1996–97 Wrexham F.C. season

In the 1996–97 season, Wrexham set off on another amazing run in the FA Cup and beating more top flight opposition. Following wins at Colwyn Bay and Scunthorpe United, they were drawn to play West Ham United at home, the game ending in a 1–1 draw on a snow-covered pitch after a well earned draw. The replay at Upton Park ended in a shock 1–0 win to Wrexham as Kevin Russell scored in the dying minutes to send Wrexham into the fourth round.[1] After also beating Peterborough United and Birmingham City in the following rounds, they played Chesterfield in an all-Division-2 FA Cup quarter final, Wrexham narrowly losing to the Spireites 1–0.

The league campaign began very brightly for Wrexham as they lost only one from their first 17 league matches and were in the play-off places heading to Christmas but then a little decline in form with only seven wins in the second half of the campaign wasn't enough for a play-off position and finished 4 points off the top six.

Wrexham's score comes first[3]

[4] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK  ENG Mark Cartwright — GK  WAL Andy Marriott — DF  WAL Deryn Brace — DF  IRL Brian Carey — DF  ENG Jonathan Cross — DF  IRL Phil Hardy — DF  ENG Tony Humes — DF  ENG Barry Jones — DF  ENG Paul Jones — DF  ENG Mark McGregor — DF  ENG David Ridler — DF  ENG Jason Soloman — DF  ENG Andy Thomas — DF  WAL Scott Williams — MF  ENG Dave Brammer

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  ENG Martyn Chalk — MF  ENG Bryan Hughes — MF  WAL Gareth Owen — MF  WAL Wayne Phillips — MF  ENG Craig Skinner — MF  ENG Neil Wainwright — MF  ENG Peter Ward — FW  ENG Gary Bennett — FW  ENG Karl Connolly — FW  WAL Lee Jones — FW  ENG Steve Morris — FW  WAL Paul Roberts — FW  ENG Kevin Russell — FW  WAL Steve Watkin