| SEASON 1996-1997 |
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 | FA CARLING PREMIERSHIP |
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Table as at Saturday, August 17, 1996: |
Select date: |
| TEAM | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester United | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Nottingham Forest | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | Arsenal | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Everton | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | Sheffield Wednesday | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Derby County | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Leeds United | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Liverpool | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Middlesbrough | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Leicester City | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Sunderland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Aston Villa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| 14 | Blackburn Rovers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| 15 | Newcastle United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| 16 | West Ham United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| 17 | Coventry City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 |
| 18 | Wimbledon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 |
| Key: | Champions | Relegation |