# 1996–97 Leeds United A.F.C. season

The 1996–1997 season saw Leeds United competing in the Premier League (known as the FA Carling Premiership for sponsorship reasons).

## Competitions

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 9 | Leicester City | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 46 | 54 | −8 | 47 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 10 | Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 44 | 51 | −7 | 46 | |
| 11 | Leeds United | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 28 | 38 | −10 | 46 | |
| 12 | Derby County | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 45 | 58 | −13 | 46 | |
| 13 | Blackburn Rovers | 38 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 42 | 43 | −1 | 42 | |
* ↑ Leicester City qualified for the UEFA Cup as League Cup winners.

### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Source: Statto

### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 |
| Ground | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | H |
| Result | D | L | W | W | L | L | L | L | W | L | L | W | L | W | W | D | D | D | L | L | L | W | W | D | D | L | W | W | W | D | L | D | D | L | D | D | D | D |
| Position | 7 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 |

### Legend

| Win | Draw | Loss |

### Premier League

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| 17 August 1996 | Derby County | A | 3–3 | 17,927 | Laursen (own goal), Bowyer, Harte |
| 20 August 1996 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 0–2 | 31,011 | |
| 24 August 1996 | Wimbledon | H | 1–0 | 25,860 | Sharpe |
| 4 September 1996 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 1–0 | 23,226 | Harte |
| 7 September 1996 | Manchester United | H | 0–4 | 39,694 | |
| 14 September 1996 | Coventry City | A | 1–2 | 17,297 | Couzens |
| 21 September 1996 | Newcastle United | H | 0–1 | 36,070 | |
| 28 September 1996 | Leicester City | A | 0–1 | 20,359 | |
| 12 October 1996 | Nottingham Forest | H | 2–0 | 29,225 | Wallace (2) |
| 19 October 1996 | Aston Villa | A | 0–2 | 39,051 | |
| 26 October 1996 | Arsenal | A | 0–3 | 38,076 | |
| 2 November 1996 | Sunderland | H | 3–0 | 31,667 | Ford, Sharpe, Deane |
| 16 November 1996 | Liverpool | H | 0–2 | 39,981 | |
| 23 November 1996 | Southampton | A | 2–0 | 15,241 | Kelly, Sharpe |
| 30 November 1996 | Chelsea | H | 2–0 | 32,671 | Deane, Rush |
| 3 December 1996 | Middlesbrough | A | 0–0 | 30,018 | |
| 7 December 1996 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 0–0 | 33,783 | |
| 21 December 1996 | Everton | A | 0–0 | 36,954 | |
| 26 December 1996 | Coventry City | H | 1–3 | 36,465 | Deane |
| 28 December 1996 | Manchester United | A | 0–1 | 55,256 | |
| 1 January 1997 | Newcastle United | A | 0–3 | 36,489 | |
| 11 January 1997 | Leicester City | H | 3–0 | 29,486 | Bowyer, Rush (2) |
| 20 January 1997 | West Ham United | A | 2–0 | 19,441 | Kelly, Bowyer |
| 29 January 1997 | Derby County | H | 0–0 | 27,549 | |
| 1 February 1997 | Arsenal | H | 0–0 | 35,502 | |
| 19 February 1997 | Liverpool | A | 0–4 | 38,957 | |
| 22 February 1997 | Sunderland | A | 1–0 | 21,890 | Bowyer |
| 1 March 1997 | West Ham United | H | 1–0 | 30,575 | Sharpe |
| 8 March 1997 | Everton | H | 1–0 | 32,055 | Molenaar |
| 12 March 1997 | Southampton | H | 0–0 | 25,913 | |
| 15 March 1997 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 0–1 | 33,040 | |
| 22 March 1997 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 2–2 | 30,373 | Sharpe, Wallace |
| 7 April 1997 | Blackburn Rovers | H | 0–0 | 27,264 | |
| 16 April 1997 | Wimbledon | A | 0–2 | 7,979 | |
| 19 April 1997 | Nottingham Forest | A | 1–1 | 25,565 | Deane |
| 22 April 1997 | Aston Villa | H | 0–0 | 26,897 | |
| 3 May 1997 | Chelsea | A | 0–0 | 28,277 | |
| 11 May 1997 | Middlesbrough | H | 1–1 | 38,567 | Deane |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R3 | 14 January 1997 | Crystal Palace | A | 2–2 | 21,052 | Deane, Andersen (own goal) |
| R3R | 25 January 1997 | Crystal Palace | H | 1–0 | 21,903 | Wallace |
| R4 | 4 February 1997 | Arsenal | A | 1–0 | 38,115 | Wallace |
| R5 | 15 February 1997 | Portsmouth | H | 2–3 | 35,604 | Bowyer (2) |

### League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R2 1st Leg | 18 September 1996 | Darlington | H | 2–2 | 15,711 | Wallace (2) |
| R2 2nd Leg | 24 September 1996 | Darlington | A | 2–0 (won 4–2 on agg) | 6,298 | Wallace, Harte |
| R3 | 23 October 1996 | Aston Villa | H | 1–2 | 15,803 | Sharpe |

## Statistics

    (Starting appearances + substitute appearances)
| No. | Pos. | Name | League | League | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Total | Total | Discipline | Discipline |
| No. | Pos. | Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | | |
| 1 | GK | Nigel Martyn | 37 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Gary Kelly | 34+2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 41+2 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Tony Dorigo | 15+3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19+3 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Carlton Palmer | 26+2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 31+2 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| 5 | DF | Lucas Radebe | 28+4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32+4 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | David Wetherall | 25+3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 28+5 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | Lee Sharpe | 26 | 5 | 0+1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 29+1 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | FW | Rod Wallace | 17+5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 24+5 | 8 | 4 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Ian Rush | 34+2 | 3 | 2+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 38+5 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | Brian Deane | 27+1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 31+1 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | Lee Bowyer | 32 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 6 | 8 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | Andy Gray | 1+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3+5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | GK | Mark Beeney | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | Richard Jobson | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | Derek Lilley | 4+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | Mark Tinkler | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | Gunnar Halle | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | Harry Kewell | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | Ian Harte | 10+4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 | 13+5 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | Tony Yeboah | 6+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | Mark Ford | 15+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 18+1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | Andy Couzens | 7+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10+3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | Jason Blunt | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | FW | Pierre Laurent | 2+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | Paul Beesley | 11+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13+1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | Paul Shepherd | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | Mark Jackson | 11+6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15+6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | FW | Mark Hateley | 5+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | DF | Robert Molenaar | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | Wesley Boyle | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Transfers

In
Date
Pos.
Name
From
Fee
20 May 1996FW Ian Rush LiverpoolFree
5 July 1996MF Lee Bowyer Charlton Athletic£2,800,000
26 July 1996GK Nigel Martyn Crystal Palace£2,250,000
10 August 1996FW Lee Sharpe Manchester United£4,500,000
13 December 1996DF Gunnar Halle Oldham Athletic£500,000
11 January 1997DF Robert Molenaar Volendam£400,000
1 February 1997DF Pierre Laurent Bastia£250,000
27 March 1997FW Derek Lilley Greenock Morton£500,000
Out
Date
Pos.
Name
To
Fee
1 June 1996
FW
Phil Masinga
FC St. Gallen
Free
1 July 1996MF Gary Speed
Everton
£3,400,000
GK John Lukic ArsenalFree
DF Nigel Worthington Stoke City
26 July 1996MF Gary McAllister Coventry City£3,000,000
7 February 1997DF Paul Beesley Manchester City£500,000
21 February 1997DF Rob Bowman Rotherham UnitedFree
26 March 1997MF Mark Tinkler York City£75,000
Loan in
Date from
Date to
Pos.
Name
From
18 August 19961 January 1997FW Mark Hateley Queens Park Rangers
Loan out
Date from
Date to
Pos.
Name
From
20 August 19966 November 1996FW Tomas Brolin FC Zürich
24 December 199616 June 1997 Parma
3 March 19971 June 1997GK Paul Evans Bradford City
31 March 1997DF Paul Shepherd Ayr United :