F.A. Carling Premiership 1997/1998
Historical league standings at 28th March 1998
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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 | 32 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 37 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 16 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 60 | 23 | 63 | 37 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 29 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 48 | 26 | 57 | 22 |
| 3 | Liverpool | 31 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 31 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 23 | 19 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 54 | 34 | 54 | 20 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 30 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 31 | 23 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 59 | 35 | 48 | 24 |
| 5 | Leeds United | 30 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 45 | 30 | 48 | 15 |
| 6 | Blackburn Rovers | 29 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 35 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 49 | 38 | 48 | 11 |
| 7 | Derby County | 30 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 27 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 44 | 40 | 45 | 4 |
| 8 | West Ham United | 29 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 28 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 41 | 38 | 44 | 3 |
| 9 | Coventry City | 30 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 22 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 36 | 35 | 43 | 1 |
| 10 | Southampton | 31 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 27 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 25 | 13 | 4 | 14 | 41 | 43 | 43 | -2 |
| 11 | Aston Villa | 32 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 21 | 12 | 6 | 14 | 38 | 42 | 42 | -4 |
| 12 | Leicester City | 30 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 21 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 35 | 32 | 40 | 3 |
| 13 | Sheffield Wednesday | 31 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 36 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 45 | 58 | 37 | -13 |
| 14 | Wimbledon | 29 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 30 | 34 | 35 | -4 |
| 15 | Newcastle United | 30 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 28 | 35 | 35 | -7 |
| 16 | Tottenham Hotspur | 31 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 29 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 32 | 48 | 34 | -16 |
| 17 | Everton | 31 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 22 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 24 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 35 | 46 | 33 | -11 |
| 18 | Barnsley | 30 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 29 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 40 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 31 | 69 | 31 | -38 |
| 19 | Bolton Wanderers | 30 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 32 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 29 | 47 | 30 | -18 |
| 20 | Crystal Palace | 31 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 29 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 25 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 27 | 54 | 26 | -27 |
