Football : Season Details : 1996

Final English Top Division Football (soccer) Table and Cup Final(s).

Legend
Clubs in RED qualified for European football.
Clubs in BLUE were relegated.
Points: 3 for a win; 1 for a draw.
History is in the form A-B:
A is the number of occasions that the club has been in the Top Division;
B is the number of consecutive seasons in the Top Division.
Abbreviations:
LC League Cup; FAC FA Cup
W Winner(s); F Finalist(s).

Position Club Points History Notes
1
 Manchester United
82
6-21
 FAC-W
2
 Newcastle United
78
5-3
  
3
 Liverpool
71
4-34
 FAC-F
4
 Aston Villa
63
5-8
 LC-W
5
 Arsenal
63
2-70
  
6
 Everton
61
3-42
  
7
 Blackburn Rovers
61
4-4
  
8
 Tottenham Hotspur
61
5-18
  
9
 Nottinghan Forest
58
6-2
  
10
 West Ham United
51
5-3
  
11
 Chelsea
50
7-7
  
12
 Middlesbrough
43
7-1
  
13
 Leeds United
43
6-6
 LC-F
14
 Wimbledon
41
1-10
  
15
 Sheffield Wednesday
40
9-5
  
16
 Coventry City
38
1-29
  
17
 Southampton
38
2-18
  
18
 Manchester City
38
9-7
  
19
 Queens Park Rangers
33
3-13
  
20
 Bolton Wanderers
29
8-1
  

League Cup Final Aston Villa 3 Leeds United 0
FA Cup Final Manchester United 1 Liverpool 0

History

The Premiership is reduced to 20 clubs.

Manchester United become the first club to complete the FA Cup and League Championship double a second time, emulating their feat of 1994. Their 9th FA Cup win set a new record.

Aston Villa win the League Cup for the 5th time, equalling the record set by Liverpool in the previous season.

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