Walsall results for the 1996-1997 season

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Cech out for three to four weeks

Arsenal goalkeeper Petr Cech will be out for three to four weeks with a calf injury, says Gunners manager Arsene Wenger.

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Cech facing four weeks out

Arsene Wenger has confirmed goalkeeper Petr Cech will be sidelined for three to four weeks with a calf injury.

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Norwich's Tettey out for season

Norwich City will be without midfielder Alex Tettey for the rest of the season with an ankle ligament injury.

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Payet, Poch land London awards

West Ham's Dimitri Payet was named Premier League Player of the Year at the London Football Awards on Thursday night.

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FSG: Liverpool were poor

Fenway Sports Group have admitted they underestimated 'how poor' the Liverpool squad was when they took over the club in 2010.

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Could we get a title play-off?

In one of the most unpredictable seasons in recent memory, the race for the Premier League title is heating up.

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Torquay boss doubles as team bus driver

Torquay United manager Kevin Nicholson has been doubling up as the National League club's bus driver.

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Closing off European football competitions to include only elite clubs - and doing away with promotion and relegation - could make them far richer, according to the American sports executive behind the 'Big Five' talks.

English Division Two 1996-1997
No	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Pos	Pt
1	17.08.1996	Rotherham United	home	D1-1	9	1
2	24.08.1996	Burnley	away	L1-2	17	1
3	27.08.1996	Chesterfield	away	L0-1	22	1
4	07.09.1996	Blackpool	away	L1-2	24	1
5	10.09.1996	Wycombe Wanderers	home	D2-2	22	2
6	14.09.1996	Gillingham	home	W1-0	20	5
7	21.09.1996	Bristol City	away	L1-4	22	5
8	24.09.1996	Wrexham	home	L0-1	22	5
9	28.09.1996	Bury	home	W3-1	22	8
10	01.10.1996	Bournemouth	away	W1-0	17	11
11	05.10.1996	Luton Town	away	L1-3	18	11
12	12.10.1996	Plymouth Argyle	home	L0-1	20	11
13	15.10.1996	Preston North End	home	W1-0	19	14
14	19.10.1996	Brentford	away	D1-1	20	15
15	26.10.1996	Stockport County	home	D1-1	17	16
16	29.10.1996	Notts County	away	L0-2	20	16
17	02.11.1996	Millwall	away	L0-1	22	16
18	09.11.1996	Peterborough United	home	W4-0	17	19
19	23.11.1996	Crewe Alexandra	home	W1-0	16	22
20	30.11.1996	Stockport County	away	L0-2	19	22
21	03.12.1996	Bristol Rovers	home	W1-0	16	25
22	14.12.1996	Watford	home	D1-1	17	26
23	20.12.1996	Shrewsbury Town	away	D2-2	16	27
24	26.12.1996	Wycombe Wanderers	away	W2-0	12	30
25	18.01.1997	Bournemouth	home	W2-1	13	33
26	25.01.1997	Notts County	home	W3-1	13	36
27	01.02.1997	Peterborough United	away	W1-0	12	39
28	08.02.1997	Millwall	home	W2-1	12	42
29	11.02.1997	York City	away	W2-0	9	45
30	15.02.1997	Crewe Alexandra	away	L0-1	11	45
31	22.02.1997	York City	home	D1-1	10	46
32	01.03.1997	Bristol Rovers	away	W1-0	10	49
33	04.03.1997	Bristol City	home	W2-0	6	52
34	08.03.1997	Shrewsbury Town	home	D2-2	7	53
35	15.03.1997	Watford	away	L0-1	9	53
36	18.03.1997	Blackpool	home	D1-1	10	54
37	22.03.1997	Burnley	home	L1-3	11	54
38	29.03.1997	Rotherham United	away	W2-1	10	57
39	01.04.1997	Chesterfield	home	D1-1	10	58
40	05.04.1997	Wrexham	away	W2-1	9	61
41	08.04.1997	Bury	away	L1-2	9	61
42	12.04.1997	Luton Town	home	W3-2	7	64
43	19.04.1997	Plymouth Argyle	away	L0-2	10	64
44	26.04.1997	Brentford	home	W1-0	8	67
45	29.04.1997	Gillingham	away	L0-2	8	67
46	03.05.1997	Preston North End	away	L0-2	12	67

English FA Cup 1996-1997
Date	Round	Opponent	Venue	Result	Info
16.11.1996	r1	Northwich Victoria	away	D2-2
26.11.1996	r1r	Northwich Victoria	home	W3-1
07.12.1996	r2	Burnley	home	D1-1
23.12.1996	r2r	Burnley	away	D1-1	aet
(Burnley won on penalties)