| SEASON 1996-1997 |
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 | FA CARLING PREMIERSHIP |
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Table as at Tuesday, August 20, 1996: |
Select date: |
| TEAM | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sheffield Wednesday | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | Liverpool | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Nottingham Forest | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | Everton | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | Arsenal | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | Derby County | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Middlesbrough | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Chelsea | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Leicester City | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Southampton | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Sunderland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Leeds United | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 1 |
| 15 | Aston Villa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| 16 | Blackburn Rovers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| 17 | Newcastle United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| 18 | West Ham United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| 19 | Coventry City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 |
| 20 | Wimbledon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 |
| Key: | Champions | Relegation |