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A collection of statistics for the 1997-98 season

Won
23
Drawn
13
Lost
12
Goals scored
82
Goals conceded
53
Goal difference
+29
Total games
48
Clean sheets (league)
13
Clean sheets (total)
18
Avg attendance (league)
40,628
Avg attendance (overall)
39,100
Avg goals/game (league)
2.21
Avg goals/game (overall)
2.08
Players used
24
Longest winning run
4
Longest unbeaten run
6
First goal advantage
W D L Games Win%
Scored first 19 5 2 26 73.1%
Conceded first 4 5 10 19 21.1%
Season player records
Youngest player
17y · 238d
Oldest player
34y · 50d
Youngest goalscorer
17y · 238d
Oldest goalscorer
32y · 221d
Most appearances
46
Most starts
46
Most minutes
4,123'
Most goals
23
Squad usage
Different starters
23
Different goalscorers
11
Avg starting XI age
25.8 yrs
Unchanged XI
11
occurrences
Longest same-XI run
5
consecutive games
Youngest starting XI
24y · 98d
Oldest starting XI
27y · 272d
Most-used starting XI
Used in 5 games
Match records
Biggest win 5–0 vs West Ham United 02 May 1998
Biggest defeat 0–3 vs Strasbourg 21 Oct 1997
Highest-scoring game 4–2 vs Chelsea 05 Oct 1997
Highest-scoring draw 3–3 vs Sheffield Wednesday 14 Feb 1998
Most common scoreline 1–1 (7 times)
Earliest goal scored
1'
Latest goal scored
103'
Goal minutes
Average goal minute: Scored 54' (league: 52')
Conceded 51'
Period Scored Conceded
1–15 min
6
11
16–30 min
13
4
31–45 min
13
4
46–60 min
15
7
61–75 min
14
15
76–90 min
19
12
91–120 min
2
0
Goals by competition
Competition Games Scored Conceded +/−
Premier League 38 68 42 +26
League Cup 5 9 3 +6
UEFA Cup 4 4 5 -1
FA Cup 1 1 3 -2
Total 48 82 53 +29
Player debuts
League position after each game
Goal results counted and grouped
Win Draw Loss