Barnsley 1997/98

Barnsley finished 19th of 20 in the 1997/98 Premier League with 35 points (won 10, drawn 5, lost 23; scored 37, conceded 82) and were relegated. Highest position 8th, after match 2; lowest 20th, after match 10. Longest runs: 3 wins in a row and 6 without a win.

Position after each match

Points against champions and relegated clubs

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

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.