| SEASON 1997-1998 |
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 | FA CARLING PREMIERSHIP |
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Table as at Monday, December 29, 1997: |
Select date: |
| TEAM | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester United | 21 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 49 | 16 | 33 | 46 |
| 2 | Blackburn Rovers | 21 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 38 | 21 | 17 | 41 |
| 3 | Chelsea | 21 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 46 | 21 | 25 | 39 |
| 4 | Liverpool | 20 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 19 | 17 | 37 |
| 5 | Leeds United | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 30 | 23 | 7 | 35 |
| 6 | Arsenal | 20 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 35 | 23 | 12 | 34 |
| 7 | Derby County | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 34 | 28 | 6 | 32 |
| 8 | West Ham United | 21 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 28 | 32 | -4 | 31 |
| 9 | Leicester City | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 21 | 4 | 28 |
| 10 | Aston Villa | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 25 | 27 | -2 | 26 |
| 11 | Newcastle United | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 25 | -4 | 26 |
| 12 | Wimbledon | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 24 | -3 | 24 |
| 13 | Southampton | 21 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 25 | 30 | -5 | 24 |
| 14 | Coventry City | 21 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 28 | -8 | 23 |
| 15 | Crystal Palace | 21 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 28 | -8 | 23 |
| 16 | Sheffield Wednesday | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 32 | 44 | -12 | 23 |
| 17 | Bolton Wanderers | 21 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 19 | 33 | -14 | 21 |
| 18 | Everton | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 31 | -11 | 20 |
| 19 | Tottenham Hotspur | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 37 | -18 | 20 |
| 20 | Barnsley | 21 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 19 | 51 | -32 | 18 |
| Key: | Champions | Relegation |