1997–98 FA Premier League

Football season in England April 2014 April 2020 FA Premier League 1997–98 9 August 1997 – 10 May 1998 Arsenal1st Premier League title11th English title Bolton WanderersBarnsleyCrystal Palace Champions League ArsenalManchester United Cup Winners' Cup ChelseaNewcastle United UEFA Cup Aston Villa (through UEFA Respect Fair Play ranking)Blackburn RoversLeeds UnitedLiverpool UEFA Intertoto Cup Crystal Palace Top scorers Dion DublinMichael OwenChris Sutton(18 goals each) Peter Schmeichel (16 clean sheets) Manchester United 7–0 Barnsley(25 October 1997) Barnsley 0–6 Chelsea(24 August 1997) Blackburn Rovers 7–2 Sheffield Wednesday(25 August 1997) 1019 380 10 gameshttp://www.statto.com/football/stats/england/premier-league/1997-1998/longest-sequences/full English Premier League 1997–98 statto.com 13 March 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150107092322/http://www.statto.com/football/stats/england/premier-league/1997-1998/longest-sequences/full 7 January 2015 liveArsenal 18 gamesArsenal 8 gamesCrystal Palace 15 gamesCrystal Palace 55,306Manchester United 2–0 Wimbledon(28 March 1998) 7,668Wimbledon 4–1 Barnsley(23 September 1997) 11,100,919https://www.worldfootball.net/competition/co91/se3246/attendance/ Premier League 1997/1998 » Attendance » Home matches WorldFootball.net 5 January 2024 10 January 2024 29,213 1996–97 1998–99 The 1997–98 FA Premier League (known as the FA Carling Premiership for sponsorship reasons) was the sixth season of the FA Premier League. It saw Arsenal lift their first league title since 1991https://www.arsenal.com/first-team/honours Honours Arsenal 2 February 2020 and, in so doing, became only the second team to win The Double for the second time. It was Arsenal's first full season under French manager Arsène Wenger, who became the third manager to win the Premier League. Wenger followed in the footsteps of Alex Ferguson and Kenny Dalglish and, while both Ferguson and Dalglish were Scottish, Wenger was the first manager from outside the British Isles to win a league title in England. Season summary At the end of the 1997–98 FA Premier League season, a record total of nine English teams qualified for European competition. Premiership champions Arsenal and runners-up Manchester United qualified for the Champions League, while UEFA Cup places went to Liverpool, Leeds United, Aston Villa and Blackburn Rovers. Qualifying for the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup were Chelsea (as defending champions) and FA Cup runners-up Newcastle United. Crystal Palace, while finishing bottom, qualified for the Intertoto Cup.League tables and results for English football leagues, 1997–98 season. Retrieved 21 September 2006. Manchester United led the table for most of the season, before a dip in form during the final two months of the campaign saw Arsenal overtake them in April, taking advantage of games in hand, and winning the league title with two away matches remaining, although the gap between the champions and runners-up was a single point in the final table as Arsenal lost their final two away fixtures and Alex Ferguson's men won both of theirs. Arsenal then completed the double by winning the FA Cup. Despite the sudden dismissal of FA Cup-winning player-manager Ruud Gullit, Chelsea won the League Cup and European Cup Winners Cup under new player-manager Gianluca Vialli. The gap between the Premier League and Division One of the Football League was highlighted at the end of 1997–98 when all three newly promoted teams were relegated. Crystal Palace was confined to the bottom place in the final table, having won just two home games all season and losing most of their games in the second half of the campaign. Barnsley's first season in the top division ended in relegation, although they did reach the FA Cup quarter finals and knocked out Manchester United in the Fifth Round. Bolton Wanderers went down on goal difference, with 17th place being occupied by Everton: despite preserving top-flight football for the 45th season running, Howard Kendall quit as manager at Goodison Park after his third spell in charge. Another mark of the gap was that the three relegated teams in the previous season took the top three places in the 1997–98 Football League. Had Sunderland not lost the play-off final to Charlton Athletic on a penalty shootout, the 20 teams from the 1998–99 Premier League would have been exactly the same as those in the 1996–97 Premier League. Teams Twenty teams competed in the league – the top seventeen teams from the previous season and the three teams promoted from the First Division. The promoted teams were Bolton Wanderers (returning after a season's absence), Barnsley (playing in the top flight for the first time) and Crystal Palace (playing in the top flight after a two-year absence). They replaced Sunderland, Middlesbrough and Nottingham Forest, who were relegated to the First Division after top flight spells of one, two and three years respectively. Stadiums and locations England 440 right Locations of the 1997–98 Premier League teams England 51.5155 -0.0922 80 London Blue pog.svg right England 52.509103 -1.884786 80 Aston Villa left England 53.552308 -1.467617 80 Barnsley right England 53.728569 -2.489206 80 Blackburn Rovers left England 53.580578 -2.535644 80 Bolton Wanderers left England 52.448111 -1.495611 80 Coventry City bottom England 52.914911 -1.447233 80 Derby County left England 53.438846 -2.966285 80 Everton left England 53.704069 -1.341731 80 Leeds United right England 52.611402 -1.082508 80 Leicester City right England 53.430845 -2.960823 80 Liverpool bottom England 53.47 -2.25 80 Manchester United right England 54.974 -1.614 80 Newcastle United left England 53.370342 -1.470853 80 Sheffield Wednesday right England 50.905826 -1.390975 80 Southampton left England TransparentPlaceholder.png 1 55.7 -0.2 80 London teams: Arsenal Chelsea Crystal Palace Tottenham Hotspur West Ham United Wimbledon right Greater London 300 right Greater London Premier League football clubs Greater London Premier League football clubs Greater London 51.552 -0.097 Blue pog.svg Arsenal 75 left Greater London 51.481667 -0.191111 Blue pog.svg Chelsea 75 right Greater London 51.398333 -0.085556 Blue pog.svg Crystal PalaceWimbledon 75 right Greater London 51.5974 -0.0716 Blue pog.svg TottenhamHotspur 75 right Greater London 51.531944 0.039444 Blue pog.svg West Ham United 75 right Team Location Stadium CapacityArsenalLondon (Highbury)Arsenal Stadium 38,419Aston VillaBirminghamVilla Park 42,573BarnsleyBarnsleyOakwell 23,287Blackburn RoversBlackburnEwood Park 31,367Bolton WanderersBoltonReebok Stadium 28,723ChelseaLondon (Fulham)Stamford Bridge 42,055Coventry CityCoventryHighfield Road 23,489Crystal PalaceLondon (Selhurst)Selhurst Park 26,074Derby CountyDerbyPride Park StadiumDerby County relocated to the Pride Park Stadium as their new home stadium after spending 102 years at Baseball Ground. 33,597EvertonLiverpool (Walton)Goodison Park 40,569Leeds UnitedLeedsElland Road 40,242Leicester CityLeicesterFilbert Street 22,000LiverpoolLiverpool (Anfield)Anfield 45,522Manchester UnitedManchesterOld Trafford 55,385Newcastle UnitedNewcastle upon TyneSt James' Park 52,387Sheffield WednesdaySheffieldHillsborough Stadium 39,732SouthamptonSouthamptonThe Dell 15,200Tottenham HotspurLondon (Tottenham)White Hart Lane 36,240West Ham UnitedLondon (Upton Park)Boleyn Ground 35,647WimbledonLondon (Selhurst)Selhurst ParkDue to Wimbledon lacking a home stadium, they played their home games at Selhurst Park, which is the home stadium of Crystal Palace. 26,074 Personnel and kits A list of personnel and kits of the clubs in the 1997–98 FA Premier League. Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsorArsenalFRA 1974 Arsène WengerENG Tony AdamsNikeJVCAston VillaENG John GregoryENG Gareth SouthgateReebokASTBarnsleyNIR Danny WilsonENG Neil RedfearnAdmiralOraBlackburn RoversENG Roy HodgsonENG Tim SherwoodAsicsCISBolton WanderersENG Colin ToddISL Guðni BergssonReebokReebokChelseaITA Gianluca VialliENG Dennis WiseUmbroAutoglassCoventry CitySCO Gordon StrachanSCO Gary McAllisterLe Coq SportifSubaruCrystal PalaceENG Ron NoadesENG Ray Lewington (caretakers)ENG Andy LinighanAdidasTDKDerby CountyENG Jim SmithCRO Igor ŠtimacPumaPumaEvertonENG Howard KendallENG Dave WatsonUmbroOne2OneLeeds UnitedSCO George GrahamRSA Lucas RadebePumaPackard BellLeicester CityNIR Martin O'NeillENG Steve WalshFox LeisureWalkersLiverpoolENG Roy EvansENG Paul InceReebokCarlsbergManchester UnitedSCO Alex FergusonIRL Roy KeaneUmbroSharpNewcastle UnitedSCO Kenny DalglishENG Robert LeeAdidasNewcastle Brown AleSheffield WednesdayENG Ron AtkinsonENG Peter AthertonPumaSandersonSouthamptonENG Dave JonesENG Matt Le TissierPonySandersonTottenham HotspurSUI Christian GrossENG Gary MabbuttPonyHewlett-PackardWest Ham UnitedENG Harry RedknappNIR Steve LomasPony(no sponsor)WimbledonIRL Joe KinnearJAM Robbie EarleLottoElonex Managerial changes Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment Nottingham Forest ENG Stuart Pearce End of caretaker spell 8 May 1997 Pre-season ENG Dave Bassett 8 May 1997 Everton ENG Dave Watson 10 May 1997 ENG Howard Kendall 10 May 1997 Blackburn Rovers ENG Tony Parkes 1 June 1997 ENG Roy Hodgson 1 June 1997 Southampton SCO Graeme Souness Resigned ENG Dave Jones 23 June 1997 Sheffield Wednesday ENG David Pleat Sacked 3 November 1997https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/sport/20445.stm Sheffield Wednesday search for new boss 4 November 1997 6 September 2019 BBC Sport 20th WAL Peter Shreeves (caretaker) 3 November 1997 WAL Peter Shreeves (caretaker) End of caretaker spell 14 November 1997 19th ENG Ron Atkinson (caretaker) 14 November 1997 Tottenham Hotspur ENG Gerry Francis Resigned 19 November 1997 16th SUI Christian Gross 19 November 1997 Chelsea NED Ruud Gullit Sacked 12 February 1998 2nd ITA Gianluca Vialli 12 February 1998 Aston Villa ENG Brian Little Resigned 24 February 1998 15th ENG John Gregory 25 February 1998 Crystal Palace ENG Steve Coppell Promoted to director of football 13 March 1998 20th ITA Attilio Lombardo (caretaker)Swedish striker Tomas Brolin served as Italian-to-English interpreter for Lombardo 13 March 1998 ITA Attilio Lombardo Resigned 29 April 1998 ENG Ron NoadesENG Ray Lewington (caretakers)Noades and Lewington acted as co-managers 29 April 1998 League table main WDL QR 5 ARS Arsenal MUN Manchester United LIV Liverpool CHE Chelsea LEE Leeds United BLB Blackburn Rovers AST Aston Villa WHU West Ham United DER Derby County LEI Leicester City COV Coventry City SOU Southampton NEW Newcastle United TOT Tottenham Hotspur WDN Wimbledon SHW Sheffield Wednesday EVE Everton BOL Bolton Wanderers BAR Barnsley CRY Crystal Palace 23 9 6 68 33 C 23 8 7 73 26 18 11 9 68 42 20 3 15 71 43 17 8 13 57 46 16 10 12 57 52 17 6 15 49 48 16 8 14 56 57 16 7 15 52 49 13 14 11 51 41 12 16 10 46 44 14 6 18 50 55 11 11 16 35 44 11 11 16 44 56 10 14 14 34 46 12 8 18 52 67 9 13 16 41 56 9 13 16 41 61 R 10 5 23 37 82 R 8 9 21 37 71 R green1 Qualification for the Champions League group stage CLGS green2 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round CL2 blue1 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round Aston Villa was rewarded entry to the UEFA Cup through UEFA Fair Play ranking. UC1a yellow1 Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round Chelsea qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup as defending champions. As they were also the League Cup winners, the UEFA Cup berth vacated was awarded to Blackburn Rovers. CHE blue1 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round UC1 UC1 UC1 yellow1 Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round As Arsenal qualified for the Champions League, their Cup Winners' Cup place as FA Cup winners defaulted to Newcastle United, the runners-up. NEW red1 Relegation to the Football League First Division R R red1 Intertoto Cup third round and relegation to the First Division CRY Crystal Palace qualified for the 1998 Intertoto Cup as they were the only English team who applied. 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. complete Premier League Results main FBR grey ARS AVL BAR BLB BOL CHE COV CRY DER EVE LEE LEI LIV MUN NEW SHW SOU TOT WHU WIM Arsenal 0–0 5–0 1–3 4–1 2–0 2–0 1–0 1–0 4–0 2–1 2–1 0–1 3–2 3–1 1–0 3–0 0–0 4–0 5–0 Aston Villa 1–0 0–1 0–4 1–3 0–2 3–0 3–1 2–1 2–1 1–0 1–1 2–1 0–2 0–1 2–2 1–1 4–1 2–0 1–2 Barnsley 0–2 0–3 1–1 2–1 0–6 2–0 1–0 1–0 2–2 2–3 0–2 2–3 0–2 2–2 2–1 4–3 1–1 1–2 2–1 Blackburn Rovers 1–4 5–0 2–1 3–1 1–0 0–0 2–2 1–0 3–2 3–4 5–3 1–1 1–3 1–0 7–2 1–0 0–3 3–0 0–0 Bolton Wanderers 0–1 0–1 1–1 2–1 1–0 1–5 5–2 3–3 0–0 2–3 2–0 1–1 0–0 1–0 3–2 0–0 1–1 1–1 1–0 Chelsea 2–3 0–1 2–0 0–1 2–0 3–1 6–2 4–0 2–0 0–0 1–0 4–1 0–1 1–0 1–0 4–2 2–0 2–1 1–1 Coventry City 2–2 1–2 1–0 2–0 2–2 3–2 1–1 1–0 0–0 0–0 0–2 1–1 3–2 2–2 1–0 1–0 4–0 1–1 0–0 Crystal Palace 0–0 1–1 0–1 1–2 2–2 0–3 0–3 3–1 1–3 0–2 0–3 0–3 0–3 1–2 1–0 1–1 1–3 3–3 0–3 Derby County 3–0 0–1 1–0 3–1 4–0 0–1 3–1 0–0 3–1 0–5 0–4 1–0 2–2 1–0 3–0 4–0 2–1 2–0 1–1 Everton 2–2 1–4 4–2 1–0 3–2 3–1 1–1 1–2 1–2 2–0 1–1 2–0 0–2 0–0 1–3 0–2 0–2 2–1 0–0 Leeds United 1–1 1–1 2–1 4–0 2–0 3–1 3–3 0–2 4–3 0–0 0–1 0–2 1–0 4–1 1–2 0–1 1–0 3–1 1–1 Leicester City 3–3 1–0 1–0 1–1 0–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–2 0–1 1–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–1 3–3 3–0 2–1 0–1 Liverpool 4–0 3–0 0–1 0–0 2–1 4–2 1–0 2–1 4–0 1–1 3–1 1–2 1–3 1–0 2–1 2–3 4–0 5–0 2–0 Manchester United 0–1 1–0 7–0 4–0 1–1 2–2 3–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 3–0 0–1 1–1 1–1 6–1 1–0 2–0 2–1 2–0 Newcastle United 0–1 1–0 2–1 1–1 2–1 3–1 0–0 1–2 0–0 1–0 1–1 3–3 1–2 0–1 2–1 2–1 1–0 0–1 1–3 Sheffield Wednesday 2–0 1–3 2–1 0–0 5–0 1–4 0–0 1–3 2–5 3–1 1–3 1–0 3–3 2–0 2–1 1–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 Southampton 1–3 1–2 4–1 3–0 0–1 1–0 1–2 1–0 0–2 2–1 0–2 2–1 1–1 1–0 2–1 2–3 3–2 3–0 0–1 Tottenham Hotspur 1–1 3–2 3–0 0–0 1–0 1–6 1–1 0–1 1–0 1–1 0–1 1–1 3–3 0–2 2–0 3–2 1–1 1–0 0–0 West Ham United 0–0 2–1 6–0 2–1 3–0 2–1 1–0 4–1 0–0 2–2 3–0 4–3 2–1 1–1 0–1 1–0 2–4 2–1 3–1 Wimbledon 0–1 2–1 4–1 0–1 0–0 0–2 1–2 0–1 0–0 0–0 1–0 2–1 1–1 2–5 0–0 1–1 1–0 2–6 1–2 complete Premier League Season statistics Scoring Top scorers thumb|upright|Liverpool's Michael Owen was the joint top scorer, with 18 goals. RankPlayerClubGoals1ENG Dion DublinCoventry City18ENG Michael OwenLiverpoolENG Chris SuttonBlackburn Rovers4NED Dennis BergkampArsenal16SCO Kevin GallacherBlackburn RoversNED Jimmy Floyd HasselbainkLeeds United7ENG Andy ColeManchester United15WAL John HartsonWest Ham United9ENG Darren HuckerbyCoventry City1410CRC Paulo WanchopeDerby County13 Hat-tricks List of Premier League hat-tricks center center right upright horizontal 145 140 Gianluca Vialli.jpg Trainer Klinsmann.JPG Chelsea's Gianluca Vialli and Tottenham's Jürgen Klinsmann both scored four goals in a match during the 1997–98 Premier League season. In addition, Vialli scored a perfect hat-trick (left foot, right foot, header). Player For Against Result Date Ref ENG Dion Dublin Coventry City Chelsea 3–2 (A) dmy 1997 8 9 https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-dublin-exposes-chelseas-flaw-1244860.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-dublin-exposes-chelseas-flaw-1244860.html 1 May 2022 subscription Football: Dublin exposes Chelsea's flaw The Independent 15 July 2009 10 August 1997 Clive White London ENG Chris Sutton Blackburn Rovers Aston Villa 4–0 (A) dmy 1997 8 13 http://www.sportinglife.com/football/premiership/astonvilla/reports/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=soccer/98/01/17/SOCCER_Blackburn_Nightlead.html&TEAMHD=astonvilla&DIV=prem&TEAM=ASTON--VILLA&RH=Aston--Villa&PREV_SEASON=1996 Sporting Life 15 July 2009 David Anderson Blackburn 5 Aston Villa 0 5 June 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110605030100/http://www.sportinglife.com/football/premiership/astonvilla/reports/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=soccer%2F98%2F01%2F17%2FSOCCER_Blackburn_Nightlead.html&TEAMHD=astonvilla&DIV=prem&TEAM=ASTON--VILLA&RH=Aston--Villa&PREV_SEASON=1996 dead ITA Gianluca Vialli4 P Chelsea Barnsley 6–0 (A) dmy 1997 8 24 https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-barnsley-exposed-by-vialli-1247166.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-barnsley-exposed-by-vialli-1247166.html 1 May 2022 subscription The Independent 15 July 2009 25 August 1997 Football: Barnsley exposed by Vialli Guy Hodgson London NED Dennis Bergkamp Arsenal Leicester City 3–3 (A) dmy 1997 8 27 https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/photo_galleries/football/2517681.stm BBC Sport 15 July 2009 In pictures: Dennis Bergkamp's 100 Arsenal goals 4 January 2003 ENG Ian Wright Arsenal Bolton Wanderers 4–1 (H) dmy 1997 9 13 http://www.soccerbase.com/results3.sd?gameid=244140 Soccerbase Arsenal 4–1 Bolton Wanderers 15 July 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20050516163602/http://www.soccerbase.com/results3.sd?gameid=244140 16 May 2005 dead CZE Patrik Berger Liverpool Chelsea 4–2 (H) dmy 1997 10 5http://www.soccerbase.com/results3.sd?gameid=245284 Soccerbase Liverpool 4–2 Chelsea 15 July 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20050516164812/http://www.soccerbase.com/results3.sd?gameid=245284 16 May 2005 dead ENG Andy Cole Manchester United Barnsley 7–0 (H) dmy 1997 10 25 http://www.sportinglife.com/football/premiership/manu/reports/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=soccer/97/10/25/SOCCER_Man_Utd_Nightlead.html&TEAMHD=manu&DIV=prem&TEAM=MANCHESTER--UNITED&RH=Manchester--United&PREV_SEASON=1996 Sporting Life Manchester United 7–0 Barnsley 15 July 2009 David Anderson 5 June 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110605030108/http://www.sportinglife.com/football/premiership/manu/reports/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=soccer%2F97%2F10%2F25%2FSOCCER_Man_Utd_Nightlead.html&TEAMHD=manu&DIV=prem&TEAM=MANCHESTER--UNITED&RH=Manchester--United&PREV_SEASON=1996 dead ENG Andy Booth Sheffield Wednesday Bolton Wanderers 5–0 (H) dmy 1997 11 8 https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-shreeves-reaps-reward-of-pleats-longterm-plan-1293180.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-shreeves-reaps-reward-of-pleats-longterm-plan-1293180.html 1 May 2022 subscription The Independent 15 July 2009 10 November 1997 Football: Shreeves reaps reward of Pleat's long-term plan Jon Culley London ITA Gianfranco Zola Chelsea Derby County 4–0 (H) dmy 1997 11 29 http://www.sportinglife.com/football/premiership/chelsea/reports/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=soccer/97/11/29/SOCCER_Chelsea_Nightlead.html&TEAMHD=chelsea&DIV=prem&TEAM=CHELSEA&RH=Chelsea&PREV_SEASON=1996 Chelsea 4 Derby 0 Martin Lipton 15 July 2009 Sporting Life 5 June 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110605030154/http://www.sportinglife.com/football/premiership/chelsea/reports/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=soccer%2F97%2F11%2F29%2FSOCCER_Chelsea_Nightlead.html&TEAMHD=chelsea&DIV=prem&TEAM=CHELSEA&RH=Chelsea&PREV_SEASON=1996 dead NOR Tore André Flo Chelsea Tottenham Hotspur 6–1 (A) dmy 1997 12 6 https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-tottenhams-revival-hopes-threatened-by-venglos-factor-1287524.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-tottenhams-revival-hopes-threatened-by-venglos-factor-1287524.html 1 May 2022 subscription live Football: Tottenham's revival hopes threatened by Venglos factor The Independent 15 July 2009 7 December 1997 Phil Shaw London SCO Duncan Ferguson Everton Bolton Wanderers 3–2 (H) dmy 1997 12 28 https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/sport/football/43030.stm BBC News 15 July 2009 28 December 1997 Ferguson hits hat-trick for Everton SCO Kevin Gallacher Blackburn Rovers Aston Villa 5–0 (H) dmy 1998 1 17 https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-villa-cut-down-by-gallacher-1139457.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-villa-cut-down-by-gallacher-1139457.html 1 May 2022 subscription live The Independent 15 July 2009 18 January 1998 Football: Villa cut down by Gallacher Jon Culley London ENG Michael Owen Liverpool Sheffield Wednesday 3–3 (A) dmy 1998 2 14 http://www.soccerbase.com/results3.sd?gameid=248869 Sheffield Wednesday 3–3 Liverpool Soccerbase 15 July 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20050517021338/http://www.soccerbase.com/results3.sd?gameid=248869 17 May 2005 dead ENG Chris Sutton Blackburn Rovers Leicester City 5–3 (A) dmy 1998 2 28 https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-why-sutton-should-eat-humble-pie-1147803.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-why-sutton-should-eat-humble-pie-1147803.html 1 May 2022 subscription live The Independent 15 July 2009 2 March 1998 Guy Hodgson Football: Why Sutton should eat humble pie London ENG Darren Huckerby Coventry City Leeds United 3–3 (A) dmy 1998 4 25 http://www.sportinglife.com/football/cc_championship/coventry/reports/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=soccer/98/04/25/SOCCER_Leeds_Nightlead.html&TEAMHD=coventry&DIV=nat1&TEAM=COVENTRY--CITY&RH=Coventry--City&PREV_SEASON=1996 Sporting Life 15 July 2009 Ian Rodgers Leeds 3 Coventry 3 5 June 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110605030201/http://www.sportinglife.com/football/cc_championship/coventry/reports/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=soccer%2F98%2F04%2F25%2FSOCCER_Leeds_Nightlead.html&TEAMHD=coventry&DIV=nat1&TEAM=COVENTRY--CITY&RH=Coventry--City&PREV_SEASON=1996 dead GER Jürgen Klinsmann4 Tottenham Hotspur Wimbledon 6–2 (A) dmy 1998 5 2 https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-klinsmann-muddies-the-water-1161361.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-klinsmann-muddies-the-water-1161361.html 1 May 2022 subscription The Independent 15 July 2009 4 May 1996 Wyn Griffiths Football: Klinsmann muddies the water London Note: 4 Player scored 4 goals; P Player scored a perfect hat-trick; (H) – Home; (A) – Away Awards Monthly awards MonthManager of the MonthPlayer of the MonthManagerClubPlayerClubAugustENG Roy HodgsonBlackburn Rovers NED Dennis Bergkamp ArsenalSeptemberNIR Martin O'NeillLeicester CityOctoberSCO Alex FergusonManchester UnitedCRC Paulo WanchopeDerby CountyNovemberSCO George GrahamLeeds UnitedENG Andy ColeENG Kevin DaviesManchester UnitedSouthamptonDecemberENG Roy HodgsonBlackburn RoversENG Steve McManamanLiverpoolJanuaryENG Howard KendallEvertonENG Dion DublinCoventry CityFebruarySCO Gordon StrachanCoventry CityENG Chris SuttonBlackburn RoversMarch FRA 1974 Arsène Wenger ArsenalAUT Alex ManningerArsenalAprilFRA 1974 Emmanuel PetitArsenal Annual awards Award Winner Club Premier League Manager of the Season FRA 1974 Arsène Wenger "Seasonal Awards 1997/98" https://web.archive.org/web/20061209120625/http://www.premierleague.com/fapl.rac?command=setSelectedId&nextPage=enNewsLatest&id=466970&type=com.fapl.website.news.NewsItem&categoryCode=NewsSpecialFeatures&breadcrumb=sfsub_breadcrumb 9 December 2006 . Retrieved 21 September 2006. Arsenal Premier League Player of the Season ENG Michael Owen Liverpool PFA Players' Player of the Year NED Dennis Bergkamp"England Player Honours – Professional Footballers' Association Players' Players of the Year". Retrieved 21 September 2006. Arsenal PFA Young Player of the Year ENG Michael Owen"England Player Honours – Professional Footballers' Association Young Players of the Year". Retrieved 21 September 2006. Liverpool FWA Footballer of the Year NED Dennis Bergkamp"England Player Honours – Football Writers' Association Footballers of the Year". Retrieved 21 September 2006. Arsenal PFA Team of the Year Goalkeeper ENG Nigel Martyn (Leeds United) Defence ENG Gary Neville (Manchester United) ENG Gary Pallister (Manchester United) SCO Colin Hendry (Blackburn Rovers) ENG Graeme Le Saux (Chelsea) Midfield ENG David Beckham (Manchester United) ENG Nicky Butt (Manchester United) ENG David Batty (Newcastle United) WAL Ryan Giggs (Manchester United) Attack ENG Michael Owen (Liverpool) NED Dennis Bergkamp (Arsenal) Attendances Source:https://www.worldfootball.net/competition/co91/england-premier-league/se3246/1997-1998/attendance/ Premier League 1997/1998 » Team-Statistics: Attendance Home Worldfootball.net 17 August 2026 No. Club Matches Total attendance Average 1 Manchester United 19 1,048,125 55,164 2 Liverpool FC 19 771,937 40,628 3 Arsenal FC 19 723,009 38,053 4 Newcastle United 19 696,762 36,672 5 Aston Villa 19 686,587 36,136 6 Everton FC 19 671,740 35,355 7 Leeds United 19 658,175 34,641 8 Chelsea FC 19 634,357 33,387 9 Tottenham Hotspur 19 553,731 29,144 10 Derby County 19 552,987 29,105 11 Sheffield Wednesday 19 545,423 28,706 12 Blackburn Rovers 19 479,804 25,253 13 West Ham United 19 476,428 25,075 14 Bolton Wanderers 19 462,693 24,352 15 Crystal Palace 19 417,673 21,983 16 Leicester City 19 391,689 20,615 17 Coventry City 19 374,722 19,722 18 Barnsley FC 19 350,412 18,443 19 Wimbledon FC 19 316,652 16,666 20 Southampton FC 19 288,013 15,159 See also 1997–98 in English football References and notes External links 1997–98 Premier League Season at RSSSF 1997/98 FA Premier League Review 1997-98 1 England