Liverpool 1996/97

Liverpool finished 4th of 20 in the 1996/97 Premier League with 68 points (won 19, drawn 11, lost 8; scored 62, conceded 37). They were top of the table after 11 matches of 38; lowest 7th, after match 1. Longest runs: 5 wins in a row and 8 unbeaten.

Position after each match

Points against champions and relegated clubs

Liverpool
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	Middlesbrough (away)	3–3 D	Drew	1	7th
2	Mon 19 Aug 1996	Arsenal (home)	2–0 W	Won	4	1st
3	Sat 24 Aug 1996	Sunderland (home)	0–0 D	Drew	5	6th
4	Wed 4 Sep 1996	Coventry (away)	1–0 W	Won	8	3rd
5	Sat 7 Sep 1996	Southampton (home)	2–1 W	Won	11	3rd
6	Sun 15 Sep 1996	Leicester (away)	3–0 W	Won	14	1st
7	Sat 21 Sep 1996	Chelsea (home)	5–1 W	Won	17	1st
8	Sun 29 Sep 1996	West Ham (away)	2–1 W	Won	20	1st
9	Sat 12 Oct 1996	Manchester United (away)	0–1 L	Lost	20	3rd
10	Sun 27 Oct 1996	Derby (home)	2–1 W	Won	23	3rd
11	Sun 3 Nov 1996	Blackburn (away)	0–3 L	Lost	23	4th
12	Sat 16 Nov 1996	Leeds (away)	2–0 W	Won	26	2nd
13	Wed 20 Nov 1996	Everton (home)	1–1 D	Drew	27	2nd
14	Sat 23 Nov 1996	Wimbledon (home)	1–1 D	Drew	28	2nd
15	Mon 2 Dec 1996	Tottenham (away)	2–0 W	Won	31	2nd
16	Sat 7 Dec 1996	Sheffield Wednesday (home)	0–1 L	Lost	31	3rd
17	Sat 14 Dec 1996	Middlesbrough (home)	5–1 W	Won	34	2nd
18	Tue 17 Dec 1996	Nottingham Forest (home)	4–2 W	Won	37	1st
19	Mon 23 Dec 1996	Newcastle (away)	1–1 D	Drew	38	1st
20	Thu 26 Dec 1996	Leicester (home)	1–1 D	Drew	39	1st
21	Sun 29 Dec 1996	Southampton (away)	1–0 W	Won	42	1st
22	Wed 1 Jan 1997	Chelsea (away)	0–1 L	Lost	42	1st
23	Sat 11 Jan 1997	West Ham (home)	0–0 D	Drew	43	1st
24	Sat 18 Jan 1997	Aston Villa (home)	3–0 W	Won	46	1st
25	Sat 1 Feb 1997	Derby (away)	1–0 W	Won	49	2nd
26	Wed 19 Feb 1997	Leeds (home)	4–0 W	Won	52	2nd
27	Sat 22 Feb 1997	Blackburn (home)	0–0 D	Drew	53	2nd
28	Sun 2 Mar 1997	Aston Villa (away)	0–1 L	Lost	53	2nd
29	Mon 10 Mar 1997	Newcastle (home)	4–3 W	Won	56	2nd
30	Sat 15 Mar 1997	Nottingham Forest (away)	1–1 D	Drew	57	2nd
31	Mon 24 Mar 1997	Arsenal (away)	2–1 W	Won	60	2nd
32	Sun 6 Apr 1997	Coventry (home)	1–2 L	Lost	60	3rd
33	Sun 13 Apr 1997	Sunderland (away)	2–1 W	Won	63	3rd
34	Wed 16 Apr 1997	Everton (away)	1–1 D	Drew	64	2nd
35	Sat 19 Apr 1997	Manchester United (home)	1–3 L	Lost	64	3rd
36	Sat 3 May 1997	Tottenham (home)	2–1 W	Won	67	2nd
37	Tue 6 May 1997	Wimbledon (away)	1–2 L	Lost	67	2nd
38	Sun 11 May 1997	Sheffield Wednesday (away)	1–1 D	Drew	68	4th

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.