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League Tables โ€” 1996/1997

Premier League
Pos Team P Home Away Total Pts GD
W D L F A W D L F A W D L F A
1 Manchester United 38 12 5 2 38 17 9 7 3 38 27 21 12 5 76 44 75 32
2 Newcastle United 38 13 3 3 54 20 6 8 5 19 20 19 11 8 73 40 68 33
3 Arsenal 38 10 5 4 36 18 9 6 4 26 14 19 11 8 62 32 68 30
4 Liverpool 38 10 6 3 38 19 9 5 5 24 18 19 11 8 62 37 68 25
5 Aston Villa 38 11 5 3 27 13 6 5 8 20 21 17 10 11 47 34 61 13
6 Chelsea 38 9 8 2 33 22 7 3 9 25 33 16 11 11 58 55 59 3
7 Sheffield Wednesday 38 8 10 1 25 16 6 5 8 25 35 14 15 9 50 51 57 -1
8 Wimbledon 38 9 6 4 28 21 6 5 8 21 25 15 11 12 49 46 56 3
9 Leicester City 38 7 5 7 22 26 5 6 8 24 28 12 11 15 46 54 47 -8
10 Tottenham Hotspur 38 8 4 7 19 17 5 3 11 25 34 13 7 18 44 51 46 -7
11 Leeds United 38 7 7 5 15 13 4 6 9 13 25 11 13 14 28 38 46 -10
12 Derby County 38 8 6 5 25 22 3 7 9 20 36 11 13 14 45 58 46 -13
13 Blackburn Rovers 38 8 4 7 28 23 1 11 7 14 20 9 15 14 42 43 42 -1
14 West Ham United 38 7 6 6 27 25 3 6 10 12 23 10 12 16 39 48 42 -9
15 Everton 38 7 4 8 24 22 3 8 8 20 35 10 12 16 44 57 42 -13
16 Southampton 38 6 7 6 32 24 4 4 11 18 32 10 11 17 50 56 41 -6
17 Coventry City 38 4 8 7 19 23 5 6 8 19 31 9 14 15 38 54 41 -16
18 Sunderland 38 7 6 6 20 18 3 4 12 15 35 10 10 18 35 53 40 -18
19 Middlesbrough 38 8 5 6 34 25 2 7 10 17 35 10 12 16 51 60 39 * -9
20 Nottingham Forest 38 3 9 7 15 27 3 7 9 16 32 6 16 16 31 59 34 -28
* Middlesbrough were deducted 3 points for failing to play a game against Blackburn.
Play-offs
Semi-finals
Sat 10 May 1997 Sheffield United v Ipswich Town 1โ€“1 aet Bramall Lane  ยท 22,312
Sat 10 May 1997 Crystal Palace v Wolverhampton Wanderers 3โ€“1 aet Selhurst Park  ยท 21,053
Wed 14 May 1997 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Crystal Palace 2โ€“1 aet Molineux  ยท 26,403
Crystal Palace 4โ€“3 Wolverhampton Wanderers (on aggregate โ€” Crystal Palace advance)
Wed 14 May 1997 Ipswich Town v Sheffield United 2โ€“2 aet Portman Road  ยท 21,467
Sheffield United 3โ€“3 Ipswich Town (on aggregate)
Final
Mon 26 May 1997 Crystal Palace v Sheffield United 1โ€“0 aet Wembley Stadium  ยท 64,383
๐Ÿ† Crystal Palace promoted to the Premier League
Division One
Pos Team P Home Away Total Pts GD
W D L F A W D L F A W D L F A
1 Bolton Wanderers 46 18 4 1 60 20 10 10 3 40 33 28 14 4 100 53 98 47
2 Barnsley 46 14 4 5 43 19 8 10 5 33 36 22 14 10 76 55 80 21
3 Wolverhampton Wanderers 46 10 5 8 31 24 12 5 6 37 27 22 10 14 68 51 76 17
4 Ipswich Town 46 13 7 3 44 23 7 7 9 24 27 20 14 12 68 50 74 18
5 Sheffield United 46 13 5 5 46 23 7 8 8 29 29 20 13 13 75 52 73 23
6 Crystal Palace 46 10 7 6 39 22 9 7 7 39 26 19 14 13 78 48 71 30
7 Portsmouth 46 12 4 7 32 24 8 4 11 27 29 20 8 18 59 53 68 6
8 Port Vale 46 9 9 5 36 28 8 7 8 22 27 17 16 13 58 55 67 3
9 Queens Park Rangers 46 10 5 8 33 25 8 7 8 31 35 18 12 16 64 60 66 4
10 Birmingham City 46 11 7 5 30 18 6 8 9 22 30 17 15 14 52 48 66 4
11 Tranmere Rovers 46 10 9 4 42 27 7 5 11 21 29 17 14 15 63 56 65 7
12 Stoke City 46 15 3 5 34 22 3 7 13 17 35 18 10 18 51 57 64 -6
13 Norwich City 46 9 10 4 28 18 8 2 13 35 50 17 12 17 63 68 63 -5
14 Manchester City 46 12 4 7 34 25 5 6 12 25 35 17 10 19 59 60 61 -1
15 Charlton Athletic 46 11 8 4 36 28 5 3 15 16 38 16 11 19 52 66 59 -14
16 West Bromwich Albion 46 7 7 9 37 33 7 8 8 31 39 14 15 17 68 72 57 -4
17 Oxford United 46 14 3 6 44 26 2 6 15 20 42 16 9 21 64 68 57 -4
18 Reading 46 13 7 3 37 24 2 5 16 21 43 15 12 19 58 67 57 -9
19 Swindon Town 46 11 6 6 36 27 4 3 16 16 44 15 9 22 52 71 54 -19
20 Huddersfield Town 46 10 7 6 28 20 3 8 12 20 41 13 15 18 48 61 54 -13
21 Bradford City 46 10 5 8 29 32 2 7 14 18 40 12 12 22 47 72 48 -25
22 Grimsby Town 46 7 7 9 31 34 4 6 13 29 47 11 13 22 60 81 46 -21
23 Oldham Athletic 46 6 8 9 30 30 4 5 14 21 36 10 13 23 51 66 43 -15
24 Southend United 46 7 9 7 32 32 1 6 16 10 54 8 15 23 42 86 39 -44
Goals scored (F) used as tiebreaker in the Football League (1992/93โ€“1998/99).
Play-offs
Semi-finals
Sun 11 May 1997 Bristol City v Brentford 1โ€“2 aet Ashton Gate  ยท 15,581
Sun 11 May 1997 Crewe Alexandra v Luton Town 2โ€“1 aet Gresty Road  ยท 5,467
Wed 14 May 1997 Brentford v Bristol City 2โ€“1 aet Griffin Park  ยท 9,496
Brentford 4โ€“2 Bristol City (on aggregate โ€” Brentford advance)
Wed 14 May 1997 Luton Town v Crewe Alexandra 2โ€“2 aet Kenilworth Road  ยท 8,168
Luton Town 3โ€“4 Crewe Alexandra (on aggregate โ€” Crewe Alexandra advance)
Final
Sun 25 May 1997 Brentford v Crewe Alexandra 0โ€“1 aet Wembley Stadium  ยท 34,149
๐Ÿ† Crewe Alexandra promoted to the Division One
Division Two
Pos Team P Home Away Total Pts GD
W D L F A W D L F A W D L F A
1 Bury 46 18 5 0 39 7 6 7 10 23 31 24 12 10 62 38 84 24
2 Stockport County 46 15 5 3 31 14 8 8 7 28 27 23 13 10 59 41 82 18
3 Luton Town 46 13 7 3 38 14 8 8 7 33 31 21 15 10 71 45 78 26
4 Brentford 46 8 11 4 26 22 12 3 8 30 21 20 14 12 56 43 74 13
5 Bristol City 46 14 4 5 43 18 7 6 10 26 33 21 10 15 69 51 73 18
6 Crewe Alexandra 46 15 4 4 38 15 7 3 13 18 32 22 7 17 56 47 73 9
7 Blackpool 46 13 7 3 41 21 5 8 10 19 26 18 15 13 60 47 69 13
8 Wrexham 46 11 9 3 37 28 6 9 8 17 22 17 18 11 54 50 69 4
9 Burnley 46 14 3 6 48 27 5 8 10 23 28 19 11 16 71 55 68 16
10 Chesterfield 46 10 9 4 25 18 8 5 10 17 21 18 14 14 42 39 68 3
11 Gillingham 46 13 3 7 37 25 6 7 10 23 34 19 10 17 60 59 67 1
12 Walsall 46 12 8 3 35 21 7 2 14 19 32 19 10 17 54 53 67 1
13 Watford 46 10 8 5 24 14 6 11 6 21 24 16 19 11 45 38 67 7
14 Millwall 46 12 4 7 27 22 4 9 10 23 33 16 13 17 50 55 61 -5
15 Preston North End 46 14 5 4 33 19 4 2 17 16 36 18 7 21 49 55 61 -6
16 AFC Bournemouth 46 8 9 6 24 20 7 6 10 19 25 15 15 16 43 45 60 -2
17 Bristol Rovers 46 13 4 6 34 22 2 7 14 13 28 15 11 20 47 50 56 -3
18 Wycombe Wanderers 46 13 4 6 31 14 2 6 15 20 42 15 10 21 51 56 55 -5
19 Plymouth Argyle 46 7 11 5 19 18 5 7 11 28 40 12 18 16 47 58 54 -11
20 York City 46 8 6 9 27 31 5 7 11 20 37 13 13 20 47 68 52 -21
21 Peterborough United 46 7 7 9 38 34 4 7 12 17 39 11 14 21 55 73 47 -18
22 Shrewsbury Town 46 8 6 9 27 32 3 7 13 22 42 11 13 22 49 74 46 -25
23 Rotherham United 46 4 7 12 17 29 3 7 13 22 41 7 14 25 39 70 35 -31
24 Notts County 46 4 9 10 20 25 3 5 15 13 34 7 14 25 33 59 35 -26
Goals scored (F) used as tiebreaker in the Football League (1992/93โ€“1998/99).
Play-offs
Semi-finals
Sun 11 May 1997 Cardiff City v Northampton Town 0โ€“1 aet Ninian Park  ยท 11,369
Sun 11 May 1997 Chester v Swansea City 0โ€“0 aet Deva Stadium  ยท 5,104
Wed 14 May 1997 Northampton Town v Cardiff City 3โ€“2 aet Sixfields Stadium  ยท 7,302
Cardiff City 2โ€“4 Northampton Town (on aggregate โ€” Northampton Town advance)
Wed 14 May 1997 Swansea City v Chester 3โ€“0 aet Vetch Field  ยท 10,027
Swansea City 3โ€“0 Chester (on aggregate โ€” Swansea City advance)
Final
Sat 24 May 1997 Northampton Town v Swansea City 1โ€“0 aet Wembley Stadium  ยท 46,804
๐Ÿ† Northampton Town promoted to the Division Two
Division Three
Pos Team P Home Away Total Pts GD
W D L F A W D L F A W D L F A
1 Wigan Athletic 46 17 3 3 53 21 9 6 8 31 30 26 9 11 84 51 87 33
2 Fulham 46 13 5 5 41 20 12 7 4 31 18 25 12 9 72 38 87 34
3 Carlisle United 46 16 3 4 41 21 8 9 6 26 23 24 12 10 67 44 84 23
4 Northampton Town 46 14 4 5 43 17 6 8 9 24 27 20 12 14 67 44 72 23
5 Swansea City 46 13 5 5 37 20 8 3 12 25 38 21 8 17 62 58 71 4
6 Chester 46 11 8 4 30 16 7 8 8 25 27 18 16 12 55 43 70 12
7 Cardiff City 46 11 4 8 30 23 9 5 9 26 31 20 9 17 56 54 69 2
8 Colchester United 46 11 9 3 36 23 6 8 9 26 28 17 17 12 62 51 68 11
9 Lincoln City 46 10 8 5 35 25 8 4 11 35 44 18 12 16 70 69 66 1
10 Cambridge United 46 11 5 7 30 27 7 6 10 23 32 18 11 17 53 59 65 -6
11 Mansfield Town 46 9 8 6 21 17 7 8 8 26 28 16 16 14 47 45 64 2
12 Scarborough 46 9 9 5 36 31 7 6 10 29 37 16 15 15 65 68 63 -3
13 Scunthorpe United 46 11 3 9 36 33 7 6 10 23 29 18 9 19 59 62 63 -3
14 Rochdale 46 10 6 7 34 24 4 10 9 24 34 14 16 16 58 58 58 0
15 Barnet 46 9 9 5 32 23 5 7 11 14 28 14 16 16 46 51 58 -5
16 Leyton Orient 46 11 6 6 28 20 4 6 13 22 38 15 12 19 50 58 57 -8
17 Hull City 46 9 8 6 29 26 4 10 9 15 24 13 18 15 44 50 57 -6
18 Darlington 46 11 5 7 37 28 3 5 15 27 50 14 10 22 64 78 52 -14
19 Doncaster Rovers 46 9 7 7 29 23 5 3 15 23 43 14 10 22 52 66 52 -14
20 Hartlepool United 46 8 6 9 33 32 6 3 14 20 34 14 9 23 53 66 51 -13
21 Torquay United 46 9 4 10 24 24 4 7 12 22 38 13 11 22 46 62 50 -16
22 Exeter City 46 6 9 8 25 30 6 3 14 23 43 12 12 22 48 73 48 -25
23 Brighton & Hove Albion 46 12 6 5 41 27 1 4 18 12 43 13 10 23 53 70 47 * -17
24 Hereford 46 6 8 9 26 25 5 6 12 24 40 11 14 21 50 65 47 -15
* Brighton were deducted two points for failing to control their fans during the game against Lincoln on 1st October.
Goals scored (F) used as tiebreaker in the Football League (1992/93โ€“1998/99).