F.A. Carling Premiership 1996/1997
Historical league standings at 26th October 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 | Arsenal | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 24 | 14 |
| 2 | Newcastle United | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 24 | 8 |
| 3 | Wimbledon | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 11 | 22 | 9 |
| 4 | Liverpool | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 20 | 11 |
| 5 | Manchester United | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 17 | 19 | 5 |
| 6 | Chelsea | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 16 | 19 | 3 |
| 7 | Aston Villa | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 2 |
| 8 | Sheffield Wednesday | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 15 | -4 |
| 9 | Tottenham Hotspur | 11 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 0 |
| 10 | West Ham United | 11 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 14 | -4 |
| 11 | Leicester City | 11 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 14 | -4 |
| 12 | Middlesbrough | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 13 | -2 |
| 13 | Sunderland | 11 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 13 | -2 |
| 14 | Southampton | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 4 |
| 15 | Everton | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 12 | -1 |
| 16 | Derby County | 10 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 11 | -3 |
| 17 | Leeds United | 11 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 10 | -10 |
| 18 | Nottingham Forest | 10 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 8 | -7 |
| 19 | Coventry City | 11 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 8 | -10 |
| 20 | Blackburn Rovers | 11 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 4 | -9 |
