Premier League Top scorers - England 1997/1998

The winning top scorers in Premier League (EPL), England (or FA Premier League as the league was called back then) during the season 1997/1998 were Chris Sutton together with 2 other players with 18 goals scored. Below you find the list of the highest goal scorers during the season. You can also find all hat-tricks scored during the season.

Season:

EPL best goal scorers 1997/1998

Below is the final top scorer list for the Premier League (FA Premier League) 1997/1998, including the 21 players who scored the most goals during the season.

# Player, team Nationality Age GoalsGoals
1. Chris Sutton
Blackburn
England
25
18
  Dion Dublin
Coventry
England
29
18
  Michael Owen
Liverpool
England
18
18
4. Dennis Bergkamp
Arsenal
Netherlands
29
16
  Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink
Leeds
Netherlands
26
16
  Kevin Gallacher
Blackburn
Scotland
31
16
7. Andy Cole
Manchester United
England
26
15
  John Hartson
West Ham
Wales
Wales
23
15
9. Darren Huckerby
Coventry
England
22
14
10. Paulo Wanchope
Derby
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
21
13
11. Dwight Yorke
Aston Villa
Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago
26
12
  Francesco Baiano
Derby
Italy
30
12
  Marc Overmars
Arsenal
Netherlands
25
12
  Nathan Blake
Bolton
Wales
Wales
26
12
  Paolo Di Canio
Sheffield Wednesday
Italy
29
12
16. Duncan Ferguson
Everton
Scotland
26
11
  Egil Østenstad
Southampton
Norway
26
11
  Gianluca Vialli
Chelsea
Italy
33
11
  Matt Le Tissier
Southampton
England
29
11
  Steve McManaman
Liverpool
England
26
11
  Tore André Flo
Chelsea
Norway
24
11
The age of the players is when the season ended at 10 May 1998

Scored hat-tricks in Premier League, season 1997/1998

In total there were 16 scored hat-tricks during the season 1997/1998 in Premier League, England. All players scoring these hat-tricks (or more than 3 goals), and the matches they scored it in, are listed here.

Player, Team Match GoalsGoals
Jürgen Klinsmann
Tottenham
Wimbledon - Tottenham 2-6
Sat 2 may 1998
4
41', 54', 58', 60'
Darren Huckerby
Coventry
Leeds - Coventry 3-3
Sat 25 april 1998
3
20', 34', 62'
Chris Sutton
Blackburn
Blackburn - Leicester 5-3
Sat 28 february 1998
3
25', 45', 47'
Michael Owen
Liverpool
Sheffield Wednesday - Liverpool 3-3
Sat 14 february 1998
3
27', 73', 78'
Kevin Gallacher
Blackburn
Blackburn - Aston Villa 5-0
Sat 17 january 1998
3
29', 54', 68'
Duncan Ferguson
Everton
Everton - Bolton 3-2
Sun 28 december 1997
3
17', 41', 67'
Tore André Flo
Chelsea
Tottenham - Chelsea 1-6
Sat 6 december 1997
3
40', 63', 90'
Gianfranco Zola
Chelsea
Chelsea - Derby 4-0
Sat 29 november 1997
3
12', 66', 77'
Andy Booth
Sheffield Wednesday
Sheffield Wednesday - Bolton 5-0
Sat 8 november 1997
3
29', 33', 44'
Andy Cole
Manchester United
Manchester United - Barnsley 7-0
Sat 25 october 1997
3
17', 19', 45'
Patrik Berger
Liverpool
Liverpool - Chelsea 4-2
Sun 5 october 1997
3
20', 35', 57'
Ian Wright
Arsenal
Arsenal - Bolton 4-1
Sat 13 september 1997
3
20', 25', 81'
Dennis Bergkamp
Arsenal
Leicester - Arsenal 3-3
Wed 27 august 1997
3
9', 61', 90'
Gianluca Vialli
Chelsea
Barnsley - Chelsea 0-6
Sun 24 august 1997
4
44', 57', 65', 82'
Chris Sutton
Blackburn
Aston Villa - Blackburn 0-4
Wed 13 august 1997
3
21', 25', 41'
Dion Dublin
Coventry
Coventry - Chelsea 3-2
Sat 9 august 1997
3
41', 82', 88'

The first game in Premier League (FA Premier League) the season 1997/1998 was played 9 August 1997, and the season ended 10 May 1998. More information and the winning top scorers in Premier League between the seasons 1989/1990-2023/2024 here.