1997–98 Leicester City F.C. season
During the 1997–98 English football season, Leicester City competed in the FA Premier League (known as the FA Carling Premiership for sponsorship reasons).
Season summary
Leicester City's return to European competition for the first time since the 1960s was short-lived, and they suffered a first-hurdle defeat at the hands of Spanish team Atlético Madrid. Their challenges in the domestic cups fared little better, and a 10th-place finish in the final table was not enough for another UEFA Cup adventure. But they managed to hold on to star players like Neil Lennon and Emile Heskey, and, most importantly, highly rated manager Martin O'Neill, giving fans hope of another challenge for honours in 1998–99.
Final league table
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 |
13 |
14 |
11 |
51 |
41 |
+10 |
53 |
6 |
10 |
3 |
21 |
15 |
+6 |
7 |
4 |
8 |
30 |
26 |
+4 |
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 | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A |
Result | W | W | D | D | L | W | W | D | W | L | L | W | D | L | D | W | D | L | L | L | D | D | D | W | W | D | W | L | L | L | D | W | D | D | W | D | W | L |
Position | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 |
Source: 11v11.com: 1997-98 Leicester City results
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.
Results
Leicester City's score comes first[1]
Legend
FA Premier League
Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
9 August 1997 | Aston Villa | H | 1–0 | 20,034 | Marshall |
13 August 1997 | Liverpool | A | 2–1 | 35,007 | Elliott, Fenton |
23 August 1997 | Manchester United | H | 0–0 | 21,221 | |
27 August 1997 | Arsenal | H | 3–3 | 21,089 | Heskey, Elliott, Walsh |
30 August 1997 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 0–1 | 24,851 | |
13 September 1997 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 3–0 | 20,683 | Walsh, Guppy, Heskey |
20 September 1997 | Leeds United | A | 1–0 | 29,620 | Walsh |
24 September 1997 | Blackburn Rovers | H | 1–1 | 19,921 | Izzet |
27 September 1997 | Barnsley | A | 2–0 | 18,660 | Marshall, Fenton |
6 October 1997 | Derby County | H | 1–2 | 19,585 | Elliott |
18 October 1997 | Chelsea | A | 0–1 | 33,356 | |
27 October 1997 | West Ham United | H | 2–1 | 20,201 | Heskey, Marshall |
1 November 1997 | Newcastle United | A | 3–3 | 36,754 | Marshall (2), Elliott |
10 November 1997 | Wimbledon | H | 0–1 | 18,553 | |
22 November 1997 | Bolton Wanderers | H | 0–0 | 20,464 | |
29 November 1997 | Coventry City | A | 2–0 | 18,309 | Fenton, Elliott (pen) |
6 December 1997 | Crystal Palace | H | 1–1 | 19,191 | Izzet |
13 December 1997 | Southampton | A | 1–2 | 15,121 | Savage |
20 December 1997 | Everton | H | 0–1 | 20,628 | |
26 December 1997 | Arsenal | A | 1–2 | 38,023 | Lennon |
28 December 1997 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 1–1 | 20,800 | Guppy |
10 January 1998 | Aston Villa | A | 1–1 | 36,429 | Parker (pen) |
17 January 1998 | Liverpool | H | 0–0 | 21,633 | |
31 January 1998 | Manchester United | A | 1–0 | 55,156 | Cottee |
7 February 1998 | Leeds United | H | 1–0 | 21,244 | Parker (pen) |
14 February 1998 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 1–1 | 28,355 | Cottee |
21 February 1998 | Chelsea | H | 2–0 | 21,335 | Heskey (2) |
28 February 1998 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 3–5 | 24,854 | Wilson, Izzet, Ullathorne |
14 March 1998 | Wimbledon | A | 1–2 | 13,229 | Savage |
28 March 1998 | Bolton Wanderers | A | 0–2 | 25,000 | |
4 April 1998 | Coventry City | H | 1–1 | 21,137 | Wilson |
11 April 1998 | Crystal Palace | A | 3–0 | 18,771 | Heskey (2), Elliott |
14 April 1998 | Southampton | H | 3–3 | 20,708 | Lennon, Elliott, Parker (pen) |
18 April 1998 | Everton | A | 1–1 | 33,642 | Marshall |
26 April 1998 | Derby County | A | 4–0 | 29,855 | Heskey (2), Izzet, Marshall |
29 April 1998 | Newcastle United | H | 0–0 | 21,699 | |
2 May 1998 | Barnsley | H | 1–0 | 21,293 | Zagorakis |
10 May 1998 | West Ham United | A | 3–4 | 25,781 | Cottee (2), Heskey |
FA Cup
League Cup
UEFA Cup
Squad
[2]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
- ↑ Issued number 8 in the UEFA Cup.
- ↑ Issued number 13 in the UEFA Cup.
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
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Transfers
In
Out
- Transfers in: £2,750,000
- Transfers out: £2,325,000
- Total spending: £525,000
Statistics
Appearances, goals and cards
- (Starting appearances + substitute appearances)
Starting 11
- Considering starts in all competitions[3]
References
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