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Premier League
Anfield | 07 December 1996 at15:00UK local time
Liverpool
0
-
1
Sheffield Wednesday
Starting Lineup
(Average age 27.15)
1
David James
14
Neil Ruddock
6
Phil Babb
20
Stig Inge Bjørnebye
5
Mark Wright
7
Steve McManaman
4
Jason McAteer
10
John Barnes
(c)
16
Michael Thomas
15
Patrik Berger
9
Robbie Fowler
Substitutes
13
Tony Warner
21
Dominic Matteo
19
Mark Kennedy
22
Jamie Cassidy
24
Lee Jones
Substitutions
Phil Babb
replaced by
Mark Kennedy
66′
Opposition Lineup
(Average age 27.53)
Kevin Pressman
Peter Atherton
Ian Nolan
Mark Pembridge
Dejan Stefanovic
Des Walker
Benito Carbone
Graham Hyde
Andy Booth
Steve Nicol
Guy Whittingham
Opposition goals
Guy Whittingham
22
′
Opposition substitutions
Benito Carbone
replaced by
Reggie Blinker
79
′
Notes
- Liverpool legend, Steve Nicol, returns to Anfield with his new club Sheffield Wednesday, receiving a vicious elbow to the face from Neil Ruddock.
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Other details
Manager:
Roy Evans
Opposition manager:
David Pleat
Referee:
Reed MD
Attendance:
39,507
Half-time score:
0
-
1
Game number:
4454
League game number:
3704
Played towards Kop:
First half
League position after match:
3rd
View other results
17 Aug 1996 - Middlesbrough 3-3 Liverpool
19 Aug 1996 - Liverpool 2-0 Arsenal
24 Aug 1996 - Liverpool 0-0 Sunderland
04 Sep 1996 - Coventry City 1-0 Liverpool
07 Sep 1996 - Liverpool 2-1 Southampton
12 Sep 1996 - Mypa 47 1-0 Liverpool
15 Sep 1996 - Leicester City 3-0 Liverpool
21 Sep 1996 - Liverpool 5-1 Chelsea
26 Sep 1996 - Liverpool 3-1 Mypa 47
29 Sep 1996 - West Ham United 2-1 Liverpool
12 Oct 1996 - Manchester United 0-1 Liverpool
17 Oct 1996 - Sion 2-1 Liverpool
23 Oct 1996 - Charlton Athletic 1-1 Liverpool
27 Oct 1996 - Liverpool 2-1 Derby County
31 Oct 1996 - Liverpool 6-3 Sion
03 Nov 1996 - Blackburn Rovers 0-3 Liverpool
13 Nov 1996 - Liverpool 4-1 Charlton Athletic
16 Nov 1996 - Leeds United 2-0 Liverpool
20 Nov 1996 - Liverpool 1-1 Everton
23 Nov 1996 - Liverpool 1-1 Wimbledon
27 Nov 1996 - Liverpool 4-2 Arsenal
02 Dec 1996 - Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 Liverpool
07 Dec 1996 - Liverpool 0-1 Sheffield Wednesday
14 Dec 1996 - Liverpool 5-1 Middlesbrough
17 Dec 1996 - Liverpool 4-2 Nottingham Forest
23 Dec 1996 - Newcastle United 1-1 Liverpool
26 Dec 1996 - Liverpool 1-1 Leicester City
29 Dec 1996 - Southampton 1-0 Liverpool
01 Jan 1997 - Chelsea 0-1 Liverpool
04 Jan 1997 - Liverpool 1-0 Burnley
08 Jan 1997 - Middlesbrough 1-2 Liverpool
11 Jan 1997 - Liverpool 0-0 West Ham United
18 Jan 1997 - Liverpool 3-0 Aston Villa
26 Jan 1997 - Chelsea 2-4 Liverpool
01 Feb 1997 - Derby County 1-0 Liverpool
19 Feb 1997 - Liverpool 4-0 Leeds United
22 Feb 1997 - Liverpool 0-0 Blackburn Rovers
02 Mar 1997 - Aston Villa 0-1 Liverpool
06 Mar 1997 - Brann 1-1 Liverpool
10 Mar 1997 - Liverpool 4-3 Newcastle United
15 Mar 1997 - Nottingham Forest 1-1 Liverpool
20 Mar 1997 - Liverpool 3-0 Brann
24 Mar 1997 - Arsenal 2-1 Liverpool
06 Apr 1997 - Liverpool 1-2 Coventry City
10 Apr 1997 - Paris St Germain 0-3 Liverpool
13 Apr 1997 - Sunderland 2-1 Liverpool
16 Apr 1997 - Everton 1-1 Liverpool
19 Apr 1997 - Liverpool 1-3 Manchester United
24 Apr 1997 - Liverpool 2-0 Paris St Germain
03 May 1997 - Liverpool 2-1 Tottenham Hotspur
06 May 1997 - Wimbledon 1-2 Liverpool
11 May 1997 - Sheffield Wednesday 1-1 Liverpool
League Table
Pos
Team
P
W
D
L
F
A
GD
Pts
1
Arsenal
17
10
5
2
34
16
+18
35
2
Wimbledon
16
9
4
3
29
17
+12
31
3
Liverpool
16
9
4
3
26
14
+12
31
4
Aston Villa
17
9
3
5
22
15
+7
30
5
Newcastle U
15
9
2
4
26
17
+9
29
6
Man Utd
15
7
5
3
29
22
+7
26
7
Chelsea
16
6
7
3
25
23
+2
25
8
Everton
16
6
6
4
25
20
+5
24
9
Sheffield Wed
16
6
6
4
17
18
-1
24
10
Tottenham H
16
7
2
7
17
17
+0
23
11
Derby Co
16
5
7
4
19
19
+0
22
12
Leicester C
17
6
3
8
17
22
-5
21
13
Leeds U
16
6
2
8
15
20
-5
20
14
Sunderland
16
4
5
7
14
21
-7
17
15
West Ham U
16
4
5
7
13
20
-7
17
16
Middlesbrough
17
3
6
8
20
28
-8
15
17
Blackburn R
16
2
7
7
16
21
-5
13
18
Southampton
17
3
4
10
24
32
-8
13
19
Coventry C
16
1
7
8
10
23
-13
10
20
Nottm Forest
15
1
6
8
12
25
-13
9
