Leeds 1997/98

Leeds finished 5th of 20 in the 1997/98 Premier League with 59 points (won 17, drawn 8, lost 13; scored 57, conceded 46). Highest position 4th, after match 14; lowest 14th, after match 5. Longest runs: 4 wins in a row and 7 unbeaten.

Position after each match

Points against champions and relegated clubs

Leeds
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	Arsenal (home)	1–1 D	Drew	1	8th
2	Wed 13 Aug 1997	Sheffield Wednesday (away)	3–1 W	Won	4	5th
3	Sat 23 Aug 1997	Crystal Palace (home)	0–2 L	Lost	4	9th
4	Tue 26 Aug 1997	Liverpool (home)	0–2 L	Lost	4	11th
5	Sat 30 Aug 1997	Aston Villa (away)	0–1 L	Lost	4	14th
6	Sun 14 Sep 1997	Blackburn (away)	4–3 W	Won	7	9th
7	Sat 20 Sep 1997	Leicester (home)	0–1 L	Lost	7	14th
8	Wed 24 Sep 1997	Southampton (away)	2–0 W	Won	10	8th
9	Sat 27 Sep 1997	Manchester United (home)	1–0 W	Won	13	6th
10	Sat 4 Oct 1997	Coventry (away)	0–0 D	Drew	14	7th
11	Sat 18 Oct 1997	Newcastle (home)	4–1 W	Won	17	6th
12	Sat 25 Oct 1997	Wimbledon (away)	0–1 L	Lost	17	8th
13	Sat 1 Nov 1997	Tottenham (away)	1–0 W	Won	20	7th
14	Sat 8 Nov 1997	Derby (home)	4–3 W	Won	23	4th
15	Sun 23 Nov 1997	West Ham (home)	3–1 W	Won	26	4th
16	Sat 29 Nov 1997	Barnsley (away)	3–2 W	Won	29	4th
17	Sat 6 Dec 1997	Everton (home)	0–0 D	Drew	30	5th
18	Sat 13 Dec 1997	Chelsea (away)	0–0 D	Drew	31	4th
19	Sat 20 Dec 1997	Bolton (home)	2–0 W	Won	34	4th
20	Fri 26 Dec 1997	Liverpool (away)	1–3 L	Lost	34	5th
21	Sun 28 Dec 1997	Aston Villa (home)	1–1 D	Drew	35	5th
22	Sat 10 Jan 1998	Arsenal (away)	1–2 L	Lost	35	6th
23	Sat 17 Jan 1998	Sheffield Wednesday (home)	1–2 L	Lost	35	7th
24	Sat 31 Jan 1998	Crystal Palace (away)	2–0 W	Won	38	7th
25	Sat 7 Feb 1998	Leicester (away)	0–1 L	Lost	38	7th
26	Sun 22 Feb 1998	Newcastle (away)	1–1 D	Drew	39	8th
27	Sat 28 Feb 1998	Southampton (home)	0–1 L	Lost	39	8th
28	Wed 4 Mar 1998	Tottenham (home)	1–0 W	Won	42	7th
29	Wed 11 Mar 1998	Blackburn (home)	4–0 W	Won	45	7th
30	Sun 15 Mar 1998	Derby (away)	5–0 W	Won	48	5th
31	Mon 30 Mar 1998	West Ham (away)	0–3 L	Lost	48	5th
32	Sat 4 Apr 1998	Barnsley (home)	2–1 W	Won	51	4th
33	Wed 8 Apr 1998	Chelsea (home)	3–1 W	Won	54	4th
34	Sat 11 Apr 1998	Everton (away)	0–2 L	Lost	54	5th
35	Sat 18 Apr 1998	Bolton (away)	3–2 W	Won	57	4th
36	Sat 25 Apr 1998	Coventry (home)	3–3 D	Drew	58	5th
37	Mon 4 May 1998	Manchester United (away)	0–3 L	Lost	58	5th
38	Sun 10 May 1998	Wimbledon (home)	1–1 D	Drew	59	5th

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.