1996–97 FA Premier League
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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.
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.<ref>"Football's biggest punishments". Retrieved 20 September 2006.</ref><ref>"Funny Old Game|Happened on this day – 20 December". Retrieved 20 September 2006.</ref> 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.
Teams
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 a top flight presence of seven, thirteen and one year respectively.
Stadiums and locations
Personnel and kits
(as of 11 May 1997)
Managerial changes
League table
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Results
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|name_COV=Coventry City |match_COV_ARS=1–1 |match_COV_AVL=1–2 |match_COV_BLB=0–0 |match_COV_CHE=3–1 |match_COV_DER=1–2 |match_COV_EVE=0–0 |match_COV_LEE=2–1 |match_COV_LEI=0–0 |match_COV_LIV=0–1 |match_COV_MUN=0–2 |match_COV_MID=3–0 |match_COV_NEW=2–1 |match_COV_NFO=0–3 |match_COV_SHW=0–0 |match_COV_SOU=1–1 |match_COV_SUN=2–2 |match_COV_TOT=1–2 |match_COV_WHU=1–3 |match_COV_WIM=1–1
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|name_EVE=Everton |match_EVE_ARS=0–2 |match_EVE_AVL=0–1 |match_EVE_BLB=0–2 |match_EVE_CHE=1–2 |match_EVE_COV=1–1 |match_EVE_DER=1–0 |match_EVE_LEE=0–0 |match_EVE_LEI=1–1 |match_EVE_LIV=1–1 |match_EVE_MUN=0–2 |match_EVE_MID=1–2 |match_EVE_NEW=2–0 |match_EVE_NFO=2–0 |match_EVE_SHW=2–0 |match_EVE_SOU=7–1 |match_EVE_SUN=1–3 |match_EVE_TOT=1–0 |match_EVE_WHU=2–1 |match_EVE_WIM=1–3
|name_LEE=Leeds United |match_LEE_ARS=0–0 |match_LEE_AVL=0–0 |match_LEE_BLB=0–0 |match_LEE_CHE=2–0 |match_LEE_COV=1–3 |match_LEE_DER=0–0 |match_LEE_EVE=1–0 |match_LEE_LEI=3–0 |match_LEE_LIV=0–2 |match_LEE_MUN=0–4 |match_LEE_MID=1–1 |match_LEE_NEW=0–1 |match_LEE_NFO=2–0 |match_LEE_SHW=0–2 |match_LEE_SOU=0–0 |match_LEE_SUN=3–0 |match_LEE_TOT=0–0 |match_LEE_WHU=1–0 |match_LEE_WIM=1–0
|name_LEI=Leicester City |match_LEI_ARS=0–2 |match_LEI_AVL=1–0 |match_LEI_BLB=1–1 |match_LEI_CHE=1–3 |match_LEI_COV=0–2 |match_LEI_DER=4–2 |match_LEI_EVE=1–2 |match_LEI_LEE=1–0 |match_LEI_LIV=0–3 |match_LEI_MUN=2–2 |match_LEI_MID=1–3 |match_LEI_NEW=2–0 |match_LEI_NFO=2–2 |match_LEI_SHW=1–0 |match_LEI_SOU=2–1 |match_LEI_SUN=1–1 |match_LEI_TOT=1–1 |match_LEI_WHU=0–1 |match_LEI_WIM=1–0
|name_LIV=Liverpool |match_LIV_ARS=2–0 |match_LIV_AVL=3–0 |match_LIV_BLB=0–0 |match_LIV_CHE=5–1 |match_LIV_COV=1–2 |match_LIV_DER=2–1 |match_LIV_EVE=1–1 |match_LIV_LEE=4–0 |match_LIV_LEI=1–1 |match_LIV_MUN=1–3 |match_LIV_MID=5–1 |match_LIV_NEW=4–3 |match_LIV_NFO=4–2 |match_LIV_SHW=0–1 |match_LIV_SOU=2–1 |match_LIV_SUN=0–0 |match_LIV_TOT=2–1 |match_LIV_WHU=0–0 |match_LIV_WIM=1–1
|name_MUN=Manchester United |match_MUN_ARS=1–0 |match_MUN_AVL=0–0 |match_MUN_BLB=2–2 |match_MUN_CHE=1–2 |match_MUN_COV=3–1 |match_MUN_DER=2–3 |match_MUN_EVE=2–2 |match_MUN_LEE=1–0 |match_MUN_LEI=3–1 |match_MUN_LIV=1–0 |match_MUN_MID=3–3 |match_MUN_NEW=0–0 |match_MUN_NFO=4–1 |match_MUN_SHW=2–0 |match_MUN_SOU=2–1 |match_MUN_SUN=5–0 |match_MUN_TOT=2–0 |match_MUN_WHU=2–0 |match_MUN_WIM=2–1
|name_MID=Middlesbrough |match_MID_ARS=0–2 |match_MID_AVL=3–2 |match_MID_BLB=2–1 |match_MID_CHE=1–0 |match_MID_COV=4–0 |match_MID_DER=6–1 |match_MID_EVE=4–2 |match_MID_LEE=0–0 |match_MID_LEI=0–2 |match_MID_LIV=3–3 |match_MID_MUN=2–2 |match_MID_NEW=0–1 |match_MID_NFO=1–1 |match_MID_SHW=4–2 |match_MID_SOU=0–1 |match_MID_SUN=0–1 |match_MID_TOT=0–3 |match_MID_WHU=4–1 |match_MID_WIM=0–0
|name_NEW=Newcastle United |match_NEW_ARS=1–2 |match_NEW_AVL=4–3 |match_NEW_BLB=2–1 |match_NEW_CHE=3–1 |match_NEW_COV=4–0 |match_NEW_DER=3–1 |match_NEW_EVE=4–1 |match_NEW_LEE=3–0 |match_NEW_LEI=4–3 |match_NEW_LIV=1–1 |match_NEW_MUN=5–0 |match_NEW_MID=3–1 |match_NEW_NFO=5–0 |match_NEW_SHW=1–2 |match_NEW_SOU=0–1 |match_NEW_SUN=1–1 |match_NEW_TOT=7–1 |match_NEW_WHU=1–1 |match_NEW_WIM=2–0
|name_NFO=Nottingham Forest |match_NFO_ARS=2–1 |match_NFO_AVL=0–0 |match_NFO_BLB=2–2 |match_NFO_CHE=2–0 |match_NFO_COV=0–1 |match_NFO_DER=1–1 |match_NFO_EVE=0–1 |match_NFO_LEE=1–1 |match_NFO_LEI=0–0 |match_NFO_LIV=1–1 |match_NFO_MUN=0–4 |match_NFO_MID=1–1 |match_NFO_NEW=0–0 |match_NFO_SHW=0–3 |match_NFO_SOU=1–3 |match_NFO_SUN=1–4 |match_NFO_TOT=2–1 |match_NFO_WHU=0–2 |match_NFO_WIM=1–1
|name_SHW=Sheffield Wednesday |match_SHW_ARS=0–0 |match_SHW_AVL=2–1 |match_SHW_BLB=1–1 |match_SHW_CHE=0–2 |match_SHW_COV=0–0 |match_SHW_DER=0–0 |match_SHW_EVE=2–1 |match_SHW_LEE=2–2 |match_SHW_LEI=2–1 |match_SHW_LIV=1–1 |match_SHW_MUN=1–1 |match_SHW_MID=3–1 |match_SHW_NEW=1–1 |match_SHW_NFO=2–0 |match_SHW_SOU=1–1 |match_SHW_SUN=2–1 |match_SHW_TOT=2–1 |match_SHW_WHU=0–0 |match_SHW_WIM=3–1
|name_SOU=Southampton |match_SOU_ARS=0–2 |match_SOU_AVL=0–1 |match_SOU_BLB=2–0 |match_SOU_CHE=0–0 |match_SOU_COV=2–2 |match_SOU_DER=3–1 |match_SOU_EVE=2–2 |match_SOU_LEE=0–2 |match_SOU_LEI=2–2 |match_SOU_LIV=0–1 |match_SOU_MUN=6–3 |match_SOU_MID=4–0 |match_SOU_NEW=2–2 |match_SOU_NFO=2–2 |match_SOU_SHW=2–3 |match_SOU_SUN=3–0 |match_SOU_TOT=0–1 |match_SOU_WHU=2–0 |match_SOU_WIM=0–0
|name_SUN=Sunderland |match_SUN_ARS=1–0 |match_SUN_AVL=1–0 |match_SUN_BLB=0–0 |match_SUN_CHE=3–0 |match_SUN_COV=1–0 |match_SUN_DER=2–0 |match_SUN_EVE=3–0 |match_SUN_LEE=0–1 |match_SUN_LEI=0–0 |match_SUN_LIV=1–2 |match_SUN_MUN=2–1 |match_SUN_MID=2–2 |match_SUN_NEW=1–2 |match_SUN_NFO=1–1 |match_SUN_SHW=1–1 |match_SUN_SOU=0–1 |match_SUN_TOT=0–4 |match_SUN_WHU=0–0 |match_SUN_WIM=1–3
|name_TOT=Tottenham Hotspur |match_TOT_ARS=0–0 |match_TOT_AVL=1–0 |match_TOT_BLB=2–1 |match_TOT_CHE=1–2 |match_TOT_COV=1–2 |match_TOT_DER=1–1 |match_TOT_EVE=0–0 |match_TOT_LEE=1–0 |match_TOT_LEI=1–2 |match_TOT_LIV=0–2 |match_TOT_MUN=1–2 |match_TOT_MID=1–0 |match_TOT_NEW=1–2 |match_TOT_NFO=0–1 |match_TOT_SHW=1–1 |match_TOT_SOU=3–1 |match_TOT_SUN=2–0 |match_TOT_WHU=1–0 |match_TOT_WIM=1–0
|name_WHU=West Ham United |match_WHU_ARS=1–2 |match_WHU_AVL=0–2 |match_WHU_BLB=2–1 |match_WHU_CHE=3–2 |match_WHU_COV=1–1 |match_WHU_DER=1–1 |match_WHU_EVE=2–2 |match_WHU_LEE=0–2 |match_WHU_LEI=1–0 |match_WHU_LIV=1–2 |match_WHU_MUN=2–2 |match_WHU_MID=0–0 |match_WHU_NEW=0–0 |match_WHU_NFO=0–1 |match_WHU_SHW=5–1 |match_WHU_SOU=2–1 |match_WHU_SUN=2–0 |match_WHU_TOT=4–3 |match_WHU_WIM=0–2
|name_WIM=Wimbledon |match_WIM_ARS=2–2 |match_WIM_AVL=0–2 |match_WIM_BLB=1–0 |match_WIM_CHE=0–1 |match_WIM_COV=2–2 |match_WIM_DER=1–1 |match_WIM_EVE=4–0 |match_WIM_LEE=2–0 |match_WIM_LEI=1–3 |match_WIM_LIV=2–1 |match_WIM_MUN=0–3 |match_WIM_MID=1–1 |match_WIM_NEW=1–1 |match_WIM_NFO=1–0 |match_WIM_SHW=4–2 |match_WIM_SOU=3–1 |match_WIM_SUN=1–0 |match_WIM_TOT=1–0 |match_WIM_WHU=1–1
|update=complete |source=11v11 }}
Season statistics
Scoring
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Template:Flagicon Alan Shearer | Newcastle United | 25 |
| 2 | Template:Flagicon Ian Wright | Arsenal | 23 |
| 3 | Template:Flagicon Robbie Fowler | Liverpool | 18 |
| Template:Flagicon Ole Gunnar Solskjær | Manchester United | ||
| 5 | Template:Flagicon Dwight Yorke | Aston Villa | 17 |
| 6 | Template:Flagicon Les Ferdinand | Newcastle United | 16 |
| Template:Flagicon Fabrizio Ravanelli | Middlesbrough | ||
| 8 | Template:Flagicon Dion Dublin | Coventry City | 13 |
| Template:Flagicon Matt Le Tissier | Southampton | ||
| 10 | Template:Flagicon Dennis Bergkamp | Arsenal | 12 |
| Template:Flagicon Steve Claridge | Leicester City | ||
| Template:Flagicon Stan Collymore | Liverpool | ||
| Template:Flagicon Juninho | Middlesbrough |
Hat-tricks
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Top assists
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Template:Flagicon Eric Cantona | Manchester United | 12 | |
| 2 | Template:Flagicon Neal Ardley | Wimbledon | 11 | |
| 3 | Template:Flagicon Dennis Bergkamp | Arsenal | 9 | |
| Template:Flagicon Andy Hinchcliffe | Everton | |||
| Template:Flagicon Gary McAllister | Coventry City | |||
| Template:Flagicon Gianfranco Zola | Chelsea | |||
| 7 | Template:Flagicon Nick Barmby | Everton | 8 | |
| Template:Flagicon David Beckham | Manchester United | |||
| Template:Flagicon Stig Inge Bjørnebye | Liverpool | |||
| Template:Flagicon Les Ferdinand | Newcastle United |
Awards
Monthly awards
| Month | Manager of the Month | Player of the Month | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manager | Club | Player | Club | |
| August | Template:Flagicon David Pleat | Sheffield Wednesday | Template:Flagicon David Beckham | Manchester United |
| September | Template:Flagicon Joe Kinnear | Wimbledon | Template:Flagicon Patrik Berger | Liverpool |
| October | Template:Flagicon Graeme Souness | Southampton | Template:Flagicon Matt Le Tissier | Southampton |
| November | Template:Flagicon Jim Smith | Derby County | Template:Flagicon Ian Wright | Arsenal |
| December | Template:Flagicon Gordon Strachan | Coventry City | Template:Flagicon Gianfranco Zola | Chelsea |
| January | Template:Flagicon Stuart Pearce | Nottingham Forest | Template:Flagicon Tim Flowers | Blackburn Rovers |
| February | Template:Flagicon Alex Ferguson | Manchester United | Template:FlagiconTemplate:Efn Robbie Earle | Wimbledon |
| March | Template:Flagicon Bryan Robson | Middlesbrough | Template:Flagicon Juninho | Middlesbrough |
| April | Template:Flagicon Graeme Souness | Southampton | Template:FlagiconTemplate:Efn Mickey Evans | Southampton |
Annual awards
| Award | Winner | Club |
|---|---|---|
| Premier League Manager of the Season | Template:Flagicon Alex Ferguson<ref name="Premier League seasonal awards">"Seasonal Awards 1996/97" Template:Webarchive. Retrieved 20 September 2006.</ref> | Manchester United |
| Premier League Player of the Season | Template:Flagicon Juninho<ref name="Premier League seasonal awards" /> | Middlesbrough |
| PFA Players' Player of the Year | Template:Flagicon Alan Shearer<ref>"England Player Honours – Professional Footballers' Association Players' Players of the Year". Retrieved 20 September 2006.</ref> | Newcastle United |
| PFA Young Player of the Year | Template:Flagicon David Beckham<ref>"England Player Honours – Professional Footballers' Association Young Players of the Year". Retrieved 20 September 2006.</ref> | Manchester United |
| FWA Footballer of the Year | Template:Flagicon Gianfranco Zola<ref>"England Player Honours – Football Writers' Association Footballers of the Year". Retrieved 20 September 2006.</ref> | Chelsea |
| PFA Team of the Year | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeeper | Template:Flagicon David Seaman (Arsenal) | |||||||||||
| Defence | Template:Flagicon Gary Neville (Manchester United) | Template:Flagicon Tony Adams (Arsenal) | Template:Flagicon Mark Wright (Liverpool) | Template:Flagicon Stig Inge Bjørnebye (Liverpool) | ||||||||
| Midfield | Template:Flagicon David Beckham (Manchester United) | Template:Flagicon Roy Keane (Manchester United) | Template:Flagicon David Batty (Newcastle United) | Template:Flagicon Steve McManaman (Liverpool) | ||||||||
| Attack | Template:Flagicon Alan Shearer (Newcastle United) | Template:Flagicon Ian Wright (Arsenal) | ||||||||||
Attendances
Manchester United drew the highest average home attendance in the 1996-97 edition of the Premier League. Template:Row counter
See also
Notes
References
External links
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