F.A. Carling Premiership 1997/1998
Historical league standings at 2nd November 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 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 29 | 7 | 28 | 22 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 27 | 13 | 24 | 14 |
| 3 | Blackburn Rovers | 13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 24 | 12 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 15 | 22 | 12 |
| 5 | Leicester City | 13 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 22 | 6 |
| 6 | Derby County | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 20 | 7 |
| 7 | Leeds United | 13 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 13 | 20 | 3 |
| 8 | Liverpool | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 19 | 8 |
| 9 | Newcastle United | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 17 | -1 |
| 10 | Wimbledon | 13 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 0 |
| 11 | West Ham United | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 16 | -3 |
| 12 | Coventry City | 13 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 16 | -4 |
| 13 | Crystal Palace | 12 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 15 | -2 |
| 14 | Aston Villa | 13 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 14 | -7 |
| 15 | Tottenham Hotspur | 13 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 13 | -6 |
| 16 | Southampton | 13 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 20 | 13 | -7 |
| 17 | Everton | 12 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 12 | -5 |
| 18 | Bolton Wanderers | 12 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 12 | -6 |
| 19 | Barnsley | 13 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 36 | 10 | -26 |
| 20 | Sheffield Wednesday | 13 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 35 | 9 | -17 |
