SEASON REVIEW 1997/98
The season ended with disappointment for everyone at Old Trafford. United finished the season in 2nd place. Just one point behind Arsenal! United did nothing special in the cup competitions, the highlight of the season being the 3-2 victory over Juventus in the Champions league.
Here is all the information you will find interesting on Uniteds season:
Here are the goalscorers for Uniteds season 1997/98.
Andy Cole- 27
Teddy Sheringham- 16
David Beckham- 11
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer- 9
Paul Scholes- 8
Ryan Giggs- 8
Ronny Johnsen- 4
Nicky Butt- 3
Denis Irwin- 3
Roy Keane- 2
Henning Berg- 2
Karel Poborsky- 2
Philip Neville-1
Own Goals- 5
As you can see Utd had a lot of Goal scorers this season, goals coming from all over the pitch. For example Ronny Johnsen got four goals this season, Beckham with 11 and Andy Cole with an astonishing 25.
Top Goalscorers from all competitions:
Andy Cole (Man Utd)...25
Hartson (West Ham)...24
Dublin (Coventry)...23
Owen (Liverpool)...23
Bergkamp (Arsenal)...22
Hasselbank (Leeds)...22
Sutton (Blackburn)...21
Gallacher (Blackburn)...20
Vialli (Chelsea)...19
Fjortoft ( Barnsley)...18
Wanchope (Derby)...17
Huckerby (Coventry)...15
Jansen (C Palace)...15
Overmars (Arsenal)...15
Flo (Chelsea)...15
Who Won What? (Sorry its not finished-E mail me and help me fill in the gaps please!)
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Competition |
Winners |
Runners-up |
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FA Carling Premiership |
Arsenal |
Manchester United |
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Division One |
Nottingham Forest |
Middlesborough |
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Division Two |
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|
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Division Three |
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Div 1 Play off final |
Charlton Athletic |
Sunderland |
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Div 2 Play off final |
Grimsby |
Northampton |
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Div 3 play off final |
Torquay |
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FA Cup |
Arsenal |
Newcastle |
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League Cup |
Chelsea |
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Euro Cup Winners Cup |
Chelsea |
VFB Stuttgart |
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Champions League |
Real Madrid |
Juventus |
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UEFA Cup |
Inter Milan |
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How the Premiership Ended up!
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|
Played |
Won |
Drew |
Lost |
For |
Against |
Points |
|
Arsenal |
38 |
23 |
9 |
6 |
68 |
33 |
78 |
|
Manchester United |
38 |
23 |
8 |
7 |
73 |
26 |
77 |
|
Liverpool |
38 |
18 |
11 |
9 |
68 |
42 |
65 |
|
Chelsea |
38 |
20 |
3 |
15 |
71 |
43 |
63 |
|
Leeds |
38 |
17 |
8 |
13 |
57 |
46 |
59 |
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Blackburn |
38 |
16 |
10 |
12 |
57 |
52 |
58 |
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Aston Villa |
38 |
17 |
6 |
15 |
49 |
48 |
57 |
the bottom of the table......
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Everton |
38 |
9 |
13 |
16 |
41 |
56 |
40 |
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Bolton |
38 |
9 |
13 |
16 |
41 |
61 |
40 |
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Barnsley |
38 |
10 |
5 |
23 |
37 |
82 |
35 |
|
C Palace |
38 |
8 |
9 |
21 |
37 |
71 |
33 |
So there is how the Premiership ended in 97/98.
From that this is what happened to the following teams in the 98/99 season.
Arsenal - Champions League
Manchester United - Champions League
Liverpool - UEFA Cup
Chelsea - Cup Winners Cup (Defending the cup)
Leeds - UEFA Cup
Blackburn - UEFA Cup
Aston Villa - UEFA Cup
Newcastle - Cup Winners Cup
Bolton - Division 1
Barnsley - Division 1
Crystal Palace - Division 1
One of the most exciting parts of the season was on the last day. O.K the championship may have already been won, but the country's eyes were on Everton and Bolton. All Bolton needed was a draw, because Everton drew against Coventry. But Bolton lost 2-0 to Chelsea and Bolton's flight in the top league was again cut to only one season.
In Division One, Manchester rivals City were relegated to Division Two. What a shame!!
The Division 1 play off final was absolutely GREAT!. 3-3 after full time, 4-4 after extra time, and Charlton just clinching the victory in a 7-6 penalty shootout.
AT OLD TRAFFORD THIS SEASON
In all competitions this season United had a total of 25 home games and during these games they won 17, drew 6, and lost only 2.
Away United played a total of 26 games, they won 13, lost 8, and drew 5.
United
also ended up with the best Defensive record in the league as well as being the leagues top goalscorers.
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TIME |
No OF GOALS |
|
0-10 mins |
5 |
|
11-20mins |
8 |
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21-30mins |
9 |
|
31-40mins |
10 |
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41-50mins |
11 |
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51-60mins |
11 |
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61-70mins |
11 |
|
71-80mins |
15 |
|
81-90mins |
21 |
As you can see overall United got stronger as the game progressed. Its interesting looking at this and seeing that the graph does have a pattern - I wonder what odds you would have got for that at the beginning of the season
Who appeared for Manchester
United this season?
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Name |
Starting Appearences |
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P Schmeichel |
43 |
|
R Van Der Gouw |
6 |
|
Pilkington |
2 |
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P Neville |
29 |
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G Neville |
44 |
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D Irwin |
32 |
|
G Pallister |
42 |
|
R Johnsen |
27 |
|
D May |
9 |
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H Berg |
29 |
|
J Curtis |
4 |
|
Clegg |
2 |
|
Higgingbotham |
0 |
|
C Casper |
0 |
|
R Wallwork |
0 |
|
W Brown |
1 |
|
D Beckham |
45 |
|
R Giggs |
35 |
|
N Butt |
39 |
|
K Poborsky |
6 |
|
J Cruyff |
4 |
|
R Keane |
10 |
|
P Mulryne |
2 |
|
B McClair |
6 |
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B Thornley |
3 |
|
N Culkin |
0 |
|
Twiss |
0 |
|
E Nevland |
2 |
|
P Scholes |
34 |
|
T Sheringham |
37 |
|
A Cole |
41 |
|
O Gunnar Solskjaer |
19 |
Alex Ferguson used a total of 30 players in the 97/98 campaign. 16 of these players played also for their country, showing what a strong force Alex Fergusons men are. At the end of the season Alex strengthened his squad by bringing in the Dutch international Japp Stam. He cost Alex a massive £10.75 million, breaking the world record for a defender.
