West Ham 1997/98

West Ham finished 8th of 20 in the 1997/98 Premier League with 56 points (won 16, drawn 8, lost 14; scored 56, conceded 57). Highest position 2nd, after match 1; lowest 15th, after match 14. Longest runs: 3 wins in a row and 7 unbeaten.

Position after each match

Points against champions and relegated clubs

West Ham
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	Barnsley (away)	2–1 W	Won	3	2nd
2	Wed 13 Aug 1997	Tottenham (home)	2–1 W	Won	6	3rd
3	Sat 23 Aug 1997	Everton (away)	1–2 L	Lost	6	7th
4	Wed 27 Aug 1997	Coventry (away)	1–1 D	Drew	7	5th
5	Sat 30 Aug 1997	Wimbledon (home)	3–1 W	Won	10	3rd
6	Sat 13 Sep 1997	Manchester United (away)	1–2 L	Lost	10	6th
7	Sat 20 Sep 1997	Newcastle (home)	0–1 L	Lost	10	6th
8	Wed 24 Sep 1997	Arsenal (away)	0–4 L	Lost	10	10th
9	Sat 27 Sep 1997	Liverpool (home)	2–1 W	Won	13	7th
10	Sat 4 Oct 1997	Southampton (away)	0–3 L	Lost	13	9th
11	Sat 18 Oct 1997	Bolton (home)	3–0 W	Won	16	8th
12	Mon 27 Oct 1997	Leicester (away)	1–2 L	Lost	16	11th
13	Sun 9 Nov 1997	Chelsea (away)	1–2 L	Lost	16	13th
14	Sun 23 Nov 1997	Leeds (away)	1–3 L	Lost	16	15th
15	Sat 29 Nov 1997	Aston Villa (home)	2–1 W	Won	19	12th
16	Wed 3 Dec 1997	Crystal Palace (home)	4–1 W	Won	22	10th
17	Sat 6 Dec 1997	Derby (away)	0–2 L	Lost	22	10th
18	Sat 13 Dec 1997	Sheffield Wednesday (home)	1–0 W	Won	25	10th
19	Sat 20 Dec 1997	Blackburn (away)	0–3 L	Lost	25	10th
20	Fri 26 Dec 1997	Coventry (home)	1–0 W	Won	28	8th
21	Sun 28 Dec 1997	Wimbledon (away)	2–1 W	Won	31	8th
22	Sat 10 Jan 1998	Barnsley (home)	6–0 W	Won	34	7th
23	Sat 17 Jan 1998	Tottenham (away)	0–1 L	Lost	34	8th
24	Sat 31 Jan 1998	Everton (home)	2–2 D	Drew	35	8th
25	Sat 7 Feb 1998	Newcastle (away)	1–0 W	Won	38	8th
26	Sat 21 Feb 1998	Bolton (away)	1–1 D	Drew	39	8th
27	Mon 2 Mar 1998	Arsenal (home)	0–0 D	Drew	40	8th
28	Wed 11 Mar 1998	Manchester United (home)	1–1 D	Drew	41	8th
29	Sat 14 Mar 1998	Chelsea (home)	2–1 W	Won	44	8th
30	Mon 30 Mar 1998	Leeds (home)	3–0 W	Won	47	7th
31	Sat 4 Apr 1998	Aston Villa (away)	0–2 L	Lost	47	7th
32	Sat 11 Apr 1998	Derby (home)	0–0 D	Drew	48	7th
33	Mon 13 Apr 1998	Sheffield Wednesday (away)	1–1 D	Drew	49	8th
34	Sat 18 Apr 1998	Blackburn (home)	2–1 W	Won	52	6th
35	Sat 25 Apr 1998	Southampton (home)	2–4 L	Lost	52	7th
36	Sat 2 May 1998	Liverpool (away)	0–5 L	Lost	52	10th
37	Tue 5 May 1998	Crystal Palace (away)	3–3 D	Drew	53	9th
38	Sun 10 May 1998	Leicester (home)	4–3 W	Won	56	8th

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.