | Cambridge City (A) | Southern League Southern Division | P-P | — | — |
| Match Postponed - Frozen pitch. | |||||
January 1997
| Date | Opponents | Competition | Result | Att. | Prog. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1st | Crawley Town (A) | Southern League Southern Division | P-P | — | — |
| Match Postponed - Snow. | |||||
| Sat 4th | Baldock Town (H) | Southern League Southern Division | P-P | — | — |
| Match Postponed - Snow. | |||||
| Sat 18th | Kings Lynn (A) | Southern League Premier Division | 0-2 | 856 |
|
| Sat 25th | Chelmsford City (H) | Southern League Premier Division | 1-0 | 688 |
|
| Tue 28th | Fisher Athletic (A) | Kent Senior Cup (2nd Round) | 0-1 | 130 |
|
February 1997
| Date | Opponents | Competition | Result | Att. | Prog. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1st | Gresley Rovers (A) | Southern League Premier Division | 2-2 | 709 |
|
| Tue 4th | Crawley Town (A) | Southern League Premier Division | 3-2 | 419 |
|
| Sat 8th | Merthyr Tydfil (A) | Southern League Premier Division | 0-3 | 645 |
|
| Sat 15th | Gresley Rovers (H) | Southern League Premier Division | 1-3 | 615 |
|
| Sat 22nd | Nuneaton Borough (A) | Southern League Premier Division | 0-3 | 903 |
|
| Tue 25th | Sittingbourne (H) | Southern League Premier Division | 1-1 | 552 |
|
March 1997
| Date | Opponents | Competition | Result | Att. | Prog. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1st | Worcester City (H) | Southern League Premier Division | 0-0 | 462 |
|
| Sat 8th | Atherstone United (H) | Southern League Premier Division | 0-3 | 461 |
|
| Wed 12th | Newport County (A) | Southern League Premier Division | 0-3 | 504 |
|
| Sat 15th | Halesowen Town (H) | Southern League Premier Division | 1-1 | 442 |
|
| Tue 18th | Gloucester City (A) | Southern League Premier Division | 1-6 | 556 |
|
| Sat 22nd | Baldock Town (A) | Southern League Premier Division | 1-1 | 210 |
|
| Tue 25th | Salisbury City (H) | Southern League Premier Division | 0-1 | 456 |
|
| Sat 29th | Crawley Town (H) | Southern League Premier Division | 3-3 | 567 |
|
| Mon 31st | Sittingbourne (A) | Southern League Premier Division | 1-4 | 1,025 |
|
April 1997
| Date | Opponents | Competition | Result | Att. | Prog. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 5th | Cambridge City (H) | Southern League Premier Division | 2-2 | 521 |
|
| Tue 8th | Sudbury Town (A) | Southern League Premier Division | 2-2 | 215 |
|
| Sat 12th | Worcester City (A) | Southern League Premier Division | 2-0 | 644 |
|
| Tue 15th | Baldock Town (H) | Southern League Premier Division | 2-2 | 566 |
|
| Sat 19th | Cheltenham Town (H) | Southern League Premier Division | 1-1 | 574 |
|
| Tue 22nd | Cambridge City (A) | Southern League Premier Division | 0-4 | 248 |
|
| Sat 26th | Kings Lynn (H) | Southern League Premier Division | 4-0 | 538 |
|
| Mon 28th | Braintree Town (H) | Eastern Floodlight Cup (Quarter Final) | 1-2 | 248 |
|
May 1997
| Date | Opponents | Competition | Result | Att. | Prog. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 3rd | Dorchester Town (A) | Southern League Premier Division | 2-0 | 806 |
|
Southern League Premier Division — 1996/97
| # | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gresley Rovers | 42 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 75 | 40 | +35 | 85 |
| 2 | Cheltenham Town | 42 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 76 | 44 | +32 | 74 |
| 3 | Gloucester City | 42 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 81 | 56 | +25 | 73 |
| 4 | Halesowen Town | 42 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 77 | 54 | +23 | 73 |
| 5 | Kings Lynn | 42 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 65 | 61 | +4 | 68 |
| 6 | Burton Albion | 42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 70 | 53 | +17 | 66 |
| 7 | Nuneaton Borough | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 61 | 52 | +9 | 66 |
| 8 | Sittingbourne | 42 | 19 | 7 | 16 | 76 | 65 | +11 | 64 |
| 9 | Merthyr Tydfil | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 69 | 61 | +8 | 60 |
| 10 | Worcester City | 42 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 52 | 50 | +2 | 59 |
| 11 | Atherstone United | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 46 | 47 | -1 | 58 |
| 12 | Salisbury City | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 57 | 66 | -9 | 58 |
| 13 | Sudbury Town | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 72 | 72 | 0 | 55 |
| 14 | Gravesend and Northfleet | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 63 | 73 | -10 | 55 |
| 15 | Dorchester Town | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 62 | 66 | -4 | 51 |
| 16 | Hastings Town | 42 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 49 | 60 | -11 | 51 |
| 17 | Crawley Town | 42 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 49 | 67 | -18 | 47 |
| 18 | Cambridge City | 42 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 57 | 65 | -8 | 46 |
| 19 | Ashford Town | 42 | 9 | 18 | 15 | 53 | 79 | -26 | 45 |
| 20 | Baldock Town | 42 | 11 | 8 | 23 | 52 | 90 | -38 | 41 |
| 21 | Newport AFC | 42 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 40 | 60 | -20 | 40 |
| 22 | Chelmsford City | 42 | 6 | 14 | 22 | 49 | 70 | -21 | 32 |
Season Summary — 1996/97
| Competition | Summary |
|---|---|
| Eastern Floodlight Cup | Quarter Final |
| FA Cup | 2nd Round Proper |
| FA Trophy | 3rd Qualifying Round |
| Kent Senior Cup | 2nd Round |
| Southern League Cup | 1st Round |
| Southern League Premier Division | 19th (22) - Relegation Spot but Reprieved |
19th
League Position
9–18–15
W–D–L
53–79
Goals F–A
Player Stats 1996/97
| Player | League Apps | League Goals | Cup Apps | Cup Goals | Total Apps |
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|
Season Goals | Career Apps | Career Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maurice Munden | 40 (0) | 0 | 13 (0) | 0 | 53 (0) | 0 – 0 | 0 | 195 | 0 |
| Carlton Wynter | 37 (0) | 6 | 14 (0) | 4 | 51 (0) | 0 – 0 | 10 | 228 | 42 |
| Nigel Donn | 40 (1) | 0 | 10 (2) | 0 | 50 (3) | 0 – 0 | 0 | 90 | 2 |
| Jeff Ross | 33 (6) | 5 | 11 (2) | 1 | 44 (8) | 0 – 0 | 6 | 426 | 61 |
| Jason Wheeler | 29 (3) | 0 | 13 (0) | 0 | 42 (3) | 0 – 0 | 0 | 264 | 24 |
| Paul O Brien | 29 (7) | 1 | 12 (1) | 0 | 41 (8) | 0 – 0 | 1 | 158 | 4 |
| Andy Allon | 28 (3) | 3 | 12 (0) | 0 | 40 (3) | 0 – 0 | 3 | 108 | 15 |
| Tommy Warrilow | 26 (3) | 4 | 13 (0) | 5 | 39 (3) | 0 – 0 | 9 | 94 | 16 |
| Andy Pearson | 34 (0) | 3 | 5 (0) | 0 | 39 (0) | 0 – 0 | 3 | 327 | 21 |
| Stuart White | 27 (2) | 2 | 11 (0) | 3 | 38 (2) | 0 – 0 | 5 | 253 | 23 |
| Nicky Dent | 23 (1) | 11 | 12 (0) | 9 | 35 (1) | 0 – 0 | 20 | 105 | 66 |
| Andy Morris | 15 (1) | 2 | 12 (0) | 0 | 27 (1) | 0 – 0 | 2 | 303 | 32 |
| Paul Chambers | 19 (3) | 3 | 6 (6) | 1 | 25 (9) | 0 – 0 | 4 | 75 | 11 |
| Dave Scott | 21 (2) | 2 | 2 (0) | 0 | 23 (2) | 0 – 0 | 2 | 128 | 10 |
| Matt Carruthers | 13 (4) | 1 | 7 (3) | 5 | 20 (7) | 0 – 0 | 6 | 100 | 27 |
| Mark Stanton | 13 (4) | 2 | 2 (1) | 2 | 15 (5) | 0 – 0 | 4 | 307 | 128 |
| Tom Parks | 7 (9) | 2 | 2 (3) | 1 | 9 (12) | 0 – 0 | 3 | 50 | 6 |
| Steve Lawrence | 8 (0) | 3 | 1 (0) | 0 | 9 (0) | 0 – 0 | 3 | 9 | 3 |
| Aaron O Leary | 5 (4) | 0 | 0 (3) | 0 | 5 (7) | 0 – 0 | 0 | 161 | 2 |
| ? Sowerby | 3 (0) | 0 | 2 (0) | 0 | 5 (0) | 0 – 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Darren Keown | 4 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 4 (0) | 0 – 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Jason Lillis | 3 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 3 (0) | 0 – 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Tony Reynolds | 0 (1) | 0 | 2 (4) | 0 | 2 (5) | 0 – 0 | 0 | 209 | 16 |
| Rob Beazleigh | 2 (3) | 0 | 0 (1) | 1 | 2 (4) | 0 – 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| Kieran O Shaughnessy | 1 (2) | 1 | 1 (0) | 0 | 2 (2) | 0 – 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| David Williams | 1 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 – 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Richard Graham | 1 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 – 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| ? Joynes | 0 (0) | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 – 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Joe Radford | 0 (0) | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 – 0 | 0 | 42 | 0 |
| Peter McRobert | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 – 0 | 0 | 819 | 20 |
| Peter Magri | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 – 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Kevin Clifford | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 – 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Own Goal | — | 2 | — | 0 | — | — | 2 | — | — |