FA CARLING PREMIERSHIP

Table as at Saturday, March 1, 1997:

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  TEAM P W D L F A GD Pts 
1 Manchester United 28 16 9 3 56 31 25 57 
2 Liverpool 27 15 8 4 46 20 26 53 
3 Arsenal 29 14 9 6 47 26 21 51 
4 Newcastle United 27 14 6 7 51 31 20 48 
5 Aston Villa 27 12 7 8 34 26 8 43 
6 Wimbledon 26 12 7 7 38 31 7 43 
7 Chelsea 26 11 9 6 41 37 4 42 
8 Sheffield Wednesday 27 10 12 5 34 32 2 42 
9 Leeds United 28 10 6 12 23 31 -8 36 
10 Leicester City 26 9 6 11 32 38 -6 33 
11 Everton 27 8 8 11 34 40 -6 32 
12 Tottenham Hotspur 27 9 5 13 30 38 -8 32 
13 Derby County 28 7 11 10 30 38 -8 32 
14 Blackburn Rovers 26 7 10 9 27 25 2 31 
15 Sunderland 27 7 8 12 23 34 -11 29 
16 Coventry City 28 6 10 12 25 38 -13 28 
17 Nottingham Forest 27 6 9 12 24 40 -16 27 
18 West Ham United 27 6 7 14 24 37 -13 25 
19 Southampton 26 6 6 14 35 44 -9 24 
20 Middlesbrough 26 5 7 14 31 48 -17 19 

* Middlesbrough deducted 3 points for failing to fulfill fixture against Blackburn on Dec 21 on Tuesday, January 14, 1997.

Key: Champions Relegation