Manchester City · First Division 1996/97

Manchester City 1996/97

Manchester City finished 14th of 24 in the 1996/97 First Division with 61 points (won 17, drawn 10, lost 19; scored 59, conceded 60). They were top of the table after 1 match of 46; lowest 21st, after match 17. Longest runs: 4 wins in a row, 9 unbeaten and 6 without a win.

Position after each match

Points against champions and relegated clubs

Manchester City
Champions, middle half
Relegated, middle half

Bands: the middle half of champions’ and relegated clubs’ points after each match, from every complete 24-club Championship season on file.

Results

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Pts	Pos
1	Fri 16 Aug 1996	Ipswich (home)	1–0 W	Won	3	1st
2	Tue 20 Aug 1996	Bolton (away)	0–1 L	Lost	3	11th
3	Sat 24 Aug 1996	Stoke (away)	1–2 L	Lost	3	15th
4	Tue 3 Sep 1996	Charlton (home)	2–1 W	Won	6	10th
5	Sat 7 Sep 1996	Barnsley (home)	1–2 L	Lost	6	13th
6	Tue 10 Sep 1996	Port Vale (away)	2–0 W	Won	9	7th
7	Sat 14 Sep 1996	Crystal Palace (away)	1–3 L	Lost	9	13th
8	Sat 21 Sep 1996	Birmingham (home)	1–0 W	Won	12	9th
9	Sat 28 Sep 1996	Sheffield United (away)	0–2 L	Lost	12	14th
10	Sat 12 Oct 1996	QPR (away)	2–2 D	Drew	13	16th
11	Tue 15 Oct 1996	Reading (away)	0–2 L	Lost	13	18th
12	Sat 19 Oct 1996	Norwich (home)	2–1 W	Won	16	13th
13	Sun 27 Oct 1996	Wolves (home)	0–1 L	Lost	16	17th
14	Tue 29 Oct 1996	Southend (away)	3–2 W	Won	19	12th
15	Sat 2 Nov 1996	Swindon (away)	0–2 L	Lost	19	17th
16	Wed 13 Nov 1996	Oxford (home)	2–3 L	Lost	19	19th
17	Sat 16 Nov 1996	Portsmouth (away)	1–2 L	Lost	19	21st
18	Tue 19 Nov 1996	Huddersfield (home)	0–0 D	Drew	20	19th
19	Sat 23 Nov 1996	Tranmere (home)	1–2 L	Lost	20	21st
20	Wed 27 Nov 1996	West Brom (home)	3–2 W	Won	23	17th
21	Sun 1 Dec 1996	Wolves (away)	0–3 L	Lost	23	21st
22	Sat 7 Dec 1996	Bradford (home)	3–2 W	Won	26	17th
23	Sat 21 Dec 1996	Oldham (away)	1–2 L	Lost	26	20th
24	Thu 26 Dec 1996	Port Vale (home)	0–1 L	Lost	26	20th
25	Sat 28 Dec 1996	Barnsley (away)	0–2 L	Lost	26	21st
26	Sat 11 Jan 1997	Crystal Palace (home)	1–1 D	Drew	27	21st
27	Sat 18 Jan 1997	Huddersfield (away)	1–1 D	Drew	28	21st
28	Wed 29 Jan 1997	Sheffield United (home)	0–0 D	Drew	29	21st
29	Sun 2 Feb 1997	Oxford (away)	4–1 W	Won	32	20th
30	Sat 8 Feb 1997	Southend (home)	3–0 W	Won	35	20th
31	Sat 22 Feb 1997	Swindon (home)	3–0 W	Won	38	19th
32	Sat 1 Mar 1997	Bradford (away)	3–1 W	Won	41	16th
33	Wed 5 Mar 1997	Portsmouth (home)	1–1 D	Drew	42	19th
34	Sat 8 Mar 1997	Oldham (home)	1–0 W	Won	45	16th
35	Tue 11 Mar 1997	Birmingham (away)	0–2 L	Lost	45	17th
36	Sat 15 Mar 1997	Grimsby (away)	1–1 D	Drew	46	16th
37	Tue 18 Mar 1997	Tranmere (away)	1–1 D	Drew	47	17th
38	Sat 22 Mar 1997	Stoke (home)	2–0 W	Won	50	15th
39	Sat 5 Apr 1997	Charlton (away)	1–1 D	Drew	51	18th
40	Wed 9 Apr 1997	Bolton (home)	1–2 L	Lost	51	18th
41	Sat 12 Apr 1997	West Brom (away)	3–1 W	Won	54	15th
42	Wed 16 Apr 1997	Grimsby (home)	3–1 W	Won	57	14th
43	Sat 19 Apr 1997	QPR (home)	0–3 L	Lost	57	15th
44	Tue 22 Apr 1997	Ipswich (away)	0–1 L	Lost	57	15th
45	Fri 25 Apr 1997	Norwich (away)	0–0 D	Drew	58	14th
46	Sat 3 May 1997	Reading (home)	3–2 W	Won	61	13th

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.