SHERIDAN DICTATES

SEASON STATISTICS: 1996-97

SATURDAY 17th AUGUST 1996

DERBY COUNTY 3

Sturridge 77', 88', Simpson 78'

Hoult, Parker, Dailly, Laursen (Flynn 75'), Rowett, Yates, C. Powell, Asanovic, D. Powell (Simpson 75'), Gabbiadini (Willems 75'), Sturridge

Unused subs: Taylor, van der Laan

P. Danson

PREMIER LEAGUE

LEEDS UNITED 3

Laursen own goal 19', Harte 72', Bowyer 85'

Martyn, Kelly, Jobson, Radebe (Wetherall 89'), Couzens (Tinkler 89'), Bowyer, Palmer, Ford, Sharpe, Rush, Deane (Harte 56')

Unused subs: Beeney, Wallace

Attendance: 17,925

TUESDAY 20th AUGUST 1996

LEEDS UNITED 0

Martyn, Kelly, Jobson, Radebe (Wetherall 65'), Harte, Bowyer, Palmer, Ford (Gray 65'), Sharpe, Rush, Hateley (Tinkler 84')

Unused subs: Beeney, Wallace

J. Winter

PREMIER LEAGUE

SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY 2

Humphreys 14', Booth 90'

Pressman, Atherton, Walker, Stefanovic, Collins (Nicol 88'), Humphreys (Hyde 77'), Nolan, Pembridge, Blinker, Booth, Whittingham

Unused subs: Clarke, Oakes, Sheridan

Attendance: 31,008

MONDAY 26th AUGUST 1996

LEEDS UNITED 1

Sharpe 58'

Martyn, Couzens (Kelly 62'), Jobson, Wetherall, Harte, Bowyer, Palmer, Tinkler (Radebe 89'), Sharpe, Rush, Hateley

Unused subs: Beeney, Wallace, Kewell

M. Reed

PREMIER LEAGUE

WIMBLEDON 0

Sullivan, McAllister, Cunningham, Perry, Thatcher, Ardley, Jones (Blackwell 76'), Earle, Gayle, Clarke (Goodman 76'), Ekoku

Unused subs: Heald, Jupp, Kimble

Attendance: 25,860

Lee Sharpe celebrates his first goal for Leeds in the 1-0 win over Wimbledon.

WEDNESDAY 4th SEPTEMBER 1996

BLACKBURN ROVERS 0

Flowers, Kenna, Coleman, Hendry, Berg, Bohinen, Sherwood, Warhurst (Flitcroft 39', Pearce 82'), Ripley, Donis, Fenton

Unused subs: Given, Croft, McKinlay

R. Dilkes

PREMIER LEAGUE

LEEDS UNITED 1

Harte 40'

Martyn, Kelly, Jobson, Wetherall, Harte, Bowyer (Radebe 88'), Palmer, Ford (Couzens 89'), Sharpe, Rush, Wallace (Gray 80')

Unused subs: Beeney, Hateley

Attendance: 18,322

SATURDAY 7th SEPTEMBER 1996

LEEDS UNITED 0

Martyn, Kelly, Jobson, Wetherall, Harte, Bowyer (Radebe 56'), Palmer, Ford (Gray 56'), Sharpe, Rush, Wallace (Hateley 56')

Unused subs: Beeney, Couzens

M. Bodenham

PREMIER LEAGUE

MANCHESTER UNITED 4

Martyn own goal 3', Butt 49', Poborsky 77',

Cantona 90'

Schmeichel, G. Neville, May, Johnsen, Irwin, Beckham (McClair 76'), Butt, Poborsky (Solksjaer 83'), Giggs, Cruyff (Cole 66'), Cantona

Unused subs: Van der Gouw, Scholes

Cantona, wide 43'

Attendance: 39,694

SATURDAY 14th SEPTEMBER 1996

COVENTRY CITY 2

Salako 57', Whelan 65'

Ogrizovic, Burrows, Borrows, Hall, Shaw, Richardson, Telfer, McAllister, Salako, Whelan, Dublin

Unused subs: Filan, Williams, O'Neill, Ducros, Jess

G. Willard

PREMIER LEAGUE

LEEDS UNITED 1

Couzens 1'

Martyn, Kelly, Jobson, Wetherall, Harte, Wallace, Palmer, Couzens (Ford 86'), Gray (Blunt 67'), Hateley, Rush

Unused subs: Beeney, Radebe, Jackson

Attendance: 17,298

WEDNESDAY 18th SEPTEMBER 1996

LEEDS UNITED 2

Wallace 15', 49'

Martyn, Kelly, Jobson, Wetherall, Harte, Gray (Blunt 81'), Ford, Couzens, Sharpe, Wallace, Rush

Unused subs: Beeney, Radebe

P. Taylor

LEAGUE CUP 2nd ROUND, 1st LEG

DARLINGTON 2

Roberts 40', Painter 73'

Newell, Barnard, Crosby, Gregan, Oliver, Twynham (Brudon 82'), Brumwell, Atkinson, Carss, Roberts, Blake (Painter 68')

Unused sub: Kelly

Attendance: 15,711

Ian Rush finds the net but it's ruled out as Darlington hold Leeds

SATURDAY 21st SEPTEMBER 1996

LEEDS UNITED 0

Martyn, Kelly, Jobson, Wetherall, Harte, Couzens (Jackson 67'), Palmer▮39', Ford, Sharpe, Rush (Boyle 84'), Wallace

Unused subs: Beeney, Radebe, Blunt

P. Alcock

PREMIER LEAGUE

NEWCASTLE UNITED 1

Shearer 59'

Srnicek, Watson, Howey, Peacock, Beresford, Beardsley (Clark 77'), Batty, Lee, Ginola (Gillespie 33'), Asprilla, Shearer

Unused subs: Hislop, Albert, Elliott

Attendance: 36,070

TUESDAY 24th SEPTEMBER 1996

DARLINGTON 0

Newell, Barnard, Crosby, Gregan, Oliver (Painter 69'), Twynham (Kelly 85'), Brumwell, Atkinson, Carss, Roberts, Blake

Unused sub: Kelly

A. Wilkie

LEAGUE CUP 2nd ROUND, 2nd LEG

LEEDS UNITED 2

Wallace 18', Harte 30'

Leeds United won 4-2 on aggregate

Martyn, Kelly, Jobson, Wetherall, Couzens, Gray, Palmer, Ford, Harte, Sharpe, Wallace

Unused subs: Beeney, Jackson, Boyle

Attendance: 6,298

SATURDAY 28th SEPTEMBER 1996

LEICESTER CITY 1

Heskey 60'

Keller, Grayson, Walsh, Watts, Prior, Whitlow, Taylor, Izzet, Lennon, Heskey, Marshall (Parker 76')

Unused subs: Poole, Lewis, Lawrence, Robins

S. Dunn

PREMIER LEAGUE

LEEDS UNITED 0

Martyn, Kelly, Jobson, Wetherall, Harte, Couzens (Radebe 83'), Palmer, Jackson, Ford, Sharpe, Wallace

Unused subs: Beeney, Blunt, Boyle, Kewell

Attendance: 13,063

SATURDAY 12th OCTOBER 1996

LEEDS UNITED 2

Wallace 46', 90'

Martyn, Kelly, Jobson, Wetherall, Couzens (Dorigo 81'), Rush (Jackson 89'), Radebe, Ford, Sharpe, Wallace, Hateley

Unused subs: Beeney, Beesley, Harte

S. Lodge

PREMIER LEAGUE

NOTTINGHAM FOREST 0

Crossley, Lyttle (Haaland 81'), Cooper, Blatherwick, Pearce, Woan, Bart-Williams, Gemmill (Roy 76'), Allen, Saunders, Lee

Unused subs: Fettis, Chettle, Phillips

Attendance: 29,255

SATURDAY 19th OCTOBER 1996

ASTON VILLA 2

Yorke 58', Johnson 65'

Bosnich, Staunton (Scimeca 42'), Tiler, Ehiogu, Wright, Nelson, Taylor, Townsend, Curcic, Johnson (Joachim 82'), Yorke

Unused subs: Oakes, Farrelly, Hendrie

G. Poll

PREMIER LEAGUE

LEEDS UNITED 0

Martyn, Kelly, Jobson, Wetherall (Beesley 64'), Radebe, Rush, Palmer (Couzens 88'), Ford, Sharpe, Wallace, Hateley

Unused subs: Beeney, Jackson, Harte

Attendance: 39,051

WEDNESDAY 23rd OCTOBER 1996

LEEDS UNITED 1

Sharpe 69'

Martyn, Kelly, Jobson, Beesley (Harte 85'), Couzens, Ford, Palmer, Radebe (Wetherall 73'), Sharpe, Wallace, Rush

Unused sub: Beeney

J. Winter

LEAGUE CUP 3rd ROUND

ASTON VILLA 2

Taylor 70', Yorke penalty 77'

Bosnich, Scimeca, Tiler, Ehiogu, Wright, Nelson (Draper 71'), Taylor, Townsend, Curcic, Johnson, Yorke

Unused subs: Oakes, Joachim

Attendance: 15,803

SATURDAY 26th OCTOBER 1996

ARSENAL 3

Dixon 1', Bergkamp 5', Wright 56'

Seaman, Dixon, Bould, Keown, Adams, Winterburn (Morrow 77'), Merson, Vieira, Platt, Bergkamp, Wright (Garde 80')

Unused subs: Lukic, Linighan, Shaw

A. Wilkie

PREMIER LEAGUE

LEEDS UNITED 0

Martyn, Kelly, Beesley, Radebe, Harte, Couzens (Deane 46'), Palmer, Ford, Shepherd, Sharpe, Rush

Unused subs: Beeney, Wetherall, Jackson, Tinkler

Attendance: 38,076

SATURDAY 2nd NOVEMBER 1996

LEEDS UNITED 3

Ford 27', Sharpe 62', Deane 68'

Martyn, Kelly, Beesley, Wetherall, Radebe, Rush, Bowyer (Couzens 79'), Ford, Sharpe, Wallace, Deane

Unused subs: Beeney, Harte, Jackson, Kewell

S. Dunn

PREMIER LEAGUE

SUNDERLAND 0

Perez, Hall, Scott, Howey, Ball, Melville, Stewart (Mullin 79'), Bracewell, Gray, Bridges (Russell 60'), Kelly (Rae 53')

Unused subs: Preece, Smith

Attendance: 31,450

SATURDAY 16th NOVEMBER 1996

LEEDS UNITED 0

Martyn, Kelly, Beesley, Palmer, Radebe, Rush, Bowyer, Ford, Sharpe, Wallace (Jackson 13'), Deane

Unused subs: Beeney, Wetherall, Harte, Couzens

P. Jones

PREMIER LEAGUE

LIVERPOOL 2

Ruddock 13', McManaman 90'

James, Bjornebye, Wright, Ruddock, Matteo, McAteer, Redknapp, Thomas, McManaman, Barnes, Fowler

Unused subs: Warner, Babb, Kennedy, Berger, Collymore

Attendance: 39,981

SATURDAY 23rd NOVEMBER 1996

SOUTHAMPTON 0

Woods, Dodd, Van Gobbel, Dryden, Lundekvam, Potter, Magilton, Berkovic, Oakley (Slater 72'), Le Tissier (Dia 32', Monkou 85'), Ostenstad

Unused subs: Beasant, Maddison

K. Burge

PREMIER LEAGUE

LEEDS UNITED 2

Kelly 82', Sharpe 89'

Martyn, Kelly, Beesley, Palmer, Radebe, Rush, Jackson, Bowyer, Ford (Wetherall 86') Sharpe, Deane

Unused subs: Beeney, Harte, Couzens, Kewell

Attendance: 15,241

SUNDAY 1st DECEMBER 1996

LEEDS UNITED 2

Deane 8', Rush 10'

Martyn, Kelly, Beesley, Wetherall, Radebe, Bowyer, Palmer, Ford, Sharpe, Rush, Deane

Unused subs: Beeney, Harte, Jackson, Wallace, Yeboah

S. Dunn

PREMIER LEAGUE

CHELSEA 0

Grodas, Clarke, Lebeouf, Duberry, Petrescu, Minto, Wise (Newton 46'), Zola, Di Matteo (Gullit 46'), M. Hughes (Sinclair 76'), Vialli

Unused subs: Colgan, Burley

Attendance: 32,596

SATURDAY 7th DECEMBER 1996

MIDDLESBROUGH 0

Walsh, Cox, Fleming, Whyte, Whelan, Liddle, Mustoe, Stamp, Hignett, Ravanelli, Fjortoft

Unused subs: Roberts, Morris, Summerbell, Campbell, Freestone

D. Elleray

PREMIER LEAGUE

LEEDS UNITED 0

Martyn, Kelly, Beesley, Wetherall, Radebe, Bowyer, Palmer, Ford (Jackson 77'), Sharpe, Rush, Deane

Unused subs: Beeney, Harte, Couzens, Yeboah

Attendance: 30,018

SATURDAY 14th DECEMBER 1996

LEEDS UNITED 0

Martyn, Kelly, Beesley, Radebe, Halle, Bowyer, Palmer, Ford (Kewell 75'), Wallace (Jackson 64'), Rush, Deane

Unused subs: Beeney, Harte, Wetherall

P. Durkin

PREMIER LEAGUE

TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 0

Walker, Carr, Calderwood, Campbell, Wilson, Fox, Howells, Nielsen, Sinton, Iversen, Sheringham

Unused subs: Baardsen, Edinburgh, Nethercott, Dozzell, Allen

Attendance: 33,783

SATURDAY 21st DECEMBER 1996

EVERTON 0

Southall, Barrett, Short (Unsworth 43'), Watson, Hinchcliffe (Branch 62'), Parkinson, Grant, Speed, Kanchelskis, Barmby, Ferguson

Unused subs: Gerrard, Stuart, Rideout

G. Ashby

PREMIER LEAGUE

LEEDS UNITED 0

Martyn, Kelly, Beesley, Wetherall, Halle, Bowyer, Palmer, Radebe (Jackson 36'), Sharpe, Rush, Deane

Unused subs: Beeney, Ford, Wallace, Yeboah

Attendance: 36,954

THURSDAY 26th DECEMBER 1996

LEEDS UNITED 1

Deane 9'

Martyn, Kelly, Beesley (Dorigo 46'), Wetherall (Yeboah 72'), Halle, Bowyer, Palmer, Radebe, Jackson, Rush, Deane

Unused subs: Beeney, Harte, Ford

Kelly, saved by Ogrizovic 69'

M. Bodenham

PREMIER LEAGUE

COVENTRY CITY 3

Huckerby 30', Dublin 38', McAllister penalty 40'

Ogrizovic, Telfer, Shaw, Daish, Williams, Salako, Richardson, McAllister, Whelan▮67', Huckerby (Jess 90'), Dublin

Unused subs: Filan, Burrows, Genaux, Boland

Attendance: 36,465

SATURDAY 28th DECEMBER 1996

MANCHESTER UNITED 1

Cantona penalty 9'

Schmeichel, G. Neville, Johnsen, May, Irwin, Beckham, Keane, Scholes (Butt 46'), Giggs, Cantona, Solksjaer (Cole 75')

Unused subs: Van der Gouw, McClair, Poborsky

P. Alcock

PREMIER LEAGUE

LEEDS UNITED 0

Martyn, Kelly, Radebe, Palmer, Dorigo, Rush, Bowyer, Jackson, Halle, Deane, Yeboah (Gray 70')

Unused subs: Beeney, Beesley, Harte, Ford

Attendance: 55,256

WEDNESDAY 1st JANUARY 1997

NEWCASTLE UNITED 3

Shearer 4', 77', Ferdinand 87'

Hislop, Watson, Peacock, Albert, Beresford, Beardsley, Batty, Clark, Lee, Ferdinand, Shearer

Unused subs: Srnicek, Barton, Elliott, Kitson, Gillespie

P. Danson

PREMIER LEAGUE

LEEDS UNITED 0

Martyn, Kelly (Gray 64'), Wetherall, Beesley, Dorigo, Bowyer, Palmer, Radebe, Jackson, Rush (Wallace 76'), Deane

Unused subs: Beeney, Harte, Ford

Attendance: 36,489

SATURDAY 11th JANUARY 1997

LEEDS UNITED 3

Bowyer 40', Rush 45', 69'

Martyn, Kelly, Molenaar, Wetherall, Beesley, Dorigo, Rush, Bowyer, Jackson, Wallace, Deane

Unused subs: Beeney, Harte, Ford, Gray, Sharpe

M. Reed

PREMIER LEAGUE

LEICESTER CITY 0

Keller, Grayson, Hill (Campbell 67'), Prior, Lewis (Lawrence 67'), Taylor, Parker, Izzett (Robins 76'), Marshall, Heskey, Claridge

Unused subs: Poole, Watts

Attendance: 29,480

TUESDAY 14th JANUARY 1997

CRYSTAL PALACE 2

Dyer penalty 6', Veart 69'

Day, Edworthy, Muscat, Andersen, Gordon, Hopkin, Roberts, Ndah (McKenzie 73'), Veart, Shipperley, Dyer

Unused subs: Freedman, Burton

Dyer, saved by Martyn 89'

R. Dilkes

FA CUP 3rd ROUND

LEEDS UNITED 2

Deane 3', Andersen own goal 8'

Martyn, Kelly, Wetherall, Beesley, Dorigo (Sharpe 12'), Rush, Radebe, Jackson, Bowyer, Wallace, Deane

Unused subs: Beeney, Harte

Attendance: 21,052

MONDAY 20th JANUARY 1997

WEST HAM UNITED 0

Miklosko, Breacker, Bilic, Reiper, Dicks, Bishop, Hughes, Williamson, Jones, Lazaridis (Porfirio 50'), Newell

Unused subs: Sealey, Potts, Bowen, Lampard

G. Poll

PREMIER LEAGUE

LEEDS UNITED 2

Kelly 53', Bowyer 70'

Martyn, Kelly, Molenaar, Wetherall, Radebe, Halle, Bowyer, Palmer, Jackson, Rush, Deane

Unused subs: Beeney, Beesley, Harte, Ford, Wallace

Attendance: 19,441

SATURDAY 25th JANUARY 1997

LEEDS UNITED 1

Wallace 42'

Martyn, Kelly, Radebe, Palmer, Dorigo, Rush, Bowyer, Jackson, Halle, Wallace, Deane

Unused subs: Beeney, Beesley, Ford

R. Dilkes

FA CUP 3rd ROUND REPLAY

CRYSTAL PALACE 0

Day, Edworthy, Muscat, Tuttle, Gordon, Hopkin, Roberts, Ndah, Veart (Freedman 61'), Shipperley, Dyer (McKenzie 73')

Unused sub: Quinn

Attendance: 21,903

WEDNESDAY 29th JANUARY 1997

LEEDS UNITED 0

Beeney, Kelly, Radebe, Molenaar, Dorigo, Bowyer, Palmer, Jackson, Halle, Wallace (Rush 81'), Deane

Unused subs: Evans, Beesley, Ford, Harte

K. Burge

PREMIER LEAGUE

DERBY COUNTY 0

Hoult, Dailly, Laursen, McGrath, C. Powell, Trollope, Asanovic, Willems (D. Powell 77'), Carsley, Van der Laan, Gabbiadini (Simpson 84')

Unused subs: Taylor, Wright, Rahmberg

Attendance: 27,523

SATURDAY 1st FEBRUARY 1997

LEEDS UNITED 0

Martyn, Kelly, Radebe, Molenaar, Dorigo, Rush, Bowyer, Jackson, Halle, Wallace, Deane (Gray 89')

Unused subs: Beeney, Wetherall, Harte, Ford

D. Elleray

PREMIER LEAGUE

ARSENAL 0

Seaman, Dixon, Bould, Adams, Winterburn, Merson, Marshall, Vieira, Hughes, Parlour, Hartson (Wright 73')

Unused subs: Lukic, Morrow, Rose, Shaw

Attendance: 35,596

TUESDAY 4th FEBRUARY 1997

ARSENAL 0

Seaman, Dixon, Bould, Keown, Adams, Morrow, Merson, Vieira, Hughes (Hartson 46'), Parlour, Wright

Unused subs: Lukic, Rose

P. Durkin

FA CUP 4th ROUND

LEEDS UNITED 1

Wallace 12'

Martyn, Kelly, Palmer, Molenaar, Dorigo, Bowyer (Wetherall 65'), Halle, Jackson, Harte, Wallace (Rush 79'), Deane

Unused sub: Beeney

Attendance: 38,115

SATURDAY 15th FEBRUARY 1997

LEEDS UNITED 2

Bowyer 52', 90'

Martyn, Kelly, Radebe, Molenaar, Dorigo, Bowyer, Palmer, Jackson (Rush 79'), Halle, Wallace, Deane

Unused subs: Beeney, Wetherall

P. Alcock

FA CUP 5th ROUND

PORTSMOUTH 3

McLoughlin 7', Svensson 67', Bradbury 86'

Knight, Pethick, Awford, Thomson, Perrett, Simpson (Dobson 90'), McLoughlin (Igoe 22'), Hillier, Hall, Bradbury, Svensson (Allen 89')

Simpson, saved by Martyn 30'

Attendance: 35,604

WEDNESDAY 19th FEBRUARY 1997

LIVERPOOL 4

Fowler 21', Collymore 36', 37', Redknapp 87'

James, Kvarme, Wright, Matteo, Bjornebye, McManaman, Redknapp, Barnes, McAteer, Collymore (Berger 78'), Fowler (Kennedy 78')

Unused subs: Warner, Ruddock, Thomas

A. Wilkie

PREMIER LEAGUE

LEEDS UNITED 0

Martyn, Kelly, Radebe, Molenaar, Dorigo, Bowyer, Palmer, Jackson (Harte 75'), Halle, Wallace (Rush 75'), Deane

Unused subs: Beeney, Wetherall, Yeboah

Attendance: 38,957

SATURDAY 22nd FEBRUARY 1997

SUNDERLAND 0

Perez, Hall, Ord, Ball, Melville, Scott, Williams (Smith 46'), Bracewell, Gray (Russell 51'), Mullin (Rae 76'), Kelly

Unused subs: Preece, Kubicki

G. Poll

PREMIER LEAGUE

LEEDS UNITED 1

Bowyer 49'

Martyn, Kelly, Radebe, Molenaar, Dorigo (Harte 22'), Rush, Bowyer, Halle, Sharpe, Yeboah (Wallace 86'), Deane

Unused subs: Beeney, Wetherall, Palmer

Attendance: 38,957

SATURDAY 1st MARCH 1997

LEEDS UNITED 1

Sharpe 47'

Martyn, Halle, Molenaar, Wetherall, Harte, Rush, Radebe, Bowyer (Palmer 46'), Sharpe, Yeboah, Deane

Unused subs: Beeney, Ford, Jackson, Gray

P. Jones

PREMIER LEAGUE

WEST HAM UNITED 0

Miklosko, Breacker (Lampard 84'), Ferdinand, Bilic, Dicks, Bowen (Rowland 65'), Bishop (Omoyinmi 84'), Hughes▮78', Moncur, Dowie, Kitson

Unused subs: Sealey, Potts

Attendance: 30,575

SATURDAY 8th MARCH 1997

LEEDS UNITED 1

Molenaar 28'

Martyn, Halle, Molenaar, Wetherall, Harte, Rush, Palmer, Bowyer, Sharpe, Yeboah, Deane

Unused subs: Beeney, Ford, Jackson, Gray, Wallace

M. Bodenham

PREMIER LEAGUE

EVERTON 0

Southall, Barrett, Short (Rideout 83'), Unsworth, Watson, Phelan, Parkinson (Stuart 71'), Thomsen, Speed, Barmby (Branch 60'), Ferguson

Unused subs: Speare, Hottiger

Attendance: 32,055

WEDNESDAY 12th MARCH 1997

LEEDS UNITED 0

Martyn, Kelly, Molenaar, Wetherall, Halle, Rush, Palmer, Bowyer, Sharpe (Dorigo 41'), Yeboah, Deane

Unused subs: Beeney, Harte, Jackson, Ford

G. Ashby

PREMIER LEAGUE

SOUTHAMPTON 0

Taylor, Neilson, Lundekvam, Dryden, Charlton, Maddison, Magilton, Oakley (Monkou 82'), Le Tissier, Ostenstad (Basham 76'), Evans

Unused subs: Beasant, Benali, Berkovic

Attendance: 25,913

SATURDAY 15th MARCH 1997

TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 1

Anderton 26'

Walker, Carr, Scales, Calderwood, Campbell, Austin, Dozzell, Sinton, Anderton, Iversen (Rosenthal 82'), Sheringham

Unused subs: Baardsen, Nethercott, Wilson, Allen

D. Gallagher

PREMIER LEAGUE

LEEDS UNITED 0

Martyn, Kelly, Molenaar, Radebe, Dorigo, Rush, Halle, Bowyer, Sharpe, Yeboah (Harte 73'), Deane

Unused subs: Beeney, Jackson, Wetherall, Ford

Attendance: 33,040

SATURDAY 22nd MARCH 1997

SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY 2

Hirst 20', Booth 51'

Pressman, Stefanovic, Nolan, Walker, Briscoe, Pembridge, Humphreys (Collins 73'), Carbone (Blinker 89'), Booth, Whittingham, Hirst

Unused subs: Clarke, Linighan, Donaldson

P. Danson

PREMIER LEAGUE

LEEDS UNITED 2

Sharpe 17', Wallace 21'

Martyn, Kelly (Wetherall 77'), Molenaar, Radebe, Dorigo, Rush, Halle, Bowyer, Sharpe, Wallace, Deane

Unused subs: Beeney, Harte, Jackson, Gray

Attendance: 30,373

MONDAY 7th APRIL 1997

LEEDS UNITED 0

Martyn, Kelly, Halle, Wetherall, Dorigo, Rush, Jackson, Bowyer, Sharpe (Laurent 84'), Wallace (Lilley 84'), Deane

Unused subs: Beeney, Harte, Ford

M. Reed

PREMIER LEAGUE

BLACKBURN ROVERS 0

Flowers, Kenna, Berg, Hendry, Pearce, Marker, Bohinen, McKinlay, Le Saux, Gallacher, Sutton

Unused subs: Given, Warhurst, Donis, Pedersen, Wilcox

Attendance: 27,322

WEDNESDAY 16th APRIL 1997

WIMBLEDON 2

Holdsworth 19', Castledine 74'

Sullivan, McAllister, Cunningham, Perry, Kimble, Ardley, Fear, Jones (Castledine 50'), Leonhardsen, Gayle, Holdsworth

Unused subs: Heald, Reeves, Euell, Goodman

P. Alcock

PREMIER LEAGUE

LEEDS UNITED 0

Martyn, Halle, Molenaar, Wetherall (Kelly 77'), Dorigo, Rush, Radebe, Bowyer, Sharpe (Lilley 85'), Wallace, Deane (Laurent 85')

Unused subs: Beeney, Harte

Attendance: 7,979

SATURDAY 19th APRIL 1997

NOTTINGHAM FOREST 1

van Hooijdonk 6'

Fettis, Lyttle, O'Neil, Cooper (Warner 24'), Chettle, Phillips, Gemmill, Allen, Bart-Williams (Woan 69'), van Hooijdonk, Roy (Moore 75')

Unused sub: Henry

D. Elleray

PREMIER LEAGUE

LEEDS UNITED 1

Deane 66'

Martyn, Kelly, Radebe, Wetherall, Dorigo, Laurent, Halle, Bowyer, Sharpe (Palmer 46'), Lilley, Deane (Wallace 80')

Unused subs: Beeney, Molenaar, Harte

Attendance: 25,565

TUESDAY 22nd APRIL 1997

LEEDS UNITED 0

Martyn, Kelly, Radebe, Wetherall, Dorigo, Laurent (Wallace 62'), Palmer, Bowyer, Halle, Lilley, Rush

Unused subs: Beeney, Molenaar, Harte, Sharpe

G. Barber

PREMIER LEAGUE

ASTON VILLA 0

Bosnich, Staunton, Nelson, Ehiogu, Southgate, Wright, Curcic, Taylor, Townsend (Farrelly 46'), Milosevic, Yorke

Unused subs: Oakes, Hughes, Murray, Joachim

Attendance: 26,884

SATURDAY 3rd MAY 1997

CHELSEA 0

Grodas, Petrescu, Johnsen, Sinclair, Granville, Wise, Di Matteo (P. Hughes 66'), Minto, Nicholls (Morris 87'), M. Hughes, Vialli

Unused subs: Colgan, Clement, Parker

J. Winter

PREMIER LEAGUE

LEEDS UNITED 0

Martyn, Kelly, Radebe, Wetherall, Dorigo, Rush, Palmer, Bowyer, Halle, Lilley, Deane

Unused subs: Beeney, Molenaar, Laurent, Sharpe, Wallace

Attendance: 27,135

SUNDAY 11th MAY 1997

LEEDS UNITED 1

Deane 77'

Martyn, Kelly, Radebe, Wetherall, Dorigo, Rush (Wallace 74'), Bowyer, Halle, Sharpe, Lilley, Deane

Unused subs: Beeney, Molenaar, Jackson, Laurent

A. Wilkie

PREMIER LEAGUE

MIDDLESBROUGH 1

Juninho 79'

Roberts, Fleming, Pearson, Festa, Blackmore (Vickers 80'), Stamp, Mustoe, Emerson (Freestone 69'), Juninho, Hignett (Kinder 55'), Beck

Unused subs: Cox, Whyte

Attendance: 38,569

P
W
D
L
F
A
PTS
1 Manchester United
38
21
12
5
76
44
75
2 Newcastle United
38
19
11
8
73
40
68
3 Arsenal
38
19
11
8
62
32
68
4 Liverpool
38
19
11
8
62
37
68
5 Aston Villa
38
17
10
11
47
34
61
6 Chelsea
38
16
11
11
58
55
59
7 Sheffield Wednesday
38
14
15
9
50
51
57
8 Wimbledon
38
15
11
12
49
46
56
9 Leicester City
38
12
11
15
46
54
47
10 Tottenham Hotspur
38
13
7
18
44
51
46
11 LEEDS UNITED
38
11
13
14
28
38
46
12 Derby County
38
11
13
14
45
58
46
13 Blackburn Rovers
38
9
15
14
42
43
42
14 West Ham United
38
10
12
16
39
48
42
15 Everton
38
10
12
16
44
57
42
16 Southampton
38
10
11
17
50
56
41
17 Coventry City
38
9
14
15
38
54
41
⇩
 Sunderland
38
10
10
18
35
53
40
⇩
 Middlesbrough*
38
10
12
16
51
60
39
⇩
 Nottingham Forest
38
6
16
16
31
59
34
*Middlesbrough deducted three points for failing to fulfill a fixture