| 1 | |  Manchester United FC | 38 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 76 | 44 | 32 | 75 | G19:00 | 12/04/97  Blackburn Rovers 2 Manchester United FC 3 G19:00 | 19/04/97 Liverpool 1 Manchester United FC 3 B19:00 | 03/05/97 Leicester City FC 2 Manchester United FC 2 B19:00 | 05/05/97 Manchester United FC 3 Middlesbrough 3 B19:00 | 08/05/97 Manchester United FC 0 Newcastle United FC 0 G19:00 | 11/05/97 Manchester United FC 2 West Ham United FC 0 |
| 2 | |  Newcastle United FC | 38 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 73 | 40 | 33 | 68 | G19:00 | 16/04/97 Newcastle United FC 3 Chelsea 1 G19:00 | 19/04/97 Newcastle United FC 3 Derby County 1 G19:00 | 03/05/97 Arsenal FC 0 Newcastle United FC 1 B19:00 | 06/05/97 West Ham United FC 0 Newcastle United FC 0 B19:00 | 08/05/97 Manchester United FC 0 Newcastle United FC 0 G19:00 | 11/05/97 Newcastle United FC 5 Nottingham Forest 0 |
| 3 | |  Arsenal FC | 38 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 62 | 32 | 30 | 68 | G19:00 | 05/04/97 Chelsea 0 Arsenal FC 3 G19:00 | 12/04/97 Arsenal FC 2 Leicester City FC 0 B19:00 | 19/04/97 Arsenal FC 1 Blackburn Rovers 1 B19:00 | 21/04/97 Coventry City 1 Arsenal FC 1 M19:00 | 03/05/97 Arsenal FC 0 Newcastle United FC 1 G19:00 | 11/05/97 Derby County 1 Arsenal FC 3 |
| 4 | |  Liverpool | 38 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 62 | 37 | 25 | 68 | G19:00 | 13/04/97 Sunderland 1 Liverpool 2 B19:00 | 16/04/97 Everton FC 1 Liverpool 1 M19:00 | 19/04/97 Liverpool 1 Manchester United FC 3 G19:00 | 03/05/97 Liverpool 2 Tottenham 1 M19:00 | 06/05/97 Milton Keynes Dons 2 Liverpool 1 B19:00 | 11/05/97 Sheffield Wednesday 1 Liverpool 1 |
| 5 | |  Aston Villa | 38 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 47 | 34 | 13 | 61 | G19:00 | 09/04/97 Milton Keynes Dons 0 Aston Villa 2 M19:00 | 12/04/97 Derby County 2 Aston Villa 1 B19:00 | 19/04/97 Aston Villa 1 Tottenham 1 B19:00 | 22/04/97 Leeds United 0 Aston Villa 0 M19:00 | 03/05/97 Middlesbrough 3 Aston Villa 2 G19:00 | 11/05/97 Aston Villa 1 Southampton 0 |
| 6 | |  Chelsea | 38 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 58 | 55 | 3 | 59 | M19:00 | 09/04/97 Coventry City 3 Chelsea 1 M19:00 | 16/04/97 Newcastle United FC 3 Chelsea 1 G19:00 | 19/04/97 Chelsea 2 Leicester City FC 1 G19:00 | 22/04/97 Milton Keynes Dons 0 Chelsea 1 B19:00 | 03/05/97 Chelsea 0 Leeds United 0 G19:00 | 11/05/97 Everton FC 1 Chelsea 2 |
| 7 | |  Sheffield Wednesday | 38 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 50 | 51 | -1 | 57 | B19:00 | 13/04/97 Sheffield Wednesday 1 Newcastle United FC 1 G19:00 | 19/04/97 Sheffield Wednesday 3 Milton Keynes Dons 1 M19:00 | 22/04/97 Blackburn Rovers 4 Sheffield Wednesday 1 M19:00 | 03/05/97 West Ham United FC 5 Sheffield Wednesday 1 M19:00 | 07/05/97 Leicester City FC 1 Sheffield Wednesday 0 B19:00 | 11/05/97 Sheffield Wednesday 1 Liverpool 1 |
| 8 | |  Milton Keynes Dons | 38 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 49 | 46 | 3 | 56 | G19:00 | 16/04/97 Milton Keynes Dons 2 Leeds United 0 M19:00 | 19/04/97 Sheffield Wednesday 3 Milton Keynes Dons 1 M19:00 | 22/04/97 Milton Keynes Dons 0 Chelsea 1 B19:00 | 03/05/97 Nottingham Forest 1 Milton Keynes Dons 1 G19:00 | 06/05/97 Milton Keynes Dons 2 Liverpool 1 G19:00 | 11/05/97 Milton Keynes Dons 1 Sunderland 0 |
| 9 | |  Leicester City FC | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 46 | 54 | -8 | 47 | M19:00 | 12/04/97 Arsenal FC 2 Leicester City FC 0 M19:00 | 19/04/97 Chelsea 2 Leicester City FC 1 M19:00 | 23/04/97 Leicester City FC 0 West Ham United FC 1 B19:00 | 03/05/97 Leicester City FC 2 Manchester United FC 2 G19:00 | 07/05/97 Leicester City FC 1 Sheffield Wednesday 0 G19:00 | 11/05/97 Blackburn Rovers 2 Leicester City FC 4 |
| 10 | |  Tottenham | 38 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 44 | 51 | -7 | 46 | M19:00 | 09/04/97 Sheffield Wednesday 2 Tottenham 1 M19:00 | 12/04/97 Everton FC 1 Tottenham 0 B19:00 | 19/04/97 Aston Villa 1 Tottenham 1 G19:00 | 24/04/97 Tottenham 1 Middlesbrough 0 M19:00 | 03/05/97 Liverpool 2 Tottenham 1 M19:00 | 11/05/97 Tottenham 1 Coventry City 2 |
| 11 | |  Leeds United | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 28 | 38 | -10 | 46 | B19:00 | 07/04/97 Leeds United 0 Blackburn Rovers 0 M19:00 | 16/04/97 Milton Keynes Dons 2 Leeds United 0 B19:00 | 19/04/97 Nottingham Forest 1 Leeds United 1 B19:00 | 22/04/97 Leeds United 0 Aston Villa 0 B19:00 | 03/05/97 Chelsea 0 Leeds United 0 B19:00 | 11/05/97 Leeds United 1 Middlesbrough 1 |
| 12 | |  Derby County | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 45 | 58 | -13 | 46 | B19:00 | 09/04/97 Derby County 1 Southampton 1 G19:00 | 12/04/97 Derby County 2 Aston Villa 1 M19:00 | 19/04/97 Newcastle United FC 3 Derby County 1 B19:00 | 23/04/97 Derby County 0 Nottingham Forest 0 G19:00 | 03/05/97 Coventry City 1 Derby County 2 M19:00 | 11/05/97 Derby County 1 Arsenal FC 3 |
| 13 | |  Blackburn Rovers | 38 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 42 | 43 | -1 | 42 | M19:00 | 12/04/97 Blackburn Rovers 2 Manchester United FC 3 B19:00 | 19/04/97 Arsenal FC 1 Blackburn Rovers 1 G19:00 | 22/04/97 Blackburn Rovers 4 Sheffield Wednesday 1 M19:00 | 03/05/97 Southampton 2 Blackburn Rovers 0 B19:00 | 08/05/97 Blackburn Rovers 0 Middlesbrough 0 M19:00 | 11/05/97 Blackburn Rovers 2 Leicester City FC 4 |
| 14 | |  West Ham United FC | 38 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 39 | 48 | -9 | 42 | M19:00 | 12/04/97 Southampton 2 West Ham United FC 0 B19:00 | 19/04/97 West Ham United FC 2 Everton FC 2 G19:00 | 23/04/97 Leicester City FC 0 West Ham United FC 1 G19:00 | 03/05/97 West Ham United FC 5 Sheffield Wednesday 1 B19:00 | 06/05/97 West Ham United FC 0 Newcastle United FC 0 M19:00 | 11/05/97 Manchester United FC 2 West Ham United FC 0 |
| 15 | |  Everton FC | 38 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 44 | 57 | -13 | 42 | B19:00 | 09/04/97 Everton FC 1 Leicester City FC 1 G19:00 | 12/04/97 Everton FC 1 Tottenham 0 B19:00 | 16/04/97 Everton FC 1 Liverpool 1 B19:00 | 19/04/97 West Ham United FC 2 Everton FC 2 M19:00 | 03/05/97 Sunderland 3 Everton FC 0 M19:00 | 11/05/97 Everton FC 1 Chelsea 2 |
| 16 | |  Southampton | 38 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 50 | 56 | -6 | 41 | B19:00 | 09/04/97 Derby County 1 Southampton 1 G19:00 | 12/04/97 Southampton 2 West Ham United FC 0 B19:00 | 19/04/97 Southampton 2 Coventry City 2 G19:00 | 22/04/97 Sunderland 0 Southampton 1 G19:00 | 03/05/97 Southampton 2 Blackburn Rovers 0 M19:00 | 11/05/97 Aston Villa 1 Southampton 0 |
| 17 | |  Coventry City | 38 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 38 | 54 | -16 | 41 | G19:00 | 06/04/97 Liverpool 1 Coventry City 2 G19:00 | 09/04/97 Coventry City 3 Chelsea 1 B19:00 | 19/04/97 Southampton 2 Coventry City 2 B19:00 | 21/04/97 Coventry City 1 Arsenal FC 1 M19:00 | 03/05/97 Coventry City 1 Derby County 2 G19:00 | 11/05/97 Tottenham 1 Coventry City 2 |
| 18 | |  Sunderland | 38 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 35 | 53 | -18 | 40 | B19:00 | 05/04/97 Newcastle United FC 1 Sunderland 1 M19:00 | 13/04/97 Sunderland 1 Liverpool 2 G19:00 | 19/04/97 Middlesbrough 0 Sunderland 1 M19:00 | 22/04/97 Sunderland 0 Southampton 1 G19:00 | 03/05/97 Sunderland 3 Everton FC 0 M19:00 | 11/05/97 Milton Keynes Dons 1 Sunderland 0 |
| 19 | |  Middlesbrough | 38 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 51 | 60 | -9 | 39 | M19:00 | 19/04/97 Middlesbrough 0 Sunderland 1 M19:00 | 24/04/97 Tottenham 1 Middlesbrough 0 G19:00 | 03/05/97 Middlesbrough 3 Aston Villa 2 B19:00 | 05/05/97 Manchester United FC 3 Middlesbrough 3 B19:00 | 08/05/97 Blackburn Rovers 0 Middlesbrough 0 B19:00 | 11/05/97 Leeds United 1 Middlesbrough 1 |
| 20 | |  Nottingham Forest | 38 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 31 | 59 | -28 | 34 | B19:00 | 24/03/97 Middlesbrough 1 Nottingham Forest 1 M19:00 | 05/04/97 Nottingham Forest 1 Southampton 3 B19:00 | 19/04/97 Nottingham Forest 1 Leeds United 1 B19:00 | 23/04/97 Derby County 0 Nottingham Forest 0 B19:00 | 03/05/97 Nottingham Forest 1 Milton Keynes Dons 1 M19:00 | 11/05/97 Newcastle United FC 5 Nottingham Forest 0 |
