The City Ground

NEWCASTLE UNITED 5 - 0 FOREST - Sun May 11, 1997 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Sun May 11, 1997 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Newcastle United
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: St. James Park (Newcastle)
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 0-5 LOST
: Half-time: 0-4

Sources:: AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
: WorldFootball.net (Link)
: Daily Mirror - Monday 12 May 1997

Season:: 1996-97
Referee:: Mike Reed
Sponsor:: Labbats
Attendance:: 36,554
Pos Before/After:: 20 20
Opp Before/After:: 3 2

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Lincoln City (Pre-Season Friendly)
League:: Port Vale
Newcastle United:: Sep 26, 1998

GAME COUNT:
League:: 3778 (of 5007)
League Tier 1:: 2145 (of 2259)
Competitive:: 4358 (of 5724)
Total:: 5948 (of 7505)
Played:: 26 years, 11 months, 8 days ago

Notes:: Dave Bassett's first game as manager

FOREST
Manager: Dave Bassett
Prior form: DDLDDD (Old to recent)

Goals

NEWCASTLE UNITED
Manager: Kenny Dalglish
Prior form: DWWWDD (Old to recent)

Goals
Faustino Asprilla (20')
Les Ferdinand (23')
Les Ferdinand (26')
Alan Shearer (36')
Robbie Elliott (77')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
13	GK	26	Alan Fettis
2	D	25	Des Lyttle
7	M	33	David Phillips
4	D	30	Colin Cooper
5	D	28	Steve Chettle
24	M	24	Brian O'Neil off for Dean Saunders (77')	Last game
8	M	26	Scot Gemmill
6	F	22	Chris Bart-Williams off for Chris Allen (45')
10	F	27	Kevin Campbell
23	F	20	Ian Thomas-Moore	First start
14	F	29	Ian Woan
Subs
9	F	32	Dean Saunders on for Brian O'Neil (77')
17	M	24	Chris Allen on for Chris Bart-Williams (45')
16	M	32	Nicola Jerkan
22	F	27	Bryan Roy
31	GK	19	David Henry

	Totals	Last Game
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
13	GK	26	Alan Fettis	6		8	2
2	D	25	Des Lyttle	231	3	8	2
7	M	33	David Phillips	160	5	8	2
4	D	30	Colin Cooper	214	23	8	2
5	D	28	Steve Chettle	529	14	8	2
24	M	24	Brian O'Neil off for Dean Saunders (77)	5		8	2
8	M	26	Scot Gemmill	313	29	8	2
6	F	22	Chris Bart-Williams off for Chris Allen (45)	247	35	22	4
10	F	27	Kevin Campbell	97	35	8	2
23	F	20	Ian Thomas-Moore	24	1	18	3
14	F	29	Ian Woan	273	40	18	3
Subs
9	F	32	Dean Saunders on for Brian O'Neil (77)	51	9	8	2
17	M	24	Chris Allen on for Chris Bart-Williams (45)	31	3	8	2
16	M	32	Nicola Jerkan	14		57	9
22	F	27	Bryan Roy	111	28	8	2
31	GK	19	David Henry			8	2

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Pavel Srnicek
2	D	Warren Barton
3	D	John Beresford
5	D	Darren Peacock
19	D	Steve Watson
26	M	Robbie Elliott
27	M	Philippe Albert (68')
4	M	David Batty (72')
9	M	Alan Shearer
10	F	Les Ferdinand
11	F	Faustino Asprilla (65')
Subs
20		Lee Clark (65')
8		Peter Beardsley (72')
18		Keith Gillespie (68')
		Shaka Hislop
		Hamilton

All the games in Division 1 on this day (Sun May 11, 1997)

Home	Score	Away
Aston Villa	1-0	Southampton
Blackburn Rovers	2-4	Leicester City
Derby County	1-3	Arsenal
Everton	1-2	Chelsea
Leeds United	1-1	Middlesbrough
Manchester United	2-0	West Ham United
Newcastle United	5-0	Nottingham Forest
Sheffield Wednesday	1-1	Liverpool
Tottenham Hotspur	1-2	Coventry City
Wimbledon	1-0	Sunderland

TABLES BEFORE AND AFTER THE GAME

Table before:

PREMIER LEAGUE								Home					Away
Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts	Current Form	Status
1	Manchester United	37	20	12	5	74	44	11	5	2	36	17	9	7	3	38	27	30	72	LWWDDD	Champions
2	Liverpool	37	19	10	8	61	36	10	6	3	38	19	9	4	5	23	17	25	67	LWDLWL	Safe
3	Newcastle United	37	18	11	8	68	40	12	3	3	49	20	6	8	5	19	20	28	65	DWWWDD	Safe
4	Arsenal	37	18	11	8	59	31	10	5	4	36	18	8	6	4	23	13	28	65	LWWDDL	Safe
5	Aston Villa	37	16	10	11	46	34	10	5	3	26	13	6	5	8	20	21	12	58	WWLDDL	Safe
6	Chelsea	37	15	11	11	56	54	9	8	2	33	22	6	3	9	23	32	2	56	LLLWWD	Safe
7	Sheffield Wednesday	37	14	14	9	49	50	8	9	1	24	15	6	5	8	25	35	-1	56	WDWLLL	Safe
8	Wimbledon	37	14	11	12	48	46	8	6	4	27	21	6	5	8	21	25	2	53	LWLLDW	Safe
9	Tottenham Hotspur	37	13	7	17	43	49	8	4	6	18	15	5	3	11	25	34	-6	46	WLLDWL	Safe
10	Derby County	37	11	13	13	44	55	8	6	4	24	19	3	7	9	20	36	-11	46	WDWLDW	Safe
11	Leeds United	37	11	12	14	27	37	7	6	5	14	12	4	6	9	13	25	-10	45	DDLDDD	Safe
12	Leicester City	37	11	11	15	42	52	7	5	7	22	26	4	6	8	20	26	-10	44	DLLLDW	Safe
13	Blackburn Rovers	37	9	15	13	40	39	8	4	6	26	19	1	11	7	14	20	1	42	DLDWLD	Safe
14	West Ham United	37	10	12	15	39	46	7	6	6	27	25	3	6	9	12	21	-7	42	DLDWWD	Safe
15	Everton	37	10	12	15	43	55	7	4	7	23	20	3	8	8	20	35	-12	42	LDWDDL	Safe
16	Southampton	37	10	11	16	50	55	6	7	6	32	24	4	4	10	18	31	-5	41	WDWDWW
17	Sunderland	37	10	10	17	35	52	7	6	6	20	18	3	4	11	15	34	-17	40	DDLWLW
18	Middlesbrough	37	10	11	16	50	59	8	5	6	34	25	2	6	10	16	34	-9	38*	DLLWDD
19	Coventry City	37	8	14	15	36	53	4	8	7	19	23	4	6	8	17	30	-17	38	LWWDDL
20	Nottingham Forest	37	6	16	15	31	54	3	9	7	15	27	3	7	8	16	27	-23	34	DDLDDD	Relegated

*Middlesbrough deducted 3 points for failing to fulfill a fixture

Table after:

	PREMIER LEAGUE								Home					Away
	Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts	Current Form	Status	Result(s)
	1	Manchester United	38	21	12	5	76	44	12	5	2	38	17	9	7	3	38	27	32	75	WWDDDW	Champions	2-0
1	2	Newcastle United	38	19	11	8	73	40	13	3	3	54	20	6	8	5	19	20	33	68	WWWDDW	Safe	5-0
1	3	Arsenal	38	19	11	8	62	32	10	5	4	36	18	9	6	4	26	14	30	68	WWDDLW	Safe	3-1
2	4	Liverpool	38	19	11	8	62	37	10	6	3	38	19	9	5	5	24	18	25	68	WDLWLD	Safe	1-1
	5	Aston Villa	38	17	10	11	47	34	11	5	3	27	13	6	5	8	20	21	13	61	WLDDLW	Safe	1-0
	6	Chelsea	38	16	11	11	58	55	9	8	2	33	22	7	3	9	25	33	3	59	LLWWDW	Safe	2-1
	7	Sheffield Wednesday	38	14	15	9	50	51	8	10	1	25	16	6	5	8	25	35	-1	57	DWLLLD	Safe	1-1
	8	Wimbledon	38	15	11	12	49	46	9	6	4	28	21	6	5	8	21	25	3	56	WLLDWW	Safe	1-0
3	9	Leicester City	38	12	11	15	46	54	7	5	7	22	26	5	6	8	24	28	-8	47	LLLDWW	Safe	4-2
1	10	Tottenham Hotspur	38	13	7	18	44	51	8	4	7	19	17	5	3	11	25	34	-7	46	LLDWLL	Safe	1-2
	11	Leeds United	38	11	13	14	28	38	7	7	5	15	13	4	6	9	13	25	-10	46	DLDDDD	Safe	1-1
2	12	Derby County	38	11	13	14	45	58	8	6	5	25	22	3	7	9	20	36	-13	46	DWLDWL	Safe	1-3
	13	Blackburn Rovers	38	9	15	14	42	43	8	4	7	28	23	1	11	7	14	20	-1	42	LDWLDL	Safe	2-4
	14	West Ham United	38	10	12	16	39	48	7	6	6	27	25	3	6	10	12	23	-9	42	LDWWDL	Safe	0-2
	15	Everton	38	10	12	16	44	57	7	4	8	24	22	3	8	8	20	35	-13	42	DWDDLL	Safe	1-2
	16	Southampton	38	10	11	17	50	56	6	7	6	32	24	4	4	11	18	32	-6	41	DWDWWL	Safe	0-1
2	17	Coventry City	38	9	14	15	38	54	4	8	7	19	23	5	6	8	19	31	-16	41	WWDDLW	Safe	2-1
1	18	Sunderland	38	10	10	18	35	53	7	6	6	20	18	3	4	12	15	35	-18	40	DLWLWL	Relegated	0-1
1	19	Middlesbrough	38	10	12	16	51	60	8	5	6	34	25	2	7	10	17	35	-9	39*	LLWDDD	Relegated	1-1
	20	Nottingham Forest	38	6	16	16	31	59	3	9	7	15	27	3	7	9	16	32	-28	34	DLDDDL	Relegated	0-5

*Middlesbrough deducted 3 points for failing to fulfill a fixture