1996-97 season

1996-97 season
General information
Manager	Roy Evans
Captain	John Barnes
Performance
Premier League	4th
FA Cup	4th round
League Cup	5th round
Europe	UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: Semi-final
Top scorers
League	Fowler (18)
FA Cup	Collymore (2)
League Cup	Fowler (5)
Europe	Fowler (7)
Overall	Fowler (31)
Attendances
Average	38,436
←1995-96	1997-98→

The 1996-97 season was Liverpool's 105th season of football since they were established.

Squad

• 1 David James
• 2 Rob Jones
• 3 Bjorn Tore Kvarme
• 3 John Scales
• 4 Jason McAteer
• 5 Mark Wright
• 6 Phil Babb
• 7 Steve McManaman
• 8 Stan Collymore
• 9 Robbie Fowler
• 10 John Barnes
• 11 Jamie Redknapp
• 12 Steve Harkness
• 13 Tony Warner
• 14 Neil Ruddock
• 15 Patrik Berger
• 16 Michael Thomas
• 18 Michael Owen
• 19 Mark Kennedy
• 20 Stig Inge Bjornebye
• 21 Dominic Matteo
• 22 Jamie Cassidy
• 22 Michael Stensgaard
• 23 Jamie Carragher
• 24 Lee Jones
• 25 David Thompson
• 26 Jorgen Nielsen

Friendlies

Pre-season

Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers
24 July 1996	Crewe	1-0	Charnock (37)
27 July 1996	Porto	0-2
28 July 1996	Everton	0-0
31 July 1996	Norway XI	1-1	Fowler (71)
2 August 1996	Linfield	2-2	Fowler (42, 89)
4 August 1996	Dundalk	1-0	McManaman (87)
6 August 1996	Millwall	0-0
12 August 1996	Burnley	4-0	Fowler (13), Collymore (39, 50, 70)

Other friendlies

Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers
9 August 1996	PSV Eindhoven	2-3	Collymore (65), Bjornebye (83)
13 May 1997	Sunderland	0-1

Results

League

Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers
17 August 1996	Middlesbrough	3-3	Bjornebye (4), Barnes (29), Fowler (65)
19 August 1996	Arsenal	2-0	McManaman (68, 74)
24 August 1996	Sunderland	0-0
4 September 1996	Coventry	1-0	Babb (68)
7 September 1996	Southampton	2-1	Collymore (39), McManaman (89)
15 September 1996	Leicester	3-0	Berger (58, 77), Thomas (61)
21 September 1996	Chelsea	5-1	Fowler (15), Berger (42, 49), Myers (og 45), Barnes (49)
29 September 1996	West Ham	2-1	Collymore (3), Thomas (55)
12 October 1996	Man Utd	0-1
27 October 1996	Derby	2-1	Fowler (47, 51)
3 November 1996	Blackburn	0-3
16 November 1996	Leeds	2-0	Ruddock (13), McManaman (90)
20 November 1996	Everton	1-1	Fowler (30)
23 November 1996	Wimbledon	1-1	Collymore (1)
2 December 1996	Tottenham	2-0	Thomas (45), McManaman (49)
7 December 1996	Sheffield Wednesday	0-1
14 December 1996	Middlesbrough	5-1	Fowler (1, 28, 77, 85), Bjornebye (45)
17 December 1996	Nottingham Forest	4-2	Collymore (6, 63), Fowler (27), Lyttle (og 51)
23 December 1996	Newcastle	1-1	Fowler (45)
26 December 1996	Leicester	1-1	Collymore (80)
29 December 1996	Southampton	1-0	Barnes (76)
1 January 1997	Chelsea	0-1
11 January 1997	West Ham	0-0
18 January 1997	Aston Villa	3-0	Carragher (50), Collymore (58), Fowler (63)
1 February 1997	Derby	1-0	Collymore (75)
19 February 1997	Leeds	4-0	Fowler (21), Collymore (36, 37), Redknapp (87)
22 February 1997	Blackburn	0-0
2 March 1997	Aston Villa	0-1
10 March 1997	Newcastle	4-3	McManaman (29), Berger (30), Fowler (42, 90)
15 March 1997	Nottingham Forest	1-1	Fowler (3)
24 March 1997	Arsenal	2-1	Collymore (51), McAteer (65)
6 April 1997	Coventry	1-2	Fowler (52)
13 April 1997	Sunderland	2-1	Fowler (33), McManaman (47)
16 April 1997	Everton	1-1	Thomsen (og 26)
19 April 1997	Man Utd	1-3	Barnes (19)
3 May 1997	Tottenham	2-1	Collymore (14), Berger (43)
6 May 1997	Wimbledon	1-2	Owen (74)
11 May 1997	Sheffield Wednesday	1-1	Redknapp (83)

FA Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers
3	4 January 1997	Burnley	1-0	Collymore (12)
4	26 January 1997	Chelsea	2-4	Fowler (10), Collymore (21)

League Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers
3	23 October 1996	Charlton	1-1	Fowler (21)
3 (R)	13 November 1996	Charlton	4-1	Wright (14), Redknapp (18), Fowler (48, 73)
4	27 November 1996	Arsenal	4-2	McManaman (26), Fowler (pen 39, 52), Berger (72)
5	8 January 1997	Middlesbrough	1-2	McManaman (65)

UEFA Cup Winner's Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers
1 (1st leg)	12 September 1996	My-Pa 47	1-0	Bjornebye (61)
1 (2nd leg)	26 September 1996	My-Pa 47	3-1	Berger (18), Collymore (59), Barnes (78)
2 (1st leg)	17 October 1996	FC Sion	2-1	Fowler (24), Barnes (60)
2 (2nd leg)	31 October 1996	FC Sion	6-3	McManaman (28), Bjornebye (54), Barnes (65), Fowler (70, 71), Berger (89)
3 (1st leg)	6 March 1997	Brann Bergen	1-1	Fowler (9)
3 (2nd leg)	20 March 1997	Brann Bergen	3-0	Fowler (pen 26, 77), Collymore (60)
Semi-final (1st leg)	10 April 1997	Paris St.Germain	0-3
Semi-final (2nd leg)	24 April 1997	Paris St.Germain	2-0	Fowler (11), Wright (79)

Tables

League

Pos	Club	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
3	Arsenal	38	19	11	8	62	32	30	68
4	Liverpool	38	19	11	8	62	37	25	68
5	Aston Villa	38	17	10	11	47	34	13	61

Player stats

No.	Pos.	Name	League		FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	David James	38	0	2	0	4	0	8	0	52	0
3	DF	John Scales	3	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	7	0
3	DF	Bjorn Tore Kvarme	15	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	16	0
4	MF	Jason McAteer	37	1	2	0	4	0	8	0	51	1
5	DF	Mark Wright	33	0	2	0	3	1	5	1	43	2
6	DF	Phil Babb	22	1	1	0	3	0	5	0	31	1
7	MF	Steve McManaman	37	7	2	0	4	2	8	1	51	10
8	FW	Stan Collymore	30	12	2	2	0	0	5	2	37	18
9	FW	Robbie Fowler	32	18	1	1	4	5	7	7	44	31
10	MF	John Barnes	35	4	2	0	3	0	7	3	49	7
11	MF	Jamie Redknapp	26	3	1	0	1	1	7	0	35	4
12	DF	Steve Harkness	7	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	10	0
14	DF	Neil Ruddock	17	1	0	0	2	0	3	0	22	1
15	MF	Patrik Berger	26	6	2	0	3	1	6	2	37	9
16	MF	Michael Thomas	31	3	1	0	4	0	6	0	42	3
18	FW	Michael Owen	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1
19	MF	Mark Kennedy	5	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	8	0
20	DF	Stig Inge Bjornebye	38	2	2	0	4	0	8	2	52	4
21	DF	Dominic Matteo	26	0	2	0	3	0	7	0	38	0
23	DF	Jamie Carragher	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	1
24	DF	Rob Jones	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	5	0
25	MF	David Thompson	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0

Transfers

In

Player	From	Fee	Date
Patrik Berger	Borussia Dortmund	£3,250,000	1 August 1996
Nicky Rizzo	Sydney Olympic	Free	1 September 1996
Bjorn Tore Kvarme	Rosenborg	Free	10 January 1997

Out

Player	To	Fee	Date
Stephen Pears	Hartlepool	Free	1 June 1996
Phil Charnock	Crewe	Free	6 December 1996
John Scales	Tottenham	£2,600,000	11 December 1996
Stan Collymore	Aston Villa	£7,000,000	13 May 1997
Lee Jones	Tranmere	£100,000	30 May 1997