1997–98 Liverpool F.C. season
During the 1997–98 English football season, Liverpool F.C. competed in the FA Premier League. Following are the results of the 1997-98 regular season for the English football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside.
| Competition | Result | Top Scorer |
| Premier League | 3rd |  Michael Owen, 18 |
| UEFA Cup | Second Round | Robbie Fowler Steve McManaman Michael Owen  Karl-Heinz Riedle, 1 |
| FA Cup | Third Round | Jamie Redknapp, 1 |
| League Cup | Semi Finals | Michael Owen, 4 |
| Overall | Michael Owen, 23 |
Season summary
Liverpool's season saw them feature regularly in the title race, though in the end they just couldn't get the better of champions Arsenal and runners-up Manchester United. But the real success of the season was the emergence of 18-year-old striker Michael Owen. The Chester-born youngster had impressed in a handful of appearances during 1996–97, but his impact during 1997–98 was outstanding—18 goals from 36 Premiership games, especially after Robbie Fowler was ruled out for much of the campaign with a broken leg. In midfield, the arrival of Paul Ince sought to add steel to a side creatively centred on playmaker Steve McManaman, but the team were at the peak of their Spice Boys era, and underachieved in the end, eventually finishing in third place – meaning that Liverpool would be challenging in the UEFA Cup for 1998–99.Final league table
Players
First-team squad
Reserve squad
Statistics
Appearances and Goals
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! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Forwards
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Players transferred out during the season