1997–98 FA Premier League
The 1997–98 FA Premier League (known as the FA Carling Premiership for sponsorship reasons) was the sixth season of the FA Premier League. It saw Arsenal lift their first league title since 1991 and, in so doing, became only the second team to win The Double for the second time.
| Season | 1997–98 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 9 August 1997 – 10 May 1998 |
| Champions | Arsenal 1st Premier League title 11th English title |
| Relegated | Bolton Wanderers Barnsley Crystal Palace |
| Champions League | Arsenal Manchester United |
| Cup Winners' Cup | Chelsea Newcastle United |
| UEFA Cup | Aston Villa (through UEFA Respect Fair Play ranking) Blackburn Rovers Leeds United Liverpool |
| UEFA Intertoto Cup | Crystal Palace |
| Matches played | 380 |
| Goals scored | 1,019 (2.68 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Dion Dublin Michael Owen Chris Sutton (18 goals each) |
| Best goalkeeper | Peter Schmeichel (16 clean sheets) |
| Biggest home win | Manchester United 7–0 Barnsley (25 October 1997) |
| Biggest away win | Barnsley 0–6 Chelsea (24 August 1997) |
| Highest scoring | Blackburn Rovers 7–2 Sheffield Wednesday (25 August 1997) |
| Longest winning run | 10 games Arsenal |
| Longest unbeaten run | 18 games Arsenal |
| Longest winless run | 15 games Crystal Palace |
| Longest losing run | 8 games Crystal Palace |
| Highest attendance | 55,306 Manchester United 2–0 Wimbledon (28 March 1998) |
| Lowest attendance | 7,668 Wimbledon 4–1 Barnsley (23 September 1997) |
| Total attendance | 11,100,919 |
| Average attendance | 29,213 |
← 1996–97 1998–99 → | |
It was Arsenal's first full season under French manager Arsène Wenger, who became the third manager to win the Premier League. Wenger followed in the footsteps of Alex Ferguson and Kenny Dalglish and, while both Ferguson and Dalglish were Scottish, Wenger was the first manager from outside the British Isles to win a league title in England.
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