Blackburn Rovers 2 – 3 Manchester United, 1996/97 – Football Research Archive

Blackburn Rovers 2 – 3 Manchester United

Source OpenFootballUpdated 22 Oct 2026, 15:00 BSTSource changed 27 May 2026Kickoff 12 Apr 1997 (time not recorded)

Blackburn Rovers

2 – 3Half time 1 – 2

Manchester United

Corrected from the source

OpenFootball lists the score as 2 – 3; corrected to 2 – 3 (half time 1 – 2) per Premier League, Official match catalogue: Blackburn Rovers v Manchester United, 1997-04-12 (read 22 Oct 2026).

Kickoff

12 Apr 1997 (time not recorded)

UK time

Ground

Ewood Park

Blackburn Rovers's home ground on that date, from its ground history. The source does not give the venue.

Attendance

30,476

According to Wikipedia

Referee

Matchday 34

Goals

32′GoalAndy ColeManchester United0 – 1
42′GoalPaul ScholesManchester United0 – 2
79′GoalEric Cantona (c)Manchester United0 – 3
–GoalBilly McKinlayBlackburn Rovers1 – 3
–GoalPaul WarhurstBlackburn Rovers2 – 3

According to Wikipedia: the scorers and minutes in the clubs' season articles, shown because each article's score equals this archive's and the scorers add up to it. Own goals are listed under the side they counted for.

Includes data from Wikipedia (“1996–97 Manchester United F.C. season”, revision 1366660527, read 16 Oct 2026; “1996–97 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season”, revision 1369560701, 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.

Coverage

What this archive holds for this match

Held: the result, goalscorers and minutes (according to Wikipedia), attendance (according to Wikipedia). Not held: team match statistics (shots, corners, fouls), full event data, team sheets, bookings, match officials, venue. Absence here is not zero.

Sources

Result: OpenFootball
Scorers, attendance, referee: English Wikipedia, the clubs' season articles (secondary source, CC BY-SA 4.0), each checked against the stored result before use
Data last updated: 22 Oct 2026, 15:00 BST (the archive's last successful import)
Source file last changed: 27 May 2026
This record last changed: 22 Oct 2026, 14:47 BST
Last correction: None

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