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NEWTON HEATH/
MANCHESTER UNITED SEASON
1996-1997

Manchester United season stats A statistical compilation of all Newton Heath/Manchester United matches during the 1996-1997 season including RESULTS, STATS and HISTORY. Navigate page below for a statistical breakdown unrivalled by other sites, as we are proud to showcase the club’s entire history of first team games offering stats on appearances, goals, opponent manager, club manager, stadium, competition, opponents, opponent nationality, red cards, cup finals, penalties for, penalties against, own goals for, own goals against, most goals scored, most goals conceded, hat-tricks and a chronological list of all matches played in 1996-1997.
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Newton Heath/Manchester United 1996-1997 Season Record

Manchester United club crest PWDLFA
P W D L F A Diff Win%
H 27 16 6 5 49 22 +27 59.26
A 26 11 8 7 42 32 +10 42.31
N 1 1 0 0 4 0 +4 100.00
Total 54 28 14 12 95 54 +41 51.85
 
First Match Played: 11 Aug 1996 Newcastle United W 4-0 Charity Shield @ Wembley  
Last Match Played: 11 May 1997 West Ham United W 2-0 Premiership @ Old Trafford
Highest Attendance: (73214) 11 Aug 1996 Newcastle United W 4-0 Charity Shield @ Wembley
Most Goals scored in a Match: (5) See table below
Most Goals Conceded in a Match: (6) See table below
Other information
Goals scored Appearances Opponent Manager Club Manager
No Player Name Goals Apps
1. Solskjaer, Ole-Gunnar 19 46
2. Cantona, Eric 15 50
3. Beckham, David 12 49
4. Cole, Andrew 7 28
5. Scholes, Paul 6 33
6. Butt, Nicky 6 36
7. Giggs, Ryan 5 37
8. Poborsky, Karel 4 33
9. May, David 4 41
10. Cruyff, Jordi 3 22
11. Keane, Roy 3 33
12. Pallister, Gary 3 37
13. Irwin, Denis 1 43
14. Neville, Gary 1 46
No Player Name Apps Goals
1. Cantona, Eric 50 15
2. Beckham, David 49 12
3. Schmeichel, Peter 49 0
4. Neville, Gary 46 1
5. Solskjaer, Ole-Gunnar 46 19
6. Irwin, Denis 43 1
7. Johnsen, Ronny 42 0
8. May, David 41 4
9. Giggs, Ryan 37 5
10. Pallister, Gary 37 3
11. Butt, Nicky 36 6
12. Keane, Roy 33 3
13. Poborsky, Karel 33 4
14. Scholes, Paul 33 6
15. Cole, Andrew 28 7
16. McClair, Brian 27 0
17. Neville, Phillip 24 0
18. Cruyff, Jordi 22 3
19. Casper, Chris 6 0
20. Clegg, Michael 6 0
21. van der Gouw, Raimond 5 0
22. Thornley, Ben 4 0
23. Appleton, Michael 2 0
24. Davies, Simon 2 0
25. O'Kane, John 2 0
26. Cooke, Terry 1 0
No Opponent Manager Count
1. Kinnear, Joe 4
2. Francis, Gerry 3
3. O'Neill, Martin 3
4. Keegan, Kevin 2
5. Royle, Joe 2
6. Smith, Jim 2
7. Lippi, Marcello 2
8. Little, Brian 2
9. Dokupil, Ernst 2
10. Evans, Roy 2
11. Lazaroni, Sebastiao 2
12. Souness, Graeme 2
13. Gullit, Ruud 2
14. Wenger, Arsene 2
15. Robson, Bryan 2
16. Redknapp, Harry 2
17. Pleat, David 2
18. Reid, Peter 2
19. Strachan, Gordon 2
20. Oliveira, Antonio 2
21. Hitzfeld, Ottmar 2
22. Harford, Ray 1
23. Wilkinson, Howard 1
24. Clark, Frank 1
25. McMahon, Steve 1
26. Pearce, Stuart 1
27. Graham, George 1
28. Parkes, Tony 1
29. Dalglish, Kenny 1
No MUFC Managers Count
1. Ferguson, Alex 54
Stadiums Manchester United have played at Manchester United by competition Manchester United opponents Manchester United opponent nationality
No Stadium Count
1. Old Trafford 27
2. Filbert Street 2
3. Selhurst Park 2
4. Anfield 1
5. Baseball Ground 1
6. Boleyn Ground 1
7. City Ground, Nottingham 1
8. Elland Road 1
9. Ernst Happel Stadion 1
10. Estadio das Antas 1
11. Ewood Park 1
12. Goodison Park 1
13. Highbury 1
14. Highfield Road 1
15. Hillsborough 1
16. Riverside Stadium 1
17. Roker Park 1
18. St James Park, Newcastle 1
19. Stadio Delle Alpi 1
20. Stamford Bridge 1
21. Sukru Saracoglu 1
22. The Dell 1
23. Villa Park 1
24. Wembley 1
25. Westfalenstadion 1
26. White Hart Lane 1
No Competition Count
1. Premiership 38
2. European Cup 10
3. FA Cup 3
4. League Cup 2
5. Charity Shield 1
No Opponent Count
1. Wimbledon 4
2. Leicester City 3
3. Newcastle United 3
4. Tottenham Hotspur 3
5. Arsenal 2
6. Aston Villa 2
7. Blackburn Rovers 2
8. Borussia Dortmund 2
9. Chelsea 2
10. Coventry City 2
11. Derby County 2
12. Everton 2
13. Fenerbahce 2
14. Juventus 2
15. Leeds United 2
16. Liverpool 2
17. Middlesbrough 2
18. Nottingham Forest 2
19. Porto 2
20. Rapid Vienna 2
21. Sheffield Wednesday 2
22. Southampton 2
23. Sunderland 2
24. West Ham United 2
25. Swindon Town 1
No Opponent Nationality Count
1. England 44
2. Austria 2
3. Germany 2
4. Italy 2
5. Portugal 2
6. Turkey 2
Manchester United red cards Manchester United Cup Finals
No Date Player Opponent
1. 26-10-1996 Keane, Roy Southampton
No Date WDL F-A Opponent Competition
1. 11-08-1996 W 4-0 Newcastle United Charity Shield
Manchester United penalties scored Manchester United penalties conceded
No Date Player Name No Opponent
1. 14-09-1996 Cantona, Eric 1 Nottingham Forest
2. 21-12-1996 Cantona, Eric 1 Sunderland
3. 28-12-1996 Cantona, Eric 1 Leeds United
Date Opponent No F-A Scorer
20-11-1996 Juventus 1 0-1 Alessandro Del Piero 35' (pen)
23-11-1996 Middlesbrough 1 2-2 Fabrizio Ravanelli 27', Craig Hignett 82' (pen)
08-12-1996 West Ham United 1 2-2 Florin Raducioiu 78', Julian Dicks 80' (pen)
Manchester United own goals for Manchester United own goals against
Date No F-A Opponents Scorers
21-08-1996 1 2-2 Everton Jordi Cruyff 70', David Unsworth 82' (o.g.)
07-09-1996 1 4-0 Leeds United Nigel Martyn 3' (o.g.), Nicky Butt 49', Karel Poborsky 76', Eric Cantona 90'
16-11-1996 1 1-0 Arsenal Nigel Winterburn 62' (o.g.)
01-03-1997 2 3-1 Coventry City Gary Breen 4' (o.g.), Eoin Jess 5' (o.g.), Karel Poborsky 47'
08-03-1997 1 1-2 Sunderland Andy Melville 77' (o.g.)
Date No F-A Player Name Opponent
26-10-1996 1 3-6 Neville, Phillip Southampton
Manchester United most goals scored Manchester United most goals conceded
Date Opponent WDL F-A HAN Competition
21-12-1996 Sunderland W 5-0 H Premiership
Date Opponent WDL F-A HAN Competition
26-10-1996 Southampton L 3-6 A Premiership
Manchester United Hat-tricks  
No Date Player Name No Opponent
No hat-tricks recorded.
 
Matches played in 1996-1997
No Date Comp WDL F-A HAN Scorers Opp Scorers
1. 11-08-1996 CS W 4-0 N Eric Cantona 25', Nicky Butt 30', David Beckham 86', Roy Keane 88'
2. 17-08-1996 PL W 3-0 A Eric Cantona 25', Denis Irwin 57', David Beckham 87'
3. 21-08-1996 PL D 2-2 H Jordi Cruyff 70', David Unsworth 82' (o.g.) Duncan Ferguson 35', 41'
4. 25-08-1996 PL D 2-2 H Jordi Cruyff 38', Ole Gunnar Solskjaer 69' Paul Warhurst 34', Lars Bohinen 51'
5. 04-09-1996 PL D 1-1 A David Beckham 38' Jacob Laursen 25'
6. 07-09-1996 PL W 4-0 A Nigel Martyn 3' (o.g.), Nicky Butt 49', Karel Poborsky 76', Eric Cantona 90'
7. 11-09-1996 EC/UCL L 0-1 A Alen Boksic 34'
8. 14-09-1996 PL W 4-1 H Ole Gunnar Solskjaer 22', Ryan Giggs 41', Eric Cantona 82', 90' (pen) Alf-Inge Haaland 3'
9. 21-09-1996 PL D 0-0 A
10. 25-09-1996 EC/UCL W 2-0 H Ole Gunnar Solskjaer 20', David Beckham 27'
11. 29-09-1996 PL W 2-0 H Ole Gunnar Solskjaer 38', 57'
12. 12-10-1996 PL W 1-0 H David Beckham 23'
13. 16-10-1996 EC/UCL W 2-0 A David Beckham 55', Eric Cantona 60'
14. 20-10-1996 PL L 0-5 A Darren Peacock 13', David Ginola 31', Les Ferdinand 63', Alan Shearer 75', Philippe Albert 84'
15. 23-10-1996 LC W 2-1 H Karel Poborsky 20', Paul Scholes 72' Peter Thorne 52'
16. 26-10-1996 PL L 3-6 A 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.)
17. 30-10-1996 EC/UCL L 0-1 H Elvir Bolic 78'
18. 02-11-1996 PL L 1-2 H David May 81' Michael Duberry 31', Gianluca Vialli 60'
19. 16-11-1996 PL W 1-0 H Nigel Winterburn 62' (o.g.)
20. 20-11-1996 EC/UCL L 0-1 H Alessandro Del Piero 35' (pen)
21. 23-11-1996 PL D 2-2 A Roy Keane 17', David May 73' Fabrizio Ravanelli 27', Craig Hignett 82' (pen)
22. 27-11-1996 LC L 0-2 A Steve Claridge 39', Emile Heskey 77'
23. 30-11-1996 PL W 3-1 H Nicky Butt 76', 87', Ole Gunnar Solskjaer 85' Neil Lennon 90'
24. 04-12-1996 EC/UCL W 2-0 A Ryan Giggs 24', Eric Cantona 72'
25. 08-12-1996 PL D 2-2 A Ole Gunnar Solskjaer 54', David Beckham 75' Florin Raducioiu 78', Julian Dicks 80' (pen)
26. 18-12-1996 PL D 1-1 A Paul Scholes 61' Benito Carbone 57'
27. 21-12-1996 PL W 5-0 H Ole Gunnar Solskjaer 36', 48', Eric Cantona 43' (pen), 79', Nicky Butt 58'
28. 26-12-1996 PL W 4-0 A David Beckham 24', Nicky Butt 44', Ole Gunnar Solskjaer 67', Andrew Cole 76'
29. 28-12-1996 PL W 1-0 H Eric Cantona 9' (pen)
30. 01-01-1997 PL D 0-0 H
31. 05-01-1997 FAC W 2-0 H Paul Scholes 51', David Beckham 82'
32. 12-01-1997 PL W 2-1 A Ole Gunnar Solskjaer 23', David Beckham 76' Rory Allen 44'
33. 18-01-1997 PL W 2-0 A Ryan Giggs 61', Ole Gunnar Solskjaer 80'
34. 25-01-1997 FAC D 1-1 H Paul Scholes 89' Robbie Earle 90'
35. 29-01-1997 PL W 2-1 H Ryan Giggs 75', Andrew Cole 82' Chris Perry 61'
36. 01-02-1997 PL W 2-1 H Gary Pallister 19', Eric Cantona 79' Egil Ostenstad 10'
37. 04-02-1997 FAC L 0-1 A Marcus Gayle 64'
38. 19-02-1997 PL W 2-1 A Andrew Cole 18', Ole Gunnar Solskjaer 32' Dennis Bergkamp 70'
39. 22-02-1997 PL D 1-1 A David Beckham 68' Gianfranco Zola 2'
40. 01-03-1997 PL W 3-1 H Gary Breen 4' (o.g.), Eoin Jess 5' (o.g.), Karel Poborsky 47' Darren Huckerby 85'
41. 05-03-1997 EC/UCL W 4-0 H David May 22', Eric Cantona 34', Ryan Giggs 60', Andrew Cole 80'
42. 08-03-1997 PL L 1-2 A Andy Melville 77' (o.g.) Michael Gray 52', John Mullin 76'
43. 15-03-1997 PL W 2-0 H Andrew Cole 19', Karel Poborsky 60'
44. 19-03-1997 EC/UCL D 0-0 A
45. 22-03-1997 PL W 2-0 A Ole Gunnar Solskjaer 35', Eric Cantona 79'
46. 05-04-1997 PL L 2-3 H Eric Cantona 47', Ole Gunnar Solskjaer 76' Ashley Ward 28', Paulo Wanchope 35', Dean Sturridge 74'
47. 09-04-1997 EC/UCL L 0-1 A Rene Tretschok 76'
48. 12-04-1997 PL W 3-2 A Andrew Cole 32', Paul Scholes 42', Eric Cantona 79' Billy McKinlay 35', Paul Warhurst 86'
49. 19-04-1997 PL W 3-1 A Gary Pallister 13', 42', Andrew Cole 63' John Barnes 19'
50. 23-04-1997 EC/UCL L 0-1 H Lars Ricken 8'
51. 03-05-1997 PL D 2-2 A Ole Gunnar Solskjaer 45', 52' Steve Walsh 16', Ian Marshall 20'
52. 05-05-1997 PL D 3-3 H Roy Keane 34', Gary Neville 42', Ole Gunnar Solskjaer 67' Juninho 15', Emerson 37', Craig Hignett 40'
53. 08-05-1997 PL D 0-0 H
54. 11-05-1997 PL W 2-0 H Ole Gunnar Solskjaer 12', Jordi Cruyff 84'
 

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