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Seasons · Premier League · Season 77

1996/97

Finished 11th · Manager George Graham
← 1995/96 1997/98 → All seasons
Played
45
Won
14
Drawn
15
Lost
16
For
39
Against
47
Points
46
league only
The season

Form & highlights

Home form
Away form
Biggest win
3–0 v Leicester City
Biggest defeat
0–4 v Liverpool
Clean sheets
23
Top scorer
Rodney Wallace · 8
Most assists
Lee Bowyer · 5
Avg attendance
29,362
Matchlog

Every fixture

Premier League · 38 played

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

FA Cup · 4 played

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

League Cup · 3 played

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