Season

1997-98

Manchester UnitedSir Alex Ferguson

2ndleague finish

of 20 in the Premier League

+1.1
goal difference
2.0 scored · 0.8 conceded
52
Played
58%
Win rate

Season in brief

2nd of 20 in the Premier League, down from 1st the year before. Andy Cole led the scoring with 25 goals (scorer data covers 100% of the 102 United scored).

The Premier League table

Final standings · 20 clubs · United and the clubs around them

  1. 1Arsenal38P · 23W 9D 6L · GD +3578
  2. 2Manchester United38P · 23W 8D 7L · GD +4777
  3. 3Liverpool38P · 18W 11D 9L · GD +2665
  4. 4Chelsea38P · 20W 3D 15L · GD +2863
  6. 19Barnsley38P · 10W 5D 23L · GD -4535
  7. 20Crystal Palace38P · 8W 9D 21L · GD -3433

Slice: the final Premier League table for 1997-98, every club computed from the full league results.

Coverage: complete — all results known.

Points follow the era’s rule (two then three for a win); the order uses goal average before 1976–77 and goal difference after. The faint foot marks the lower reaches — exact relegation places varied by era.

The season, match by match

52 matches
3 Aug 1997 n Chelsea: 1–110 Aug 1997 @ Tottenham Hotspur: 2–013 Aug 1997 v Southampton: 1–023 Aug 1997 @ Leicester City: 0–027 Aug 1997 @ Everton: 2–030 Aug 1997 v Coventry City: 3–013 Sep 1997 v West Ham United: 2–117 Sep 1997 @ MFK Košice: 3–020 Sep 1997 @ Bolton Wanderers: 0–024 Sep 1997 v Chelsea: 2–227 Sep 1997 @ Leeds United: 0–11 Oct 1997 v Juventus: 3–24 Oct 1997 v Crystal Palace: 2–014 Oct 1997 @ Ipswich Town: 0–218 Oct 1997 @ Derby County: 2–222 Oct 1997 v Feyenoord: 2–125 Oct 1997 v Barnsley: 7–01 Nov 1997 v Sheffield Wednesday: 6–15 Nov 1997 @ Feyenoord: 3–19 Nov 1997 @ Arsenal: 2–322 Nov 1997 @ Wimbledon: 5–227 Nov 1997 v MFK Košice: 3–030 Nov 1997 v Blackburn Rovers: 4–06 Dec 1997 @ Liverpool: 3–110 Dec 1997 @ Juventus: 0–115 Dec 1997 v Aston Villa: 1–021 Dec 1997 @ Newcastle United: 1–026 Dec 1997 v Everton: 2–028 Dec 1997 @ Coventry City: 2–34 Jan 1998 @ Chelsea: 5–310 Jan 1998 v Tottenham Hotspur: 2–019 Jan 1998 @ Southampton: 0–124 Jan 1998 v Walsall: 5–131 Jan 1998 v Leicester City: 0–17 Feb 1998 v Bolton Wanderers: 1–115 Feb 1998 v Barnsley: 1–118 Feb 1998 @ Aston Villa: 2–021 Feb 1998 v Derby County: 2–025 Feb 1998 @ Barnsley: 2–328 Feb 1998 @ Chelsea: 1–04 Mar 1998 @ AS Monaco: 0–07 Mar 1998 @ Sheffield Wednesday: 0–211 Mar 1998 @ West Ham United: 1–114 Mar 1998 v Arsenal: 0–118 Mar 1998 v AS Monaco: 1–128 Mar 1998 v Wimbledon: 2–06 Apr 1998 @ Blackburn Rovers: 3–110 Apr 1998 v Liverpool: 1–118 Apr 1998 v Newcastle United: 1–127 Apr 1998 @ Crystal Palace: 3–04 May 1998 v Leeds United: 3–010 May 1998 @ Barnsley: 2–0
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Every match in order — wins above the line, losses below, bar height the goal margin.