Premier League
England
League level:
First Tier
Reigning champion:
Manchester City
Record-holding champions:
Manchester United 20 time(s)
UEFA coefficient:
1. Pos. 104.303 Points
- Number of teams: 20 teams
- Players: 533
- Foreigners: 360 Players 67.5%
- ø-Market value: €20.79m
- ø-Age: 26.9
Attendances 96/97
Crowd attendances
Table Premier League
| # | Club | +/- | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Man Utd 
| 38 | 32 | 75 |
| 2 |  |
Newcastle | 38 | 33 | 68 |
| 3 |  |
Arsenal | 38 | 30 | 68 |
| 4 |  |
Liverpool | 38 | 25 | 68 |
| 5 |  |
Aston Villa | 38 | 13 | 61 |
| 6 |  |
Chelsea | 38 | 3 | 59 |
| 7 |  |
Sheff Wed | 38 | -1 | 57 |
| 8 |  |
Wimbledon FC | 38 | 3 | 56 |
| 9 |  |
Leicester | 38 | -8 | 47 |
| 10 |  |
Tottenham | 38 | -7 | 46 |
| 11 |  |
Leeds | 38 | -10 | 46 |
| 12 |  |
Derby | 38 | -13 | 46 |
| 13 |  |
Blackburn | 38 | -1 | 42 |
| 14 |  |
West Ham | 38 | -9 | 42 |
| 15 |  |
Everton | 38 | -13 | 42 |
| 16 |  |
Southampton | 38 | -6 | 41 |
| 17 |  |
Coventry | 38 | -16 | 41 |
| 18 |  |
Sunderland
| 38 | -18 | 40 |
| 19 |  |
Middlesbrough | 38 | -9 | 39 |
| 20 |  |
Nottm Forest | 38 | -28 | 34 |