Premier League 1996-97

England · Champions: Manchester United · 2.55 goals per game

League table

Final 1996-97 standings: 20 teams, sorted by points, then goal difference. Manchester United scored most, 76 goals.

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Manchester United	38	21	12	5	76	44	+32	75
2	Newcastle United	38	19	11	8	73	40	+33	68
3	Arsenal	38	19	11	8	62	32	+30	68
4	Liverpool FC	38	19	11	8	62	37	+25	68
5	Aston Villa	38	17	10	11	47	34	+13	61
6	Chelsea	38	16	11	11	58	55	+3	59
7	Sheffield Wednesday	38	14	15	9	50	51	-1	57
8	Wimbledon (MK Dons)	38	15	11	12	49	46	+3	56
9	Leicester City	38	12	11	15	46	54	-8	47
10	Tottenham Hotspur	38	13	7	18	44	51	-7	46
11	Leeds United	38	11	13	14	28	38	-10	46
12	Derby County	38	11	13	14	45	58	-13	46
13	Blackburn Rovers	38	9	15	14	42	43	-1	42
14	Middlesbrough	38	10	12	16	51	60	-9	42
15	West Ham United	38	10	12	16	39	48	-9	42
16	Everton	38	10	12	16	44	57	-13	42
17	Southampton	38	10	11	17	50	56	-6	41
18	Coventry City	38	9	14	15	38	54	-16	41
19	Sunderland	38	10	10	18	35	53	-18	40
20	Nottingham Forest	38	6	16	16	31	59	-28	34

Column key

P: matches played
W: matches won
D: matches drawn
L: matches lost
GF: Goals for: goals scored
GA: Goals against: goals conceded
GD: Goal difference: goals scored minus goals conceded
Pts: Points: 3 for a win, 1 for a draw
xGF: Expected goals for: how many goals the chances created were worth
xGA: Expected goals against: how many goals the chances conceded were worth
xGD: Expected goal difference: xGF minus xGA
Form: Recent results (W win, D draw, L loss), most recent last

Player statistics for Premier League in 1996-97 are not shown — only the final table.