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1997–98 West Ham United F.C. season

During the 1997–98 English football season, West Ham United F.C. competed in the FA Premier League (known as the FA Carling Premiership for sponsorship reasons).

West Ham United
1997–98 season
ChairmanTerry Brown
ManagerHarry Redknapp
StadiumBoleyn Ground
Premiership8th
FA CupSixth round
League CupQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Hartson (15)
All: Hartson (24)
Highest home attendance25,909 (vs. Everton, 31 January)
Lowest home attendance23,335 (vs. Crystal Palace, 3 December)
Average home league attendance24,967

Season summary

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After last season's near miss with relegation, West Ham United looked more convincing than they had done for years during 1997–98.[citation needed] John Hartson matured into one of the best strikers in the Premiership, with his partner Paul Kitson also providing a steady supply of goals. Young centre-back Rio Ferdinand remained loyal to his employers despite endless speculation of a move to a bigger club.

West Ham finished 8th in the final table, just one place short of UEFA Cup qualification. Holding on to Hartson and Ferdinand gave Harry Redknapp's men an even more enhanced chance of achieving that goal next time round.

Final league table

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Main article: 1997–98 FA Premier League
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
6 Blackburn Rovers 38 16 10 12 57 52 +5 58 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round[a]
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
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Aston Villa was rewarded entry to the UEFA Cup through UEFA Fair Play ranking.
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 16 8 14 56 57  −1 56 13 4 2 40 18  +22 3 4 12 16 39  −23
Results by matchday
Match1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAAHAHAHAHAAAHHAHAHAHAHAAHHHHAHAHHAAH
ResultWWLDWLLLWLWLLLWWLWLWWWLDWDDDWWLDDWLLDW
Position237536610798111315121010101088788888887778671098
Source: 11v11.com: 1997-98 West Ham United results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

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West Ham United's score comes first[1]

Legend

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Win Draw Loss

FA Premier League

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Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
9 August 1997 Barnsley A 2–1 18,667 Hartson, Lampard
13 August 1997 Tottenham Hotspur H 2–1 25,354 Hartson, Berkovic
23 August 1997 Everton A 1–2 34,356 Watson (own goal)
27 August 1997 Coventry City A 1–1 18,289 Kitson
30 August 1997 Wimbledon H 3–1 24,516 Hartson, Rieper, Berkovic
13 September 1997 Manchester United A 1–2 55,068 Hartson
20 September 1997 Newcastle United H 0–1 25,884
24 September 1997 Arsenal A 0–4 38,012
27 September 1997 Liverpool H 2–1 25,908 Hartson, Berkovic
4 October 1997 Southampton A 0–3 15,212
18 October 1997 Bolton Wanderers H 3–0 24,864 Berkovic, Hartson (2)
27 October 1997 Leicester City A 1–2 20,201 Berkovic
9 November 1997 Chelsea A 1–2 34,382 Hartson (pen)
23 November 1997 Leeds United A 1–3 30,031 Lampard
29 November 1997 Aston Villa H 2–1 24,976 Hartson (2)
3 December 1997 Crystal Palace H 4–1 23,335 Hartson, Berkovic, Unsworth, Lomas
6 December 1997 Derby County A 0–2 29,300
13 December 1997 Sheffield Wednesday H 1–0 24,344 Kitson
20 December 1997 Blackburn Rovers A 0–3 21,653
26 December 1997 Coventry City H 1–0 24,532 Kitson
28 December 1997 Wimbledon A 2–1 22,087 Kimble (own goal), Kitson
10 January 1998 Barnsley H 6–0 23,714 Lampard, Abou (2), Moncur, Hartson, Lazaridis
17 January 1998 Tottenham Hotspur A 0–1 30,284
31 January 1998 Everton H 2–2 25,909 Sinclair (2)
7 February 1998 Newcastle United A 1–0 36,736 Lazaridis
21 February 1998 Bolton Wanderers A 1–1 25,000 Sinclair
2 March 1998 Arsenal H 0–0 25,717
11 March 1998 Manchester United H 1–1 25,892 Sinclair
14 March 1998 Chelsea H 2–1 25,829 Sinclair, Unsworth
30 March 1998 Leeds United H 3–0 24,107 Hartson, Abou, Pearce
4 April 1998 Aston Villa A 0–2 39,372
11 April 1998 Derby County H 0–0 25,155
13 April 1998 Sheffield Wednesday A 1–1 28,036 Berkovic
18 April 1998 Blackburn Rovers H 2–1 24,733 Hartson (2)
25 April 1998 Southampton H 2–4 25,878 Sinclair, Lomas
2 May 1998 Liverpool A 0–5 44,414
5 May 1998 Crystal Palace A 3–3 19,129 Lampard, Omoyinmi (2)
10 May 1998 Leicester City H 4–3 25,781 Lampard, Abou (2), Sinclair

FA Cup

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Main article: 1997–98 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 3 January 1998 Emley H 2–1 18,629 Lampard, Hartson
R4 24 January 1998 Manchester City A 2–1 26,495 Berkovic, Lomas
R5 14 February 1998 Blackburn Rovers H 2–2 25,729 Kitson, Berkovic
R5R 25 February 1998 Blackburn Rovers A 1–1 (5–4 on pens) 21,972 Hartson
QF 8 March 1998 Arsenal A 1–1 38,077 Pearce
QFR 17 March 1998 Arsenal H 1–1 (3–4 on pens) 25,859 Hartson

League Cup

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Main article: 1997–98 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R2 1st Leg 16 September 1997 Huddersfield Town A 0–1 8,525
R2 2nd Leg 29 September 1997 Huddersfield Town H 3–0 (won 3–1 on agg) 16,137 Hartson (3)
R3 15 October 1997 Aston Villa H 3–0 20,360 Hartson (2), Lampard
R4 19 November 1997 Walsall H 4–1 17,463 Lampard (3), Hartson
QF 6 January 1998 Arsenal H 1–2 24,770 Abou

Squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   CZE Luděk Mikloško
2 DF   ENG Tim Breacker
3 DF   ENG Julian Dicks (captain)
4 DF   ENG Steve Potts[3]
5 DF   ENG Richard Hall
6 DF   ENG David Unsworth
8 MF   ENG Trevor Sinclair
9 FW   ENG Paul Kitson
10 FW   WAL John Hartson
11 MF   NIR Steve Lomas[4]
13 GK   ENG Stephen Bywater
15 DF   ENG Rio Ferdinand
16 MF   ENG John Moncur
17 MF   AUS Stan Lazaridis
18 MF   ENG Frank Lampard
19 DF   ENG Ian Pearce
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 DF   ENG Andrew Impey
21 GK   ENG Les Sealey
22 GK   CAN Craig Forrest
23 MF   ENG Scott Mean
24 FW   FRA Samassi Abou
25 MF   ENG Lee Hodges
26 DF   FRA Mohamed Berthé
27 FW   NGA Emmanuel Omoyinmi
28 DF   AUS Chris Coyne
29 MF   ISR Eyal Berkovic
30 DF   ENG Joey Keith
31 GK   ENG Neil Finn
32 GK   FRA Bernard Lama
33 FW   IRL Lee Boylan
34 FW   ENG Gary Alexander

Left club during season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
7 MF   ENG Ian Bishop (to Manchester City)
8 DF   DEN Marc Rieper (to Celtic)
12 DF   NIR Keith Rowland (to Queens Park Rangers)
13 DF   FRA David Terrier (to Newcastle United)
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 FW   NIR Iain Dowie[5] (to Queens Park Rangers)
24 MF   NIR Michael Hughes (to Wimbledon)
30 FW   ENG Ian Moore (to Nottingham Forest)
30 FW   POR Paulo Alves (to Sporting Lisbon)

Reserve squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
- MF   ENG Jimmy Bullard
- MF   ENG Craig Etherington
No. Pos. Nation Player
- DF   ENG Anthony Henry
- DF   WAL David Partridge

Transfers

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In

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Date Pos Name From Fee
2 June 1997 MF Eyal Berkovic Maccabi Haifa £1,750,000
9 July 1997 DF David Terrier Metz Free transfer
21 July 1997 GK Craig Forrest Ipswich Town £500,000
15 August 1997 DF David Unsworth Everton Swap
18 September 1997 DF Ian Pearce Blackburn Rovers £2,300,000
26 September 1997 DF Andrew Impey QPR £1,200,000
28 October 1997 FW Samassi Abou Cannes £250,000
29 January 1998 MF Trevor Sinclair QPR £2,300,000
20 February 1998 GK Stephen Bywater Rochdale £300,000

Out

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Date Pos Name To Fee
14 May 1997 DF Slaven Bilić Everton £4,500,000
15 August 1997 MF Danny Williamson Everton Swap
12 September 1997 DF Marc Rieper Celtic £1,400,000
25 September 1997 MF Michael Hughes Wimbledon £1,600,000
29 January 1998 DF Keith Rowland QPR Swap
29 January 1998 MF Iain Dowie QPR £1,600,000
26 March 1998 MF Ian Bishop Manchester City Free transfer
Transfers in:   £8,600,000
Transfers out:   £7,500,000
Total spending:   £1,100,000

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier League FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK   CZE Luděk Mikloško 15 0 13 0 0 0 2 0
22 GK   CAN Craig Forrest 21 0 14 0 4 0 3 0
32 GK   FRA Bernard Lama 14 0 12 0 2 0 0 0
Defenders
2 DF   ENG Tim Breacker 26 0 18+1 0 2+1 0 4 0
4 DF   ENG Steve Potts 33 0 15+9 0 4+1 0 3+1 0
6 DF   ENG David Unsworth 42 2 33 2 4 0 5 0
15 DF   ENG Rio Ferdinand 47 0 36 0 6 0 5 0
19 DF   ENG Ian Pearce 40 2 31 1 6 1 3 0
20 DF   ENG Andrew Impey 26 0 19+1 0 3 0 3 0
Midfielders
8 MF   ENG Trevor Sinclair 14 7 14 7 0 0 0 0
11 MF   NIR Steve Lomas 43 3 34 2 5 1 4 0
16 MF   ENG John Moncur 25 1 18+3 1 2+1 0 1 0
17 MF   AUS Stan Lazaridis 35 2 27+1 2 6 0 1 0
18 MF   ENG Frank Lampard 43 9 28+4 4 6 1 5 4
23 MF   ENG Scott Mean 3 0 0+3 0 0 0 0 0
25 MF   ENG Lee Hodges 5 0 0+2 0 0+3 0 0 0
29 MF   ISR Eyal Berkovic 47 9 35+1 7 6 2 5 0
Forwards
9 FW   ENG Paul Kitson 17 5 12+1 4 2 1 2 0
10 FW   WAL John Hartson 43 24 33 15 5 3 5 6
24 FW   FRA Samassi Abou 27 6 12+8 5 3+2 0 1+1 1
27 FW   NGA Emmanuel Omoyinmi 5 2 1+4 2 0 0 0 0
Players who left the club permanently or on loan during the season
7 MF   ENG Ian Bishop 4 0 3 0 0 0 0+1 0
8 DF   DEN Marc Rieper 5 1 5 1 0 0 0 0
12 DF   NIR Keith Rowland 9 0 6+1 0 0 0 0+2 0
13 DF   FRA David Terrier 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
14 FW   NIR Iain Dowie 17 0 8+5 0 0+1 0 2+1 0
24 MF   NIR Michael Hughes 6 0 2+3 0 0 0 1 0
30 FW   ENG Ian Moore 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
30 FW   POR Paulo Alves 4 0 0+4 0 0 0 0 0

Starting 11

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Considering starts in all competitions
Considering a 4-3-1-2 formation

Notes

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References

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  1. ^ "West Ham United 1997-1998 Results - statto.com". Archived from the original on 5 November 2013. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
  2. ^ "FootballSquads - West Ham United - 1997/98".
  3. ^ Potts was born in Hartford, Connecticut, the United States.
  4. ^ Lomas was born in Hanover, Germany, but also qualified to represent Northern Ireland internationally and made his international debut for Northern Ireland in 1994.
  5. ^ Dowie was born in Hatfield, England, but also qualified to represent Northern Ireland internationally through his father and made his international debut for Northern Ireland in 1990.
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