West Ham United 1997/98 squad
West Ham United finished 8th in 1997/98 with 56 points, 22 points behind champions Arsenal. They won 16, drew 8 and lost 14, scoring 56 and conceding 57. That was 6 places higher than in 1996/97, when they finished 14th. John Hartson was their top scorer with 15 league goals, 27% of the team's 56. 22 players made a league appearance; nobody played every game, and Rio Ferdinand, Ian Pearce and Eyal Berkovic made the most with 35.
- League finish
- 8th of 20
- Points
- 56
- Record
- Won 16, drew 8, lost 14
- Goals
- 56 scored, 57 conceded
From the 1997/98 Premier League final table.
Best fantasy pick
John Hartson (forward, £9.0m) scored 15 and set up 8: 2.56 goals plus assists per £1m, the most of any West Ham United player with at least half a season of league minutes.
West Ham United 1997/98 squad
Every player who made a Premier League appearance for West Ham United in 1997/98, with their price in our game.
| Player | Price | Apps | Goals | Assists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Forrest Goalkeeper | £4.5m | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| Luděk Mikloško Goalkeeper | £4.5m | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| Bernard Lama Goalkeeper | £4.0m | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| Rio Ferdinand Defender | £4.5m | 35 | 0 | 0 |
| Ian Pearce Defender | £5.0m | 35 | 1 | 2 |
| David Unsworth Defender | £5.5m | 32 | 2 | 2 |
| Stan Lazaridis Defender | £5.5m | 28 | 2 | 5 |
| Steve Potts Defender | £4.5m | 23 | 0 | 1 |
| Andy Impey Defender | £4.5m | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Breacker Defender | – | 19 | 0 | 2 |
| Keith Rowland Defender | – | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Marc Rieper Defender | – | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Eyal Berkovic Midfielder | £8.0m | 35 | 7 | 9 |
| Steve Lomas Midfielder | £6.0m | 33 | 2 | 4 |
| Frank Lampard Midfielder | £6.5m | 31 | 5 | 2 |
| John Moncur Midfielder | £5.5m | 20 | 1 | 1 |
| Trevor Sinclair Midfielder | £7.0m | 14 | 7 | 1 |
| Ian Bishop Midfielder | £4.5m | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| John Hartson Forward | £9.0m | 32 | 15 | 8 |
| Samassi Abou Forward | £6.0m | 19 | 5 | 2 |
| Paul Kitson Forward | £5.5m | 13 | 4 | 0 |
| Iain Dowie Forward | – | 12 | 0 | 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.