1996/97 Fantasy Football

Rewind to the 1996/97 Premier League. Man Utd took the title on 75 points, with Newcastle in pursuit. Your job: build a £100m fantasy squad from that season's 345 real players across 20 clubs, then play all 38 gameweeks and see how many points your 1996/97 XI can rack up. Alan Shearer is the season's most expensive pick at £11.5m, but bargains like Peter Schmeichel (£6.0m) are where mini-leagues are won.

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The 1996/97 season at a glance

  • ChampionsMan Utd · 75 pts
  • Runners-upNewcastle
  • Players to pick from345
  • Clubs20

Premium picks in 1996/97

The most expensive fantasy assets this season — the players a £100m budget forces you to choose between.

  1. Alan ShearerForward · Newcastle£11.5m
  2. David BeckhamMidfielder · Man Utd£11.5m
  3. Juninho PaulistaMidfielder · Middlesbrough£10.5m
  4. Les FerdinandForward · Newcastle£10.0m
  5. Ian WrightForward · Arsenal£10.0m
  6. Steve McManamanMidfielder · Liverpool£10.0m

1996/97 bargains and value picks

Quality below the mid-price line — where clever 1996/97 squads are built and mini-leagues are won.

  1. Peter SchmeichelGoalkeeper · Man Utd£6.0m
  2. Frank LeboeufDefender · Chelsea£6.0m
  3. Robbie ElliottDefender · Newcastle£6.5m
  4. John BarnesDefender · Liverpool£6.5m
  5. Julian DicksDefender · West Ham£5.5m
  6. Alan WrightDefender · Aston Villa£5.5m

Most valuable player by position

  • GoalkeeperPeter Schmeichel · £6.0m
  • DefenderRobbie Elliott · £6.5m
  • MidfielderDavid Beckham · £11.5m
  • ForwardAlan Shearer · £11.5m
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