Arsenal Fixtures 1996 to 1997
Fixtures 1996 to 1997

PRE-SEASON FRIENDLY DATES

DATE
OPPOSITION
VENUE
SCORE
SCORERS
July 8 St. Albans
Away
4-1
Shaw 2, Grimandi, Rankin
July 12 Leyton Orient
Away
1-0
Shaw (4)
July 24 Strasbourg
Away
2-1
Garde (45), Wright (54)
July 30 PSV Eindhoven
Away
0-1

August 4 Norwich City
Away
6-2
Wright (7, 29 57), Grimandi (15, 46), Bergkamp (19)

* Arsenal scores are always listed first regardless of home or away status

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DATE
OPPOSITION
VENUE
COMPETITION
SCORE
SCORERS
August 9Leeds United
Away
League
1-1
Wright (34)
August 11*Coventry City
Home
League (SKY TV)
2-0
Wright (30, 47)
August 23Southampton
Away
League
3-1
Overmars (20), Bergkamp (57, 79)
August 27Leicester City
Away
League
3-3
Bergkamp (9, 61, 90)
August 30Tottenham Hotspur
Home
League
0-0

September 13Bolton
Home
League
4-1
Wright (21, 25, 81), Parlour (44)
September 16Salonika
Away
U.E.F.A. Cup (1)
0-1

September 21*Chelsea
Away
League (SKY TV)
3-2
Bergkamp (44, 59), Winterburn (89)
September 23West Ham United
Home
League
4-0
Bergkamp (11), Overmars (39, 45),
Wright (Pen 42)
September 27Everton
Away
League
2-2
Wright (32), Overmars (41)
September 30Salonika
Home
U.E.F.A. Cup (1)
1-1
Bergkamp (22)
October 4Barnsley
Home
League
5-0
Bergkamp (25, 32), Parlour (45), Platt (63),
Wright (76)
October 14Birmingham City
Home
Coca Cola Cup 3
4-1
Boamorte (63, 108), Platt (Pen 99),
Mendez (103)
October 18Crystal Palace
Away
League
0-0

October 26*Aston Villa
Home
League (SKY TV)
0-0

November 1Derby County
Away
League
0-3

November 9*Manchester United
Home
League (SKY TV)
3-2
Anelka (7), Vieira (27), Platt (83)
November 18Coventry City
Home
Coca Cola Cup 4
1-0
Bergkamp (100)
November 22Sheffield Wednesday
Away
League
0-2

November 30*Liverpool
Home
League (SKY TV)
0-1

December 6Newcastle United
Away
League
1-0
Wright (36)
December 13Blackburn Rovers
Home
League
1-3
Overmars (18)
December 26Leicester City
Home
League
2-1
Platt (36), Own-Goal (56)
December 28 Tottenham Hotspur
Away
League
1-1
Parlour (62)
January 3Port Vale
Home
F.A. Cup (3)
0-0

January 6/7West Ham United
Away
Coca Cola Cup QF
2-1
Wright (25), Overmars (55)
January 10Leeds United
Home
League
2-1
Overmars (62), (72)
January 14Port Vale
Away
F.A. Cup (3R)
1-1
Bergkamp (100)
January 17Coventry City
Away
League
2-2
Bergkamp (50), Anelka (57)
January 24Middlesborough
Away
F.A. Cup (4)
2-1
Overmars (2), Parlour (18)
January 28Chelsea
Home
Coca Cola Cup
SF (1st Leg)
2-1
Overmars (19), Anelka (47)
January 31Southampton
Home
League
3-0
Bergkamp (61), Adams (67), Anelka (68)
February 8Chelsea
Home
League
2-0
Hughes (4, 42)
February 14Crystal Palace
Home
F.A. Cup (5)
0-0

February 18Chelsea
Away
Coca Cola Cup
SF (2nd Leg)
1-3
Bergkamp (Pen 81)
February 21Crystal Palace
Home
League
1-0
Grimandi (49)
February 25Crystal Palace
Away
F.A. Cup (5R)
2-1
Anelka (1), Bergkamp (28)
March 2West Ham United
Away
League (SKY TV)
0-0

March 8West Ham United
Home
F.A. Cup (6)(SKY TV)
1-1
Bergkamp (28 pen)
March 11Wimbledon
Away
League (SKY TV)
1-0
Wreh (21)
March 14Manchester United
Away
League (SKY TV)
1-0
Overmars (79)
March 17West Ham United
Away
F.A. Cup (6R)
1-1
Anelka (45)
March 28Sheffield Wednesday
Home
League
1-0
Bergkamp (35)
March 31Bolton Wanderers
Away
League
1-0
Wreh (47)
April 5Wolves
Neutral
F.A. Cup (SF)
1-0
Wreh (13)
April 11Newcastle United
Home
League
3-1
Anelka (41, 64), Vieira (72)
April 13Blackburn Rovers
Away
League
4-1
Bergkamp (2), Parlour (7, 14), Anelka (40)
April 18Wimbledon
Home
League
5-0
Adams(12), Overmars (17), Bergkamp (19)
Petit (54), Wreh (88)
April 25Barnsley
Away
League
2-0
Bergkamp (23), Overmars (76)
April 29Derby County
Home
League
1-0
Petit (34)
May 3Everton
Home
League (SKY TV)
4-0
OG (6), Overmars (28, 57), Adams (89)
May 6Liverpool
Away
League
0-4

May 10Aston Villa
Away
League
0-1

May 16Newcastle United
Neutral
F.A. Cup (FINAL)
2-0
Overmars (23), Anelka (69)
* denotes that original fixture date has been modified for B SKY B TV Broadcast

FIXTURES 1996/7