1996–97 Crystal Palace F.C. season
During the 1996–97 English football season, Crystal Palace competed in the Football League First Division.Crystal Palace finished 6th place in the First Division and gained promotion to the Premier League after a 1-0 win in the play-off finals over Sheffield United at Wembley, David Hopkin scoring the winner in the 89th minute.Results
Crystal Palace's score comes firstLegend
Notable Games in First Division
6-1 vs Reading away followed by 6-1 vs Southend
Both games had 6 different scorers for PalaceFirst Division Play Offs
Play Off Semi-Finals:
Palace... 3 Wolves... 1
Wolves...2 Palace... 1
Play Off Final at Wembley:
Palace... 1 Sheffield United... 0FA Cup
League Cup
Players
First-team squad
Left club during season