Liverpool 1997/98 squad
Liverpool finished 3rd in 1997/98 with 65 points, 13 points behind champions Arsenal. They won 18, drew 11 and lost 9, scoring 68 and conceding 42. That was one place higher than in 1996/97, when they finished 4th. Michael Owen was their top scorer with 18 league goals, 26% of the team's 68. 21 players made a league appearance; nobody played every game, and Steve McManaman and Michael Owen made the most with 36.
- League finish
- 3rd of 20
- Points
- 65
- Record
- Won 18, drew 11, lost 9
- Goals
- 68 scored, 42 conceded
From the 1997/98 Premier League final table.
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Michael Owen (forward, £9.0m) scored 18 and set up 10: 3.11 goals plus assists per £1m, the most of any Liverpool player with at least half a season of league minutes.
The club's most expensive player in the game was Steve McManaman at £10.5m, with 11 goals and 9 assists in 36 appearances.
Liverpool 1997/98 squad
Every player who made a Premier League appearance for Liverpool in 1997/98, with their price in our game.
| Player | Price | Apps | Goals | Assists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David James Goalkeeper | £5.5m | 27 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Friedel Goalkeeper | £4.5m | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| Dominic Matteo Defender | £4.5m | 26 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Harkness Defender | £5.0m | 25 | 0 | 2 |
| Stig Inge Bjørnebye Defender | £5.5m | 25 | 0 | 6 |
| Bjørn Tore Kvarme Defender | £4.5m | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| Rob Jones Defender | £4.5m | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamie Carragher Defender | – | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Babb Defender | £4.5m | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Wright Defender | – | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve McManaman Midfielder | £10.5m | 36 | 11 | 9 |
| Paul Ince Midfielder | £8.0m | 31 | 8 | 6 |
| Øyvind Leonhardsen Midfielder | £7.5m | 28 | 6 | 3 |
| Patrik Berger Midfielder | – | 22 | 3 | 1 |
| Jason McAteer Midfielder | £6.0m | 21 | 2 | 2 |
| Jamie Redknapp Midfielder | £6.0m | 20 | 3 | 2 |
| Danny Murphy Midfielder | – | 16 | 0 | 1 |
| Michael Thomas Midfielder | £5.5m | 11 | 1 | 1 |
| Michael Owen Forward | £9.0m | 36 | 18 | 10 |
| Karl-Heinz Riedle Forward | £6.0m | 25 | 6 | 0 |
| Robbie Fowler Forward | £6.5m | 20 | 9 | 2 |
League appearances, goals and assists only. A dash means the player is not in the game’s draftable pool, usually for playing too few minutes. Players who moved clubs mid-season are listed under the club they played most for.