1

17/08/1996

Wimbledon

A

Selhurst Park

W

3

0

Eric Cantona 25', Denis Irwin 57', David Beckham 87'

2

21/08/1996

Everton

H

Old Trafford

D

2

2

Jordi Cryuff 70', Unsworth 82' (o.g.)

Duncan Ferguson 35', 41'

3

25/08/1996

Blackburn Rovers

H

Old Trafford

D

2

2

Jordi Cryuff 38', Ole Gunnar Solskjaer 69'

Paul Warhurst 34', Lars Bohinen 51'

4

04/09/1996

Derby County

A

Baseball Ground

D

1

1

David Beckham 38'

Jacob Laursen 25'

5

07/09/1996

Leeds United

A

Elland Road

W

4

0

Nigel Martyn 3' (o.g.), Nicky Butt 49', Karel Poborsky 76', Eric Cantona 90'

6

14/09/1996

Nottingham Forest

H

Old Trafford

W

4

1

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer 22', Ryan Giggs 41', Eric Cantona 82', 90' (pen)

Alf-Inge Haaland 3'

7

21/09/1996

Aston Villa

A

Villa Park

D

0

0

8

29/09/1996

Tottenham Hotspur

H

Old Trafford

W

2

0

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer 38', 57'

9

12/10/1996

Liverpool

H

Old Trafford

W

1

0

David Beckham 23'

10

20/10/1996

Newcastle United

A

St James Park, Newcastle

L

0

5

Darren Peacock 13', David Ginola 31', Les Ferdinand 63', Alan Shearer 75', Philippe Albert 84'

11

26/10/1996

Southampton

A

The Dell

L

3

6

David Beckham 42', David May 56', Paul Scholes 89'

Eyal Berkovic 6', 84', Matt Le Tissier 35', Egil Ostenstad 45', 86', Phil Neville 90' (o.g.)

12

02/11/1996

Chelsea

H

Old Trafford

L

1

2

David May 81'

Michael Duberry 31', Gianluca Vialli 60'

13

16/11/1996

Arsenal

H

Old Trafford

W

1

0

Nigel Winterburn 62' (o.g.)

14

23/11/1996

Middlesbrough

A

Riverside Stadium

D

2

2

Roy Keane 17', David May 73'

Fabrizio Ravanelli 27', Craig Hignett 82' (pen)

15

30/11/1996

Leicester City

H

Old Trafford

W

3

1

Nicky Butt 76', 87', Ole Gunnar Solskjaer 85'

Neil Lennon 90'

16

08/12/1996

West Ham United

A

Boleyn Ground

D

2

2

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer 54', David Beckham 75'

Florin Raducioiu 78', Julian Dicks 80' (pen)

17

18/12/1996

Sheffield Wednesday

A

Hillsborough

D

1

1

Paul Scholes 61'

Benito Carbone 57'

18

21/12/1996

Sunderland

H

Old Trafford

W

5

0

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer 36', 48', Eric Cantona 43' (pen), 79', Nicky Butt 58'

19

26/12/1996

Nottingham Forest

A

City Ground, Nottingham

W

4

0

David Beckham 24', Nicky Butt 44', Ole Gunnar Solskjaer 67', Andrew Cole 76'

20

28/12/1996

Leeds United

H

Old Trafford

W

1

0

Eric Cantona 9' (pen)

21

01/01/1997

Aston Villa

H

Old Trafford

D

0

0

22

12/01/1997

Tottenham Hotspur

A

White Hart Lane

W

2

1

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer 23', David Beckham 76'

Rory Allen 44'

23

18/01/1997

Coventry City

A

Highfield Road

W

2

0

Ryan Giggs 61', Ole Gunnar Solskjaer 80'

24

29/01/1997

Wimbledon

H

Old Trafford

W

2

1

Ryan Giggs 75', Andrew Cole 82'

Chris Perry 61'

25

01/02/1997

Southampton

H

Old Trafford

W

2

1

Gary Pallister 19', Eric Cantona 79'

Egil Ostenstad 10'

26

19/02/1997

Arsenal

A

Highbury

W

2

1

Andrew Cole 18', Ole Gunnar Solskjaer 32'

Dennis Bergkamp 70'

27

22/02/1997

Chelsea

A

Stamford Bridge

D

1

1

David Beckham 68'

Gianfranco Zola 2'

28

01/03/1997

Coventry City

H

Old Trafford

W

3

1

Gary Breen 4' (o.g.), Eoin Jess 5' (o.g.), Karel Poborsky 47'

Darren Huckerby 85'

29

08/03/1997

Sunderland

A

Roker Park

L

1

2

Andy Melville 77' (o.g.)

Michael Gray 52', John Mullin 76'

30

15/03/1997

Sheffield Wednesday

H

Old Trafford

W

2

0

Andrew Cole 19', Karel Poborsky 60'

31

22/03/1997

Everton

A

Goodison Park

W

2

0

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer 35', Eric Cantona 79'

32

05/04/1997

Derby County

H

Old Trafford

L

2

3

Eric Cantona 47', Ole Gunnar Solskjaer 76'

Ashley Ward 28', Paulo Wanchope 35', Dean Sturridge 74'

33

12/04/1997

Blackburn Rovers

A

Ewood Park

W

3

2

Andrew Cole 32', Paul Scholes 42', Eric Cantona 79'

Billy McKinlay 35', Paul Warhurst 86'

34

19/04/1997

Liverpool

A

Anfield

W

3

1

Gary Pallister 13', 42', Andrew Cole 63'

John Barnes 19'

35

03/05/1997

Leicester City

A

Filbert Street

D

2

2

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer 45', 52'

Steve Walsh 16', Ian Marshall 20'

36

05/05/1997

Middlesbrough

H

Old Trafford

D

3

3

Roy Keane 34', Gary Neville 42', Ole Gunnar Solskjaer 67'

Juninho 15', Emerson 37', Craig Hignett 40'

37

08/05/1997

Newcastle United

H

Old Trafford

D

0

0

38

11/05/1997

West Ham United

H

Old Trafford

W

2

0

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer 12', Jordi Cruyff 84'