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