1997-98 Chelsea FC Roster
Premier League (EPL)
England, Level I
Team Record: 20-15-3 - 63 points
Finishing 4th in the EPL
Location: Fulham, England
1997-98 Chelsea FC StatisticsEngland, Level I
Team Record: 20-15-3 - 63 points
Finishing 4th in the EPL
Location: Fulham, England
Chelsea FC of the Premier League ended the 1997-98 season with a record of 20 wins, 3 draws and 15 losses for 63 points finishing fourth in the EPL.
The team scored 71 goals and surrendered 43. Gianluca Vialli netted 11 goals for the squad, while Frank Leboeuf, Dan Petrescu, Gianfranco Zola and Mark Hughes each tallied five or more, too. Gianfranco Zola recorded 5 assists. Ed de Goey topped the team with 16 wins and a team-best 1 goals against average, best among regular keepers.
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| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Celestine Babayaro | D, M | August 29, 1978 | 5'8" | 146 | Kaduna, Nigeria |
| Laurent Charvet | D | May 8, 1973 | 5'11" | 172 | Beziers, France |
| Steve Clarke | D | August 29, 1963 | 5'10" | 172 | Saltcoats, Scotland |
| Nick Crittenden | November 11, 1978 | 5'8" | 148 | Bracknell, England | |
| Ed de Goey | G | December 20, 1966 | 6'6" | 214 | Gouda, Netherlands |
| Roberto Di Matteo | M | May 29, 1970 | 5'10" | 163 | Sciaffusa, Switzerland |
| Michael Duberry | D | October 14, 1975 | 6'1" | 181 | Enfield, England |
| Tore André Flo | June 15, 1973 | 6'5" | 187 | Stryn, Norway | |
| Danny Granville | January 19, 1975 | 6'0" | 168 | Islington, England | |
| Ruud Gullit | M | September 1, 1962 | 6'3" | 194 | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Steven Hampshire | F | October 17, 1979 | 5'10" | 150 | Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Jon Harley | M, D | September 26, 1979 | 5'10" | 143 | Maidstone, England |
| Kevin Hitchcock | G | October 5, 1962 | 6'1" | 185 | Canning Town, England |
| Mark Hughes | F | November 1, 1963 | 5'10" | 187 | Wrexham, Wales |
| Paul Hughes | April 19, 1976 | 6'0" | 176 | Hammersmith, England | |
| Dmitriy Kharin | G | August 16, 1968 | 6'2" | 176 | Moskva, Russia |
| Bernard Lambourde | May 11, 1971 | 6'2" | 170 | Pointe-A-Pitre, France | |
| Graeme Le Saux | October 17, 1968 | 5'10" | 165 | Jersey, England | |
| Frank Leboeuf | January 22, 1968 | 6'0" | 159 | Marseille, France | |
| David Lee | November 26, 1969 | 6'3" | 194 | Kingswood, England | |
| Jody Morris | M | December 22, 1978 | 5'5" | 141 | London, England |
| Andrew Myers | November 3, 1973 | 5'8" | 154 | London, England | |
| Eddie Newton | December 13, 1971 | 5'11" | 157 | Hammersmith, England | |
| Mark Nicholls | May 30, 1977 | 5'10" | 143 | Hillingdon, England | |
| Dan Petrescu | December 22, 1967 | 5'10" | 154 | București, Romania | |
| Gustavo Poyet | M | November 15, 1967 | 6'2" | 183 | Montevideo, Uruguay |
| Frank Sinclair | December 3, 1971 | 5'8" | 157 | Lambeth, England | |
| Gianluca Vialli | F | July 9, 1964 | 5'11" | 170 | Cremona, Italy |
| Dennis Wise | December 16, 1966 | 5'6" | 150 | Kensington, England | |
| Gianfranco Zola | F | July 5, 1966 | 5'6" | 148 | Oliena, Italy |
