| SEASON 1996-1997 |
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 | FA CARLING PREMIERSHIP |
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Table as at Saturday, August 24, 1996: |
Select date: |
| TEAM | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sheffield Wednesday | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 2 | Chelsea | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | Arsenal | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | Sunderland | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 6 | Liverpool | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 7 | Everton | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 8 | Tottenham Hotspur | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 9 | Manchester United | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 10 | Nottingham Forest | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| 11 | West Ham United | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 4 |
| 12 | Leicester City | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 4 |
| 13 | Newcastle United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 3 |
| 14 | Middlesbrough | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 2 |
| 15 | Derby County | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 2 |
| 16 | Leeds United | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 1 |
| 17 | Southampton | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 1 |
| 18 | Coventry City | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 1 |
| 19 | Blackburn Rovers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 |
| 20 | Wimbledon | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 0 |
| Key: | Champions | Relegation |