Liverpool 1997/98

Liverpool finished 3rd of 20 in the 1997/98 Premier League with 65 points (won 18, drawn 11, lost 9; scored 68, conceded 42). Highest position 2nd, after match 26; lowest 15th, after match 3. Longest runs: 5 wins in a row, 8 unbeaten and 5 without a win.

Position after each match

Points against champions and relegated clubs

Liverpool
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	Wimbledon (away)	1–1 D	Drew	1	8th
2	Wed 13 Aug 1997	Leicester (home)	1–2 L	Lost	1	13th
3	Sat 23 Aug 1997	Blackburn (away)	1–1 D	Drew	2	15th
4	Tue 26 Aug 1997	Leeds (away)	2–0 W	Won	5	8th
5	Sat 13 Sep 1997	Sheffield Wednesday (home)	2–1 W	Won	8	7th
6	Sat 20 Sep 1997	Southampton (away)	1–1 D	Drew	9	7th
7	Mon 22 Sep 1997	Aston Villa (home)	3–0 W	Won	12	6th
8	Sat 27 Sep 1997	West Ham (away)	1–2 L	Lost	12	9th
9	Sun 5 Oct 1997	Chelsea (home)	4–2 W	Won	15	6th
10	Sat 18 Oct 1997	Everton (away)	0–2 L	Lost	15	9th
11	Sat 25 Oct 1997	Derby (home)	4–0 W	Won	18	5th
12	Sat 1 Nov 1997	Bolton (away)	1–1 D	Drew	19	8th
13	Sat 8 Nov 1997	Tottenham (home)	4–0 W	Won	22	6th
14	Sat 22 Nov 1997	Barnsley (home)	0–1 L	Lost	22	8th
15	Sun 30 Nov 1997	Arsenal (away)	1–0 W	Won	25	7th
16	Sat 6 Dec 1997	Manchester United (home)	1–3 L	Lost	25	8th
17	Sat 13 Dec 1997	Crystal Palace (away)	3–0 W	Won	28	6th
18	Sat 20 Dec 1997	Coventry (home)	1–0 W	Won	31	5th
19	Fri 26 Dec 1997	Leeds (home)	3–1 W	Won	34	4th
20	Sun 28 Dec 1997	Newcastle (away)	2–1 W	Won	37	4th
21	Sat 10 Jan 1998	Wimbledon (home)	2–0 W	Won	40	4th
22	Sat 17 Jan 1998	Leicester (away)	0–0 D	Drew	41	4th
23	Tue 20 Jan 1998	Newcastle (home)	1–0 W	Won	44	3rd
24	Sat 31 Jan 1998	Blackburn (home)	0–0 D	Drew	45	4th
25	Sat 7 Feb 1998	Southampton (home)	2–3 L	Lost	45	3rd
26	Sat 14 Feb 1998	Sheffield Wednesday (away)	3–3 D	Drew	46	2nd
27	Mon 23 Feb 1998	Everton (home)	1–1 D	Drew	47	2nd
28	Sat 28 Feb 1998	Aston Villa (away)	1–2 L	Lost	47	4th
29	Sat 7 Mar 1998	Bolton (home)	2–1 W	Won	50	2nd
30	Sat 14 Mar 1998	Tottenham (away)	3–3 D	Drew	51	3rd
31	Sat 28 Mar 1998	Barnsley (away)	3–2 W	Won	54	3rd
32	Fri 10 Apr 1998	Manchester United (away)	1–1 D	Drew	55	3rd
33	Mon 13 Apr 1998	Crystal Palace (home)	2–1 W	Won	58	3rd
34	Sun 19 Apr 1998	Coventry (away)	1–1 D	Drew	59	3rd
35	Sat 25 Apr 1998	Chelsea (away)	1–4 L	Lost	59	4th
36	Sat 2 May 1998	West Ham (home)	5–0 W	Won	62	3rd
37	Wed 6 May 1998	Arsenal (home)	4–0 W	Won	65	3rd
38	Sun 10 May 1998	Derby (away)	0–1 L	Lost	65	3rd

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.