1996-11-16
| Cup and International Matches |
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| FA Cup Round 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SL | Ashford Town | 2 | 2 | Dagenham & Redbridge | IsL | The Homelands | 1,813 | |
| Warrilow, Dent | Lineups | Stimson, Creaser | ||||||
| D 2 | Blackpool | 1 | 0 | Wigan Athletic | D 3 | Bloomfield Road | 5,465 | |
| Quinn (p) | Lineups | |||||||
| IsL | Boreham Wood | 1 | 1 | Rushden & Diamonds | CfL | Meadow Park | 1,568 | |
| Robbins | Lineups | Hackett | ||||||
| NPL | Boston United | 3 | 0 | Morecambe | CfL | York Street | 2,935 | |
| Chambersl 2,Chambers S | Lineups | |||||||
| D 2 | Brentford | 2 | 0 | AFC Bournemouth | D 2 | Griffin Park | 4,509 | |
| Smith, Forster | Lineups | |||||||
| D 2 | Bristol Rovers | 1 | 2 | Exeter City | D 3 | The Memorial Stadium | 5,841 | |
| Parmenter | Lineups | Rowbotham, Flack | ||||||
| IsL | Bromley | 1 | 3 | Enfield | IsL | Hayes Lane | 2,709 | |
| Kane | Lineups | West 3 | ||||||
| D 2 | Burnley | 2 | 1 | Lincoln City | D 3 | Turf Moor | 6,484 | |
| Gleghorn, Matthew | Lineups | Bos | ||||||
| D 3 | Cambridge United | 3 | 0 | Welling United | CfL | Abbey Stadium | 3,187 | |
| Beall, Kyd, Barnwell | Lineups | |||||||
| D 3 | Cardiff City | 2 | 0 | Hendon | IsL | Ninian Park | 2,592 | |
| White, Middleton | Lineups | |||||||
| D 3 | Carlisle United | 6 | 0 | Shepshed Dynamo | SL | Brunton Park | 4,394 | |
| Davidson OG, Corbett OG, Peacock, Conway, Archdeacon (p), McAlindon | Lineups | |||||||
| D 3 | Chester City | 3 | 0 | Stalybridge Celtic | CfL | Deva Stadium | 3,151 | |
| Rimmer 2, Milner | Lineups | |||||||
| D 2 | Chesterfield | 1 | 0 | Bury | D 2 | Saltergate Recreation Ground | 5,104 | |
| Williams | Lineups | |||||||
| D 3 | Colchester United | 1 | 2 | Wycombe Wanderers | D 2 | Layer Road | 4,378 | |
| Wilkins | Lineups | De Souza, Williams | ||||||
| D 2 | Crewe Alexandra | 4 | 1 | Kidderminster Harriers | CfL | Gresty Road | 4,651 | |
| Macauley, Murphy 2, Lightfoot | Lineups | Yates | ||||||
| CfL | Farnborough Town | 2 | 2 | Barnet | D 3 | Cherrywood Road | 2,566 | |
| Wingfield, Boothe | Lineups | Devine 2 | ||||||
| D 2 | Gillingham | 1 | 0 | Hereford United | D 3 | Priestfield Stadium | 5,280 | |
| Butler | Lineups | |||||||
| D 3 | Hartlepool United | 0 | 0 | York City | D 2 | Victoria Park | 3,011 | |
| Lineups | ||||||||
| CfL | Hednesford Town | 2 | 1 | Southport | CfL | Keys Park | 2,060 | |
| Russell, O'Connor | Lineups | Collins OG | ||||||
| D 3 | Leyton Orient | 2 | 1 | Merthyr Tydfil | SL | Brisbane Road | 4,421 | |
| Winston, West | Lineups | Evans | ||||||
| CfL | Macclesfield Town | 0 | 2 | Rochdale | D 3 | Moss Rose | 3,134 | |
| Lineups | Deary, Johnson | |||||||
| D 3 | Mansfield Town | 4 | 0 | Consett | NL | Field Mill | 3,183 | |
| Ford, Eustace, Doolan, Wood | Lineups | |||||||
| CfL | Northwich Victoria | 2 | 2 | Walsall | D 2 | Drill Field | 3,142 | |
| Cooke 2 | Lineups | Wilson, Lightbourne | ||||||
| D 2 | Peterborough United | 0 | 0 | Cheltenham Town | SL | London Road | 5,271 | |
| Lineups | ||||||||
| D 2 | Plymouth Argyle | 5 | 0 | Fulham | D 3 | Home Park | 7,104 | |
| Mauge, Evans 2 (1p), Littlejohn, Corazzin | Lineups | |||||||
| D 2 | Preston North End | 4 | 1 | Altrincham | CfL | Deepdale | 8,286 | |
| Reeves 3, Ashcroft | Lineups | Shepherd (p) | ||||||
| NPL | Runcorn | 1 | 4 | Darlington | D 3 | Canal Street | 1,268 | |
| Heavey | Lineups | Naylor, Shaw, Crosby, Brumwell | ||||||
| D 3 | Scunthorpe United | 4 | 1 | Rotherham United | D 2 | Glanford Park | 3,892 | |
| Baker 2, D'Auria, Clarkson | Lineups | McGlashan | ||||||
| D 2 | Shrewsbury Town | 1 | 1 | Scarborough | D 3 | Gay Meadow | 2,819 | |
| Stevens | Lineups | Ritchie | ||||||
| CfL | Stevenage Borough | 2 | 2 | Hayes | CfL | Broadhall Way | 3,288 | |
| Catlin, Hayles | Lineups | Williams, Haynes | ||||||
| D 2 | Stockport County | 2 | 1 | Doncaster Rovers | D 3 | Edgeley Park | 4,211 | |
| Flynn, Mutch | Lineups | Cramb | ||||||
| SL | Sudbury Town | 0 | 0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | D 3 | Priory Stadium | 3,112 | |
| Lineups | ||||||||
| D 3 | Swansea City | 1 | 1 | Bristol City | D 2 | Vetch Field | 5,623 | |
| Torpey | Lineups | Kuhl | ||||||
| D 3 | Torquay United | 0 | 1 | Luton Town | D 2 | Plainmoor | 3,450 | |
| Lineups | Hughes | |||||||
| ECL | Wisbech Town | 1 | 2 | St Albans City | IsL | Fenland Park | 2,509 | |
| Munns | Lineups | Howell 2 | ||||||
| D 2 | Wrexham | 1 | 1 | Colwyn Bay | NPL | Racecourse Ground | 4,679 | Venue switched |
| Hughes | Lineups | Roberts G | ||||||
| Premier League |
| Premier League | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aston Villa | 1 | 3 | Leicester City | Villa Park | 36,193 | |
| Yorke | Lineups | Claridge, Parker (p), Izzet | ||||
| Blackburn Rovers | 1 | 1 | Chelsea | Ewood Park | 27,229 | |
| Gallacher | Lineups | Petrescu | ||||
| Everton | 7 | 1 | Southampton | Goodison Park | 35,669 | |
| Stuart, Kanchelskis 2, Speed 3, Barmby | Lineups | Ostenstad | ||||
| Leeds United | 0 | 2 | Liverpool | Elland Road | 39,981 | Largest home gate 1996-97 |
| Lineups | Ruddock, McManaman | |||||
| Manchester United | 1 | 0 | Arsenal | Old Trafford | 55,210 | |
| Winterburn OG | Lineups | |||||
| Newcastle United | 1 | 1 | West Ham United | St James' Park | 36,552 | |
| Beardsley | Lineups | Rowland | ||||
| Tottenham Hotspur | 2 | 0 | Sunderland | White Hart Lane | 31,867 | |
| Sinton, Sheringham | Lineups | |||||
| Wimbledon | 2 | 2 | Coventry City | Selhurst Park | 10,307 | |
| Earle, Gayle | Lineups | Whelan, Dublin | ||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ptn |  |
Premier League | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Newcastle United | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 28 | D | W | L | W | W | 1996-11-23 | Chelsea | A |
| 2 | 2 | Liverpool | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 26 | W | L | W | L | W | 1996-11-20 | Everton | H |
| 3 | -1 | Arsenal | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 25 | L | D | W | D | W | 1996-11-24 | Tottenham Hotspur | H |
| 4 | -1 | Wimbledon | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 24 | D | D | D | W | W | 1996-11-23 | Liverpool | A |
| 5 | 0 | Chelsea | 13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 23 | D | W | W | L | W | 1996-11-23 | Newcastle United | H |
| 6 | 0 | Manchester United | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 22 | W | L | L | L | W | 1996-11-23 | Middlesbrough | A |
| 7 | 1 | Tottenham Hotspur | 13 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 20 | W | W | L | W | W | 1996-11-24 | Arsenal | A |
| 8 | 1 | Everton | 12 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 19 | W | D | W | W | W | 1996-11-20 | Liverpool | A |
| 9 | -2 | Aston Villa | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 18 | L | W | L | W | L | 1996-11-23 | Coventry City | A |
| 10 | 3 | Leicester City | 13 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | -4 | 17 | W | L | W | L | L | 1996-11-23 | Everton | H |
| 11 | -1 | Sheffield Wednesday | 12 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -4 | 16 | D | D | D | L | L | 1996-11-18 | Nottingham Forest | H |
| 12 | 0 | West Ham United | 13 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 15 | D | L | W | W | L | 1996-11-23 | Derby County | H |
| 13 | -2 | Derby County | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 14 | W | L | D | L | L | 1996-11-17 | Middlesbrough | H |
| 14 | 0 | Southampton | 13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 18 | -2 | 13 | L | D | W | W | D | 1996-11-23 | Leeds United | H |
| 15 | 0 | Middlesbrough | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | -4 | 13 | L | D | L | D | L | 1996-11-17 | Derby County | A |
| 16 | 0 | Sunderland | 13 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 12 | -7 | 13 | L | L | W | L | D | 1996-11-23 | Sheffield Wednesday | H |
| 17 | 0 | Leeds United | 13 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -9 | 13 | L | W | L | L | W | 1996-11-23 | Southampton | A |
| 18 | 0 | Coventry City | 13 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | -10 | 10 | D | D | D | D | D | 1996-11-23 | Aston Villa | H |
| 19 | 1 | Blackburn Rovers | 13 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -6 | 8 | D | W | L | D | L | 1996-11-25 | Nottingham Forest | A |
| 20 | -1 | Nottingham Forest | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -10 | 8 | L | L | D | L | D | 1996-11-18 | Sheffield Wednesday | A |
| First Division |
| First Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bolton Wanderers | 2 | 2 | Crystal Palace | Burnden Park | 16,892 | |
| Sheridan, McGinlay (p) | Lineups | Hopkin, Freedman | ||||
| Bradford City | 2 | 1 | Ipswich Town | Valley Parade | 10,504 | |
| Sundgot 2 | Lineups | Cundy | ||||
| Grimsby Town | 1 | 1 | Stoke City | Blundell Park | 5,601 | |
| Mendonca (p) | Lineups | Forsyth | ||||
| Norwich City | 1 | 1 | Reading | Carrow Road | 14,412 | |
| Scott K | Lineups | Morley | ||||
| Oxford United | 1 | 0 | Huddersfield Town | Manor Ground | 7,460 | |
| Elliott | Lineups | |||||
| Port Vale | 0 | 0 | Sheffield United | Vale Park | 8,352 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Portsmouth | 2 | 1 | Manchester City | Fratton Park | 12,844 | Largest home gate 1996-97 |
| Bradbury, Simpson | Lineups | Rodger | ||||
| Queens Park Rangers | 1 | 2 | Charlton Athletic | Loftus Road | 12,360 | |
| Sinclair | Lineups | Poole, Allen | ||||
| Southend United | 2 | 3 | West Bromwich Albion | Roots Hall | 5,046 | |
| Rammell, Williams | Lineups | Peschisolido, Smith, Hunt | ||||
| Swindon Town | 3 | 0 | Barnsley | County Ground | 10,837 | |
| Walters, Gooden, Finney | Lineups | |||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ptn | |
Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Bolton Wanderers | 18 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 18 | 40 | 38 | D | L | W | W | D | 1996-11-19 | Oxford United | A |
| 2 | 0 | Crystal Palace | 18 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 41 | 34 | D | W | W | W | W | 1996-11-23 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H |
| 3 | 0 | Norwich City | 18 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 27 | 32 | D | L | L | D | W | 1996-11-30 | Birmingham City | H |
| 4 | 0 | Barnsley | 17 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 30 | 30 | L | W | D | W | D | 1996-11-23 | Portsmouth | H |
| 5 | 0 | Sheffield United | 16 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 31 | 29 | D | W | W | D | D | 1996-11-22 | Bolton Wanderers | H |
| 6 | 2 | Oxford United | 18 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 24 | 28 | W | W | W | W | L | 1996-11-19 | Bolton Wanderers | H |
| 7 | 2 | Swindon Town | 17 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 27 | 26 | W | W | L | L | W | 1996-11-19 | Ipswich Town | A |
| 8 | -2 | Tranmere Rovers | 18 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 26 | D | L | W | W | L | 1996-11-23 | Manchester City | A |
| 9 | -2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 17 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 22 | 26 | D | D | W | L | W | 1996-11-17 | Birmingham City | H |
| 10 | 0 | Stoke City | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 17 | 23 | 24 | D | D | L | W | L | 1996-11-23 | Southend United | H |
| 11 | 0 | Port Vale | 19 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 24 | D | D | W | L | W | 1996-11-23 | Ipswich Town | A |
| 12 | 3 | West Bromwich Albion | 18 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 13 | 23 | 23 | W | L | D | L | W | 1996-11-27 | Manchester City | A |
| 13 | 1 | Portsmouth | 19 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 22 | 23 | W | D | W | D | L | 1996-11-23 | Barnsley | A |
| 14 | -2 | Queens Park Rangers | 19 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 21 | 22 | L | L | D | L | D | 1996-11-23 | Reading | A |
| 15 | -2 | Huddersfield Town | 17 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 20 | 20 | L | D | L | D | L | 1996-11-19 | Manchester City | A |
| 16 | 1 | Southend United | 19 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 20 | 20 | L | D | W | L | D | 1996-11-23 | Stoke City | A |
| 17 | -1 | Birmingham City | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 20 | W | L | D | L | D | 1996-11-17 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A |
| 18 | 3 | Charlton Athletic | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 16 | 20 | W | W | L | W | D | 1996-11-20 | Birmingham City | H |
| 19 | -1 | Ipswich Town | 18 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 22 | 19 | L | D | L | W | L | 1996-11-19 | Swindon Town | H |
| 20 | 0 | Reading | 17 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 20 | 19 | D | L | L | W | D | 1996-11-23 | Queens Park Rangers | H |
| 21 | -2 | Manchester City | 17 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 19 | 19 | L | L | L | W | L | 1996-11-19 | Huddersfield Town | H |
| 22 | 1 | Bradford City | 19 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 17 | W | D | L | L | D | 1996-11-23 | Charlton Athletic | A |
| 23 | -1 | Oldham Athletic | 19 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 20 | 16 | D | D | W | W | D | 1996-11-23 | Oxford United | H |
| 24 | 0 | Grimsby Town | 18 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 19 | 14 | D | L | L | L | D | 1996-11-23 | Huddersfield Town | A |
