| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1nonMover | Liverpool | 24 | 46 | 21 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 10 | ||
| 2nonMover | Manchester United | 23 | 44 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 18 | ||
| 3nonMover | Arsenal | 23 | 43 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 11 | ||
| 4nonMover | Newcastle United | 23 | 39 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 14 | ||
| 5nonMover | Wimbledon | 21 | 38 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 14 | ||
| 6nonMover | Chelsea | 23 | 38 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 18 | ||
| 7nonMover | Aston Villa | 23 | 36 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 15 | ||
| 8nonMover | Sheffield Wednesday | 22 | 31 | -2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 19 | ||
| 9nonMover | Everton | 23 | 28 | -3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 20 | ||
| 10nonMover | Tottenham Hotspur | 22 | 28 | -6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 19 | ||
| 11nonMover | Leeds United | 23 | 28 | -6 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 15 | ||
| 12nonMover | Sunderland | 23 | 28 | -8 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 22 | ||
| 13nonMover | Leicester City | 22 | 26 | -9 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 14 | ||
| 14nonMover | Blackburn Rovers | 22 | 24 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 12 | ||
| 15nonMover | Derby County | 22 | 24 | -7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 19 | ||
| 16nonMover | Coventry City | 23 | 23 | -11 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 18 | ||
| 17nonMover | Nottingham Forest | 23 | 23 | -14 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 20 | ||
| 18nonMover | West Ham United | 22 | 22 | -10 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 13 | ||
| 19nonMover | Southampton | 22 | 20 | -8 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 26 | ||
| 20nonMover | Middlesbrough * | 23 | 18 | -14 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 25 | ||
| Points adjustments | ||
|---|---|---|
| 01/01/1997 | Middlesbrough | Deducted three points for failing to fulfil fixture against Blackburn Rovers. |