Aston Villa 1997/98

Aston Villa finished 7th of 20 in the 1997/98 Premier League with 57 points (won 17, drawn 6, lost 15; scored 49, conceded 48). Highest position 7th, after match 37; lowest 20th, after match 2. Longest runs: 5 wins in a row.

Position after each match

Points against champions and relegated clubs

Aston Villa
Champions, middle half
Relegated, middle half

Bands: the middle half of champions’ and relegated clubs’ points after each match, from every complete 20-club Premier League season on file.

Results

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Pts	Pos
1	Sat 9 Aug 1997	Leicester (away)	0–1 L	Lost	0	18th
2	Wed 13 Aug 1997	Blackburn (home)	0–4 L	Lost	0	20th
3	Sat 23 Aug 1997	Newcastle (away)	0–1 L	Lost	0	20th
4	Wed 27 Aug 1997	Tottenham (away)	2–3 L	Lost	0	20th
5	Sat 30 Aug 1997	Leeds (home)	1–0 W	Won	3	19th
6	Sat 13 Sep 1997	Barnsley (away)	3–0 W	Won	6	12th
7	Sat 20 Sep 1997	Derby (home)	2–1 W	Won	9	9th
8	Mon 22 Sep 1997	Liverpool (away)	0–3 L	Lost	9	11th
9	Sat 27 Sep 1997	Sheffield Wednesday (home)	2–2 D	Drew	10	14th
10	Sat 4 Oct 1997	Bolton (away)	1–0 W	Won	13	8th
11	Sat 18 Oct 1997	Wimbledon (home)	1–2 L	Lost	13	11th
12	Sun 26 Oct 1997	Arsenal (away)	0–0 D	Drew	14	13th
13	Sat 1 Nov 1997	Chelsea (home)	0–2 L	Lost	14	14th
14	Sat 8 Nov 1997	Crystal Palace (away)	1–1 D	Drew	15	15th
15	Sat 22 Nov 1997	Everton (home)	2–1 W	Won	18	11th
16	Sat 29 Nov 1997	West Ham (away)	1–2 L	Lost	18	13th
17	Sat 6 Dec 1997	Coventry (home)	3–0 W	Won	21	11th
18	Mon 15 Dec 1997	Manchester United (away)	0–1 L	Lost	21	12th
19	Sat 20 Dec 1997	Southampton (home)	1–1 D	Drew	22	12th
20	Fri 26 Dec 1997	Tottenham (home)	4–1 W	Won	25	11th
21	Sun 28 Dec 1997	Leeds (away)	1–1 D	Drew	26	10th
22	Sat 10 Jan 1998	Leicester (home)	1–1 D	Drew	27	10th
23	Sat 17 Jan 1998	Blackburn (away)	0–5 L	Lost	27	12th
24	Sun 1 Feb 1998	Newcastle (home)	0–1 L	Lost	27	15th
25	Sat 7 Feb 1998	Derby (away)	1–0 W	Won	30	13th
26	Wed 18 Feb 1998	Manchester United (home)	0–2 L	Lost	30	14th
27	Sat 21 Feb 1998	Wimbledon (away)	1–2 L	Lost	30	15th
28	Sat 28 Feb 1998	Liverpool (home)	2–1 W	Won	33	14th
29	Sun 8 Mar 1998	Chelsea (away)	1–0 W	Won	36	13th
30	Wed 11 Mar 1998	Barnsley (home)	0–1 L	Lost	36	13th
31	Sat 14 Mar 1998	Crystal Palace (home)	3–1 W	Won	39	12th
32	Sat 28 Mar 1998	Everton (away)	4–1 W	Won	42	11th
33	Sat 4 Apr 1998	West Ham (home)	2–0 W	Won	45	9th
34	Sat 11 Apr 1998	Coventry (away)	2–1 W	Won	48	8th
35	Sat 18 Apr 1998	Southampton (away)	2–1 W	Won	51	8th
36	Sat 25 Apr 1998	Bolton (home)	1–3 L	Lost	51	8th
37	Sat 2 May 1998	Sheffield Wednesday (away)	3–1 W	Won	54	7th
38	Sun 10 May 1998	Arsenal (home)	1–0 W	Won	57	7th

Score is this club’s goals first. Pos is the position in the table after that day’s matches; points include deductions from the date they applied.