Arsenal 1997-98 season

Arsenal finished 1st in the 1997-98 Premier League with 78 points (23 won, 9 drawn, 6 lost; 68 scored, 33 conceded). Top scorer: Dennis Bergkamp with 22 goals in all competitions.

1stLeague position

78Points

23-9-6W-D-L

68–33Goals

Cups and Europe

Competition	Result
FA Cup	W
League Cup	SF
UEFA Cup	R1

Manager: Arsène Wenger

Biggest win: Arsenal 5–0 Barnsley (4 Oct 1997)
Heaviest defeat: Liverpool 4–0 Arsenal (6 May 1998)
Home: 15W 2D 2L · Away: 8W 7D 4L

Premier League results

Date	H/A	Opponent	Score
9 Aug 1997	A	Leeds United	1–1	D
11 Aug 1997	H	Coventry City	2–0	W
23 Aug 1997	A	Southampton	3–1	W
27 Aug 1997	A	Leicester City	3–3	D
30 Aug 1997	H	Tottenham Hotspur	0–0	D
13 Sep 1997	H	Bolton Wanderers	4–1	W
21 Sep 1997	A	Chelsea	3–2	W
24 Sep 1997	H	West Ham United	4–0	W
27 Sep 1997	A	Everton	2–2	D
4 Oct 1997	H	Barnsley	5–0	W
18 Oct 1997	A	Crystal Palace	0–0	D
26 Oct 1997	H	Aston Villa	0–0	D
1 Nov 1997	A	Derby County	0–3	L
9 Nov 1997	H	Manchester United	3–2	W
22 Nov 1997	A	Sheffield Wednesday	0–2	L
30 Nov 1997	H	Liverpool	0–1	L
6 Dec 1997	A	Newcastle United	1–0	W
13 Dec 1997	H	Blackburn Rovers	1–3	L
26 Dec 1997	H	Leicester City	2–1	W
28 Dec 1997	A	Tottenham Hotspur	1–1	D
10 Jan 1998	H	Leeds United	2–1	W
17 Jan 1998	A	Coventry City	2–2	D
31 Jan 1998	H	Southampton	3–0	W
8 Feb 1998	H	Chelsea	2–0	W
21 Feb 1998	H	Crystal Palace	1–0	W
2 Mar 1998	A	West Ham United	0–0	D
11 Mar 1998	A	Wimbledon	1–0	W
14 Mar 1998	A	Manchester United	1–0	W
28 Mar 1998	H	Sheffield Wednesday	1–0	W
31 Mar 1998	A	Bolton Wanderers	1–0	W
11 Apr 1998	H	Newcastle United	3–1	W
13 Apr 1998	A	Blackburn Rovers	4–1	W
18 Apr 1998	H	Wimbledon	5–0	W
25 Apr 1998	A	Barnsley	2–0	W
29 Apr 1998	H	Derby County	1–0	W
3 May 1998	H	Everton	4–0	W
6 May 1998	A	Liverpool	0–4	L
10 May 1998	A	Aston Villa	0–1	L

Final table 1997-98

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Arsenal	38	23	9	6	68	33	+35	78
2	Manchester United	38	23	8	7	73	26	+47	77
3	Liverpool	38	18	11	9	68	42	+26	65
4	Chelsea	38	20	3	15	71	43	+28	63
5	Leeds United	38	17	8	13	57	46	+11	59
6	Blackburn Rovers	38	16	10	12	57	52	+5	58
7	Aston Villa	38	17	6	15	49	48	+1	57
8	West Ham United	38	16	8	14	56	57	-1	56
9	Derby County	38	16	7	15	52	49	+3	55
10	Leicester City	38	13	14	11	51	41	+10	53
11	Coventry City	38	12	16	10	46	44	+2	52
12	Southampton	38	14	6	18	50	55	-5	48
13	Newcastle United	38	11	11	16	35	44	-9	44
14	Tottenham Hotspur	38	11	11	16	44	56	-12	44
15	Wimbledon	38	10	14	14	34	46	-12	44
16	Sheffield Wednesday	38	12	8	18	52	67	-15	44
17	Everton	38	9	13	16	41	56	-15	40
18	Bolton Wanderers	38	9	13	16	41	61	-20	40
19	Barnsley	38	10	5	23	37	82	-45	35
20	Crystal Palace	38	8	9	21	37	71	-34	33

Table computed from every match of the season; points deductions applied by the league to other clubs are not shown.

Sources: Wikipedia, List of Arsenal F.C. seasons (CC BY-SA 4.0); openfootball (public domain). How this data is built.