Arsenal 1996/97

Arsenal finished 3rd of 20 in the 1996/97 Premier League with 68 points (won 19, drawn 11, lost 8; scored 62, conceded 32). They were top of the table after 6 matches of 38; lowest 8th, after match 5. Longest runs: 4 wins in a row and 10 unbeaten.

Position after each match

Points against champions and relegated clubs

Arsenal
Champions, middle half
Relegated, middle half

Bands: the middle half of champions’ and relegated clubs’ points after each match, from every complete 20-club Premier League season on file.

Results

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Pts	Pos
1	Sat 17 Aug 1996	West Ham (home)	2–0 W	Won	3	3rd
2	Mon 19 Aug 1996	Liverpool (away)	0–2 L	Lost	3	7th
3	Sat 24 Aug 1996	Leicester (away)	2–0 W	Won	6	3rd
4	Wed 4 Sep 1996	Chelsea (home)	3–3 D	Drew	7	5th
5	Sat 7 Sep 1996	Aston Villa (away)	2–2 D	Drew	8	8th
6	Mon 16 Sep 1996	Sheffield Wednesday (home)	4–1 W	Won	11	7th
7	Sat 21 Sep 1996	Middlesbrough (away)	2–0 W	Won	14	3rd
8	Sat 28 Sep 1996	Sunderland (home)	2–0 W	Won	17	2nd
9	Sat 12 Oct 1996	Blackburn (away)	2–0 W	Won	20	2nd
10	Sat 19 Oct 1996	Coventry (home)	0–0 D	Drew	21	1st
11	Sat 26 Oct 1996	Leeds (home)	3–0 W	Won	24	1st
12	Sat 2 Nov 1996	Wimbledon (away)	2–2 D	Drew	25	1st
13	Sat 16 Nov 1996	Manchester United (away)	0–1 L	Lost	25	3rd
14	Sun 24 Nov 1996	Tottenham (home)	3–1 W	Won	28	2nd
15	Sat 30 Nov 1996	Newcastle (away)	2–1 W	Won	31	1st
16	Wed 4 Dec 1996	Southampton (home)	3–1 W	Won	34	1st
17	Sat 7 Dec 1996	Derby (home)	2–2 D	Drew	35	1st
18	Sat 21 Dec 1996	Nottingham Forest (away)	1–2 L	Lost	35	2nd
19	Thu 26 Dec 1996	Sheffield Wednesday (away)	0–0 D	Drew	36	2nd
20	Sat 28 Dec 1996	Aston Villa (home)	2–2 D	Drew	37	3rd
21	Wed 1 Jan 1997	Middlesbrough (home)	2–0 W	Won	40	2nd
22	Sat 11 Jan 1997	Sunderland (away)	0–1 L	Lost	40	2nd
23	Sun 19 Jan 1997	Everton (home)	3–1 W	Won	43	3rd
24	Wed 29 Jan 1997	West Ham (away)	2–1 W	Won	46	2nd
25	Sat 1 Feb 1997	Leeds (away)	0–0 D	Drew	47	3rd
26	Sat 15 Feb 1997	Tottenham (away)	0–0 D	Drew	48	3rd
27	Wed 19 Feb 1997	Manchester United (home)	1–2 L	Lost	48	3rd
28	Sun 23 Feb 1997	Wimbledon (home)	0–1 L	Lost	48	4th
29	Sat 1 Mar 1997	Everton (away)	2–0 W	Won	51	3rd
30	Sat 8 Mar 1997	Nottingham Forest (home)	2–0 W	Won	54	2nd
31	Sat 15 Mar 1997	Southampton (away)	2–0 W	Won	57	3rd
32	Mon 24 Mar 1997	Liverpool (home)	1–2 L	Lost	57	3rd
33	Sat 5 Apr 1997	Chelsea (away)	3–0 W	Won	60	2nd
34	Sat 12 Apr 1997	Leicester (home)	2–0 W	Won	63	2nd
35	Sat 19 Apr 1997	Blackburn (home)	1–1 D	Drew	64	2nd
36	Mon 21 Apr 1997	Coventry (away)	1–1 D	Drew	65	2nd
37	Sat 3 May 1997	Newcastle (home)	0–1 L	Lost	65	3rd
38	Sun 11 May 1997	Derby (away)	3–1 W	Won	68	3rd

Score is this club’s goals first. Pos is the position in the table after that day’s matches; points include deductions from the date they applied.