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Seasons · Premier League · Season 77

1996/97

Finished 11th · Manager George Graham
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The season · Record
Played
45
Won
14
Drawn
15
Lost
16
For
39
Against
47
Points
46
The season · Highlights
Biggest win
3–0
v Leicester City
Biggest defeat
0–4
v Liverpool
Clean sheets
23
Top scorer
Wallace
8 goals
Most assists
Bowyer
5 assists
Avg attendance
29,362
Final table

Premier League

Final Premier League table, 1996/97
Pos Club PWDLGD Pts
1 Manchester United 3821125+32 75
2 Newcastle United 3819118+33 68
3 Arsenal 3819118+30 68
4 Liverpool 3819118+25 68
5 Aston Villa 38171011+13 61
6 Chelsea 38161111+3 59
7 Sheffield Wednesday 3814159-1 57
8 Wimbledon 38151112+3 56
9 Leicester City 38121115-8 47
10 Tottenham Hotspur 3813718-7 46
11 Leeds United 38111314-10 46
12 Derby County 38111314-13 46
13 Blackburn Rovers 3891514-1 42
14 West Ham United 38101216-9 42
15 Everton 38101216-13 42
16 Southampton 38101117-6 41
17 Coventry City 3891415-16 41
18 Sunderland 38101018-18 40
19 Middlesbrough 38101216-9 39
20 Nottingham Forest 3861616-28 34
Matchlog

Every fixture

Premier League · 38 played

Premier League fixtures, 1996/97
DateH/AOpponentScoreResult
17 Aug A Derby County 3–3 Drew 3–3 v Derby County
20 Aug H Sheffield Wednesday 0–2 Lost 0–2 v Sheffield Wednesday
26 Aug H Wimbledon 1–0 Won 1–0 v Wimbledon
4 Sep A Blackburn Rovers 1–0 Won 1–0 v Blackburn Rovers
7 Sep H Manchester United 0–4 Lost 0–4 v Manchester United
14 Sep A Coventry City 1–2 Lost 1–2 v Coventry City
21 Sep H Newcastle United 0–1 Lost 0–1 v Newcastle United
28 Sep A Leicester City 0–1 Lost 0–1 v Leicester City
12 Oct H Nottingham Forest 2–0 Won 2–0 v Nottingham Forest
19 Oct A Aston Villa 0–2 Lost 0–2 v Aston Villa
26 Oct A Arsenal 0–3 Lost 0–3 v Arsenal
2 Nov H Sunderland 3–0 Won 3–0 v Sunderland
16 Nov H Liverpool 0–2 Lost 0–2 v Liverpool
23 Nov A Southampton 2–0 Won 2–0 v Southampton
1 Dec H Chelsea 2–0 Won 2–0 v Chelsea
7 Dec A Middlesbrough 0–0 Drew 0–0 v Middlesbrough
14 Dec H Tottenham Hotspur 0–0 Drew 0–0 v Tottenham Hotspur
21 Dec A Everton 0–0 Drew 0–0 v Everton
26 Dec H Coventry City 1–3 Lost 1–3 v Coventry City
28 Dec A Manchester United 0–1 Lost 0–1 v Manchester United
1 Jan A Newcastle United 0–3 Lost 0–3 v Newcastle United
11 Jan H Leicester City 3–0 Won 3–0 v Leicester City
20 Jan A West Ham United 2–0 Won 2–0 v West Ham United
29 Jan H Derby County 0–0 Drew 0–0 v Derby County
1 Feb H Arsenal 0–0 Drew 0–0 v Arsenal
19 Feb A Liverpool 0–4 Lost 0–4 v Liverpool
22 Feb A Sunderland 1–0 Won 1–0 v Sunderland
1 Mar H West Ham United 1–0 Won 1–0 v West Ham United
8 Mar H Everton 1–0 Won 1–0 v Everton
12 Mar H Southampton 0–0 Drew 0–0 v Southampton
15 Mar A Tottenham Hotspur 0–1 Lost 0–1 v Tottenham Hotspur
22 Mar A Sheffield Wednesday 2–2 Drew 2–2 v Sheffield Wednesday
7 Apr H Blackburn Rovers 0–0 Drew 0–0 v Blackburn Rovers
16 Apr A Wimbledon 0–2 Lost 0–2 v Wimbledon
19 Apr A Nottingham Forest 1–1 Drew 1–1 v Nottingham Forest
22 Apr H Aston Villa 0–0 Drew 0–0 v Aston Villa
3 May A Chelsea 0–0 Drew 0–0 v Chelsea
11 May H Middlesbrough 1–1 Drew 1–1 v Middlesbrough

FA Cup · 4 played

FA Cup fixtures, 1996/97
DateH/AOpponentScoreResult
14 Jan A Crystal Palace 2–2 Drew 2–2 v Crystal Palace
25 Jan H Crystal Palace 1–0 Won 1–0 v Crystal Palace
4 Feb A Arsenal 1–0 Won 1–0 v Arsenal
15 Feb H Portsmouth 2–3 Lost 2–3 v Portsmouth

League Cup · 3 played

League Cup fixtures, 1996/97
DateH/AOpponentScoreResult
18 Sep H Darlington 2–2 Drew 2–2 v Darlington
25 Sep A Darlington 2–0 Won 2–0 v Darlington
23 Oct H Aston Villa 1–2 Lost 1–2 v Aston Villa