The 1997–1998 season saw Leeds United competing in the Premier League (known as the FA Carling Premiership for sponsorship reasons).

Competitions

Main article: 1997–98 FA Premier League
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
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
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
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.
Results summary
Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38 17 8 13 57 46  +11 59 9 5 5 31 21  +10 8 3 8 26 25  +1
Results by round
Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHHAAHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHAHAAAHHHAAHHAAHAH
ResultDWLLLWLWWDWLWWWWDDWLDLLWLDLWWWLWWLWDLD
Position95911149148676874445445567778877554454555
Source: 11v11.com: 1997–98 Leeds United results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Premier League

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
9 August 1997 Arsenal H 1–1 37,993 Hasselbaink
13 August 1997 Sheffield Wednesday A 3–1 31,520 Wallace (2), Ribeiro
23 August 1997 Crystal Palace H 0–2 29,076
26 August 1997 Liverpool H 0–2 39,775
30 August 1997 Aston Villa A 0–1 39,027
14 September 1997 Blackburn Rovers A 4–3 21,956 Wallace (2), Molenaar, Hopkin
20 September 1997 Leicester City H 0–1 29,620
24 September 1997 Southampton A 2–0 15,102 Molenaar, Wallace
27 September 1997 Manchester United H 1–0 39,952 Wetherall
4 October 1997 Coventry City A 0–0 17,770
18 October 1997 Newcastle United H 4–1 39,834 Ribeiro, Kewell, Beresford (own goal), Wetherall
25 October 1997 Wimbledon A 0–1 15,718
1 November 1997 Tottenham Hotspur A 1–0 26,441 Wallace
8 November 1997 Derby County H 4–3 33,572 Wallace, Kewell, Hasselbaink (pen), Bowyer
23 November 1997 West Ham United H 3–1 30,031 Hasselbaink (2), Haaland
29 November 1997 Barnsley A 3–2 18,690 Haaland, Wallace, Lilley
6 December 1997 Everton H 0–0 34,869
13 December 1997 Chelsea A 0–0 34,690
20 December 1997 Bolton Wanderers H 2–0 31,163 Ribeiro, Hasselbaink
26 December 1997 Liverpool A 1–3 43,854 Haaland
28 December 1997 Aston Villa H 1–1 36,287 Hasselbaink
10 January 1998 Arsenal A 1–2 38,018 Hasselbaink
17 January 1998 Sheffield Wednesday H 1–2 33,166 Pembridge (own goal)
31 January 1998 Crystal Palace A 2–0 25,248 Wallace, Hasselbaink
7 February 1998 Leicester City A 0–1 21,244
22 February 1998 Newcastle United A 1–1 36,511 Wallace
28 February 1998 Southampton H 0–1 28,791
4 March 1998 Tottenham Hotspur H 1–0 31,394 Kewell
11 March 1998 Blackburn Rovers H 4–0 32,933 Bowyer, Hasselbaink, Haaland (2)
15 March 1998 Derby County A 5–0 30,217 Laursen (own goal), Halle, Bowyer, Kewell, Hasselbaink
30 March 1998 West Ham United A 0–3 24,107
4 April 1998 Barnsley H 2–1 37,749 Hasselbaink, Moses (own goal)
8 April 1998 Chelsea H 3–1 37,276 Hasselbaink (2), Wetherall
11 April 1998 Everton A 0–2 37,099
18 April 1998 Bolton Wanderers A 3–2 25,000 Haaland, Halle, Hasselbaink
25 April 1998 Coventry City H 3–3 36,522 Hasselbaink (2), Kewell
4 May 1998 Manchester United A 0–3 55,167
10 May 1998 Wimbledon H 1–1 38,172 Haaland

FA Cup

Main article: 1997–98 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 3 January 1998 Oxford United H 4–0 20,568 Radebe, Hasselbaink (pen), Kewell (2)
R4 24 January 1998 Grimsby Town H 2–0 29,598 Molenaar, Hasselbaink
R5 14 February 1998 Birmingham City H 3–2 35,463 Wallace, Hasselbaink (2)
QF 7 March 1998 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 0–1 39,902

League Cup

Main article: 1997–98 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R2 1st leg 17 September 1997 Bristol City H 3–1 8,806 Wetherall, Hasselbaink (pen), Ribeiro
R2 2nd leg 30 September 1997 Bristol City A 1–2 (won 4–3 on agg) 10,857 Hasselbaink
R3 15 October 1997 Stoke City A 3–1 (a.e.t.) 16,203 Kewell, Wallace (2)
R4 18 November 1997 Reading H 2–3 15,069 Wetherall, Bowyer

Statistics

(Starting appearances + substitute appearances)[1][2]
No. Pos. Name League FA Cup League Cup Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK England Nigel Martyn 37 0 4 0 4 0 45 0 0 0
2 DF Republic of Ireland Gary Kelly 34 0 3+1 0 3 0 40+1 0 7 1
3 DF Scotland David Robertson 24+2 0 1 0 4 0 29+2 0 6 0
4 DF Norway Alfie Haaland 26+6 7 2 0 3 0 31+6 0 7 1
5 DF South Africa Lucas Radebe 26+1 0 2 1 4 0 32+1 1 10 1
6 DF England David Wetherall 33+1 3 3 0 4 2 40+1 0 7 0
8 FW England Rod Wallace 29+2 10 4 1 4 2 37+2 13 6 0
9 FW Netherlands Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink 30+3 16 4 4 3 2 37+3 22 4 0
10 MF Portugal Bruno Ribeiro 28+1 3 3 0 2+1 1 33+2 4 5 0
11 MF England Lee Bowyer 21+4 3 3 0 2+1 1 26+5 4 5 0
12 MF Scotland David Hopkin 22+3 1 1 0 4 0 27+3 0 4 0
17 FW Scotland Derek Lilley 0+12 1 0+1 0 0+4 0 0+16 1 0 0
18 DF Norway Gunnar Halle 31+2 2 3 0 2+1 0 36+3 2 5 1
19 FW Australia Harry Kewell 26+3 5 4 2 2 1 32+3 8 2 1
20 DF Republic of Ireland Ian Harte 12 0 1+2 0 0 0 13+2 0 0 0
21 DF Austria Martin Hiden 11 0 1 0 0 0 12 0 2 0
27 DF Republic of Ireland Alan Maybury 9+3 0 2 0 1 0 12+3 0 3 0
29 DF England Mark Jackson 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
30 DF Netherlands Robert Molenaar 18+4 2 3 1 2+1 0 23+5 3 4 0
35 FW England Lee Matthews 0+3 0 0 0 0 0 0+3 0 0 0
37 MF Republic of Ireland Stephen McPhail 0+4 0 0 0 0 0 0+4 0 0 0

Transfers

References

  1. ^ "Leeds United players: Premier League 1998". www.11v11.com.
  2. ^ "Leeds United players: FA Cup 1998". www.11v11.com.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_Leeds_United_A.F.C._season
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