Season 1996-97
| Cup Competition | ||||||||
| FA Cup Final 1997 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PL | Chelsea | 2 | 0 | Middlesbrough | PL | Wembley Stadium (Empire Stadium), London | 79,160 | |
| Di Matteo, Newton | ||||||||
| FA Cup Semi-Finals 1997 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||||
| PL | Chelsea | 3 | 0 | Wimbledon | PL | Highbury, London | 32,674 | |
| Hughes M 2, Zola | ||||||||
| PL | Middlesbrough | 3 | 3 | Chesterfield | D 2 | Old Trafford, Manchester | 49,640 | aet |
| Ravanelli, Hignett OG, Festa | Morris, Dyche (p), Hewitt | |||||||
| FA Cup Semi-Finals 1997 Replay | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||||
| PL | Middlesbrough | 3 | 0 | Chesterfield | D 2 | Hillsborough, Sheffield | 30,339 | |
| Beck, Ravanelli, Emerson | ||||||||
| League Cup Final 1997 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||||
| PL | Leicester City | 1 | 1 | Middlesbrough | PL | Wembley Stadium (Empire Stadium), London | 76,757 | aet |
| Heskey | Ravanelli | |||||||
| League Cup Final 1997 Replay | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||||
| PL | Leicester City | 1 | 0 | Middlesbrough | PL | Hillsborough, Sheffield | 39,428 | aet |
| Claridge | ||||||||
| League Cup Semi-Finals 1997 1st & 2nd Leg | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||||
| PL | Leicester City | 0 | 0 | Wimbledon | PL | Filbert Street, Leicester | 16,021 | |
| D 2 | Stockport County | 0 | 2 | Middlesbrough | PL | Edgeley Park, Stockport | 11,778 | |
| Beck, Ravanelli | ||||||||
| PL | Wimbledon | 1 | 1 | Leicester City | PL | Selhurst Park, London | 17,810 | aet agg 1-1 agr |
| Gayle | Grayson | |||||||
| *Leicester City won on away goal rule. | ||||||||
| PL | Middlesbrough | 0 | 1 | Stockport County | D 2 | Riverside Stadium, Moddlesbrough | 29,633 | agg 2-1 |
| Connelly | ||||||||
| First Divison Play-off Final 1997 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||||
| D 1 | Crystal Palace | 1 | 0 | Sheffield United | D 1 | Wembley Stadium (Empire Stadium), London | 64,383 | |
| Hopkin | ||||||||
| Second Divison Play-off Final 1997 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||||
| D 2 | Crewe Alexandra | 1 | 0 | Brentford | D 2 | Wembley Stadium (Empire Stadium), London | 34,149 | |
| Smith | ||||||||
| Third Divison Play-off Final 1997 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||||
| D 3 | Northampton Town | 1 | 0 | Swansea City | D 3 | Wembley Stadium (Empire Stadium), London | 46,804 | |
| Frain | ||||||||
Final Table for Season 1996-97
| Premier League | ||||||||||||||||||
| Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Ptn |  | Premier League | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | FA Cup | FL Cup | Euro Comp |
| 1 | 0 | Manchester United | 38 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 38 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 38 | 27 | 32 | 75 | Rd 4 | Rd 4 | CL SF |
| 2 | 0 | Newcastle United | 38 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 54 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 19 | 20 | 33 | 68 | Rd 4 | Rd 4 | UEFA QF |
| 3 | 2 | Arsenal | 38 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 14 | 30 | 68 | Rd 4 | Rd 4 | UEFA Rd 3 |
| 4 | -1 | Liverpool | 38 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 38 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 18 | 25 | 68 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | CWC SF |
| 5 | -1 | Aston Villa | 38 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 27 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 21 | 13 | 61 | Rd 4 | Rd 4 | UEFA Rd 3 |
| 6 | 5 | Chelsea | 38 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 33 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 25 | 33 | 3 | 59 | Win | Rd 3 | |
| 7 | 8 | Sheffield Wednesday | 38 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 25 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 35 | -1 | 57 | Rd 6 | Rd 2 | |
| 8 | 6 | Wimbledon | 38 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 28 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 25 | 3 | 56 | SF | SF | |
| 9 | D 1 | Leicester City | 38 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 26 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 28 | -8 | 47 | Rd 5 | Win | |
| 10 | -2 | Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 25 | 34 | -7 | 46 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | |
| 11 | 2 | Leeds United | 38 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 25 | -10 | 46 | Rd 5 | Rd 3 | |
| 12 | D 1 | Derby County | 38 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 22 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 36 | -13 | 46 | Rd 6 | Rd 2 | |
| 13 | -6 | Blackburn Rovers | 38 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 23 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 14 | 20 | -1 | 42 | Rd 4 | Rd 3 | |
| 14 | -4 | West Ham United | 38 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 25 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 23 | -9 | 42 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | |
| 15 | -9 | Everton | 38 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 22 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 35 | -13 | 42 | Rd 4 | Rd 2 | |
| 16 | 1 | Southampton | 38 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 32 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 32 | -6 | 41 | Rd 3 | Rd 5 | |
| 17 | -1 | Coventry City | 38 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 31 | -16 | 41 | Rd 5 | Rd 3 | |
| 18 | D 1 | Sunderland | 38 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 35 | -18 | 40 | Rd 3 | Rd 3 | |
| 19 | -7 | Middlesbrough | 38 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 34 | 25 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 35 | -9 | 39 | Final | Final | |
| 20 | -11 | Nottingham Forest | 38 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 27 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 32 | -28 | 34 | Rd 5 | Rd 3 | |
| Notes | ||||||||||||||||||
| Middlesbrough deducted 3 pts. | ||||||||||||||||||
| First Division | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Ptn | | First Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GS | Pts | FA Cup | FL Cup | Euro Comp |
| 1 | PL | Bolton Wanderers | 46 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 60 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 40 | 33 | 100 | 98 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | |
| 2 | 8 | Barnsley | 46 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 43 | 19 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 33 | 36 | 76 | 80 | Rd 4 | Rd 2 | |
| 3 | 17 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 46 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 31 | 24 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 37 | 27 | 68 | 76 | Rd 3 | Rd 1 | |
| 4 | 3 | Ipswich Town | 46 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 44 | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 24 | 27 | 68 | 74 | Rd 3 | Rd 5 | |
| 5 | 4 | Sheffield United | 46 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 46 | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 29 | 29 | 75 | 73 | Rd 3 | Rd 2 | |
| 6 | -3 | Crystal Palace | 46 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 39 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 39 | 26 | 78 | 71 | Rd 3 | Rd 3 | |
| 7 | 14 | Portsmouth | 46 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 32 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 27 | 29 | 59 | 68 | Rd 6 | Rd 2 | |
| 8 | 4 | Port Vale | 46 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 36 | 28 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 27 | 58 | 67 | Rd 3 | Rd 3 | |
| 9 | PL | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 33 | 25 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 31 | 35 | 64 | 66 | Rd 5 | Rd 2 | |
| 10 | 5 | Birmingham City | 46 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 30 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 22 | 30 | 52 | 66 | Rd 5 | Rd 2 | |
| 11 | 2 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 42 | 27 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 29 | 63 | 65 | Rd 3 | Rd 2 | |
| 12 | -8 | Stoke City | 46 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 34 | 22 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 35 | 51 | 64 | Rd 3 | Rd 3 | |
| 13 | 3 | Norwich City | 46 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 28 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 35 | 50 | 63 | 63 | Rd 4 | Rd 1 | |
| 14 | PL | Manchester City | 46 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 34 | 25 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 25 | 35 | 59 | 61 | Rd 5 | Rd 2 | |
| 15 | -9 | Charlton Athletic | 46 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 36 | 28 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 38 | 52 | 59 | Rd 3 | Rd 3 | |
| 16 | -5 | West Bromwich Albion | 46 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 37 | 33 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 31 | 39 | 68 | 57 | Rd 3 | Rd 1 | |
| 17 | D 2 | Oxford United | 46 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 44 | 26 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 42 | 64 | 57 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | |
| 18 | 1 | Reading | 46 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 37 | 24 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 43 | 58 | 57 | Rd 4 | Rd 1 | |
| 19 | D 2 | Swindon Town | 46 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 36 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 44 | 52 | 54 | Rd 3 | Rd 3 | |
| 20 | -12 | Huddersfield Town | 46 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 28 | 20 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 41 | 48 | 54 | Rd 3 | Rd 3 | |
| 21 | D 2 | Bradford City | 46 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 32 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 18 | 40 | 47 | 48 | Rd 5 | Rd 1 | |
| 22 | -5 | Grimsby Town | 46 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 31 | 34 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 29 | 47 | 60 | 46 | Rd 3 | Rd 1 | |
| 23 | -5 | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 30 | 30 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 36 | 51 | 43 | Rd 3 | Rd 3 | |
| 24 | -10 | Southend United | 46 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 32 | 32 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 10 | 54 | 42 | 39 | Rd 3 | Rd 1 | |
| Second Division | ||||||||||||||||||
| Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Ptn | | Second Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GS | Pts | FA Cup | FL Cup | Euro Comp |
| 1 | D 3 | Bury | 46 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 39 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 23 | 31 | 62 | 84 | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | |
| 2 | 7 | Stockport County | 46 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 31 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 28 | 27 | 59 | 82 | Rd 4 | SF | |
| 3 | D 1 | Luton Town | 46 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 38 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 33 | 31 | 71 | 78 | Rd 3 | Rd 3 | |
| 4 | 11 | Brentford | 46 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 26 | 22 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 30 | 21 | 56 | 74 | Rd 3 | Rd 2 | |
| 5 | 8 | Bristol City | 46 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 43 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 26 | 33 | 69 | 73 | Rd 3 | Rd 2 | |
| 6 | -1 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 38 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 18 | 32 | 56 | 73 | Rd 3 | Rd 1 | |
| 7 | -4 | Blackpool | 46 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 41 | 21 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 19 | 26 | 60 | 69 | Rd 2 | Rd 2 | |
| 8 | 0 | Wrexham | 46 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 37 | 28 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 22 | 54 | 69 | Rd 6 | Rd 1 | |
| 9 | 8 | Burnley | 46 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 48 | 27 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 23 | 28 | 71 | 68 | Rd 3 | Rd 2 | |
| 10 | -3 | Chesterfield | 46 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 25 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 21 | 42 | 68 | SF | Rd 1 | |
| 11 | D 3 | Gillingham | 46 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 37 | 25 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 23 | 34 | 60 | 67 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | |
| 12 | -1 | Walsall | 46 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 35 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 19 | 32 | 54 | 67 | Rd 2 | Rd 1 | |
| 13 | D 1 | Watford | 46 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 24 | 14 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 21 | 24 | 45 | 67 | Rd 4 | Rd 2 | |
| 14 | D 1 | Millwall | 46 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 22 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 23 | 33 | 50 | 61 | Rd 1 | Rd 1 | |
| 15 | D 3 | Preston North End | 46 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 33 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 16 | 36 | 49 | 61 | Rd 2 | Rd 2 | |
| 16 | -2 | AFC Bournemouth | 46 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 24 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 25 | 43 | 60 | Rd 1 | Rd 1 | |
| 17 | -7 | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 34 | 22 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 28 | 47 | 56 | Rd 1 | Rd 1 | |
| 18 | -6 | Wycombe Wanderers | 46 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 31 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 42 | 51 | 55 | Rd 3 | Rd 2 | |
| 19 | D 3 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 19 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 28 | 40 | 47 | 54 | Rd 3 | Rd 1 | |
| 20 | 0 | York City | 46 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 27 | 31 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 37 | 47 | 52 | Rd 3 | Rd 3 | |
| 21 | -2 | Peterborough United | 46 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 38 | 34 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 39 | 55 | 47 | Rd 4 | Rd 2 | |
| 22 | -4 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 27 | 32 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 42 | 49 | 46 | Rd 1 | Rd 1 | |
| 23 | -7 | Rotherham United | 46 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 41 | 39 | 35 | Rd 1 | Rd 1 | |
| 24 | -20 | Notts County | 46 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 20 | 25 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 34 | 33 | 35 | Rd 3 | Rd 1 | |
| Third Division | ||||||||||||||||||
| Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Ptn | | Third Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GS | Pts | FA Cup | FL Cup | Euro Comp |
| 1 | 9 | Wigan Athletic | 46 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 53 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 31 | 30 | 84 | 87 | Rd 1 | Rd 1 | |
| 2 | 15 | Fulham | 46 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 41 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 31 | 18 | 72 | 87 | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | |
| 3 | D 2 | Carlisle United | 46 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 41 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 26 | 23 | 67 | 84 | Rd 4 | Rd 2 | |
| 4 | 7 | Northampton Town | 46 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 43 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 24 | 27 | 67 | 72 | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | |
| 5 | D 2 | Swansea City | 46 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 37 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 25 | 38 | 62 | 71 | Rd 1 | Rd 1 | |
| 6 | 2 | Chester City | 46 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 30 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 27 | 55 | 70 | Rd 3 | Rd 1 | |
| 7 | 15 | Cardiff City | 46 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 30 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 26 | 31 | 56 | 69 | Rd 2 | Rd 1 | |
| 8 | -1 | Colchester United | 46 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 36 | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 26 | 28 | 62 | 68 | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | |
| 9 | 9 | Lincoln City | 46 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 35 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 35 | 44 | 70 | 66 | Rd 1 | Rd 3 | |
| 10 | 6 | Cambridge United | 46 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 30 | 27 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 23 | 32 | 53 | 65 | Rd 2 | Rd 1 | |
| 11 | 8 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 21 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 28 | 47 | 64 | Rd 2 | Rd 1 | |
| 12 | 11 | Scarborough | 46 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 36 | 31 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 29 | 37 | 65 | 63 | Rd 2 | Rd 2 | |
| 13 | -1 | Scunthorpe United | 46 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 36 | 33 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 23 | 29 | 59 | 63 | Rd 2 | Rd 1 | |
| 14 | 1 | Rochdale | 46 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 34 | 24 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 24 | 34 | 58 | 58 | Rd 2 | Rd 1 | |
| 15 | -6 | Barnet | 46 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 32 | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 28 | 46 | 58 | Rd 2 | Rd 2 | |
| 16 | 5 | Leyton Orient | 46 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 22 | 38 | 50 | 57 | Rd 2 | Rd 1 | |
| 17 | D 2 | Hull City | 46 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 29 | 26 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 44 | 57 | Rd 2 | Rd 1 | |
| 18 | -13 | Darlington | 46 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 37 | 28 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 27 | 50 | 64 | 52 | Rd 2 | Rd 1 | |
| 19 | -6 | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 29 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 23 | 43 | 52 | 52 | Rd 1 | Rd 1 | |
| 20 | 0 | Hartlepool United | 46 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 33 | 32 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 20 | 34 | 53 | 51 | Rd 1 | Rd 1 | |
| 21 | 3 | Torquay United | 46 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 24 | 24 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 22 | 38 | 46 | 50 | Rd 1 | Rd 1 | |
| 22 | -8 | Exeter City | 46 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 25 | 30 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 23 | 43 | 48 | 48 | Rd 2 | Rd 1 | |
| 23 | D 2 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 46 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 41 | 27 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 43 | 53 | 47 | Rd 1 | Rd 1 | |
| 24 | -18 | Hereford United | 46 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 26 | 25 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 24 | 40 | 50 | 47 | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | |
| Notes | ||||||||||||||||||
| Macclesfield Town promoted to the Third Division. Brighton & Hove Albion deducted 2 pts. | ||||||||||||||||||
