Chelsea 1997/98 squad
Chelsea finished 4th in 1997/98 with 63 points, 15 points behind champions Arsenal. They won 20, drew 3 and lost 15, scoring 71 and conceding 43. That was 2 places higher than in 1996/97, when they finished 6th. Tore André Flo and Gianluca Vialli shared top scorer with 11 league goals each. 26 players made a league appearance; nobody played every game, and Tore André Flo made the most with 34.
- League finish
- 4th of 20
- Points
- 63
- Record
- Won 20, drew 3, lost 15
- Goals
- 71 scored, 43 conceded
From the 1997/98 Premier League final table.
Best fantasy pick
Tore André Flo (forward, £7.0m) scored 11 and set up 2: 1.86 goals plus assists per £1m, the most of any Chelsea player with at least half a season of league minutes.
Chelsea 1997/98 squad
Every player who made a Premier League appearance for Chelsea in 1997/98, with their price in our game.
| Player | Price | Apps | Goals | Assists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed de Goey Goalkeeper | £5.0m | 28 | 0 | 0 |
| Dmitri Kharine Goalkeeper | £4.5m | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Leboeuf Defender | £6.5m | 32 | 5 | 4 |
| Dan Petrescu Defender | £6.0m | 31 | 5 | 4 |
| Graeme Le Saux Defender | £5.5m | 26 | 1 | 4 |
| Steve Clarke Defender | £5.0m | 26 | 1 | 3 |
| Michael Duberry Defender | £5.0m | 23 | 0 | 2 |
| Frank Sinclair Defender | £4.5m | 22 | 1 | 0 |
| Danny Granville Defender | – | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| Andy Myers Defender | – | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| Laurent Charvet Defender | – | 11 | 2 | 0 |
| Celestine Babayaro Defender | – | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Bernard Lambourde Defender | – | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Jon Harley Defender | – | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Roberto Di Matteo Midfielder | £7.0m | 30 | 4 | 5 |
| Dennis Wise Midfielder | £6.5m | 26 | 3 | 4 |
| Eddie Newton Midfielder | £5.0m | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| Gus Poyet Midfielder | £6.0m | 14 | 4 | 2 |
| Jody Morris Midfielder | £5.5m | 12 | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Hughes Midfielder | £5.0m | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| Ruud Gullit Midfielder | – | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Tore André Flo Forward | £7.0m | 34 | 11 | 2 |
| Mark Hughes Forward | £7.0m | 29 | 9 | 3 |
| Gianfranco Zola Forward | £7.0m | 27 | 8 | 5 |
| Gianluca Vialli Forward | – | 21 | 11 | 5 |
| Mark Nicholls Forward | – | 19 | 3 | 1 |
League appearances, goals and assists only. A dash means the player is not in the game’s draftable pool, usually for playing too few minutes. Players who moved clubs mid-season are listed under the club they played most for.