FA CARLING PREMIERSHIP

Table as at Thursday, May 8, 1997:

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  TEAM P W D L F A GD Pts 
1 Manchester United 37 20 12 5 74 44 30 72 
2 Liverpool 37 19 10 8 61 36 25 67 
3 Newcastle United 37 18 11 8 68 40 28 65 
4 Arsenal 37 18 11 8 59 31 28 65 
5 Aston Villa 37 16 10 11 46 34 12 58 
6 Chelsea 37 15 11 11 56 54 2 56 
7 Sheffield Wednesday 37 14 14 9 49 50 -1 56 
8 Wimbledon 37 14 11 12 48 46 2 53 
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 Leicester City 37 11 11 15 42 52 -10 44 
13 Blackburn Rovers 37 9 15 13 40 39 1 42 
14 West Ham United 37 10 12 15 39 46 -7 42 
15 Everton 37 10 12 15 43 55 -12 42 
16 Southampton 37 10 11 16 50 55 -5 41 
17 Sunderland 37 10 10 17 35 52 -17 40 
18 Middlesbrough 37 10 11 16 50 59 -9 38 
19 Coventry City 37 8 14 15 36 53 -17 38 
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