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).
Season summary
After last season's near miss with relegation, West Ham United looked more convincing than they had done for years during 1997-98. 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. Things at Upton Park were looking better than they had done in a long time.
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
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 |
16 |
8 |
14 |
56 |
57 |
−1 |
56 |
13 |
4 |
2 |
40 |
18 |
+22 |
3 |
4 |
12 |
16 |
39 |
−23 |
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 | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H |
Result | W | W | L | D | W | L | L | L | W | L | W | L | L | L | W | W | L | W | L | W | W | W | L | D | W | D | D | D | W | W | L | D | D | W | L | L | D | W |
Position | 2 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Source: 11v11.com: 1997-98 West Ham United results
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.
Results
West Ham United's score comes first[1]
Legend
FA Premier League
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 |
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 | Ćurčić (own goal), Omoyinmi (2) |
10 May 1998 | Leicester City | H | 4-3 | 25,781 | Lampard, Abou (2), Sinclair |
FA Cup
League Cup
Squad
[2]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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
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
- Transfers in: £8,600,000
- Transfers out: £7,500,000
- Total spending: £1,100,000
Statistics
Starting 11
- Considering starts in all competitions
- Considering a 4-3-1-2 formation
- GK: #22, Craig Forrest, 20
- RB: #2, Tim Breacker, 24
- CB: #15, Rio Ferdinand, 46
- CB: #19, Ian Pearce, 39
- LB: #6, David Unsworth, 41
- CM: #18, Frank Lampard, 38
- CM: #11, Steve Lomas, 42
- CM: #17, Stan Lazaridis, 34
- AM: #29, Eyal Berkovic, 45
- CF: #10, John Hartson, 42
- CF: #24, Samassi Abou, 16
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