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
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.DateOpponentsScoreScorersTeamOpponents' ScorersCrowdHalf -Time Score

PPL 1/24

22-08-1996

Derby County (a)

1-0 (W)

Couzens (51')

Team

Unknown

0-0

PPL 2/24

28-08-1996

Birmingham City (h)

1-0 (W)

Wallace, Rod (39')

Team

Unknown

1-0

PPL 3/24

11-09-1996

Everton (h)

0-2 (L)

Team

Rideout 2 (18', 43')

Unknown

0-2

PPL 4/24

19-09-1996

Bolton Wanderers (a)

0-2 (L)

Team

Taylor 2 (14', 80')

Unknown

0-1

PPL 5/24

25-09-1996

Blackburn Rovers (h)

1-1 (D)

Matthews (90')

Team

Ripley (32')

Unknown

0-1

PPL 6/24

02-10-1996

Tranmere Rovers (h)

1-3 (L)

Kewell (76')

Team

Thomas (5') Jones 2 (36', 87')

Unknown

0-2

PPL 7/24

08-10-1996

Sheffield Wednesday (a)

3-3 (D)

Davis (13') Shepherd (19') Hateley (50')

Team

Smith (14') Donaldson (62') Bright (64')

2,000

2-1

PPL 8/24

06-11-1996

Nottingham Forest (h)

0-1 (L)

Team

Guinan (83')

Unknown

0-0

PPL 8a/24

27-11-1996

Oldham Athletic (a)

0-0 (D) (abandoned at Half-Time)

Team

Unknown

0-0

PPL 9/24

10-12-1996

Everton (a)

2-3 (L)

Harte (5') Kewell (74')

Team

Rideout 3 (50', 52', 63')

Unknown

1-0

PPL 10/24

18-12-1996

Manchester United (h)

3-3 (D)

Wallace, Rod 2 (17', 41') Yeboah (38')

Team

Davies (35' pen) Mulryne (43') Notman (60')

3,000

3-2

PPL 11/24

06-01-1997

Blackburn Rovers (a)

1-1 (D)

Gray (60')

Team

Warhurst (90+2')

Unknown

0-0

PPL 12/24

22-01-1997

Bolton Wanderers (h)

1-0 (W)

Wallace, Rod (10')

Team

Unknown

1-0

PPL 13/24

06-02-1997

Liverpool (h)

1-0 (W)

Yeboah (45')

Team

2,000

1-0

PPL 14/24

12-02-1997

Liverpool (a)

2-3 (L)

Wetherall (21') Yeboah (88')

Team

Kennedy (29') Owen 2 (44', 70')

Unknown

1-2

PPL 15/24

03-03-1997

Stoke City (a)

0-4 (L)

Team

MacKenzie (22') Macari, Paul 2 (39, 56') Heath (75')

Unknown

0-2

PPL 16/24

19-03-1997

Oldham Athletic (h)

0-1 (L)

Team

Orlysson (30')

Unknown

0-1

PPL 17/24

26-03-1997

Birmingham City (a)

0-3 (L)

Team

Francis 2 (53', 69') Hunt (62')

Unknown

0-0

PPL 18/24

09-04-1997

Nottingham Forest (a)

1-0 (W)

Harte (60')

Team

Unknown

0-0

PPL 19/24

14-04-1997

Sheffield Wednesday (h)

2-0 (W)

Yeboah 2 (18', 40')

Team

Unknown

2-0

PPL 20/24

23-04-1997

Oldham Athletic (a)

1-0 (W)

Wallace, Rod (86')

Team

Unknown

0-0

PPL 21/24

26-04-1997

Manchester United (a)

2-1 (W)

Wallace, Rod (3') Yeboah (35')

Team

Tomlinson (?')

Unknown

2-0

PPL 22/24

30-04-1997

Tranmere Rovers (a)

1-2 (L)

Laurent (?')

Team

Unknown (?') Unknown (?')

Unknown

Unknown

PPL 23/24

07-05-1997

Derby County (h)

3-0 (W)

Laurent (?') Yeboah (?') Wallace, Rod (?')

Team

Unknown

Unknown

PPL 24/24

11-05-1997

Stoke City (h)

2-1 (W)

Quinn (?') Boyle (?')

Team

Unknown (?')

Unknown

Unknown

Pontins Premier League 1996-97: Position 5th

Pos.TeamPlayedWonDrawnLostGoals ForGoals AgainstPoints

1

Manchester United

24

15

6

3

55

24

51

2

Blackburn Rovers

24

13

4

7

28

23

43

3

Sheffield Wednesday

24

12

4

8

42

32

40

4

Stoke City

24

11

2

11

34

37

35

5

Leeds United

24

10

4

10

29

34

34

6

Derby County

24

9

6

9

41

32

33

7

Birmingham City

24

8

7

9

34

31

31

8

Nottingham Forest

24

9

4

11

33

45

31

9

Tranmere Rovers

24

9

3

12

48

48

30

10

Everton

24

8

6

10

31

42

30

11

Liverpool

24

8

5

11

32

39

29

12

Bolton Wanderers

24

7

5

12

31

38

26

13

Oldham Athletic

24

5

8

11

27

40

23