Chelsea 1996/97 squad
Chelsea finished 6th in 1996/97 with 59 points, 16 points behind champions Manchester United. They won 16, drew 11 and lost 11, scoring 58 and conceding 55. That was 5 places higher than in 1995/96, when they finished 11th. Gianluca Vialli was their top scorer with 9 league goals, 16% of the team's 58. 24 players made a league appearance; nobody played every game, and Mark Hughes made the most with 35.
- League finish
- 6th of 20
- Points
- 59
- Record
- Won 16, drew 11, lost 11
- Goals
- 58 scored, 55 conceded
From the 1996/97 Premier League final table.
Best fantasy pick
Gianfranco Zola (forward, £7.5m) scored 8 and set up 9: 2.27 goals plus assists per £1m, the most of any Chelsea player with at least half a season of league minutes.
Chelsea 1996/97 squad
Every player who made a Premier League appearance for Chelsea in 1996/97, with their price in our game.
| Player | Price | Apps | Goals | Assists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frode Grodås Goalkeeper | £4.5m | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Hitchcock Goalkeeper | £4.5m | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| Dmitri Kharine Goalkeeper | £4.0m | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Forrest Goalkeeper | – | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Petrescu Defender | £6.0m | 34 | 3 | 8 |
| Steve Clarke Defender | £4.5m | 31 | 0 | 1 |
| Frank Leboeuf Defender | £6.0m | 26 | 6 | 1 |
| Scott Minto Defender | £5.5m | 25 | 4 | 3 |
| Frank Sinclair Defender | £4.5m | 20 | 1 | 0 |
| Andy Myers Defender | £4.5m | 18 | 1 | 0 |
| Erland Johnsen Defender | – | 18 | 0 | 1 |
| Michael Duberry Defender | – | 15 | 1 | 0 |
| Danny Granville Defender | – | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Roberto Di Matteo Midfielder | £7.0m | 34 | 7 | 1 |
| Dennis Wise Midfielder | £6.0m | 31 | 3 | 1 |
| Craig Burley Midfielder | £6.0m | 31 | 2 | 2 |
| Eddie Newton Midfielder | £5.0m | 15 | 0 | 1 |
| Paul Hughes Midfielder | £5.5m | 12 | 2 | 1 |
| Ruud Gullit Midfielder | £5.5m | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| Jody Morris Midfielder | – | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Hughes Forward | £7.0m | 35 | 8 | 6 |
| Gianluca Vialli Forward | £6.5m | 28 | 9 | 4 |
| Gianfranco Zola Forward | £7.5m | 23 | 8 | 9 |
| Mark Nicholls Forward | – | 8 | 0 | 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.