Premier League Discipline 1997-98
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Every red & yellow card issued in the Premier League during season 1997-98 arranged by football players and clubs. Statistics correct to end of season 1997-98 on 9th May 1998.
Premier League Red Cards 1997-98
| PLAYER | TEAM | No. | PLAYER | TEAM | No. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Batty | Newcastle | 3 | Andy Hinchcliffe | Sheffield Wed | 1 | |
| Slaven Bilic | Everton | 3 | Georgi Hristov | Barnsley | 1 | |
| Francis Benali | Southampton | 2 | Valerien Ismael | Crystal Palace | 1 | |
| Stefano Eranio | Derby County | 2 | Gary Kelly | Leeds United | 1 | |
| John Hartson | West Ham Utd | 2 | Martin Keown | Arsenal | 1 | |
| Ben Thatcher | Wimbledon | 2 | Harry Kewell | Leeds United | 1 | |
| Jason Wilcox | Blackburn | 2 | Bernard Lambourde | Chelsea | 1 | |
| Paul Williams | Coventry City | 2 | Frank Leboeuf | Chelsea | 1 | |
| Samassi Abou | West Ham Utd | 1 | Steve Lomas | West Ham Utd | 1 | |
| Darren Barnard | Barnsley | 1 | Ken Monkou | Southampton | 1 | |
| Gudni Bergsson | Bolton | 1 | Chris Morgan | Barnsley | 1 | |
| Nathan Blake | Bolton | 1 | Michael Owen | Liverpool | 1 | |
| Patrick Blondeau | Sheffield Wed | 1 | Gary Pallister | Man Utd | 1 | |
| George Boateng | Coventry City | 1 | Carlton Palmer | Southampton | 1 | |
| Andy Booth | Sheffield Wed | 1 | Emmanuel Petit | Arsenal | 1 | |
| Jovo Bosancic | Barnsley | 1 | Lucas Radebe | Leeds United | 1 | |
| Gary Breen | Coventry City | 1 | Darren Sheridan | Barnsley | 1 | |
| Benito Carbone | Sheffield Wed | 1 | Frank Sinclair | Chelsea | 1 | |
| Stan Collymore | Aston Villa | 1 | Jamie Smith | Crystal Palace | 1 | |
| Dion Dublin | Coventry City | 1 | Ole Gunnar Solskjaer | Man Utd | 1 | |
| Justin Edinburgh | Tottenham | 1 | Dejan Stefanovic | Sheffield Wed | 1 | |
| Marc Edworthy | Crystal Palace | 1 | Chris Sutton | Blackburn | 1 | |
| Ugo Ehiogu | Aston Villa | 1 | Gerry Taggart | Bolton | 1 | |
| Duncan Ferguson | Everton | 1 | Alan Thompson | Bolton | 1 | |
| Tim Flowers | Blackburn | 1 | Andy Todd | Bolton | 1 | |
| Robbie Fowler | Liverpool | 1 | Robert Ullathorne | Leicester City | 1 | |
| Alf Inge Haaland | Leeds United | 1 | David Unsworth | West Ham Utd | 1 | |
| Gunnar Halle | Leeds United | 1 | Patrick Valery | Blackburn | 1 | |
| Emile Heskey | Leicester City | 1 | Ramon Vega | Tottenham | 1 | |
| – | – | – | Patrick Vieira | Arsenal | 1 | |
| Total Red Cards Season 1997-98 | 69 | |||||
Total Red Cards Season 1997-98 (59 players): 69
Premier League Red and Yellow Cards 1997-98
RED CARDS
YELLOW CARDS
Club
No.
Club
No.
Barnsley
5
Derby County
80
Blackburn Rovers
5
Leeds United
78
Bolton Wanderers
5
Sheffield Wed
73
Coventry City
5
Arsenal
72
Leeds United
5
Everton
72
Sheffield Wed
5
Bolton Wanderers
70
West Ham United
5
Coventry City
69
Everton
4
Chelsea
68
Southampton
4
Crystal Palace
66
Arsenal
3
Barnsley
65
Chelsea
3
Newcastle
62
Crystal Palace
3
West Ham United
62
Newcastle
3
Man Utd
61
Aston Villa
2
Southampton
61
Derby County
2
Blackburn Rovers
57
Leicester City
2
Tottenham
56
Liverpool
2
Liverpool
53
Man Utd
2
Wimbledon
50
Tottenham
2
Leicester City
45
Wimbledon
2
Aston Villa
44
Total
69
Total
1,264
| RED CARDS | YELLOW CARDS | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Club | No. | Club | No. | |
| Barnsley | 5 | Derby County | 80 | |
| Blackburn Rovers | 5 | Leeds United | 78 | |
| Bolton Wanderers | 5 | Sheffield Wed | 73 | |
| Coventry City | 5 | Arsenal | 72 | |
| Leeds United | 5 | Everton | 72 | |
| Sheffield Wed | 5 | Bolton Wanderers | 70 | |
| West Ham United | 5 | Coventry City | 69 | |
| Everton | 4 | Chelsea | 68 | |
| Southampton | 4 | Crystal Palace | 66 | |
| Arsenal | 3 | Barnsley | 65 | |
| Chelsea | 3 | Newcastle | 62 | |
| Crystal Palace | 3 | West Ham United | 62 | |
| Newcastle | 3 | Man Utd | 61 | |
| Aston Villa | 2 | Southampton | 61 | |
| Derby County | 2 | Blackburn Rovers | 57 | |
| Leicester City | 2 | Tottenham | 56 | |
| Liverpool | 2 | Liverpool | 53 | |
| Man Utd | 2 | Wimbledon | 50 | |
| Tottenham | 2 | Leicester City | 45 | |
| Wimbledon | 2 | Aston Villa | 44 | |
| Total | 69 | Total | 1,264 | |
Premier League Yellow Cards 1997-98
| PLAYER | TEAM | No. | PLAYER | TEAM | No. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamie Fullarton | Crystal Palace | 11 | Harry Kewell | Leeds United | 3 | |
| David Batty | Newcastle | 10 | Bernard Lambourde | Chelsea | 3 | |
| Lee Carsley | Derby County | 10 | Graeme Le Saux | Chelsea | 3 | |
| Paolo Di Canio | Sheffield Wed | 10 | Robert Lee | Newcastle | 3 | |
| Lucas Radebe | Leeds United | 10 | Attilio Lombardo | Crystal Palace | 3 | |
| Paul Williams | Coventry City | 10 | Dominic Matteo | Liverpool | 3 | |
| Dennis Wise | Chelsea | 10 | David May | Man Utd | 3 | |
| Gudni Bergsson | Bolton | 9 | Alan Maybury | Leeds United | 3 | |
| Steve Bould | Arsenal | 9 | Jason McAteer | Liverpool | 3 | |
| Stefano Eranio | Derby County | 9 | Chris Morgan | Barnsley | 3 | |
| Darren Huckerby | Coventry City | 9 | Kevin Muscat | Crystal Palace | 3 | |
| Mark Hughes | Chelsea | 9 | Allan Nielsen | Tottenham | 3 | |
| John Moncur | West Ham Utd | 9 | Roland Nilsson | Coventry City | 3 | |
| Paul Telfer | Coventry City | 9 | Matt Oakley | Southampton | 3 | |
| Philippe Albert | Newcastle | 8 | Egil Ostenstad | Southampton | 3 | |
| Peter Atherton | Sheffield Wed | 8 | Michael Owen | Liverpool | 3 | |
| Warren Barton | Newcastle | 8 | Ian Pearce | West Ham Utd | 3 | |
| Benito Carbone | Sheffield Wed | 8 | Dan Petrescu | Chelsea | 3 | |
| Marcus Hall | Coventry City | 8 | Chris Powell | Derby County | 3 | |
| Hermann Hreidarsson | Crystal Palace | 8 | Neil Redfearn | Barnsley | 3 | |
| Graham Hyde | Sheffield Wed | 8 | Jamie Redknapp | Liverpool | 3 | |
| Paul Ince | Liverpool | 8 | Teddy Sheringham | Man Utd | 3 | |
| Frank Leboeuf | Chelsea | 8 | Gareth Southgate | Aston Villa | 3 | |
| Claus Lundekvam | Southampton | 8 | Graham Stuart | Everton | 3 | |
| Billy McKinlay | Blackburn | 8 | Michael Thomas | Liverpool | 3 | |
| Adie Moses | Barnsley | 8 | Patrick Valery | Blackburn | 3 | |
| Phil Neville | Man Utd | 8 | Steve Walsh | Leicester City | 3 | |
| Paul Scholes | Man Utd | 8 | Paul Warhurst | Crystal Palace | 3 | |
| Dean Sturridge | Derby County | 8 | Steve Watson | Newcastle | 3 | |
| Chris Sutton | Blackburn | 8 | Nigel Winterburn | Arsenal | 3 | |
| David Unsworth | West Ham Utd | 8 | Samassi Abou | West Ham Utd | 2 | |
| Patrick Vieira | Arsenal | 8 | Nicolas Anelka | Arsenal | 2 | |
| Paulo Wanchope | Derby County | 8 | Matthew Appleby | Barnsley | 2 | |
| Nick Barmby | Everton | 7 | Neal Ardley | Wimbledon | 2 | |
| Earl Barrett | Sheffield Wed | 7 | Chris Armstrong | Tottenham | 2 | |
| Dennis Bergkamp | Arsenal | 7 | Celestine Babayaro | Chelsea | 2 | |
| Slaven Bilic | Everton | 7 | Francesco Baiano | Derby County | 2 | |
| Jovo Bosancic | Barnsley | 7 | Peter Beagrie | Everton | 2 | |
| David Burrows | Coventry City | 7 | Francis Benali | Southampton | 2 | |
| Nicky Butt | Man Utd | 7 | Marcus Bent | Crystal Palace | 2 | |
| Christian Dailly | Derby County | 7 | Eyal Berkovic | West Ham Utd | 2 | |
| Matt Elliott | Leicester City | 7 | Luis Boa Morte | Arsenal | 2 | |
| Duncan Ferguson | Everton | 7 | Lee Briscoe | Sheffield Wed | 2 | |
| Garry Flitcroft | Blackburn | 7 | Tomas Brolin | Crystal Palace | 2 | |
| Per Frandsen | Bolton | 7 | Darren Byfield | Aston Villa | 2 | |
| David Ginola | Tottenham | 7 | Steve Clarke | Chelsea | 2 | |
| Alf Inge Haaland | Leeds United | 7 | Wayne Collins | Sheffield Wed | 2 | |
| Colin Hendry | Blackburn | 7 | Kenny Cunningham | Wimbledon | 2 | |
| Dean Holdsworth | Bolton | 7 | Nikos Dabizas | Newcastle | 2 | |
| Gary Kelly | Leeds United | 7 | Martin Dahlin | Blackburn | 2 | |
| Steve Lomas | West Ham Utd | 7 | Jason Dodd | Southampton | 2 | |
| Carlton Palmer | Southampton | 7 | Iain Dowie | West Ham Utd | 2 | |
| Chris Perry | Wimbledon | 7 | Richard Dryden | Southampton | 2 | |
| Andy Roberts | Wimbledon | 7 | Michael Duberry | Chelsea | 2 | |
| Scott Sellars | Bolton | 7 | Chris Fairclough | Bolton | 2 | |
| Dejan Stefanovic | Sheffield Wed | 7 | Peter Fear | Wimbledon | 2 | |
| Alan Thompson | Bolton | 7 | Kevin Gallacher | Blackburn | 2 | |
| Ramon Vega | Tottenham | 7 | Danny Granville | Chelsea | 2 | |
| David Wetherall | Leeds United | 7 | Simon Grayson | Aston Villa | 2 | |
| Tony Adams | Arsenal | 6 | Martin Hiden | Leeds United | 2 | |
| Darren Barnard | Barnsley | 6 | David Howells | Tottenham | 2 | |
| David Beckham | Man Utd | 6 | David Hughes | Southampton | 2 | |
| Nathan Blake | Bolton | 6 | Don Hutchison | Everton | 2 | |
| Roberto Di Matteo | Chelsea | 6 | Michael Johansen | Bolton | 2 | |
| Gilles Grimandi | Arsenal | 6 | Ronny Johnsen | Man Utd | 2 | |
| Stephane Henchoz | Blackburn | 6 | Pontus Kamark | Leicester City | 2 | |
| Frank Lampard | West Ham Utd | 6 | Kasey Keller | Leicester City | 2 | |
| Matt Le Tissier | Southampton | 6 | Jeff Kenna | Blackburn | 2 | |
| Neil Lennon | Leicester City | 6 | Martin Keown | Arsenal | 2 | |
| Ken Monkou | Southampton | 6 | Ales Krizan | Barnsley | 2 | |
| Alessandro Pistone | Newcastle | 6 | Oyvind Leonhardsen | Liverpool | 2 | |
| David Robertson | Leeds United | 6 | Jim Magilton | Sheffield Wed | 2 | |
| Darren Sheridan | Barnsley | 6 | Ian Marshall | Leicester City | 2 | |
| Igor Stimac | Derby County | 6 | Gavin McCann | Everton | 2 | |
| Ian Taylor | Aston Villa | 6 | Alan Neilson | Southampton | 2 | |
| Rod Wallace | Leeds United | 6 | Gary Neville | Man Utd | 2 | |
| Ian Wright | Arsenal | 6 | Jon Newsome | Sheffield Wed | 2 | |
| Nicola Berti | Tottenham | 5 | Eddie Newton | Chelsea | 2 | |
| Lee Bowyer | Leeds United | 5 | Ian Nolan | Sheffield Wed | 2 | |
| Miguel Bruno Ribeiro | Leeds United | 5 | John Oster | Everton | 2 | |
| Sol Campbell | Tottenham | 5 | Terry Phelan | Everton | 2 | |
| Andrew Cole | Man Utd | 5 | Jamie Pollock | Bolton | 2 | |
| Arjan De Zeeuw | Barnsley | 5 | Mart Poom | Derby County | 2 | |
| Marc Edworthy | Crystal Palace | 5 | Steve Potts | West Ham Utd | 2 | |
| Ugo Ehiogu | Aston Villa | 5 | Spencer Prior | Leicester City | 2 | |
| Gareth Farrelly | Everton | 5 | Kevin Richardson | Southampton | 2 | |
| Gunnar Halle | Leeds United | 5 | Simon Rodger | Crystal Palace | 2 | |
| Steve Harkness | Liverpool | 5 | Keith Rowland | West Ham Utd | 2 | |
| Michael Hughes | Wimbledon | 5 | Petter Rudi | Sheffield Wed | 2 | |
| Muzzy Izzet | Leicester City | 5 | Richard Shaw | Coventry City | 2 | |
| Alan Kimble | Wimbledon | 5 | Alan Shearer | Newcastle | 2 | |
| Savo Milosevic | Aston Villa | 5 | Ben Thatcher | Wimbledon | 2 | |
| John O'Kane | Everton | 5 | Robbie Van Der Laan | Derby County | 2 | |
| Gary Pallister | Man Utd | 5 | Dave Watson | Everton | 2 | |
| Ray Parlour | Arsenal | 5 | Andrew Williams | Southampton | 2 | |
| Jimmy Phillips | Bolton | 5 | Danny Williamson | Everton | 2 | |
| Darryl Powell | Derby County | 5 | Dean Yates | Derby County | 2 | |
| Tim Sherwood | Blackburn | 5 | Gianfranco Zola | Chelsea | 2 | |
| Trevor Sinclair | West Ham Utd | 5 | Graham Allen | Everton | 1 | |
| Steve Staunton | Aston Villa | 5 | Aljosa Asanovic | Derby County | 1 | |
| Gerry Taggart | Bolton | 5 | Peter Beardsley | Bolton | 1 | |
| Carl Tiler | Everton | 5 | Patricio Billio | Crystal Palace | 1 | |
| Andy Todd | Bolton | 5 | Patrick Blondeau | Sheffield Wed | 1 | |
| David Tuttle | Crystal Palace | 5 | Lars Bohinen | Derby County | 1 | |
| Ashley Ward | Barnsley | 5 | Andy Booth | Sheffield Wed | 1 | |
| Jason Wilcox | Blackburn | 5 | Gary Breen | Coventry City | 1 | |
| Dwight Yorke | Aston Villa | 5 | Marlon Broomes | Blackburn | 1 | |
| Phil Babb | Liverpool | 4 | Stuart Campbell | Leicester City | 1 | |
| Michael Ball | Everton | 4 | Matt Carbon | Derby County | 1 | |
| Dean Blackwell | Wimbledon | 4 | Stewart Castledine | Wimbledon | 1 | |
| George Boateng | Coventry City | 4 | Gary Charles | Aston Villa | 1 | |
| Willie Boland | Coventry City | 4 | Stephen Clemence | Tottenham | 1 | |
| Tim Breacker | West Ham Utd | 4 | Gary Croft | Blackburn | 1 | |
| Danny Cadamarteri | Everton | 4 | Jordi Cruyff | Man Utd | 1 | |
| Kevin Davies | Southampton | 4 | Rory Delap | Derby County | 1 | |
| Lee Dixon | Arsenal | 4 | Jason Euell | Wimbledon | 1 | |
| Jose Dominguez | Tottenham | 4 | Graham Fenton | Leicester City | 1 | |
| Mark Draper | Aston Villa | 4 | Les Ferdinand | Tottenham | 1 | |
| Dion Dublin | Coventry City | 4 | Marcus Gayle | Wimbledon | 1 | |
| Bruce Dyer | Crystal Palace | 4 | Paul Gerrard | Everton | 1 | |
| Nicky Eaden | Barnsley | 4 | Ryan Giggs | Man Utd | 1 | |
| Rio Ferdinand | West Ham Utd | 4 | Shay Given | Newcastle | 1 | |
| Ruel Fox | Tottenham | 4 | Simon Haworth | Coventry City | 1 | |
| Steve Guppy | Leicester City | 4 | Lee Hendrie | Aston Villa | 1 | |
| Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink | Leeds United | 4 | Paul Hughes | Chelsea | 1 | |
| Emile Heskey | Leicester City | 4 | Ritchie Humphreys | Sheffield Wed | 1 | |
| David Hirst | Southampton | 4 | Andrew Impey | West Ham Utd | 1 | |
| David Hopkin | Leeds United | 4 | Steffen Iversen | Tottenham | 1 | |
| Ceri Hughes | Wimbledon | 4 | David James | Liverpool | 1 | |
| Valerien Ismael | Crystal Palace | 4 | Stig Johansen | Southampton | 1 | |
| Vinnie Jones | Wimbledon | 4 | Rob Jones | Liverpool | 1 | |
| Bjorn Kvarme | Liverpool | 4 | Duncan Jupp | Wimbledon | 1 | |
| Jacob Laursen | Derby County | 4 | Jurgen Klinsmann | Tottenham | 1 | |
| Andy Linighan | Crystal Palace | 4 | Robert Kozluk | Derby County | 1 | |
| Michael Madar | Everton | 4 | Bernard Lama | West Ham Utd | 1 | |
| Robert Molenaar | Leeds United | 4 | Stan Lazaridis | West Ham Utd | 1 | |
| Darren Peacock | Newcastle | 4 | Andy Liddell | Barnsley | 1 | |
| Stuart Pearce | Newcastle | 4 | Kyle Lightbourne | Coventry City | 1 | |
| Mark Pembridge | Sheffield Wed | 4 | Gary Mabbutt | Tottenham | 1 | |
| Emmanuel Petit | Arsenal | 4 | Peter Markstedt | Barnsley | 1 | |
| David Platt | Arsenal | 4 | Gary McAllister | Coventry City | 1 | |
| Gary Rowett | Derby County | 4 | Brian McAllister | Wimbledon | 1 | |
| Robbie Savage | Leicester City | 4 | John McGinlay | Bolton | 1 | |
| Craig Short | Everton | 4 | Steve McManaman | Liverpool | 1 | |
| Frank Sinclair | Chelsea | 4 | Danny Murphy | Liverpool | 1 | |
| Gary Speed | Newcastle | 4 | Fernando Nelson | Aston Villa | 1 | |
| Eric Tinkler | Barnsley | 4 | Mark Nicholls | Chelsea | 1 | |
| Gianluca Vialli | Chelsea | 4 | Steve Nicol | Sheffield Wed | 1 | |
| Noel Whelan | Coventry City | 4 | Michele Padovano | Crystal Palace | 1 | |
| John Beresford | Southampton | 3 | Garry Parker | Leicester City | 1 | |
| Henning Berg | Man Utd | 3 | Karel Poborsky | Man Utd | 1 | |
| Stig Inge Bjornebye | Liverpool | 3 | Gustavo Poyet | Chelsea | 1 | |
| Martin Bullock | Barnsley | 3 | Karlheinz Riedle | Liverpool | 1 | |
| Colin Calderwood | Tottenham | 3 | John Salako | Bolton | 1 | |
| Stephen Carr | Tottenham | 3 | John Scales | Tottenham | 1 | |
| Jamie Carragher | Liverpool | 3 | David Seaman | Arsenal | 1 | |
| Laurent Charvet | Chelsea | 3 | Peter Shirtliff | Barnsley | 1 | |
| Stan Collymore | Aston Villa | 3 | Andy Sinton | Tottenham | 1 | |
| Neil Cox | Bolton | 3 | Robbie Slater | Southampton | 1 | |
| Justin Edinburgh | Tottenham | 3 | Jamie Smith | Crystal Palace | 1 | |
| Neil Emblen | Crystal Palace | 3 | Staale Solbakken | Wimbledon | 1 | |
| Robbie Fowler | Liverpool | 3 | Trond Egil Soltvedt | Coventry City | 1 | |
| Remi Garde | Arsenal | 3 | Tony Thomas | Everton | 1 | |
| Keith Gillespie | Newcastle | 3 | Emerson Thome | Sheffield Wed | 1 | |
| Dean Gordon | Crystal Palace | 3 | David Thompson | Liverpool | 1 | |
| John Hartson | West Ham Utd | 3 | Neil Thompson | Barnsley | 1 | |
| Andy Hinchcliffe | Sheffield Wed | 3 | Lee Todd | Southampton | 1 | |
| Georgi Hristov | Barnsley | 3 | Jon Dahl Tomasson | Newcastle | 1 | |
| Jonathan Hunt | Derby County | 3 | Carl Veart | Crystal Palace | 1 | |
| Denis Irwin | Man Utd | 3 | Guy Whittingham | Sheffield Wed | 1 | |
| Roy Keane | Man Utd | 3 | Clive Wilson | Tottenham | 1 | |
| Temuri Ketsbaia | Newcastle | 3 | Alan Wright | Aston Villa | 1 | |
| Theo Zagorakis | Leicester City | 1 | ||||
| Total Yellow Cards Season 1997-98 | 1,264 | |||||
Total Yellow Cards Season 1997-98 (345 players): 1,264
All Premier League Red and Yellow Cards by Season and Club
