1997–98 Liverpool F.C. season

English football club season February 2015 February 2015 February 2024 Liverpool F.C. 1997–98 Roy Evans Anfield Premier League 3rd FA Cup Third round League Cup Semi-finals UEFA Cup Second round Michael Owen (18) Michael Owen (23) 44,532 vs. Bolton Wanderers (7 March 1998) 34,705 vs. Sheffield Wednesday (13 September 1997) 40,628 _FCK_9495h _FCK_9495h _liverpool9698h FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 _liverpool9798a _liverpool9798a _liverpool9798a _redstripes _redtop FFFF00 FFFF00 FFFF00 FFFF00 FFFF00 1996–97 1998–99 The 1997–98 Liverpool F.C. season was the 106th season in the club's existence, and their 36th consecutive year in the top-flight of English football. In addition to the Premier League, the club also competed in the FA Cup, League Cup, and the UEFA Cup. Season summary Liverpool's season saw them feature regularly in the title race, though in the end they just couldn't get the better of champions Arsenal and runners-up Manchester United. But the real success of the season was the emergence of 18-year-old striker Michael Owen.Webster Peter Ranking Liverpool's 19 Premier League Seasons https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1115188-ranking-liverpools-19-premier-league-seasons Bleacher Report 10 February 2024 23 March 2012 The Chester-born youngster had impressed in a handful of appearances during 1996–97, but his impact during 1997–98 was outstanding—18 goals from 36 Premier League games, especially after Robbie Fowler was ruled out for much of the campaign with a broken leg. In midfield, the arrival of Paul Ince sought to add steel to a side creatively centred on playmaker Steve McManaman, but the team were at the peak of their Spice Boys era, and underachieved in the end, eventually finishing in third place – meaning that Liverpool would be challenging in the UEFA Cup for 1998–99. Players First-team squad 1 ENG GK David James 2 ENG DF Rob Jones 3 NOR DF Bjørn Tore Kvarme 4 IRL DF Jason McAteerMcAteer was born in Tranmere, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in March 1994. 5 ENG DF Mark Wright 6 IRL DF Phil BabbBabb was born in Lambeth, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in 1994. 7 ENG MF Steve McManaman 8 NOR MF Oyvind Leonhardsen 9 ENG FW Robbie Fowler 11 ENG MF Jamie Redknapp 12 ENG DF Steve Harkness 13 GER FW Karl-Heinz Riedle 14 ENG DF Neil Ruddock 15 CZE MF Patrik Berger 16 ENG MF Michael Thomas 17 ENG MF Paul Ince captain 18 ENG FW Michael Owen 19 IRL DF Mark Kennedy 20 NOR DF Stig Inge Bjørnebye 21 ENG DF Dominic MatteoMatteo was born in Dumfries, Scotland, but was raised in England from the age of four and represented them at U-21 and B level before making his international debut for Scotland in November 2000. 22 ENG GK Tony WarnerWarner was born in Liverpool, England, but also qualified to represent Trinidad and Tobago internationally and would make his international debut for Trinidad and Tobago in February 2006. 23 ENG DF Jamie Carragher 24 ENG MF Danny Murphy 25 ENG MF David Thompson 29 USA GK Brad Friedel Reserve squad 26 DEN GK Jørgen Nielsen 27 SCO FW Paul Dalglish 28 AUS MF Nick Rizzo 30 ISL MF Haukur Ingi Guðnason 31 WAL DF Gareth Roberts 32 WAL MF Danny Williams ENG DF Neil Murphy ENG DF Stephen Wright WAL DF Eifion Jones IRL DF Paul O'Mara ENG MF Jamie Cassidy ENG MF Steven Gerrard ENG MF Adriano Rigoglioso WAL MF Layton Maxwell ENG FW Jon Newby Statistics Appearances and goals Premier League FA Cup League Cup UEFA Cup |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Goalkeepers 1 David James GK ENG 27 0 1 0 5 0 4 0 29 Brad Friedel GK USA 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Defenders 2 Rob Jones DF ENG 20+1 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 3 Bjørn Tore Kvarme DF NOR 22+1 0 1 0 2 0 4 0 5 Mark Wright DF ENG 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 Phil Babb DF IRL 18+1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 Steve Harkness DF ENG 24+1 0 1 0 3+1 0 1 0 14 Neil Ruddock DF ENG 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 20 Stig Inge Bjørnebye DF NOR 24+1 0 0 0 3 0 4 0 21 Dominic Matteo DF SCO 24+2 0 1 0 4 0 2 0 23 Jamie Carragher DF ENG 17+3 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Midfielders 4 Jason McAteer MF IRL 15+6 2 1 0 3 0 1 0 7 Steve McManaman MF ENG 36 11 1 0 5 0 4 1 8 Øyvind Leonhardsen MF NOR 27+1 6 1 0 3+2 0 2 0 11 Jamie Redknapp MF ENG 20 3 1 1 3 1 2 0 15 Patrik Berger MF CZE 6+16 3 0+1 0 2+1 1 1+1 0 16 Michael Thomas MF ENG 10+1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 17 Paul Ince MF ENG 31 8 1 0 4 0 4 0 19 Mark Kennedy MF IRL 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 Danny Murphy MF ENG 6+10 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 25 David Thompson MF ENG 1+4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Forwards 9 Robbie Fowler FW ENG 19+1 9 1 0 4 3 3 1 13 Karl-Heinz Riedle FW GER 18+7 6 1 0 2+3 0 1+2 1 18 Michael Owen FW ENG 34+2 18 0 0 4 4 3+1 1 |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Players transferred out during the season 15 May 1998 Competitions November 2017 Goalscorers Rank RankNo. Squad NumberPos PositionNat NationalityNamePremier LeagueFA CupLeague CupUEFA CupTotal118FWENGMichael Owen180412329FWENGRobbie Fowler90311337MFENGSteve McManaman1100112417MFENGPaul Ince80008513FWGERKarl-Heinz Riedle6001768MFNORØyvind Leonhardsen60006711MFENGJamie Redknapp31105815MFCZEPatrick Berger3010494MFIRLJason McAteer200021016MFENGMichael Thomas1000125MFENGDavid Thompson10001Totals6819482 Competition top scorers Competition Result Top Scorer Premier League 3rd ENG Michael Owen, 18 UEFA Cup Second round ENG Robbie Fowler ENG Steve McManaman ENG Michael Owen GER Karl-Heinz Riedle, 1 FA Cup Third round ENG Jamie Redknapp, 1 League Cup Semi-finals ENG Michael Owen, 4 Overall ENG Michael Owen, 23 Competitions Premier League 1997–98 FA Premier League League table LIV Results by round table b Round Ground A/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/A/H/A/A/H/H/A Result D/L/D/W/W/D/W/L/W/L/W/D/W/L/W/L/W/W/W/W/W/D/W/D/L/D/D/L/W/D/W/D/W/D/L/W/W/L Position 11/14/16/12/6/6/6/5/6/5/6/5/5/5/6/5/6/4/4/4/3/2/3/4/4/4/4/5/4/3/3/3/3/3/3/3/3/3 Home Away Postponed green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss 1st green4 blue1 red1 Leader, 1998–99 UEFA Champions League Group stage 1998–99 UEFA Champions League Second Qualifying round 1998–99 UEFA Cup First round Relegation to 1998–99 Football League complete August 2018 Premier League Matches 1 9 August 1997 15:00 Wimbledon 1–1 Liverpool Gayle 55 Owen 70 pen. London Selhurst Park 26,106 Gary Willard D 2 13 August 1997 Liverpool 1–2 Leicester City Ince 85 Elliott 1Fenton 83 Liverpool Anfield 35,007 Jeff Winter L 3 23 August 1997 Blackburn Rovers 1–1 Liverpool Dahlin 85 Owen 52 Blackburn Ewood Park 30,187 Steve Lodge D 4 26 August 1997 Leeds United 0–2 Liverpool McManaman 23Riedle 75 Leeds Elland Road 39,775 Alan Wilkie W 5 13 September 1997 Liverpool 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday Ince 55Thomas 68 Collins 80 Liverpool Anfield 34,705 Graham Poll W 6 20 September 1997 Southampton 1–1 Liverpool Davies 48 Riedle 37 Southampton The Dell 15,252 Peter Jones D 7 22 September 1997 20:00 Liverpool 3–0 Aston Villa Fowler 56 pen.McManaman 79Riedle 90 Liverpool Anfield 34,843 Martin Bodenham W 8 27 September 1997 West Ham United 2–1 Liverpool Hartson 16Berkovic 65 Fowler 52 London Upton Park 25,908 Dermot Gallagher L 9 5 October 1997 16:00 Liverpool 4–2 Chelsea Berger 20 35 57Fowler 64 Zola 22Poyet 85 pen. Liverpool Anfield 36,647 David Elleray W 10 18 October 1997 Everton 2–0 Liverpool Ruddock 45 o.g.Cadamarteri 75 Liverpool Goodison Park 40,112 Mike Reed L 11 25 October 1997 Liverpool 4–0 Derby County Fowler 27 84Leonhardsen 65McManaman 88 Liverpool Anfield 38,017 Gary Willard W 12 1 November 1997 Bolton Wanderers 1–1 Liverpool Blake 84 Fowler 1 Manchester Reebok Stadium 25,000 Dermot Gallagher D 13 8 November 1997 Liverpool 4–0 Tottenham Hotspur McManaman 48Leonhardsen 50Redknapp 65Owen 86 Liverpool Anfield 38,006 Steve Lodge W 14 22 November 1997 Liverpool 0–1 Barnsley Ward 35 Liverpool Anfield 41,011 Jeff Winter L 15 30 November 1997 16:00 Arsenal 0–1 Liverpool McManaman 55 London Highbury 38,094 Graham Poll W 16 6 December 1997 Liverpool 1–3 Manchester United Fowler 60 pen. Cole 51 74Beckham 70 Liverpool Anfield 41,027 David Elleray L 17 13 December 1997 Crystal Palace 0–3 Liverpool McManaman 39Owen 56Leonhardsen 61 London Selhurst Park 25,790 Neale Barry W 18 20 December 1997 Liverpool 1–0 Coventry City Owen 14 Liverpool Anfield 39,707 Paul Alcock W 19 26 December 1997 Liverpool 3–1 Leeds United Owen 46Fowler 79 83 Haaland 84 Liverpool Anfield 43,854 Steve Lodge W 20 28 December 1997 17:00 Newcastle United 1–2 Liverpool Watson 16 McManaman 31 43 Newcastle St James' Park 36,702 Gerald Ashby W 21 10 January 1998 Liverpool 2–0 Wimbledon Redknapp 71 84 Liverpool Anfield 38,011 Martin Bodenham W 22 17 January 1998 Leicester City 0–0 Liverpool Leicester Filbert Street 21,633 Steve Dunn D 23 20 January 1998 Liverpool 1–0 Newcastle United Owen 17 Liverpool Anfield 42,791 Graham Barber W 24 31 January 1998 Liverpool 0–0 Blackburn Rovers Liverpool Anfield 43,890 Paul Durkin D 25 7 February 1998 Liverpool 2–3 Southampton Owen 24 90+4 Hirst 8 pen. 90Østenstad 85 Liverpool Anfield 43,550 Jeff Winter L 26 14 February 1998 Sheffield Wednesday 3–3 Liverpool Carbone 7Di Canio 63Hinchcliffe 69 Owen 27 73 78 Sheffield Hillsborough 35,405 Mike Reed D 27 23 February 1998 Liverpool 1–1 Everton Ince 68 Ferguson 58 Liverpool Anfield 44,501 Peter Jones D 28 28 February 1998 Aston Villa 2–1 Liverpool Collymore 10 65 Owen 6 pen. Birmingham Villa Park 39,572 Graham Poll L 29 7 March 1998 Liverpool 2–1 Bolton Wanderers Ince 58Owen 65 A. Thompson 7 Liverpool Anfield 44,532 Keith Burge W 30 14 March 1998 Tottenham Hotspur 3–3 Liverpool Klinsmann 13Ginola 49Vega 80 McManaman 21 89Ince 64 London White Hart Lane 30,245 Uriah Rennie D 31 28 March 1998 Barnsley 2–3 Liverpool Redfearn 37 pen. 85 Riedle 44 59McManaman 90 Barnsley Oakwell 18,864 Gary Willard W 32 10 April 1998 Manchester United 1–1 Liverpool Johnsen 12 Owen 36 Manchester Old Trafford 55,171 Graham Poll D 33 13 April 1998 Liverpool 2–1 Crystal Palace Leonhardsen 29Thompson 85 Bent 72 Liverpool Anfield 43,007 Graham Barber W 34 19 April 1998 Coventry City 1–1 Liverpool Dublin 47 pen. Owen 33 Coventry Highfield Road 22,721 Neale Barry D 35 25 April 1998 Chelsea 4–1 Liverpool Hughes 11 78Clarke 67Flo 72 Riedle 45 London Stamford Bridge 34,639 Gerald Ashby L 36 2 May 1998 Liverpool 5–0 West Ham United Owen 4McAteer 21 25Leonhardsen 45Ince 61 Liverpool Anfield 44,414 Jeff Winter W 37 6 May 1998 Liverpool 4–0 Arsenal Ince 28 30Owen 40Leonhardsen 87 Liverpool Anfield 44,417 Alan Wilkie W 38 10 May 1998 Derby County 1–0 Liverpool Wanchope 63 Derby Pride Park 30,492 Steve Lodge L FA Cup 1997-98 FA Cup Matches 3rd Round 3 January 1998 Liverpool 1–3 Coventry Redknapp 7 Huckerby 45 Dublin 62 Telfer 87 Liverpool Anfield 33,388 Mike Riley L League Cup 1997–98 Football League Cup Matches 3rd Round 15 October 1997 West Brom 0-2 Liverpool Berger 52 Fowler 89 West Bromwich The Hawthorns 21,986 Alan Wilkie W 4th Round 18 November 1997 Liverpool 3-0 Report Grimsby Owen 27 45 57 Liverpool Anfield 28,515 Roy Pearson W Quarter Final 7 January 1998 Newcastle United 0-2 Liverpool Owen 95 Fowler 103 Newcastle St James' Park 33,207 Dermot Gallagher W Semi Final 1st Leg 27 January 1998 Liverpool 2-1 Middlesbrough Redknapp 31 Fowler 82 Merson 29 Liverpool Anfield 33,438 Gary Willard W Semi Final 2nd Leg 18 February 1998 Middlesbrough 2-0 (3-2 on agg.) Liverpool Merson 2 pen. Branca 4 Middlesbrough Riverside Stadium 29,828 Paul Durkin L UEFA Cup 1997–98 UEFA Cup Matches 1st Round 1st Leg 16 September 1997 Celtic 2-2 Report Liverpool McNamara 53 Donnelly 74 pen. Owen 6 McManaman 89 Glasgow Celtic Park 48,526 Graziano Cesari D 1st Round 2nd Leg 30 September 1997 Liverpool 0-0 (away goals) Report Celtic Liverpool Anfield 38,205 Edgar Steinborn D 2nd Round 1st Leg 21 October 1997 RC Strasbourg 3-0 Report Liverpool Zitelli 20 63 Conteh 69 Strasbourg Stade de la Meinau 18,813 Vitor Manuel Melo Pereira L 2nd Round 2nd Leg 4 November 1997 Liverpool 2-0 (2-3 on agg.) Report RC Strasbourg Fowler 63 pen. Riedle 84 Liverpool Anfield 32,426 Rune Pedersen W References External links LFChistory.net Category:Liverpool F.C. seasons Liverpool