1997-98 Liverpool FC Statistics
Premier League (EPL)
England, Level I
Team Record: 18-9-11 - 65 points
Finishing 3rd in the EPL
Location: Liverpool, England
1997-98 Liverpool FC RosterEngland, Level I
Team Record: 18-9-11 - 65 points
Finishing 3rd in the EPL
Location: Liverpool, England
Liverpool FC of the Premier League ended the 1997-98 season with a record of 18 wins, 11 draws and 9 losses for 65 points finishing third in the EPL.
Liverpool netted 68 goals and allowed 42. Michael Owen scored 18 goals for the squad, while Karl-Heinz Riedle, Øyvind Leonhardsen, Steve McManaman, Paul Ince and Robbie Fowler each contributed five or more also. Michael Owen accounted for 10 assists. David James topped the team with 13 wins and a team-best 0.96 goals against average, best among 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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Owen | F | 36 | 34 | 3003 | 18 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 39.1 | |
| Steve McManaman | M | 36 | 36 | 3191 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 39.3 | |
| Paul Ince | 31 | 31 | 2784 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 57.1 | ||
| Robbie Fowler | F | 20 | 19 | 1690 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 40.9 | |
| Øyvind Leonhardsen | 28 | 27 | 2354 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 37.5 | ||
| Karl-Heinz Riedle | F | 25 | 18 | 1541 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 33.3 | |
| Jamie Redknapp | 20 | 20 | 1777 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 23.1 | ||
| Patrik Berger | M | 22 | 6 | 769 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 27.3 | |
| Jason McAteer | 21 | 15 | 1381 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 22.2 | ||
| Stig Inge Bjørnebye | 25 | 24 | 2048 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.0 | ||
| David Thompson | 5 | 1 | 170 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 25.0 | ||
| Michael Thomas | 11 | 10 | 902 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14.3 | ||
| Dominic Matteo | 26 | 24 | 2241 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 | ||
| Jamie Carragher | D | 20 | 17 | 1499 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.0 | |
| Bjørn Kvarme | D | 23 | 22 | 1936 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.0 | |
| Steve Harkness | 25 | 24 | 2135 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 | ||
| Robert Jones | D | 21 | 20 | 1733 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.0 | |
| Mark Kennedy | M, D | 1 | 0 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Neil Ruddock | D | 2 | 2 | 112 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mark Wright | 6 | 6 | 540 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | ||
| Brad Friedel | G | 11 | 11 | 990 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Danny Murphy | M | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Phil Babb | 19 | 18 | 1626 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 | ||
| David James | G | 27 | 27 | 2430 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 475 | 418 | 36909 | 68 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 239 | 28.5 |
Goalkeepers:
| Player | GP | GS | Min | W | L | T | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David James | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brad Friedel | 11 | 11 | 990 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 1.43 | 60 | 44 | .733 |
| Totals | 38 | 38 | 3477:00 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 42 | 0.00 | 158 | 116 | .734 |
