Aston Villa 1996/97

Aston Villa finished 5th of 20 in the 1996/97 Premier League with 61 points (won 17, drawn 10, lost 11; scored 47, conceded 34). Highest position 2nd, after match 4; lowest 15th, after match 1. Longest runs: 5 wins in a row, 6 unbeaten and 6 without a win.

Position after each match

Points against champions and relegated clubs

Aston Villa
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	Sheffield Wednesday (away)	1–2 L	Lost	0	15th
2	Wed 21 Aug 1996	Blackburn (home)	1–0 W	Won	3	10th
3	Sat 24 Aug 1996	Derby (home)	2–0 W	Won	6	3rd
4	Wed 4 Sep 1996	Everton (away)	1–0 W	Won	9	2nd
5	Sat 7 Sep 1996	Arsenal (home)	2–2 D	Drew	10	4th
6	Sun 15 Sep 1996	Chelsea (away)	1–1 D	Drew	11	7th
7	Sat 21 Sep 1996	Manchester United (home)	0–0 D	Drew	12	6th
8	Mon 30 Sep 1996	Newcastle (away)	3–4 L	Lost	12	8th
9	Sat 12 Oct 1996	Tottenham (away)	0–1 L	Lost	12	8th
10	Sat 19 Oct 1996	Leeds (home)	2–0 W	Won	15	7th
11	Sat 26 Oct 1996	Sunderland (away)	0–1 L	Lost	15	7th
12	Sat 2 Nov 1996	Nottingham Forest (home)	2–0 W	Won	18	7th
13	Sat 16 Nov 1996	Leicester (home)	1–3 L	Lost	18	9th
14	Sat 23 Nov 1996	Coventry (away)	2–1 W	Won	21	8th
15	Sat 30 Nov 1996	Middlesbrough (home)	1–0 W	Won	24	7th
16	Wed 4 Dec 1996	West Ham (away)	2–0 W	Won	27	5th
17	Sat 7 Dec 1996	Southampton (away)	1–0 W	Won	30	4th
18	Sun 22 Dec 1996	Wimbledon (home)	5–0 W	Won	33	4th
19	Thu 26 Dec 1996	Chelsea (home)	0–2 L	Lost	33	5th
20	Sat 28 Dec 1996	Arsenal (away)	2–2 D	Drew	34	6th
21	Wed 1 Jan 1997	Manchester United (away)	0–0 D	Drew	35	6th
22	Sat 11 Jan 1997	Newcastle (home)	2–2 D	Drew	36	6th
23	Sat 18 Jan 1997	Liverpool (away)	0–3 L	Lost	36	7th
24	Wed 29 Jan 1997	Sheffield Wednesday (home)	0–1 L	Lost	36	7th
25	Sat 1 Feb 1997	Sunderland (home)	1–0 W	Won	39	7th
26	Wed 19 Feb 1997	Coventry (home)	2–1 W	Won	42	5th
27	Sat 22 Feb 1997	Nottingham Forest (away)	0–0 D	Drew	43	5th
28	Sun 2 Mar 1997	Liverpool (home)	1–0 W	Won	46	5th
29	Wed 5 Mar 1997	Leicester (away)	0–1 L	Lost	46	5th
30	Sat 15 Mar 1997	West Ham (home)	0–0 D	Drew	47	6th
31	Sat 22 Mar 1997	Blackburn (away)	2–0 W	Won	50	5th
32	Sat 5 Apr 1997	Everton (home)	3–1 W	Won	53	5th
33	Wed 9 Apr 1997	Wimbledon (away)	2–0 W	Won	56	4th
34	Sat 12 Apr 1997	Derby (away)	1–2 L	Lost	56	4th
35	Sat 19 Apr 1997	Tottenham (home)	1–1 D	Drew	57	5th
36	Tue 22 Apr 1997	Leeds (away)	0–0 D	Drew	58	5th
37	Sat 3 May 1997	Middlesbrough (away)	2–3 L	Lost	58	5th
38	Sun 11 May 1997	Southampton (home)	1–0 W	Won	61	5th

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.