NEWTON HEATH/
MANCHESTER UNITED SEASON
1997-1998

A statistical compilation of all Newton Heath/Manchester United matches during the 1997-1998 season including RESULTS, STATS and HISTORY. Navigate page below for a statistical breakdown unrivalled by other sites, as we are proud to showcase the club’s entire history of first team games offering stats on appearances, goals, opponent manager, club manager, stadium, competition, opponents, opponent nationality, red cards, cup finals, penalties for, penalties against, own goals for, own goals against, most goals scored, most goals conceded, hat-tricks and a chronological list of all matches played in 1997-1998.

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Newton Heath/Manchester United 1997-1998 Season Record

	P	W	D	L	F	A	Diff	Win%
H	25	17	6	2	57	15	+42	68.00
A	26	13	5	8	44	27	+17	50.00
N	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0.00
Total	52	30	12	10	102	43	+59	57.69

First Match Played:	03 Aug 1997 Chelsea D 1-1 Charity Shield @ Wembley
Last Match Played:	10 May 1998 Barnsley W 2-0 Premiership @ Oakwell
Highest Attendance:	(73636) 03 Aug 1997 Chelsea D 1-1 Charity Shield @ Wembley
Most Goals scored in a Match:	(7) See table below
Most Goals Conceded in a Match:	(3) See table below

No	Player Name	Goals	Apps

1.	Cole, Andrew	25	45
2.	Sheringham, Teddy	14	42
3.	Beckham, David	11	50
4.	Scholes, Paul	10	42
5.	Solskjær, Ole-Gunnar	9	30
6.	Giggs, Ryan	9	37
7.	Johnsen, Ronny	4	32
8.	Irwin, Denis	4	37
9.	Butt, Nicky	3	42
10.	Keane, Roy	2	11
11.	Poborský, Karel	2	15
12.	Berg, Henning	2	36
13.	Neville, Phillip	1	42

No	Player Name	Apps	Goals

1.	Beckham, David	50	11
2.	Cole, Andrew	45	25
3.	Neville, Gary	45	0
4.	Schmeichel, Peter	44	0
5.	Pallister, Gary	43	0
6.	Butt, Nicky	42	3
7.	Neville, Phillip	42	1
8.	Scholes, Paul	42	10
9.	Sheringham, Teddy	42	14
10.	Giggs, Ryan	37	9
11.	Irwin, Denis	37	4
12.	Berg, Henning	36	2
13.	Johnsen, Ronny	32	4
14.	Solskjær, Ole-Gunnar	30	9
15.	McClair, Brian	20	0
16.	Poborský, Karel	15	2
17.	Keane, Roy	11	2
18.	May, David	11	0
19.	Curtis, John	9	0
20.	Cruyff, Jordi	8	0
21.	Thornley, Ben	8	0
22.	van der Gouw, Raimond	7	0
23.	Clegg, Michael	7	0
24.	Nevland, Erik	5	0
25.	Mulryne, Philip	3	0
26.	Pilkington, Kevin	2	0
27.	Brown, Wesley	2	0
28.	Wallwork, Ronnie	1	0
29.	Twiss, Michael	1	0
30.	Higginbotham, Danny	1	0

No	Opponent Manager	Count

1.	Wilson, Danny	4
2.	Gullit, Ruud	3
3.	Jones, Dave	2
4.	O'Neill, Martin	2
5.	Kendall, Howard	2
6.	Strachan, Gordon	2
7.	Redknapp, Harry	2
8.	Pecze, Karol	2
9.	Todd, Colin	2
10.	Graham, George	2
11.	Lippi, Marcello	2
12.	Smith, Jim	2
13.	Wenger, Arsene	2
14.	Kinnear, Joe	2
15.	Hodgson, Roy	2
16.	Evans, Roy	2
17.	Little, Brian	2
18.	Dalglish, Kenny	2
19.	Tigana, Jean	2
20.	Francis, Gerry	1
21.	Coppell, Steve	1
22.	Burley, George	1
23.	Haan, Arie	1
24.	Pleat, David	1
25.	Meijer, Geert	1
26.	Gross, Christian	1
27.	Sorensen, Jan	1
28.	Vialli, Gianluca	1
29.	Atkinson, Ron	1
30.	Lombardo, Attilio	1

No	MUFC Managers	Count

Ferguson, Alex

Stadiums Manchester United have played at

No	Stadium	Count

1.	Old Trafford	25
2.	Oakwell	2
3.	Selhurst Park	2
4.	Stamford Bridge	2
5.	Anfield	1
6.	Boleyn Ground	1
7.	Elland Road	1
8.	Ewood Park	1
9.	Feyenoord Stadion	1
10.	Filbert Street	1
11.	Goodison Park	1
12.	Highbury	1
13.	Highfield Road	1
14.	Hillsborough	1
15.	Portman Road	1
16.	Pride Park	1
17.	Reebok Stadium	1
18.	St James Park, Newcastle	1
19.	Stade Louis II	1
20.	Stadio Delle Alpi	1
21.	The Dell	1
22.	TJ Lokomotive Stadium	1
23.	Villa Park	1
24.	Wembley	1
25.	White Hart Lane	1

No	Competition	Count

1.	Premiership	38
2.	European Cup	8
3.	FA Cup	4
4.	Charity Shield	1
5.	League Cup	1

No	Opponent	Count

1.	Barnsley	4
2.	Chelsea	4
3.	Arsenal	2
4.	Aston Villa	2
5.	Blackburn Rovers	2
6.	Bolton Wanderers	2
7.	Coventry City	2
8.	Crystal Palace	2
9.	Derby County	2
10.	Everton	2
11.	Feyenoord	2
12.	Juventus	2
13.	Kosice	2
14.	Leeds United	2
15.	Leicester City	2
16.	Liverpool	2
17.	Monaco	2
18.	Newcastle United	2
19.	Sheffield Wednesday	2
20.	Southampton	2
21.	Tottenham Hotspur	2
22.	West Ham United	2
23.	Wimbledon	2
24.	Ipswich Town	1
25.	Walsall	1

No	Opponent Nationality	Count

1.	England	44
2.	France	2
3.	Holland	2
4.	Italy	2
5.	Slovakia	2

No	Date	Player	Opponent

1.	20-09-1997	Pallister, Gary	Bolton Wanderers
2.	18-04-1998	Solskjær, Ole-Gunnar	Newcastle United

No	Date	WDL	F-A	Opponent	Competition

03-08-1997

1-1

Chelsea

Charity Shield

No	Date	Player Name	No	Opponent

1.	22-10-1997	Irwin, Denis	1	Feyenoord
2.	21-02-1998	Irwin, Denis	1	Derby County
3.	04-05-1998	Irwin, Denis	1	Leeds United

Date	Opponent	No	F-A	Scorer
06-12-1997	Liverpool	1	3-1	Robbie Fowler 60' (pen)
28-12-1997	Coventry City	1	2-3	Noel Whelan 13', *Dion Dublin 87' (pen), Darren Huckerby 88'
06-04-1998	Blackburn Rovers	1	3-1	Chris Sutton 31' (pen)

Date	No	F-A	Opponents	Scorers
10-08-1997	1	2-0	Tottenham Hotspur	Nicky Butt 82', Ramon Vega 83' (o.g.)
04-10-1997	1	2-0	Crystal Palace	Teddy Sheringham 18', Herman Hreidarsson 30' (o.g.)
01-11-1997	1	6-1	Sheffield Wednesday	Teddy Sheringham 13', 63', Jon Newsome 20' (o.g.), Andrew Cole 39', Ole Gunnar Solskjaer 41', 75'
27-11-1997	1	3-0	Kosice	Andrew Cole 40', Lubomir Faktor 85' (o.g.), Teddy Sheringham 90'
30-11-1997	2	4-0	Blackburn Rovers	Ole Gunnar Solskjaer 17', 52', Stephane Henchoz 59' (o.g.), Jeff Kenna 84' (o.g.)

Date	No	F-A	Player Name	Opponent
24-09-1997	1	2-2	Berg, Henning	Chelsea

Date	Opponent	WDL	F-A	HAN	Competition
25-10-1997	Barnsley	W	7-0	H	Premiership

Date	Opponent	WDL	F-A	HAN	Competition
09-11-1997	Arsenal	L	2-3	A	Premiership
28-12-1997	Coventry City	L	2-3	A	Premiership
04-01-1998	Chelsea	W	5-3	A	FA Cup
25-02-1998	Barnsley	L	2-3	A	FA Cup

No	Date	Player Name	No	Opponent
1.	25-10-1997	Cole, Andrew	3	Barnsley
2.	05-11-1997	Cole, Andrew	3	Feyenoord

No	Date	Opponent	Comp	F-A	HAN	Scorers	Opp Scorers
1.	03-08-1997	Chelsea	CS	1-1	N	Ronny Johnsen 58'	*Mark Hughes 52'
2.	10-08-1997	Tottenham Hotspur	PL	2-0	A	Nicky Butt 82', Ramon Vega 83' (o.g.)
3.	13-08-1997	Southampton	PL	1-0	H	David Beckham 79'
4.	23-08-1997	Leicester City	PL	0-0	A
5.	27-08-1997	Everton	PL	2-0	A	David Beckham 29', Teddy Sheringham 50'
6.	30-08-1997	Coventry City	PL	3-0	H	Andrew Cole 2', Roy Keane 72', Karel Poborsky 90'
7.	13-09-1997	West Ham United	PL	2-1	H	Roy Keane 21', Paul Scholes 75'	John Hartson 14'
8.	17-09-1997	Kosice	EC/UCL	3-0	A	Denis Irwin 30', Henning Berg 62', Andrew Cole 88'
9.	20-09-1997	Bolton Wanderers	PL	0-0	A
10.	24-09-1997	Chelsea	PL	2-2	H	Paul Scholes 35', Ole Gunnar Solskjaer 86'	Henning Berg 23' (o.g.), *Mark Hughes 67'
11.	27-09-1997	Leeds United	PL	0-1	A		David Wetherall 34'
12.	01-10-1997	Juventus	EC/UCL	3-2	H	Teddy Sheringham 38', Paul Scholes 69', Ryan Giggs 89'	Alessandro Del Piero 1', Zinedine Zidane 90'
13.	04-10-1997	Crystal Palace	PL	2-0	H	Teddy Sheringham 18', Herman Hreidarsson 30' (o.g.)
14.	14-10-1997	Ipswich Town	LC	0-2	A		Alex Mathie 13', Mauricio Taricco 45'
15.	18-10-1997	Derby County	PL	2-2	A	Teddy Sheringham 51', Andrew Cole 83'	Francesco Baiano 23', Paulo Wanchope 39'
16.	22-10-1997	Feyenoord	EC/UCL	2-1	H	Paul Scholes 32', Denis Irwin 73' (pen)	Henk Vos 83'
17.	25-10-1997	Barnsley	PL	7-0	H	Andrew Cole 17', 19', 45', Ryan Giggs 43', 57', Paul Scholes 59', Karel Poborsky 80'
18.	01-11-1997	Sheffield Wednesday	PL	6-1	H	Teddy Sheringham 13', 63', Jon Newsome 20' (o.g.), Andrew Cole 39', Ole Gunnar Solskjaer 41', 75'	Guy Whittingham 69'
19.	05-11-1997	Feyenoord	EC/UCL	3-1	A	Andrew Cole 31', 44', 75'	Igor Korneev 88'
20.	09-11-1997	Arsenal	PL	2-3	A	Teddy Sheringham 33', 40'	Nicholas Anelka 9', Patrick Vieira 27', David Platt 83'
21.	22-11-1997	Wimbledon	PL	5-2	A	Nicky Butt 48', David Beckham 67', 75', Paul Scholes 81', Andrew Cole 85'	Neal Ardley 68', Michael Hughes 70'
22.	27-11-1997	Kosice	EC/UCL	3-0	H	Andrew Cole 40', Lubomir Faktor 85' (o.g.), Teddy Sheringham 90'
23.	30-11-1997	Blackburn Rovers	PL	4-0	H	Ole Gunnar Solskjaer 17', 52', Stephane Henchoz 59' (o.g.), Jeff Kenna 84' (o.g.)
24.	06-12-1997	Liverpool	PL	3-1	A	Andrew Cole 51', 74', David Beckham 70'	Robbie Fowler 60' (pen)
25.	10-12-1997	Juventus	EC/UCL	0-1	A		Filippo Inzaghi 84'
26.	15-12-1997	Aston Villa	PL	1-0	H	Ryan Giggs 52'
27.	21-12-1997	Newcastle United	PL	1-0	A	Andrew Cole 67'
28.	26-12-1997	Everton	PL	2-0	H	Henning Berg 14', Andrew Cole 35'
29.	28-12-1997	Coventry City	PL	2-3	A	Ole Gunnar Solskjaer 31', Teddy Sheringham 48'	Noel Whelan 13', *Dion Dublin 87' (pen), Darren Huckerby 88'
30.	04-01-1998	Chelsea	FAC	5-3	A	David Beckham 23', 28', Andrew Cole 45', 66', Teddy Sheringham 74'	Graeme Le Saux 78', Gianluca Vialli 83', 88'
31.	10-01-1998	Tottenham Hotspur	PL	2-0	H	Ryan Giggs 44', 68'
32.	19-01-1998	Southampton	PL	0-1	A		Kevin Davies 3'
33.	24-01-1998	Walsall	FAC	5-1	H	Andrew Cole 10', 66', Ole Gunnar Solskjaer 38', 68', Ronny Johnsen 74'	Roger Boli 72'
34.	31-01-1998	Leicester City	PL	0-1	H		Tony Cottee 8'
35.	07-02-1998	Bolton Wanderers	PL	1-1	H	Andrew Cole 85'	Bob Taylor 60'
36.	15-02-1998	Barnsley	FAC	1-1	H	Teddy Sheringham 42'	John Hendrie 38'
37.	18-02-1998	Aston Villa	PL	2-0	A	David Beckham 83', Ryan Giggs 89'
38.	21-02-1998	Derby County	PL	2-0	H	Ryan Giggs 19', Denis Irwin 71' (pen)
39.	25-02-1998	Barnsley	FAC	2-3	A	Teddy Sheringham 57', Andrew Cole 82'	John Hendrie 9', Scott Jones 45', 65'
40.	28-02-1998	Chelsea	PL	1-0	A	Phil Neville 31'
41.	04-03-1998	Monaco	EC/UCL	0-0	A
42.	07-03-1998	Sheffield Wednesday	PL	0-2	A		Peter Atherton 27', Paulo Di Canio 89'
43.	11-03-1998	West Ham United	PL	1-1	A	Paul Scholes 66'	Trevor Sinclair 7'
44.	14-03-1998	Arsenal	PL	0-1	H		Marc Overmars 80'
45.	18-03-1998	Monaco	EC/UCL	1-1	H	Ole Gunnar Solskjaer 53'	David Trezeguet 6'
46.	28-03-1998	Wimbledon	PL	2-0	H	Ronny Johnsen 83', Paul Scholes 90'
47.	06-04-1998	Blackburn Rovers	PL	3-1	A	Andrew Cole 56', Paul Scholes 73', David Beckham 90'	Chris Sutton 31' (pen)
48.	10-04-1998	Liverpool	PL	1-1	H	Ronny Johnsen 12'	*Michael Owen 36'
49.	18-04-1998	Newcastle United	PL	1-1	H	David Beckham 38'	Andreas Andersson 11'
50.	27-04-1998	Crystal Palace	PL	3-0	A	Paul Scholes 6', Nicky Butt 22', Andrew Cole 84'
51.	04-05-1998	Leeds United	PL	3-0	H	Ryan Giggs 6', Denis Irwin 31' (pen), David Beckham 59'
52.	10-05-1998	Barnsley	PL	2-0	A	Andrew Cole 6', Teddy Sheringham 77'