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1996-97
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| Friendly | Premiership | FA Cup | Coca Cola Cup | UEFA Cup | |||||
| Date | Opposition | H/A |
FT |
HT | Scorer | Scorer | Attd | Pts | Pos | Yellow | Red |
| Jul-30 | Thailand | (a) | 2-1 | ? | Asprilla Lee |
?(scored 1st) | ? | - | - | ||
| Aug-01 | S
League All Stars |
(a) | 5-0 | ? | Ferdinand
1st Ginola 25pen, 73 Kitson 72,5th |
? | - | - | |||
| Aug-04 | Gamba Osaka | (a) | 1-3 | ? | Ferdinand 89 | Gilhaus(2) ? |
? | - | - | Asprilla Batty Gillespie |
|
| Aug-09 | Lincoln City | (a) | 2-0 | 1-0 | Shearer
33(pen) Albert 60 |
10,069 | - | - | |||
| Aug-11 | Manchester
United Charity Shield |
(a) | 0-4 | 0-2 | Cantona
25 Butt 30 Beckham 86 Keane 88 |
73,214 | - | - | |||
| Aug-13 | Anderlecht | (a) | 2-1 | 1-0 | Asprilla
45 Ginola 62 |
De Bilde 61 | 18,000 | ||||
| Aug-17 | Everton | (a) | 0-2 | 0-2 | Unsworth
(pen) 29 Speed 40 |
40,117 | 0 | 16 | Albert Beresford |
||
| Aug-21 | Wimbledon | (h) | 2-0 | 1-0 | Batty
3 Shearer 88 |
36,385 | 3 | 12 | Albert | ||
| Aug-24 | Sheffield Weds | (h) | 1-2 | 1-1 | Shearer (pen) 13 |
Atherton
15 Whittingham 80 |
36,452 | 3 | 13 | ||
| Sep-04 | Sunderland | (a) | 2-1 | 0-1 | Ferdinand
52 Beardsley 62 |
Scott 19 (pen) | 22,037 | 6 | 8 | Elliott | |
| Sep-07 | Tottenham | (a) | 2-1 | 1-1 | Ferdinand 37,61 | Allen 28 | 32,535 | 9 | 6 | Lee | |
| Sep-10 | Halmstads UEFA 1(1) |
(h) | 4-0 | 2-0 |
Ferdinand 6 Asprilla 26 Albert 51 Beardsley 54 |
28,124 | - | - | tbc | ||
| Sep-14 | Blackburn Rovers | (h) | 2-1 | 1-0 | Shearer
(pen) 45 Ferdinand 61 |
Sutton 85 | 36,424 | 12 | 3 | ||
| Sep-21 | Leeds | (a) | 1-0 | 0-0 | Shearer 59 | 36,070 | 15 | 1 | Ginola | ||
| Sep-24 | Halmstads UEFA 1(2) |
(a) | 1-2 | 1-0 | Ferdinand 45 | Ardvidsson
74 Svensson 81 |
7,847 | - | - | tbc | |
| Sep-30 | Aston Villa | (h) | 4-3 | 3-1 | Ferdinand
5, 22 Shearer 38 Howey 67 |
Yorke 4, 59, 69 |
36,400 | 18 | 2 | ||
| Oct-12 | Derby County | (a) | 1-0 | 0-0 | Shearer 76 | 21 | 1 | Watson | |||
| Oct-15 | Ferencvaros UEFA 2(1) |
(a) | 2-3 | 2-2 | Ferdinand
25 Shearer 35 |
Horvath 7 Lisztes 17,57 |
18,000 | - | - | tbc | |
| Oct-20 | Manchester United | (h) | 5-0 | 2-0 | Peacock 12 Ginola 30 Ferdinand 63 Shearer 75 Albert 83 |
36,579 | 24 | 1 | Batty | ||
| Oct-23 | Oldham CCC3 |
(h) | 1-0 | 1-0 | Beardsley (pen) 25 | 36,314 | - | - | Albert Peacock |
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| Oct-26 | Leicester | (a) | 0-2 | 0-1 | Claridge
17 Heskey 79 |
21,134 | 24 | 2 | Albert Batty Ginola Lee |
||
| Oct-29 | Ferencvaros UEFA 2(2) |
(h) | 4-0 | 1-0 | Asprilla
42,58 Ferdinand 65 Ginola 90 |
35,740 | - | - | tbc | ||
| Nov-03 | Middlesbrough | (h) | 3-1 | 1-0 | Beardsley
40(pen), 69 Lee 74 |
Beck 88 | 36,577 | 27 | 1 | Batty Elliott |
|
| Nov-16 | West Ham Utd | (h) | 1-1 | 0-1 | Beardsley 83 | Rowland 23 | 36,552 | 28 | 1 | ||
| Nov-19 | Metz UEFA 3(1) |
(a) | 1-1 | 1-0 | Beardsley (pen) 31 | Traore 67 | 16,700 | - | - | tbc | |
| Nov-23 | Chelsea | (a) | 1-1 | 1-1 | Shearer 41 | Vialli 24 | 28,401 | 29 | 1 | Albert Batty Ginola Shearer |
Batty |
| Nov-27 | Middlesbrough CCC4 |
(a) | 1-3 | 1-1 | Shearer 45 | Whyte
26 Beck 61 Ravanelli 89 |
29,831 | - | - | Gillespie | |
| Nov-30 | Arsenal | (h) | 1-2 | 1-1 | Shearer 21 | Dixon
11 Wright 59 |
36,565 | 29 | 2 | Beardsley Lee Peacock |
|
| Dec-03 | Metz UEFA 3(2) |
(h) | 2-0 | 0-0 | Asprilla 80, 82 |
35,641 | - | - | tbc | ||
| Dec-09 | Nottingham Forest | (a) | 0-0 | 0-0 | 25,762 | 30 | 4 | ||||
| Dec-17 | Coventry City | (a) | 1-2 | 0-2 | Shearer 61 | Huckerby
6 McAllister 31 |
21,538 | 30 | 4 | Lee | |
| Dec-23 | Liverpool | (h) | 1-1 | 1-1 | Shearer 28 | Fowler 45 | 36,570 | 31 | 6 | ||
| Dec-26 | Blackburn | (a) | 0-1 | 0-0 | Gallacher 75 | 30,398 | 31 | 6 | Batty Beardsley Shearer Watson |
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| Dec-28 | Tottenham | (h) | 7-1 | 2-0 | Shearer 20, 82 Ferdinand 22, 59 Lee 61, 88 Albert 79 |
Neilsen 88 | 36,308 | 34 | 5 | Lee | |
| Jan-01 | Leeds United | (h) | 3-0 | 1-0 | Shearer
4, 77 Ferdinand 89 |
36,489 | 37 | 4 | Batty Beresford Shearer |
||
| Jan-05 | Charlton FAC3 |
(a) | 1-1 | 1-0 | Lee 33 | Kinsella 78 | 14,980 | - | - | ||
| Jan-11 | Aston Villa | (a) | 2-2 | 2-1 | Shearer
16 Clark 21 |
Yorke
39 Milosevic 52 |
39.339 | 38 | 4 | ||
| Jan-15 | Charlton FAC3R |
(h) | 2-1 | 1-0 | Clark
33 Shearer 100 |
Robson 55 | 36,398 | - | - | ||
| Jan-18 | Southampton | (a) | 2-2 | 1-0 | Ferdinand
14 Clark 82 |
Maddison 88 Le Tissier 89 | 15,251 | 39 | 4 | Beresford Elliott Ferdinand |
|
| Jan-26 | Nottingham
Forest FAC4 |
(h) | 1-2 | 0-0 | Ferdinand 60 | Woan 76,80 | 36,434 | - | - | ||
| Jan-29 | Everton | (h) | 4-1 | 0-1 |
Ferdinand 74 Lee 79 Shearer (pen) 83 Elliott 90 |
Speed 3 | 36,143 | 42 | 4 | Batty Shearer |
|
| Feb-02 | Leicester City | (h) | 4-3 | 1-0 | Elliott
3 Shearer 77, 83, 90 |
Elliott
55 Claridge 60 Heskey 68 |
36,396 | 45 | 4 | Batty Lee |
|
| Feb-22 | Middlesbrough | (a) | 1-0 | 1-0 | Ferdinand 8 | 30,063 | 48 | 3 | Clark | ||
| Mar-01 | Southampton | (h) | 0-1 | 0-0 | Le Tissier 56 | 36,446 | 48 | 4 | Asprilla | ||
| Mar-04 | Monaco | (h) | 0-1 | 0-0 | Anderson 59 | 36,215 | - | - | tbc | ||
| Mar-10 | Liverpool | (a) | 3-4 | 0-3 | Gillespie
71 Asprilla 87 Barton 88 |
McManaman
29 Berger 30 Redknapp 42 Fowler 90 |
40,751 | 48 | 4 | Batty Gillespie |
|
| Mar-15 | Coventry City | (h) | 4-0 | 2-0 | Watson 12 Lee 45 Beardsley (pen) 76 Elliott 87 |
36,571 | 51 | 4 | Albert Beardsley |
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| Mar-18 | Monaco | (a) | 0-3 | 0-1 | Legwinski
42 Benarbia 50 67 |
18,500 | - | - | tbc | ||
| Mar-23 | Wimbledon | (a) | 1-1 | 0-1 | Asprilla 53 | Leonhardsen 28 | 23,175 | 52 | 4 | Ginola | |
| Apr-05 | Sunderland | (h) | 1-1 | 0-1 | Shearer 77 | Gray 32 | 36,582 | 53 | 4 | ||
| Apr-13 | Sheffield Weds | (a) | 1-1 | 1-0 | Elliott 35 | Pembridge 57 | 33,798 | 54 | 5 | Barton Batty |
|
| Apr-16 | Chelsea | (h) | 3-1 | 3-0 | Shearer
12,35 Asprilla 30 |
Burley 62 | 36,320 | 57 | 4 | ||
| Apr-19 | Derby County | (h) | 3-1 | 1-1 | Elliott
12 Ferdinand 52 Shearer 75 |
Sturridge 1 | 36,553 | 60 | 4 | Ferdinand | |
| May-03 | Arsenal | (a) | 1-0 | 1-0 | Elliott 44 | 38,179 | 63 | 4 | Asprilla Batty Ferdinand Watson |
Gillespie | |
| May-06 | West Ham United | (a) | 0-0 | 0-0 | 24,617 | 64 | 4 | Batty Beresford Peacock Shearer |
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| May-08 | Manchester United | (a) | 0-0 | 0-0 | 55,236 | 65 | 3 | Albert | |||
| May-11 | Nottingham Forest | (h) | 5-0 | 4-0 | Asprilla
20 Ferdinand 23,26 Shearer 36 Elliott 77 |
36,554 | 68 | 2 |