| 1 | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2 | club |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 3 | club | division | season | league |  | cup |  | continental |  | total |  |
| 4 |  |  |  | apps | goals | apps | goals | apps | goals | apps | goals |
| 5 | gippsland falcons | national soccer league | 1996-97 | 6 | 2 | - |  | 6 | 2 | none | none |
| 6 |  |  | 1997-98 | 22 | 4 |  |  | 22 | 4 | none | none |
| 7 |  |  | 1998-99 | 15 | 4 |  |  | 15 | 4 | none | none |
| 8 |  | total |  | 43 | 10 |  |  | 43 | 10 | none | none |
| 9 | carlton sc | national soccer league | 1998-99 | 10 | 5 |  |  | 10 | 5 | none | none |
| 10 |  |  | 1999-2000 | 35 | 12 |  |  | 35 | 12 | none | none |
| 11 |  |  | 2000-01 | 8 | 6 |  |  | 8 | 6 | none | none |
| 12 |  | total |  | 53 | 23 |  |  | 53 | 23 | none | none |
| 13 | marconi stallions | national soccer league | 2000-01 | 13 | 6 |  |  | 13 | 6 | none | none |
| 14 |  | total |  | 13 | 6 |  |  | 13 | 6 | none | none |
| 15 | lierse | belgian pro league | 2001-02 | 31 | 9 | 3 | 2 | - |  | 34 | 11 |
| 16 |  |  | 2002-03 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |  | 5 | 0 |
| 17 |  |  | 2003-04 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 1 | - |  | 27 | 5 |
| 18 |  |  | 2004-05 | 29 | 14 | 4 | 2 | - |  | 33 | 16 |
| 19 |  | total |  | 90 | 27 | 9 | 5 | - |  | 99 | 32 |
| 20 | psv eindhoven | eredivisie | 2005-06 | 2 | 0 | - |  | 2 | 0 | none | none |
| 21 |  | total |  | 2 | 0 | - |  | 2 | 0 | none | none |
| 22 | melbourne victory | a-league | 2005-06 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 2 | - |  | 19 | 10 |
| 23 |  |  | 2006-07 | 22 | 15 | 5 | 2 | - |  | 27 | 17 |
| 24 |  |  | 2007-08 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 7 |
| 25 |  |  | 2008-09 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 0 | - |  | 19 | 9 |
| 26 |  |  | 2009-10 | 26 | 11 | - |  | 1 | 0 | 27 | 11 |
| 27 |  |  | 2010-11 | 9 | 4 |  |  | 6 | 0 | 15 | 4 |
| 28 |  |  | 2011-12 | 27 | 7 |  |  | 0 | 0 | 27 | 7 |
| 29 |  |  | 2012-13 | 22 | 9 |  |  | 0 | 0 | 22 | 9 |
| 30 |  |  | 2013-14 | 24 | 9 |  |  | 5 | 0 | 29 | 9 |
| 31 |  |  | 2014-15 | 26 | 11 | 2 | 1 | - |  | 28 | 12 |
| 32 |  |  | 2015-16 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 24 | 2 |
| 33 |  | total |  | 224 | 90 | 15 | 5 | 23 | 2 | 262 | 97 |
| 34 | heidelberg united | npl victoria | 2016 | 2 | 0 | - |  | 2 | 0 | none | none |
| 35 |  | total |  | 2 | 0 | - |  | 2 | 0 | none | none |
| 36 | murray united | npl victoria 2 | 2017 | 21 | 7 | - |  | 21 | 7 | none | none |
| 37 |  |  | 2018 | 5 | 0 | - |  | 5 | 0 | none | none |
| 38 |  | total |  | 26 | 7 | - |  | 26 | 7 | none | none |
| 39 | career total |  |  | 453 | 163 | 24 | 10 | 23 | 2 | 500 | 175 |

Question: in which season did archie thompson sign the gippsland falcons in the national soccer league?
Answer: 1996-97