Season · Premier League · 1996-97
1996-97 Premier League
Manchester United FC — champions with 75 points
Manchester United FC — champions with 75 points Covers every Premier League season since 1992-93 — the openly licensed record starts at the rebrand, so pre-1992 First Division history is out of scope by design.
970 goals in 380 matches, and the season's biggest win: Everton FC 7-1 Southampton FC.
20
Clubs
380
Matches
970
Goals
Champions: Manchester United FC Runners-up: Newcastle United FCRelegated: Middlesbrough FC, Nottingham Forest FC, Sunderland AFC
Runners-up: Newcastle United FC◧
Title margin — 7 points (75 to 68).
Manchester United FC won the 1996-97 Premier League with 75 points, 7 clear of Newcastle United FC.
Quick answers
- Who won the Premier League in 1996-97?
- Manchester United FC won the 1996-97 Premier League title with 75 points, 7 points ahead of Newcastle United FC.
- Who finished second in the Premier League in 1996-97?
- Newcastle United FC finished second with 68 points.
- Who was relegated from the Premier League in 1996-97?
- Middlesbrough FC, Nottingham Forest FC, Sunderland AFC went down at the end of 1996-97.
The final table story
20 clubs, 380 matches, 970 goals. The season's biggest win: Everton FC 7-1 Southampton FC (Everton FC won 7-1 at home to Southampton FC).
Top of the table
| # | Club | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester United FC | 21 | 12 | 5 | +32 | 75 |
| 2 | Newcastle United FC | 19 | 11 | 8 | +33 | 68 |
| 3 | Arsenal FC | 19 | 11 | 8 | +30 | 68 |
| 4 | Liverpool FC | 19 | 11 | 8 | +25 | 68 |
Going down
Relegated at the end of 1996-97: Middlesbrough FC, Nottingham Forest FC, Sunderland AFC.
Source: 1996-97 Premier League match data, via openfootball/england (CC0 1.0) — source
✓ Every fact computed from public match records — openfootball/england, CC0 1.0.