English League Tables

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Premier League  1996/97

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GD Pts Notes
1st  Manchester United 38 21 12 5 76 44 +32 75 Champions ♦CL
2nd  Newcastle United 38 19 11 8 73 40 +33 68 Runners Up ♦CL
3rd  Arsenal 38 19 11 8 62 32 +30 68 ♦UC
4th  Liverpool 38 19 11 8 62 37 +25 68 ♦UC
5th  Aston Villa 38 17 10 11 47 34 +13 61 -♦UC
6th  Chelsea 38 16 11 11 58 55 +3 59 ♦UCWC
7th  Sheffield Wednesday 38 14 15 9 50 51 -1 57 -
8th  Wimbledon 38 15 11 12 49 46 +3 56 -
9th  Leicester City 38 12 11 15 46 54 -8 47 -♦UC
10th  Tottenham Hotspur 38 13 7 18 44 51 -7 46 -
11th  Leeds United 38 11 13 14 28 38 -10 46 -
12th  Derby County 38 11 13 14 45 58 -13 46 -
13th  Blackburn Rovers 38 9 15 14 42 43 -1 42 -
14th  West Ham United 38 10 12 16 39 48 -9 42 -
15th  Everton 38 10 12 16 44 57 -13 42 -
16th  Southampton 38 10 11 17 50 56 -6 41 -
17th  Coventry City 38 9 14 15 38 54 -16 41 -
18th  Sunderland 38 10 10 18 35 53 -18 40 ▼Relegated
19th  Middlesbrough 38 10 12 16 51 60 -9  39* ▼Relegated
20th  Nottingham Forest 38 6 16 16 31 59 -28 34 ▼Relegated

* Middlesbrough were Deducted 3 Points for failing to fulfil a fixture

Football League Division 1  1996/97

(The League used highest goals scored to rank clubs equal on points rather than goal difference)

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GD Pts Notes
1st  Bolton Wanderers 46 28 14 4 100 53 +47 98 ▲Champions
2nd  Barnsley 46 22 14 10 76 55 +21 80 ▲Runners Up
3rd  Wolverhampton Wanderers 46 22 10 14 68 51 +17 76 Playoffs
4th  Ipswich Town 46 20 14 12 68 50 +18 74 Playoffs
5th  Sheffield United 46 20 13 13 75 52 +23 73 Playoffs
6th  Crystal Palace 46 19 14 13 78 48 +30 71 ▲PO Winners
7th  Portsmouth 46 20 8 18 59 53 +6 68 -
8th  Port Vale 46 17 16 13 58 55 +3 67 -
9th  Queens Park Rangers 46 18 12 16 64 60 +4 66 -
10th  Birmingham City 46 17 15 14 52 48 +4 66 -
11th  Tranmere Rovers 46 17 14 15 63 56 +7 65 -
12th  Stoke City 46 18 10 18 51 57 -6 64 -
13th  Norwich City 46 17 12 17 63 68 -5 63 -
14th  Manchester City 46 17 10 19 59 60 -1 61 -
15th  Charlton Athletic 46 16 11 19 52 66 -14 59 -
16th  West Bromwich Albion 46 14 15 17 68 72 -4 57 -
17th  Oxford United 46 16 9 21 64 68 -4 57 -
18th  Reading 46 15 12 19 58 67 -9 57 -
19th  Swindon Town 46 15 9 22 52 71 -19 54 -
20th  Huddersfield Town 46 13 15 18 48 61 -13 54 -
21st  Bradford City 46 12 12 22 47 72 -25 48 -
22nd  Grimsby Town 46 11 13 22 60 81 -21 46 ▼Relegated
23rd  Oldham Athletic 46 10 13 23 51 66 -15 43 ▼Relegated
24th  Southend United 46 8 15 23 42 86 -44 39 ▼Relegated

Football League Division 2  1996/97

(The League used highest goals scored to rank clubs equal on points rather than goal difference)

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GD Pts Notes
1st  Bury 46 24 12 10 62 38 +24 84 ▲Champions
2nd  Stockport County 46 23 13 10 59 41 +18 82 ▲Runners Up
3rd  Luton Town 46 21 15 10 71 45 +26 78 Playoffs
4th  Brentford 46 20 14 12 56 43 +13 74 Playoffs
5th  Bristol City 46 21 10 15 69 51 +18 73 Playoffs
6th  Crewe Alexandra 46 22 7 17 56 47 +9 73 ▲PO Winners
7th  Blackpool 46 18 15 13 60 47 +13 69 -
8th  Wrexham 46 17 18 11 54 50 +4 69 -
9th  Burnley 46 19 11 16 71 55 +16 68 -
10th  Chesterfield 46 18 14 14 42 39 +3 68 -
11th  Gillingham 46 19 10 17 60 59 +1 67 -
12th  Walsall 46 19 10 17 54 53 +1 67 -
13th  Watford 46 16 19 11 45 38 +7 67 -
14th  Millwall 46 16 13 17 50 55 -5 61 -
15th  Preston North End 46 18 7 21 49 55 -6 61 -
16th  AFC Bournemouth 46 15 15 16 43 45 -2 60 -
17th  Bristol Rovers 46 15 11 20 47 50 -3 56 -
18th  Wycombe Wanderers 46 15 10 21 51 56 -5 55 -
19th  Plymouth Argyle 46 12 18 16 47 58 -11 54 -
20th  York City 46 13 13 20 47 68 -21 52 -
21st  Peterborough United 46 11 14 21 55 73 -22 47 ▼Relegated
22nd  Shrewsbury Town 46 11 13 22 49 74 -25 46 ▼Relegated
23rd  Rotherham United 46 7 14 25 39 70 -37 35 ▼Relegated
24th  Notts County 46 7 14 25 33 59 -36 35 ▼Relegated

Football League Division 3  1996/97

(The League used highest goals scored to rank clubs equal on points rather than goal difference)

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GD Pts Notes
1st  Wigan Athletic 46 26 9 11 84 51 +33 87 ▲Champions
2nd  Fulham 46 25 12 9 72 38 +34 87 ▲Runners Up
3rd  Carlisle United 46 24 12 10 67 44 +23 84 ▲Promoted
4th  Northampton Town 46 20 12 14 67 44 +23 72 ▲PO Winners
5th  Swansea City 46 21 8 17 62 58 +4 71 Playoffs
6th  Chester City 46 18 16 12 55 43 +12 70 Playoffs
7th  Cardiff City 46 20 9 17 56 54 +2 69 Playoffs
8th  Colchester United 46 17 17 12 62 51 +11 68 -
9th  Lincoln City 46 18 12 16 70 69 +1 66 -
10th  Cambridge United 46 18 11 17 53 59 -6 65 -
11th  Mansfield Town 46 16 16 14 47 45 +2 64 -
12th  Scarborough 46 16 15 15 65 68 -3 63 -
13th  Scunthorpe United 46 18 9 19 59 62 -3 63 -
14th  Rochdale 46 14 16 16 58 58 0 58 -
15th  Barnet 46 14 16 16 46 51 -5 58 -
16th  Leyton Orient 46 15 12 19 50 58 -8 57 -
17th  Hull City 46 13 18 15 44 50 -6 57 -
18th  Darlington 46 14 10 22 64 78 -14 52 -
19th  Doncaster Rovers 46 14 10 22 52 66 -14 52 -
20th  Hartlepool United 46 14 9 23 53 66 -13 51 -
21st  Torquay United 46 13 11 22 46 62 -16 50 -
22nd  Exeter City 46 12 12 22 48 73 -25 48 -
23rd  Brighton & Hove Albion 46 13 10 23 53 70 -17  47* -
24th  Hereford United 46 11 14 21 50 65 -15 47 ▼Relegated

* Brighton & Hove Albion were Deducted 2 Points due to crowd trouble

Team Promoted from the Football Conference

 ▲Macclesfield Town were Promoted as Football Conference Champions

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