Everton Squad, 1996-97
Goalkeepers | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards | Transferred |
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GOALKEEPERS | ||
No |
Name | Comments |
1 | Neville Southall | The Legend between the sticks just keeps on going |
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13 | Paul Gerrard | The 'keeper with good touch and bad nerves. Unlikely to establish himself. |
DEFENDERS | ||
No |
Name | Comments |
2 | Earl Barrett | The erratic defender who was a favourite with Joe Royle |
3 | Andy Hinchcliffe | The England international with the lethal left foot |
4 | David Unsworth | Competent defender getting slow and clumsy |
5 | Dave Watson | Commanding centre-back, team captain and loyal club servant. |
6 | Terry Phelan | Left-back who loves to run forward with the ball. |
19 |
Marc Hottiger | Poor Swiss defender who never produced the goods |
21 | Craig Short | Tall centre-back with a head for important goals. |
24 | Jon O'Connor | Young skillful right-back didn't get a game all season |
25 | Michael Ball | A briefly glimpsed local product of the Everton Youth System. |
26 | Graham Allen | Another youngster competing for a place in the back line. |
27 | Richard Dunne | The young but confident Irish Honey Monster of a centre-back. |
MIDFIELDERS | ||
No |
Name | Comments |
10 | Gary Speed | Player of the Season! makes a vital contribution in midfield |
15 | Claus Thomsen | The enigmatic Danish International of uncertain use and purpose |
18 | Joe Parkinson | Solid midfield ball-winner suffered a critical mid-season injury |
20 | Tony Grant | Promising season ruined by injuries |
29 | Gavin McCann | Local reserve on the fringe of First-team action. |
FORWARDS | ||
No |
Name | Comments |
7 | Graham Stuart | The adopted cockney not scoring that many goals |
12 | Nick Barmby | England International plays best behind the front two. |
9 | Duncan Ferguson | The towering Scot weighed in with his 11 goals |
23 | Michael Branch | Nippy forward still running-in his shooting boots. |
28 | Danny Cadamarteri | Nippy forward made sub debut in last match of the season. |
TRANSFERRED | ||
No | Name | Destination and Date |
28 | Chris Price | Released (May 97) |
27 | Mark Grugel | Released (May 97) |
34 | Eddie Hussin | Released (May 97); subsequently joined Northwhich (Aug 97) |
30 | Richie Townsend | Released (May 97) |
32 | Robbie Tynan | Released (May 97) |
8 | Paul Rideout | Cup Ace sold to Huan Dao Vanguards (China) for �250,000 (Apr 97) |
33 | Jamie Speare | Reserve goalie transferred to Darlington for free (Apr 97) |
14 | John Ebbrell | True Blue unfulfilled star sold to Sheffield United for �1M (Feb 97) |
17 | Andrei Kanchelskis | Mercurial striker sold to Fiorentina for �8M (Jan 97) |
25 | Neil Moore | Joined Norwich City on a free transfer (Jan 97) |
11 | Anders Limpar | Off for �100,000 to Birmingham City (Jan 97) |
16 | Vinny Samways | Problematic midfielder sold to Tenerife (Spa) for �700k (Dec 96) |
15 | Matt Jackson | Excellent defender sold to Norwich for �450k (Dec 96) |
22 | Peter Holcroft | Joined Swindon Town for free (Nov 96) |
13 | Jason Kearton | Joined Crewe Alexandra for free (Oct 96) |
12 | Daniel Amokachi | Olympic Gold Medal winner off to Besiktas (Turkey) for �1.75M (Aug 96) |