Arsenal won the 1997-98 Premier League title and relegation race on 78 points, 1 point ahead of Manchester United. Bolton Wanderers, Barnsley and Crystal Palace finished in the relegation places.
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English Premier League standings, 1997-98
Team
W
D
L
GD
PTS
L10
Streak
Arsenal (ARS)
23
9
6
+35
78
8-0-2
L2
Manchester United (MUN)
23
8
7
+47
77
5-3-2
W3
Liverpool (LIV)
18
11
9
+26
65
5-3-2
L1
Chelsea (CHE)
20
3
15
+28
63
6-0-4
W1
Leeds United (LEE)
17
8
13
+11
59
5-2-3
D1
Blackburn Rovers (BLB)
16
10
12
+5
58
3-1-6
W1
Aston Villa (AVL)
17
6
15
+1
57
8-0-2
W2
West Ham United (WHU)
16
8
14
-1
56
4-3-3
W1
Derby County (DER)
16
7
15
+3
55
3-1-6
W2
Leicester City (LEI)
13
14
11
+10
53
3-4-3
L1
Coventry City (COV)
12
16
10
+2
52
2-7-1
D1
Southampton (SOU)
14
6
18
-5
48
3-2-5
D1
Newcastle United (NEW)
11
11
16
-9
44
2-3-5
L1
Tottenham Hotspur (TOT)
11
11
16
-12
44
3-5-2
D1
Wimbledon (WIM)
10
14
14
-12
44
1-6-3
D1
Sheffield Wednesday (SHW)
12
8
18
-15
44
3-1-6
L2
Everton (EVE)
9
13
16
-15
40
2-4-4
D1
Bolton Wanderers (BOL)
9
13
16
-20
40
5-1-4
L1
Barnsley (BAR)
10
5
23
-45
35
2-1-7
L3
Crystal Palace (CRY)
8
9
21
-34
33
3-1-6
W1
The dashed line on the chart is the relegation line: the pace of the best team in the drop zone.
Turning points
The lead changed hands 7 times.
Arsenal trailed by as many as 13 points on December 21, 1997.
Arsenal took first place for good on April 18, 1998.
Arsenal won 10 games in a row from March 11, 1998 to May 3, 1998, the longest run of the race.
Manchester United led by 11 points as late as March 6, 1998.
Arsenal went 6-0-0 from April 10, 1998 to May 3, 1998, turning a deficit of 7 points into a lead of 7 points.
The top two ended the day within three points of each other on 57 of the 105 days played.
Four teams held first place.
Arsenal spent 56 of the season's 275 charted days in first place.