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Seasons · Premier League · Season 78

1997/98

Finished 5th · Manager George Graham
← 1996/97 1998/99 → All seasons
The season · Record
Played
46
Won
22
Drawn
8
Lost
16
For
75
Against
56
Points
59
The season · Highlights
Biggest win
5–0
v Derby County
Biggest defeat
0–3
v Manchester United
Clean sheets
13
Top scorer
Hasselbaink
22 goals
Most assists
Kelly
13 assists
Avg attendance
30,261
Final table

Premier League

Final Premier League table, 1997/98
Pos Club PWDLGD Pts
1 Arsenal 382396+35 78
2 Manchester United 382387+47 77
3 Liverpool 3818119+26 65
4 Chelsea 3820315+28 63
5 Leeds United 3817813+11 59
6 Blackburn Rovers 38161012+5 58
7 Aston Villa 3817615+1 57
8 West Ham United 3816814-1 56
9 Derby County 3816715+3 55
10 Leicester City 38131411+10 53
11 Coventry City 38121610+2 52
12 Southampton 3814618-5 48
13 Newcastle United 38111116-9 44
14 Tottenham Hotspur 38111116-12 44
15 Wimbledon 38101414-12 44
16 Sheffield Wednesday 3812818-15 44
17 Everton 3891316-15 40
18 Bolton Wanderers 3891316-20 40
19 Barnsley 3810523-45 35
20 Crystal Palace 388921-34 33
Matchlog

Every fixture

Premier League · 38 played

Premier League fixtures, 1997/98
DateH/AOpponentScoreResult
9 Aug H Arsenal 1–1 Drew 1–1 v Arsenal
13 Aug A Sheffield Wednesday 3–1 Won 3–1 v Sheffield Wednesday
23 Aug H Crystal Palace 0–2 Lost 0–2 v Crystal Palace
26 Aug H Liverpool 0–2 Lost 0–2 v Liverpool
30 Aug A Aston Villa 0–1 Lost 0–1 v Aston Villa
14 Sep A Blackburn Rovers 4–3 Won 4–3 v Blackburn Rovers
20 Sep H Leicester City 0–1 Lost 0–1 v Leicester City
24 Sep A Southampton 2–0 Won 2–0 v Southampton
27 Sep H Manchester United 1–0 Won 1–0 v Manchester United
4 Oct A Coventry City 0–0 Drew 0–0 v Coventry City
18 Oct H Newcastle United 4–1 Won 4–1 v Newcastle United
25 Oct A Wimbledon 0–1 Lost 0–1 v Wimbledon
1 Nov A Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 Won 1–0 v Tottenham Hotspur
8 Nov H Derby County 4–3 Won 4–3 v Derby County
23 Nov H West Ham United 3–1 Won 3–1 v West Ham United
29 Nov A Barnsley 3–2 Won 3–2 v Barnsley
6 Dec H Everton 0–0 Drew 0–0 v Everton
13 Dec A Chelsea 0–0 Drew 0–0 v Chelsea
20 Dec H Bolton Wanderers 2–0 Won 2–0 v Bolton Wanderers
26 Dec A Liverpool 1–3 Lost 1–3 v Liverpool
28 Dec H Aston Villa 1–1 Drew 1–1 v Aston Villa
10 Jan A Arsenal 1–2 Lost 1–2 v Arsenal
17 Jan H Sheffield Wednesday 1–2 Lost 1–2 v Sheffield Wednesday
31 Jan A Crystal Palace 2–0 Won 2–0 v Crystal Palace
7 Feb A Leicester City 0–1 Lost 0–1 v Leicester City
22 Feb A Newcastle United 1–1 Drew 1–1 v Newcastle United
28 Feb H Southampton 0–1 Lost 0–1 v Southampton
4 Mar H Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 Won 1–0 v Tottenham Hotspur
11 Mar H Blackburn Rovers 4–0 Won 4–0 v Blackburn Rovers
15 Mar A Derby County 5–0 Won 5–0 v Derby County
30 Mar A West Ham United 0–3 Lost 0–3 v West Ham United
4 Apr H Barnsley 2–1 Won 2–1 v Barnsley
8 Apr H Chelsea 3–1 Won 3–1 v Chelsea
11 Apr A Everton 0–2 Lost 0–2 v Everton
18 Apr A Bolton Wanderers 3–2 Won 3–2 v Bolton Wanderers
25 Apr H Coventry City 3–3 Drew 3–3 v Coventry City
4 May A Manchester United 0–3 Lost 0–3 v Manchester United
10 May H Wimbledon 1–1 Drew 1–1 v Wimbledon

League Cup · 4 played

League Cup fixtures, 1997/98
DateH/AOpponentScoreResult
17 Sep H Bristol City 3–1 Won 3–1 v Bristol City
30 Sep A Bristol City 1–2 Lost 1–2 v Bristol City
15 Oct A Stoke City 3–1 Won 3–1 v Stoke City
18 Nov H Reading 2–3 Lost 2–3 v Reading

FA Cup · 4 played

FA Cup fixtures, 1997/98
DateH/AOpponentScoreResult
3 Jan H Oxford United 4–0 Won 4–0 v Oxford United
24 Jan H Grimsby Town 2–0 Won 2–0 v Grimsby Town
14 Feb H Birmingham City 3–2 Won 3–2 v Birmingham City
7 Mar H Wolves 0–1 Lost 0–1 v Wolves