F.A. Carling Premiership 1997/1998
Historical league standings at 26th December 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 | Manchester United | 20 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 47 | 13 | 46 | 34 |
| 2 | Blackburn Rovers | 20 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 36 | 19 | 40 | 17 |
| 3 | Chelsea | 20 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 29 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 46 | 20 | 39 | 26 |
| 4 | Liverpool | 19 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 34 | 18 | 34 | 16 |
| 5 | Leeds United | 20 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 29 | 22 | 34 | 7 |
| 6 | Arsenal | 19 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 34 | 22 | 33 | 12 |
| 7 | Derby County | 20 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 34 | 27 | 32 | 7 |
| 8 | West Ham United | 20 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 25 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 26 | 31 | 28 | -5 |
| 9 | Leicester City | 20 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 20 | 27 | 4 |
| 10 | Newcastle United | 19 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 23 | 26 | -3 |
| 11 | Aston Villa | 20 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 24 | 26 | 25 | -2 |
| 12 | Wimbledon | 19 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 22 | 24 | -2 |
| 13 | Crystal Palace | 20 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 22 | -8 |
| 14 | Sheffield Wednesday | 20 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 26 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 31 | 43 | 22 | -12 |
| 15 | Southampton | 20 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 24 | 30 | 21 | -6 |
| 16 | Bolton Wanderers | 20 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 17 | 30 | 21 | -13 |
| 17 | Coventry City | 20 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 26 | 20 | -9 |
| 18 | Tottenham Hotspur | 20 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 36 | 19 | -18 |
| 19 | Everton | 20 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 29 | 17 | -12 |
| 20 | Barnsley | 20 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 31 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 18 | 51 | 15 | -33 |
