Southampton 1997/98 squad
Southampton finished 12th in 1997/98 with 48 points, 30 points behind champions Arsenal. They won 14, drew 6 and lost 18, scoring 50 and conceding 55. That was 4 places higher than in 1996/97, when they finished 16th. Matt Le Tissier and Egil Østenstad shared top scorer with 11 league goals each. 22 players made a league appearance, and Paul Jones was the only one to play all 38 games.
- League finish
- 12th of 20
- Points
- 48
- Record
- Won 14, drew 6, lost 18
- Goals
- 50 scored, 55 conceded
From the 1997/98 Premier League final table.
Best fantasy pick
Matt Le Tissier (midfielder, £9.0m) scored 11 and set up 9: 2.22 goals plus assists per £1m, the most of any Southampton player with at least half a season of league minutes.
Southampton 1997/98 squad
Every player who made a Premier League appearance for Southampton in 1997/98, with their price in our game.
| Player | Price | Apps | Goals | Assists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Jones Goalkeeper | £6.0m | 38 | 0 | 2 |
| Jason Dodd Defender | £5.5m | 36 | 1 | 6 |
| Francis Benali Defender | £5.0m | 33 | 1 | 1 |
| Ken Monkou Defender | £5.0m | 32 | 1 | 1 |
| Claus Lundekvam Defender | £4.5m | 31 | 0 | 0 |
| Andy Williams Defender | – | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| Richard Dryden Defender | £4.5m | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| Lee Todd Defender | £4.0m | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Alan Neilson Defender | – | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Neil Maddison Defender | – | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Matt Oakley Midfielder | £5.5m | 33 | 1 | 1 |
| Kevin Richardson Midfielder | £6.0m | 31 | 0 | 3 |
| Carlton Palmer Midfielder | £6.0m | 26 | 3 | 3 |
| Matt Le Tissier Midfielder | £9.0m | 26 | 11 | 9 |
| David Hughes Midfielder | £5.0m | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| Robbie Slater Midfielder | – | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| Duncan Spedding Midfielder | £5.0m | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| David Hirst Forward | £6.5m | 34 | 9 | 4 |
| Egil Østenstad Forward | £7.0m | 29 | 11 | 2 |
| Kevin Davies Forward | £6.5m | 25 | 9 | 2 |
| Mickey Evans Forward | – | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Stig Johansen Forward | – | 6 | 0 | 0 |
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.