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1997–98 Liverpool F.C. season
English football club season
English football club season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| club | Liverpool |
| season | 1997–98 |
| manager | Roy Evans |
| stadium | Anfield |
| league | Premier League |
| league result | [3rd](1997-98-fa-premier-league) |
| cup2 | FA Cup |
| cup2 result | [Third round](1997-98-fa-cup-third-round-proper) |
| cup3 | League Cup |
| cup3 result | [Semi-finals](1997-98-football-league-cup-semi-finals) |
| cup4 | UEFA Cup |
| cup4 result | [Second round](1997-98-uefa-cup-second-round) |
| league topscorer | |
| Michael Owen (18) | |
| season topscorer | |
| Michael Owen (23) | |
| highest attendance | 44,532 vs. Bolton Wanderers (7 March 1998) |
| lowest attendance | 34,705 vs. Sheffield Wednesday (13 September 1997) |
| average attendance | 40,628 |
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| prevseason | [1996–97](1996-97-liverpool-f-c-season) |
| nextseason | [1998–99](1998-99-liverpool-f-c-season) |
Michael Owen (18) Michael Owen (23)
The 1997–98 Liverpool F.C. season was the 106th season in the club's existence, and their 36th consecutive year in the top-flight of English football. In addition to the Premier League, the club also competed in the FA Cup, League Cup, and the UEFA Cup.
Season summary
Liverpool's season saw them feature regularly in the title race, though in the end they just couldn't get the better of champions Arsenal and runners-up Manchester United. But the real success of the season was the emergence of 18-year-old striker Michael Owen. The Chester-born youngster had impressed in a handful of appearances during 1996–97, but his impact during 1997–98 was outstanding—18 goals from 36 Premier League games, especially after Robbie Fowler was ruled out for much of the campaign with a broken leg. In midfield, the arrival of Paul Ince sought to add steel to a side creatively centred on playmaker Steve McManaman, but the team were at the peak of their Spice Boys era, and underachieved in the end, eventually finishing in third place – meaning that Liverpool would be challenging in the UEFA Cup for 1998–99.
Players
First-team squad
Reserve squad
Statistics
Appearances and goals
|- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Goalkeepers |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Defenders |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Midfielders |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Forwards |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Players transferred out during the season
Goalscorers
| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | [Premier League](1997-98-fa-premier-league) | [FA Cup](1997-98-fa-cup) | [League Cup](1997-98-football-league-cup) | [UEFA Cup](1997-98-uefa-cup) | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| **1** | 18 | FW | ENG | Michael Owen | 18 | 0 | 4 | 1 | **23** |
| **2** | 9 | FW | ENG | Robbie Fowler | 9 | 0 | 3 | 1 | **13** |
| **3** | 7 | MF | ENG | Steve McManaman | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | **12** |
| **4** | 17 | MF | ENG | Paul Ince | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | **8** |
| **5** | 13 | FW | GER | Karl-Heinz Riedle | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | **7** |
| **6** | 8 | MF | NOR | Øyvind Leonhardsen | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | **6** |
| **7** | 11 | MF | ENG | Jamie Redknapp | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | **5** |
| **8** | 15 | MF | CZE | Patrick Berger | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | **4** |
| **9** | 4 | MF | IRL | Jason McAteer | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | **2** |
| **10** | 16 | MF | ENG | Michael Thomas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | **1** |
| 25 | MF | ENG | David Thompson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | **1** | |
| **Totals** | **68** | **1** | **9** | **4** | **82** |
Competition top scorers
| Competition | Result | Top Scorer |
|---|---|---|
| [Premier League](1997-98-fa-premier-league) | 3rd | ENG Michael Owen, 18 |
| [UEFA Cup](1997-98-uefa-cup) | Second round | ENG Robbie Fowler |
| ENG Steve McManaman | ||
| ENG Michael Owen | ||
| GER Karl-Heinz Riedle, 1 | ||
| [FA Cup](1997-98-fa-cup) | Third round | ENG Jamie Redknapp, 1 |
| League Cup | Semi-finals | ENG Michael Owen, 4 |
| [Overall](1997-98-in-english-football) | ENG Michael Owen, 23 |
Competitions
Premier League
Main article: 1997–98 FA Premier League
League table
Results by round
|text_3-5=1998–99 UEFA Cup First round |text_18-20=Relegation to 1998–99 Football League
Matches
Fenton Riedle Thomas McManaman Riedle Berkovic Fowler Poyet Cadamarteri Leonhardsen McManaman Leonhardsen Redknapp Owen Beckham Owen Leonhardsen Fowler Østenstad Di Canio Hinchcliffe Owen Ginola Vega Ince McManaman Thompson Clarke Flo McAteer Leonhardsen Ince Owen Leonhardsen
FA Cup
Main article: 1997-98 FA Cup
Matches
Dublin
Telfer
League Cup
Main article: 1997–98 Football League Cup
Matches
Fowler
Fowler Fowler (3-2 on agg.) Branca
UEFA Cup
Main article: 1997–98 UEFA Cup
Matches
Donnelly McManaman (away goals) Conteh (2-3 on agg.) Riedle
References
References
- (23 March 2012). "Ranking Liverpool's 19 Premier League Seasons".
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