FA CARLING PREMIERSHIP

Table as at Monday, May 5, 1997:

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  TEAM P W D L F A GD Pts 
1 Manchester United 36 20 11 5 74 44 30 71 
2 Liverpool 36 19 10 7 60 34 26 67 
3 Arsenal 37 18 11 8 59 31 28 65 
4 Newcastle United 35 18 9 8 68 40 28 63 
5 Aston Villa 37 16 10 11 46 34 12 58 
6 Chelsea 37 15 11 11 56 54 2 56 
7 Sheffield Wednesday 36 14 14 8 49 49 0 56 
8 Wimbledon 36 13 11 12 46 45 1 50 
9 Tottenham Hotspur 37 13 7 17 43 49 -6 46 
10 Derby County 37 11 13 13 44 55 -11 46 
11 Leeds United 37 11 12 14 27 37 -10 45 
12 Everton 37 10 12 15 43 55 -12 42 
13 Blackburn Rovers 36 9 14 13 40 39 1 41 
14 Southampton 37 10 11 16 50 55 -5 41 
15 West Ham United 36 10 11 15 39 46 -7 41 
16 Leicester City 36 10 11 15 41 52 -11 41 
17 Sunderland 37 10 10 17 35 52 -17 40 
18 Coventry City 37 8 14 15 36 53 -17 38 
19 Middlesbrough 36 10 10 16 50 59 -9 37 
20 Nottingham Forest 37 6 16 15 31 54 -23 34 

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

Key: Champions Relegation