During the 1996–97 English football season, Leicester City F.C. competed in the FA Premier League.
Season summary Most observers had tipped Leicester for an immediate return to Division One, so Martin O'Neill's ultimate task for this season was to achieve survival for Leicester. However, he defied many of the pre-season predictions by finishing 9th in the table. Leicester's season was capped by a victory over Middlesbrough in the League Cup final to win their first major trophy for 33 years and their passport to the following season's UEFA Cup.
Final league table
Results summary
Results by round
Results
Pre-season
FA Premier League
FA Cup
League Cup
First-team squad Squad at end of season
Left club during season
Reserve squad
Transfers
In Date Pos. Name From Fee17 August 1996DF Spencer Prior Norwich City£600,00017 August 1996GK Kasey Keller Millwall£900,00031 August 1996FW Ian Marshall Ipswich Town£800,0001 September 1996MF Sascha Lenhart Royal AntwerpFree transfer16 January 1997DF Matt Elliott Oxford United£1,600,00017 February 1997DF Robert Ullathorne Osasuna£600,00028 February 1997MF Steve Guppy Port Vale£850,000
Out Date Pos. Name To Fee23 August 1996MF Mark Blake WalsallFree transfer27 November 1996MF Stuart Slater WatfordFree transfer14 March 1997GK Paul Hyde Leyton OrientFree transfer22 June 1997DF Jamie Lawrence Bradford City£50,00022 June 1997DF Neil Lewis Peterborough United£75,00026 June 1997DF Simon Grayson Aston Villa£1,300,000
Transfers in: £5,350,000 Transfers out: £1,425,000 Total spending: £3,925,000
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