FA Carling Premiership, 1996-97

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

Note: 3 points deducted from Middlesbrough (inappropriately postponing match with Blackburn)

 
Saturday 17th August 1996

Arsenal           v  West Ham Utd      2-0 
Blackburn Rovers  v  Tottenham         0-2 
Coventry City     v  Nottm Forest      0-3 
Derby County      v  Leeds Utd         3-3 
Everton           v  Newcastle Utd     2-0 
Middlesbrough     v  Liverpool         3-3 
Sheffield Wed     v  Aston Villa       2-1 
Sunderland        v  Leicester City    0-0 
Wimbledon         v  Manchester Utd    0-3 

 
Sunday 18th August 1996

Southampton       v  Chelsea           0-0 

 
Monday 19th August 1996

Liverpool         v  Arsenal           2-0 

 
Tuesday 20th August 1996

Leeds Utd         v  Sheffield Wed     0-2 

 
Wednesday 21st August 1996

Aston Villa       v  Blackburn Rovers  1-0 
Chelsea           v  Middlesbrough     1-0 
Leicester City    v  Southampton       2-1 
Manchester Utd    v  Everton           2-2 
Newcastle Utd     v  Wimbledon         2-0 
Nottm Forest      v  Sunderland        1-4 
Tottenham         v  Derby County      1-1 
West Ham Utd      v  Coventry City     1-1 

 
Saturday 24th August 1996

Aston Villa       v  Derby County      2-0 
Chelsea           v  Coventry City     2-0 
Leicester City    v  Arsenal           0-2 
Liverpool         v  Sunderland        0-0 
Newcastle Utd     v  Sheffield Wed     1-2 
Nottm Forest      v  Middlesbrough     1-1 
Tottenham         v  Everton           0-0 
West Ham Utd      v  Southampton       2-1 

 
Sunday 25th August 1996

Manchester Utd    v  Blackburn Rovers  2-2 

 
Monday 26th August 1996

Leeds Utd         v  Wimbledon         1-0 

 
Monday 2nd September 1996

Sheffield Wed     v  Leicester City    2-1 

 
Wednesday 4th September 1996

Arsenal           v  Chelsea           3-3 
Blackburn Rovers  v  Leeds Utd         0-1 
Coventry City     v  Liverpool         0-1 
Derby County      v  Manchester Utd    1-1 
Everton           v  Aston Villa       0-1 
Middlesbrough     v  West Ham Utd      4-1 
Southampton       v  Nottm Forest      2-2 
Sunderland        v  Newcastle Utd     1-2 
Wimbledon         v  Tottenham         1-0 

 
Saturday 7th September 1996

Aston Villa       v  Arsenal           2-2 
Leeds Utd         v  Manchester Utd    0-4 
Liverpool         v  Southampton       2-1 
Middlesbrough     v  Coventry City     4-0 
Nottm Forest      v  Leicester City    0-0 
Sheffield Wed     v  Chelsea           0-2 
Tottenham         v  Newcastle Utd     1-2 
Wimbledon         v  Everton           4-0 

 
Sunday 8th September 1996

Sunderland        v  West Ham Utd      0-0 

 
Monday 9th September 1996

Blackburn Rovers  v  Derby County      1-2 

 
Saturday 14th September 1996

Coventry City     v  Leeds Utd         2-1 
Derby County      v  Sunderland        1-0 
Everton           v  Middlesbrough     1-2 
Manchester Utd    v  Nottm Forest      4-1 
Newcastle Utd     v  Blackburn Rovers  2-1 
Southampton       v  Tottenham         0-1 
West Ham Utd      v  Wimbledon         0-2 

 
Sunday 15th September 1996

Chelsea           v  Aston Villa       1-1 
Leicester City    v  Liverpool         0-3 

 
Monday 16th September 1996

Arsenal           v  Sheffield Wed     4-1 

 
Saturday 21st September 1996

Aston Villa       v  Manchester Utd    0-0 
Blackburn Rovers  v  Everton           1-1 
Leeds Utd         v  Newcastle Utd     0-1 
Liverpool         v  Chelsea           5-1 
Middlesbrough     v  Arsenal           0-2 
Nottm Forest      v  West Ham Utd      0-2 
Sheffield Wed     v  Derby County      0-0 
Sunderland        v  Coventry City     1-0 

 
Sunday 22nd September 1996

Tottenham         v  Leicester City    1-2 

 
Monday 23rd September 1996

Wimbledon         v  Southampton       3-1 

 
Saturday 28th September 1996

Arsenal           v  Sunderland        2-0 
Chelsea           v  Nottm Forest      1-1 
Coventry City     v  Blackburn Rovers  0-0 
Derby County      v  Wimbledon         0-2 
Everton           v  Sheffield Wed     2-0 
Leicester City    v  Leeds Utd         1-0 
Southampton       v  Middlesbrough     4-0 

 
Sunday 29th September 1996

Manchester Utd    v  Tottenham         2-0 
West Ham Utd      v  Liverpool         1-2 

 
Monday 30th September 1996

Newcastle Utd     v  Aston Villa       4-3 

 
Saturday 12th October 1996

Blackburn Rovers  v  Arsenal           0-2 
Derby County      v  Newcastle Utd     0-1 
Everton           v  West Ham Utd      2-1 
Leeds Utd         v  Nottm Forest      2-0 
Leicester City    v  Chelsea           1-3 
Manchester Utd    v  Liverpool         1-0 
Tottenham         v  Aston Villa       1-0 
Wimbledon         v  Sheffield Wed     4-2 

 
Sunday 13th October 1996

Coventry City     v  Southampton       1-1 

 
Monday 14th October 1996

Sunderland        v  Middlesbrough     2-2 

 
Saturday 19th October 1996

Arsenal           v  Coventry City     0-0 
Aston Villa       v  Leeds Utd         2-0 
Chelsea           v  Wimbledon         2-4 
Middlesbrough     v  Tottenham         0-3 
Nottm Forest      v  Derby County      1-1 
Sheffield Wed     v  Blackburn Rovers  1-1 
Southampton       v  Sunderland        3-0 
West Ham Utd      v  Leicester City    1-0 

 
Sunday 20th October 1996

Newcastle Utd     v  Manchester Utd    5-0 

 
Saturday 26th October 1996

Arsenal           v  Leeds Utd         3-0 
Chelsea           v  Tottenham         3-1 
Coventry City     v  Sheffield Wed     0-0 
Leicester City    v  Newcastle Utd     2-0 
Middlesbrough     v  Wimbledon         0-0 
Southampton       v  Manchester Utd    6-3 
Sunderland        v  Aston Villa       1-0 
West Ham Utd      v  Blackburn Rovers  2-1 

 
Sunday 27th October 1996

Liverpool         v  Derby County      2-1 

 
Monday 28th October 1996

Nottm Forest      v  Everton           0-1 

 
Saturday 2nd November 1996

Aston Villa       v  Nottm Forest      2-0 
Derby County      v  Leicester City    2-0 
Leeds Utd         v  Sunderland        3-0 
Manchester Utd    v  Chelsea           1-2 
Sheffield Wed     v  Southampton       1-1 
Tottenham         v  West Ham Utd      1-0 
Wimbledon         v  Arsenal           2-2 

 
Sunday 3rd November 1996

Blackburn Rovers  v  Liverpool         3-0 
Newcastle Utd     v  Middlesbrough     3-1 

 
Monday 4th November 1996

Everton           v  Coventry City     1-1 

 
Saturday 16th November 1996

Aston Villa       v  Leicester City    1-3 
Blackburn Rovers  v  Chelsea           1-1 
Everton           v  Southampton       7-1 
Leeds Utd         v  Liverpool         0-2 
Manchester Utd    v  Arsenal           1-0 
Newcastle Utd     v  West Ham Utd      1-1 
Tottenham         v  Sunderland        2-0 
Wimbledon         v  Coventry City     2-2 

 
Sunday 17th November 1996

Derby County      v  Middlesbrough     2-1 

 
Monday 18th November 1996

Sheffield Wed     v  Nottm Forest      2-0 

 
Wednesday 20th November 1996

Liverpool         v  Everton           1-1 

 
Saturday 23rd November 1996

Chelsea           v  Newcastle Utd     1-1 
Coventry City     v  Aston Villa       1-2 
Leicester City    v  Everton           1-2 
Liverpool         v  Wimbledon         1-1 
Middlesbrough     v  Manchester Utd    2-2 
Southampton       v  Leeds Utd         0-2 
Sunderland        v  Sheffield Wed     1-1 
West Ham Utd      v  Derby County      1-1 

 
Sunday 24th November 1996

Arsenal           v  Tottenham         3-1 

 
Monday 25th November 1996

Nottm Forest      v  Blackburn Rovers  2-2 

 
Saturday 30th November 1996

Aston Villa       v  Middlesbrough     1-0 
Blackburn Rovers  v  Southampton       2-1 
Derby County      v  Coventry City     2-1 
Everton           v  Sunderland        1-3 
Manchester Utd    v  Leicester City    3-1 
Newcastle Utd     v  Arsenal           1-2 
Sheffield Wed     v  West Ham Utd      0-0 
Wimbledon         v  Nottm Forest      1-0 

 
Sunday 1st December 1996

Leeds Utd         v  Chelsea           2-0 

 
Monday 2nd December 1996

Tottenham         v  Liverpool         0-2 

 
Tuesday 3rd December 1996

Middlesbrough     v  Leicester City    0-2 

 
Wednesday 4th December 1996

Arsenal           v  Southampton       3-1 
West Ham Utd      v  Aston Villa       0-2 

 
Saturday 7th December 1996

Arsenal           v  Derby County      2-2 
Chelsea           v  Everton           2-2 
Coventry City     v  Tottenham         1-2 
Leicester City    v  Blackburn Rovers  1-1 
Liverpool         v  Sheffield Wed     0-1 
Middlesbrough     v  Leeds Utd         0-0 
Southampton       v  Aston Villa       0-1 
Sunderland        v  Wimbledon         1-3 

 
Sunday 8th December 1996

West Ham Utd      v  Manchester Utd    2-2 

 
Monday 9th December 1996

Nottm Forest      v  Newcastle Utd     0-0 

 
Saturday 14th December 1996

Leeds Utd         v  Tottenham         0-0 
Liverpool         v  Middlesbrough     5-1 
Wimbledon         v  Blackburn Rovers  1-0 

 
Sunday 15th December 1996

Sunderland        v  Chelsea           3-0 

 
Monday 16th December 1996

Derby County      v  Everton           0-1 

 
Tuesday 17th December 1996

Coventry City     v  Newcastle Utd     2-1 
Liverpool         v  Nottm Forest      4-2 

 
Wednesday 18th December 1996

Sheffield Wed     v  Manchester Utd    1-1 

 
Saturday 21st December 1996

Chelsea           v  West Ham Utd      3-1 
Everton           v  Leeds Utd         0-0 
Leicester City    v  Coventry City     0-2 
Manchester Utd    v  Sunderland        5-0 
Nottm Forest      v  Arsenal           2-1 
Southampton       v  Derby County      3-1 
Tottenham         v  Sheffield Wed     1-1 

 
Sunday 22nd December 1996

Aston Villa       v  Wimbledon         5-0 

 
Monday 23rd December 1996

Newcastle Utd     v  Liverpool         1-1 

 
Thursday 26th December 1996

Aston Villa       v  Chelsea           0-2 
Blackburn Rovers  v  Newcastle Utd     1-0 
Leeds Utd         v  Coventry City     1-3 
Liverpool         v  Leicester City    1-1 
Middlesbrough     v  Everton           4-2 
Nottm Forest      v  Manchester Utd    0-4 
Sheffield Wed     v  Arsenal           0-0 
Sunderland        v  Derby County      2-0 
Tottenham         v  Southampton       3-1 

 
Saturday 28th December 1996

Arsenal           v  Aston Villa       2-2 
Chelsea           v  Sheffield Wed     2-2 
Coventry City     v  Middlesbrough     3-0 
Derby County      v  Blackburn Rovers  0-0 
Everton           v  Wimbledon         1-3 
Leicester City    v  Nottm Forest      2-2 
Manchester Utd    v  Leeds Utd         1-0 
Newcastle Utd     v  Tottenham         7-1 
West Ham Utd      v  Sunderland        2-0 

 
Sunday 29th December 1996

Southampton       v  Liverpool         0-1 

 
Wednesday 1st January 1997

Arsenal           v  Middlesbrough     2-0 
Chelsea           v  Liverpool         1-0 
Coventry City     v  Sunderland        2-2 
Everton           v  Blackburn Rovers  0-2 
Manchester Utd    v  Aston Villa       0-0 
Newcastle Utd     v  Leeds Utd         3-0 
West Ham Utd      v  Nottm Forest      0-1 

 
Saturday 11th January 1997

Aston Villa       v  Newcastle Utd     2-2 
Blackburn Rovers  v  Coventry City     4-0 
Leeds Utd         v  Leicester City    3-0 
Liverpool         v  West Ham Utd      0-0 
Middlesbrough     v  Southampton       0-1 
Nottm Forest      v  Chelsea           2-0 
Sheffield Wed     v  Everton           2-1 
Sunderland        v  Arsenal           1-0 
Wimbledon         v  Derby County      1-1 

 
Sunday 12th January 1997

Tottenham         v  Manchester Utd    1-2 

 
Saturday 18th January 1997

Chelsea           v  Derby County      3-1 
Coventry City     v  Manchester Utd    0-2 
Leicester City    v  Wimbledon         1-0 
Liverpool         v  Aston Villa       3-0 
Middlesbrough     v  Sheffield Wed     4-2 
Southampton       v  Newcastle Utd     2-2 
Sunderland        v  Blackburn Rovers  0-0 

 
Sunday 19th January 1997

Arsenal           v  Everton           3-1 
Nottm Forest      v  Tottenham         2-1 

 
Monday 20th January 1997

West Ham Utd      v  Leeds Utd         0-2 

 
Wednesday 29th January 1997

Aston Villa       v  Sheffield Wed     0-1 
Leeds Utd         v  Derby County      0-0 
Leicester City    v  Sunderland        1-1 
Manchester Utd    v  Wimbledon         2-1 
Newcastle Utd     v  Everton           4-1 
Nottm Forest      v  Coventry City     0-1 
Tottenham         v  Blackburn Rovers  2-1 
West Ham Utd      v  Arsenal           1-2 

 
Saturday 1st February 1997

Aston Villa       v  Sunderland        1-0 
Blackburn Rovers  v  West Ham Utd      2-1 
Derby County      v  Liverpool         0-1 
Everton           v  Nottm Forest      2-0 
Leeds Utd         v  Arsenal           0-0 
Manchester Utd    v  Southampton       2-1 
Sheffield Wed     v  Coventry City     0-0 
Tottenham         v  Chelsea           1-2 
Wimbledon         v  Middlesbrough     1-1 

 
Sunday 2nd February 1997

Newcastle Utd     v  Leicester City    4-3 

 
Saturday 15th February 1997

Derby County      v  West Ham Utd      1-0 
Tottenham         v  Arsenal           0-0 

 
Wednesday 19th February 1997

Arsenal           v  Manchester Utd    1-2 
Aston Villa       v  Coventry City     2-1 
Derby County      v  Sheffield Wed     2-2 
Liverpool         v  Leeds Utd         4-0 

 
Saturday 22nd February 1997

Chelsea           v  Manchester Utd    1-1 
Coventry City     v  Everton           0-0 
Leicester City    v  Derby County      4-2 
Liverpool         v  Blackburn Rovers  0-0 
Middlesbrough     v  Newcastle Utd     0-1 
Nottm Forest      v  Aston Villa       0-0 
Southampton       v  Sheffield Wed     2-3 
Sunderland        v  Leeds Utd         0-1 

 
Sunday 23rd February 1997

Arsenal           v  Wimbledon         0-1 

 
Monday 24th February 1997

West Ham Utd      v  Tottenham         4-3 

 
Wednesday 26th February 1997

Southampton       v  Wimbledon         0-0 

 
Saturday 1st March 1997

Blackburn Rovers  v  Sunderland        1-0 
Derby County      v  Chelsea           3-2 
Everton           v  Arsenal           0-2 
Leeds Utd         v  West Ham Utd      1-0 
Manchester Utd    v  Coventry City     3-1 
Newcastle Utd     v  Southampton       0-1 
Sheffield Wed     v  Middlesbrough     3-1 
Tottenham         v  Nottm Forest      0-1 
Wimbledon         v  Leicester City    1-3 

 
Sunday 2nd March 1997

Aston Villa       v  Liverpool         1-0 

 
Monday 3rd March 1997

Coventry City     v  Wimbledon         1-1 

 
Tuesday 4th March 1997

Sunderland        v  Tottenham         0-4 

 
Wednesday 5th March 1997

Chelsea           v  Blackburn Rovers  1-1 
Leicester City    v  Aston Villa       1-0 
Middlesbrough     v  Derby County      6-1 
Nottm Forest      v  Sheffield Wed     0-3 
Southampton       v  Everton           2-2 

 
Saturday 8th March 1997

Arsenal           v  Nottm Forest      2-0 
Coventry City     v  Leicester City    0-0 
Leeds Utd         v  Everton           1-0 
Sunderland        v  Manchester Utd    2-1 

 
Monday 10th March 1997

Liverpool         v  Newcastle Utd     4-3 

 
Tuesday 11th March 1997

Blackburn Rovers  v  Nottm Forest      1-1 

 
Wednesday 12th March 1997

Leeds Utd         v  Southampton       0-0 
Sheffield Wed     v  Sunderland        2-1 
West Ham Utd      v  Chelsea           3-2 

 
Saturday 15th March 1997

Aston Villa       v  West Ham Utd      0-0 
Blackburn Rovers  v  Wimbledon         3-1 
Everton           v  Derby County      1-0 
Leicester City    v  Middlesbrough     1-3 
Manchester Utd    v  Sheffield Wed     2-0 
Newcastle Utd     v  Coventry City     4-0 
Nottm Forest      v  Liverpool         1-1 
Southampton       v  Arsenal           0-2 
Tottenham         v  Leeds Utd         1-0 

 
Sunday 16th March 1997

Chelsea           v  Sunderland        6-2 

 
Tuesday 18th March 1997

Wimbledon         v  West Ham Utd      1-1 

 
Wednesday 19th March 1997

Chelsea           v  Southampton       1-0 
Leicester City    v  Tottenham         1-1 
Middlesbrough     v  Blackburn Rovers  2-1 

 
Saturday 22nd March 1997

Blackburn Rovers  v  Aston Villa       0-2 
Coventry City     v  West Ham Utd      1-3 
Derby County      v  Tottenham         4-2 
Everton           v  Manchester Utd    0-2 
Middlesbrough     v  Chelsea           1-0 
Sheffield Wed     v  Leeds Utd         2-2 
Southampton       v  Leicester City    2-2 
Sunderland        v  Nottm Forest      1-1 

 
Sunday 23rd March 1997

Wimbledon         v  Newcastle Utd     1-1 

 
Monday 24th March 1997

Arsenal           v  Liverpool         1-2 
Middlesbrough     v  Nottm Forest      1-1 

 
Saturday 5th April 1997

Aston Villa       v  Everton           3-1 
Chelsea           v  Arsenal           0-3 
Manchester Utd    v  Derby County      2-3 
Newcastle Utd     v  Sunderland        1-1 
Nottm Forest      v  Southampton       1-3 
Tottenham         v  Wimbledon         1-0 

 
Sunday 6th April 1997

Liverpool         v  Coventry City     1-2 

 
Monday 7th April 1997

Leeds Utd         v  Blackburn Rovers  0-0 

 
Wednesday 9th April 1997

Coventry City     v  Chelsea           3-1 
Derby County      v  Southampton       1-1 
Everton           v  Leicester City    1-1 
Sheffield Wed     v  Tottenham         2-1 
West Ham Utd      v  Middlesbrough     0-0 
Wimbledon         v  Aston Villa       0-2 

 
Saturday 12th April 1997

Arsenal           v  Leicester City    2-0 
Blackburn Rovers  v  Manchester Utd    2-3 
Derby County      v  Aston Villa       2-1 
Everton           v  Tottenham         1-0 
Southampton       v  West Ham Utd      2-0 

 
Sunday 13th April 1997

Sheffield Wed     v  Newcastle Utd     1-1 
Sunderland        v  Liverpool         1-2 

 
Wednesday 16th April 1997

Everton           v  Liverpool         1-1 
Newcastle Utd     v  Chelsea           3-1 
Wimbledon         v  Leeds Utd         2-0 

 
Saturday 19th April 1997

Arsenal           v  Blackburn Rovers  1-1 
Aston Villa       v  Tottenham         1-1 
Chelsea           v  Leicester City    2-1 
Liverpool         v  Manchester Utd    1-3 
Middlesbrough     v  Sunderland        0-1 
Newcastle Utd     v  Derby County      3-1 
Nottm Forest      v  Leeds Utd         1-1 
Sheffield Wed     v  Wimbledon         3-1 
Southampton       v  Coventry City     2-2 
West Ham Utd      v  Everton           2-2 

 
Monday 21st April 1997

Coventry City     v  Arsenal           1-1 

 
Tuesday 22nd April 1997

Blackburn Rovers  v  Sheffield Wed     4-1 
Leeds Utd         v  Aston Villa       0-0 
Sunderland        v  Southampton       0-1 
Wimbledon         v  Chelsea           0-1 

 
Wednesday 23rd April 1997

Derby County      v  Nottm Forest      0-0 
Leicester City    v  West Ham Utd      0-1 

 
Thursday 24th April 1997

Tottenham         v  Middlesbrough     1-0 

 
Saturday 3rd May 1997

Arsenal           v  Newcastle Utd     0-1 
Chelsea           v  Leeds Utd         0-0 
Coventry City     v  Derby County      1-2 
Leicester City    v  Manchester Utd    2-2 
Liverpool         v  Tottenham         2-1 
Middlesbrough     v  Aston Villa       3-2 
Nottm Forest      v  Wimbledon         1-1 
Southampton       v  Blackburn Rovers  2-0 
Sunderland        v  Everton           3-0 
West Ham Utd      v  Sheffield Wed     5-1 

 
Monday 5th May 1997

Manchester Utd    v  Middlesbrough     3-3 

 
Tuesday 6th May 1997

West Ham Utd      v  Newcastle Utd     0-0 
Wimbledon         v  Liverpool         2-1 

 
Wednesday 7th May 1997

Leicester City    v  Sheffield Wed     1-0 

 
Thursday 8th May 1997

Blackburn Rovers  v  Middlesbrough     0-0 
Manchester Utd    v  Newcastle Utd     0-0 

 
Sunday 11th May 1997

Aston Villa       v  Southampton       1-0 
Blackburn Rovers  v  Leicester City    2-4 
Derby County      v  Arsenal           1-3 
Everton           v  Chelsea           1-2 
Leeds Utd         v  Middlesbrough     1-1 
Manchester Utd    v  West Ham Utd      2-0 
Newcastle Utd     v  Nottm Forest      5-0 
Sheffield Wed     v  Liverpool         1-1 
Tottenham         v  Coventry City     1-2 
Wimbledon         v  Sunderland        1-0