Premier League 1996/97

Manchester United won the 1996/97 Premier League with 75 points, 7 points ahead of Newcastle. Sunderland, Middlesbrough and Nottingham Forest were relegated. 2.55 goals per game over 380 matches; home sides won 43% and 31% were drawn.

Final table

		P		D	L					Outcome
1	Manchester United · Champions	38	21	12	5	76	44	+32	75	Champions
2	Newcastle	38	19	11	8	73	40	+33	68
3	Arsenal	38	19	11	8	62	32	+30	68
4	Liverpool	38	19	11	8	62	37	+25	68
5	Aston Villa	38	17	10	11	47	34	+13	61
6	Chelsea	38	16	11	11	58	55	+3	59
7	Sheffield Wednesday	38	14	15	9	50	51	-1	57
8	Wimbledon	38	15	11	12	49	46	+3	56
9	Leicester	38	12	11	15	46	54	-8	47
10	Tottenham	38	13	7	18	44	51	-7	46
11	Leeds	38	11	13	14	28	38	-10	46
12	Derby	38	11	13	14	45	58	-13	46
13	Blackburn	38	9	15	14	42	43	-1	42
14	West Ham	38	10	12	16	39	48	-9	42
15	Everton	38	10	12	16	44	57	-13	42
16	Southampton	38	10	11	17	50	56	-6	41
17	Coventry	38	9	14	15	38	54	-16	41
18	Sunderland · Relegated	38	10	10	18	35	53	-18	40	Relegated
19	Middlesbrough · Relegated	38	10	12	16	51	60	-9	39	Relegated
20	Nottingham Forest · Relegated	38	6	16	16	31	59	-28	34	Relegated

Watch the season unfold Where teams in each position finished

Where this season ranks

2.55 goals per game: 5th lowest of 34 complete Premier League seasons on file.
Champions’ 75 points: the lowest of 31 seasons with 20 clubs.
A relegated club had 40 points: 2nd highest of 31 seasons with 20 clubs for a relegated side.

Season in numbers

Measure	1996/97	League average
Goals per game	2.55	2.70
Home wins	43%	46%
Draws	31%	25%
Away wins	26%	29%
Goalless draws	11%	8%
Home advantageHome minus away points per game	0.50 pts/game	0.51 pts/game
Champions’ points	75	88
Most points relegated	40	35
Fewest points safe	41	38

League average: every complete Premier League season on file except this one; points thresholds only from seasons with 20 clubs.