F.A. Carling Premiership 1996/1997
Historical league standings at 7th September 1996
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| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GD |
| 1 | Sheffield Wednesday | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 3 |
| 2 | Chelsea | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 5 |
| 3 | Liverpool | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 4 |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 3 |
| 5 | Manchester United | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 7 |
| 6 | Newcastle United | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 1 |
| 7 | Middlesbrough | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 6 |
| 8 | Arsenal | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 2 |
| 9 | Leeds United | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 7 | -4 |
| 10 | Nottingham Forest | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 0 |
| 11 | Wimbledon | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | -1 |
| 12 | Sunderland | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| 13 | Tottenham Hotspur | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| 14 | Leicester City | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | -2 |
| 15 | Everton | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 5 | -3 |
| 16 | West Ham United | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 4 | -4 |
| 17 | Derby County | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 3 | -2 |
| 18 | Southampton | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | -3 |
| 19 | Blackburn Rovers | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | -4 |
| 20 | Coventry City | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 1 | -10 |
