F.A. Carling Premiership 1997/1998
Historical league standings at 18th October 1997
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| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GD |
| 1 | Arsenal | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 27 | 10 | 23 | 17 |
| 2 | Blackburn Rovers | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 22 | 12 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 22 | 10 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 14 | 19 | 11 |
| 5 | Leicester City | 11 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 18 | 5 |
| 6 | Leeds United | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 17 | 3 |
| 7 | Derby County | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 10 | 16 | 8 |
| 8 | West Ham United | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 16 | -2 |
| 9 | Liverpool | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 15 | 4 |
| 10 | Newcastle United | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 15 | -1 |
| 11 | Aston Villa | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 13 | -5 |
| 12 | Wimbledon | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 0 |
| 13 | Coventry City | 10 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 12 | -3 |
| 14 | Crystal Palace | 11 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 12 | -4 |
| 15 | Everton | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 11 | -3 |
| 16 | Tottenham Hotspur | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 10 | -5 |
| 17 | Sheffield Wednesday | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 23 | 9 | -9 |
| 18 | Bolton Wanderers | 10 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 8 | -7 |
| 19 | Southampton | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 7 | -10 |
| 20 | Barnsley | 10 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 28 | 6 | -21 |
