1997–98 season | |||
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Chairman | Bill Fotherby (until 23 June) Peter Ridsdale |
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Manager | George Graham | ||
Stadium | Elland Road | ||
Premiership | 5th | ||
FA Cup | Quarter finals | ||
League Cup | Fourth round | ||
Top goalscorer |
League: Hasselbaink (16) All: Hasselbaink (22) |
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Highest home attendance | 39,952 vs Manchester United (27 Sep 1997, Premier League) |
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Lowest home attendance | 8,806 vs Bristol City (17 Sep 1997, League Cup) |
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Average home league attendance | 34,725 | ||
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During the 1997–98 season, Leeds United competed in the Premier League (known as the FA Carling Premiership for sponsorship reasons).
After a goal-shy Leeds side managed only an 11th-place finish the previous season, the acquisition of Dutch striker Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink bolstered their attack substantially and they were soon back to their winning ways after two seasons of struggle. George Graham's hard work in his second season as manager soon paid off with a fifth-place finish – the club's highest for three years – and UEFA Cup qualification.
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.
Source: 1997-98 FA Premier League table
Source: 11v11.com: 1997-98 Leeds United results
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.
Leeds United's score comes first
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