1997–98 West Ham United F.c. Season During the 1997–98 English football season, West Ham United F.C.
Season summary
After last season's near miss with relegation, West Ham United looked more convincing than they had done for years during 1997–98.[citation needed John Hartson matured into one of the best strikers in the Premiership, with his partner Paul Kitson also providing a steady supply of goals. Young centre-back Rio Ferdinand remained loyal to his employers despite endless speculation of a move to a bigger club.
West Ham finished 8th in the final table, just one place short of UEFA Cup qualification. Holding on to Hartson and Ferdinand gave Harry Redknapp 's men an even more enhanced chance of achieving that goal next time round.
Final league table
Source:
Premier League Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
Overall Home Away Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD 38 16 8 14 56 57 −1 56 13 4 2 40 18 +22 3 4 12 16 39 −23
Match 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 Ground A H A A H A H A H A H A A A H H A H A H A H A H A A H H H H A H A H H A A H Result W W L D W L L L W L W L L L W W L W L W W W L D W D D D W W L D D W L L D W Position 2 3 7 5 3 6 6 10 7 9 8 11 13 15 12 10 10 10 10 8 8 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 8 6 7 10 9 8
Results
West Ham United's score comes first
Legend FA Premier League Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers 9 August 1997 Barnsley A 2–1 18,667 Hartson , Lampard 13 August 1997 Tottenham Hotspur H 2–1 25,354 Hartson, Berkovic 23 August 1997 Everton A 1–2 34,356 Watson (own goal) 27 August 1997 Coventry City A 1–1 18,289 Kitson 30 August 1997 Wimbledon H 3–1 24,516 Hartson, Rieper , Berkovic 13 September 1997 Manchester United A 1–2 55,068 Hartson 20 September 1997 Newcastle United H 0–1 25,884 24 September 1997 Arsenal A 0–4 38,012 27 September 1997 Liverpool H 2–1 25,908 Hartson, Berkovic 4 October 1997 Southampton A 0–3 15,212 18 October 1997 Bolton Wanderers H 3–0 24,864 Berkovic, Hartson (2) 27 October 1997 Leicester City A 1–2 20,201 Berkovic 9 November 1997 Chelsea A 1–2 34,382 Hartson (pen) 23 November 1997 Leeds United A 1–3 30,031 Lampard 29 November 1997 Aston Villa H 2–1 24,976 Hartson (2) 3 December 1997 Crystal Palace H 4–1 23,335 Hartson, Berkovic, Unsworth , Lomas 6 December 1997 Derby County A 0–2 29,300 13 December 1997 Sheffield Wednesday H 1–0 24,344 Kitson 20 December 1997 Blackburn Rovers A 0–3 21,653 26 December 1997 Coventry City H 1–0 24,532 Kitson 28 December 1997 Wimbledon A 2–1 22,087 Kimble (own goal), Kitson 10 January 1998 Barnsley H 6–0 23,714 Lampard, Abou (2), Moncur , Hartson, Lazaridis 17 January 1998 Tottenham Hotspur A 0–1 30,284 31 January 1998 Everton H 2–2 25,909 Sinclair (2) 7 February 1998 Newcastle United A 1–0 36,736 Lazaridis 21 February 1998 Bolton Wanderers A 1–1 25,000 Sinclair 2 March 1998 Arsenal H 0–0 25,717 11 March 1998 Manchester United H 1–1 25,892 Sinclair 14 March 1998 Chelsea H 2–1 25,829 Sinclair, Unsworth 30 March 1998 Leeds United H 3–0 24,107 Hartson, Abou, Pearce 4 April 1998 Aston Villa A 0–2 39,372 11 April 1998 Derby County H 0–0 25,155 13 April 1998 Sheffield Wednesday A 1–1 28,036 Berkovic 18 April 1998 Blackburn Rovers H 2–1 24,733 Hartson (2) 25 April 1998 Southampton H 2–4 25,878 Sinclair, Lomas 2 May 1998 Liverpool A 0–5 44,414 5 May 1998 Crystal Palace A 3–3 19,129 Lampard, Omoyinmi (2) 10 May 1998 Leicester City H 4–3 25,781 Lampard, Abou (2), Sinclair
FA Cup League Cup Squad
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Left club during season Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Reserve squad Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Transfers
In Date Pos Name From Fee 2 June 1997 MF Eyal Berkovic Maccabi Haifa £1,750,000 9 July 1997 DF David Terrier Metz Free transfer 21 July 1997 GK Craig Forrest Ipswich Town £500,000 15 August 1997 DF David Unsworth Everton Swap 18 September 1997 DF Ian Pearce Blackburn Rovers £2,300,000 26 September 1997 DF Andrew Impey QPR £1,200,000 28 October 1997 FW Samassi Abou Cannes £250,000 29 January 1998 MF Trevor Sinclair QPR £2,300,000 20 February 1998 GK Stephen Bywater Rochdale £300,000
Out Transfers in: Transfers out: Total spending: Statistics
Appearances and goals Starting 11 Considering starts in all competitions Considering a 4-3-1-2 formation GK: #22, Craig Forrest , 20 RB: #2, Tim Breacker , 24 CB: #15, Rio Ferdinand , 46 CB: #19, Ian Pearce , 39 LB: #6, David Unsworth , 41 CM: #18, Frank Lampard , 38 CM: #11, Steve Lomas , 42 CM: #17, Stan Lazaridis , 34 AM: #29, Eyal Berkovic , 45 CF: #10, John Hartson , 42 CF: #24, Samassi Abou , 16 Notes References This article uses material from the Wikipedia English article 1997–98 West Ham United F.C. season , which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 license ("CC BY-SA 3.0") ; additional terms may apply (view authors ). Content is available under CC BY-SA 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses. Wiki English (DUHOCTRUNGQUOC.VN) is an independent company and has no affiliation with Wiki Foundation.
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Craig Forrest, 20
Tim Breacker, 24
Steve Lomas, 42
Stan Lazaridis, 34
Eyal Berkovic, 45
John Hartson, 42
Samassi Abou, 16