All Results
For selected season:
| Date | Opponent | Comp | H/A | Result |
| 17/08/1996 | West Ham United | FA Carling Premiership | H | 2-0 |
| 19/08/1996 | Liverpool | FA Carling Premiership | A | 0-2 |
| 24/08/1996 | Leicester City | FA Carling Premiership | A | 2-0 |
| 04/09/1996 | Chelsea | FA Carling Premiership | H | 3-3 |
| 07/09/1996 | Aston Villa | FA Carling Premiership | A | 2-2 |
| 10/09/1996 | Borussia Monchengladbach | UEFA Cup | H | 2-3 |
| 16/09/1996 | Sheffield Wednesday | FA Carling Premiership | H | 4-1 |
| 21/09/1996 | Middlesbrough | FA Carling Premiership | A | 2-0 |
| 25/09/1996 | Borussia Monchengladbach | UEFA Cup | A | 2-3 |
| 28/09/1996 | Sunderland | FA Carling Premiership | H | 2-0 |
| 12/10/1996 | Blackburn Rovers | FA Carling Premiership | A | 2-0 |
| 19/10/1996 | Coventry City | FA Carling Premiership | H | 0-0 |
| 23/10/1996 | Stoke City | League Cup | A | 1-1 |
| 26/10/1996 | Leeds United | FA Carling Premiership | H | 3-0 |
| 02/11/1996 | Wimbledon | FA Carling Premiership | A | 2-2 |
| 13/11/1996 | Stoke City | League Cup | H | 5-2 |
| 16/11/1996 | Manchester United | FA Carling Premiership | A | 0-1 |
| 24/11/1996 | Tottenham Hotspur | FA Carling Premiership | H | 3-1 |
| 27/11/1996 | Liverpool | League Cup | A | 2-4 |
| 30/11/1996 | Newcastle United | FA Carling Premiership | A | 2-1 |
| 04/12/1996 | Southampton | FA Carling Premiership | H | 3-1 |
| 07/12/1996 | Derby County | FA Carling Premiership | H | 2-2 |
| 21/12/1996 | Nottingham Forest | FA Carling Premiership | A | 1-2 |
| 26/12/1996 | Sheffield Wednesday | FA Carling Premiership | A | 0-0 |
| 28/12/1996 | Aston Villa | FA Carling Premiership | H | 2-2 |
| 01/01/1997 | Middlesbrough | FA Carling Premiership | H | 2-0 |
| 04/01/1997 | Sunderland | FA Cup | H | 1-1 |
| 11/01/1997 | Sunderland | FA Carling Premiership | A | 0-1 |
| 15/01/1997 | Sunderland | FA Cup | A | 2-0 |
| 19/01/1997 | Everton | FA Carling Premiership | H | 3-1 |
| 24/01/1997 | Middlesbrough | FA Cup | A | 2-1 |
| 29/01/1997 | West Ham United | FA Carling Premiership | A | 2-1 |
| 01/02/1997 | Leeds United | FA Carling Premiership | A | 0-0 |
| 04/02/1997 | Leeds United | FA Cup | H | 0-1 |
| 15/02/1997 | Tottenham Hotspur | FA Carling Premiership | A | 0-0 |
| 19/02/1997 | Manchester United | FA Carling Premiership | H | 1-2 |
| 23/02/1997 | Wimbledon | FA Carling Premiership | H | 0-1 |
| 01/03/1997 | Everton | FA Carling Premiership | A | 2-0 |
| 08/03/1997 | Nottingham Forest | FA Carling Premiership | H | 2-0 |
| 15/03/1997 | Southampton | FA Carling Premiership | A | 2-0 |
| 24/03/1997 | Liverpool | FA Carling Premiership | H | 1-2 |
| 05/04/1997 | Chelsea | FA Carling Premiership | A | 3-0 |
| 12/04/1997 | Leicester City | FA Carling Premiership | H | 2-0 |
| 19/04/1997 | Blackburn Rovers | FA Carling Premiership | H | 1-1 |
| 21/04/1997 | Coventry City | FA Carling Premiership | A | 1-1 |
| 03/05/1997 | Newcastle United | FA Carling Premiership | H | 0-1 |
| 11/05/1997 | Derby County | FA Carling Premiership | A | 3-1 |