OzWhite's 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
2018-22 - The El Loco Era: Back Where We Belong
2022-24 - Marsch back to the Championship
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