text: SOCCER - ENGLISH LEAGUE STANDINGS. LONDON 1996-12-07 
   Standings in English league soccer 
   after Saturday's matches (tabulated - played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, goals against, points): 
   Premier league 
   Arsenal 17 10 5 2 34 16 35 
   Wimbledon 16 9 4 3 29 17 31 
   Liverpool 16 9 4 3 26 14 31 
   Aston Villa 17 9 3 5 22 15 30 
   Newcastle 15 9 2 4 26 17 29 
   Manchester United 15 7 5 3 29 22 26 
   Chelsea 16 6 7 3 25 23 25 
   Everton 16 6 6 4 25 20 24 
   Sheffield Wednesday 16 6 6 4 17 18 24 
   Tottenham 16 7 2 7 17 17 23 
   Derby 16 5 7 4 19 19 22 
   Leicester 17 6 3 8 17 22 21 
   Leeds 16 6 2 8 15 20 20 
   Sunderland 16 4 5 7 14 21 17 
   West Ham 16 4 5 7 13 20 17 
   Middlesbrough 17 3 6 8 20 28 15 
   Blackburn 16 2 7 7 16 21 13 
   Southampton 17 3 4 10 24 32 13 
   Coventry 16 1 7 8 10 23 10 
   Nottingham Forest 15 1 6 8 12 25 9 
   Division One 
   Bolton 21 11 8 2 43 28 41 
   Sheffield United 21 11 6 4 38 20 39 
   Barnsley 21 10 8 3 38 26 38 
   Crystal Palace 21 9 8 4 46 22 35 
   Wolverhampton 21 9 6 6 29 21 33 
   Tranmere 22 9 5 8 31 26 32 
   Norwich 20 9 5 6 27 21 32 
   Birmingham 22 8 8 6 23 21 32 
   Oxford 22 8 6 8 27 21 30 
   Stoke 20 8 6 6 27 30 30 
   Swindon 22 9 2 11 32 28 29 
   Charlton 21 9 2 10 23 29 29 
   Huddersfield 22 7 7 8 25 28 28 
   Queens Park Rangers 22 7 7 8 25 28 28 
   Port Vale 22 6 10 6 19 22 28 
   Ipswich 22 6 8 8 27 32 26 
   Manchester City 22 8 2 12 26 35 26 
   Portsmouth 22 7 5 10 25 29 26 
   Reading 22 7 5 10 25 33 26 
   West Bromwich 20 5 9 6 26 31 24 
   Southend 22 5 9 8 23 36 24 
   Grimsby 22 5 6 11 24 41 21 
   Bradford 22 5 6 11 21 37 21 
   Oldham 22 4 8 10 23 28 20 
   Division Two 
   Brentford 22 11 7 4 35 23 40 
   Millwall 22 11 7 4 32 22 40 
   Bury 21 11 6 4 33 20 39 
   Luton 21 11 4 6 34 25 37 
   Burnley 22 11 4 7 30 22 37 
   Chesterfield 21 11 4 6 22 16 37 
   Stockport 22 10 6 6 29 25 36 
   Watford 21 9 9 3 24 18 36 
   Wrexham 20 9 8 3 27 22 35 
   Crewe 21 11 1 9 29 21 34 
   Bristol City 21 9 6 6 36 23 33 
   Bristol Rovers 22 7 7 8 22 23 28 
   Shrewsbury 22 7 6 9 26 33 27 
   York 21 7 5 9 23 29 26 
   Blackpool 22 5 10 7 22 24 25 
   Walsall 21 7 4 10 21 25 25 
   Gillingham 22 7 4 11 21 27 25 
   Preston 22 7 4 11 21 27 25 
   Bournemouth 22 7 4 11 20 27 25 
   Plymouth 22 5 8 9 24 31 23 
   Peterborough 22 4 8 10 32 41 20 
   Notts County 21 5 5 11 15 23 20 
   Wycombe 22 4 5 13 17 33 17 
   Rotherham 21 3 6 12 18 33 15 
   Division Three 
   Fulham 22 15 3 4 36 16 48 
   Cambridge 22 13 3 6 33 27 42 
   Wigan 21 12 4 5 39 24 40 
   Carlisle 22 11 7 4 32 20 40 
   Cardiff 21 10 4 7 25 22 34 
   Swansea 22 9 5 8 25 25 32 
   Barnet 22 8 8 6 23 17 32 
   Colchester 22 7 10 5 32 26 31 
   Scunthorpe 22 9 4 9 28 30 31 
   Northampton 22 8 6 8 31 26 30 
   Scarborough 21 7 9 5 30 27 30 
   Lincoln 22 8 6 8 28 33 30 
   Chester 21 8 6 7 23 23 30 
   Hull 22 6 11 5 20 22 29 
   Torquay 22 8 4 10 22 24 28 
   Rochdale 21 6 8 7 27 26 26 
   Exeter 22 7 5 10 21 28 26 
   Doncaster 22 7 3 12 24 33 24 
   Mansfield 21 5 9 7 21 22 24 
   Leyton Orient 21 6 6 9 16 19 24 
   Hereford 22 6 5 11 23 31 23 
   Darlington 22 6 4 12 30 39 22 
   Hartlepool 21 6 4 11 23 28 22 
   Brighton 22 3 4 15 18 42 13
competitors: ENGLISH LONDON English Arsenal Wimbledon Liverpool Aston Villa Newcastle Manchester United Chelsea Everton Sheffield Wednesday Tottenham Derby Leicester Leeds Sunderland West Ham Middlesbrough Blackburn Southampton Coventry Nottingham Forest Bolton Sheffield United Barnsley Crystal Palace Wolverhampton Tranmere Norwich Birmingham Oxford Stoke Swindon Charlton Huddersfield Queens Park Rangers Port Vale Ipswich Manchester City Portsmouth Reading West Bromwich Southend Grimsby Bradford Oldham Brentford Millwall Bury Luton Burnley Chesterfield Stockport Watford Wrexham Crewe Bristol City Bristol Rovers Shrewsbury York Blackpool Walsall Gillingham Preston Bournemouth Plymouth Peterborough Notts County Wycombe Rotherham Fulham Cambridge Wigan Carlisle Cardiff Swansea Barnet Colchester Scunthorpe Northampton Scarborough Lincoln Chester Hull Torquay Rochdale Exeter Doncaster Mansfield Leyton Orient Hereford Darlington Hartlepool Brighton