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Pl
GD
Pts
1
Previous Position 1
Man Utd
38
+32
75
2
Previous Position 3
Newcastle
38
+33
68
3
Previous Position 4
Arsenal
38
+30
68
4
Previous Position 2
Liverpool
38
+25
68
5
Previous Position 5
Aston Villa
38
+13
61
6
Previous Position 6
Chelsea
38
+3
59
7
Previous Position 7
Sheffield Wed
38
-1
57
8
Previous Position 8
Wimbledon
38
+3
56
9
Previous Position 12
Leicester
38
-8
47
10
Previous Position 9
Spurs
38
-7
46
11
Previous Position 11
Leeds
38
-10
46
12
Previous Position 10
Derby
38
-13
46
13
Previous Position 13
Blackburn
38
-1
42
14
Previous Position 17
Middlesbrough
38
-9
42
15
Previous Position 14
West Ham
38
-9
42
16
Previous Position 15
Everton
38
-13
42
17
Previous Position 16
Southampton
38
-6
41
18
Previous Position 19
Coventry
38
-16
41
19
Previous Position 18
Sunderland
38
-18
40
20
Previous Position 20
Nott'm Forest
38
-28
34
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Manchester United lifted the Premier League trophy for the fourth time in five seasons despite amassing the lowest points total of any champion in the Premier League era.
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1
Stig
Inge Bjornebye
38
1
Paul Bracewell
38
1
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38
1
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38
1
David James
38
1
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38
1
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38
1
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38
1
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38
1
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38
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1
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25
2
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23
3
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18
3
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18
5
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17
6
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16
6
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16
8
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13
8
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13
10
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12
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1
Eric
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12
2
Neal Ardley
11
3
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9
3
Andy Hinchcliffe
9
3
Gary McAllister
9
3
Gianfranco Zola
9
7
Nick Barmby
8
7
David Beckham
8
7
Stig Inge Bjornebye
8
7
Les Ferdinand
8
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1
Eric
Cantona
20
1
Peter Schmeichel
20
3
David Beckham
19
3
Stig Inge Bjornebye
19
3
David James
19
3
Steve McManaman
19
3
Nigel Winterburn
19
8
Robert Lee
18
8
Jason McAteer
18
8
Gary Neville
18
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