Premier League 1997-98

==Promotion and relegation==
===Start of season===
Teams promoted from the First Division 1996-97
* Bolton Wanderers (Champions)
* Barnsley (Runners-up)
* Crystal Palace (Playoff winners)
===End of season===
Teams relegated to the First Division 1998-99
* Barnsley
* Bolton Wanderers
* Crystal Palace
==Final league table==
Pos	Club 	P 	W 	D 	L 	GF	GA	GD 	Pts	Comments
1 	(C) (Q)	38	23	9 	6 	68	33	+35	78 	Champions League Group stage
2 	(Q) 	38	23	8 	7 	73	26	+47	77 	Champions LeagueSecond qualifying round
3 	(Q) 	38	18	11	9 	68	42	+26	65 	UEFA Cup First round
4 	(Q) 	38	20	3 	15	71	43	+28	63 	UEFA Cup Winners' Cup First round
5 	(Q) 	38	17	8 	13	57	46	+11	59 	UEFA Cup First round
6 	(Q) 	38	16	10	12	57	52	+5 	58 	UEFA Cup First round
7 	(Q) 	38	17	6 	15	49	48	+1 	57 	UEFA Cup First round
8 	 	38	16	8 	14	56	57	-1 	56 	
9 	 	38	16	7 	15	52	49	+3 	55 	
10 	 	38	13	14	11	51	41	+10	53 	
11 	 	38	12	16	10	46	44	+2 	52 	
12 	 	38	14	6 	18	50	55	-5 	48 	
13 	(Q) 	38	11	11	16	35	44	-9 	44 	UEFA Cup Winners' Cup First round
14 	 	38	11	11	16	44	56	-12	44 	
15 	 	38	10	14	14	34	46	-12	44 	
16 	 	38	12	8 	18	52	67	-15	44 	
17 	 	38	9 	13	16	41	56	-15	40 	
18 	(R) 	38	9 	13	16	41	61	-20	40 	Relegated to the First Division
19 	(R) 	38	10	5 	23	37	82	-45	35 	Relegated to the First Division
20 	(R) 	38	8 	9 	21	37	71	-34	32 	Relegated to the First Division
Premier League 1997-98 Winners
Arsenal1st Premier League title
==Top goalscorers==
Scorer 	Goals	Team
Dion Dublin 	18 	Coventry City
Michael Owen 	18 	Liverpool
Chris Sutton 	18 	Blackburn Rovers
Dennis Bergkamp 	16 	Arsenal
Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink	16 	Leeds United
John Hartson 	16 	West Ham United
==External links==
* 1997-98 Premier League Season at RSSSF
1997-98