F.A. Carling Premiership 1997/1998
Historical league standings at 10th April 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 | 34 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 38 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 17 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 64 | 25 | 67 | 39 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 30 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 49 | 26 | 60 | 23 |
| 3 | Liverpool | 32 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 31 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 24 | 20 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 55 | 35 | 55 | 20 |
| 4 | Leeds United | 33 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 18 | 16 | 6 | 11 | 50 | 35 | 54 | 15 |
| 5 | Chelsea | 32 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 33 | 26 | 16 | 3 | 13 | 61 | 38 | 51 | 23 |
| 6 | Blackburn Rovers | 31 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 38 | 22 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 52 | 42 | 51 | 10 |
| 7 | West Ham United | 31 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 32 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 30 | 14 | 5 | 12 | 44 | 40 | 47 | 4 |
| 8 | Derby County | 31 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 27 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 44 | 41 | 45 | 3 |
| 9 | Aston Villa | 33 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 21 | 13 | 6 | 14 | 40 | 42 | 45 | -2 |
| 10 | Coventry City | 31 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 37 | 36 | 44 | 1 |
| 11 | Southampton | 32 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 27 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 26 | 13 | 4 | 15 | 41 | 44 | 43 | -3 |
| 12 | Leicester City | 31 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 36 | 33 | 41 | 3 |
| 13 | Sheffield Wednesday | 32 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 36 | 11 | 7 | 14 | 46 | 58 | 40 | -12 |
| 14 | Wimbledon | 31 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 30 | 34 | 37 | -4 |
| 15 | Newcastle United | 31 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 28 | 35 | 36 | -7 |
| 16 | Tottenham Hotspur | 32 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 29 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 33 | 49 | 35 | -16 |
| 17 | Everton | 32 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 22 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 25 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 36 | 47 | 34 | -11 |
| 18 | Bolton Wanderers | 32 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 32 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 29 | 48 | 31 | -19 |
| 19 | Barnsley | 32 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 29 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 44 | 9 | 4 | 19 | 33 | 73 | 31 | -40 |
| 20 | Crystal Palace | 31 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 29 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 25 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 27 | 54 | 26 | -27 |



