Everton 1996/97 squad
Everton finished 15th in 1996/97 with 42 points, 33 points behind champions Manchester United, and 2 points above the relegation places. They won 10, drew 12 and lost 16, scoring 44 and conceding 57. That was 9 places lower than in 1995/96, when they finished 6th. Duncan Ferguson was their top scorer with 10 league goals, 23% of the team's 44. 22 players made a league appearance; nobody played every game, and Gary Speed made the most with 37.
- League finish
- 15th of 20
- Points
- 42
- Record
- Won 10, drew 12, lost 16
- Goals
- 44 scored, 57 conceded
From the 1996/97 Premier League final table.
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Duncan Ferguson (forward, £6.5m) scored 10 and set up 5: 2.31 goals plus assists per £1m, the most of any Everton player with at least half a season of league minutes.
The club's most expensive player in the game was Nick Barmby at £7.5m, with 5 goals and 8 assists in 35 appearances.
Everton 1996/97 squad
Every player who made a Premier League appearance for Everton in 1996/97, with their price in our game.
| Player | Price | Apps | Goals | Assists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neville Southall Goalkeeper | £4.5m | 34 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Gerrard Goalkeeper | £4.0m | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Earl Barrett Defender | £4.5m | 36 | 0 | 2 |
| David Unsworth Defender | £5.5m | 34 | 5 | 0 |
| Dave Watson Defender | £4.5m | 29 | 1 | 0 |
| Craig Short Defender | £5.0m | 23 | 2 | 0 |
| Andy Hinchcliffe Defender | £5.5m | 18 | 1 | 9 |
| Terry Phelan Defender | £4.0m | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| Claus Thomsen Defender | – | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| Marc Hottiger Defender | – | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Richard Dunne Defender | – | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Ball Defender | – | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Speed Midfielder | £7.0m | 37 | 9 | 1 |
| Nick Barmby Midfielder | £7.5m | 35 | 5 | 8 |
| Graham Stuart Midfielder | £6.5m | 35 | 5 | 3 |
| Joe Parkinson Midfielder | £5.5m | 28 | 0 | 1 |
| Andrei Kanchelskis Midfielder | £6.0m | 20 | 4 | 2 |
| Tony Grant Midfielder | £5.0m | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| John Ebbrell Midfielder | – | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| Duncan Ferguson Forward | £6.5m | 33 | 10 | 5 |
| Michael Branch Forward | £5.5m | 25 | 3 | 2 |
| Paul Rideout Forward | £4.5m | 10 | 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.