During the 1997–98 season, Leeds United competed in the Premier League (known as the FA Carling Premiership for sponsorship reasons).
Season summary
After a goal-shy Leeds side managed only an 11th-place finish the previous season, the acquisition of Dutch striker Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink bolstered their attack substantially and they were soon back to their winning ways after two seasons of struggle. George Graham's hard work in his second season as manager soon paid off with a fifth-place finish – the club's highest for three years – and UEFA Cup qualification.
Final league table
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Updated to games played on 10 May 1998.
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1 Chelsea qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup as defending champions and were the League Cup winners.
2 As Arsenal qualified for the Champions League, their Cup Winners' Cup place as FA Cup winners defaulted to Newcastle United, the losing finalists.
3 Despite being relegated, Crystal Palace qualified for the 1998 Intertoto Cup.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
- 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 |
Source: 1997-98 FA Premier League table
- Results by round
Round |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
14 |
15 |
16 |
17 |
18 |
19 |
20 |
21 |
22 |
23 |
24 |
25 |
26 |
27 |
28 |
29 |
30 |
31 |
32 |
33 |
34 |
35 |
36 |
37 |
38 |
Ground |
H |
A |
H |
H |
A |
A |
H |
A |
H |
A |
H |
A |
A |
H |
H |
A |
H |
A |
H |
A |
H |
A |
H |
A |
A |
A |
H |
H |
H |
A |
A |
H |
H |
A |
A |
H |
A |
H |
Result |
D |
W |
L |
L |
L |
W |
L |
W |
W |
D |
W |
L |
W |
W |
W |
W |
D |
D |
W |
L |
D |
L |
L |
W |
L |
D |
L |
W |
W |
W |
L |
W |
W |
L |
W |
D |
L |
D |
Position |
9 |
5 |
9 |
11 |
14 |
9 |
14 |
8 |
6 |
7 |
6 |
8 |
7 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
5 |
4 |
4 |
5 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
8 |
8 |
7 |
7 |
5 |
5 |
4 |
4 |
5 |
4 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
Source: 11v11.com: 1997-98 Leeds United results
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.
Results
Leeds United's score comes first[1]
Legend
FA Premier League
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), Håland |
29 November 1997 |
Barnsley |
A |
3–2 |
18,690 |
Håland, 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 |
Håland |
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, Håland (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 |
Håland, 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 |
Håland |
FA Cup
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League Cup
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Squad
[2] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Left club during season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Reserve squad
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Transfers
In
Date |
Pos |
Name |
From |
Fee |
12 June 1997 |
FW |
Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink |
Boavista |
£2,000,000 |
12 June 1997 |
DF |
Alf-Inge Håland |
Nottingham Forest |
£1,600,000 |
18 June 1997 |
MF |
Bruno Ribeiro |
Vitória |
£500,000 |
21 July 1997 |
MF |
David Hopkin |
Crystal Palace |
£3,250,000 |
25 February 1998 |
DF |
Martin Hiden |
Rapid Vienna |
£1,300,000 |
16 May 1998 |
FW |
Clyde Wijnhard |
Willem II |
£1,500,000 |
Out
- Transfers in:
£10,150,000
- Transfers out:
£4,350,000
- Total spending:
£5,800,000
Loaned out
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