1997 Table

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                        P  W  D  L  F  A   W  D  L  F  A   Pts   GD  

  Arsenal              38 15  2  2 43 10   8  7  4 25 23    78   35  
  Manchester United    38 13  4  2 42  9  10  4  5 31 17    77   47  
  Liverpool            38 13  2  4 42 16   5  9  5 26 26    65   26  
  Chelsea              38 13  2  4 37 14   7  1 11 34 29    63   28  
  Leeds United         38  9  5  5 31 21   8  3  8 26 25    59   11  
  Blackburn Rovers     38 11  4  4 40 26   5  6  8 17 26    58    5  
  Aston Villa          38  9  3  7 26 24   8  3  8 23 24    57    1  
  West Ham United      38 13  4  2 40 18   3  4 12 16 39    56   -1  
  Derby County         38 12  3  4 33 18   4  4 11 19 31    55    3  
  Leicester City       38  6 10  3 21 15   7  4  8 30 26    53   10  
  Coventry City        38  8  9  2 26 17   4  7  8 20 27    52    2  
  Southampton          38 10  1  8 28 23   4  5 10 22 32    48   -5  
  Newcastle United     38  8  5  6 22 20   3  6 10 13 24    44   -9  
  Tottenham Hotspur    38  7  8  4 23 22   4  3 12 21 34    44  -12  
  Wimbledon            38  5  6  8 18 25   5  8  6 16 21    44  -12  
  Sheffield Wednesday  38  9  5  5 30 26   3  3 13 22 41    44  -15  
  Everton              38  7  5  7 25 27   2  8  9 16 29    40  -15  
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  Bolton Wanderers     38  7  8  4 25 22   2  5 12 16 39    40  -20  
  Barnsley             38  7  4  8 25 35   3  1 15 12 47    35  -45  
   Crystal Palace       38  2  5 12 15 39   6  4  9 22 32    33  -34