1997-98 Manchester United Statistics
Premier League (EPL)
England, Level I
Team Record: 23-7-8 - 77 points
Finishing 2nd in the EPL
Location: Manchester, England
1997-98 Manchester United RosterEngland, Level I
Team Record: 23-7-8 - 77 points
Finishing 2nd in the EPL
Location: Manchester, England
Manchester United of the Premier League ended the 1997-98 season with a record of 23 wins, 8 draws and 7 losses for 77 points finishing second in the EPL.
The team scored 73 goals, best in the league. The team yielded 26 goals, fewest in the league. Andy Cole netted 16 goals for the team, while Ole Gunnar Solskjær, Teddy Sheringham, Paul Scholes, Ryan Giggs and David Beckham each contributed five or more, too. David Beckham accounted for 13 assists. Peter Schmeichel topped the squad with 19 wins and a team-best 0.62 goals against average, pacing goalkeepers with enough qualifying appearances.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | Min | G | A | FC | FS | Y | R | Shts | S% | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Cole | F | 33 | 31 | 2751 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 32.7 | |
| David Beckham | M | 37 | 34 | 3086 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 28.1 | |
| Teddy Sheringham | F | 31 | 28 | 2516 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 42.9 | |
| Ryan Giggs | M | 29 | 28 | 2422 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 25.8 | |
| Paul Scholes | M | 31 | 28 | 2435 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 50.0 | |
| Ole Gunnar Solskjær | F, M | 22 | 15 | 1407 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 46.2 | |
| Nicky Butt | M | 33 | 31 | 2710 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 20.0 | |
| Denis Irwin | 25 | 23 | 2022 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 50.0 | ||
| Ronny Johnsen | 22 | 18 | 1498 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 33.3 | ||
| Roy Keane | 9 | 9 | 810 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 40.0 | ||
| Karel Poborský | M, F | 10 | 3 | 377 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 33.3 | |
| Henning Berg | 27 | 23 | 2233 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33.3 | ||
| Phil Neville | D, M | 30 | 24 | 2204 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 16.7 | |
| Gary Neville | D | 34 | 34 | 2987 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 | |
| Ben Thornley | 5 | 0 | 98 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Gary Pallister | 33 | 33 | 2731 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 | ||
| Danny Higginbotham | D, M | 1 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Phil Mulryne | 1 | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Erik Nevland | F | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ronnie Wallwork | 1 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Kevin Pilkington | G | 2 | 2 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Wes Brown | D | 2 | 1 | 121 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Michael Clegg | 3 | 1 | 121 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Raimond van der Gouw | G | 5 | 4 | 433 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jordi Cruyff | 5 | 3 | 225 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | ||
| John Curtis | D, M | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| David May | 9 | 7 | 659 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Brian McClair | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Peter Schmeichel | G | 32 | 32 | 2807 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 492 | 418 | 36988 | 69 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 2 | 0 | 219 | 31.5 |
Goalkeepers:
| Player | GP | GS | Min | W | L | T | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raimond van der Gouw | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Peter Schmeichel | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Kevin Pilkington | 2 | 2 | 180 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1.48 | 12 | 9 | .750 |
| Totals | 39 | 38 | 3551:13 | 23 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 26 | 138 | 112 | .812 |
