1997-98 season

1997-98 season
General information
Manager	Roy Evans
Captain	Paul Ince
Performance
Premier League	3rd
FA Cup	3rd round
League Cup	Semi-final
Europe	UEFA Cup: 2nd round
Top scorers
League	Owen (18)
FA Cup	Redknapp (1)
League Cup	Owen (4)
Europe	UEFA Cup: Fowler (1) McManaman (1) Owen (1) Riedle (1)
Overall	Owen (23)
Attendances
Average	39,100
←1996-97	1998-99→

The 1997-98 season was Liverpool's 106th season of football since they were established.

Competition performance

Competition	Result	P	W	D	L	GS	GC	Top Scorer
Premier League	3rd	38	18	11	9	68	42	Michael Owen (18)
FA Cup	3rd Round	1	0	0	1	1	3	Jamie Redknapp (1)
UEFA Cup	2nd Round	4	1	2	1	4	5	Four Players
League Cup	Semi-Finals	5	4	0	1	9	3	Michael Owen (4)
Overall	-	48	23	13	12	82	53	Michael Owen (23)

Squad

• 1 David James
• 2 Rob Jones
• 3 Bjorn Tore Kvarme
• 4 Jason McAteer
• 5 Mark Wright
• 6 Phil Babb
• 7 Steve McManaman
• 8 Oyvind Leonhardsen
• 9 Robbie Fowler
• 10 John Barnes
• 11 Jamie Redknapp
• 12 Steve Harkness
• 13 Karl-Heinz Riedle
• 14 Neil Ruddock
• 15 Patrik Berger
• 16 Michael Thomas
• 17 Paul Ince
• 18 Michael Owen
• 19 Mark Kennedy
• 20 Stig Inge Bjornebye
• 21 Dominic Matteo
• 22 Tony Warner
• 23 Jamie Carragher
• 24 Danny Murphy
• 25 David Thompson
• 26 Jorgen Nielsen
• 28 Nicky Rizzo
• 29 Brad Friedel
• 30 Haukur Gudnason
• 31 Gareth Roberts
• 32 Danny Williams

Friendlies

Pre-season

Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers
17 July 1997	Gothenburg	0-1
20 July 1997	Brondby	1-1	Barnes (6)
23 July 1997	Bristol	1-1	Owen (76)
26 July 1997	Linfield	2-1	Owen (76, 83)
28 July 1997	Shelbourne/UCD	6-0	Leonhardsen (15, 76), Kennedy (34, 81), Murphy (pen 65), McManaman (85)
31 July 1997	Norway XI	3-1	Fowler (17, 28), Owen (37)
4 August 1997	Crewe	3-1	Owen (31), Ince (37), Murphy (pen 88)

Other friendlies

Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers
3 March 1998	Rangers	0-1

Results

League

Date	Opponent	Score	Venue	Scorers
9 August 1997	Wimbledon	1-1	Away	Owen (pen 71)
13 August 1997	Leicester	1-2	Home	Ince (85)
23 August 1997	Blackburn	1-1	Away	Owen (52)
26 August 1997	Leeds	2-0	Away	McManaman (23), Riedle (75)
13 September 1997	Sheffield Wednesday	2-1	Home	Ince (55), Thomas (67)
20 September 1997	Southampton	1-1	Away	Riedle (37)
22 September 1997	Aston Villa	3-0	Home	Fowler (pen 56), McManaman (79), Riedle (90)
27 September 1997	West Ham	1-2	Away	Fowler (52)
5 October 1997	Chelsea	4-2	Home	Berger (20, 35, 57), Fowler (63)
18 October 1997	Everton	0-2	Away
25 October 1997	Derby	4-0	Home	Fowler (27, 84), Leonhardsen (65), McManaman (88)
1 November 1997	Bolton	1-1	Away	Fowler (1)
8 November 1997	Tottenham	4-0	Home	McManaman (48), Leonhardsen (50), Redknapp (65), Owen (86)
22 November 1997	Barnsley	0-1	Home
30 November 1997	Arsenal	1-0	Away	McManaman (55)
6 December 1997	Man Utd	1-3	Home	Fowler (pen 60)
13 December 1997	Crystal Palace	3-0	Away	McManaman (39), Owen (56), Leonhardsen (61)
20 December 1997	Coventry	1-0	Home	Owen (14)
26 December 1997	Leeds	3-1	Home	Owen (46), Fowler (79, 83)
28 December 1997	Newcastle	2-1	Away	McManaman (31, 43)
10 January 1998	Wimbledon	2-0	Home	Redknapp (71, 84)
17 January 1998	Leicester	0-0	Away
20 January 1998	Newcastle	1-0	Home	Owen (17)
31 January 1998	Blackburn	0-0	Home
7 February 1998	Southampton	2-3	Home	Owen (24, 90)
14 February 1998	Sheffield Wednesday	3-3	Away	Owen (27, 73, 78)
23 February 1998	Everton	1-1	Home	Ince (67)
28 February 1998	Aston Villa	1-2	Away	Owen (pen 6)
7 March 1998	Bolton	2-1	Home	Ince (58), Owen (65)
14 March 1998	Tottenham	3-3	Away	McManaman (21, 89), Ince (64)
28 March 1998	Barnsley	3-2	Away	Riedle (44, 59), McManaman (90)
10 April 1998	Man Utd	1-1	Away	Owen (36)
13 April 1998	Crystal Palace	2-1	Home	Leonhardsen (29), Thompson (85)
19 April 1998	Coventry	1-1	Away	Owen (33)
25 April 1998	Chelsea	1-4	Away	Riedle (45)
2 May 1998	West Ham	5-0	Home	Owen (4), McAteer (21, 25), Leonhardsen (45), Ince (61)
6 May 1998	Arsenal	4-0	Home	Ince (28, 30), Owen (40), Leonhardsen (87)
10 May 1998	Derby	0-1	Away

FA Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Score	Venue	Scorers
3	3 January 1998	Coventry	1-3	Home	Redknapp (7)

League Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Score	Venue	Scorers
3	15 October 1997	West Brom	2-0	Away	Berger (52), Fowler (89)
4	18 November 1997	Grimsby	3-0	Home	Owen (27, pen 45, 57)
5	7 January 1998	Newcastle	2-0	Away	Owen (95), Fowler (103)
Semi-final (1st leg)	27 January 1998	Middlesbrough	2-1	Home	Redknapp (31), Fowler (82)
Semi-final (2nd leg)	18 February 1998	Middlesbrough	0-2	Away

UEFA Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Score	Venue	Scorers
1 (1st leg)	16 September 1997	Celtic	2-2	Away	Owen (6), McManaman (89)
1 (2nd leg)	30 September 1997	Celtic	0-0	Home
2 (1st leg)	21 October 1997	Strasbourg	0-3	Away
2 (2nd leg)	4 November 1997	Strasbourg	2-0	Home	Fowler (pen 63), Riedle (84)

Tables

League

Pos	Club	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
2	Man Utd	38	23	8	7	73	26	47	77
3	Liverpool	38	18	11	9	68	42	26	65
4	Chelsea	38	20	3	15	71	43	28	63

Player stats

No.	Pos.	Name	League		FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	David James	27	0	1	0	5	0	4	0	37	0
2	DF	Rob Jones	21	0	0	0	2	0	3	0	26	0
3	DF	Bjorn Kvarme	23	0	1	0	2	0	4	0	30	0
4	MF	Jason McAteer	21	2	1	0	3	0	1	0	26	2
5	DF	Mark Wright	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	7	0
6	DF	Phil Babb	19	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	22	0
7	MF	Steve McManaman	36	11	1	0	5	0	4	1	46	12
8	MF	Oyvind Leonhardsen	28	6	1	0	5	0	2	0	36	6
9	FW	Robbie Fowler	20	9	1	0	4	3	3	1	28	13
10	MF	John Barnes	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	MF	Jamie Redknapp	20	3	1	1	3	1	2	0	26	5
12	DF	Steve Harkness	25	0	1	0	4	0	1	0	31	0
13	FW	Karl-Heinz Riedle	25	6	1	0	5	0	3	1	34	7
14	DF	Neil Ruddock	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	4	0
15	MF	Patrik Berger	22	3	1	0	3	1	2	0	28	4
16	MF	Michael Thomas	11	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	13	1
17	MF	Paul Ince	31	8	1	0	4	0	4	0	40	8
18	FW	Michael Owen	36	18	0	0	4	4	4	1	44	23
19	MF	Mark Kennedy	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
20	DF	Stig Inge Bjornebye	25	0	0	0	3	0	4	0	32	0
21	DF	Dominic Matteo	26	0	1	0	4	0	2	0	33	0
23	DF	Jamie Carragher	20	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	23	0
24	MF	Danny Murphy	16	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	17	0
25	MF	David Thompson	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	1
29	GK	Brad Friedel	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	0

Transfers

In

Player	From	Fee	Date
Oyvind Leonhardsen	Wimbledon	£3,500,000	2 June 1997
Paul Ince	Inter Milan	£4,200,000	10 July .1997
Danny Murphy	Crewe	£1,500,000	15 July 1997
Karl-Heinz Riedle	Borussia Dortmund	£1,800,000	30 July 1997
Jorgen Nielsen	Hvidovre	£400,000	1 August 1997
Haukur Gudnason	Keflavik	£150,000	1 December 1997
Brad Friedel	Columbus Crew	£1,000,000	19 December 1997

Out

Player	To	Fee	Date
Michael Stensgaard	Copenhagen	Free	1 June 1997
John Barnes	Newcastle	Free	11 August 1997
Mark Kennedy	Wimbledon	£1,750,000	26 March 1998