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