1996–97 Torquay United F.C. season

League Trophy
	Second round
Top goalscorer	League: ; Rodney Jack (10); All: ; Rodney Jack (10)
Highest home attendance	4,021 (vs. Exeter City, 31 August 1996, Division Three)
Lowest home attendance	1,087 (vs. Rochdale, 3 December 1996, Division Three)
Average home league attendance	2,380
	Home colours
	Home colours
	← 1995–96 1997–98 →

The 1996–97 Torquay United F.C. season was

Division Three

. The season runs from 1 July 1996 to 30 June 1997.

Season summary

(not including Football League Trophy or FA Cup)^[1]

Player	League apps	League goals	Cup apps	Cup goals	Total apps	Total goals
Paul Adcock	1	0	1	0	1	0
Paul Baker	10	4	2	3	12	7
Lee Barrow	42	0	2	0	44	0
Tony Bedeau	8	1	0	0	8	1
Dean Chandler	3	0	0	0	3	0
Steve Crane	2	0	0	0	2	0
Jon Gittens	31	3	2	0	33	3
Matt Gregg	1	0	0	0	1	0
Neil Gregory	5	0	0	0	7	0
Richard Hancox	10	0	2	0	12	0
Leon Hapgood	1	0	0	0	1	0
Ian Hathaway	31	1	1	0	32	1
Mark Hawthorne	33	2	1	0	34	2
Danny Hinshelwood	6	0	0	0	6	0
Wayne Hockley	2	0	0	0	2	0
Kevin Hodges	1	0	0	0	1	0
Jamie Howell	3	0	0	0	3	0
Rodney Jack	30	10	2	0	32	10
Ellis Laight	10	1	0	0	10	1
Steve McCall	23	1	2	0	25	1
Andy McFarlane	17	3	0	0	17	3
Paul Mitchell	22	0	2	0	24	0
Jamie Ndah	11	1	0	0	11	1
Garry Nelson	30	8	2	0	32	8
Ray Newland	8	0	2	0	10	0
Charlie Oatway	37	1	2	0	39	1
Michael Preston	2	0	0	0	2	0
Scott Stamps	28	3	0	0	28	3
Anthony Thirlby	3	0	0	0	3	0
Wayne Thomas	12	0	0	0	12	0
Lee Tucker	1	0	0	0	1	0
Alex Watson	42	1	2	0	44	1
Rhys Wilmot	33	0	0	0	33	0
Steve Winter	36	6	1	0	37	6
Matthew Wright	8	0	0	0	8	0

^ "Torquay 1996-1997 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 January 2009.

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