Coventry 1997/98

Coventry finished 11th of 20 in the 1997/98 Premier League with 52 points (won 12, drawn 16, lost 10; scored 46, conceded 44). They were top of the table after 1 match of 38; lowest 17th, after match 20. Longest runs: 5 wins in a row, 9 unbeaten and 6 without a win.

Position after each match

Points against champions and relegated clubs

Coventry
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	Chelsea (home)	3–2 W	Won	3	1st
2	Mon 11 Aug 1997	Arsenal (away)	0–2 L	Lost	3	9th
3	Sat 23 Aug 1997	Bolton (home)	2–2 D	Drew	4	10th
4	Wed 27 Aug 1997	West Ham (home)	1–1 D	Drew	5	12th
5	Sat 30 Aug 1997	Manchester United (away)	0–3 L	Lost	5	12th
6	Sat 13 Sep 1997	Southampton (home)	1–0 W	Won	8	8th
7	Sat 20 Sep 1997	Sheffield Wednesday (away)	0–0 D	Drew	9	11th
8	Wed 24 Sep 1997	Crystal Palace (home)	1–1 D	Drew	10	11th
9	Sun 28 Sep 1997	Blackburn (away)	0–0 D	Drew	11	12th
10	Sat 4 Oct 1997	Leeds (home)	0–0 D	Drew	12	12th
11	Mon 20 Oct 1997	Barnsley (away)	0–2 L	Lost	12	15th
12	Sat 25 Oct 1997	Everton (home)	0–0 D	Drew	13	15th
13	Sat 1 Nov 1997	Wimbledon (away)	2–1 W	Won	16	12th
14	Sat 8 Nov 1997	Newcastle (home)	2–2 D	Drew	17	10th
15	Sat 22 Nov 1997	Derby (away)	1–3 L	Lost	17	12th
16	Sat 29 Nov 1997	Leicester (home)	0–2 L	Lost	17	15th
17	Sat 6 Dec 1997	Aston Villa (away)	0–3 L	Lost	17	16th
18	Sat 13 Dec 1997	Tottenham (home)	4–0 W	Won	20	14th
19	Sat 20 Dec 1997	Liverpool (away)	0–1 L	Lost	20	16th
20	Fri 26 Dec 1997	West Ham (away)	0–1 L	Lost	20	17th
21	Sun 28 Dec 1997	Manchester United (home)	3–2 W	Won	23	13th
22	Sat 10 Jan 1998	Chelsea (away)	1–3 L	Lost	23	16th
23	Sat 17 Jan 1998	Arsenal (home)	2–2 D	Drew	24	15th
24	Sat 31 Jan 1998	Bolton (away)	5–1 W	Won	27	13th
25	Sat 7 Feb 1998	Sheffield Wednesday (home)	1–0 W	Won	30	12th
26	Wed 18 Feb 1998	Southampton (away)	2–1 W	Won	33	10th
27	Sat 21 Feb 1998	Barnsley (home)	1–0 W	Won	36	10th
28	Sat 28 Feb 1998	Crystal Palace (away)	3–0 W	Won	39	10th
29	Sat 14 Mar 1998	Newcastle (away)	0–0 D	Drew	40	10th
30	Sat 28 Mar 1998	Derby (home)	1–0 W	Won	43	9th
31	Sat 4 Apr 1998	Leicester (away)	1–1 D	Drew	44	10th
32	Sat 11 Apr 1998	Aston Villa (home)	1–2 L	Lost	44	11th
33	Mon 13 Apr 1998	Tottenham (away)	1–1 D	Drew	45	10th
34	Sun 19 Apr 1998	Liverpool (home)	1–1 D	Drew	46	11th
35	Sat 25 Apr 1998	Leeds (away)	3–3 D	Drew	47	10th
36	Wed 29 Apr 1998	Wimbledon (home)	0–0 D	Drew	48	11th
37	Sat 2 May 1998	Blackburn (home)	2–0 W	Won	51	11th
38	Sun 10 May 1998	Everton (away)	1–1 D	Drew	52	11th

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.