1997–98 FA Premier League

6th season of the Premier League

Football league season

FA Premier LeagueSeason| 1997–98

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Dates| 9 August 1997 – 10 May 1998
Champions| Arsenal
1st Premier League title
11th English title
Relegated| Bolton Wanderers
Barnsley
Crystal Palace
Champions League| Arsenal
Manchester United
Cup Winners' Cup| Chelsea
Newcastle United
UEFA Cup| Aston Villa (through UEFA Respect Fair Play ranking)
Blackburn Rovers
Leeds United
Liverpool
UEFA Intertoto Cup| Crystal Palace
Matches played| 380
Goals scored| 1,019 (2.68 per match)
Top goalscorer| Dion Dublin
Michael Owen
Chris Sutton
(18 goals each)
Best goalkeeper| Peter Schmeichel (16 clean sheets)
Biggest home win| Manchester United 7–0 Barnsley
(25 October 1997)
Biggest away win| Barnsley 0–6 Chelsea
(24 August 1997)
Highest scoring| Blackburn Rovers 7–2 Sheffield Wednesday
(25 August 1997)
Longest winning run| 10 games[1]
Arsenal
Longest unbeaten run| 18 games[1]
Arsenal
Longest winless run| 15 games[1]
Crystal Palace
Longest losing run| 8 games[1]
Crystal Palace
Highest attendance| 55,306
Manchester United 2–0 Wimbledon
(28 March 1998)
Lowest attendance| 7,668
Wimbledon 4–1 Barnsley
(23 September 1997)
Total attendance| 11,100,919[2]
Average attendance| 29,213[2]

← 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 1991[3] 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

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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.[4]

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 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 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 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 knock 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

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Twenty teams are competing 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

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London

Aston Villa

Barnsley

Blackburn Rovers

Bolton Wanderers

Coventry City

Derby County

Everton

Leeds United

Leicester City

Liverpool

Manchester United

Newcastle United

Sheffield Wednesday

Southampton

London teams:
Arsenal
Chelsea
Crystal Palace
Tottenham Hotspur
West Ham United
Wimbledon

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Locations of the 1997–98 Premier League teams

Arsenal

Chelsea

Crystal Palace
Wimbledon

Tottenham
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West Ham United

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Greater London Premier League football clubs

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Arsenal | London (Highbury) | Arsenal Stadium | 38,419
Aston Villa | Birmingham | Villa Park | 42,573
Barnsley | Barnsley | Oakwell | 23,287
Blackburn Rovers | Blackburn | Ewood Park | 31,367
Bolton Wanderers | Bolton | Reebok Stadium | 28,723
Chelsea | London (Fulham) | Stamford Bridge | 42,055
Coventry City | Coventry | Highfield Road | 23,489
Crystal Palace | London (Selhurst) | Selhurst Park | 26,074
Derby County | Derby | Pride Park Stadium[a] | 33,597
Everton | Liverpool (Walton) | Goodison Park | 40,569
Leeds United | Leeds | Elland Road | 40,242
Leicester City | Leicester | Filbert Street | 22,000
Liverpool | Liverpool (Anfield) | Anfield | 45,522
Manchester United | Manchester | Old Trafford | 55,385
Newcastle United | Newcastle upon Tyne | St James' Park | 52,387
Sheffield Wednesday | Sheffield | Hillsborough Stadium | 39,732
Southampton | Southampton | The Dell | 15,200
Tottenham Hotspur | London (Tottenham) | White Hart Lane | 36,240
West Ham United | London (Upton Park) | Boleyn Ground | 35,647
Wimbledon | London (Selhurst) | Selhurst Park[b] | 26,074

1. ^ Derby County relocated to the Pride Park Stadium as their new home stadium after spending 102 years at Baseball Ground.
2. ^ Due to Wimbledon lacking a home stadium, they played their home games at Selhurst Park, which is the home stadium of Crystal Palace.

### Personnel and kits

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A list of personnel and kits of the clubs in the 1997–98 FA Premier League.

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Arsenal  |  Arsène Wenger |  Tony Adams | Nike | JVC
Aston Villa  |  John Gregory |  Gareth Southgate | Reebok | AST
Barnsley  |  Danny Wilson |  Neil Redfearn | Admiral | Ora
Blackburn Rovers  |  Roy Hodgson |  Tim Sherwood | Asics | CIS
Bolton Wanderers  |  Colin Todd |  Guðni Bergsson | Reebok  | Reebok
Chelsea  |  Gianluca Vialli |  Dennis Wise | Umbro | Autoglass
Coventry City  |  Gordon Strachan |  Gary McAllister | Le Coq Sportif | Subaru
Crystal Palace  |  Ron Noades
Ray Lewington (caretakers) |  Andy Linighan | Adidas | TDK
Derby County  |  Jim Smith |  Igor Štimac | Puma | Puma
Everton  |  Howard Kendall |  Dave Watson | Umbro  | One2One
Leeds United  |  George Graham |  Lucas Radebe | Puma  | Packard Bell
Leicester City  |  Martin O'Neill |  Steve Walsh | Fox Leisure  | Walkers
Liverpool  |  Roy Evans |  Paul Ince | Reebok  | Carlsberg
Manchester United  |  Alex Ferguson |  Roy Keane | Umbro  | Sharp
Newcastle United  |  Kenny Dalglish |  Robert Lee | Adidas  | Newcastle Brown Ale
Sheffield Wednesday  |  Ron Atkinson |  Peter Atherton | Puma  | Sanderson
Southampton  |  Dave Jones |  Matt Le Tissier | Pony | Sanderson
Tottenham Hotspur  |  Christian Gross |  Gary Mabbutt | Pony  | Hewlett-Packard
West Ham United  |  Harry Redknapp |  Steve Lomas | Pony  | (no sponsor)
Wimbledon  |  Joe Kinnear |  Robbie Earle | Lotto | Elonex

### Managerial changes

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Team  | Outgoing manager  | Manner of departure  | Date of vacancy  | Position in table  | Incoming manager  | Date of appointment

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Nottingham Forest |  Stuart Pearce | End of caretaker spell  | 8 May 1997  | Pre-season |  Dave Bassett | 8 May 1997
Everton |  Dave Watson | 10 May 1997  |  Howard Kendall | 10 May 1997
Blackburn Rovers |  Tony Parkes | 1 June 1997  |  Roy Hodgson | 1 June 1997
Southampton |  Graeme Souness | Resigned  |  Dave Jones | 23 June 1997
Sheffield Wednesday |  David Pleat | Sacked  | 3 November 1997[5] | 20th  |  Peter Shreeves (caretaker)  | 3 November 1997
Peter Shreeves (caretaker)  | End of caretaker spell  | 14 November 1997  | 19th  |  Ron Atkinson (caretaker)  | 14 November 1997
Tottenham Hotspur |  Gerry Francis | Resigned  | 19 November 1997  | 16th  |  Christian Gross | 19 November 1997
Chelsea |  Ruud Gullit | Sacked  | 12 February 1998  | 2nd  |  Gianluca Vialli | 12 February 1998
Aston Villa |  Brian Little | Resigned  | 24 February 1998  | 15th  |  John Gregory | 25 February 1998
Crystal Palace |  Steve Coppell | Promoted to director of football | 13 March 1998  | 20th  |  Attilio Lombardo (caretaker)[a] | 13 March 1998
Attilio Lombardo | Resigned  | 29 April 1998  |  Ron Noades
Ray Lewington (caretakers)[b] | 29 April 1998

1. ^ Swedish striker Tomas Brolin served as Italian-to-English interpreter for Lombardo
2. ^ Noades and Lewington acted as co-managers

## League table

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation

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1  | Arsenal (C) | 38  | 23  | 9  | 6  | 68  | 33  | +35  | 78  | Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2  | Manchester United | 38  | 23  | 8  | 7  | 73  | 26  | +47  | 77  | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
3  | Liverpool | 38  | 18  | 11  | 9  | 68  | 42  | +26  | 65  | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
4  | Chelsea | 38  | 20  | 3  | 15  | 71  | 43  | +28  | 63  | Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round[a]
5  | Leeds United | 38  | 17  | 8  | 13  | 57  | 46  | +11  | 59  | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round[b]
6  | Blackburn Rovers | 38  | 16  | 10  | 12  | 57  | 52  | +5  | 58
7  | Aston Villa | 38  | 17  | 6  | 15  | 49  | 48  | +1  | 57
8  | West Ham United | 38  | 16  | 8  | 14  | 56  | 57  | −1  | 56  |
9  | Derby County | 38  | 16  | 7  | 15  | 52  | 49  | +3  | 55
10  | Leicester City | 38  | 13  | 14  | 11  | 51  | 41  | +10  | 53
11  | Coventry City | 38  | 12  | 16  | 10  | 46  | 44  | +2  | 52
12  | Southampton | 38  | 14  | 6  | 18  | 50  | 55  | −5  | 48
13  | Newcastle United | 38  | 11  | 11  | 16  | 35  | 44  | −9  | 44  | Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round[c]
14  | Tottenham Hotspur | 38  | 11  | 11  | 16  | 44  | 56  | −12  | 44  |
15  | Wimbledon | 38  | 10  | 14  | 14  | 34  | 46  | −12  | 44
16  | Sheffield Wednesday | 38  | 12  | 8  | 18  | 52  | 67  | −15  | 44
17  | Everton | 38  | 9  | 13  | 16  | 41  | 56  | −15  | 40
18  | Bolton Wanderers (R) | 38  | 9  | 13  | 16  | 41  | 61  | −20  | 40  | Relegation to the Football League First Division
19  | Barnsley (R) | 38  | 10  | 5  | 23  | 37  | 82  | −45  | 35
20  | Crystal Palace[d] (R) | 38  | 8  | 9  | 21  | 37  | 71  | −34  | 33  | Intertoto Cup third round and relegation to the First Division

Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1. ^ 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.
2. ^ Aston Villa was rewarded entry to the UEFA Cup through UEFA Fair Play ranking.
3. ^ As Arsenal qualified for the Champions League, their Cup Winners' Cup place as FA Cup winners defaulted to Newcastle United, the runners-up.
4. ^ Crystal Palace qualified for the 1998 Intertoto Cup as they were the only English team who applied.

## Results

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Home \ Away  | ARS | AVL | BAR | BLB | BOL | CHE | COV | CRY | DER | EVE | LEE | LEI | LIV | MUN | NEW | SHW | SOU | TOT | WHU | WIM

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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  |

Source: 11v11
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

## Season statistics

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### Scoring

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#### Top scorers

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Liverpool's Michael Owen was the joint top scorer, with 18 goals. Rank  | Player  | Club  | Goals

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1  |  Dion Dublin | Coventry City  | 18
Michael Owen | Liverpool
Chris Sutton | Blackburn Rovers
4  |  Dennis Bergkamp | Arsenal  | 16
Kevin Gallacher | Blackburn Rovers
Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink | Leeds United
7  |  Andy Cole | Manchester United  | 15
John Hartson | West Ham United
9  |  Darren Huckerby | Coventry City  | 14
10  |  Paulo Wanchope | Derby County  | 13

#### Hat-tricks

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Main article: List of Premier League hat-tricks

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

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Dion Dublin | Coventry City | Chelsea | 3–2 (A) | 9 August 1997 | [6]
Chris Sutton | Blackburn Rovers | Aston Villa | 4–0 (A) | 13 August 1997 | [7]
Gianluca Vialli4 P | Chelsea | Barnsley | 6–0 (A) | 24 August 1997 | [8]
Dennis Bergkamp | Arsenal | Leicester City | 3–3 (A) | 27 August 1997 | [9]
Ian Wright | Arsenal | Bolton Wanderers | 4–1 (H) | 13 September 1997 | [10]
Patrik Berger | Liverpool | Chelsea | 4–2 (H) | 5 October 1997 | [11]
Andy Cole | Manchester United | Barnsley | 7–0 (H) | 25 October 1997 | [12]
Andy Booth | Sheffield Wednesday | Bolton Wanderers | 5–0 (H) | 8 November 1997 | [13]
Gianfranco Zola | Chelsea | Derby County | 4–0 (H) | 29 November 1997 | [14]
Tore André Flo | Chelsea | Tottenham Hotspur | 6–1 (A) | 6 December 1997 | [15]
Duncan Ferguson | Everton | Bolton Wanderers | 3–2 (H) | 28 December 1997 | [16]
Kevin Gallacher | Blackburn Rovers | Aston Villa | 5–0 (H) | 17 January 1998 | [17]
Michael Owen | Liverpool | Sheffield Wednesday | 3–3 (A) | 14 February 1998 | [18]
Chris Sutton | Blackburn Rovers | Leicester City | 5–3 (A) | 28 February 1998 | [19]
Darren Huckerby | Coventry City | Leeds United | 3–3 (A) | 25 April 1998 | [20]
Jürgen Klinsmann4 | Tottenham Hotspur | Wimbledon | 6–2 (A) | 2 May 1998 | [21]

Note: 4 Player scored 4 goals; P Player scored a perfect hat-trick; (H) – Home; (A) – Away

## Awards

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### Monthly awards

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Month  | Manager of the Month | Player of the Month

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August  |  Roy Hodgson | Blackburn Rovers  |  Dennis Bergkamp | Arsenal
September  |  Martin O'Neill | Leicester City
October  |  Alex Ferguson | Manchester United  |  Paulo Wanchope | Derby County
November  |  George Graham | Leeds United  |  Andy Cole
Kevin Davies | Manchester United
Southampton
December  |  Roy Hodgson | Blackburn Rovers  |  Steve McManaman | Liverpool
January  |  Howard Kendall | Everton  |  Dion Dublin | Coventry City
February  |  Gordon Strachan | Coventry City  |  Chris Sutton | Blackburn Rovers
March  |  Arsène Wenger | Arsenal  |  Alex Manninger | Arsenal
April  |  Emmanuel Petit | Arsenal

### Annual awards

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Premier League Manager of the Season |  Arsène Wenger[22] | Arsenal
Premier League Player of the Season |  Michael Owen[22] | Liverpool
PFA Players' Player of the Year |  Dennis Bergkamp[23] | Arsenal
PFA Young Player of the Year |  Michael Owen[24] | Liverpool
FWA Footballer of the Year |  Dennis Bergkamp[25] | Arsenal
PFA Team of the Year

Goalkeeper |  Nigel Martyn (Leeds United)
Defence |  Gary Neville (Manchester United)  |  Gary Pallister (Manchester United)  |  Colin Hendry (Blackburn Rovers)  |  Graeme Le Saux (Chelsea)
Midfield |  David Beckham (Manchester United)  |  Nicky Butt (Manchester United)  |  David Batty (Newcastle United)  |  Ryan Giggs (Manchester United)
Attack |  Michael Owen (Liverpool)  |  Dennis Bergkamp (Arsenal)

## See also

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* 1997–98 in English football

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## External links

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* 1997–98 Premier League Season at RSSSF
* 1997/98 FA Premier League Review

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Clubs|

| 2025–26|

* Arsenal
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* Bournemouth
* Brentford
* Brighton & Hove Albion
* Burnley
* Chelsea
* Crystal Palace
* Everton
* Fulham
* Leeds United
* Liverpool
* Manchester City
* Manchester United
* Newcastle United
* Nottingham Forest
* Sunderland
* Tottenham Hotspur
* West Ham United
* Wolverhampton Wanderers

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Former|

* Barnsley
* Birmingham City
* Blackburn Rovers
* Blackpool
* Bolton Wanderers
* Bradford City
* Cardiff City
* Charlton Athletic
* Coventry City
* Derby County
* Huddersfield Town
* Hull City
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* Leicester City
* Luton Town
* Middlesbrough
* Norwich City
* Oldham Athletic
* Portsmouth
* Queens Park Rangers
* Reading
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* Wimbledon (defunct)

Competition|

* Teams
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* foreign
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* winners
* Managers
* current
* Stadiums
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* overseas
* in the U.S.
* Productions
* Referees

Statistics
and awards|

* Records
* All-time table
* Hat-tricks
* Highest scores
* Golden Boot
* Golden Glove
* Manager of the Season
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* Young Player of the Season
* Playmaker of the Season
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* Most Powerful Goal
* Manager of the Month
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* Players with 100+ goals
* Players with 500+ appearances
* Top scorers by season
* Goalkeepers with 100+ clean sheets
* Goalkeepers who have scored a goal
* 10 Seasons Awards
* 20 Seasons Awards
* Hall of Fame

Finances|

* Richest clubs:
* Deloitte list
* Forbes list
* Team owners
* Transfer records
* Game 39
* Premier League–Football League gulf
* Parachute and solidarity payments

Associated
competitions|

* Fantasy Premier League
* Asia Trophy
* FA Community Shield
* FA Cup
* EFL Cup
* UEFA Champions League
* UEFA Europa League
* UEFA Conference League
* Premier League 2
* Premier League Cup
* Premier Reserve League (defunct)
* U18 Premier League
* Premier League International Cup
* Summer Series

Related media|

* Fever Pitch: The Rise of the Premier League

* Category

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« 1996–97

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National teams|

* 1998 FIFA World Cup (UEFA Qualification Group 2
* Group G
* Knockout stage
* Squad)
* Glenn Hoddle

League competitions|

| Level 1|

* Premier League

|

Levels 2–4|

* Football League (First Division, Second Division, Third Division, play-offs)

Level 5|

* Football Conference

Levels 6–7|

* Isthmian League (Premier, One)
* Northern Premier League (Premier, One)
* Southern League (Premier, Midland, Southern)

Levels 8–9|

* Isthmian League (Two, Three)
* Combined Counties League (level 8 only)
* Eastern Counties League (Premier, One)
* Essex Senior League (level 8 only)
* Hellenic League (Premier, One)
* Kent League (level 8 only)
* Midland Alliance (level 8 only)
* Midland Football Combination (level 9 only)
* North West Counties League (One, Two)
* Northern Counties East League (Premier, One)
* Northern League (One, Two)
* Spartan South Midlands League (Premier North, Premier South, Senior)
* Sussex County League (One, Two)
* United Counties League (Premier, One)
* Wessex League (level 8 only)
* West Midlands (Regional) League (level 9 only)
* Western League (Premier, One)

Cup competitions|

| FA cups|

* FA Cup (Qualifying rounds, Final)
* Charity Shield
* FA Trophy (Final)

|

Football League cups|

* League Cup (Final)
* Football League Trophy (Final)

European competitions|

* Champions League
* UEFA Cup
* Cup Winners' Cup
* Intertoto Cup

Club seasons

Premier League|

* Arsenal
* Aston Villa
* Barnsley
* Blackburn Rovers
* Bolton Wanderers
* Chelsea
* Coventry City
* Crystal Palace
* Derby County
* Everton
* Leeds United
* Leicester City
* Liverpool
* Manchester United
* Newcastle United
* Sheffield Wednesday
* Southampton
* Tottenham Hotspur
* West Ham United
* Wimbledon

First Division|

* Birmingham City
* Bradford City
* Bury
* Charlton Athletic
* Crewe Alexandra
* Huddersfield Town
* Ipswich Town
* Manchester City
* Middlesbrough
* Norwich City
* Nottingham Forest
* Oxford United
* Portsmouth
* Port Vale
* Queens Park Rangers
* Reading
* Sheffield United
* Stockport County
* Stoke City
* Sunderland
* Swindon Town
* Tranmere Rovers
* West Bromwich Albion
* Wolverhampton Wanderers

Second Division|

* Blackpool
* Bournemouth
* Brentford
* Bristol City
* Bristol Rovers
* Burnley
* Carlisle United
* Chesterfield
* Fulham
* Gillingham
* Grimsby Town
* Luton Town
* Millwall
* Northampton Town
* Oldham Athletic
* Plymouth Argyle
* Preston North End
* Southend United
* Walsall
* Watford
* Wigan Athletic
* Wrexham
* Wycombe Wanderers
* York City

Third Division|

* Barnet
* Brighton & Hove Albion
* Cambridge United
* Cardiff City
* Chester City
* Colchester United
* Darlington
* Doncaster Rovers
* Exeter City
* Hartlepool United
* Hull City
* Leyton Orient
* Lincoln City
* Macclesfield Town
* Mansfield Town
* Notts County
* Peterborough United
* Rochdale
* Rotherham United
* Scarborough
* Scunthorpe United
* Shrewsbury Town
* Swansea City
* Torquay United

* Summer 1997 transfers
* Winter 1997–98 transfers

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Domestic leagues|

* Albania
* Andorra
* Armenia '97 '98
* Austria
* Azerbaijan
* Belarus '97 '98
* Belgium
* Bosnia and Herzegovina (Herzeg-Bosnia, Republika Srpska)
* Bulgaria
* Croatia
* Cyprus
* Czech Republic
* Denmark
* England
* Estonia
* Faroe Islands '97 '98
* Finland '97 '98
* France
* Georgia
* Germany
* Greece
* Hungary
* Iceland '97 '98
* Israel
* Italy
* Kazakhstan '97 '98
* Latvia '97 '98
* Lithuania
* Luxembourg
* Macedonia
* Malta
* Moldova
* Netherlands
* Northern Ireland
* Norway '97 '98
* Poland
* Portugal
* Republic of Ireland
* Romania
* Russia '97 '98
* San Marino
* Scotland
* Slovakia
* Slovenia
* Spain
* Sweden '97 '98
* Switzerland
* Turkey
* Ukraine
* Wales
* FR Yugoslavia

Domestic cups|

* Albania
* Andorra
* Armenia
* Austria
* Azerbaijan
* Belarus
* Belgium
* Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Bulgaria
* Croatia
* Cyprus
* Czech Republic
* Denmark
* England
* Estonia
* Faroe Islands '97 '98
* Finland '97 '98
* France
* Georgia
* Germany
* Greece
* Hungary
* Iceland '97 '98
* Israel
* Italy
* Latvia '97 '98
* Liechtenstein
* Lithuania
* Luxembourg
* Macedonia
* Malta
* Moldova
* Netherlands
* Northern Ireland
* Norway '97 '98
* Poland
* Portugal
* Republic of Ireland
* Romania
* Russia
* San Marino
* Scotland
* Slovakia
* Slovenia
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Turkey
* Ukraine
* Wales
* FR Yugoslavia

League cups|

* England
* Finland '97 '98
* France
* Germany
* Iceland '97 '98
* Israel
* Northern Ireland
* Republic of Ireland
* Scotland
* Wales

UEFA competitions|

* Champions League (Qualifying rounds, Group stage, knockout stage, Final)
* Cup Winners' Cup (Final)
* UEFA Cup (Final)
* Intertoto Cup
* Super Cup

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