High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1996– 97 season was Derby County's first in the Premier League, following their promotion from the First Division the previous season. Derby performed well for a newly promoted club, finishing 12th in the 20-team division. The highlight of the season was a 3–2 win against champions Manchester United at Old Trafford, with Paulo Wanchope scoring a "wonder goal" on his English league debut. Back in the top flight after a five-year exile, Jim Smith's Derby County side never looked in any real danger of an immediate return to Division One, and their 12th place finish in the final table was their highest final position in eight years. Young striker Dean Sturridge received many plaudits for his goalscoring exploits, which sparked talk of a 7 million transfer to Middlesbrough, but the move never happened.

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