Date Opponents V Comp H-T F-T Pos. Att 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Sub 1 Sub 2 Sub 3 Sub 4 Sub 5 Sub 6     1996-97 ARSENAL CAREER   FA CARLING PREMIERSHIP 1996-97
1 19/07/1996 St. Albans City   A FR 2-0 6-0 -   Harper Dixon 2 Winterburn Keown Bould Linighan Parlour Wright Merson 1 Hartson S.Hughes 1 Shaw (15) 2 Marshall (60) Hillier (75) Morrow (80) (Bartram)   1   League FA Cup League Cup UEFA Cup Friendlies   League FA Cup League Cup Europe Charity Shield ESC Friendlies     Team P W D L F A Pts
2 27/07/1996 Birmingham City   A FR 0-0 0-1 - 11,101 Seaman Dixon Winterburn Platt Keown Bould Parlour Shaw Merson Hartson S.Hughes Linighan (46) (Lukic) (Rose) (Marshall) (Hillier)   2 SN Player Apps US Gls Apps US Gls Apps US Gls Apps US Gls Apps US Gls Player Apps US Gls Apps US Gls Apps US Gls Apps US Gls Apps US Gls Apps US Gls Apps US Gls   1 Manchester United 38 21 12 5 76 44 75
3 31/07/1996 Celtic (Scotland)   A FR 1-0 1-2 - 47,300 Seaman Dixon 1 Winterburn Keown Bould Linighan Parlour Platt Merson Hartson Hillier Dickov (75) S.Hughes (80) Shaw (85) (Lukic) (Rose)   3 6 TA Adams 27 +1 - 3   3   - -   3   - -   1   - -   -   - -   TA Adams 391 +4   27   34 +1   5   56 +1   5   21     2   3     -   2     -   81 +6   9     2 Newcastle United 38 19 11 8 73 40 68
4 03/08/1996 Rangers (Scotland)   A FR 0-1 0-3 - 41,245 Lukic Dixon Winterburn Keown Bould Linighan Platt Wright Merson Hartson Parlour Rose (70) S.Hughes (75) (Burridge) (Hillier) (Shaw) (Dickov) 4 - VA Anderson -   - -   -   - -   -   - -   -   - -   1   - -   VA Anderson 120     9   12     3   18     3   -     -   -     -   -     -   19 +1   1     3 ARSENAL 38 19 11 8 62 32 68
5 07/08/1996 Fiorentina (Italy)   A FR - 0-2 - 18,000 Lukic Dixon Winterburn Keown Bould Linighan Hillier Wright Shaw Rose Parlour (Harper) (Morrow) (Hartson)       5 11 NS Anelka 0 +4 1 -   -   - -   -   - -   -   - -   2   - -   NS Anelka 0 +4 1 -   -   - -   -   - -   -   - -   -   - -   -   - -   2   - -     4 Liverpool 38 19 11 8 62 37 68
6 07/08/1996 Benfica (Portugal)   N FR - 1-3 - 18,000 Lukic Dixon Winterburn Keown Bould Linighan Hillier Wright Shaw Rose Parlour Hartson (20) 1 (Harper) (Morrow)       6 13 VL Bartram -   9 -   -   1 -   -   1 -   -   - -   -   1 -   VL Bartram 11 (2)   18 * -     -   0 +1 (1)   0 * -     -   -     -   -     -   6 +3 (5)   4 *   5 Aston Villa 38 17 10 11 47 34 61
7 10/08/1996 Ipswich Town   A FR 1-0 1-1 - 13,850 Lukic Dixon Winterburn Keown Bould Linighan Platt Wright 1 Merson Bergkamp Parlour Helder (46) Hartson (75) (Harper) (Rose) (Morrow)   7 10 DNM Bergkamp 28 +1 - 12   2   - 1   2   - 1   1   - -   3   - 2   DNM Bergkamp 61 +1   23   3     1   9     6   1     -   -     -   -     -   10 +1   11     6 Chelsea 38 16 11 11 58 55 59
8 13/08/1996 Northampton Town   A FR 1-0 1-3 - 7,478 Harper McGowan S.Hughes McGoldrick Rose Morrow Hillier Merson Hartson 1 Shaw Helder Selley (55) Clarke (80) Read (80) (Richardson)     8 5 SA Bould 33   1 -   3   - -   3   - -   1 +1 - -   9   - -   SA Bould 236 +8   5   20     -   30     1   11 +4   2   -     -   2     -   53 +12   1     7 Sheffield Wednesday 38 14 15 9 50 51 57
1 17/08/1996 West Ham United   H PL 2-0 2-0 3 38,056 Seaman Dixon Winterburn Keown © Bould Linighan Parlour Hartson 1 Merson Bergkamp 1p Morrow Wright (68) Dickov (82) (Lukic) (Rose) (Helder)   1 - J Burridge -   - -   -   - -   -   - -   -   - -   -   1 -   J Burridge -   - -   -   - -   -   - -   -   - -   -   - -   -   - -   -   1 -     8 Wimbledon 38 15 11 12 49 46 56
2 19/08/1996 Liverpool   A PL 0-0 0-2 7 38,103 Seaman Dixon Winterburn Keown © Bould Linighan Parlour Hartson Merson Bergkamp Morrow Wright (69) Hillier (78) Helder (86) (Lukic) (Rose)   2 29 AJ Clarke -   - -   -   - -   -   - -   -   - -   0 +2 - -   AJ Clarke 4 +3   -   1 +1   -   -     -   -     -   -     -   -     -   1 +4   -     9 Leicester City 38 12 11 15 46 54 47
3 24/08/1996 Leicester City   A PL 1-0 2-0 3 20,429 Seaman Dixon Winterburn Keown © Bould Linighan Parlour Hartson Merson Bergkamp 1p Morrow Wright (69) 1 Hillier (82) (Lukic) (Rose) (Helder)   3 23 P Dickov 0 +1 - -   -   - -   -   - -   -   - -   0 +1 1 -   P Dickov 6 +15   3   -     -   2 +2   3   -     -   -     -   -     -   4 +7   3     10 Tottenham Hotspur 38 13 7 18 44 51 46
9 31/08/1996 Leeds United   A FR 1-1 2-1 - 2,773 Lukic 1* Anderson Thomas Robson S.Hughes Williams Rocastle Wright Kiwomya Platt Helder 1 McGowan (10) Harper (46) 0* Shaw (46) 1 Clarke (75) (Taylor)   9 2 LM Dixon 31 +1 - 2   1   - -   3   - -   1   - -   7   - 3   LM Dixon 320 +4   20   29     1   42     -   22     -   3     -   2     -   77 +1   8     11 Leeds United 38 11 13 14 28 38 46
4 04/09/1996 Chelsea   H PL 1-2 3-3 5 38,132 Lukic Dixon Winterburn Keown © 1 Bould Linighan Parlour Hartson Merson 1 Bergkamp Morrow Platt (46) Wright (74) 1 (Harper) (Rose) (Helder)   4 19 R Garde 7 +4 2 -   -   - -   -   - -   -   - -   -   - -   R Garde 7 +4   -   -     -   -     -   -     -   -     -   -     -   -     -     12 Derby County 38 11 13 14 45 58 46
5 07/09/1996 Aston Villa   A PL 0-1 2-2 8 37,944 Lukic Dixon Winterburn Keown © Morrow Linighan 1 Platt Wright Merson 1 Bergkamp Parlour Hartson (67) Helder (80) (Harper) (Rose) (Shaw)   5 26 LCP Harper 1 (1) 9 0 * -   - -   -   - -   -   - -   2 +2 (3) 3 3 * LCP Harper 1 (1)   0 * -     -   -     -   -     -   -     -   -     -   2 +4 (5)   3 *   13 Blackburn Rovers 38 9 15 14 42 43 42
1 10/09/1996 Borussia Monchengladbach (Germany)   H UC 0-1 2-3 - 36,894 Seaman Dixon Winterburn Keown © Linighan Parlour Platt Wright 1 Merson 1 Bergkamp Hartson Helder (18) Bould (76) (Lukic) (Morrow) (Shaw)   1 16 J Hartson 14 +5 2 3   1 +1 - 1   1 +2 - -   2   - -   5 +2 1 2   J Hartson 43 +10   14   2 +1   1   2 +4   1   6 +1   1   -     -   2     -   7 +6   5     14 West Ham United 38 10 12 16 39 48 42
6 16/09/1996 Sheffield Wednesday   H PL 0-1 4-1 7 33,461 Seaman Dixon Winterburn Keown © Bould Linighan Platt 1 Wright 3(1p) Merson Hartson Parlour Vieira (28) (Lukic) (Rose) (Morrow) (Shaw)   6 12 G Helder 0 +2 3 -   -   - -   -   - -   0 +2 - -   2 +1 - 1   G Helder 27 +12   1   2     -   4 +2   -   0 +2   -   -     -   -     -   6 +6   3     15 Everton 38 10 12 16 44 57 42
7 21/09/1996 Middlesbrough   A PL 2-0 2-0 3 29,629 Seaman Dixon Winterburn Keown © Bould Linighan Platt Wright 1 Merson Hartson 1 Vieira Adams (30) (Lukic) (Rose) (Marshall) (Shaw)   7 17 D Hillier 0 +2 - -   -   - -   -   - -   -   - -   4 +1 2 -   D Hillier 82 +22   2   13 +2   -   13 +2   -   4 +3   -   1     -   0 +1   -   25 +11   2     16 Southampton 38 10 11 17 50 56 41
1 25/09/1996 Borussia Monchengladbach (Germany)   A UC 1-1 2-3 - 34,000 Seaman Linighan Winterburn Keown Bould Adams © Platt Wright 1 Merson 1 Vieira Hartson Parlour (62) Helder (75) (Lukic) (Rose) (Shaw)   1 28 SJ Hughes 9 +5 4 1   2   - 1   -   - -   -   - -   6 +2 - 2   SJ Hughes 10 +6   1   2     1   0 +1   -   -     -   -     -   -     -   6 +3   2     17 Coventry City 38 9 14 15 38 54 41
8 28/09/1996 Sunderland   H PL 0-0 2-0 2 38,016 Seaman Dixon Winterburn Keown Bould Adams © Platt Wright Merson Hartson 1 Vieira Shaw (71) Parlour (87) 1 (Lukic) (Rose) (Linighan)   8 14 MR Keown 33   - 1   3   - -   3   - -   2   - -   7   - -   MR Keown 151 +18   2   13 +2   -   14 +2   1   11 +3   -   0 +1   -   0 +1   -   14 +10   -     18 Sunderland 38 10 10 18 35 53 40
9 12/10/1996 Blackburn Rovers   A PL 1-0 2-0 2 24,303 Seaman Dixon Winterburn Keown Bould Adams © Platt Wright 2 Merson Hartson Vieira Parlour (86) (Lukic) (Linighan) (Morrow) (Shaw)   9 20 CM Kiwomya -   - -   -   - -   -   - -   -   - -   1   - -   CM Kiwomya 5 +9   3   -     -   -     -   1 +2   -   -     -   -     -   2 +2   2     19 Middlesbrough 38 10 12 16 51 60 39
10 19/10/1996 Coventry City   H PL 0-0 0-0 1 38,140 Seaman Dixon Winterburn Keown Bould Adams © Platt Wright Merson Hartson Vieira Bergkamp (67) (Lukic) (Garde) (Morrow) (Parlour)   10 - AE Limpar -   - -   -   - -   -   - -   -   - -   0 +1 - -   AE Limpar 76 +20   17   7     2   9     -   3     1   1     -   -     -   25 +1   7     20 Nottingham Forest 38 6 16 16 31 59 34
3 23/10/1996 Stoke City   A FLC 0-1 1-1 - 20,804 Seaman Dixon Winterburn Keown Bould Adams © Platt Wright 1 Merson Bergkamp Vieira Hartson (70) (Lukic) (Morrow)       3 12 A Linighan 10 +1 11 1   -   1 -   -   - -   2   - -   6 +1 - -   A Linighan 101 +17   5   12 +2   1   13 +1   1   8 +1   1   1     -   -     -   28 +14   2     Middlesbrough deducted 3 points for failing to fulfill a fixture
11 26/10/1996 Leeds United   H PL 2-0 3-0 1 38,076 Seaman Dixon 1 Winterburn Keown Bould Adams © Platt Wright 1 Merson Bergkamp 1 Vieira Morrow (77) Garde (80) (Lukic) (Linighan) (Shaw)   11 24 J Lukic 15 (5) 21 17 * 1 (0) 2 1 * 1 (0) 2 4 * -   2 -   6 +1 (0) 2 13 * J Lukic 238 (91) 21 233 * 22 (5) 2 28 * 33 (15) 2 27 * -   2 -   1 (0) - 1 * -   - -   53 +7 (26) 2 54 *  
12 02/11/1996 Wimbledon   A PL 1-1 2-2 1 25,521 Seaman Dixon Winterburn Keown Bould Adams © Platt Wright 1 Merson 1 Bergkamp Vieira Garde (76) (Lukic) (Linighan) (Morrow) (Parlour)   12 - EJP McGoldrick -   - -   -   - -   -   - -   -   - -   1   - -   EJP McGoldrick 32 +6   -   1 +1   -   7 +2   -   4 +3   1   0 +1   -   -     -   5 +3   -     MARIO CECCHI GORI MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT
3 13/11/1996 Stoke City   H FLC 1-1 5-2 - 33,962 Seaman Dixon Winterburn Keown Bould Adams © Platt 1 Wright 2(1p) Merson 1 Bergkamp 1 Vieira Hartson (73) Morrow (78) (Lukic)       3 30 GG McGowan 1   - -   -   - -   -   - -   -   - -   1 +1 - -   GG McGowan 3 +2   -   1     -   -     -   -     -   -     -   -     -   4 +1   -       Team P W D L F A Pts
13 16/11/1996 Manchester United   A PL 0-0 0-1 3 55,210 Seaman Dixon Winterburn Keown Bould Adams © Platt Wright Merson Bergkamp Vieira (Lukic) (Linighan) (Morrow) (Parlour) (Shaw)   13 25 SR Marshall 6 +2 9 -   -   - -   -   - -   -   - -   2 +1 1 1   SR Marshall 18 +3   1   -     -   -     -   -     -   -     -   -     -   2 +3   1     1 Benfica 2 1 1 0 4 2 5
14 24/11/1996 Tottenham Hotspur   H PL 1-0 3-1 2 38,264 Lukic Dixon Winterburn Keown Bould Adams © 1 Platt Wright 1p Merson Bergkamp 1 Vieira Hartson (79) Parlour (90) (Bartram) (Linighan) (Morrow)   14 9 PC Merson 32   2 6   3   - -   3   - 1   2   - 2   6   - 1   PC Merson 289 +38   78   28 +3   4   38 +2   10   22     7   3     -   1 +1   -   65 +14   36     2 Fiorentina 2 1 1 0 3 1 4
4 27/11/1996 Liverpool   A FLC 1-2 2-4 - 32,814 Lukic Dixon Winterburn Keown Bould Adams © Platt Wright 2p Merson Hartson Vieira Parlour (73) Morrow (73) (Bartram)       4 18 SJ Morrow 5 +9 12 -   2   2 -   0 +2 1 -   -   1 -   1 +2 3 -   SJ Morrow 39 +23   1   5 +2   -   7 +4   2   1 +4   -   -     -   -     -   7 +9   -     3 ARSENAL 2 0 0 2 1 5 0
15 30/11/1996 Newcastle United   A PL 1-1 2-1 1 36,565 Lukic Dixon 1 Winterburn Keown Bould Adams © Platt Wright 1 Merson Hartson Vieira Linighan (29) Morrow (74) Parlour (82) (Bartram) (Shaw)   15 15 R Parlour 17 +13 4 2   3   - -   0 +1 - -   1 +1 - -   9   - -   R Parlour 101 +35   6   12     1   13 +3   -   8 +2   -   -     -   0 +1   -   19 +11   2     3 points for a win
16 04/12/1996 Southampton   H PL 1-0 3-1 1 38,033 Lukic Dixon Winterburn Linighan Bould Adams © Platt Wright 1p Merson 1 Hartson Vieira Shaw (77) 1 Parlour (79) (Bartram) (Rose) (Morrow)   16 7 DA Platt 27 +1 - 4   1   - -   3   - 1   2   - -   7   - -   DA Platt 54 +3   10   2     -   5 +1   1   2     -   -     -   -     -   14     2     Drawn games decided by a penalty shoot-out
17 07/12/1996 Derby County   H PL 1-0 2-2 1 38,018 Lukic Dixon Winterburn Linighan Bould Adams © 1 Platt Wright Merson Hartson Vieira 1 Shaw (77) (Bartram) (Garde) (Morrow) (Parlour)   17 32 IM Rankin -   3 -   -   - -   -   - -   -   - -   0 +2 - 1   IM Rankin -     -   -     -   -     -   -     -   -     -   -     -   0 +1   -     2 points for winning penalty shoot-out
18 21/12/1996 Nottingham Forest   A PL 0-0 1-2 2 27,384 Lukic McGowan Winterburn Keown Bould © Linighan Platt Wright 1 Merson Bergkamp Garde Parlour (69) Hartson (74) Morrow (78) (Bartram) (Marshall)   18 - PC Read -   - -   -   - -   -   - -   -   - -   0 +1 - -   PC Read -     -   -     -   -     -   -     -   -     -   -     -   0 +1   -     1 point for losing penalty shoot-out
19 26/12/1996 Sheffield Wednesday   A PL 0-0 0-0 2 23,245 Lukic Parlour Winterburn Keown Bould Adams © Platt Wright Merson Bergkamp Garde Shaw (46) Marshall (90) (Bartram) (Linighan) (Hartson)   19 - L Richardson -   - -   -   - -   -   - -   -   - -   -   1 -   L Richardson -     -   -     -   -     -   -     -   -     -   -     -   -     -    
20 28/12/1996 Aston Villa   H PL 1-0 2-2 3 38,130 Lukic Parlour Winterburn Keown Bould Adams © Garde Wright 1 Merson 1 Bergkamp Vieira Morrow (67) (Bartram) (Linighan) (Shaw) (Hartson)   20 - B Robson -   - -   -   - -   -   - -   -   - -   1   - -   B Robson -     -   -     -   -     -   -     -   -     -   -     -   1     -    
21 01/01/1997 Middlesbrough   H PL 2-0 2-0 2 37,573 Lukic Parlour Winterburn Keown Bould Adams © Garde Wright 1 Merson Bergkamp 1 Vieira Hartson (65) Morrow (75) Shaw (79) (Bartram) (Linighan)   21 - DC Rocastle -   - -   -   - -   -   - -   -   - -   1   - -   DC Rocastle 204 +14   24   18 +2   4   32 +1   6   4     -   2     -   -     -   51 +10   9    
3 04/01/1997 Sunderland   H FAC 1-1 1-1 - 37,793 Lukic Parlour Winterburn Keown Bould Adams © Morrow Hartson 1 Merson Bergkamp Vieira Shaw (71) (Bartram) (Linighan)       3 31 MD Rose 1   12 -   -   - -   -   - -   -   1 -   3 +1 3 -   MD Rose 2 +3   -   -     -   -     -   -     -   -     -   -     -   3 +2   -    
22 11/01/1997 Sunderland   A PL 0-0 0-1 2 21,154 Seaman Parlour Winterburn Keown Bould Adams © Platt Hartson Merson Bergkamp Vieira Hughes (80) (Lukic) (Linighan) (Morrow) (Shaw)   22 1 DA Seaman 22 (10) - 15 * 2 (1) - 1 * 2 (0) - 3 * 2 (0) - 6 * 3 (0) - 4 * DA Seaman 249 (106)   198 * 26 (8)   28 * 36 (18)   25 * 24 (8)   27 * 2 (1)   1 * 2 (1)   2 * 46 (23)   36 *  
3 15/01/1997 Sunderland   A FAC 0-0 2-0 - 15,277 Seaman Parlour Winterburn Keown Bould Adams © Platt Hughes 1 Merson Bergkamp 1 Vieira (Lukic) (Morrow) (Shaw)       3 22 I Selley 0 +1 3 -   -   - -   -   - -   -   - -   1 +2 - -   I Selley 35 +6   -   3     -   5 +1   -   6 +2   2   -     -   2     -   5 +11   -    
23 19/01/1997 Everton   H PL 0-0 3-1 3 38,095 Seaman Parlour Winterburn Keown Bould Adams © Platt Wright Merson 1 Bergkamp 1 Vieira 1 Dixon (46) Hughes (61) (Lukic) (Linighan) (Shaw)   23 27 P Shaw 1 +7 17 2   0 +1 1 -   -   - -   -   2 -   5 +4 1 5   P Shaw 1 +11   2   0 +1   -   -     -   -     -   -     -   -     -   7 +5   4  
24 29/01/1997 West Ham United   A PL 1-0 2-1 2 24,382 Seaman Dixon Winterburn Rose Bould Adams © Parlour 1 Wright 1 Merson Hughes Vieira Hartson (77) Marshall (77) Morrow (84) (Lukic) (Shaw)   24 - RE Taylor -   - -   -   - -   -   - -   -   - -   0 +1 1 -   RE Taylor -     -   -     -   -     -   -     -   -     -   -     -   0 +1   -  
25 01/02/1997 Leeds United   A PL 0-0 0-0 3 35,502 Seaman Dixon Winterburn Marshall Bould Adams © Parlour Hartson Merson Hughes Vieira Wright (73) (Lukic) (Rose) (Morrow) (Shaw)   25 - ML Thomas -   - -   -   - -   -   - -   -   - -   1   - -   ML Thomas 149 +14   24   14 +3   1   22 +2   5   1 +1   -   1 +1   -   -     -   41 +11   3  
4 04/02/1997 Leeds United   H FAC 0-1 0-1 - 38,115 Seaman Dixon Morrow Keown Bould Adams © Parlour Wright Merson Hughes Vieira Hartson (46) (Lukic) (Morrow)       4 - MJ Upson -   - -   -   - -   -   - -   -   - -   1   - -   MJ Upson -     -   -     -   -     -   -     -   -     -   -     -   1     -  
26 15/02/1997 Tottenham Hotspur   A PL 0-0 0-0 3 33,039 Lukic Dixon Winterburn Keown Bould Adams © Parlour Wright Merson Bergkamp Vieira Hughes (89) (Harper) (Marshall) (Morrow) (Shaw)   26 4 P Vieira 30 +1 - 2   3   - -   3   - -   1   - -   -   - -   P Vieira 30 +1   2   3     -   3     -   1     -   -     -   -     -   -     -  
27 19/02/1997 Manchester United   H PL 0-2 1-2 3 38,172 Lukic Dixon Winterburn Keown Bould Adams © Parlour Wright Merson Bergkamp 1 Vieira Hughes (46) (Harper) (Selley) (Hughes) (Shaw)   27 - SC Williams -   - -   -   - -   -   - -   -   - -   1   - -   SC Williams 93 +2   4   11     -   15     1   -     -   -     -   -     -   16 +5   -  
28 23/02/1997 Wimbledon   H PL 0-1 0-1 4 37,854 Lukic Dixon Winterburn Garde Bould © Marshall Parlour Wright Merson Bergkamp Vieira Hughes (46) Morrow (46) Shaw (79) (Harper) (Selley)   28 3 N Winterburn 38   - -   2   - -   3   - -   2   - -   9   - -   N Winterburn 345 +1   7   33     -   45     3   24     -   3     -   2     -   81 +2   2  
29 01/03/1997 Everton   A PL 2-0 2-0 3 36,980 Lukic Dixon © Winterburn Keown Garde Marshall Platt Wright 1 Hughes Bergkamp 1 Vieira Morrow (46) (Harper) (Selley) (Shaw) (Rankin)   29 - J Woolsey -   - -   -   - -   -   - -   -   - -   0 +1 - -   J Woolsey -     -   -     -   -     -   -     -   -     -   -     -   0 +1   -  
30 08/03/1997 Nottingham Forest   H PL 0-0 2-0 2 38,206 Lukic Dixon Winterburn Keown Marshall Adams © Platt Hughes Merson Bergkamp 2(1p) Vieira Morrow (82) (Harper) (Rose) (Shaw) (Rankin)   30 8 IE Wright 30 +5 - 23   1   - -   3   - 5   2   - 2   7   - 3   IE Wright 190 +7   118   15     12   28     28   17     15   1     1   2     -   34 +1   24  
31 15/03/1997 Southampton   A PL 1-0 2-0 3 15,144 Harper Parlour Winterburn Keown Marshall Adams © Platt Hughes 1 Shaw 1 Bergkamp Vieira Garde (73) (Bartram) (Rose) (Morrow) (Rankin)   31 VA Anderson (retired), AE Limpar (unattached), B Robson (Middlesbrough), DC Rocastle (Chelsea), ML Thomas (Liverpool) and SC Williams (retired) played as guests.
32 24/03/1997 Liverpool   H PL 0-0 1-2 3 38,068 Seaman Dixon Winterburn Keown Marshall Adams © Platt Wright 1 Hughes Bergkamp Vieira Parlour (69) Garde (69) Shaw (74) (Harper) (Bould)   32
33 05/04/1997 Chelsea   A PL 1-0 3-0 2 28,182 Seaman Dixon Winterburn Keown Bould © Garde Platt 1 Wright 1 Hughes Bergkamp 1 Vieira Parlour (77) Anelka (85) Selley (85) (Harper) (Marshall)   33
34 12/04/1997 Leicester City   H PL 1-0 2-0 2 38,044 Seaman Dixon Winterburn Keown Bould Adams © 1 Platt 1 Wright Hughes Bergkamp Vieira Parlour (75) (Lukic) (Marshall) (Shaw) (Merson)   34
35 19/04/1997 Blackburn Rovers   H PL 1-1 1-1 2 38,086 Seaman Dixon Winterburn Keown Bould Adams © Platt 1 Wright Hughes Bergkamp Vieira Parlour (89) (Lukic) (Marshall) (Anelka) (Merson)   35
36 21/04/1997 Coventry City   A PL 1-1 1-1 2 19,998 Seaman Dixon Winterburn Keown Bould Adams © Platt Wright 1p Merson Bergkamp Vieira Anelka (76) Parlour (83) (Lukic) (Marshall) (Hughes)   36
37 03/05/1997 Newcastle United   H PL 0-1 0-1 3 38,179 Seaman Dixon Winterburn Keown Bould Adams © Platt Wright Merson Bergkamp Vieira Parlour (46) Anelka (60) (Lukic) (Marshall) (Hughes)   37
38 11/05/1997 Derby County   A PL 0-1 3-1 3 18,287 Seaman Dixon Winterburn Keown Bould Adams © Platt Wright 2 Merson Bergkamp 1 Vieira Anelka (8) Parlour (76) (Lukic) (Marshall) (Hughes)   38
10 13/05/1997 Rangers (Scotland)   H FR 3-1 3-3 - 20,022 Seaman 1* Parlour Winterburn S.Hughes Bould Marshall Platt Wright 2 Anelka Bergkamp 1 Selley Morrow (46) Limpar (46) Lukic (65) 2* Shaw (77) Rankin (80)   10
11 16/05/1997 Watford   A FR 3-1 4-1 - 7,470 Lukic 1* Upson Winterburn S.Hughes 1 Bould Marshall 1 Parlour Platt Anelka Bergkamp 1 Shaw 1 Harper (46) 0* Taylor (65) Woolsey (70) Selley (70) Rankin (70)   11
03/08/1996 - Richard Gough testimonial. 07/08/1996 - Mario Cecchi Gori Memorial tournament, 45 minutes per game, played at Fiorentina. 10/08/1996 - John Wark testimonial. 13/08/1996 - Dave Bowen memorial game. 31/08/1996 - John Lukic testimonial. 25/09/1996 played at RheinEnergiestadion, Cologne. 13/05/1997 - Nigel Winterburn testimonial.
16/05/1997 - Les Simmons testimonial.
Home ground - Arsenal Stadium, Highbury
Manager - Bruce Rioch (until 12 August 1996), Stewart Houston (Caretaker manager from 13 August 1996 to 13 September 1996), Pat Rice (Caretaker manager from 13 September 1996 to 30 September 1996), Arsene Wenger (from 1 October 1996).
Directors - Robert Bellinger (President), Peter Hill-Wood (Chairman), David Dein (Vice-chairman), Roger Gibbs, Clive Carr, Richard Carr, Danny Fiszman, Ken Friar (Managing Director and Secretary, David Miles (Assistant secretary).
Captain - Tony Adams
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