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Arsenal - Players, Ranking and Transfers - 97/98
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Arsenal 1997/1998

CityLondon
Full nameArsenal FC
Foundation1886
Official websitehttps://www.arsenal.com
Jersey Arsenal

Roster Arsenal 1997/1998

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Goalkeepers

photo David Seaman

David Seaman

Goalkeeper

England

Arrived on : 18/05/1990

left on : 04/06/2003
B.date19/09/1963
Age34 years
Height1m93
Weight93 kg

Display stats

Played matches 38
First team matches 38
On the bench 0
Goals 0
Clean sheets 16
Goals against 33
Own goals 0
Assists 0
Minutes played 3450
Yellow cards 1
Red cards 0
Victories 55%
Draws 29%
Losses 16%
photo Alex Manninger

Alex Manninger

Goalkeeper

Austria

Arrived on : 01/07/1997

left on : 01/07/2001
B.date04/06/1977
Age21 years
Height1m88
Weight84 kg

Display stats

Played matches 16
First team matches 16
On the bench 0
Goals 0
Clean sheets 8
Goals against 13
Own goals 0
Assists 0
Minutes played 1530
Yellow cards 1
Red cards 0
Victories 63%
Draws 25%
Losses 13%
photo John Lukic

John Lukic

Goalkeeper

England

Arrived on : 01/07/1996

left on : 01/06/2001
B.date11/12/1960
Age37 years
Height1m93
Weight88 kg
photo Vince Bartram

Vince Bartram

Goalkeeper

England

Arrived on : 13/12/1997

left on : 20/03/1998
B.date07/08/1968
Age29 years
Height1m87
Weight84 kg

Defenders

photo Martin Keown

Martin Keown

Central defender

England

Arrived on : 04/02/1993

left on : 20/07/2004
B.date24/07/1966
Age31 years
Height1m86
Weight78 kg

Display stats

Played matches 27
First team matches 27
On the bench 0
Goals 0
Own goals 0
Assists 0
Minutes played 2401
Yellow cards 3
Red cards 1
Victories 59%
Draws 26%
Losses 15%
photo Matthew Upson

Matthew Upson

Central defender

England

Arrived on : 10/05/1997

left on : 08/12/2000
B.date18/04/1979
Age19 years
Height1m85
Weight72 kg

Display stats

Played matches 8
First team matches 8
On the bench 0
Goals 0
Own goals 0
Assists 0
Minutes played 755
Yellow cards 2
Red cards 0
Victories 63%
Draws 25%
Losses 13%
photo Gilles Grimandi

Gilles Grimandi

Central defender

France

Arrived on : 04/06/1997

left on : 01/07/2002
B.date11/11/1970
Age27 years
Height1m80
Weight73 kg

Display stats

Played matches 30
First team matches 23
On the bench 7
Goals 1
Efficiency 2284
Own goals 0
Assists 0
Minutes played 2284
Yellow cards 8
Red cards 0
Victories 50%
Draws 33%
Losses 17%
photo Tony Adams

Tony Adams

Central defender

England

Arrived on : 01/07/1983

left on : 12/08/2002
B.date10/10/1966
Age31 years
Height1m86
Weight77 kg

Display stats

Played matches 36
First team matches 36
On the bench 0
Goals 3
Efficiency 1090
Own goals 0
Assists 0
Minutes played 3270
Yellow cards 9
Red cards 0
Victories 61%
Draws 19%
Losses 19%
photo Rémi Garde

Rémi Garde

Central defender

France

Arrived on : 14/08/1996

left on : 10/06/1999
B.date03/04/1966
Age32 years
Height1m76
Weight71 kg

Display stats

Played matches 11
First team matches 7
On the bench 4
Goals 0
Own goals 0
Assists 0
Minutes played 664
Yellow cards 4
Red cards 0
Victories 73%
Draws 27%
Losses 0%
photo Steve Bould

Steve Bould

Central defender

England

Arrived on : 13/06/1988

left on : 02/07/1999
B.date16/11/1962
Age35 years
Height1m93
Weight90 kg

Display stats

Played matches 34
First team matches 30
On the bench 4
Goals 0
Own goals 0
Assists 0
Minutes played 2864
Yellow cards 9
Red cards 0
Victories 56%
Draws 35%
Losses 9%
photo Scott Marshall

Scott Marshall

Defender

Scotland

Arrived on : 31/05/1995

left on : 14/07/1998
B.date01/05/1973
Age25 years
Height1m87
Weight77 kg

Display stats

Played matches 5
First team matches 2
On the bench 3
Goals 0
Own goals 0
Assists 0
Minutes played 282
Yellow cards 1
Red cards 0
Victories 80%
Draws 0%
Losses 20%
photo Gavin McGowan

Gavin McGowan

Defender

England

Arrived on : 01/07/1992

left on : 26/06/1998
B.date16/01/1976
Age22 years

Display stats

Played matches 1
First team matches 0
On the bench 1
Goals 0
Own goals 0
Assists 0
Minutes played 11
Yellow cards 0
Red cards 0
Victories 100%
Draws 0%
Losses 0%
photo Lee Dixon

Lee Dixon

Right full-back

England

Arrived on : 29/01/1988

left on : 01/07/2002
B.date17/03/1964
Age34 years
Height1m75
Weight69 kg

Display stats

Played matches 40
First team matches 38
On the bench 2
Goals 0
Own goals 0
Assists 0
Minutes played 3426
Yellow cards 7
Red cards 0
Victories 55%
Draws 28%
Losses 18%
photo Jason Crowe

Jason Crowe

Right full-back

England

Arrived on : 01/07/1995

left on : 11/11/1998
B.date30/09/1978
Age19 years
Height1m76
Weight68 kg

Display stats

Played matches 2
First team matches 0
On the bench 2
Goals 0
Own goals 0
Assists 0
Minutes played 9
Yellow cards 0
Red cards 1
Victories 100%
Draws 0%
Losses 0%
photo Nigel Winterburn

Nigel Winterburn

Left full-back

England

Arrived on : 26/05/1987

left on : 22/06/2000
B.date11/12/1963
Age34 years
Height1m73
Weight72 kg

Display stats

Played matches 49
First team matches 48
On the bench 1
Goals 1
Efficiency 4309
Own goals 0
Assists 0
Minutes played 4309
Yellow cards 6
Red cards 0
Victories 55%
Draws 31%
Losses 14%

Midfielders

photo Stephen Hughes

Stephen Hughes

Defensive Midfielder

England

Arrived on : 01/07/1992

left on : 23/07/1999
B.date18/09/1976
Age21 years
Height1m83
Weight82 kg

Display stats

Played matches 27
First team matches 13
On the bench 14
Goals 3
Efficiency 505
Own goals 0
Assists 0
Minutes played 1515
Yellow cards 1
Red cards 0
Victories 56%
Draws 30%
Losses 15%
photo Patrick Vieira

Patrick Vieira

Defensive Midfielder

France

Arrived on : 14/08/1996

left on : 15/07/2005
B.date23/06/1976
Age22 years
Height1m92
Weight82 kg

Display stats

Played matches 46
First team matches 43
On the bench 3
Goals 2
Efficiency 1897
Own goals 0
Assists 2
Minutes played 3794
Yellow cards 11
Red cards 2
Victories 54%
Draws 33%
Losses 13%
photo Paolo Vernazza

Paolo Vernazza

Centre Midfield

England

Arrived on : 01/07/1996

left on : 03/10/1998
B.date01/11/1979
Age18 years
Height1m83
Weight74 kg

Display stats

Played matches 2
First team matches 2
On the bench 0
Goals 0
Own goals 0
Assists 0
Minutes played 199
Yellow cards 0
Red cards 0
Victories 100%
Draws 0%
Losses 0%
photo Ian Selley

Ian Selley

Centre Midfield

England

Arrived on : 26/12/1996

left on : 17/10/1997
B.date14/06/1974
Age24 years
Height1m75
Weight64 kg
photo Ray Parlour

Ray Parlour

Right central midfielder

England

Arrived on : 06/03/1991

left on : 23/07/2004
B.date07/03/1973
Age25 years
Height1m78
Weight75 kg

Display stats

Played matches 47
First team matches 47
On the bench 0
Goals 6
Efficiency 646
Own goals 0
Assists 0
Minutes played 3874
Yellow cards 7
Red cards 0
Victories 57%
Draws 28%
Losses 15%
photo Emmanuel Petit

Emmanuel Petit

Left central midfielder

France

Arrived on : 04/06/1997

left on : 28/07/2000
B.date22/09/1970
Age27 years
Height1m85
Weight79 kg

Display stats

Played matches 44
First team matches 44
On the bench 0
Goals 2
Efficiency 1878
Own goals 0
Assists 1
Minutes played 3755
Yellow cards 5
Red cards 1
Victories 55%
Draws 32%
Losses 14%
photo Luis Boa Morte

Luis Boa Morte

Midfield

Portugal

Arrived on : 14/06/1997

left on : 25/08/1999
B.date04/08/1977
Age20 years
Height1m78
Weight73 kg

Display stats

Played matches 21
First team matches 6
On the bench 15
Goals 2
Efficiency 372
Own goals 0
Assists 0
Minutes played 743
Yellow cards 3
Red cards 0
Victories 43%
Draws 38%
Losses 19%
photo Jehad Muntasser

Jehad Muntasser

Left Offensive Midfielder

Libya

Arrived on : 09/07/1997

left on : 30/01/1998
B.date26/07/1978
Age19 years
Height1m81
Weight78 kg

Display stats

Played matches 1
First team matches 0
On the bench 1
Goals 0
Own goals 0
Assists 0
Minutes played 2
Yellow cards 0
Red cards 0
Victories 100%
Draws 0%
Losses 0%
photo Alberto Méndez

Alberto Méndez

Right Offensive Midfielder

Germany

Arrived on : 17/06/1997

left on : 03/02/1999
B.date24/10/1974
Age23 years
Height1m80
Weight78 kg

Display stats

Played matches 5
First team matches 3
On the bench 2
Goals 1
Efficiency 317
Own goals 0
Assists 0
Minutes played 317
Yellow cards 0
Red cards 0
Victories 40%
Draws 20%
Losses 40%
photo David Platt

David Platt

Playmaker

England

Arrived on : 14/07/1995

left on : 07/07/1998
B.date10/06/1966
Age32 years
Height1m80
Weight72 kg

Display stats

Played matches 41
First team matches 14
On the bench 27
Goals 4
Efficiency 484
Own goals 0
Assists 0
Minutes played 1935
Yellow cards 5
Red cards 0
Victories 59%
Draws 22%
Losses 20%

Forwards

photo Dennis Bergkamp

Dennis Bergkamp

Second striker

Netherlands

Arrived on : 28/06/1995

left on : 18/05/2006
B.date10/05/1969
Age29 years
Height1m85
Weight80 kg

Display stats

Played matches 40
First team matches 40
On the bench 0
Goals 22
Efficiency 159
Own goals 0
Assists 0
Minutes played 3505
Yellow cards 9
Red cards 1
Victories 58%
Draws 35%
Losses 8%
photo Christopher Wreh

Christopher Wreh

Striker

Liberia

Arrived on : 01/07/1997

left on : 10/01/1999
B.date14/05/1975
Age23 years
Height1m72
Weight73 kg

Display stats

Played matches 26
First team matches 10
On the bench 16
Goals 4
Efficiency 282
Own goals 0
Assists 1
Minutes played 1129
Yellow cards 0
Red cards 0
Victories 62%
Draws 15%
Losses 23%
photo Ian Wright

Ian Wright

Striker

England

Arrived on : 24/09/1991

left on : 13/07/1998
B.date03/11/1963
Age34 years
Height1m75
Weight73 kg

Display stats

Played matches 28
First team matches 26
On the bench 2
Goals 11
Efficiency 203
Own goals 0
Assists 0
Minutes played 2238
Yellow cards 7
Red cards 0
Victories 46%
Draws 29%
Losses 25%
photo Isaiah Rankin

Isaiah Rankin

Striker

England

Arrived on : 26/12/1997

left on : 13/08/1998
B.date22/05/1978
Age20 years
Height1m77
Weight69 kg

Display stats

Played matches 1
First team matches 0
On the bench 1
Goals 0
Own goals 0
Assists 0
Minutes played 5
Yellow cards 0
Red cards 0
Victories 0%
Draws 100%
Losses 0%
photo Chris Kiwomya

Chris Kiwomya

Striker

England

Arrived on : 01/01/1998

left on : 31/05/1998
B.date02/12/1969
Age28 years
Height1m78
Weight69 kg
photo Nicolas Anelka

Nicolas Anelka

Striker

France

Arrived on : 01/02/1997

left on : 03/08/1999
B.date14/03/1979
Age19 years
Height1m85
Weight77 kg

Display stats

Played matches 40
First team matches 28
On the bench 12
Goals 9
Efficiency 278
Own goals 0
Assists 0
Minutes played 2499
Yellow cards 2
Red cards 0
Victories 58%
Draws 30%
Losses 13%
photo Marc Overmars

Marc Overmars

Right Winger

Netherlands

Arrived on : 17/06/1997

left on : 28/07/2000
B.date29/03/1973
Age25 years
Height1m73
Weight71 kg

Display stats

Played matches 46
First team matches 45
On the bench 1
Goals 16
Efficiency 237
Own goals 0
Assists 0
Minutes played 3794
Yellow cards 0
Red cards 0
Victories 61%
Draws 26%
Losses 13%
photo Glenn Helder

Glenn Helder

Left Winger

Netherlands

Arrived on : 01/07/1997

left on : 24/10/1997
B.date28/10/1968
Age29 years
Height1m74
Weight67 kg

Manager

photo Arsène Wenger

Arsène Wenger

Manager

B.date 22/10/1949

Age 48 years

Arrived on : 30/09/1996

Left on : 14/05/2018

Preferred formation 4-4-2  100%
54 Games
31 Victories
8 Losses

Success rate in this team:

52 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

46 %

Staff members

Boro PrimoracArrived on : 01/03/1997
assistant managerLeft on : 19/06/2018
Pat RiceArrived on : 30/09/1996
assistant managerLeft on : 01/07/2012
Liam BradyArrived on : 01/07/1996
Head of Youth DevelopmentLeft on : 08/10/2015
Steve RowleyArrived on : 01/07/1996
Head of Youth DevelopmentLeft on : 20/11/2017
Damien ComolliArrived on : 01/07/1995
scoutLeft on : 01/07/2003
Colin LewinArrived on : 01/07/1995
physiotherapistLeft on : 19/06/2018
Vic AkersArrived on : 01/07/1984
Kit ManagerLeft on : 04/02/2019
Don GivensArrived on : 01/07/1997
youth coachLeft on : 01/07/2000
Paul DavisArrived on : 01/07/1996
youth coachLeft on : 31/08/2003
Vic AkersArrived on : 01/07/1987
Women Team ManagerLeft on : 30/06/2009

Games list

06/0506/05/1998Premier LeaguePLRound 32R32Liverpool4 0Arsenal
10/0510/05/1998Premier LeaguePLRound 38R38Aston Villa1 0Arsenal
16/0516/05/1998FA CupFACFinalFinalArsenal2 0Newcastle United

Competitions overview 1997/1998Last updated on 29/04/2025 at 21:54

Premier League

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382396683335

(C3) UEFA Cup

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201112-1

League Cup

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54011064

FA Cup

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94501055

Total

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5431158894643

Transfers: In

Players in

04/0604/06/1997photo Gilles Grimandi Gilles GrimandiMonaco2.3 M€
04/0604/06/1997photo Emmanuel Petit Emmanuel PetitMonaco
14/0614/06/1997photo Luis Boa Morte Luis Boa Morte2.6 M€
17/0617/06/1997photo Marc Overmars Marc OvermarsAjax7.5 M€
01/0701/07/1997photo Glenn Helder Glenn HelderBenficaReturn from loan
01/0701/07/1997photo Alex Manninger Alex ManningerGrazer AK1.5 M€
01/0701/07/1997photo Christopher Wreh C. WrehGuingamp
09/0709/07/1997photo Jehad Muntasser Jehad MuntasserPro Sesto
13/1213/12/1997photo Vince Bartram Vince BartramHuddersfieldReturn from loan
26/1226/12/1997photo Isaiah Rankin Isaiah RankinColchesterReturn from loan
01/0101/01/1998photo Chris Kiwomya Chris KiwomyaSelangor FAReturn from loan

Staff members in

01/0701/07/1997photo Don Givens Don GivensXamax Byouth coach

Transfers: Out

Players out

07/0707/07/1997photo Paul Merson Paul MersonMiddlesbrough6.8 M€
17/1017/10/1997photo Ian Selley Ian SelleyFulham750 k€
24/1024/10/1997photo Glenn Helder Glenn HelderNAC Breda
30/0130/01/1998photo Jehad Muntasser Jehad MuntasserBristol CityFree
20/0320/03/1998photo Vince Bartram Vince BartramGillingham

Players loaned out

17/1017/10/1997photo Vince Bartram Vince BartramHuddersfieldLoan

Trophy room

Victories

Community Shield 1720232020201720152014200420021999199819911953194819381934193319311930
FA Cup 1420202017201520142005200320021998199319791971195019361930
Premier League 132004200219981991198919711953194819381935193419331931
Coupe des Vainqueurs de Coupes 11994
League Cup 219931987
Mercantile Credit Centenary Trophy 11988
Ligue Europa 11970

Runner-ups

Premier League 1120242023201620052003200120001999197319321926
Ligue Europa 220192000
League Cup 6201820112007198819691968
Ligue des Champions 12006
Community Shield 72005200319931989197919361935
FA Cup 72001198019781972195219321927
Super Coupe 11995
Coupe des Vainqueurs de Coupes 219951980
Championship 11904
Data verified since 1893/1894

Club overall statsLast updated on 29/04/2025 at 21:54

Home

Away

Total

Number of matches without scoring

League

16%

32%

24%

All competitions

19%

27%

22%

Number of matches without conceding a goal

League

63%

37%

50%

All competitions

58%

27%

44%

Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals

League

58%

42%

50%

All competitions

50%

46%

46%

Number of times the team scores first

League

79%

53%

66%

All competitions

69%

58%

65%

Number of times the opponent scores first

League

11%

37%

24%

All competitions

15%

35%

24%

Average minute of the first goal scored

League

28

35

32

All competitions

32

38

34

Average minute of the first goal conceded

League

55

41

52

All competitions

52

49

50

Most frequent score

Home
ScoreLeagueAll competitions
2 - 02 times2 times
0 - 02 times4 times
4 - 11 times2 times
4 - 02 times2 times
1 - 10 times2 times
5 - 02 times2 times
3 - 21 times1 times
1 - 03 times4 times
0 - 11 times1 times
1 - 31 times1 times
2 - 12 times3 times
3 - 01 times1 times
3 - 11 times1 times
Away
ScoreLeagueAll competitions
1 - 12 times4 times
1 - 31 times1 times
3 - 31 times1 times
1 - 01 times2 times
2 - 31 times1 times
2 - 22 times2 times
0 - 02 times2 times
3 - 01 times1 times
2 - 01 times1 times
0 - 14 times4 times
1 - 20 times3 times
3 - 10 times1 times
1 - 41 times1 times
0 - 21 times1 times
4 - 01 times1 times

Total

Victories

Draws

Losses

Result when the team scores first

League

Home

93.33%

6.67%

Away

70%

30%

Total

84%

12%

4%

All competitions

Home

88.89%

5.56%

5.56%

Away

66.67%

33.33%

Total

80%

17.14%

2.86%

Result when the opponent scores first

League

Home

50%

50%

Away

14.29%

28.57%

57.14%

Total

22.22%

22.22%

55.56%

All competitions

Home

50%

25%

25%

Away

11.11%

22.22%

66.67%

Total

23.08%

23.08%

53.85%

Total

Team leading

Team drawing

Team chasing

Time leading and behind score

League

53%

43%

4%

48

39

4

Min./Match

29%

55%

16%

26

50

14

Min./Match

41%

49%

10%

37

44

9

Min./Match

All competitions

44%

50%

5%

40

45

5

Min./Match

33%

51%

16%

30

46

15

Min./Match

40%

49%

10%

36

44

9

Min./Match

Season formLast updated on 29/04/2025 at 21:54

Explanation: +1 for a victory, 0 for a draw, -1 for a loss

Goals per quarterLast updated on 30/04/2025 at 02:19

MinutesGoals forGoals against
0 - 1512
3
Best scorer : Dennis Bergkamp - 4 Goals
16 - 3019
6
Best scorer : Marc Overmars - 9 Goals
31 - 4518
8
Best scorer : Nicolas Anelka - 12 Goals
46 - 6013
9
Best scorer : Marc Overmars - 7 Goals
61 - 7510
8
Best scorer : Dennis Bergkamp - 6 Goals
76 - 9015
11
Best scorer : Dennis Bergkamp - 6 Goals

Last 10 years rankingLast updated on 17/04/2025 at 02:04

This ranking is calculated on the total of league games of the country between 1988 and 1998 weighted by the tier of the competition teams played for. The points per match are calculated on the basis of a 3-point victory and a 1-point draw.
1Man United1.86 pts/m
2Liverpool1.75 pts/m
3Arsenal1.72 pts/m
4Aston Villa1.44 pts/m
5Leeds United1.55 pts/m
6Tottenham1.36 pts/m
7Wimbledon FC1.34 pts/m
8Chelsea1.47 pts/m
9Everton1.28 pts/m
10S Wednesday1.38 pts/m
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 27/08/1988. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Overall ranking at every minuteLast updated on 29/04/2025 at 21:54

Best club streaksLast updated on 29/04/2025 at 21:54

Series Home Away Total
consecutive wins539
League10510
consecutive draws0
consecutive losses222
League222
consecutive matches without a win243
League243
consecutive matches without a draw5512
League13712
consecutive matches without a loss14816
League10918
matches with at least one goal scored7813
League11510
matches with at least one goal conceded376
League555
matches without scoring any goal133
League133
matches without conceding any goal434
League448

Running streaksLast updated on 29/04/2025 at 21:54

Series Running Home Away Total
consecutive wins51
League10
consecutive losses2
League22
consecutive matches without a win2
League22
consecutive matches without a draw5512
League13712
consecutive matches without a loss141
League10
matches with at least one goal scored71
League11
matches with at least one goal conceded2
League22
matches without scoring any goal2
League22
matches without conceding any goal31
League3

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