Middlesbrough 1996/97 squad
Middlesbrough were relegated in 19th with 39 points, 2 points short of Coventry in 17th. They were deducted 3 points for failing to fulfil a fixture at Blackburn in December 1996, and went down by two points. They conceded 60, the most in the league. That was 7 places lower than in 1995/96, when they finished 12th. Fabrizio Ravanelli was their top scorer with 16 league goals, 31% of the team's 51. 24 players made a league appearance; nobody played every game, and Juninho Paulista made the most with 35.
- League finish
- 19th of 20, relegated
- Points
- 39
- Record
- Won 10, drew 12, lost 16
- Goals
- 51 scored, 60 conceded
From the 1996/97 Premier League final table.
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Fabrizio Ravanelli (forward, £8.0m) scored 16 and set up 4: 2.50 goals plus assists per £1m, the most of any Middlesbrough player with at least half a season of league minutes.
The club's most expensive player in the game was Juninho Paulista at £10.5m, with 12 goals and 8 assists in 35 appearances.
Middlesbrough 1996/97 squad
Every player who made a Premier League appearance for Middlesbrough in 1996/97, with their price in our game.
| Player | Price | Apps | Goals | Assists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Walsh Goalkeeper | £4.5m | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| Alan Miller Goalkeeper | £4.5m | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Roberts Goalkeeper | £4.5m | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Schwarzer Goalkeeper | – | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Neil Cox Defender | £4.5m | 31 | 0 | 2 |
| Curtis Fleming Defender | £4.5m | 30 | 0 | 2 |
| Steve Vickers Defender | £4.5m | 29 | 0 | 0 |
| Derek Whyte Defender | £4.5m | 21 | 0 | 1 |
| Nigel Pearson Defender | £4.0m | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| Clayton Blackmore Defender | £5.0m | 16 | 2 | 0 |
| Gianluca Festa Defender | – | 13 | 1 | 0 |
| Phil Whelan Defender | – | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Vladimír Kinder Defender | – | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Craig Liddle Defender | – | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Morris Defender | – | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Juninho Paulista Midfielder | £10.5m | 35 | 12 | 8 |
| Emerson Midfielder | £7.0m | 32 | 4 | 7 |
| Robbie Mustoe Midfielder | £6.0m | 31 | 3 | 3 |
| Phil Stamp Midfielder | £5.5m | 24 | 1 | 2 |
| Craig Hignett Midfielder | £6.0m | 22 | 4 | 3 |
| Alan Moore Midfielder | £5.0m | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| Fabrizio Ravanelli Forward | £8.0m | 33 | 16 | 4 |
| Mikkel Beck Forward | £6.0m | 25 | 5 | 3 |
| Jan Åge Fjørtoft Forward | £4.5m | 5 | 1 | 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.