OzWhite's Leeds United F.C. History
Leeds United F.C. History : Foreword
1919-29 - The Twenties
1930-39 - The Thirties
1939-46 - The War Years
1947-49 - Post War Depression
1949-57 - The Reign of King John
1957-63 - From Charles to Revie
1961-75 - The Revie Years
1975-82 - The Downward Spiral
1982-88 - The Dark Years
1988-96 - The Wilko Years
1996-04 - The Rollercoaster Ride
2004-17 - Down Among The Deadmen
2018-22 - The El Loco Era: Back Where We Belong
2022-24 - Marsch back to the Championship
100 Greatest LUFC Players Ever
Greatest Leeds United Games
Players' Profiles
Managers' Profiles
Leeds City F.C. History
Leeds City F.C. Player and Manager Profiles
Leeds United/City Statistics
Leeds United/City Captains
Leeds United/City Friendlies and Other Games
Leeds United/City Reserves and Other Teams

Leeds United 1996-97:

Comp.DateOpponentsScoreScorersTeamPos.CrowdCaptain

EPL 1/38

17-08-1996

Derby County (a)

3-3 (D)

Laursen (og) Harte Bowyer

Team

7

17,927

Ian Rush

EPL 2/38

20-08-1996

Sheffield Wednesday (h)

0-2 (L)

Team

14

31,011

Ian Rush

EPL 3/38

26-08-1996

Wimbledon (h)

1-0 (W)

Sharpe

Team

11

25,860

Ian Rush

EPL 4/38

04-09-1996

Blackburn Rovers (a)

1-0 (W)

Harte

Team

6

23,226

Ian Rush

EPL 5/38

07-09-1996

Manchester United (h)

0-4 (L)

Team

9

39,694

Ian Rush

EPL 6/38

14-09-1996

Coventry City (a)

1-2 (L)

Couzens

Team

12

17,297

Ian Rush

LCR2 1/3

18-09-1996

Darlington (h)

2-2 (D)

Wallace 2

Team

12

15,230

Ian Rush

EPL 7/38

21-09-1996

Newcastle United (h)

0-1 (L)

Team

14

36,070

Ian Rush

LCR2R 2/3

24-09-1996

Darlington (a)

2-0 (W)

Wallace Harte

Team

15

6,298

Carlton Palmer

EPL 8/38

28-09-1996

Leicester City (a)

0-1 (L)

Team

17

20,359

Carlton Palmer

EPL 9/38

12-10-1996

Nottingham Forest (h)

2-0 (W)

Wallace 2

Team

14

29,165

Ian Rush

EPL 10/38

19-10-1996

Aston Villa (a)

0-2 (L)

Team

16

39,051

Ian Rush

LCR3 3/3

23-10-1996

Aston Villa (h)

1-2 (L)

Sharpe

Team

16

15,083

Ian Rush

EPL 11/38

26-10-1996

Arsenal (a)

0-3 (L)

Team

17

38,076

Ian Rush

EPL 12/38

02-11-1996

Sunderland (h)

3-0 (W)

Ford Sharpe Deane

Team

17

31,667

Ian Rush

EPL 13/38

16-11-1996

Liverpool (h)

0-2 (L)

Team

17

39,981

Ian Rush

EPL 14/38

23-11-1996

Southampton (a)

2-0 (W)

Kelly Sharpe

Team

14

15,241

Ian Rush

EPL 15/38

01-12-1996

Chelsea (h)

2-0 (W)

Deane Rush

Team

12

32,671

Ian Rush

EPL 16/38

07-12-1996

Middlesbrough (a)

0-0 (D)

Team

13

30,018

Ian Rush

EPL 17/38

14-12-1996

Tottenham Hotspur (h)

0-0 (D)

Team

13

33,783

Ian Rush

EPL 18/38

21-12-1996

Everton (a)

0-0 (D)

Team

12

36,954

Ian Rush

EPL 19/38

26-12-1996

Coventry City (h)

1-3 (L)

Deane

Team

14

36,465

Ian Rush

EPL 20/38

28-12-1996

Manchester United (a)

0-1 (L)

Team

15

55,256

Ian Rush

EPL 21/38

01-01-1997

Newcastle United (a)

0-3 (L)

Team

15

36,489

Ian Rush

EPL 22/38

11-01-1997

Leicester City (h)

3-0 (W)

Rush 2 Bowyer

Team

12

29,486

Ian Rush

FACR3 1/4

14-01-1997

Crystal Palace (a)

2-2 (D)

Deane Andersen (og)

Team

12

21,052

Ian Rush

EPL 23/38

21-01-1997

West Ham United (a)

2-0 (W)

Kelly Bowyer

Team

11

19,441

Ian Rush

FACR3R 2/4

25-01-1997

Crystal Palace (h)

1-0 (W)

Wallace

Team

11

21,903

Ian Rush

EPL 24/38

29-01-1997

Derby County (h)

0-0 (D)

Team

10

27,549

Carlton Palmer

EPL 25/38

01-02-1997

Arsenal (h)

0-0 (D)

Team

11

35,502

Ian Rush

FACR4 3/4

04-02-1997

Arsenal (a)

1-0 (W)

Wallace

Team

11

38,115

Carlton Palmer

FACR5 4/4

15-02-1997

Portsmouth (h)

2-3 (L)

Bowyer 2

Team

11

35,604

Carlton Palmer

EPL 26/38

19-02-1997

Liverpool (a)

0-4 (L)

Team

11

38,957

Carlton Palmer

EPL 27/38

22-02-1997

Sunderland (a)

1-0 (W)

Bowyer

Team

9

21,890

Ian Rush

EPL 28/38

01-03-1997

West Ham United (h)

1-0 (W)

Sharpe

Team

9

30,575

Ian Rush

EPL 29/38

08-03-1997

Everton (h)

1-0 (W)

Molenaar

Team

9

32,055

Ian Rush

EPL 30/38

12-03-1997

Southampton (h)

0-0 (D)

Team

9

25,913

Ian Rush

EPL 31/38

15-03-1997

Tottenham Hotspur (a)

0-1 (L)

Team

9

33,040

Ian Rush

EPL 32/38

22-03-1997

Sheffield Wednesday (a)

2-2 (D)

Sharpe Wallace

Team

9

30,373

Ian Rush

EPL 33/38

07-04-1997

Blackburn Rovers (h)

0-0 (D)

Team

10

27,264

Ian Rush

EPL 34/38

16-04-1997

Wimbledon (a)

0-2 (L)

Team

11

7,979

Ian Rush

EPL 35/38

19-04-1997

Nottingham Forest (a)

1-1 (D)

Deane

Team

10

25,565

David Wetherall

EPL 36/38

22-04-1997

Aston Villa (h)

0-0 (D)

Team

9

26,897

Ian Rush

EPL 37/38

03-05-1997

Chelsea (a)

0-0 (D)

Team

11

28,277

Ian Rush

EPL 38/38

11-05-1997

Middlesbrough (h)

1-1 (D)

Deane

Team

11

38,567

Ian Rush