Football : Season Details : 1997

Final English Top Division Football (soccer) Table and Cup Final(s)

Position Club Points History Notes
1  Manchester United  75 6-22  
2  Newcastle United  68 5-4  
3  Arsenal  68 2-71  
4  Liverpool  68 4-35  
5  Aston Villa  61 5-9  
6  Chelsea  59 7-8  FAC-W 
7  Sheffield Wednesday  57 9-6  
8  Wimbledon  56 1-11  
9  Leicester City  47 10-1  LC-W 
10  Tottenham Hotspur  46 5-19  
11  Leeds United  46 6-7  
12  Derby County  46 7-1  
13  Blackburn Rovers  42 4-5  
14  West Ham United  42 5-4  
15  Everton  42 3-43  
16  Southampton  41 2-19  
17  Coventry City  41 1-30  
18  Sunderland  40 6-1  
19  Middlesbrough  39 7-2  FAC-F; LC-F 
20  Nottingham Forest  34 6-3  

Legend and Abbreviations
Points: 3 for a win : 1 for a draw. Clubs: Blue Qualified for Europe Red Relegated
History is in the form A-B:
 A is the number of occasions that the club has been in the Top Division. 
B is the current number of consecutive seasons in the Top Division.
Notes: FAC FA Cup; LC League Cup; W Winners - F Finalists

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League Cup Final Leicester City 1 Middlesbrough 1 aet
Leicester City 1 Middlesbrough 0 aet
FA Cup Final Chelsea 2 Middlesbrough 0

European Cup Final Borussia Dortmund 3 Juventus 1
UEFA Cup Final First Leg Schalke 1 Inter Milan 0
UEFA Cup Final Second Leg Inter Milan 1 Schalke 0 aet (pens: 1 - 4)
Cup Winners Cup Final Barcelona 1 Paris San Germain 0

aet After Extra Time : pens Penalties


History

For the first time in League history the top two were the same as in the previous season.

Middlesbrough had never played in a domestic final before this season. They reached the finals of both the League Cup and the FA Cup, losing both. Middlesbrough were also relegated after being docked points by the FA.


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