1997–98 Leeds United A.F.C. season

Leeds United
1997–98 season
Chairman Bill Fotherby (until 23 June)
Peter Ridsdale
Manager George Graham
Stadium Elland Road
Premiership 5th
FA Cup Quarter finals
League Cup Fourth round
Top goalscorer League: Hasselbaink (16)
All: Hasselbaink (22)
Highest home attendance 39,952 vs Manchester United
(27 Sep 1997, Premier League)
Lowest home attendance 8,806 vs Bristol City
(17 Sep 1997, League Cup)
Average home league attendance 34,725
← 1996–97 1998–99 →

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

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Arsenal (C) 38 23 9 6 68 33 +35 78 1998–99 UEFA Champions League Group stage
2 Manchester United 38 23 8 7 73 26 +47 77 1998–99 UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round
3 Liverpool 38 18 11 9 68 42 +26 65 1998–99 UEFA Cup First round
4 Chelsea 38 20 3 15 71 43 +28 63 1998–99 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup First round 1
5 Leeds United 38 17 8 13 57 46 +11 59 1998–99 UEFA Cup First round
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 1998–99 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup First round 2
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 (R) 38 9 13 16 41 61 −20 40 Relegation to 1998–99 Football League First Division
19 Barnsley (R) 38 10 5 23 37 82 −45 35
20 Crystal Palace (R) 38 8 9 21 37 71 –34 33 1998 UEFA Intertoto Cup Third round 3
Relegation to the 1998–99 Football League First Division

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
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
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
Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHHAAHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHAHAAAHHHAAHHAAHAH
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

Win Draw Loss

FA Premier League

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
9 August 1997 ArsenalH1–137,993Hasselbaink
13 August 1997 Sheffield WednesdayA3–131,520Wallace (2), Ribeiro
23 August 1997 Crystal PalaceH0–229,076
26 August 1997 LiverpoolH0–239,775
30 August 1997 Aston VillaA0–139,027
14 September 1997 Blackburn RoversA4–321,956Wallace (2), Molenaar, Hopkin
20 September 1997 Leicester CityH0–129,620
24 September 1997 SouthamptonA2–015,102Molenaar, Wallace
27 September 1997 Manchester UnitedH1–039,952Wetherall
4 October 1997 Coventry CityA0–017,770
18 October 1997 Newcastle UnitedH4–139,834Ribeiro, Kewell, Beresford (own goal), Wetherall
25 October 1997 WimbledonA0–115,718
1 November 1997 Tottenham HotspurA1–026,441Wallace
8 November 1997 Derby CountyH4–333,572Wallace, Kewell, Hasselbaink (pen), Bowyer
23 November 1997 West Ham UnitedH3–130,031Hasselbaink (2), Håland
29 November 1997 BarnsleyA3–218,690Håland, Wallace, Lilley
6 December 1997 EvertonH0–034,869
13 December 1997 ChelseaA0–034,690
20 December 1997 Bolton WanderersH2–031,163Ribeiro, Hasselbaink
26 December 1997 LiverpoolA1–343,854Håland
28 December 1997 Aston VillaH1–136,287Hasselbaink
10 January 1998 ArsenalA1–238,018Hasselbaink
17 January 1998 Sheffield WednesdayH1–233,166Pembridge (own goal)
31 January 1998 Crystal PalaceA2–025,248Wallace, Hasselbaink
7 February 1998 Leicester CityA0–121,244
22 February 1998 Newcastle UnitedA1–136,511Wallace
28 February 1998 SouthamptonH0–128,791
4 March 1998 Tottenham HotspurH1–031,394Kewell
11 March 1998 Blackburn RoversH4–032,933Bowyer, Hasselbaink, Håland (2)
15 March 1998 Derby CountyA5–030,217Laursen (own goal), Halle, Bowyer, Kewell, Hasselbaink
30 March 1998 West Ham UnitedA0–324,107
4 April 1998 BarnsleyH2–137,749Hasselbaink, Moses (own goal)
8 April 1998 ChelseaH3–137,276Hasselbaink (2), Wetherall
11 April 1998 EvertonA0–237,099
18 April 1998 Bolton WanderersA3–225,000Håland, Halle, Hasselbaink
25 April 1998 Coventry CityH3–336,522Hasselbaink (2), Kewell
4 May 1998 Manchester UnitedA0–355,167
10 May 1998 WimbledonH1–138,172Håland

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R33 January 1998 Oxford UnitedH4–020,568Radebe, Hasselbaink (pen), Kewell (2)
R424 January 1998 Grimsby TownH2–029,598Molenaar, Hasselbaink
R514 February 1998 Birmingham CityH3–235,463Wallace, Hasselbaink (2)
QF7 March 1998 Wolverhampton WanderersH0–139,902

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R2 1st leg 17 September 1997 Bristol CityH3–18,806Wetherall, Hasselbaink (pen), Ribeiro
R2 2nd leg 30 September 1997 Bristol CityA1–2 (won 4-3 on agg)10,857Hasselbaink
R315 October 1997 Stoke CityA3–1 (a.e.t.)16,203Kewell, Wallace (2)
R418 November 1997 ReadingH2–315,069Wetherall, Bowyer

Squad

[2] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 England GK Nigel Martyn
2 Republic of Ireland DF Gary Kelly
3 Scotland DF David Robertson
4 Norway DF Alf-Inge Håland
5 South Africa DF Lucas Radebe
6 England DF David Wetherall
7 England MF Lee Sharpe
8 England FW Rod Wallace
9 Netherlands FW Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink
10 Portugal MF Bruno Ribeiro
11 England MF Lee Bowyer
12 Scotland MF David Hopkin
14 England FW Andy Gray[3]
15 England GK Mark Beeney
17 Scotland FW Derek Lilley
18 Norway DF Gunnar Halle
19 Australia FW Harry Kewell
No. Position Player
20 Republic of Ireland DF Ian Harte
21 Austria DF Martin Hiden
22 Wales MF Matt Jones
24 England MF Jason Blunt
27 Republic of Ireland DF Alan Maybury
28 England DF Paul Shepherd
29 England DF Mark Jackson
30 Netherlands DF Robert Molenaar
31 England MF Martin Foster
32 England MF Andy Wright
33 Northern Ireland MF Wesley Boyle
35 England FW Lee Matthews
37 Republic of Ireland MF Stephen McPhail[4]
38 Republic of Ireland DF Damian Lynch
39 England GK Simon Briggs
40 Republic of Ireland DF John Butler
45 England GK Paul Robinson

Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
16 England DF Richard Jobson (to Manchester City)
21 Ghana FW Tony Yeboah (Hamburg)
22 Wales FW Ian Rush (to Newcastle United)
No. Position Player
25 France FW Pierre Laurent (to Bastia)
26 England MF Carlton Palmer (to Southampton)
36 Sweden FW Tomas Brolin (to Crystal Palace)

Reserve squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
- England MF Kevin Dixon
- England DF Gareth Evans
- Wales DF Kevin Evans
- Northern Ireland FW Warren Feeney
No. Position Player
- England DF Sean Hessey
- Norway MF Tommy Knarvik
- England FW Alan Smith
- England DF Jonathan Woodgate

Transfers and loans

Transfers in

Date N P Player From club Transfer fee
12 May 1997 DF England Jonathan Woodgate Youth —
13 May 1997 45 GK England Paul Robinson Youth —
1 Jun 1997 MF Norway Tommy Knarvik Youth —
1 Jun 1997 MF England Kevin Dixon Youth —
1 Jun 1997 FW England Tony Hackworth Youth —
1 Jun 1997 38 DF Republic of Ireland Damian Lynch Youth —
1 Jun 1997 DF Republic of Ireland Gareth Evans Youth —
1 Jun 1997 DF Wales Kevin Evans Youth —
1 Jun 1997 FW Northern Ireland Warren Feeney Youth —
12 Jun 1997 9 FW Netherlands Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink Portugal Boavista £2,000,000
12 Jun 1997 4 DF Norway Alf-Inge Håland England Nottingham Forest £1,600,000
18 Jun 1997 10 MF Portugal Bruno Ribeiro Portugal Vitória £500,000
21 Jul 1997 12 MF Scotland David Hopkin England Crystal Palace £3,250,000
3 Sep 1997 22 MF Wales Matt Jones Youth —
25 Feb 1998 21 DF Austria Martin Hiden Austria Rapid Vienna £1,300,000
26 Mar 1998 FW England Alan Smith Youth —
16 May 1998 8 FW Netherlands Clyde Wijnhard Netherlands Willem II £1,500,000

Transfers out

Date N P Player To club Transfer fee
1 Jun 1997 34 GK South Africa Paul Evans Released —
1 Aug 1997 22 MF England Mark Ford England Burnley £250,000
1 Aug 1997 10 FW England Brian Deane England Sheffield United £1,500,000
1 Aug 1997 23 MF England Andy Couzens England Carlisle United £100,000
18 Aug 1997 9 FW Wales Ian Rush England Newcastle United Free
20 Aug 1997 3 DF England Tony Dorigo Italy Torino Free
23 Sep 1997 4 DF England Carlton Palmer England Southampton £1,000,000
24 Sep 1997 21 FW Ghana Tony Yeboah Germany Hamburger SV £1,000,000
5 Jan 1998 25 FW France Pierre Laurent France Bastia £500,000
10 Mar 1998 16 DF England Richard Jobson England Manchester City Free

Total spending: Decrease £5,800,000

Loaned in

Start date End date N P Player From club

Loaned out

Start date End date N P Player To club
11 Dec 1997 1 Jun 1998 14 FW Scotland Andy Gray England Bury
21 Jan 1998 1 Mar 1998 16 DF England Richard Jobson England Southend United
31 Mar 1998 31 May 1998 24 MF England Jason Blunt Scotland Raith Rovers

References

  1. ↑ http://www.statto.com/football/teams/leeds-united/1997-1998/results
  2. ↑ http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/1997-1998/faprem/leeds.htm
  3. ↑ Gray was born in Harrogate, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally and would make his international debut for Scotland in April 2003.
  4. ↑ McPhail was born in Westminster, England, but was raised in Dublin and would make his international debut for Ireland in May 2000.
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