Leeds United F.C. History
Leeds United F.C. History : Foreword
1919-29 - The Twenties
1930-39 - The Thirties
1939-46 - The War Years
1947-49 - Post War Depression
1949-57 - The Reign of King John
1957-63 - From Charles to Revie
1961-75 - The Revie Years
1975-82 - The Downward Spiral
1982-88 - The Dark Years
1988-96 - The Wilko Years
1996-04 - The Rollercoaster Ride
2004-17 - Down Among The Deadmen
100 Greatest LUFC Players Ever
Greatest Leeds United Games
Players' Profiles
Managers' Profiles
Leeds City F.C. History
Leeds City F.C. Player and Manager Profiles
Leeds United/City Statistics
Leeds United/City Captains
Leeds United/City Friendlies and Other Games
Leeds United/City Reserves and Other Teams

Leeds United 1997-98:

Comp.DateOpponentsScoreScorersTeamOpponents' ScorersCrowdHalf -Time Score

PPL 1/24

14-08-1997

Manchester United (h)

3-0 (W)

Brolin 2 (72', 81') Lilley (80')

Team

Unknown

0-0

PPL 2/24

20-08-1997

Tranmere Rovers (a)

3-2 (W)

Brolin 2 (39', 47') McPhail (64')

Team

Parkinson (36') Branch (49')

81

1-1

PPL 3/24

28-08-1997

Nottingham Forest (a)

2-3 (L)

Harte (30') Gray (73')

Team

Howe (2') Shepherd (4' og) Moore (65')

Unknown

1-2

PPL 4/24

03-09-1997

Preston North End (h)

5-0 (W)

Laurent 3 (43', 52', 80') Boyle (54') Gray (76')

Team

Unknown

1-0

PPL 5/24

08-09-1997

Stoke City (a)

4-0 (W)

Boyle (47') Lilley 2 (55', 90') Jackson, Mark (80')

Team

Unknown

0-0

PPL 6/24

01-10-1997

Birmingham City (a)

0-0 (D)

Team

Unknown

0-0

PPL 7/24

08-10-1997

Sheffield Wednesday (h)

1-0 (W)

Brolin (90')

Team

Unknown

0-0

PPL 8/24

11-10-1997

Liverpool (a)

1-1 (D)

Lilley (81')

Team

Leonhardsen (50')

Unknown

0-0

PLC 1/3

22-10-1997

Sheffield United (h)

2-2 (D)

Boyle (25') Lilley (76')

Team

Dallas (55') Walker (64')

Unknown

1-0

PPL 9/24

29-10-1997

Aston Villa (h)

3-2 (W)

Lilley 2 (58', 78') Hasselbaink (68')

Team

Davies (73' pen) Walker (77')

Unknown

0-0

PPL 10/24

11-11-1997

Everton (a)

1-0 (W)

Hasselbaink (81')

Team

5000+

0-0

PPL 11/24

19-11-1997

Derby County (h)

3-1 (W)

Harte (8') Gray (32') Lilley (50')

Team

Kozluk (20')

Unknown

2-1

PPL 12/24

26-11-1997

Blackburn Rovers (a)

0-3 (L)

Team

Johnson (2') Thomas (8') Beattie (90')

Unknown

0-2

PPL 13/24

11-12-1997

Tranmere Rovers (h)

3-1 (W)

Matthews (3') Lilley 2 (15', 24')

Team

Branch (74')

74

3-0

PPL 14/24

30-12-1997

Manchester United (a)

1-1 (D)

Wright (57')

Team

McClair (69')

Unknown

0-0

PLC 2/3

14-01-1998

Scunthorpe United (a)

2-2 (D)

Foster (52') Boyle (80')

Team

George (12') Marshall (75')

Unknown

0-1

PPL 15/24

19-01-1998

Preston North End (a)

2-0 (W)

Lilley (43') Matthews (85')

Team

Unknown

1-0

PLC 3/3

28-01-1998

Huddersfield Town (a)

2-0 (W)

Matthews (7') Shepherd (57')

Team

Unknown

1-0

PPL 16/24

02-02-1998

Nottingham Forest (h)

0-2 (L)

Team

Hjelde (2) (38', ?')

Unknown

0-1

PPL 17/24

18-03-1998

Birmingham City (h)

3-4 (L)

Boyle (7') McPhail (45+1') Woodgate (52')

Team

Forinton (8') Forster 2 (15', 84') Robinson (16')

2,634

2-3

PPL 18/24

09-04-1998

Derby County (a)

3-2 (W)

Hopkins (35') Matthews (51') Woodgate (68')

Team

Riggott (50') Thornhill (73')

Unknown

1-0

PPL 19/24

16-04-1998

Stoke City (h)

3-1 (W)

Gray (37' pen) Foster (41') Knarvik (?')

Team

Macari, Michael (71')

Unknown

2-0

PPL 20/24

21-04-1998

Sheffield Wednesday (a)

3-2 (W)

Wallace, Rod 2 (8', 78') Lilley (21')

Team

Batty (34') Hibbins (90')

Unknown

2-1

PPL 21/24

27-04-1998

Aston Villa (a)

0-1 (L)

Team

Byfield (8')

Unknown

0-1

PPL 22/24

29-04-1998

Liverpool (h)

0-1 (L)

Team

Newby (24')

Unknown

0-1

PPL 23/24

05-05-1998

Everton (h)

1-0 (W)

Woodgate (8')

Team

Unknown

1-0

PPL 24/24

07-05-1998

Blackburn Rovers (h)

5-0 (W)

Hopkin 2 (8', 14') Lilley 2 (32', 89') Gray (44' pen)

Team

4,000

4-0

Pontins Premier League 1997-98: Position 1st

Pos.TeamPlayedWonDrawnLostGoals ForGoals AgainstPoints

1

Leeds United

24

15

3

6

50

27

48

2

Manchester United

24

14

4

6

55

29

46

3

Blackburn Rovers

24

11

7

6

41

33

40

4

Aston Villa

24

10

7

7

34

24

37

5

Birmingham City

24

9

7

8

33

29

34

6

Stoke City

24

10

4

10

35

41

34

7

Derby County

24

10

3

11

34

36

33

8

Everton

24

9

6

9

30

32

33

9

Preston North End

24

10

3

11

32

47

33

10

Liverpool

24

8

5

11

32

43

29

11

Nottingham Forest

24

7

5

12

37

48

26

12

Tranmere Rovers

24

4

9

11

38

48

21

13

Sheffield Wednesday

24

4

7

13

26

40

19