# Engels voetbalkampioenschap 1996/97

1996/97 was het 99ste seizoen in de Engelse voetbalcompetitie. Manchester United voor de tweede keer op rij werd landskampioen.

## Prijzen

| Competitie | Winnaar |
| FA Premier League | Manchester United |
| FA Cup | Chelsea |
| Coca-Cola Cup | Leicester City |
| Football League First Division | Bolton Wanderers |
| Football League Second Division | Bury |
| Football League Third Division | Wigan Athletic |
| FA Community Shield | Manchester United |

## Premier League
### Teams

| Club | Plaats | Stadion | Cap | Trainer | Aanvoerder | Shirtsponsor | Hoofdsponsor |
| Arsenal | Londen | Highbury | 38.419 | Arsène Wenger | Tony Adams | Nike | JVC |
| Aston Villa | Birmingham | Villa Park | 39.399 | Brian Little | Andy Townsend | Reebok | AST Research |
| Blackburn Rovers | Blackburn | Ewood Park | 31.367 | Tony Parkes | Tim Sherwood | Asics | CIS |
| Chelsea | Londen | Stamford Bridge | 36.000 | Ruud Gullit | Dennis Wise | Umbro | Coors |
| Coventry City | Coventry | Highfield Road | 23.489 | Gordon Strachan | Gary McAllister | Le Coq Sportif | Peugeot |
| Derby County | Derby | Baseball Ground* | 18.300 | Jim Smith | Igor Štimac | Puma | Puma |
| Everton | Liverpool | Goodison Park | 40.157 | Dave Watson (interim) | Dave Watson | Umbro | Danka |
| Leeds United | Leeds | Elland Road | 40.204 | George Graham | Lucas Radebe | Puma | Packard Bell |
| Leicester City | Leicester | Filbert Street | 22.000 | Martin O'Neill | Steve Walsh | Fox Leisure | Walkers |
| Liverpool | Liverpool | Anfield | 42.730 | Roy Evans | John Barnes | Reebok | Carlsberg |
| Manchester United | Manchester | Old Trafford | 55.314 | Sir Alex Ferguson | Éric Cantona | Umbro | Sharp |
| Middlesbrough | Middlesbrough | Riverside Stadium | 30.000 | Bryan Robson | Nigel Pearson | Erreà | Cellnet |
| Newcastle United | Newcastle-upon-Tyne | St. James' Park | 36.649 | Kevin Keegan | Peter Beardsley | Adidas | Newcastle Brown Ale |
| Nottingham Forest | West Bridgford | City Ground | 30.539 | Dave Bassett | Stuart Pearce | Umbro | Labatt's |
| Sheffield Wednesday | Sheffield | Hillsborough | 39.859 | David Pleat | Peter Atherton | Puma | Sanderson |
| Southampton | Southampton | The Dell | 15.200 | Graeme Souness | Matthew Le Tissier | Pony | Sanderson |
| Sunderland | Sunderland | Roker Park | 22.500 | Peter Reid | Kevin Ball | Avec | Vaux Breweries |
| Tottenham Hotspur | Londen | White Hart Lane | 36.230 | Gerry Francis | Gary Mabbutt | Umbro | Hewlett-Packard |
| West Ham United | Londen | Boleyn Ground | 28.000 | Harry Redknapp | Julian Dicks | Pony | Dagenham Motors |
| Wimbledon | Londen | Selhurst Park** | 26.309 | Joe Kinnear | Vinnie Jones | Lotto | Elonex |
*: Laatste seizoen van Derby op Baseball Ground voor de club zijn intrek nam in het Pride Park Stadium **: Wimbledon had geen eigen stadion en speelde zijn thuiswedstrijden op het veld van Crystal Palace

#### Trainerswissels

| Team | Vertrekkende manager | Reden van vertrek | Datum van vertrek | Positie in competitie | Nieuwe manager |
| Chelsea | Glenn Hoddle | Ontslag genomen | 10 mei 1996 | Voorbereiding | Ruud Gullit |
| Southampton | David Merrington | Ontslagen | 14 juni 1996 | Voorbereiding | Graeme Souness |
| Arsenal | Bruce Rioch | Ontslagen | 12 augustus 1996 | Voorbereiding | Stewart Houston (interim) |
| Leeds United | Howard Wilkinson | Ontslagen | 10 september 1996 | 9e | George Graham |
| Arsenal | Stewart Houston | Einde van interimperiode | 16 september 1996 | 7e | Pat Rice (interim) |
| Arsenal | Pat Rice | Einde van interimperiode | 30 september 1996 | 3e | Arsène Wenger |
| Blackburn Rovers | Ray Harford | Ontslag genomen | 25 oktober 1996 | 20e | Tony Parkes |
| Coventry City | Ron Atkinson | Aangesteld als Director of Football | 5 november 1996 | 18e | Gordon Strachan |
| Nottingham Forest | Frank Clark | Ontslag genomen | 19 december 1996 | 20e | Stuart Pearce (interim) |
| Newcastle United | Kevin Keegan | Ontslag genomen | 8 januari 1997 | 4e | Terry McDermott (interim) |
| Newcastle United | Terry McDermott | Einde van interimperiode | 14 januari 1997 | 4e | Kenny Dalglish |
| Everton | Joe Royle | Ontslag genomen | 27 maart 1997 | 13e | Dave Watson (interim + speler/coach) |

### Eindstand alle wedstrijden

| Rang | Team | We | Wi | Ge | Ve | Pu | Vo | Te | Sa | Fa |
| | Manchester United | 38 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 75 | 74 | 46 | 28 | 1,609 |
| 2 | Newcastle United | 38 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 69 | 70 | 35 | 35 | 2 |
| 3 | Arsenal | 38 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 68 | 63 | 33 | 30 | 1,909 |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 38 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 64 | 50 | 32 | 18 | 1,563 |
| 5 | Wimbledon | 38 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 58 | 50 | 45 | 5 | 1,111 |
| 6 | Chelsea | 38 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 56 | 58 | 56 | 2 | 1,036 |
| 7 | Sheffield Wednesday | 38 | 13 | 16 | 9 | 55 | 50 | 51 | -1 | 0,98 |
| 8 | Everton | 38 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 54 | 47 | 42 | 5 | 1,119 |
| 9 | Leeds United | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 51 | 53 | 56 | -3 | 0,946 |
| 10 | Leicester City | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 50 | 32 | 36 | -4 | 0,889 |
| 11 | Liverpool | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 50 | 49 | 55 | -6 | 0,891 |
| 12 | Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 48 | 44 | 49 | -5 | 0,898 |
| 13 | Derby County | 38 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 47 | 44 | 57 | -13 | 0,772 |
| 14 | West Ham United | 38 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 43 | 40 | 48 | -8 | 0,833 |
| 15 | Southampton | 38 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 42 | 49 | 49 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Blackburn Rovers | 38 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 41 | 42 | 48 | -6 | 0,875 |
| 17 | Coventry City | 38 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 40 | 39 | 56 | -17 | 0,696 |
| 18 | Nottingham Forest | 38 | 7 | 17 | 14 | 38 | 33 | 55 | -22 | 0,6 |
| 19 | Middlesbrough | 38 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 36 | 50 | 63 | -13 | 0,794 |
| 20 | Sunderland | 38 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 36 | 33 | 58 | -25 | 0,569 |
* Middlesbrough kreeg 3 strafpunten

### Eindstand thuiswedstrijden

| Rang | Team | We | Wi | Ge | Ve | Pu | Vo | Te | Sa | Fa |
| 1 | Newcastle United | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 42 | 54 | 20 | 34 | 2,7 |
| 2 | Manchester United | 19 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 41 | 38 | 17 | 21 | 2,235 |
| 3 | Aston Villa | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 38 | 27 | 13 | 14 | 2,077 |
| 4 | Leeds United | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 38 | 23 | 15 | 1,652 |
| 5 | Arsenal | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 35 | 36 | 18 | 18 | 2 |
| 6 | Chelsea | 19 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 35 | 33 | 22 | 11 | 1,5 |
| 7 | Sheffield Wednesday | 19 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 34 | 25 | 16 | 9 | 1,563 |
| 8 | Wimbledon | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 33 | 28 | 21 | 7 | 1,333 |
| 9 | Derby County | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 30 | 25 | 22 | 3 | 1,136 |
| 10 | Middlesbrough | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 34 | 25 | 9 | 1,36 |
| 11 | Blackburn Rovers | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 28 | 23 | 5 | 1,217 |
| 12 | Leicester City | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 28 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 1,154 |
| 13 | Tottenham Hotspur | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 1,118 |
| 14 | Sunderland | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 1,111 |
| 15 | West Ham United | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 2 | 1,08 |
| 16 | Liverpool | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 22 | 26 | -4 | 0,846 |
| 17 | Southampton | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 32 | 24 | 8 | 1,333 |
| 18 | Everton | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 1,333 |
| 19 | Coventry City | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 19 | 23 | -4 | 0,826 |
| 20 | Nottingham Forest | 19 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 15 | 27 | -12 | 0,556 |

### Eindstand uitwedstrijden

| Rang | Team | We | Wi | Ge | Ve | Pu | Vo | Te | Sa | Fa |
| 1 | Arsenal | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 33 | 27 | 15 | 12 | 1,8 |
| 2 | Manchester United | 19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 31 | 36 | 29 | 7 | 1,241 |
| 3 | Everton | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 23 | 24 | -1 | 0,958 |
| 4 | Newcastle United | 19 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 27 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 1,067 |
| 5 | Aston Villa | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 1,211 |
| 6 | Wimbledon | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 25 | 22 | 24 | -2 | 0,917 |
| 7 | Liverpool | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 27 | 29 | -2 | 0,931 |
| 8 | Leicester City | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 22 | 17 | 23 | -6 | 0,739 |
| 9 | Chelsea | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 21 | 25 | 34 | -9 | 0,735 |
| 10 | Sheffield Wednesday | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 25 | 35 | -10 | 0,714 |
| 11 | Tottenham Hotspur | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 25 | 32 | -7 | 0,781 |
| 12 | Nottingham Forest | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 18 | 28 | -10 | 0,643 |
| 13 | Coventry City | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 20 | 33 | -13 | 0,606 |
| 14 | Southampton | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 17 | 25 | -8 | 0,68 |
| 15 | Derby County | 19 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 19 | 35 | -16 | 0,543 |
| 16 | West Ham United | 19 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 13 | 23 | -10 | 0,565 |
| 17 | Leeds United | 19 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 33 | -18 | 0,455 |
| 18 | Blackburn Rovers | 19 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 25 | -11 | 0,56 |
| 19 | Middlesbrough | 19 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 16 | 38 | -22 | 0,421 |
| 20 | Sunderland | 19 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 40 | -27 | 0,325 |

### Legenda eindstanden

| Afkorting | Beschrijving |
| We | Gespeelde wedstrijden |
| Wi | Gewonnen wedstrijden |
| Ge | Gelijk gespeelde wedstrijden |
| Ve | Verloren wedstrijden |
| Pu | Behaalde punten |
| Vo | Doelpunten voor |
| Te | Doelpunten tegen |
| Sa | Saldo (= Voor - Tegen) |
| Fa | Factor (= Voor / Tegen) |
| Geel | Kampioen |
| Oranje | Promovendus |
| Rood | Degradant |

### Uitslagen

| | ARS | AST | BLA | CHE | COV | DER | EVE | LEE | LEI | LIV | MUN | MID | NEW | NOT | SWE | SOU | SUN | TOT | WHU | WIM |
| Arsenal | | 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 - 1 |
| Aston Villa | 2 - 2 | | 1 - 0 | 0 - 2 | 2 - 1 | 2 - 0 | 1 - 0 | 3 - 1 | 2 - 0 | 1 - 3 | 0 - 0 | 1 - 0 | 2 - 2 | 2 - 0 | 0 - 1 | 1 - 0 | 1 - 0 | 1 - 1 | 0 - 0 | 5 - 0 |
| Blackburn Rovers | 0 - 2 | 0 - 2 | | 1 - 1 | 4 - 0 | 1 - 2 | 1 - 1 | 3 - 0 | 0 - 1 | 2 - 4 | 2 - 3 | 0 - 0 | 1 - 0 | 1 - 1 | 4 - 1 | 2 - 1 | 1 - 0 | 0 - 2 | 2 - 1 | 3 - 1 |
| Chelsea | 0 - 3 | 1 - 1 | 1 - 1 | | 2 - 0 | 3 - 1 | 2 - 2 | 1 - 0 | 0 - 0 | 2 - 1 | 1 - 1 | 1 - 0 | 1 - 1 | 1 - 1 | 2 - 2 | 1 - 0 | 6 - 2 | 3 - 1 | 3 - 1 | 2 - 4 |
| Coventry City | 1 - 1 | 1 - 2 | 0 - 0 | 3 - 1 | | 1 - 2 | 0 - 1 | 0 - 0 | 2 - 1 | 0 - 0 | 0 - 2 | 3 - 0 | 2 - 1 | 0 - 3 | 0 - 0 | 1 - 1 | 2 - 2 | 1 - 2 | 1 - 3 | 1 - 1 |
| Derby County | 1 - 3 | 2 - 1 | 0 - 0 | 3 - 2 | 2 - 1 | | 0 - 1 | 0 - 1 | 3 - 3 | 2 - 0 | 1 - 1 | 2 - 1 | 0 - 1 | 0 - 0 | 2 - 2 | 1 - 1 | 1 - 0 | 4 - 2 | 1 - 0 | 0 - 2 |
| Everton | 2 - 0 | 0 - 2 | 0 - 1 | 3 - 0 | 0 - 2 | 0 - 0 | | 5 - 1 | 1 - 2 | 1 - 1 | 1 - 2 | 2 - 1 | 1 - 0 | 1 - 1 | 1 - 1 | 0 - 0 | 4 - 0 | 1 - 1 | 1 - 1 | 0 - 2 |
| Leeds United | 1 - 3 | 1 - 2 | 5 - 1 | 4 - 3 | 4 - 2 | 2 - 0 | 2 - 0 | | 2 - 0 | 0 - 1 | 2 - 1 | 7 - 1 | 0 - 0 | 1 - 3 | 1 - 0 | 2 - 1 | 2 - 1 | 0 - 0 | 1 - 1 | 1 - 3 |
| Leicester City | 0 - 0 | 0 - 0 | 0 - 0 | 2 - 0 | 1 - 3 | 0 - 0 | 0 - 2 | 1 - 0 | | 3 - 0 | 0 - 4 | 1 - 1 | 0 - 1 | 2 - 0 | 0 - 2 | 0 - 0 | 3 - 0 | 0 - 0 | 1 - 0 | 1 - 0 |
| Liverpool | 0 - 2 | 1 - 0 | 1 - 1 | 1 - 3 | 0 - 2 | 4 - 2 | 0 - 3 | 1 - 2 | 1 - 0 | | 2 - 2 | 1 - 3 | 2 - 0 | 2 - 2 | 1 - 0 | 2 - 1 | 1 - 1 | 1 - 1 | 0 - 1 | 1 - 0 |
| Manchester United | 1 - 0 | 0 - 0 | 2 - 2 | 1 - 2 | 3 - 1 | 2 - 3 | 2 - 2 | 1 - 0 | 1 - 0 | 3 - 1 | | 3 - 3 | 0 - 0 | 4 - 1 | 2 - 0 | 2 - 1 | 5 - 0 | 2 - 0 | 2 - 0 | 2 - 1 |
| Middlesbrough | 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 - 0 |
| Newcastle United | 1 - 2 | 4 - 3 | 2 - 1 | 3 - 1 | 4 - 0 | 3 - 1 | 1 - 1 | 4 - 1 | 3 - 0 | 4 - 3 | 5 - 0 | 3 - 1 | | 5 - 0 | 1 - 2 | 0 - 1 | 1 - 1 | 7 - 1 | 1 - 1 | 2 - 0 |
| Nottingham Forest | 2 - 1 | 0 - 0 | 2 - 2 | 2 - 0 | 0 - 1 | 1 - 1 | 0 - 1 | 1 - 1 | 1 - 1 | 0 - 0 | 0 - 4 | 1 - 1 | 0 - 0 | | 0 - 3 | 1 - 3 | 1 - 4 | 2 - 1 | 0 - 2 | 1 - 1 |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 0 - 0 | 2 - 1 | 1 - 1 | 0 - 2 | 0 - 0 | 0 - 0 | 2 - 1 | 1 - 1 | 2 - 2 | 2 - 1 | 1 - 1 | 3 - 1 | 1 - 1 | 2 - 0 | | 1 - 1 | 2 - 1 | 2 - 1 | 0 - 0 | 3 - 1 |
| Southampton | 0 - 2 | 0 - 1 | 2 - 0 | 0 - 0 | 2 - 2 | 3 - 1 | 0 - 1 | 2 - 2 | 0 - 2 | 2 - 2 | 6 - 3 | 4 - 0 | 2 - 2 | 2 - 2 | 2 - 3 | | 3 - 0 | 0 - 1 | 2 - 0 | 0 - 0 |
| Sunderland | 1 - 0 | 1 - 0 | 0 - 0 | 3 - 0 | 1 - 0 | 2 - 0 | 1 - 2 | 3 - 0 | 0 - 1 | 0 - 0 | 2 - 1 | 2 - 2 | 1 - 2 | 1 - 1 | 1 - 1 | 0 - 1 | | 0 - 4 | 0 - 0 | 1 - 3 |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 0 - 0 | 1 - 0 | 2 - 1 | 1 - 2 | 1 - 2 | 1 - 1 | 0 - 0 | 0 - 2 | 1 - 0 | 1 - 2 | 1 - 2 | 1 - 0 | 1 - 2 | 0 - 1 | 1 - 1 | 3 - 1 | 2 - 0 | | 1 - 0 | 1 - 0 |
| West Ham United | 1 - 2 | 0 - 2 | 2 - 1 | 3 - 2 | 1 - 1 | 1 - 1 | 1 - 2 | 2 - 2 | 0 - 2 | 1 - 0 | 2 - 2 | 0 - 0 | 0 - 0 | 0 - 1 | 5 - 1 | 2 - 1 | 2 - 0 | 4 - 3 | | 0 - 2 |
| Wimbledon | 2 - 2 | 0 - 2 | 1 - 0 | 0 - 1 | 2 - 2 | 1 - 1 | 4 - 0 | 2 - 1 | 2 - 0 | 1 - 3 | 0 - 3 | 1 - 1 | 1 - 1 | 1 - 0 | 4 - 2 | 3 - 1 | 1 - 0 | 1 - 0 | 1 - 1 | |

### Scheidsrechters

| Naam | Geboren | Duels | | | |
| Reed, Michael Michael Reed | 22.10.1951 | 24 | 95 | 2 | 2 |
| Bodenham, Martin Martin Bodenham | 23.04.1950 | 23 | 85 | 0 | 2 |
| Dunn, Steve Steve Dunn | 24.10.1957 | 23 | 73 | 1 | 1 |
| Durkin, Paul Paul Durkin | 15.08.1955 | 23 | 49 | 1 | 2 |
| Wilkie, Alan Alan Wilkie | 00.00.1951 | 23 | 54 | 1 | 0 |
| Poll, Graham Graham Poll | 29.07.1963 | 22 | 77 | 2 | 1 |
| Alcock, Paul Paul Alcock | 28.10.1953 | 21 | 50 | 1 | 1 |
| Lodge, Stephen Stephen Lodge | 26.09.1952 | 21 | 58 | 3 | 0 |
| Barber, Graham Graham Barber | 05.06.1958 | 20 | 83 | 1 | 0 |
| Burge, Keith Keith Burge | 10.08.1950 | 20 | 44 | 0 | 0 |
| Dilkes, Roger Roger Dilkes | 16.08.1948 | 20 | 42 | 1 | 0 |
| Elleray, David David Elleray | 03.09.1954 | 20 | 61 | 3 | 2 |
| Jones, Peter Peter Jones | 00.00.1950 | 20 | 66 | 3 | 0 |
| Riley, Mike Mike Riley | 17.12.1964 | 20 | 66 | 2 | 3 |
| Danson, Paul Paul Danson | 02.05.1958 | 19 | 74 | 0 | 3 |
| Winter, Jeff Jeff Winter | 18.04.1955 | 19 | 60 | 0 | 2 |
| Willard, Gary Gary Willard | 03.09.1959 | 18 | 65 | 1 | 0 |
| Ashby, Gerald Gerald Ashby | 06.11.1949 | 14 | 46 | 3 | 0 |
| Gallagher, Dermot Dermot Gallagher | 20.05.1957 | 9 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| Stretton, Frazer Frazer Stretton | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totaal | Totaal | 380 | 1167 | 25 | 19 |

### Manchester United

Bijgaand een overzicht van de spelers van Manchester United, die in het seizoen 1996/97 onder leiding van trainer-coach Alex Ferguson voor de elfde keer in de clubgeschiedenis kampioen van Engeland werden en zodoende de titel prolongeerden.
| Naam | Min. | Duels | B | | | | | | |
| David Beckham | 2987' | 36 | 33 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Éric Cantona | 3229' | 36 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter Schmeichel | 3240' | 36 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ole Gunnar Solskjær | 2215' | 32 | 25 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Denis Irwin | 2589' | 31 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ronny Johnsen | 2385' | 31 | 26 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Neville | 2719' | 31 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| David May | 2478' | 29 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Pallister | 2285' | 27 | 27 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Nicky Butt | 1944' | 26 | 24 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Giggs | 2144' | 26 | 25 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Scholes | 1407' | 24 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Karel Poborský | 1283' | 22 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Roy Keane | 1741' | 21 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Andy Cole | 1034' | 20 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian McClair | 781' | 19 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Neville | 1366' | 18 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordi Cruyff | 1010' | 16 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Clegg | 308' | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Casper | 39' | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Thornley | 98' | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Raimond van der Gouw | 180' | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John O'Kane | 89' | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Appleton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grant Brebner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Cooke | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Curtis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Simon Davies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jon Macken | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Mulryne | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Colin Murdock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Notman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Pilkington | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Football League First Division
### Eindstand

| № | Club | WG | W | G | V | DV | DT | +/– | Punten |
| 1 | Bolton Wanderers | 46 | 28 | 14 | 4 | 100 | 53 | +47 | 98 |
| 2 | Barnsley | 46 | 22 | 14 | 10 | 76 | 55 | +21 | 80 |
| 3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 46 | 22 | 10 | 14 | 68 | 51 | +17 | 76 |
| 4 | Ipswich Town | 46 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 68 | 50 | +18 | 74 |
| 5 | Sheffield United | 46 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 75 | 52 | +23 | 73 |
| 6 | Crystal Palace | 46 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 78 | 48 | +30 | 71 |
| 7 | Portsmouth | 46 | 20 | 8 | 18 | 59 | 53 | +6 | 68 |
| 8 | Port Vale | 46 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 58 | 55 | +3 | 67 |
| 9 | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 64 | 60 | +4 | 66 |
| 10 | Birmingham City | 46 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 52 | 48 | +4 | 66 |
| 11 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 63 | 56 | +7 | 65 |
| 12 | Stoke City | 46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 51 | 57 | –6 | 64 |
| 13 | Norwich City | 46 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 63 | 68 | –5 | 63 |
| 14 | Manchester City | 46 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 59 | 60 | –1 | 61 |
| 15 | Charlton Athletic | 46 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 52 | 66 | –14 | 59 |
| 16 | West Bromwich Albion | 46 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 68 | 72 | –4 | 57 |
| 17 | Oxford United | 46 | 16 | 9 | 21 | 64 | 68 | –4 | 57 |
| 18 | Reading | 46 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 58 | 67 | –9 | 57 |
| 19 | Swindon Town | 46 | 15 | 9 | 22 | 52 | 71 | –19 | 54 |
| 20 | Huddersfield Town | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 48 | 61 | –13 | 54 |
| 21 | Bradford City | 46 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 47 | 72 | –25 | 48 |
| 22 | Grimsby Town | 46 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 60 | 81 | –21 | 46 |
| 23 | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 51 | 66 | –15 | 43 |
| 24 | Southend United | 46 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 42 | 86 | –44 | 39 |

### Play-offs

| Halve finale | Halve finale | Halve finale | Finale | Finale |
| Crystal Palace | 3 | 1 |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1 | 2 |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1 | 2 | Crystal Palace | 1 |
| | | | Sheffield United | 0 |
| Sheffield United | 1 | 2 | Sheffield United | 0 |
| Ipswich Town | 1 | 2 |