The 1996–97 FA Premier League (known as the FA Carling Premiership for sponsorship reasons) was the fifth season of the FA Premier League 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's and Newcastle's failure to win in their penultimate games of the season; at 75 points it is the lowest points total for a Premier League champion club and lowest since the 3-1-0 points system was introduced in the 1981–82 season.
Leeds United 0–4 Manchester United (7 September 1996) Nottingham Forest 0–4 Manchester United (26 December 1996) Sunderland 0–4 Tottenham Hotspur (4 March 1997)
Highest scoring
Southampton 6–3 Manchester United (26 October 1996)
Middlesbrough, who had high-profile foreign players like Juninho, Emerson, Fabrizio Ravanelli (who scored 31 goals in all competitions), Branco and Gianluca Festa, were relegated on the final day of the season and were on the losing side in both the FA Cup final and the League Cup final. Middlesbrough finished in 19th place, but would have been placed 14th without a three-point deduction imposed for unilaterally postponing a 21 December 1996 fixture at Blackburn Rovers, with the Middlesbrough board making the decision due to the absence of 23 players ill or injured.[3][4] The club consulted the Premier League prior to calling off the fixture and was told to do 'what they thought best'. To protect the integrity of the game, and avoid fielding a team of untried teenagers including three goalkeepers, Middlesbrough called off the match. The Premier League subsequently absolved itself of all responsibility and deducted the three points. This sanction meant Coventry City, who had been in the top division since 1967, finished in 17th place and avoided relegation. The decision was controversial, and later resurfaced in 2006–07 when West Ham escaped a points deduction and subsequently avoided relegation.
Another relegation place went to Nottingham Forest, who sacked manager Frank Clark in December. Stuart Pearce took over as temporary player-manager, spending three months in charge and winning the January 1997 Manager of the Month award. In March, Pearce quit as manager to be replaced by Dave Bassett, formerly of Crystal Palace. Also relegated, due to a 1–0 defeat to Wimbledon in their last game of the season, was Sunderland, who were leaving Roker Park after 99 years and relocating to the 42,000-seat Stadium of Light on the banks of the River Wear for the start of the 1997–98 season in Division One.
Twenty teams competed in the league – the top seventeen teams from the previous season and the three teams promoted from the First Division. The promoted teams were Sunderland, Derby County (both teams returning to the top flight after a five-year absence) and Leicester City (immediately returning to the top flight after a season's absence). This was also both Sunderland and Derby County's first season in the Premier League. They replaced Manchester City, Queens Park Rangers and Bolton Wanderers, who were relegated to the First Division after their top flight spells of seven, thirteen and one year respectively.
^Earle was born in England, but made his debut for Jamaica in September 1997.
^Evans was born in England, but made his debut for the Republic of Ireland in October 1997.
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The 1996 97 FA Premier League known as the FA Carling Premiership for sponsorship reasons was the fifth season of the FA Premier League 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 s and Newcastle s failure to win in their penultimate games of the season at 75 points it is the lowest points total for a Premier League champion club and lowest since the 3 1 0 points system was introduced in the 1981 82 season FA Premier LeagueSeason1996 97Dates17 August 1996 11 May 1997ChampionsManchester United4th Premier League title11th English titleRelegatedSunderlandMiddlesbroughNottingham ForestChampions LeagueManchester UnitedNewcastle UnitedCup Winners CupChelseaUEFA CupArsenalLiverpoolAston Villa through UEFA Respect Fair Play ranking Leicester CityMatches played380Goals scored970 2 55 per match Top goalscorerAlan Shearer 25 goals Best goalkeeperNigel Martyn 19 clean sheets Biggest home winEverton 7 1 Southampton 16 November 1996 Newcastle United 7 1 Tottenham Hotspur 28 December 1996 Biggest away winLeeds United 0 4 Manchester United 7 September 1996 Nottingham Forest 0 4 Manchester United 26 December 1996 Sunderland 0 4 Tottenham Hotspur 4 March 1997 Highest scoringSouthampton 6 3 Manchester United 26 October 1996 Longest winning run7 games 1 Newcastle UnitedWimbledonLongest unbeaten run16 games 1 Manchester UnitedLongest winless run16 games 1 Nottingham ForestLongest losing run6 games 1 EvertonHighest attendance55 314Manchester United 2 1 Wimbledon 29 January 1997 Lowest attendance7 979Wimbledon 2 0 Leeds United 16 April 1997 Total attendance10 818 380 2 Average attendance28 469 2 1995 961997 98 Middlesbrough who had high profile foreign players like Juninho Emerson Fabrizio Ravanelli who scored 31 goals in all competitions Branco and Gianluca Festa were relegated on the final day of the season and were on the losing side in both the FA Cup final and the League Cup final Middlesbrough finished in 19th place but would have been placed 14th without a three point deduction imposed for unilaterally postponing a 21 December 1996 fixture at Blackburn Rovers with the Middlesbrough board making the decision due to the absence of 23 players ill or injured 3 4 The club consulted the Premier League prior to calling off the fixture and was told to do what they thought best To protect the integrity of the game and avoid fielding a team of untried teenagers including three goalkeepers Middlesbrough called off the match The Premier League subsequently absolved itself of all responsibility and deducted the three points This sanction meant Coventry City who had been in the top division since 1967 finished in 17th place and avoided relegation The decision was controversial and later resurfaced in 2006 07 when West Ham escaped a points deduction and subsequently avoided relegation Another relegation place went to Nottingham Forest who sacked manager Frank Clark in December Stuart Pearce took over as temporary player manager spending three months in charge and winning the January 1997 Manager of the Month award In March Pearce quit as manager to be replaced by Dave Bassett formerly of Crystal Palace Also relegated due to a 1 0 defeat to Wimbledon in their last game of the season was Sunderland who were leaving Roker Park after 99 years and relocating to the 42 000 seat Stadium of Light on the banks of the River Wear for the start of the 1997 98 season in Division One Contents 1 Teams 1 1 Stadiums and locations 1 2 Personnel and kits 1 3 Managerial changes 2 League table 3 Results 4 Season statistics 4 1 Scoring 4 1 1 Top scorers 4 1 2 Hat tricks 4 1 3 Top assists 5 Awards 5 1 Monthly awards 5 2 Annual awards 6 See also 7 Notes 8 References 9 External linksTeams editTwenty teams competed in the league the top seventeen teams from the previous season and the three teams promoted from the First Division The promoted teams were Sunderland Derby County both teams returning to the top flight after a five year absence and Leicester City immediately returning to the top flight after a season s absence This was also both Sunderland and Derby County s first season in the Premier League They replaced Manchester City Queens Park Rangers and Bolton Wanderers who were relegated to the First Division after their top flight spells of seven thirteen and one year respectively Stadiums and locations edit nbsp nbsp London nbsp Aston Villa nbsp Blackburn Rovers nbsp Coventry City nbsp Derby County nbsp Everton nbsp Leeds United nbsp Leicester City nbsp Liverpool nbsp Manchester United nbsp Middlesbrough nbsp Newcastle United nbsp Nottingham Forest nbsp Sheffield Wednesday nbsp Southampton nbsp Sunderland nbsp London teams ArsenalChelseaTottenham HotspurWest Ham UnitedWimbledonclass notpageimage Locations of the 1996 97 Premier League teams nbsp nbsp Arsenal nbsp Chelsea nbsp TottenhamHotspur nbsp West Ham United nbsp Wimbledonclass notpageimage Greater London Premier League football clubs Team Location Stadium CapacityArsenal London Highbury Arsenal Stadium 38 419Aston Villa Birmingham Villa Park 39 399Blackburn Rovers Blackburn Ewood Park 31 367Chelsea London Fulham Stamford Bridge 36 000Coventry City Coventry Highfield Road 23 489Derby County Derby Baseball Ground a 18 300Everton Liverpool Walton Goodison Park 40 157Leeds United Leeds Elland Road 40 204Leicester City Leicester Filbert Street 22 000Liverpool Liverpool Anfield Anfield 42 730Manchester United Manchester Old Trafford 55 314Middlesbrough Middlesbrough Riverside Stadium 30 000Newcastle United Newcastle upon Tyne St James Park 36 649Nottingham Forest West Bridgford City Ground 30 539Sheffield Wednesday Sheffield Hillsborough Stadium 39 859Southampton Southampton The Dell 15 200Sunderland Sunderland Roker Park 22 500Tottenham Hotspur London Tottenham White Hart Lane 36 230West Ham United London Upton Park Boleyn Ground 28 000Wimbledon London Selhurst Selhurst Park b 26 309 This was Derby County s last season at Baseball Ground as they were scheduled to relocate to the Pride Park Stadium at the end of the season Due to Wimbledon lacking a home stadium they played their home games at Selhurst Park which is the home stadium of Crystal Palace Personnel and kits edit as of 11 May 1997 Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsorArsenal nbsp Arsene Wenger nbsp Tony Adams Nike JVCAston Villa nbsp Brian Little nbsp Andy Townsend Reebok AST ResearchBlackburn Rovers nbsp Tony Parkes nbsp Tim Sherwood Asics CISChelsea nbsp Ruud Gullit nbsp Dennis Wise Umbro CoorsCoventry City nbsp Gordon Strachan nbsp Gary McAllister Le Coq Sportif PeugeotDerby County nbsp Jim Smith nbsp Igor Stimac Puma PumaEverton nbsp Dave Watson caretaker nbsp Dave Watson Umbro DankaLeeds United nbsp George Graham nbsp Lucas Radebe Puma Packard BellLeicester City nbsp Martin O Neill nbsp Steve Walsh Fox Leisure WalkersLiverpool nbsp Roy Evans nbsp John Barnes Reebok CarlsbergManchester United nbsp Alex Ferguson nbsp Eric Cantona Umbro SharpMiddlesbrough nbsp Bryan Robson nbsp Nigel Pearson Errea CellnetNewcastle United nbsp Kenny Dalglish nbsp Peter Beardsley Adidas Newcastle Brown AleNottingham Forest nbsp Dave Bassett nbsp Stuart Pearce Umbro Labatt sSheffield Wednesday nbsp David Pleat nbsp Peter Atherton Puma SandersonSouthampton nbsp Graeme Souness nbsp Matt Le Tissier Pony SandersonSunderland nbsp Peter Reid nbsp Kevin Ball Avec Vaux BreweriesTottenham Hotspur nbsp Gerry Francis nbsp Gary Mabbutt Pony Hewlett PackardWest Ham United nbsp Harry Redknapp nbsp Julian Dicks Pony Dagenham MotorsWimbledon nbsp Joe Kinnear nbsp Vinnie Jones Lotto ElonexManagerial changes edit Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointmentChelsea nbsp Glenn Hoddle Signed by England 10 May 1996 Pre season nbsp Ruud Gullit 10 May 1996Southampton nbsp Dave Merrington Sacked 14 June 1996 nbsp Graeme Souness 3 July 1996Arsenal nbsp Bruce Rioch 12 August 1996 nbsp Stewart Houston caretaker 12 August 1996Leeds United nbsp Howard Wilkinson 10 September 1996 9th nbsp George Graham 10 September 1996Arsenal nbsp Stewart Houston Signed by Queens Park Rangers 16 September 1996 7th nbsp Pat Rice caretaker 16 September 1996 nbsp Pat Rice End of caretaker spell 30 September 1996 3rd nbsp Arsene Wenger 30 September 1996Blackburn Rovers nbsp Ray Harford Resigned 25 October 1996 20th nbsp Tony Parkes caretaker 25 October 1996Coventry City nbsp Ron Atkinson Promoted to director of football 5 November 1996 18th nbsp Gordon Strachan 5 November 1996Nottingham Forest nbsp Frank Clark Resigned 19 December 1996 20th nbsp Stuart Pearce caretaker 20 December 1996Newcastle United nbsp Kevin Keegan 8 January 1997 4th nbsp Terry McDermott caretaker 8 January 1997 nbsp Terry McDermott End of caretaker spell 14 January 1997 nbsp Kenny Dalglish 14 January 1997Everton nbsp Joe Royle Resigned 27 March 1997 13th nbsp Dave Watson caretaker 1 April 1997League table editPos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation1 Manchester United C 38 21 12 5 76 44 32 75 Qualification for the Champions League group stage2 Newcastle United 38 19 11 8 73 40 33 68 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round3 Arsenal 38 19 11 8 62 32 30 68 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round a 4 Liverpool 38 19 11 8 62 37 25 685 Aston Villa 38 17 10 11 47 34 13 616 Chelsea 38 16 11 11 58 55 3 59 Qualification for the Cup Winners Cup first round b 7 Sheffield Wednesday 38 14 15 9 50 51 1 578 Wimbledon 38 15 11 12 49 46 3 569 Leicester City 38 12 11 15 46 54 8 47 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round c 10 Tottenham Hotspur 38 13 7 18 44 51 7 4611 Leeds United 38 11 13 14 28 38 10 4612 Derby County 38 11 13 14 45 58 13 4613 Blackburn Rovers 38 9 15 14 42 43 1 4214 West Ham United 38 10 12 16 39 48 9 4215 Everton 38 10 12 16 44 57 13 4216 Southampton 38 10 11 17 50 56 6 4117 Coventry City 38 9 14 15 38 54 16 4118 Sunderland R 38 10 10 18 35 53 18 40 Relegation to the Football League First Division19 Middlesbrough R 38 10 12 16 51 60 9 39 d 20 Nottingham Forest R 38 6 16 16 31 59 28 34Source Premier LeagueRules for classification 1 points 2 goal difference 3 number of goals scored C Champions R RelegatedNotes Aston Villa was rewarded entry to the UEFA Cup through UEFA Fair Play ranking Chelsea qualified for the Cup Winners Cup as FA Cup winners Leicester City qualified for the UEFA Cup as League Cup winners Middlesbrough were docked three points for failing to fulfill their original fixture at Blackburn Rovers on 21st December 1996 Results editHome Away ARS AVL BLB CHE COV DER EVE LEE LEI LIV MUN MID NEW NFO SHW SOU SUN TOT WHU WIMArsenal 2 2 1 1 3 3 0 0 2 2 3 1 3 0 2 0 1 2 1 2 2 0 0 1 2 0 4 1 3 1 2 0 3 1 2 0 0 1Aston Villa 2 2 1 0 0 2 2 1 2 0 3 1 2 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 5 0Blackburn Rovers 0 2 0 2 1 1 4 0 1 2 1 1 0 1 2 4 3 0 2 3 0 0 1 0 1 1 4 1 2 1 1 0 0 2 2 1 3 1Chelsea 0 3 1 1 1 1 2 0 3 1 2 2 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 0 6 2 3 1 3 1 2 4Coventry City 1 1 1 2 0 0 3 1 1 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 0 2 1 0 3 0 0 1 1 2 2 1 2 1 3 1 1Derby County 1 3 2 1 0 0 3 2 2 1 0 1 3 3 2 0 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 1 1 1 0 4 2 1 0 0 2Everton 0 2 0 1 0 2 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 2 1 2 2 0 2 0 2 0 7 1 1 3 1 0 2 1 1 3Leeds United 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 3 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 2 0 4 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0Leicester City 0 2 1 0 1 1 1 3 0 2 4 2 1 2 1 0 0 3 2 2 1 3 2 0 2 2 1 0 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0Liverpool 2 0 3 0 0 0 5 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 4 0 1 1 1 3 5 1 4 3 4 2 0 1 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 1Manchester United 1 0 0 0 2 2 1 2 3 1 2 3 2 2 1 0 3 1 1 0 3 3 0 0 4 1 2 0 2 1 5 0 2 0 2 0 2 1Middlesbrough 0 2 3 2 2 1 1 0 4 0 6 1 4 2 0 0 0 2 3 3 2 2 0 1 1 1 4 2 0 1 0 1 0 3 4 1 0 0Newcastle United 1 2 4 3 2 1 3 1 4 0 3 1 4 1 3 0 4 3 1 1 5 0 3 1 5 0 1 2 0 1 1 1 7 1 1 1 2 0Nottingham Forest 2 1 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 1 3 1 4 2 1 0 2 1 1Sheffield Wednesday 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 2 0 1 1 2 1 2 1 0 0 3 1Southampton 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 2 3 1 2 2 0 2 2 2 0 1 6 3 4 0 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 0 0 1 2 0 0 0Sunderland 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 2 1 2 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 4 0 0 1 3Tottenham Hotspur 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 2 1 2 1 0 1 2 0 1 1 1 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 0West Ham United 1 2 0 2 2 1 3 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 0 2 1 0 1 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 1 2 1 2 0 4 3 0 2Wimbledon 2 2 0 2 1 0 0 1 2 2 1 1 4 0 2 0 1 3 2 1 0 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 4 2 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 1Source 11v11Legend Blue home team win Yellow draw Red away team win Season statistics editScoring edit Top scorers edit nbsp Newcastle s Alan Shearer was the top scorer for the third and final time with 25 goals Rank Player Club Goals1 nbsp Alan Shearer Newcastle United 252 nbsp Ian Wright Arsenal 233 nbsp Robbie Fowler Liverpool 18 nbsp Ole Gunnar Solskjaer Manchester United5 nbsp Dwight Yorke Aston Villa 176 nbsp Les Ferdinand Newcastle United 16 nbsp Fabrizio Ravanelli Middlesbrough8 nbsp Dion Dublin Coventry City 13 nbsp Matt Le Tissier Southampton10 nbsp Dennis Bergkamp Arsenal 12 nbsp Steve Claridge Leicester City nbsp Stan Collymore Liverpool nbsp Juninho MiddlesbroughHat tricks edit Main article List of Premier League hat tricks nbsp Middlesbrough s Fabrizio Ravanelli was the only player to score a hat trick more than once during the 1996 97 season Player For Against Result Date Ref nbsp Kevin Campbell Nottingham Forest Coventry City 3 0 A 17 August 1996 5 nbsp Fabrizio Ravanelli Middlesbrough Liverpool 3 3 H 17 August 1996 6 nbsp Ian Wright Arsenal Sheffield Wednesday 4 1 H 16 September 1996 7 nbsp Dwight Yorke L Aston Villa Newcastle United 4 3 A 30 September 1996 8 nbsp Gary Speed Everton Southampton 7 1 H 16 November 1996 9 nbsp Robbie Fowler 4 Liverpool Middlesbrough 5 1 H 14 December 1996 10 nbsp Alan Shearer Newcastle United Leicester City 4 3 H 2 February 1997 11 nbsp Ian Marshall Leicester City Derby County 4 2 H 22 February 1997 12 nbsp Steffen Iversen Tottenham Hotspur Sunderland 4 0 A 4 March 1997 13 nbsp Fabrizio Ravanelli Middlesbrough Derby County 6 1 H 5 March 1997 14 nbsp Kevin Gallacher Blackburn Rovers Wimbledon 3 1 H 15 March 1997 15 nbsp Paul Kitson West Ham United Sheffield Wednesday 5 1 H 3 May 1997 16 Note 4 Player scored 4 goals L Player finished on the losing side H Home A AwayTop assists edit nbsp Manchester United s Eric Cantona assisted 12 goals for the club in the 1996 97 Premier League season Rank Player Club Assists 17 1 nbsp Eric Cantona Manchester United 122 nbsp Neal Ardley Wimbledon 113 nbsp Dennis Bergkamp Arsenal 9 nbsp Andy Hinchcliffe Everton nbsp Gary McAllister Coventry City nbsp Gianfranco Zola Chelsea7 nbsp Nick Barmby Everton 8 nbsp David Beckham Manchester United nbsp Stig Inge Bjornebye Liverpool nbsp Les Ferdinand Newcastle UnitedAwards edit nbsp Southampton s Graeme Souness was the only manager to win the Manager of the Month award more than once Monthly awards edit Month Manager of the Month Player of the MonthManager Club Player ClubAugust nbsp David Pleat Sheffield Wednesday nbsp David Beckham Manchester UnitedSeptember nbsp Joe Kinnear Wimbledon nbsp Patrik Berger LiverpoolOctober nbsp Graeme Souness Southampton nbsp Matt Le Tissier SouthamptonNovember nbsp Jim Smith Derby County nbsp Ian Wright ArsenalDecember nbsp Gordon Strachan Coventry City nbsp Gianfranco Zola ChelseaJanuary nbsp Stuart Pearce Nottingham Forest nbsp Tim Flowers Blackburn RoversFebruary nbsp Alex Ferguson Manchester United nbsp a Robbie Earle WimbledonMarch nbsp Bryan Robson Middlesbrough nbsp Juninho MiddlesbroughApril nbsp Graeme Souness Southampton nbsp b Mickey Evans SouthamptonAnnual awards edit Award Winner ClubPremier League Manager of the Season nbsp Alex Ferguson 18 Manchester UnitedPremier League Player of the Season nbsp Juninho 18 MiddlesbroughPFA Players Player of the Year nbsp Alan Shearer 19 Newcastle UnitedPFA Young Player of the Year nbsp David Beckham 20 Manchester UnitedFWA Footballer of the Year nbsp Gianfranco Zola 21 ChelseaPFA Team of the YearGoalkeeper nbsp David Seaman Arsenal Defence nbsp Gary Neville Manchester United nbsp Tony Adams Arsenal nbsp Mark Wright Liverpool nbsp Stig Inge Bjornebye Liverpool Midfield nbsp David Beckham Manchester United nbsp Roy Keane Manchester United nbsp David Batty Newcastle United nbsp Steve McManaman Liverpool Attack nbsp Alan Shearer Newcastle United nbsp Ian Wright Arsenal See also edit1996 97 in English footballNotes edit Earle was born in England but made his debut for Jamaica in September 1997 Evans was born in England but made his debut for the Republic of Ireland in October 1997 References edit a b c d English Premier League 1996 97 statto com Archived from the original on 2 April 2015 Retrieved 13 March 2015 a b Premier League 1996 1997 Attendance Home matches WorldFootball net Retrieved 12 January 2024 Football s 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