1996-97 Manchester United Statistics
Premier League (EPL)
England, Level I
Team Record: 21-5-12 - 75 points
Finishing 1st in the EPL
Location: Manchester, England
1996-97 Manchester United RosterEngland, Level I
Team Record: 21-5-12 - 75 points
Finishing 1st in the EPL
Location: Manchester, England
Manchester United of the Premier League ended the 1996-97 season with a record of 21 wins, 12 draws and 5 losses for 75 points finishing first in the EPL.
The team topped the league with 76 goals. The team surrendered 44 goals. Ole Gunnar Solskjær scored 18 goals for the team, while Nicky Butt, David Beckham, Éric Cantona and Andy Cole each contributed five or more also. Éric Cantona accounted for 12 assists. Peter Schmeichel led the squad with 20 wins and a team-best 1.17 goals against average, pacing keepers with significant playing time.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | Min | G | A | FC | FS | Y | R | Shts | S% | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ole Gunnar Solskjær | F, M | 33 | 25 | 2211 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 58.1 | |
| Éric Cantona | F | 36 | 36 | 3228 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 34.4 | |
| David Beckham | M | 36 | 33 | 2986 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 22.9 | |
| Andy Cole | F | 20 | 10 | 1041 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 33.3 | |
| Nicky Butt | M | 26 | 24 | 1940 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 38.5 | |
| Ryan Giggs | M | 26 | 25 | 2140 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 13.6 | |
| Karel Poborský | M, F | 22 | 15 | 1282 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 33.3 | |
| Paul Scholes | M | 24 | 16 | 1409 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 20.0 | |
| Gary Pallister | 27 | 27 | 2282 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 37.5 | ||
| Jordi Cruyff | 16 | 11 | 1008 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 30.0 | ||
| Roy Keane | 21 | 21 | 1739 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 20.0 | ||
| Gary Neville | D | 31 | 30 | 2718 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50.0 | |
| David May | 29 | 28 | 2476 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 25.0 | ||
| Denis Irwin | 31 | 29 | 2589 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14.3 | ||
| Brian McClair | 19 | 4 | 795 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 | ||
| Phil Neville | D, M | 18 | 15 | 1368 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | |
| Ronny Johnsen | 31 | 26 | 2385 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 | ||
| Peter Schmeichel | G | 36 | 36 | 3240 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John O'Kane | 1 | 1 | 88 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Chris Casper | 2 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Ben Thornley | 2 | 1 | 98 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Raimond van der Gouw | G | 2 | 2 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Michael Clegg | 4 | 3 | 307 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 493 | 418 | 37551 | 71 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 1 | 0 | 239 | 29.7 |
Goalkeepers:
| Player | GP | GS | Min | W | L | T | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Schmeichel | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Raimond van der Gouw | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 38 | 38 | 3477:00 | 21 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 44 | 0.00 | 175 | 131 | .749 |
