1996–97 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season

In the 1996–97 season, Plymouth manager Warnock was sacked within a year as the club narrowly avoided being relegated back to the basement division.In February 1997, Plymouth participated in "The Battle of Saltergate" – in a 2–1 win at Chesterfield, a fight broke out in the 88th minute, involving all 20 outfield players.Chesterfield's Darren Carr and Kevin Davies and Plymouth's Tony James and Richard Logan were all sent-off.To make matters even worse, Argyle's Wembley hero Ronnie Mauge had already been sent-off in the 36th minute.Plymouth Argyle's score comes first[3] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply.
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