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Source OpenFootballUpdated Founded 1878Ground Old TraffordSeasons held 35
Source OpenFootballUpdated Founded 1878Ground Old TraffordSeasons held 35
Season statistics: Wikipedia. The archive holds no team sheets for 1996/97, so these are Manchester United's league figures according to the club-season article on English Wikipedia, in the article's order. Players link to their page where the archive holds them, matched through Wikidata.
| Player | Pos. | Apps | Starts | Sub | Goals | All apps | All goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Schmeichel | GK | 36 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 0 |
| Gary Neville | DF | 31 | 30 |
| 1 |
| 1 |
| 46 |
| 1 |
| Denis Irwin | DF | 31 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 43 | 1 |
|---|
| David May | DF | 29 | 28 | 1 | 3 | 41 | 4 |
|---|
| Gary Pallister | DF | 27 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 37 | 3 |
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| Eric Cantona (c) | FW | 36 | 36 | 0 | 11 | 50 | 15 |
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| Nicky Butt | MF | 26 | 24 | 2 | 5 | 36 | 6 |
|---|
| Andy Cole | FW | 20 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 28 | 7 |
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| David Beckham | MF | 36 | 33 | 3 | 8 | 49 | 12 |
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| Ryan Giggs | MF | 26 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 37 | 5 |
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| Phil Neville | DF | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
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| Brian McClair | MF | 19 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
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| Jordi Cruyff | MF | 16 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 3 |
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| Karel Poborský | MF | 22 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 33 | 4 |
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| Roy Keane | MF | 21 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 3 |
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| Raimond van der Gouw | GK | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
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| Paul Scholes | MF | 24 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 33 | 6 |
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| Ronny Johnsen | DF | 31 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 42 | 0 |
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| Ole Gunnar Solskjær | FW | 33 | 25 | 8 | 18 | 46 | 19 |
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| Pat McGibbon | DF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Simon Davies | MF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
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| Ben Thornley | MF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
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| John O'Kane | DF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
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| Kevin Pilkington | GK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Chris Casper | DF | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
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| Terry Cooke | MF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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| Philip Mulryne | MF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Michael Appleton | MF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
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| Ronnie Wallwork | DF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| John Curtis | DF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Michael Clegg | DF | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
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| Paul Gibson | GK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Total | 493 | 70 |
|---|
Manchester United scored 76 league goals that season by the archive's results. A dash means the article gives no figure, not zero.
Includes data from Wikipedia (“1996–97 Manchester United F.C. season”, revision 1366660527, read 16 Oct 2026), CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikipedia is edited by volunteers; the archive treats it as a secondary source and checks it against its own records where it can.
| Player | Years | Matches | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ayden Heaven | from 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Amad Diallo | from 2021 | Not held | Not held |
| Hannibal Mejbri | from 2021 | Not held | Not held |
| Daniel James | from 2019 | Not held | Not held |
| Casemiro | 2022–2026 | 111 | 15 |
| Jadon Sancho | 2021–2026 | 58 | 9 |
| Alejandro Garnacho | 2022–2025 | 93 | 16 |
| Victor Lindelöf | 2017–2025 | 194 | 4 |
| Aaron Wan-Bissaka | 2019–2024 | 130 | 2 |
| Martin Dúbravka | 2022–2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Elanga | 2021–2023 | 39 | 3 |
| Dean Henderson | 2015–2023 | 13 | 0 |
| Angel Gomes | 2017–2020 | 5 | 0 |
| Sam Johnstone | 2011–2018 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Carrick | 2006–2018 | 316 | 17 |
| Michael Keane | 2011–2015 | 1 | 0 |
| Darren Fletcher | 2003–2015 | 223 | 18 |
| Danny Welbeck | 2008–2014 | 92 | 20 |
| Ole Gunnar Solskjær | 1996–2007 | 235 | 91 |
| Ruud van Nistelrooy | 2001–2006 | 150 | 95 |
| Steve Bruce | 1987–1996 | 309 | 36 |
| George Graham | 1972–1974 | 43 | 2 |
Not limited to the season above, and not the club's full list: only people who appear elsewhere in this archive are listed. Years and figures are the spells' own, across all competitions, as Wikidata records them.
| Date | Player | From | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jul 1996 | Ronny Johnsen | Beşiktaş | Transfer |
| 20 Jul 1996 | Karel Poborský | Slavia Prague | Transfer |
| 23 Jul 1996 | Ole Gunnar Solskjær | Molde | Transfer |
| 8 Aug 1996 | Jordi Cruyff | Barcelona | Transfer |
| 27 Jun 1997 | Teddy Sheringham |   Tottenham Hotspur | Transfer |
| Date | Player | To | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jul 1996 | Hasney Aljofree |   Bolton Wanderers | Transfer |
| 6 Jul 1996 | Heath Maxon | Released | Transfer |
| 12 Jul 1996 | Tony Coton |   Sunderland | Transfer |
| 12 Aug 1996 | Lee Sharpe |   Leeds United | Transfer |
| 20 Sept 1996 | Pat McGibbon |   Swansea City | Loan |
| 17 Oct 1996 | Paul Gibson | Halifax Town | Loan |
| 22 Oct 1996 | John O'Kane | Bury | Loan |
| 29 Oct 1996 | Simon Davies |   Huddersfield Town | Loan |
| 28 Nov 1996 | Terry Cooke |   Birmingham City | Loan |
| 8 Dec 1996 | Jovan Kirovski | Borussia Dortmund | Transfer |
| 14 Jan 1997 | John O'Kane | Bury | Loan |
| 16 Jan 1997 | Kevin Pilkington | Rotherham United | Loan |
| 17 Jan 1997 | Michael Appleton | Grimsby Town | Loan |
| 3 Mar 1997 | Pat McGibbon |   Wigan Athletic | Loan |
| 27 Mar 1997 | John O'Kane | Wrexham | Loan |
| 1 May 1997 | David Fish | Stockport County | Transfer |
| 2 May 1997 | David Hilton | Released | Transfer |
| 15 May 1997 | Colin Murdock | Preston North End | Transfer |
| 18 May 1997 | Eric Cantona | Retired | Retired |
| 30 Jun 1997 | Robert Trees | Released | Transfer |
According to Wikipedia: the transfer tables of the club-season article. Fees are held but not shown.
Includes data from Wikipedia (“1996–97 Manchester United F.C. season”, revision 1366660527, read 16 Oct 2026), CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikipedia is edited by volunteers; the archive treats it as a secondary source and checks it against its own records where it can.