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FA Premier League 1997–98

Premier League
Season 1997–98
Champions Arsenal
1st Premier League title
11th English title
Promoted Barnsley
Bolton Wanderers
Crystal Palace
Relegated Barnsley
Bolton Wanderers
Crystal Palace
Champions League Arsenal
Manchester United
Cup Winners' Cup Chelsea
Newcastle United
UEFA Cup Aston Villa
Blackburn Rovers
Leeds United
Liverpool
UEFA Intertoto Cup Crystal Palace
Matches played 380
Goals scored 1,019 (2.68 per match)
Top goalscorer Dion Dublin
Michael Owen
Chris Sutton
(18 goals each)
Biggest home win Manchester United 7–0 Barnsley
(25 October 1997)
Biggest away win Barnsley 0–6 Chelsea
(24 August 1997)
Highest scoring Blackburn Rovers 7–2 Sheffield Wednesday
(25 August 1997)
Longest winning run 10 games
Arsenal
Longest unbeaten run 18 games
Arsenal
Longest winless run 15 games
Crystal Palace
Longest losing run 8 games
Crystal Palace
Highest attendance 55,306
Manchester United v Wimbledon
Lowest attendance 7,668
Wimbledon v Barnsley
Average attendance 29,212

The 1997–98 FA Carling Premiership saw Arsenal lift their first league title since 1991 and, in so doing, became only the second team to win 'The Double' for the second time.

It was Arsenal's first full season under French manager Arsène Wenger, who became the third manager to win the Premier League. Wenger followed in the footsteps of Alex Ferguson and Kenny Dalglish and, while both Ferguson and Dalglish were Scottish, Wenger was the first manager from outside the British Isles to win a league title in England.

Promoted to the Premiership for the 1997–98 season were Bolton Wanderers (Division One champions with 98 points), Barnsley (runners-up and promoted to the top division for the first time) and 1996–97 play-off winners Crystal Palace.

At the end of the 1997–98 FA Premier League season, a record total of nine English teams qualified for European competition.

Premiership champions Arsenal and runners-up Manchester United qualified for the Champions League, while UEFA Cup places went to Liverpool, Leeds United, Aston Villa and Blackburn Rovers. Qualifying for the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup were Chelsea (as defending champions) and FA Cup runners-up Newcastle United. Crystal Palace, while finishing bottom, qualified for the Intertoto Cup


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