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1997–98 Leeds United A.F.C. season

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Leeds United
1997–98 season
ChairmanBill Fotherby
(until 23 June)
Peter Ridsdale
ManagerGeorge Graham
StadiumElland Road
Premier League5th
FA CupQuarter finals
League CupFourth round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink (16)
All:
Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink (22)
Highest home attendance39,952 vs Manchester United
(27 September 1997, Premier League)
Lowest home attendance8,806 vs Bristol City
(17 September 1997, League Cup)
Average home league attendance34,725

The 1997–1998 season saw Leeds United competing in the Premier League (known as the FA Carling Premiership for sponsorship reasons).

Competitions

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Main article: 1997–98 FA Premier League
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
3 Liverpool 38 18 11 9 68 42 +26 65 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
4 Chelsea 38 20 3 15 71 43 +28 63 Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round[a]
5 Leeds United 38 17 8 13 57 46 +11 59 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round[b]
6 Blackburn Rovers 38 16 10 12 57 52 +5 58
7 Aston Villa 38 17 6 15 49 48 +1 57
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Chelsea qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup as defending champions. As they were also the League Cup winners, the UEFA Cup berth vacated was awarded to Blackburn Rovers.
  2. ^ Aston Villa was rewarded entry to the UEFA Cup through UEFA Fair Play ranking.
Results summary
Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38 17 8 13 57 46  +11 59 9 5 5 31 21  +10 8 3 8 26 25  +1
Results by round
Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHHAAHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHAHAAAHHHAAHHAAHAH
ResultDWLLLWLWWDWLWWWWDDWLDLLWLDLWWWLWWLWDLD
Position95911149148676874445445567778877554454555
Source: 11v11.com: 1997–98 Leeds United results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Legend

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Win Draw Loss

Premier League

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Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
9 August 1997 Arsenal H 1–1 37,993 Hasselbaink
13 August 1997 Sheffield Wednesday A 3–1 31,520 Wallace (2), Ribeiro
23 August 1997 Crystal Palace H 0–2 29,076
26 August 1997 Liverpool H 0–2 39,775
30 August 1997 Aston Villa A 0–1 39,027
14 September 1997 Blackburn Rovers A 4–3 21,956 Wallace (2), Molenaar, Hopkin
20 September 1997 Leicester City H 0–1 29,620
24 September 1997 Southampton A 2–0 15,102 Molenaar, Wallace
27 September 1997 Manchester United H 1–0 39,952 Wetherall
4 October 1997 Coventry City A 0–0 17,770
18 October 1997 Newcastle United H 4–1 39,834 Ribeiro, Kewell, Beresford (own goal), Wetherall
25 October 1997 Wimbledon A 0–1 15,718
1 November 1997 Tottenham Hotspur A 1–0 26,441 Wallace
8 November 1997 Derby County H 4–3 33,572 Wallace, Kewell, Hasselbaink (pen), Bowyer
23 November 1997 West Ham United H 3–1 30,031 Hasselbaink (2), Haaland
29 November 1997 Barnsley A 3–2 18,690 Haaland, Wallace, Lilley
6 December 1997 Everton H 0–0 34,869
13 December 1997 Chelsea A 0–0 34,690
20 December 1997 Bolton Wanderers H 2–0 31,163 Ribeiro, Hasselbaink
26 December 1997 Liverpool A 1–3 43,854 Haaland
28 December 1997 Aston Villa H 1–1 36,287 Hasselbaink
10 January 1998 Arsenal A 1–2 38,018 Hasselbaink
17 January 1998 Sheffield Wednesday H 1–2 33,166 Pembridge (own goal)
31 January 1998 Crystal Palace A 2–0 25,248 Wallace, Hasselbaink
7 February 1998 Leicester City A 0–1 21,244
22 February 1998 Newcastle United A 1–1 36,511 Wallace
28 February 1998 Southampton H 0–1 28,791
4 March 1998 Tottenham Hotspur H 1–0 31,394 Kewell
11 March 1998 Blackburn Rovers H 4–0 32,933 Bowyer, Hasselbaink, Haaland (2)
15 March 1998 Derby County A 5–0 30,217 Laursen (own goal), Halle, Bowyer, Kewell, Hasselbaink
30 March 1998 West Ham United A 0–3 24,107
4 April 1998 Barnsley H 2–1 37,749 Hasselbaink, Moses (own goal)
8 April 1998 Chelsea H 3–1 37,276 Hasselbaink (2), Wetherall
11 April 1998 Everton A 0–2 37,099
18 April 1998 Bolton Wanderers A 3–2 25,000 Haaland, Halle, Hasselbaink
25 April 1998 Coventry City H 3–3 36,522 Hasselbaink (2), Kewell
4 May 1998 Manchester United A 0–3 55,167
10 May 1998 Wimbledon H 1–1 38,172 Haaland

FA Cup

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Main article: 1997–98 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 3 January 1998 Oxford United H 4–0 20,568 Radebe, Hasselbaink (pen), Kewell (2)
R4 24 January 1998 Grimsby Town H 2–0 29,598 Molenaar, Hasselbaink
R5 14 February 1998 Birmingham City H 3–2 35,463 Wallace, Hasselbaink (2)
QF 7 March 1998 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 0–1 39,902

League Cup

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Main article: 1997–98 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R2 1st leg 17 September 1997 Bristol City H 3–1 8,806 Wetherall, Hasselbaink (pen), Ribeiro
R2 2nd leg 30 September 1997 Bristol City A 1–2 (won 4–3 on agg) 10,857 Hasselbaink
R3 15 October 1997 Stoke City A 3–1 (a.e.t.) 16,203 Kewell, Wallace (2)
R4 18 November 1997 Reading H 2–3 15,069 Wetherall, Bowyer

Statistics

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(Starting appearances + substitute appearances)[1][2]
No. Pos. Name League FA Cup League Cup Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK England Nigel Martyn 37 0 4 0 4 0 45 0 0 0
2 DF Republic of Ireland Gary Kelly 34 0 3+1 0 3 0 40+1 0 7 1
3 DF Scotland David Robertson 24+2 0 1 0 4 0 29+2 0 6 0
4 DF Norway Alfie Haaland 26+6 7 2 0 3 0 31+6 0 7 1
5 DF South Africa Lucas Radebe 26+1 0 2 1 4 0 32+1 1 10 1
6 DF England David Wetherall 33+1 3 3 0 4 2 40+1 0 7 0
8 FW England Rod Wallace 29+2 10 4 1 4 2 37+2 13 6 0
9 FW Netherlands Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink 30+3 16 4 4 3 2 37+3 22 4 0
10 MF Portugal Bruno Ribeiro 28+1 3 3 0 2+1 1 33+2 4 5 0
11 MF England Lee Bowyer 21+4 3 3 0 2+1 1 26+5 4 5 0
12 MF Scotland David Hopkin 22+3 1 1 0 4 0 27+3 0 4 0
17 FW Scotland Derek Lilley 0+12 1 0+1 0 0+4 0 0+16 1 0 0
18 DF Norway Gunnar Halle 31+2 2 3 0 2+1 0 36+3 2 5 1
19 FW Australia Harry Kewell 26+3 5 4 2 2 1 32+3 8 2 1
20 DF Republic of Ireland Ian Harte 12 0 1+2 0 0 0 13+2 0 0 0
21 DF Austria Martin Hiden 11 0 1 0 0 0 12 0 2 0
27 DF Republic of Ireland Alan Maybury 9+3 0 2 0 1 0 12+3 0 3 0
29 DF England Mark Jackson 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
30 DF Netherlands Robert Molenaar 18+4 2 3 1 2+1 0 23+5 3 4 0
35 FW England Lee Matthews 0+3 0 0 0 0 0 0+3 0 0 0
37 MF Republic of Ireland Stephen McPhail 0+4 0 0 0 0 0 0+4 0 0 0

Transfers

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References

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  1. ^ "Leeds United players: Premier League 1998". www.11v11.com.
  2. ^ "Leeds United players: FA Cup 1998". www.11v11.com.
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