1996–97 FA Premier League#Top goal scorers

Twenty teams competed in the league – the top seventeen teams from the previous season and the three teams promoted from the First Division. The promoted teams were Sunderland, Derby County (both teams returning to the top flight after a five-year absence) and Leicester City (immediately returning to the top flight after a season's absence). This was also both Sunderland and Derby County's first season in the Premier League. They replaced Manchester City, Queens Park Rangers and Bolton Wanderers, who were relegated to the First Division after a top flight presence of seven, thirteen and one year respectively.

{{location map+ |England |width=440 |float=right |caption=Locations of the 1996–97 Premier League teams |places=

{{location map~ |England |lat=51.5155|long=-0.0922|label_size=80|label=London|mark=Blue pog.svg|position=right}}

{{location map~ |England |lat=52.509103 |long=-1.884786 |label_size=80|label=Aston Villa|position=left}}

{{location map~ |England |lat=53.728569 |long=-2.489206 |label_size=80|label=Blackburn Rovers F.C.|position=left}}

{{location map~ |England |lat=52.448111 |long=-1.495611 |label_size=80|label=Coventry City F.C.|position=bottom}}

{{location map~ |England |lat=52.914911 |long=-1.447233 |label_size=80|label=Derby County F.C.|position=left}}

{{location map~ |England |lat=53.438846 |long=-2.966285 |label_size=80|label=Everton|position=left}}

{{location map~ |England |lat=53.704069 |long=-1.341731 |label_size=80|label=Leeds United F.C.|position=right}}

{{location map~ |England |lat=52.611402 |long=-1.082508 |label_size=80|label=Leicester City F.C.|position=right}}

{{location map~ |England |lat=53.430845 |long=-2.960823 |label_size=80|label=Liverpool|position=bottom}}

{{location map~ |England |lat=53.47 |long=-2.25 |label_size=80|label=Manchester United F.C.|position=right}}

{{location map~ |England |lat=54.578219 |long=-1.216822 |label_size=80|label=Middlesbrough

|position=right}}

{{location map~ |England |lat=54.974 |long=-1.614 |label_size=80|label=Newcastle United F.C.|position=left}}

{{location map~ |England |lat=52.939936 |long=-1.132886 |label_size=80|label=Nottingham Forest F.C.|position=right}}

{{location map~ |England |lat=53.370342 |long=-1.470853 |label_size=80|label=Sheffield Wednesday F.C.|position=right}}

{{location map~ |England |lat=50.905826 |long=-1.390975 |label_size=80|label=Southampton|position=left}}

{{location map~ |England |lat=54.914400 |long=-1.388200 |label_size=80|label=Sunderland|position=bottom}}

{{Location map~ |England |mark=TransparentPlaceholder.png |marksize=1 |lat=55.7 |long=-0.2 |label_size=80|label=London teams:

Arsenal

Chelsea

Tottenham Hotspur

West Ham United F.C.

Wimbledon

|position=right}}

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{{Location map+|Greater London

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|alt=Greater London Premier League football clubs

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{{Location map~ |Greater London |lat=51.552 |long=-0.097 |mark=Blue pog.svg |label=Arsenal|label_size=75|marksize=|position=left}}

{{Location map~ |Greater London |lat=51.481667 |long=-0.191111 |mark=Blue pog.svg |label=Chelsea|label_size=75|marksize=|position=right}}

{{Location map~ |Greater London |lat=51.5974 |long=-0.0716 |mark=Blue pog.svg |label=Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|label_size=75|marksize=|position=right}}

{{Location map~ |Greater London |lat=51.531944 |long=0.039444|mark=Blue pog.svg |label=West Ham United F.C.|label_size=75|marksize=|position=right}}

{{Location map~ |Greater London |lat=51.398333 |long=-0.085556|mark=Blue pog.svg |label=Wimbledon|label_size=75|marksize=|position=right}}

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{{notelist}}

(as of 11 May 1997)

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

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|show_limit=5

|team1=MUN|name_MUN=Manchester United

|team2=NEW|name_NEW=Newcastle United

|team3=ARS|name_ARS=Arsenal

|team4=LIV|name_LIV=Liverpool

|team5=AST|name_AST=Aston Villa

|team6=CHE|name_CHE=Chelsea

|team7=SHW|name_SHW=Sheffield Wednesday

|team8=WDN|name_WDN=Wimbledon

|team9=LEI|name_LEI=Leicester City

|team10=TOT|name_TOT=Tottenham Hotspur

|team11=LEE|name_LEE=Leeds United

|team12=DER|name_DER=Derby County

|team13=BLB|name_BLB=Blackburn Rovers

|team14=WHU|name_WHU=West Ham United

|team15=EVE|name_EVE=Everton

|team16=SOU|name_SOU=Southampton

|team17=COV|name_COV=Coventry City

|team18=SUN|name_SUN=Sunderland

|team19=MID|name_MID=Middlesbrough

|team20=NOT|name_NOT=Nottingham Forest

|win_MUN=21|draw_MUN=12|loss_MUN=5|gf_MUN=76|ga_MUN=44|status_MUN=C

|win_NEW=19|draw_NEW=11|loss_NEW=8|gf_NEW=73|ga_NEW=40

|win_ARS=19|draw_ARS=11|loss_ARS=8|gf_ARS=62|ga_ARS=32

|win_LIV=19|draw_LIV=11|loss_LIV=8|gf_LIV=62|ga_LIV=37

|win_AST=17|draw_AST=10|loss_AST=11|gf_AST=47|ga_AST=34

|win_CHE=16|draw_CHE=11|loss_CHE=11|gf_CHE=58|ga_CHE=55

|win_SHW=14|draw_SHW=15|loss_SHW=9|gf_SHW=50|ga_SHW=51

|win_WDN=15|draw_WDN=11|loss_WDN=12|gf_WDN=49|ga_WDN=46

|win_LEI=12|draw_LEI=11|loss_LEI=15|gf_LEI=46|ga_LEI=54

|win_TOT=13|draw_TOT=7|loss_TOT=18|gf_TOT=44|ga_TOT=51

|win_LEE=11|draw_LEE=13|loss_LEE=14|gf_LEE=28|ga_LEE=38

|win_DER=11|draw_DER=13|loss_DER=14|gf_DER=45|ga_DER=58

|win_BLB=9|draw_BLB=15|loss_BLB=14|gf_BLB=42|ga_BLB=43

|win_WHU=10|draw_WHU=12|loss_WHU=16|gf_WHU=39|ga_WHU=48

|win_EVE=10|draw_EVE=12|loss_EVE=16|gf_EVE=44|ga_EVE=57

|win_SOU=10|draw_SOU=11|loss_SOU=17|gf_SOU=50|ga_SOU=56

|win_COV=9|draw_COV=14|loss_COV=15|gf_COV=38|ga_COV=54

|win_SUN=10|draw_SUN=10|loss_SUN=18|gf_SUN=35|ga_SUN=53|status_SUN=R

|win_MID=10|draw_MID=12|loss_MID=16|gf_MID=51|ga_MID=60|adjust_points_MID=-3|status_MID=R

|win_NOT=6|draw_NOT=16|loss_NOT=16|gf_NOT=31|ga_NOT=59|status_NOT=R

|hth_MID=Middlesbrough were docked three points for failing to fulfill their original fixture at Blackburn Rovers on 21 December 1996.

|col_CLGS=green1|text_CLGS=Qualification for the Champions League group stage

|result1=CLGS

|col_CL2=green2|text_CL2=Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round

|result2=CL2

|col_UC1=blue1|text_UC1=Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round

|note_res_UC1=Aston Villa was rewarded entry to the UEFA Cup through UEFA Fair Play ranking.

|result3=UC1|result4=UC1|result5=UC1

|col_UCWC1=yellow1|text_UCWC1=Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round

|note_res_UCWC1=Chelsea qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup as FA Cup winners.

|result6=UCWC1

|col_LEI=blue1|text_LEI=Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round

|note_res_LEI=Leicester City qualified for the UEFA Cup as League Cup winners.

|result9=LEI

|col_R=red1|text_R=Relegation to the Football League First Division

|result18=R|result19=R|result20=R

|update=complete

|class_rules=1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

|source=[https://www.premierleague.com/tables?co=1&se=5&ha=-1 Premier League]

}}

{{#invoke:Sports results|main

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|team1=ARS|team2=AVL|team3=BLB|team4=CHE|team5=COV

|team6=DER|team7=EVE|team8=LEE|team9=LEI|team10=LIV

|team11=MUN|team12=MID|team13=NEW|team14=NFO|team15=SHW

|team16=SOU|team17=SUN|team18=TOT|team19=WHU|team20=WIM

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|match_ARS_CHE=3–3

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|match_ARS_MID=2–0

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|match_ARS_NFO=2–0

|match_ARS_SHW=4–1

|match_ARS_SOU=3–1

|match_ARS_SUN=2–0

|match_ARS_TOT=3–1

|match_ARS_WHU=2–0

|match_ARS_WIM=0–1

|name_AVL=Aston Villa

|match_AVL_ARS=2–2

|match_AVL_BLB=1–0

|match_AVL_CHE=0–2

|match_AVL_COV=2–1

|match_AVL_DER=2–0

|match_AVL_EVE=3–1

|match_AVL_LEE=2–0

|match_AVL_LEI=1–3

|match_AVL_LIV=1–0

|match_AVL_MUN=0–0

|match_AVL_MID=1–0

|match_AVL_NEW=2–2

|match_AVL_NFO=2–0

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|match_AVL_SOU=1–0

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|match_AVL_TOT=1–1

|match_AVL_WHU=0–0

|match_AVL_WIM=5–0

|name_BLB=Blackburn Rovers

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|match_BLB_AVL=0–2

|match_BLB_CHE=1–1

|match_BLB_COV=4–0

|match_BLB_DER=1–2

|match_BLB_EVE=1–1

|match_BLB_LEE=0–1

|match_BLB_LEI=2–4

|match_BLB_LIV=3–0

|match_BLB_MUN=2–3

|match_BLB_MID=0–0

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|match_BLB_NFO=1–1

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|match_BLB_SOU=2–1

|match_BLB_SUN=1–0

|match_BLB_TOT=0–2

|match_BLB_WHU=2–1

|match_BLB_WIM=3–1

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|match_CHE_DER=3–1

|match_CHE_EVE=2–2

|match_CHE_LEE=0–0

|match_CHE_LEI=2–1

|match_CHE_LIV=1–0

|match_CHE_MUN=1–1

|match_CHE_MID=1–0

|match_CHE_NEW=1–1

|match_CHE_NFO=1–1

|match_CHE_SHW=2–2

|match_CHE_SOU=1–0

|match_CHE_SUN=6–2

|match_CHE_TOT=3–1

|match_CHE_WHU=3–1

|match_CHE_WIM=2–4

|name_COV=Coventry City

|match_COV_ARS=1–1

|match_COV_AVL=1–2

|match_COV_BLB=0–0

|match_COV_CHE=3–1

|match_COV_DER=1–2

|match_COV_EVE=0–0

|match_COV_LEE=2–1

|match_COV_LEI=0–0

|match_COV_LIV=0–1

|match_COV_MUN=0–2

|match_COV_MID=3–0

|match_COV_NEW=2–1

|match_COV_NFO=0–3

|match_COV_SHW=0–0

|match_COV_SOU=1–1

|match_COV_SUN=2–2

|match_COV_TOT=1–2

|match_COV_WHU=1–3

|match_COV_WIM=1–1

|name_DER=Derby County

|match_DER_ARS=1–3

|match_DER_AVL=2–1

|match_DER_BLB=0–0

|match_DER_CHE=3–2

|match_DER_COV=2–1

|match_DER_EVE=0–1

|match_DER_LEE=3–3

|match_DER_LEI=2–0

|match_DER_LIV=0–1

|match_DER_MUN=1–1

|match_DER_MID=2–1

|match_DER_NEW=0–1

|match_DER_NFO=0–0

|match_DER_SHW=2–2

|match_DER_SOU=1–1

|match_DER_SUN=1–0

|match_DER_TOT=4–2

|match_DER_WHU=1–0

|match_DER_WIM=0–2

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|match_EVE_ARS=0–2

|match_EVE_AVL=0–1

|match_EVE_BLB=0–2

|match_EVE_CHE=1–2

|match_EVE_COV=1–1

|match_EVE_DER=1–0

|match_EVE_LEE=0–0

|match_EVE_LEI=1–1

|match_EVE_LIV=1–1

|match_EVE_MUN=0–2

|match_EVE_MID=1–2

|match_EVE_NEW=2–0

|match_EVE_NFO=2–0

|match_EVE_SHW=2–0

|match_EVE_SOU=7–1

|match_EVE_SUN=1–3

|match_EVE_TOT=1–0

|match_EVE_WHU=2–1

|match_EVE_WIM=1–3

|name_LEE=Leeds United

|match_LEE_ARS=0–0

|match_LEE_AVL=0–0

|match_LEE_BLB=0–0

|match_LEE_CHE=2–0

|match_LEE_COV=1–3

|match_LEE_DER=0–0

|match_LEE_EVE=1–0

|match_LEE_LEI=3–0

|match_LEE_LIV=0–2

|match_LEE_MUN=0–4

|match_LEE_MID=1–1

|match_LEE_NEW=0–1

|match_LEE_NFO=2–0

|match_LEE_SHW=0–2

|match_LEE_SOU=0–0

|match_LEE_SUN=3–0

|match_LEE_TOT=0–0

|match_LEE_WHU=1–0

|match_LEE_WIM=1–0

|name_LEI=Leicester City

|match_LEI_ARS=0–2

|match_LEI_AVL=1–0

|match_LEI_BLB=1–1

|match_LEI_CHE=1–3

|match_LEI_COV=0–2

|match_LEI_DER=4–2

|match_LEI_EVE=1–2

|match_LEI_LEE=1–0

|match_LEI_LIV=0–3

|match_LEI_MUN=2–2

|match_LEI_MID=1–3

|match_LEI_NEW=2–0

|match_LEI_NFO=2–2

|match_LEI_SHW=1–0

|match_LEI_SOU=2–1

|match_LEI_SUN=1–1

|match_LEI_TOT=1–1

|match_LEI_WHU=0–1

|match_LEI_WIM=1–0

|name_LIV=Liverpool

|match_LIV_ARS=2–0

|match_LIV_AVL=3–0

|match_LIV_BLB=0–0

|match_LIV_CHE=5–1

|match_LIV_COV=1–2

|match_LIV_DER=2–1

|match_LIV_EVE=1–1

|match_LIV_LEE=4–0

|match_LIV_LEI=1–1

|match_LIV_MUN=1–3

|match_LIV_MID=5–1

|match_LIV_NEW=4–3

|match_LIV_NFO=4–2

|match_LIV_SHW=0–1

|match_LIV_SOU=2–1

|match_LIV_SUN=0–0

|match_LIV_TOT=2–1

|match_LIV_WHU=0–0

|match_LIV_WIM=1–1

|name_MUN=Manchester United

|match_MUN_ARS=1–0

|match_MUN_AVL=0–0

|match_MUN_BLB=2–2

|match_MUN_CHE=1–2

|match_MUN_COV=3–1

|match_MUN_DER=2–3

|match_MUN_EVE=2–2

|match_MUN_LEE=1–0

|match_MUN_LEI=3–1

|match_MUN_LIV=1–0

|match_MUN_MID=3–3

|match_MUN_NEW=0–0

|match_MUN_NFO=4–1

|match_MUN_SHW=2–0

|match_MUN_SOU=2–1

|match_MUN_SUN=5–0

|match_MUN_TOT=2–0

|match_MUN_WHU=2–0

|match_MUN_WIM=2–1

|name_MID=Middlesbrough

|match_MID_ARS=0–2

|match_MID_AVL=3–2

|match_MID_BLB=2–1

|match_MID_CHE=1–0

|match_MID_COV=4–0

|match_MID_DER=6–1

|match_MID_EVE=4–2

|match_MID_LEE=0–0

|match_MID_LEI=0–2

|match_MID_LIV=3–3

|match_MID_MUN=2–2

|match_MID_NEW=0–1

|match_MID_NFO=1–1

|match_MID_SHW=4–2

|match_MID_SOU=0–1

|match_MID_SUN=0–1

|match_MID_TOT=0–3

|match_MID_WHU=4–1

|match_MID_WIM=0–0

|name_NEW=Newcastle United

|match_NEW_ARS=1–2

|match_NEW_AVL=4–3

|match_NEW_BLB=2–1

|match_NEW_CHE=3–1

|match_NEW_COV=4–0

|match_NEW_DER=3–1

|match_NEW_EVE=4–1

|match_NEW_LEE=3–0

|match_NEW_LEI=4–3

|match_NEW_LIV=1–1

|match_NEW_MUN=5–0

|match_NEW_MID=3–1

|match_NEW_NFO=5–0

|match_NEW_SHW=1–2

|match_NEW_SOU=0–1

|match_NEW_SUN=1–1

|match_NEW_TOT=7–1

|match_NEW_WHU=1–1

|match_NEW_WIM=2–0

|name_NFO=Nottingham Forest

|match_NFO_ARS=2–1

|match_NFO_AVL=0–0

|match_NFO_BLB=2–2

|match_NFO_CHE=2–0

|match_NFO_COV=0–1

|match_NFO_DER=1–1

|match_NFO_EVE=0–1

|match_NFO_LEE=1–1

|match_NFO_LEI=0–0

|match_NFO_LIV=1–1

|match_NFO_MUN=0–4

|match_NFO_MID=1–1

|match_NFO_NEW=0–0

|match_NFO_SHW=0–3

|match_NFO_SOU=1–3

|match_NFO_SUN=1–4

|match_NFO_TOT=2–1

|match_NFO_WHU=0–2

|match_NFO_WIM=1–1

|name_SHW=Sheffield Wednesday

|match_SHW_ARS=0–0

|match_SHW_AVL=2–1

|match_SHW_BLB=1–1

|match_SHW_CHE=0–2

|match_SHW_COV=0–0

|match_SHW_DER=0–0

|match_SHW_EVE=2–1

|match_SHW_LEE=2–2

|match_SHW_LEI=2–1

|match_SHW_LIV=1–1

|match_SHW_MUN=1–1

|match_SHW_MID=3–1

|match_SHW_NEW=1–1

|match_SHW_NFO=2–0

|match_SHW_SOU=1–1

|match_SHW_SUN=2–1

|match_SHW_TOT=2–1

|match_SHW_WHU=0–0

|match_SHW_WIM=3–1

|name_SOU=Southampton

|match_SOU_ARS=0–2

|match_SOU_AVL=0–1

|match_SOU_BLB=2–0

|match_SOU_CHE=0–0

|match_SOU_COV=2–2

|match_SOU_DER=3–1

|match_SOU_EVE=2–2

|match_SOU_LEE=0–2

|match_SOU_LEI=2–2

|match_SOU_LIV=0–1

|match_SOU_MUN=6–3

|match_SOU_MID=4–0

|match_SOU_NEW=2–2

|match_SOU_NFO=2–2

|match_SOU_SHW=2–3

|match_SOU_SUN=3–0

|match_SOU_TOT=0–1

|match_SOU_WHU=2–0

|match_SOU_WIM=0–0

|name_SUN=Sunderland

|match_SUN_ARS=1–0

|match_SUN_AVL=1–0

|match_SUN_BLB=0–0

|match_SUN_CHE=3–0

|match_SUN_COV=1–0

|match_SUN_DER=2–0

|match_SUN_EVE=3–0

|match_SUN_LEE=0–1

|match_SUN_LEI=0–0

|match_SUN_LIV=1–2

|match_SUN_MUN=2–1

|match_SUN_MID=2–2

|match_SUN_NEW=1–2

|match_SUN_NFO=1–1

|match_SUN_SHW=1–1

|match_SUN_SOU=0–1

|match_SUN_TOT=0–4

|match_SUN_WHU=0–0

|match_SUN_WIM=1–3

|name_TOT=Tottenham Hotspur

|match_TOT_ARS=0–0

|match_TOT_AVL=1–0

|match_TOT_BLB=2–1

|match_TOT_CHE=1–2

|match_TOT_COV=1–2

|match_TOT_DER=1–1

|match_TOT_EVE=0–0

|match_TOT_LEE=1–0

|match_TOT_LEI=1–2

|match_TOT_LIV=0–2

|match_TOT_MUN=1–2

|match_TOT_MID=1–0

|match_TOT_NEW=1–2

|match_TOT_NFO=0–1

|match_TOT_SHW=1–1

|match_TOT_SOU=3–1

|match_TOT_SUN=2–0

|match_TOT_WHU=1–0

|match_TOT_WIM=1–0

|name_WHU=West Ham United

|match_WHU_ARS=1–2

|match_WHU_AVL=0–2

|match_WHU_BLB=2–1

|match_WHU_CHE=3–2

|match_WHU_COV=1–1

|match_WHU_DER=1–1

|match_WHU_EVE=2–2

|match_WHU_LEE=0–2

|match_WHU_LEI=1–0

|match_WHU_LIV=1–2

|match_WHU_MUN=2–2

|match_WHU_MID=0–0

|match_WHU_NEW=0–0

|match_WHU_NFO=0–1

|match_WHU_SHW=5–1

|match_WHU_SOU=2–1

|match_WHU_SUN=2–0

|match_WHU_TOT=4–3

|match_WHU_WIM=0–2

|name_WIM=Wimbledon

|match_WIM_ARS=2–2

|match_WIM_AVL=0–2

|match_WIM_BLB=1–0

|match_WIM_CHE=0–1

|match_WIM_COV=2–2

|match_WIM_DER=1–1

|match_WIM_EVE=4–0

|match_WIM_LEE=2–0

|match_WIM_LEI=1–3

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File:Alan Shearer 2008.jpg was the top scorer for the third and final time, with 25 goals.]]

{{main|List of Premier League hat-tricks}}

File:Fabrizio Ravanelli 2011.jpg was the only player to score a hat-trick more than once during the 1996–97 season.]]

:Note: ⁴ Player scored 4 goals; ^L Player finished on the losing side; (H) – Home; (A) – Away

File:Eric Cantona Cannes 2009.jpg assisted 12 goals for the club in the 1996–97 Premier League season.]]

File:Souness.jpg was the only manager to win the Manager of the Month award more than once.]]

Manchester United drew the highest average home attendance in the 1996-97 edition of the Premier League.

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