Manchester United · Premier League 1997/98

Manchester United 1997/98

Manchester United finished 2nd of 20 in the 1997/98 Premier League with 77 points (won 23, drawn 8, lost 7; scored 73, conceded 26). They were top of the table after 26 matches of 38; lowest 3rd, after match 3. Longest runs: 6 wins in a row and 8 unbeaten.

Position after each match

Points against champions and relegated clubs

Manchester United
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	Sun 10 Aug 1997	Tottenham (away)	2–0 W	Won	3	1st
2	Wed 13 Aug 1997	Southampton (home)	1–0 W	Won	6	2nd
3	Sat 23 Aug 1997	Leicester (away)	0–0 D	Drew	7	3rd
4	Wed 27 Aug 1997	Everton (away)	2–0 W	Won	10	2nd
5	Sat 30 Aug 1997	Coventry (home)	3–0 W	Won	13	2nd
6	Sat 13 Sep 1997	West Ham (home)	2–1 W	Won	16	1st
7	Sat 20 Sep 1997	Bolton (away)	0–0 D	Drew	17	1st
8	Wed 24 Sep 1997	Chelsea (home)	2–2 D	Drew	18	2nd
9	Sat 27 Sep 1997	Leeds (away)	0–1 L	Lost	18	2nd
10	Sat 4 Oct 1997	Crystal Palace (home)	2–0 W	Won	21	2nd
11	Sat 18 Oct 1997	Derby (away)	2–2 D	Drew	22	3rd
12	Sat 25 Oct 1997	Barnsley (home)	7–0 W	Won	25	1st
13	Sat 1 Nov 1997	Sheffield Wednesday (home)	6–1 W	Won	28	1st
14	Sun 9 Nov 1997	Arsenal (away)	2–3 L	Lost	28	1st
15	Sat 22 Nov 1997	Wimbledon (away)	5–2 W	Won	31	1st
16	Sun 30 Nov 1997	Blackburn (home)	4–0 W	Won	34	1st
17	Sat 6 Dec 1997	Liverpool (away)	3–1 W	Won	37	1st
18	Mon 15 Dec 1997	Aston Villa (home)	1–0 W	Won	40	1st
19	Sun 21 Dec 1997	Newcastle (away)	1–0 W	Won	43	1st
20	Fri 26 Dec 1997	Everton (home)	2–0 W	Won	46	1st
21	Sun 28 Dec 1997	Coventry (away)	2–3 L	Lost	46	1st
22	Sat 10 Jan 1998	Tottenham (home)	2–0 W	Won	49	1st
23	Mon 19 Jan 1998	Southampton (away)	0–1 L	Lost	49	1st
24	Sat 31 Jan 1998	Leicester (home)	0–1 L	Lost	49	1st
25	Sat 7 Feb 1998	Bolton (home)	1–1 D	Drew	50	1st
26	Wed 18 Feb 1998	Aston Villa (away)	2–0 W	Won	53	1st
27	Sat 21 Feb 1998	Derby (home)	2–0 W	Won	56	1st
28	Sat 28 Feb 1998	Chelsea (away)	1–0 W	Won	59	1st
29	Sat 7 Mar 1998	Sheffield Wednesday (away)	0–2 L	Lost	59	1st
30	Wed 11 Mar 1998	West Ham (away)	1–1 D	Drew	60	1st
31	Sat 14 Mar 1998	Arsenal (home)	0–1 L	Lost	60	1st
32	Sat 28 Mar 1998	Wimbledon (home)	2–0 W	Won	63	1st
33	Mon 6 Apr 1998	Blackburn (away)	3–1 W	Won	66	1st
34	Fri 10 Apr 1998	Liverpool (home)	1–1 D	Drew	67	1st
35	Sat 18 Apr 1998	Newcastle (home)	1–1 D	Drew	68	2nd
36	Mon 27 Apr 1998	Crystal Palace (away)	3–0 W	Won	71	2nd
37	Mon 4 May 1998	Leeds (home)	3–0 W	Won	74	2nd
38	Sun 10 May 1998	Barnsley (away)	2–0 W	Won	77	2nd

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.