Club Attack and Defence Rankings for Season 1997-98
Premier League |
| Pos |
 |
Club |
WLD |
Ranking |
| Attack |
Defence |
| 1 |
2 |
Arsenal |
17 |
3 |
2 |
| 2 |
-1 |
Manchester United |
16 |
1 |
1 |
| 3 |
1 |
Liverpool |
9 |
3 |
4 |
| 4 |
2 |
Chelsea |
5 |
2 |
5 |
| 5 |
6 |
Leeds United |
4 |
5 |
8 |
| 6 |
7 |
Blackburn Rovers |
4 |
5 |
12 |
| 7 |
-2 |
Aston Villa |
2 |
12 |
10 |
| 8 |
6 |
West Ham United |
2 |
7 |
16 |
| 9 |
3 |
Derby County |
1 |
8 |
11 |
| 10 |
-1 |
Leicester City |
2 |
10 |
3 |
| 11 |
6 |
Coventry City |
2 |
13 |
6 |
| 12 |
4 |
Southampton | -4 |
11 |
13 |
| 13 |
-11 |
Newcastle United | -5 |
19 |
6 |
| 14 |
-4 |
Tottenham Hotspur | -5 |
14 |
14 |
| 15 |
-7 |
Wimbledon | -4 |
20 |
8 |
| 16 |
-9 |
Sheffield Wednesday | -6 |
8 |
18 |
| 17 |
-2 |
Everton | -7 |
15 |
14 |
| 18 | D 1 |
Bolton Wanderers | -7 |
15 |
17 |
| 19 | D 1 |
Barnsley | -13 |
17 |
20 |
| 20 | D 1 |
Crystal Palace | -13 |
17 |
19 |
Division 1 |
| Pos |
|
Club |
WLD |
Ranking |
| Attack |
Defence |
| 1 | PL |
Nottingham Forest |
20 |
2 |
3 |
| 2 | PL |
Middlesbrough |
18 |
4 |
2 |
| 3 | PL |
Sunderland |
18 |
1 |
6 |
| 4 |
11 |
Charlton Athletic |
16 |
3 |
5 |
| 5 |
-1 |
Ipswich Town |
14 |
4 |
4 |
| 6 |
-1 |
Sheffield United |
9 |
7 |
8 |
| 7 |
3 |
Birmingham City |
9 |
8 |
1 |
| 8 | D 2 |
Stockport County | 0 |
6 |
19 |
| 9 |
-6 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers |
1 |
11 |
7 |
| 10 |
6 |
West Bromwich Albion | -1 |
18 |
9 |
| 11 | D 2 |
Crewe Alexandra | -5 |
10 |
17 |
| 12 |
5 |
Oxford United | -4 |
8 |
16 |
| 13 |
8 |
Bradford City | -3 |
20 |
13 |
| 14 |
-3 |
Tranmere Rovers | -4 |
14 |
10 |
| 15 |
-2 |
Norwich City | -5 |
15 |
19 |
| 16 |
4 |
Huddersfield Town | -7 |
18 |
21 |
| 17 | D 2 |
Bury | -5 |
22 |
12 |
| 18 |
1 |
Swindon Town | -8 |
22 |
22 |
| 19 |
-11 |
Port Vale | -10 |
12 |
18 |
| 20 |
-13 |
Portsmouth | -10 |
16 |
14 |
| 21 |
-12 |
Queens Park Rangers | -7 |
16 |
14 |
| 22 |
-8 |
Manchester City | -10 |
12 |
10 |
| 23 |
-11 |
Stoke City | -11 |
21 |
23 |
| 24 |
-6 |
Reading | -15 |
24 |
24 |
Division 2 |
| Pos |
|
Club |
WLD |
Ranking |
| Attack |
Defence |
| 1 |
12 |
Watford |
18 |
3 |
4 |
| 2 |
3 |
Bristol City |
14 |
2 |
3 |
| 3 | D 1 |
Grimsby Town |
7 |
12 |
1 |
| 4 | D 3 |
Northampton Town |
7 |
16 |
1 |
| 5 |
12 |
Bristol Rovers |
4 |
1 |
16 |
| 6 | D 3 |
Fulham |
4 |
6 |
5 |
| 7 |
1 |
Wrexham |
6 |
12 |
8 |
| 8 |
3 |
Gillingham |
5 |
16 |
7 |
| 9 |
7 |
AFC Bournemouth |
2 |
9 |
9 |
| 10 |
0 |
Chesterfield |
3 |
22 |
6 |
| 11 | D 3 |
Wigan Athletic | -1 |
4 |
19 |
| 12 |
-5 |
Blackpool | -1 |
8 |
20 |
| 13 | D 1 |
Oldham Athletic | 0 |
5 |
12 |
| 14 |
4 |
Wycombe Wanderers | 0 |
19 |
11 |
| 15 |
0 |
Preston North End | -2 |
11 |
14 |
| 16 |
4 |
York City | -1 |
16 |
15 |
| 17 |
-14 |
Luton Town | -3 |
6 |
16 |
| 18 |
-4 |
Millwall | -5 |
23 |
12 |
| 19 |
-7 |
Walsall | -6 |
23 |
9 |
| 20 |
-11 |
Burnley | -7 |
12 |
18 |
| 21 |
-17 |
Brentford | -7 |
20 |
22 |
| 22 |
-3 |
Plymouth Argyle | -9 |
12 |
21 |
| 23 | D 3 |
Carlisle United | -14 |
9 |
23 |
| 24 | D 1 |
Southend United | -14 |
21 |
24 |
Division 3 |
| Pos |
|
Club |
WLD |
Ranking |
| Attack |
Defence |
| 1 | D 2 |
Notts County |
24 |
1 |
1 |
| 2 | NL |
Macclesfield Town |
13 |
8 |
2 |
| 3 |
6 |
Lincoln City |
9 |
15 |
4 |
| 4 |
4 |
Colchester United |
7 |
2 |
15 |
| 5 |
16 |
Torquay United |
7 |
3 |
14 |
| 6 |
6 |
Scarborough |
7 |
5 |
13 |
| 7 |
8 |
Barnet |
5 |
12 |
4 |
| 8 |
5 |
Scunthorpe United |
4 |
17 |
7 |
| 9 | D 2 |
Rotherham United |
5 |
5 |
16 |
| 10 | D 2 |
Peterborough United |
3 |
8 |
4 |
| 11 |
5 |
Leyton Orient |
4 |
11 |
3 |
| 12 |
-1 |
Mansfield Town |
3 |
7 |
10 |
| 13 | D 2 |
Shrewsbury Town | -1 |
12 |
18 |
| 14 |
-8 |
Chester City | -2 |
15 |
16 |
| 15 |
7 |
Exeter City | -1 |
3 |
20 |
| 16 |
-6 |
Cambridge United | 0 |
8 |
12 |
| 17 |
3 |
Hartlepool United |
1 |
12 |
9 |
| 18 |
-4 |
Rochdale | -5 |
17 |
10 |
| 19 |
-1 |
Darlington | -6 |
17 |
22 |
| 20 |
-15 |
Swansea City | -9 |
21 |
18 |
| 21 |
-14 |
Cardiff City | -5 |
22 |
7 |
| 22 |
-5 |
Hull City | -16 |
17 |
23 |
| 23 |
0 |
Brighton & Hove Albion | -17 |
23 |
21 |
| 24 |
-5 |
Doncaster Rovers | -30 |
24 |
24 |
