1996-97 Derby County Roster
Premier League (EPL)
England, Level I
Team Record: 11-14-13 - 46 points
Finishing 12th in the EPL
Location: Derby, England
1996-97 Derby County StatisticsEngland, Level I
Team Record: 11-14-13 - 46 points
Finishing 12th in the EPL
Location: Derby, England
Derby County of the Premier League ended the 1996-97 season with a record of 11 wins, 13 draws and 14 losses for 46 points finishing twelfth in the EPL.
The team chalked up 45 goals and conceded 58. Dean Sturridge scored 11 goals for the team, while Ashley Ward and Aljoša Asanović netted five or more, too. Aljoša Asanović recorded 3 assists. Russell Hoult topped the squad with 8 wins and a team-best 1.44 goals against average, best among qualifying goalkeepers.
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| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aljoša Asanović | M | December 14, 1965 | 6'1" | 179 | Split, Croatia |
| Matt Carbon | June 8, 1975 | 6'2" | 168 | Nottingham, England | |
| Lee Carsley | M | February 28, 1974 | 5'10" | 168 | Birmingham, England |
| Kevin Cooper | February 8, 1975 | 5'8" | 148 | Derby, England | |
| Christian Dailly | October 23, 1973 | 6'0" | 176 | Dundee, Scotland | |
| Sean Flynn | March 13, 1968 | 5'8" | 161 | Birmingham, England | |
| Marco Gabbiadini | January 20, 1968 | 5'10" | 185 | Nottingham, England | |
| Russell Hoult | G | November 22, 1972 | 6'4" | 205 | Leicester, England |
| Jacob Laursen | October 6, 1971 | 6'0" | 181 | Velje, Denmark | |
| Paul McGrath | D, M | December 4, 1959 | 6'1" | 194 | Ealing, England |
| Paul Parker | April 4, 1964 | 5'7" | 150 | West Ham, England | |
| Mart Poom | G | February 3, 1972 | 6'4" | 187 | Tallinn, Estonia |
| Chris Powell | September 8, 1969 | 5'8" | 157 | Lambeth, England | |
| Darryl Powell | January 15, 1971 | 6'0" | 183 | Lambeth, England | |
| Marino Rahmberg | August 7, 1974 | 5'11" | 172 | Örebro, Sweden | |
| Gary Rowett | March 6, 1974 | 6'0" | 176 | Bromsgrove, England | |
| Paul Simpson | July 26, 1966 | 5'7" | 165 | Carlisle, England | |
| Mauricio Solís | December 13, 1972 | 5'10" | 172 | Heredia, Costa Rica | |
| Igor Štimac | D | September 6, 1967 | 6'1" | 176 | Metkovic, Croatia |
| Dean Sturridge | July 27, 1973 | 5'8" | 170 | Birmingham, England | |
| Martin Taylor | G | December 9, 1966 | 6'0" | 187 | Tamworth, England |
| Paul Trollope | June 3, 1972 | 6'0" | 170 | Swindon, England | |
| Robin van der Laan | M | September 5, 1968 | 5'11" | 172 | Schiedam, Netherlands |
| Paulo Wanchope | F | July 31, 1976 | 6'4" | 172 | Heredia, Costa Rica |
| Ashley Ward | November 24, 1970 | 6'1" | 161 | Middleton, England | |
| Ron Willems | F | September 20, 1966 | 6'0" | 168 | Vaassen, Netherlands |
| Dean Yates | October 26, 1967 | 6'1" | 168 | Leicester, England |
