F.A. Carling Premiership 1996/1997
Historical league standings at 21st August 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 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
| 2 | Manchester United | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| 3 | Sunderland | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| 4 | Liverpool | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 5 | Everton | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| 6 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 7 | Leicester City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 8 | Chelsea | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 9 | Nottingham Forest | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | Arsenal | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | Aston Villa | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | Newcastle United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | Derby County | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | Middlesbrough | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | -1 |
| 15 | Southampton | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -1 |
| 16 | Leeds United | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | -2 |
| 17 | West Ham United | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | -2 |
| 18 | Coventry City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | -3 |
| 19 | Blackburn Rovers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -3 |
| 20 | Wimbledon | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | -5 |
