| Club: | Liverpool |
| Season: | 1997–98 |
| Manager: | Roy Evans |
| Stadium: | Anfield |
| League: | Premier League |
| League Result: | 3rd |
| Cup2: | FA Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | Third round |
| Cup3: | League Cup |
| Cup3 Result: | Semi-finals |
| Cup4: | UEFA Cup |
| Cup4 Result: | Second round |
| League Topscorer: | Michael Owen (18) |
| Season Topscorer: | Michael Owen (23) |
| Highest Attendance: | 44,532 vs. Bolton Wanderers (7 March 1998) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 34,705 vs. Sheffield Wednesday (13 September 1997) |
| Average Attendance: | 40,628 |
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| Prevseason: | 1996–97 |
| Nextseason: | 1998–99 |
The 1997–98 Liverpool F.C. season was the 106th season in the club's existence, and their 36th consecutive year in the top-flight of English football. In addition to the Premier League, the club also competed in the FA Cup, League Cup, and the UEFA Cup.
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.[1] 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 Premier League 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.
|-! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Goalkeepers|-! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Defenders|-! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Midfielders|-! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Forwards|-! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Players transferred out during the season
| width=15 | width=15 | width=15 | width=15 | width=145 | Name | width=80 | Premier League | width=80 | FA Cup | width=80 | League Cup | width=80 | UEFA Cup | width=80 | Total | ||||
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| 1 | 18 | FW | Michael Owen | 18 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 23 | |||||||||||
| 2 | 9 | FW | Robbie Fowler | 9 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 13 | |||||||||||
| 3 | 7 | MF | Steve McManaman | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | |||||||||||
| 4 | 17 | MF | Paul Ince | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |||||||||||
| 5 | 13 | FW | Karl-Heinz Riedle | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | |||||||||||
| 6 | 8 | MF |  | Øyvind Leonhardsen | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 7 | 11 | MF | Jamie Redknapp | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 8 | 15 | MF |  | Patrick Berger | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 9 | 4 | MF |  | Jason McAteer | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 10 | 16 | MF | Michael Thomas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 25 | MF | David Thompson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Totals | 68 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 82 | ||||||||||||||
| 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 |
See main article: 1997–98 FA Premier League.