| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1nonMover | Manchester United | 32 | 63 | 27 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 33 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 30 | 22 | ||
| 2nonMover | Arsenal | 33 | 60 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 33 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 12 | ||
| 3nonMover | Liverpool | 32 | 60 | 26 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 35 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 13 | ||
| 4nonMover | Newcastle United | 31 | 53 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 43 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 19 | ||
| 5nonMover | Aston Villa | 32 | 53 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 16 | ||
| 6nonMover | Chelsea | 32 | 49 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 31 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 26 | ||
| 7nonMover | Sheffield Wednesday | 31 | 49 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 25 | ||
| 8nonMover | Wimbledon | 31 | 46 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 21 | ||
| 9nonMover | Tottenham Hotspur | 32 | 42 | -4 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 22 | 28 | ||
| 10nonMover | Leeds United | 32 | 41 | -8 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 22 | ||
| 11nonMover | Leicester City | 31 | 39 | -7 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 23 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 21 | ||
| 12nonMover | Derby County | 32 | 38 | -11 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 32 | ||
| 13nonMover | Blackburn Rovers | 31 | 36 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 15 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 17 | ||
| 14nonMover | Everton | 32 | 36 | -10 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 30 | ||
| 15nonMover | Sunderland | 33 | 34 | -19 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 34 | ||
| 16nonMover | West Ham United | 31 | 33 | -10 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 22 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 19 | ||
| 17nonMover | Coventry City | 33 | 33 | -18 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 28 | ||
| 18nonMover | Middlesbrough * | 31 | 32 | -8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 31 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 30 | ||
| 19nonMover | Nottingham Forest | 34 | 31 | -23 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 25 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 27 | ||
| 20nonMover | Southampton | 32 | 30 | -10 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 30 | ||
| Points adjustments | ||
|---|---|---|
| 01/01/1997 | Middlesbrough | Deducted three points for failing to fulfil fixture against Blackburn Rovers. |