Football : Season Details : 1997

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

Legend
Clubs in RED qualified for European football.
Clubs in BLUE were relegated.
Points: 3 for a win; 1 for a draw.
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 number of consecutive seasons in the Top Division.
Abbreviations:
LC League Cup; FAC FA Cup
W Winner(s); F Finalist(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
 Nottinghan Forest
34
6-3
  

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

aet After Extra Time

History

Middlesbrough had never played in a domestic final before this season. They reached the finals of both the League Cup and the FA Cup. They lost both.

They were also relegated after being docked points by the FA.

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