FA CARLING PREMIERSHIP

Table as at Wednesday, March 12, 1997:

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  TEAM P W D L F A GD Pts 
1 Manchester United 29 16 9 4 57 33 24 57 
2 Liverpool 29 16 8 5 50 24 26 56 
3 Arsenal 30 15 9 6 49 26 23 54 
4 Newcastle United 28 14 6 8 54 35 19 48 
5 Sheffield Wednesday 29 12 12 5 39 33 6 48 
6 Aston Villa 29 13 7 9 35 27 8 46 
7 Wimbledon 27 12 8 7 39 32 7 44 
8 Chelsea 28 11 10 7 44 41 3 43 
9 Leeds United 30 11 7 12 24 31 -7 40 
10 Leicester City 28 10 7 11 33 38 -5 37 
11 Tottenham Hotspur 28 10 5 13 34 38 -4 35 
12 Blackburn Rovers 28 7 12 9 29 27 2 33 
13 Everton 29 8 9 12 36 43 -7 33 
14 Derby County 29 7 11 11 31 44 -13 32 
15 Sunderland 30 8 8 14 26 41 -15 32 
16 Coventry City 30 6 12 12 26 39 -13 30 
17 West Ham United 28 7 7 14 27 39 -12 28 
18 Nottingham Forest 30 6 10 14 25 46 -21 28 
19 Southampton 28 6 8 14 37 46 -9 26 
20 Middlesbrough 27 6 7 14 37 49 -12 22 

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

Key: Champions Relegation