Chester City 0 Middlesbrough 6
Outcome: Won
Date: 1/4/1997
Manager: Bryan Robson
Attendance: 18684
Competition: FACup ThirdRound
Played at: Riverside Stadium
Goals:
| Goals | Time | Assists | |
| Fabrizio Ravanelli | 21 | ||
| Craig Hignett | 26 | ||
| Neil Cox | 44 | ||
| Fabrizio Ravanelli | 50 | ||
| Mickel Beck | 56 | ||
| Phil Stamp | 79 | ||
Team
| Player | Yellow | Red | Subbed |
| Mickel Beck | |||
| Fabrizio Ravanelli | |||
| Robbie Mustoe | |||
| Emmerson | |||
| Craig Hignett | |||
| Steve Vickers | |||
| Clayton Blackmore | |||
| Derek Whyte | |||
| Neil Cox | |||
| Craig Liddle | |||
| Gary Walsh |
Subs
| Player | Yellow | Red | Subbed |
| Jan Age Fjortoft | |||
| Phil Stamp | |||
| Curtis Fleming |