- Season
- 1996–97
- Dates
- 17 August 1996 – 11 May 1997
- Champions
- Manchester United , 4th Premier League title, 11th English title
- Relegated
- Sunderland , Middlesbrough , Nottingham Forest
- Champions league
- Manchester United , Newcastle United
- Cup winners cup
- Chelsea
- Uefa cup
- Arsenal , Liverpool , Aston Villa (through UEFA Respect Fair Play ranking ), Leicester City
- Goals
- 970 (2.55 per match)
- Top goalscorer
- Alan Shearer , (25 goals)
- Best goalkeeper
- Nigel Martyn (19 clean sheets)
- Biggest home win
- Everton 7–1 Southampton , (16 November 1996), Newcastle United 7–1 Tottenham Hotspur , (28 December 1996)
- Biggest away win