Season 9 was the longest ever, drawn out due to university, sporting commitments and renovations to the playing venue (the Wilson's garage), all of which led to the decline of the Club. The season lasted from February 1996 until August 1998.

The season looked like it was going to be the closest ever when in the first few weeks with Richard, Nick and Anthony all drawing with each other in their games. Nick rushed to a head start with some convincing wins over Alex, Steve and Adrian.

Richard was also in the running with a win over Adrian and when Anthony beat Nick, he saw the chance to catch up, but was disappointed to lose to Steve by a single early goal, and gained 2 yellow cards in the process. Adrian had three 2-2 draws in one day against Nick, Anthony and Steve. After a 4 month delay, Nick stayed in the lead with a 1-1 draw against Richard, but more delays were to come.

In September 1997, the first league matches since July 1996 were played. Nick extended his lead at the top with a 2-1 victory over Steve and an 8-3 win over Alex. Richard looked to be the main challenger with a 1-0 win over Anthony, he was only 7 points behind Nick with 3 games in hand, in third place behind Adrian. Nick had finished all of his matches, so his fate was to be determined by other results. The wait to see if he would win his first ever league title lasted and agonising 11 months.

For Richard, three wins would guarantee him the title, two wins and a draw would also give him a chance depending on goal difference. He won the first game, but then lost 2-3 to Adrian, throwing away any chance of catching up. Nick had won his first league title. Richard went on to beat Steve 1-0 to move into second place above Adrian on goal difference.

It was a very lengthy, but competitive season. Only 7 points separated first from fifth place, with Alex finishing sixth with no points.