ANZOWLS - Premier League Table
Premier League table 1997/98


 TeamPdWDLFAGDPts
1 Arsenal 38 23 9 6 68 33 35 78
2 Manchester United 38 23 8 7 73 26 47 77
3 Liverpool 38 18 11 9 68 42 26 65
4 Chelsea 38 20 3 15 71 43 28 63
5 Leeds United 38 17 8 13 57 46 11 59
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 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
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 38 9 13 16 41 61 -20 40
19 Barnsley 38 10 5 23 37 82 -45 35
20 Crystal Palace 38 8 9 21 37 71 -34 33

  • This colour means team is in Relegation Zone


    •    Promotion/Relegation 1997/98

    Promoted: Middlesbrough
    Nottingham Forest
    Charlton Athletic

    Relegated: Crystal Palace
    Barnsley
    Bolton Wanderers


       Winners 1997/98

    Arsenal broke Manchester United's dominance of the Premier League since it began back in 1992/93 season. Despite an average start to the season, the Gunners deservedly took the championship but Owls fans will always remember our 2-0 win against them at Hillsborough on Big Ron's return. Arsenal went on to win the double in the 1997/97 season when they won the FA Cup too.

    Arsenal completed a memorable season when the North Londoners beat Newcastle 2-0 in the FA Cup final with goals by Overmars and Anelka. Newcastle never looked up to it and were outclassed by the Gunners who looked in a class of their own.

    Chelsea beat Middlesborough in the final of the Coca Cola Cup, for Middlesborough losing at Wembley is something they're getting used to (they were beaten in the final the year before to Leicester City). The game went to Extra-time before goals by Sinclair and Di Matteo sealed the win for Chelsea.