Southampton 1996/97

Southampton finished 16th of 20 in the 1996/97 Premier League with 41 points (won 10, drawn 11, lost 17; scored 50, conceded 56). Highest position 11th, after match 1; lowest 20th, after match 23. Longest runs: 7 unbeaten and 7 without a win.

Position after each match

Points against champions and relegated clubs

Southampton
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	Sun 18 Aug 1996	Chelsea (home)	0–0 D	Drew	1	11th
2	Wed 21 Aug 1996	Leicester (away)	1–2 L	Lost	1	15th
3	Sat 24 Aug 1996	West Ham (away)	1–2 L	Lost	1	17th
4	Wed 4 Sep 1996	Nottingham Forest (home)	2–2 D	Drew	2	18th
5	Sat 7 Sep 1996	Liverpool (away)	1–2 L	Lost	2	18th
6	Sat 14 Sep 1996	Tottenham (home)	0–1 L	Lost	2	19th
7	Mon 23 Sep 1996	Wimbledon (away)	1–3 L	Lost	2	19th
8	Sat 28 Sep 1996	Middlesbrough (home)	4–0 W	Won	5	18th
9	Sun 13 Oct 1996	Coventry (away)	1–1 D	Drew	6	18th
10	Sat 19 Oct 1996	Sunderland (home)	3–0 W	Won	9	17th
11	Sat 26 Oct 1996	Manchester United (home)	6–3 W	Won	12	14th
12	Sat 2 Nov 1996	Sheffield Wednesday (away)	1–1 D	Drew	13	14th
13	Sat 16 Nov 1996	Everton (away)	1–7 L	Lost	13	14th
14	Sat 23 Nov 1996	Leeds (home)	0–2 L	Lost	13	17th
15	Sat 30 Nov 1996	Blackburn (away)	1–2 L	Lost	13	17th
16	Wed 4 Dec 1996	Arsenal (away)	1–3 L	Lost	13	17th
17	Sat 7 Dec 1996	Aston Villa (home)	0–1 L	Lost	13	18th
18	Sat 21 Dec 1996	Derby (home)	3–1 W	Won	16	16th
19	Thu 26 Dec 1996	Tottenham (away)	1–3 L	Lost	16	19th
20	Sun 29 Dec 1996	Liverpool (home)	0–1 L	Lost	16	19th
21	Sat 11 Jan 1997	Middlesbrough (away)	1–0 W	Won	19	19th
22	Sat 18 Jan 1997	Newcastle (home)	2–2 D	Drew	20	19th
23	Sat 1 Feb 1997	Manchester United (away)	1–2 L	Lost	20	20th
24	Sat 22 Feb 1997	Sheffield Wednesday (home)	2–3 L	Lost	20	20th
25	Wed 26 Feb 1997	Wimbledon (home)	0–0 D	Drew	21	20th
26	Sat 1 Mar 1997	Newcastle (away)	1–0 W	Won	24	19th
27	Wed 5 Mar 1997	Everton (home)	2–2 D	Drew	25	18th
28	Wed 12 Mar 1997	Leeds (away)	0–0 D	Drew	26	19th
29	Sat 15 Mar 1997	Arsenal (home)	0–2 L	Lost	26	20th
30	Wed 19 Mar 1997	Chelsea (away)	0–1 L	Lost	26	20th
31	Sat 22 Mar 1997	Leicester (home)	2–2 D	Drew	27	20th
32	Sat 5 Apr 1997	Nottingham Forest (away)	3–1 W	Won	30	19th
33	Wed 9 Apr 1997	Derby (away)	1–1 D	Drew	31	19th
34	Sat 12 Apr 1997	West Ham (home)	2–0 W	Won	34	17th
35	Sat 19 Apr 1997	Coventry (home)	2–2 D	Drew	35	18th
36	Tue 22 Apr 1997	Sunderland (away)	1–0 W	Won	38	15th
37	Sat 3 May 1997	Blackburn (home)	2–0 W	Won	41	14th
38	Sun 11 May 1997	Aston Villa (away)	0–1 L	Lost	41	16th

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.