F.A. Carling Premiership 1997/1998
Historical league standings at 13th 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 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 43 | 13 | 37 | 30 |
| 2 | Blackburn Rovers | 18 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 33 | 19 | 36 | 14 |
| 3 | Chelsea | 18 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 25 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 41 | 18 | 35 | 23 |
| 4 | Leeds United | 18 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 19 | 31 | 7 |
| 5 | Arsenal | 18 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 32 | 21 | 30 | 11 |
| 6 | Liverpool | 17 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 30 | 17 | 28 | 13 |
| 7 | Leicester City | 18 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 17 | 27 | 6 |
| 8 | Derby County | 16 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 30 | 24 | 26 | 6 |
| 9 | Newcastle United | 16 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 21 | 25 | -1 |
| 10 | West Ham United | 18 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 25 | 28 | 25 | -3 |
| 11 | Wimbledon | 18 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 21 | 23 | -2 |
| 12 | Aston Villa | 17 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 23 | 21 | -4 |
| 13 | Sheffield Wednesday | 18 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 26 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 30 | 39 | 21 | -9 |
| 14 | Coventry City | 18 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 17 | 24 | 20 | -7 |
| 15 | Crystal Palace | 18 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 20 | -8 |
| 16 | Southampton | 18 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 22 | 28 | 19 | -6 |
| 17 | Bolton Wanderers | 17 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 24 | 19 | -11 |
| 18 | Tottenham Hotspur | 18 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 32 | 16 | -18 |
| 19 | Everton | 18 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 27 | 14 | -11 |
| 20 | Barnsley | 18 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 17 | 47 | 14 | -30 |
