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Season 1996-97
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Match Reports
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FA Carling Premiership
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| |
P | |
W | |
D | |
L | |
F | |
A |
| Home | |
19 | |
9 | |
8 | |
2 | |
33 | |
22 |
| Away | |
19 | |
7 | |
3 | |
9 | |
25 | |
33 |
| Total | |
38 | |
16 | |
11 | |
11 | |
58 | |
55 |
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| Date |
Opponents |
Att |
Result |
Scorers |
| 18th Aug 1996 |
Southampton (A) |
15186 |
0-0 |
|
| 21st |
Middlesbrough (H) |
28272 |
1-0 |
Di Matteo |
| 24th |
Coventry City (H) |
25024 |
2-0 |
Leboeuf, Vialli |
| 4th Sep 1996 |
Arsenal (A) |
38132 |
3-3 |
Leboeuf, Vialli, Wise |
| 7th |
Sheffield Wed (A) |
30983 |
2-0 |
Burley, Myers |
| 15th |
Aston Villa (H) |
27729 |
1-1 |
Leboeuf |
| 21st |
Liverpool (A) |
40739 |
1-5 |
Leboeuf |
| 28th |
Nottm Forest (H) |
27673 |
1-1 |
Vialli |
| 12th Oct 1996 |
Leicester City (A) |
20766 |
3-1 |
Di Matteo, Mark Hughes, Vialli |
| 19th |
Wimbledon (H) |
28020 |
2-4 |
Minto, Vialli |
| 26th |
Tottenham (H) |
28373 |
3-1 |
Di Matteo, Gullit, Lee |
| 2nd Nov 1996 |
Manchester Utd (A) |
55198 |
2-1 |
Duberry, Vialli |
| 16th |
Blackburn Rovers (A) |
27229 |
1-1 |
Petrescu |
| 23rd |
Newcastle Utd (H) |
28401 |
1-1 |
Zola |
| 1st Dec 1996 |
Leeds Utd (A) |
32671 |
0-2 |
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| 7th |
Everton (H) |
28418 |
2-2 |
Vialli, Zola |
| 15th |
Sunderland (A) |
19683 |
0-3 |
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| 21st |
West Ham Utd (H) |
28315 |
3-1 |
Mark Hughes (2), Zola |
| 26th |
Aston Villa (A) |
39339 |
2-0 |
Zola (2) |
| 28th |
Sheffield Wed (H) |
27467 |
2-2 |
Mark Hughes, Zola |
| 1st Jan 1997 |
Liverpool (H) |
28329 |
1-0 |
Di Matteo |
| 11th |
Nottm Forest (A) |
28358 |
0-2 |
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| 18th |
Derby County (H) |
28293 |
3-1 |
Paul Hughes, Leboeuf, Wise |
| 1st Feb 1997 |
Tottenham (A) |
33027 |
2-1 |
Campbell (og), Di Matteo |
| 22nd |
Manchester Utd (H) |
28336 |
1-1 |
Zola |
| 1st Mar 1997 |
Derby County (A) |
18039 |
2-3 |
Leboeuf, Minto |
| 5th |
Blackburn Rovers (H) |
25784 |
1-1 |
Minto |
| 12th |
West Ham Utd (A) |
24502 |
2-3 |
Mark Hughes, Vialli |
| 16th |
Sunderland (H) |
24027 |
6-2 |
Di Matteo, Mark Hughes (2), Petrescu, Sinclair, Zola |
| 19th |
Southampton (H) |
28079 |
1-0 |
Zola |
| 22nd |
Middlesbrough (A) |
29811 |
0-1 |
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| 5th Apr 1997 |
Arsenal (H) |
28182 |
0-3 |
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| 9th |
Coventry City (A) |
19917 |
1-3 |
Paul Hughes |
| 16th |
Newcastle Utd (A) |
36320 |
1-3 |
Burley |
| 19th |
Leicester City (H) |
27723 |
2-1 |
Mark Hughes, Minto |
| 22nd |
Wimbledon (A) |
14601 |
1-0 |
Petrescu |
| 3rd May 1997 |
Leeds Utd (H) |
26277 |
0-0 |
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| 11th |
Everton (A) |
38321 |
2-1 |
Di Matteo, Wise |

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Gate Statistics (FA Carling Premiership)
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| Venue |
Lowest |
Highest |
Total / Games |
Average |
| Home |
24027 (Sunderland) |
28418 (Everton) |
522722 / 19 |
27512 |
| Away |
14601 (Wimbledon) |
55198 (Manchester Utd) |
562822 / 19 |
29622 |
| All |
14601 (Wimbledon, Away) |
55198 (Manchester Utd, Away) |
1085544 / 38 |
28567 |

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FA Carling Premiership
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| Pos |
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Team |
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P |
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W |
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D |
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L |
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F |
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A |
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Pts |
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GD |
| 1 | |
Manchester Utd | |
38 | |
21 | |
12 | |
5 | |
76 | |
44 | |
75 | |
+32 |
| 2 | |
Newcastle Utd | |
38 | |
19 | |
11 | |
8 | |
73 | |
40 | |
68 | |
+33 |
| 3 | |
Arsenal | |
38 | |
19 | |
11 | |
8 | |
62 | |
32 | |
68 | |
+30 |
| 4 | |
Liverpool | |
38 | |
19 | |
11 | |
8 | |
62 | |
37 | |
68 | |
+25 |
| 5 | |
Aston Villa | |
38 | |
17 | |
10 | |
11 | |
47 | |
34 | |
61 | |
+13 |
| 6 | |
Chelsea | |
38 | |
16 | |
11 | |
11 | |
58 | |
55 | |
59 | |
+3 |
| 7 | |
Sheffield Wed | |
38 | |
14 | |
15 | |
9 | |
50 | |
51 | |
57 | |
-1 |
| 8 | |
Wimbledon | |
38 | |
15 | |
11 | |
12 | |
49 | |
46 | |
56 | |
+3 |
| 9 | |
Leicester City | |
38 | |
12 | |
11 | |
15 | |
46 | |
54 | |
47 | |
-8 |
| 10 | |
Tottenham | |
38 | |
13 | |
7 | |
18 | |
44 | |
51 | |
46 | |
-7 |
| 11 | |
Leeds Utd | |
38 | |
11 | |
13 | |
14 | |
28 | |
38 | |
46 | |
-10 |
| 12 | |
Derby County | |
38 | |
11 | |
13 | |
14 | |
45 | |
58 | |
46 | |
-13 |
| 13 | |
Blackburn Rovers | |
38 | |
9 | |
15 | |
14 | |
42 | |
43 | |
42 | |
-1 |
| 14 | |
West Ham Utd | |
38 | |
10 | |
12 | |
16 | |
39 | |
48 | |
42 | |
-9 |
| 15 | |
Everton | |
38 | |
10 | |
12 | |
16 | |
44 | |
57 | |
42 | |
-13 |
| 16 | |
Southampton | |
38 | |
10 | |
11 | |
17 | |
50 | |
56 | |
41 | |
-6 |
| 17 | |
Coventry City | |
38 | |
9 | |
14 | |
15 | |
38 | |
54 | |
41 | |
-16 |
| 18 | |
Sunderland | |
38 | |
10 | |
10 | |
18 | |
35 | |
53 | |
40 | |
-18 |
| 19 | |
Middlesbrough | |
38 | |
10 | |
12 | |
16 | |
51 | |
60 | |
39 | |
-9 |
| 20 | |
Nottm Forest | |
38 | |
6 | |
16 | |
16 | |
31 | |
59 | |
34 | |
-28 |
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Middlesbrough 3 points deducted
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Week-By-Week League Positions |
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FA Cup
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| Match |
Date |
Opponents |
Att |
Result |
Scorers |
| 3rd Round |
4th Jan 1997 |
West Bromwich (H) |
27446 |
3-0 |
Burley, Wise, Zola |
| 4th Round |
26th Jan 1997 |
Liverpool (H) |
27950 |
4-2 |
Mark Hughes, Vialli (2), Zola |
| 5th Round |
16th Feb 1997 |
Leicester City (A) |
19125 |
2-2 |
Di Matteo, Mark Hughes |
| 5th Round Replay |
26th Feb 1997 |
Leicester City (H) |
26053 |
1-0 [aet] |
Leboeuf |
| Quarter-Final |
9th Mar 1997 |
Portsmouth (A) |
15701 |
4-1 |
Mark Hughes, Wise (2), Zola |
| Semi-Final |
13th Apr 1997 |
Wimbledon |
32674 |
3-0 |
Mark Hughes (2), Zola |
| Final |
17th May 1997 |
Middlesbrough |
79160 |
2-0 |
Di Matteo, Newton |

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Coca-Cola Cup
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| Match |
Date |
Opponents |
Att |
Result |
Scorers |
| 2nd Round |
1st Leg |
18th Sep 1996 |
Blackpool (A) |
9666 |
4-1 |
Mark Hughes, Morris, Petrescu, Spencer |
| 2nd Leg |
25th Sep 1996 |
Blackpool (H) |
11732 |
1-3 (5-4 agg) |
Spencer |
| 3rd Round |
22nd Oct 1996 |
Bolton Wanderers (A) |
16867 |
1-2 |
Minto |

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Goal Scorers
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Key |
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League |
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FA Carling Premiership |
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CC Cup |
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Coca-Cola Cup |
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| Player |
Total |
League |
FA Cup |
CC Cup |
| Mark Hughes |
14 |
8 |
5 |
1 |
| Gianfranco Zola |
13 |
9 |
4 |
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| Gianluca Vialli |
10 |
8 |
2 |
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| Roberto Di Matteo |
9 |
7 |
2 |
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| Frank Leboeuf |
7 |
6 |
1 |
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| Dennis Wise |
6 |
3 |
3 |
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| Scott Minto |
5 |
4 |
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1 |
| Dan Petrescu |
4 |
3 |
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1 |
| Craig Burley |
3 |
2 |
1 |
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| Paul Hughes |
2 |
2 |
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| John Spencer |
2 |
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2 |
| Michael Duberry |
1 |
1 |
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| Ruud Gullit |
1 |
1 |
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| David Lee |
1 |
1 |
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| Andy Myers |
1 |
1 |
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| Frank Sinclair |
1 |
1 |
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| Eddie Newton |
1 |
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1 |
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| Jody Morris |
1 |
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1 |
| Total |
82 |
57 |
19 |
6 |

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Appearances
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Key |
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League |
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FA Carling Premiership |
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CC Cup |
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Coca-Cola Cup |
The first number is the number of appearances
as a starter; the second number is the number
of appearances as a substitute.
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| Player |
Total |
League |
FA Cup |
CC Cup |
| Roberto Di Matteo |
43/1 |
33/1 |
7/- |
3/- |
| Dan Petrescu |
42/- |
34/- |
6/- |
2/- |
| Steve Clarke |
41/- |
31/- |
7/- |
3/- |
| Mark Hughes |
40/4 |
32/3 |
6/1 |
2/- |
| Dennis Wise |
36/4 |
27/4 |
7/- |
2/- |
| Frank Leboeuf |
35/- |
26/- |
7/- |
2/- |
| Scott Minto |
32/1 |
24/1 |
6/- |
2/- |
| Craig Burley |
30/7 |
26/5 |
1/2 |
3/- |
| Gianfranco Zola |
29/1 |
22/1 |
7/- |
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| Frode Grodas |
26/1 |
20/1 |
5/- |
1/- |
| Gianluca Vialli |
25/9 |
23/5 |
1/4 |
1/- |
| Frank Sinclair |
23/2 |
17/2 |
6/- |
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| Eddie Newton |
19/2 |
13/2 |
6/- |
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| Erland Johnsen |
16/6 |
14/4 |
1/2 |
1/- |
| Michael Duberry |
16/2 |
13/2 |
1/- |
2/- |
| Andy Myers |
15/3 |
15/3 |
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| Kevin Hitchcock |
14/2 |
10/2 |
2/- |
2/- |
| Paul Hughes |
9/4 |
8/4 |
1/- |
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| Jody Morris |
8/6 |
6/6 |
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2/- |
| Ruud Gullit |
7/7 |
6/6 |
-/1 |
1/- |
| Dmitri Kharine |
5/- |
5/- |
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| Mark Nicholls |
3/7 |
3/5 |
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-/2 |
| John Spencer |
3/4 |
-/4 |
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3/- |
| Danny Granville |
3/2 |
3/2 |
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| Craig Forrest |
2/1 |
2/1 |
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| David Lee |
2/- |
1/- |
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1/- |
| Paul Parker |
1/3 |
1/3 |
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| Terry Phelan |
1/3 |
1/2 |
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-/1 |
| Neil Clement |
1/- |
1/- |
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| Nick Colgan |
1/- |
1/- |
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| Joe Sheerin |
-/1 |
-/1 |
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| Games Played |
48 |
38 |
7 |
3 |

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Discipline
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Key |
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League |
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FA Carling Premiership |
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CC Cup |
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Coca-Cola Cup |
The first number is the number of bookings; the
second number is the number of dismissals.
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| Player |
Total |
League |
FA Cup |
CC Cup |
| Steve Clarke |
10/- |
7/- |
2/- |
1/- |
| Frank Leboeuf |
9/1 |
6/1 |
3/- |
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| Mark Hughes |
9/- |
7/- |
1/- |
1/- |
| Dennis Wise |
9/- |
6/- |
2/- |
1/- |
| Roberto Di Matteo |
8/- |
7/- |
1/- |
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| Scott Minto |
7/- |
6/- |
1/- |
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| Frank Sinclair |
7/- |
6/- |
1/- |
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| Dan Petrescu |
5/- |
5/- |
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| Michael Duberry |
4/- |
4/- |
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| Gianluca Vialli |
4/- |
4/- |
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| Erland Johnsen |
4/- |
3/- |
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1/- |
| Eddie Newton |
4/- |
2/- |
2/- |
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| Craig Burley |
3/- |
3/- |
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| Andy Myers |
3/- |
3/- |
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| Frode Grodas |
1/1 |
1/1 |
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| Neil Clement |
1/- |
1/- |
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| Ruud Gullit |
1/- |
1/- |
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| Paul Hughes |
1/- |
1/- |
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| Jody Morris |
1/- |
1/- |
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| John Spencer |
1/- |
1/- |
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| Gianfranco Zola |
1/- |
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1/- |
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| Total |
93/2 |
75/2 |
14/- |
4/- |

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