FA Carling Premiership P W D L F A W D L F A Pts 1. MANCHESTER UNITED 38 12 5 2 38 17 9 7 3 38 27 75 2. Newcastle United 38 13 3 3 54 20 6 8 5 19 20 68 3. Arsenal 38 10 5 4 36 18 9 6 4 26 14 68 4. Liverpool 38 10 6 3 38 19 9 5 5 24 18 68 5. Aston Villa 38 11 5 3 27 13 6 5 8 20 21 61 6. Chelsea 38 9 8 2 33 22 7 3 9 25 33 59 7. Sheffield Wednesday 38 8 10 1 25 16 6 5 8 25 35 57 8. Wimbledon 38 9 6 4 28 21 6 5 8 21 25 56 9. Leicester City 38 7 5 7 22 26 5 6 8 24 28 47 10. Tottenham Hotspur 38 8 4 7 19 17 5 3 11 25 34 46 11. Leeds United 38 7 7 5 15 13 4 6 9 13 25 46 12. Derby County 38 8 6 5 25 22 3 7 9 20 36 46 13. Blackburn Rovers 38 8 4 7 28 23 1 11 7 14 20 42 14. West Ham United 38 7 6 6 27 25 3 6 10 12 23 42 15. Everton 38 7 4 8 24 22 3 8 8 20 35 42 16. Southampton 38 6 7 6 32 24 4 4 11 18 32 41 17. Coventry City 38 4 8 7 19 23 5 6 8 19 31 41 18. SUNDERLAND 38 7 6 6 20 18 3 4 12 15 35 40 19. * MIDDLESBROUGH 38 8 5 6 34 25 2 7 10 17 35 39 20. NOTTINGHAM FOREST 38 3 9 7 15 27 3 7 9 16 32 34 * three points deducted
Nationwide League Division 1 P W D L F A W D L F A Pts 1. BOLTON WANDERERS 46 18 4 1 60 20 10 10 3 40 33 98 2. BARNSLEY 46 14 4 5 43 19 8 10 5 33 36 80 3. Wolverhampton Wanderers 46 10 5 8 31 24 12 5 6 37 27 76 4. Ipswich Town 46 13 7 3 44 23 7 7 9 24 27 74 5. Sheffield United 46 13 5 5 46 23 7 8 8 29 29 73 6. CRYSTAL PALACE 46 10 7 6 39 22 9 7 7 39 26 71 7. Portsmouth 46 12 4 7 32 24 8 4 11 27 29 68 8. Port Vale 46 9 9 5 36 28 8 7 8 22 27 67 9. Queen's Park Rangers 46 10 5 8 33 25 8 7 8 31 35 66 10. Birmingham City 46 11 7 5 30 18 6 8 9 22 30 66 11. Tranmere Rovers 46 10 9 4 41 27 7 5 11 21 29 65 12. Stoke City 46 15 3 5 34 22 3 7 13 17 35 64 13. Norwich City 46 9 10 4 28 18 8 2 13 35 50 63 14. Manchester City 46 12 4 7 34 24 5 6 12 25 35 61 15. Charlton Athletic 46 11 8 4 36 28 5 3 15 16 38 59 16. West Bromwich Albion 46 7 7 9 37 33 7 8 8 31 39 57 17. Oxford United 46 14 3 6 44 26 2 6 15 20 42 57 18. Reading 46 13 7 3 37 24 2 5 16 21 43 57 19. Swindon Town 46 11 6 6 36 27 4 3 16 16 44 54 20. Huddersfield Town 46 10 7 6 28 20 3 8 12 20 41 54 21. Bradford City 46 10 5 8 29 32 2 7 14 18 40 48 22. GRIMSBY TOWN 46 7 7 9 31 34 4 6 13 28 47 46 23. OLDHAM ATHLETIC 46 6 8 9 30 30 4 5 14 21 36 43 24. SOUTHEND UNITED 46 7 9 7 32 32 1 6 16 10 53 39
Nationwide League Division 2 P W D L F A W D L F A Pts 1. BURY 46 18 5 0 39 7 6 7 10 23 31 84 2. STOCKPORT COUNTY 46 15 5 3 31 14 8 8 7 28 27 82 3. Luton Town 46 13 7 3 38 14 8 8 7 33 31 78 4. Brentford 46 8 11 4 26 22 12 3 8 30 21 74 5. Bristol City 46 14 4 5 43 18 7 6 10 26 33 73 6. CREWE ALEXANDRA 46 15 4 4 38 15 7 3 13 18 32 73 7. Blackpool 46 13 7 3 41 21 5 8 10 19 26 69 8. Wrexham 46 11 9 3 38 28 6 9 8 17 22 69 9. Burnley 46 14 3 6 48 27 5 8 10 23 28 68 10. Chesterfield 46 10 9 4 25 18 8 5 10 17 21 68 11. Gillingham 46 13 3 7 37 25 6 7 10 23 34 67 12. Walsall 46 12 8 3 35 21 7 2 14 19 32 67 13. Watford 46 10 8 5 24 14 6 11 6 21 24 67 14. Millwall 46 12 4 7 27 22 4 9 10 23 33 61 15. Preston North End 46 14 5 4 33 19 4 2 17 16 36 61 16. Bournemouth 46 8 9 6 24 20 7 6 10 19 25 60 17. Bristol Rovers 46 13 4 6 34 22 2 7 14 13 28 56 18. Wycombe Wanderers 46 13 4 6 31 14 2 6 15 20 43 55 19. Plymouth Argyle 46 7 11 5 19 18 5 7 11 28 40 54 20. York City 46 8 6 9 27 31 5 7 11 20 37 52 21. PETERBOROUGH 46 7 7 9 38 34 4 7 12 17 39 47 22. SHREWSBURY TOWN 46 8 6 9 27 32 3 7 13 22 42 46 23. ROTHERHAM UNITED 46 4 7 12 17 29 3 7 13 22 41 35 24. NOTTS COUNTY 46 4 9 10 20 25 3 5 15 13 34 35
Nationwide League Division 3 P W D L F A W D L F A Pts 1. WIGAN ATHLETIC 46 17 3 3 53 21 9 6 8 31 30 87 2. FULHAM 46 13 5 5 41 20 12 7 4 31 18 87 3. CARLISLE UNITED 46 16 3 4 41 21 8 9 6 26 23 84 4. NORTHAMPTON TOWN 46 14 4 5 43 17 6 8 9 24 27 72 5. Swansea City 46 13 5 5 37 20 8 3 12 25 38 71 6. Chester City 46 11 8 4 30 16 7 8 8 25 27 70 7. Cardiff City 46 11 4 8 31 24 9 5 9 26 31 69 8. Colchester United 46 11 9 3 36 23 6 8 9 26 28 68 9. Lincoln City 46 10 8 5 35 25 8 4 11 35 44 66 10. Cambridge United 46 11 5 7 30 27 7 6 10 23 32 65 11. Mansfield Town 46 9 8 6 21 17 7 8 8 26 28 64 12. Scarborough 46 9 9 5 36 31 7 6 10 30 38 63 13. Scunthorpe United 46 11 3 9 36 33 7 6 10 23 29 63 14. Rochdale 46 10 6 7 34 24 4 10 9 24 34 58 15. Barnet 46 9 9 5 32 23 5 7 11 14 28 58 16. Leyton Orient 46 11 6 6 28 20 4 6 13 22 38 57 17. Hull City 46 9 8 6 29 26 4 10 9 15 24 57 18. Darlington 46 11 5 7 37 28 3 5 15 27 50 52 19. Doncaster Rovers 46 9 7 7 29 23 5 3 15 23 43 52 20. Hartlepool United 46 8 6 9 33 32 6 3 14 20 34 51 21. Torquay United 46 9 4 10 24 24 4 7 12 22 38 50 22. Exeter City 46 6 9 8 25 30 6 3 14 23 43 48 23. * Brighton & Hove Albion 46 12 6 5 41 27 1 4 18 12 43 47 24. HEREFORD UNITED 46 6 8 9 26 25 5 6 12 24 40 47 * two points deducted
Division 1 Play-offs - 1996/97 Semi-Finals Crystal Palace........... 3 Wolverhampton Wanderers.. 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers.. 2 Crystal Palace........... 1 Crystal Palace won 4-3 on aggregate Sheffield United......... 1 Ipswich Town............. 1 Ipswich Town............. 2 Sheffield United......... 2 after extra time. Sheffield United won on away goals rule Final Crystal Palace........... 1 Sheffield United......... 0 at Wembley Stadium
Division 2 Play-offs - 1996/97 Semi-Finals Bristol City............. 1 Brentford................ 2 Brentford................ 2 Bristol City............. 1 Brentford won 4-2 on aggregate Crewe Alexandra.......... 2 Luton Town............... 1 Luton Town............... 2 Crewe Alexandra.......... 2 Crewe Alexandra won 4-3 on aggregate Final Crewe Alexandra.......... 1 Brentford................ 0 at Wembley Stadium
Division 3 Play-offs - 1996/97 Semi-Finals Cardiff City............. 0 Northampton Town......... 1 Northampton Town......... 3 Cardiff City............. 2 Northampton Town won 4-2 on aggregate Chester City............. 0 Swansea City............. 0 Swansea City............. 3 Chester City............. 0 Swansea City won 3-0 on aggregate Final Northampton Town......... 1 Swansea City............. 0 at Wembley Stadium