
1997-98 Arsenal FC Statistics
England, Level I
Team Record: 23-6-9 - 78 points
Finishing 1st in the EPL
Location: Kent, England
Arsenal FC of the Premier League ended the 1997-98 season with a record of 23 wins, 9 draws and 6 losses for 78 points finishing first in the EPL.
The team netted 68 goals and surrendered 33. Dennis Bergkamp scored 16 goals for the squad, while Nicolas Anelka, Ray Parlour, Marc Overmars and Ian Wright each contributed five or more also. Dennis Bergkamp recorded 11 assists. David Seaman topped the team with 18 wins and a team-best 0.94 goals against average, best among keepers with significant playing time.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | Min | G | A | FC | FS | Y | R | Shts | S% | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Bergkamp | F, M | 28 | 28 | 2447 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 39.0 | |
| Marc Overmars | 32 | 32 | 2668 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 48.0 | ||
| Ian Wright | F | 24 | 22 | 1893 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 40.0 | |
| Nicolas Anelka | F | 26 | 16 | 1490 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 31.6 | |
| Ray Parlour | 34 | 34 | 2737 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 35.7 | ||
| Emmanuel Petit | 32 | 32 | 2721 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 12.5 | ||
| David Platt | M | 31 | 11 | 1460 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 18.8 | |
| Patrick Vieira | M | 33 | 31 | 2720 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 10.5 | |
| Christopher Wreh | F | 16 | 7 | 702 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 27.3 | |
| Tony Adams | D | 26 | 26 | 2340 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 33.3 | |
| Nigel Winterburn | D | 36 | 35 | 3099 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 11.1 | |
| Stephen Hughes | 16 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Gilles Grimandi | 22 | 16 | 1581 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 | ||
| Steve Bould | D | 24 | 21 | 1973 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.0 | |
| Rémi Garde | M | 10 | 6 | 544 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | |
| Martin Keown | 18 | 18 | 1545 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | ||
| Lee Dixon | 28 | 26 | 2260 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0.0 | ||
| Gavin McGowan | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Isaiah Rankin | F | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Paolo Vernazza | 1 | 1 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Scott Marshall | D | 3 | 1 | 146 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Alberto Méndez | M | 3 | 1 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Matthew Upson | D | 5 | 5 | 434 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Alexander Manninger | G | 7 | 7 | 630 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Boa Morte | M | 15 | 4 | 430 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 | |
| David Seaman | G | 31 | 31 | 2790 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 503 | 418 | 36798 | 66 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 1 | 0 | 242 | 27.3 |
Goalkeepers:
| Player | GP | GS | Min | W | L | T | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Manninger | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| David Seaman | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 38 | 38 | 3477:00 | 23 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 33 | 0.00 | 134 | 101 | .754 |
