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1996–97 Premier League

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Premier League
1996-97
Premier League Logo (1992-2001)
Season information
Winners Manchester United
Relegated Middlesbrough
Nottingham Forest
Sunderland
Domestic cup winners
FA Cup Chelsea
Coca-Cola Cup Leicester City
Charity Shield Manchester United
Continental cup qualifiers
Champions League Manchester United
Newcastle United
UEFA Cup Arsenal
Aston Villa
Leicester City
Liverpool
Cup Winners' Cup Chelsea
Season statistics
Goals scored 970
Average 2.55
Top goalscorer Alan Shearer (25)
 ← 1995-96
1997-98 → 

The 1996–97 FA Premier League season was the fifth season of the competition, since its formation in 1992. The majority of the season was contested by the reigning champions, Manchester United, along with Newcastle United, Arsenal and Liverpool. The title was eventually won by Manchester United, after Liverpool and Newcastle's failure to win in their penultimate games of the season.

Team summaries[]

Team Location Stadium Capacity1
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Aston Villa Birmingham Villa Park &Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ","..Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".39,399
Blackburn Rovers Blackburn Ewood Park &Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ","..Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".31,367
Chelsea London Stamford Bridge &Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ","..Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".36,000
Coventry City Coventry Highfield Road &Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ","..Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".23,489
Derby County Derby Baseball Ground &Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ","..Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".18,300
Everton Liverpool Goodison Park &Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ","..Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".40,157
Leeds United Leeds Elland Road &Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ","..Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".40,204
Leicester City Leicester Filbert Street &Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ","..Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".22,000
Liverpool Liverpool Anfield &Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ","..Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".42,730
Manchester United Manchester Old Trafford &Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ","..Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".55,314
Middlesbrough Middlesbrough Riverside Stadium &Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ","..Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".30,000
Newcastle United Newcastle upon Tyne St James' Park &Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ","..Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".36,649
Nottingham Forest Nottingham City Ground &Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ","..Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".30,539
Sheffield Wednesday Sheffield Hillsborough &Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ","..Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".39,859
Southampton Southampton The Dell &Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ","..Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".15,200
Sunderland Sunderland Roker Park &Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ","..Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".22,500
Tottenham Hotspur London White Hart Lane &Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ","..Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".36,230
West Ham United London Boleyn Ground &Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ","..Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".28,000
Wimbledon London Selhurst Park &Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ","..Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".26,309

Personnel and kits[]

(as of 11 May 1997)

Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Arsenal Flag of France Arsène Wenger Flag of England Tony Adams Nike JVC
Aston Villa Flag of England Brian Little Flag of Republic of Ireland Andy Townsend Reebok AST Research
Blackburn Rovers Flag of England Tony Parkes Flag of England Tim Sherwood ASICS CIS
Chelsea Flag of Netherlands Ruud Gullit Flag of England Dennis Wise Umbro Coors
Coventry City Flag of Scotland Gordon Strachan Flag of Scotland Gary McAllister Le Coq Sportif Peugeot
Derby County Flag of England Jim Smith Flag of Croatia Igor Štimac Puma Puma
Everton Flag of England Dave Watson (caretaker) Flag of England Dave Watson Umbro Danka
Leeds United Flag of Scotland George Graham Flag of Wales Ian Rush Puma Packard Bell
Leicester City Flag of Northern Ireland Martin O'Neill Flag of England Steve Walsh Fox Leisure Walkers
Liverpool Flag of England Roy Evans Flag of England John Barnes Reebok Carlsberg
Manchester United Flag of Scotland Alex Ferguson Flag of France Eric Cantona Umbro Sharp
Middlesbrough Flag of England Bryan Robson Flag of England Nigel Pearson Erreà Cellnet
Newcastle United Flag of Scotland Kenny Dalglish Flag of England Rob Lee Adidas Newcastle Brown Ale
Nottingham Forest Flag of England Dave Bassett Flag of England Stuart Pearce Umbro Labatt's
Sheffield Wednesday Flag of England David Pleat Flag of England Peter Atherton Puma Sanderson
Southampton Flag of Scotland Graeme Souness Flag of England Matt Le Tissier Pony Sanderson
Sunderland Flag of England Peter Reid Flag of England Kevin Ball Avec Vaux Breweries
Tottenham Hotspur Flag of England Gerry Francis Flag of England Gary Mabbutt Pony Hewlett-Packard
West Ham United Flag of England Harry Redknapp Flag of England Julian Dicks Pony Dagenham Motors
Wimbledon Flag of Republic of Ireland Joe Kinnear Flag of Wales Vinnie Jones Lotto Elonex

Promotion and relegation[]

Start of season[]

Teams promoted from the First Division 1995-96

End of season[]

Teams relegated to the First Division 1997-98

Final league table[]

Pos Club P W D L GF GA GD Pts Comments
1 Manchester United (C) (Q) 38 21 12 5 76 44 +32 75 Champions League Group stage
2 Newcastle United (Q) 38 19 11 8 73 40 +33 68 Champions League
Second qualifying round
3 Arsenal (Q) 38 19 11 8 62 32 +30 68 UEFA Cup First round
4 Liverpool (Q) 38 19 11 8 62 37 +25 68
5 Aston Villa (Q) 38 17 10 11 47 34 +13 61
6 Chelsea (Q) 38 16 11 11 58 55 +3 59 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup First round
7 Sheffield Wednesday 38 14 15 9 50 51 -1 57
8 Wimbledon 38 15 11 12 49 46 +3 56
9 Leicester City (Q) 38 12 11 15 46 54 -8 47 UEFA Cup First round
10 Tottenham Hotspur 38 13 7 18 44 51 -7 46
11 Leeds United 38 11 13 14 28 38 -10 46
12 Derby County 38 11 13 14 45 58 -13 46
13 Blackburn Rovers 38 9 15 14 42 43 -1 42
14 West Ham United 38 10 12 16 39 48 -9 42
15 Everton 38 10 12 16 44 57 -13 42
16 Southampton 38 10 11 17 50 56 -6 41
17 Coventry City 38 9 14 15 38 54 -16 41
18 Sunderland (R) 38 10 10 18 35 53 -18 40 Relegated to the First Division
19 Middlesbrough (R) 38 10 12 16 51 60 -9 39
20 Nottingham Forest (R) 38 6 16 16 31 59 -28 34

Source: Barclays Premier League
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored.
P = Position; Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points;
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (Q) = Qualified to respective tournament; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.

Premier League 1996-97 Winners
Manchester United
4th Premier League title
11th English title

Top goalscorers[]

Scorer Goals Team
Alan Shearer 25 Newcastle United
Ian Wright 23 Arsenal
Robbie Fowler 18 Liverpool
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer Manchester United
Dwight Yorke 17 Aston Villa
Les Ferdinand 16 Newcastle United
Fabrizio Ravanelli Middlesbrough
Dion Dublin 13 Coventry City
Matt Le Tissier Southampton
Dennis Bergkamp 12 Arsenal
Steve Claridge Leicester City
Stan Collymore Liverpool
Juninho Paulista Middlesbrough

External links[]

Premier League 1996-97

Arsenal · Aston Villa · Blackburn Rovers · Chelsea · Coventry City · Derby County · Everton · Leeds United · Leicester City · Liverpool · Manchester United · Middlesbrough · Newcastle United · Nottingham Forest · Sheffield Wednesday · Southampton · Sunderland · Tottenham Hotspur · West Ham United · Wimbledon

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Template:1996-97 in English football Template:1996-97 in European football (UEFA)

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