English Leagues 1997-1998 Season Domestic Stats [Front] [Index] [Team Stats] [International] Average Goals Against Table England: PR | D1 | D2 | D3 | ALL [to 25-May-98 inclusive] Team Pld W D L F A GD GFA GAA   PpG Pts 1 Manchester United (2-PR) 38 23 8 7 73 26 47 1.92 0.68 2.02 77 2 Birmingham City (7-D1) 46 19 17 10 60 35 25 1.30 0.76 1.60 74 3 Grimsby Town (3-D2) 46 19 15 12 55 37 18 1.19 0.80 1.56 72 4 Northampton Town (4-D2) 46 18 17 11 52 37 15 1.13 0.80 1.54 71 5 Bristol City (2-D2) 46 25 10 11 69 39 30 1.50 0.84 1.84 85 6 Arsenal (1-PR) 38 23 9 6 68 33 35 1.78 0.86 2.05 78 7 Middlesbrough (2-D1) 46 27 10 9 77 41 36 1.67 0.89 1.97 91 8 Watford (1-D2) 46 24 16 6 67 41 26 1.45 0.89 1.91 88 9 Nottingham Forest (1-D1) 46 28 10 8 82 42 40 1.78 0.91 2.04 94 10 Notts County (1-D3) 46 29 12 5 82 43 39 1.78 0.93 2.15 99 11 Ipswich Town (5-D1) 46 23 14 9 77 43 34 1.67 0.93 1.80 83 12 Fulham (6-D2) 46 20 10 16 60 43 17 1.30 0.93 1.52 70 13 Macclesfield Town (2-D3) 46 23 13 10 63 44 19 1.36 0.95 1.78 82 14 Chesterfield (10-D2) 46 16 17 13 46 44 2 1.00 0.95 1.41 65 15 Gillingham (8-D2) 46 19 13 14 52 47 5 1.13 1.02 1.52 70 16 Leyton Orient (11-D3) 46 19 12 15 62 47 15 1.34 1.02 1.43 66 17 Charlton Athletic (4-D1) 46 26 10 10 80 49 31 1.73 1.06 1.91 88 18 Leicester City (10-PR) 38 13 14 11 51 41 10 1.34 1.07 1.39 53 19 Sunderland (3-D1) 46 26 12 8 86 50 36 1.86 1.08 1.95 90 20 Liverpool (3-PR) 38 18 11 9 68 42 26 1.78 1.10 1.71 65 21 Lincoln City (3-D3) 46 20 15 11 60 51 9 1.30 1.10 1.63 75 22 Barnet (7-D3) 46 19 13 14 61 51 10 1.32 1.10 1.52 70 23 Wrexham (7-D2) 46 18 16 12 55 51 4 1.19 1.10 1.52 70 24 Peterborough United (10-D3) 46 18 13 15 63 51 12 1.36 1.10 1.45 67 25 Scunthorpe United (8-D3) 46 19 12 15 56 52 4 1.21 1.13 1.50 69 26 AFC Bournemouth (9-D2) 46 18 12 16 57 52 5 1.23 1.13 1.43 66 27 Walsall (19-D2) 46 14 12 20 43 52 -9 0.93 1.13 1.17 54 28 Cardiff City (21-D3) 46 9 23 14 48 52 -4 1.04 1.13 1.08 50 29 Chelsea (4-PR) 38 20 3 15 71 43 28 1.86 1.13 1.65 63 30 Wolverhampton Wndrs (9-D1) 46 18 11 17 57 53 4 1.23 1.15 1.41 65 31 Wycombe Wanderers (14-D2) 46 14 18 14 51 53 -2 1.10 1.15 1.30 60 32 Hartlepool United (17-D3) 46 12 23 11 61 53 8 1.32 1.15 1.28 59 33 Coventry City (11-PR) 38 12 16 10 46 44 2 1.21 1.15 1.36 52 34 Newcastle United (13-PR) 38 11 11 16 35 44 -9 0.92 1.15 1.15 44 35 Sheffield United (6-D1) 46 19 17 10 69 54 15 1.50 1.17 1.60 74 36 Oldham Athletic (13-D2) 46 15 16 15 62 54 8 1.34 1.17 1.32 61 37 Millwall (18-D2) 46 14 13 19 43 54 -11 0.93 1.17 1.19 55 38 Mansfield Town (12-D3) 46 16 17 13 64 55 9 1.39 1.19 1.41 65 39 Rochdale (18-D3) 46 17 7 22 56 55 1 1.21 1.19 1.26 58 40 Leeds United (5-PR) 38 17 8 13 57 46 11 1.50 1.21 1.55 59 41 Wimbledon (15-PR) 38 10 14 14 34 46 -12 0.89 1.21 1.15 44 42 West Bromwich Albion (10-D1) 46 16 13 17 50 56 -6 1.08 1.21 1.32 61 43 Preston North End (15-D2) 46 15 14 17 56 56 0 1.21 1.21 1.28 59 44 Cambridge United (16-D3) 46 14 18 14 63 57 6 1.36 1.23 1.30 60 45 Tranmere Rovers (14-D1) 46 14 14 18 54 57 -3 1.17 1.23 1.21 56 46 Manchester City (22-D1) 46 12 12 22 56 57 -1 1.21 1.23 1.04 48 47 Scarborough (6-D3) 46 19 15 12 67 58 9 1.45 1.26 1.56 72 48 York City (16-D2) 46 14 17 15 52 58 -6 1.13 1.26 1.28 59 49 Bury (17-D1) 46 11 19 16 42 58 -16 0.91 1.26 1.13 52 50 Aston Villa (7-PR) 38 17 6 15 49 48 1 1.28 1.26 1.50 57 51 Torquay United (5-D3) 46 21 11 14 68 59 9 1.47 1.28 1.60 74 52 Bradford City (13-D1) 46 14 15 17 46 59 -13 1.00 1.28 1.23 57 53 Derby County (9-PR) 38 16 7 15 52 49 3 1.36 1.28 1.44 55 54 Colchester United (4-D3) 46 21 11 14 72 60 12 1.56 1.30 1.60 74 55 Rotherham United (9-D3) 46 16 19 11 67 61 6 1.45 1.32 1.45 67 56 Chester City (14-D3) 46 17 10 19 60 61 -1 1.30 1.32 1.32 61 57 Shrewsbury Town (13-D3) 46 16 13 17 61 62 -1 1.32 1.34 1.32 61 58 Swansea City (20-D3) 46 13 11 22 49 62 -13 1.06 1.34 1.08 50 59 Blackburn Rovers (6-PR) 38 16 10 12 57 52 5 1.50 1.36 1.52 58 60 Exeter City (15-D3) 46 15 15 16 68 63 5 1.47 1.36 1.30 60 61 Portsmouth (20-D1) 46 13 10 23 51 63 -12 1.10 1.36 1.06 49 62 Queens Park Rangers (21-D1) 46 10 19 17 51 63 -12 1.10 1.36 1.06 49 63 Bristol Rovers (5-D2) 46 20 10 16 70 64 6 1.52 1.39 1.52 70 64 Oxford United (12-D1) 46 16 10 20 60 64 -4 1.30 1.39 1.26 58 65 Luton Town (17-D2) 46 14 15 17 60 64 -4 1.30 1.39 1.23 57 66 Crewe Alexandra (11-D1) 46 18 5 23 58 65 -7 1.26 1.41 1.28 59 67 Burnley (20-D2) 46 13 13 20 55 65 -10 1.19 1.41 1.13 52 68 Wigan Athletic (11-D2) 46 17 11 18 64 66 -2 1.39 1.43 1.34 62 69 Port Vale (19-D1) 46 13 10 23 56 66 -10 1.21 1.43 1.06 49 70 Brighton & Hove Albion (23-D3) 46 6 17 23 38 66 -28 0.82 1.43 0.76 35 71 Southampton (12-PR) 38 14 6 18 50 55 -5 1.31 1.44 1.26 48 72 Blackpool (12-D2) 46 17 11 18 59 67 -8 1.28 1.45 1.34 62 73 Tottenham Hotspur (14-PR) 38 11 11 16 44 56 -12 1.15 1.47 1.15 44 74 Everton (17-PR) 38 9 13 16 41 56 -15 1.07 1.47 1.05 40 75 West Ham United (8-PR) 38 16 8 14 56 57 -1 1.47 1.50 1.47 56 76 Stockport County (8-D1) 46 19 8 19 71 69 2 1.54 1.50 1.41 65 77 Norwich City (15-D1) 46 14 13 19 52 69 -17 1.13 1.50 1.19 55 78 Plymouth Argyle (22-D2) 46 12 13 21 55 70 -15 1.19 1.52 1.06 49 79 Brentford (21-D2) 46 11 17 18 50 71 -21 1.08 1.54 1.08 50 80 Darlington (19-D3) 46 14 12 20 56 72 -16 1.21 1.56 1.17 54 81 Huddersfield Town (16-D1) 46 14 11 21 50 72 -22 1.08 1.56 1.15 53 82 Swindon Town (18-D1) 46 14 10 22 42 73 -31 0.91 1.58 1.13 52 83 Carlisle United (23-D2) 46 12 8 26 57 73 -16 1.23 1.58 0.95 44 84 Bolton Wanderers (18-PR) 38 9 13 16 41 61 -20 1.07 1.60 1.05 40 85 Stoke City (23-D1) 46 11 13 22 44 74 -30 0.95 1.60 1.00 46 86 Reading (24-D1) 46 11 9 26 39 78 -39 0.84 1.69 0.91 42 87 Southend United (24-D2) 46 11 10 25 47 79 -32 1.02 1.71 0.93 43 88 Sheffield Wednesday (16-PR) 38 12 8 18 52 67 -15 1.36 1.76 1.15 44 89 Hull City (22-D3) 46 11 8 27 56 83 -27 1.21 1.80 0.89 41 90 Crystal Palace (20-PR) 38 8 9 21 37 71 -34 0.97 1.86 0.86 33 91 Barnsley (19-PR) 38 10 5 23 37 82 -45 0.97 2.15 0.92 35 92 Doncaster Rovers (24-D3) 46 4 8 34 30 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