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Leeds United: Season 1997 - 1998: Premier League

Final League Position

  Home Away  
Pos P W D L F A W D L F A Pts
5 38 9 5 5 31 21 8 3 8 26 25 59

Take a look at what we thought of this season in the end of season poll.

Player of the Month

Month Winner Votes Runner-Up Votes 3rd Place Votes
May Lucas Radebe 5 Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink 5 Harry Kewell 4
April Jimmy Hasselbaink 34 Harry Kewell 15 Lucas Radebe 3
March Harry Kewell 24 Jimmy Hasselbaink 17 Robert Molenaar 9
February Jimmy Hasselbaink 17 Bruno Ribeiro 12 Harry Kewell 10
January Jimmy Hasselbaink 33 Harry Kewell 13 Lucas Radebe 4
December David Wetherall 7 Bruno Ribeiro 6 Lucas Radebe 6
November Harry Kewell 18 Lucas Radebe 10 Jimmy Hasselbaink 10
October Lucas Radebe 17 Harry Kewell 16 Rod Wallace 11
September Lucas Radebe 14 Rod Wallace 10 David Wetherall 4
August Lucas Radebe 11 Bruno Ribeiro 2 Jimmy Hasselbaink 1
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The Games

Key: Home Away Neutral

Date Opponents Result Crowd Points Position Scorers
09/08/1997 Arsenal (H) 1 - 1 37993 1 - Hasselbaink
13/08/1997 Sheffield Wednesday (A) 3 - 1 31520 4 5 Ribeiro, Rod Wallace, Rod Wallace
23/08/1997 Crystal Palace (H) 0 - 2 29076 4 9 -
26/08/1997 Liverpool (H) 0 - 2 39775 4 11 -
30/08/1997 Aston Villa (A) 0 - 1 39027 4 14 -
14/09/1997 Blackburn Rovers (A) 4 - 3 21956 7 9 Hopkin, Molenaar, Rod Wallace, Rod Wallace
17/09/1997 Bristol City (LCR2-1) (H) 3 - 1 8806 - - Ribeiro, Wetherall, Hasselbaink (pen)
20/09/1997 Leicester City (H) 0 - 1 29620 7 14 -
24/09/1997 Southampton (A) 2 - 0 15102 10 8 Molenaar, Rod Wallace
27/09/1997 Manchester United (H) 1 - 0 39952 13 6 Wetherall
30/09/1997 Bristol City (LCR2-2) (A) 1 - 2 10857 - - Hasselbaink
04/10/1997 Coventry City (A) 0 - 0 17770 14 7 -
15/10/1997 Stoke City (LCR3) (A) 3 - 1 16203 - - Kewell, Rod Wallace, Rod Wallace
18/10/1997 Newcastle United (H) 4 - 1 39834 17 6 OG, Kewell, Ribeiro, Wetherall
25/10/1997 Wimbledon (A) 0 - 1 15718 17 8 -
01/11/1997 Tottenham Hotspur (A) 1 - 0 26441 20 7 Rod Wallace
08/11/1997 Derby County (H) 4 - 3 33572 23 4 Bowyer, Kewell, Hasselbaink (pen), Rod Wallace
18/11/1997 Reading (LCR4) (H) 2 - 3 15069 - - Bowyer, Wetherall
23/11/1997 West Ham United (H) 3 - 1 30031 26 4 Haaland, Hasselbaink, Hasselbaink
29/11/1997 Barnsley (A) 3 - 2 18690 29 4 Lilley, Haaland, Rod Wallace
06/12/1997 Everton (H) 0 - 0 34869 30 5 -
13/12/1997 Chelsea (A) 0 - 0 34690 31 4 -
20/12/1997 Bolton Wanderers (H) 2 - 0 31163 34 4 Ribeiro, Hasselbaink
26/12/1997 Liverpool (A) 1 - 3 43854 34 5 Haaland
28/12/1997 Aston Villa (H) 1 - 1 36287 35 5 Hasselbaink
03/01/1998 Oxford United (FACR3) (H) 4 - 0 20568 - - Kewell, Kewell, Radebe, Hasselbaink (pen)
10/01/1998 Arsenal (A) 1 - 2 38018 35 6 Hasselbaink
17/01/1998 Sheffield Wednesday (H) 1 - 2 33166 35 7 OG
24/01/1998 Grimsby Town (FACR4) (H) 2 - 0 29598 - - Molenaar, Hasselbaink
31/01/1998 Crystal Palace (A) 2 - 0 25248 38 7 Hasselbaink, Rod Wallace
07/02/1998 Leicester City (A) 0 - 1 21244 38 7 -
14/02/1998 Birmingham City (FACR5) (H) 3 - 2 35463 - - Hasselbaink, Hasselbaink, Rod Wallace
22/02/1998 Newcastle United (A) 1 - 1 36511 39 8 Rod Wallace
28/02/1998 Southampton (H) 0 - 1 28791 39 8 -
04/03/1998 Tottenham Hotspur (H) 1 - 0 31394 42 7 Kewell
07/03/1998 Wolverhampton Wanderers (FACR6) (H) 0 - 1 39902 - - -
11/03/1998 Blackburn Rovers (H) 4 - 0 32933 45 7 Bowyer, Haaland, Haaland, Hasselbaink
15/03/1998 Derby County (A) 5 - 0 30217 48 5 OG, Halle, Bowyer, Kewell, Hasselbaink
30/03/1998 West Ham United (A) 0 - 3 24107 48 5 -
04/04/1998 Barnsley (H) 2 - 1 37749 51 4 OG, Hasselbaink
08/04/1998 Chelsea (H) 3 - 1 37276 54 4 Wetherall, Hasselbaink, Hasselbaink
11/04/1998 Everton (A) 0 - 2 37099 54 5 -
18/04/1998 Bolton Wanderers (A) 3 - 2 25000 57 5 Halle, Haaland, Hasselbaink
25/04/1998 Coventry City (H) 3 - 3 36522 58 5 Kewell, Hasselbaink, Hasselbaink
04/05/1998 Manchester United (A) 0 - 3 55167 58 5 -
10/05/1998 Wimbledon (H) 1 - 1 38172 59 5 Haaland

The Players

  League FA Cup League Cup Europe Other
Name Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Mark Beeney 1   0(1)   0   0   0  
Lee Bowyer 21(4) 3 3   2(1) 1 0   0  
Alf-Inge Haaland 26(6) 7 2   3   0   0  
Gunnar Halle 31(2) 2 3   2(1)   0   0  
Ian Harte 12   1(2)   0   0   0  
Jimmy-Floyd Hasselbaink 30(3) 16 4 4 3 2 0   0  
Martin Hiden 11   1   0   0   0  
David Hopkin 22(3) 1 1   4   0   0  
Mark Jackson 0(1)   0   0   0   0  
Gary Kelly 34   3(1)   3   0   0  
Harry Kewell 26(3) 5 4 2 2 1 0   0  
Derek Lilley 0(13) 1 0(1)   0(3)   0   0  
Nigel Martyn 37   4   4   0   0  
Lee Matthews 0(3)   0   0   0   0  
Alan Maybury 9(3)   2   1   0   0  
Stephen McPhail 0(4)   0   0   0   0  
Robert Molenaar 18(4) 2 3 1 2(1)   0   0  
Lucas Radebe 26(1)   2 1 4   0   0  
Bruno Ribeiro 28(1) 3 3   2(1) 1 0   0  
David Robertson 24(2)   1   4   0   0  
Rod Wallace 29(2) 10 4 1 4 2 0   0  
David Wetherall 33(1) 3 3   4 2 0   0  

Debuts

Date Player Opposition
09/08/97 David Robertson Arsenal
09/08/97 Bruno Ribeiro Arsenal
09/08/97 Jimmy-Floyd Hasselbaink Arsenal
09/08/97 David Hopkin Arsenal
09/08/97 Alf-Inge Haaland Arsenal
31/01/98 Lee Matthews Crystal Palace
07/02/98 Stephen McPhail Leicester City
28/02/98 Martin Hiden Southampton

First Goal for Leeds

Date Player Opposition
09/08/97 Jimmy-Floyd Hasselbaink Arsenal
13/08/97 Bruno Ribeiro Sheffield Wednesday
14/09/97 David Hopkin Blackburn Rovers
15/10/97 Harry Kewell Stoke City
23/11/97 Alf-Inge Haaland West Ham United
29/11/97 Derek Lilley Barnsley
03/01/98 Lucas Radebe Oxford United
15/03/98 Gunnar Halle Derby County

Transfers In/Youth Team

Player From Price
Jonathan Woodgate  
Paul Robinson  
Tommy Knarvik  
Kevin Dixon  
Tony Hackworth  
Paul Donnelly  
Damien Lynch  
Gareth Evans  
Kevin Evans  
Warren Feeney  
Alf-Inge Haaland Nottingham Forest £1600000
Bruno Ribeiro Vitória Setúbal £500000
Jimmy-Floyd Hasselbaink Boavista £2000000
David Hopkin Crystal Palace £3250000
David Robertson Glasgow Rangers £500000
Matthew Jones  
Martin Hiden Rapid Vienna £1300000
Alan Smith  

Transfers Out/Retirements

Player To Price
Tony Dorigo Torino Free
Paul Evans Free
Tony Yeboah £904000
Mark Ford Burnley £250000
Andy Couzens Carlisle United £100000
Brian Deane Sheffield United £1500000
John Pemberton Crewe Alexandra Free
Ian Rush Newcastle United Free
Carlton Palmer Southampton £1000000
Pierre Laurent Bastia £500000

Loans Out

Player To  
Andy Gray Bury  
Richard Jobson Southend United  
Jason Blunt Raith Rovers  
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