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West Ham United 5th, English Premiership |
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| League Record 1997-1998 [for the same period] |
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| Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | GFA | GAA | | PpG | Pts | Rank |
| Home Record | 19 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 40 | 18 | 22 | 2.10 | 0.94 | | 2.26 | 43 | 3 |
| Away Record | 19 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 39 | -23 | 0.84 | 2.05 | | 0.68 | 13 | 17 |
| Overall Record | 38 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 56 | 57 | -1 | 1.47 | 1.50 | | 1.47 | 56 | 8 |
| English Premiership |
| No. | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Attend |
| 1 | 15-Aug-98 | A | Sheffield Wednesday | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | 30,236 |
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| 2 | 22-Aug-98 | H | Manchester United | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 26,039 |
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| 3 | 29-Aug-98 | A | Coventry City | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 20,818 |
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| 4 | 09-Sep-98 | H | Wimbledon | L | 3-4 | (3-1) | 25,311 |
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| 5 | 12-Sep-98 | H | Liverpool | W | 2-1 | (1-0) | 26,029 |
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| 6 | 19-Sep-98 | A | Nottingham Forest | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 26,463 |
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| 7 | 28-Sep-98 | H | Southampton | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | 23,153 |
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| 8 | 03-Oct-98 | A | Blackburn Rovers | L | 0-3 | (0-1) | 25,213 |
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| 9 | 17-Oct-98 | H | Aston Villa | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 26,002 |
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| 10 | 24-Oct-98 | A | Charlton Athletic | L | 2-4 | (2-1) | 20,043 |
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| 11 | 31-Oct-98 | A | Newcastle United | W | 3-0 | (0-0) | 36,744 |
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| 12 | 08-Nov-98 | H | Chelsea | D | 1-1 | (1-0) | 26,023 |
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| 13 | 14-Nov-98 | H | Leicester City | W | 3-2 | (1-1) | 25,642 |
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| 14 | 22-Nov-98 | A | Derby County | W | 2-0 | (1-0) | 31,366 |
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| 15 | 28-Nov-98 | H | Tottenham Hotspur | W | 2-1 | (1-0) | 26,044 |
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| 16 | 05-Dec-98 | A | Leeds United | L | 0-4 | (0-1) | 36,320 |
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| 17 | 12-Dec-98 | A | Middlesbrough | L | 0-1 | (0-1) | 34,623 |
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| 18 | 19-Dec-98 | H | Everton | W | 2-1 | (1-0) | 25,998 |
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| 19 | 26-Dec-98 | A | Arsenal | L | 0-1 | (0-1) | 38,098 |
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| 20 | 28-Dec-98 | H | Coventry City | W | 2-0 | (1-0) | 25,662 |
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| 21 | 10-Jan-99 | A | Manchester United | L | 1-4 | (0-2) | 55,180 |
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| 22 | 16-Jan-99 | H | Sheffield Wednesday | L | 0-4 | (0-2) | 25,642 |
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| 23 | 30-Jan-99 | A | Wimbledon | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 23,035 |
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| 24 | 06-Feb-99 | H | Arsenal | L | 0-4 | (0-2) | 26,042 |
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| 25 | 13-Feb-99 | H | Nottingham Forest | W | 2-1 | (2-0) | 25,458 |
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| 26 | 20-Feb-99 | A | Liverpool | D | 2-2 | (1-2) | 44,511 |
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| 27 | 27-Feb-99 | H | Blackburn Rovers | W | 2-0 | (2-0) | 25,529 |
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| 28 | 06-Mar-99 | A | Southampton | L | 0-1 | (0-1) | 15,240 |
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| 29 | 13-Mar-99 | A | Chelsea | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | 34,765 |
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| 30 | 20-Mar-99 | H | Newcastle United | W | 2-0 | (1-0) | 25,997 |
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| 31 | 02-Apr-99 | A | Aston Villa | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 36,813 |
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| 32 | 05-Apr-99 | H | Charlton Athletic | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | 26,041 |
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| 33 | 10-Apr-99 | A | Leicester City | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 20,402 |
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| 34 | 17-Apr-99 | H | Derby County | W | 5-1 | (2-0) | 25,485 |
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| 35 | 24-Apr-99 | A | Tottenham Hotspur | W | 2-1 | (1-0) | 36,089 |
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| 36 | 01-May-99 | H | Leeds United | L | 1-5 | (0-2) | 25,997 |
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| 37 | 08-May-99 | A | Everton | L | 0-6 | (0-3) | 40,049 |
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| 38 | 16-May-99 | H | Middlesbrough | W | 4-0 | (2-0) | 25,902 |
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| English FA Cup |
| Round | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Attend |
| 3 | 02-Jan-99 | H | Swansea City | D | 1-1 | (0-0) | 26,039 |
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| 3r | 13-Jan-99 | A | Swansea City | L | 0-1 | (0-1) | 10,116 |
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| English League Cup |
| Round | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Attend |
| 2 L1 | 15-Sep-98 | A | Northampton Town | L | 0-2 | (0-0) | 7,254 |
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| 2 L2 | 22-Sep-98 | H | Northampton Town | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | 25,435 |
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Home and away results against each team, listed in the current league table standings
| Home | 1997-1998 | Team | 1997-1998 | Away | Pts |
| D 0-0 | [1-1] | Manchester United | [1-2] | L 1-4 | 1 |
| L 0-4 | [0-0] | Arsenal | [0-4] | L 0-1 | 0 |
| D 1-1 | [2-1] | Chelsea | [1-2] | W 1-0 | 4 |
| L 1-5 | [3-0] | Leeds United | [1-3] | L 0-4 | 0 |
| | West Ham United | | |
| D 0-0 | [2-1] | Aston Villa | [0-2] | D 0-0 | 2 |
| W 2-1 | [2-1] | Liverpool | [0-5] | D 2-2 | 4 |
| W 5-1 | [0-0] | Derby County | [0-2] | W 2-0 | 6 |
| W 4-0 | - | Middlesbrough | - | L 0-1 | 3 |
| W 3-2 | [4-3] | Leicester City | [1-2] | D 0-0 | 4 |
| W 2-1 | [2-1] | Tottenham Hotspur | [0-1] | W 2-1 | 6 |
| L 0-4 | [1-0] | Sheffield Wednesday | [1-1] | W 1-0 | 3 |
| W 2-0 | [0-1] | Newcastle United | [1-0] | W 3-0 | 6 |
| W 2-1 | [2-2] | Everton | [1-2] | L 0-6 | 3 |
| W 2-0 | [1-0] | Coventry City | [1-1] | D 0-0 | 4 |
| L 3-4 | [3-1] | Wimbledon | [2-1] | D 0-0 | 1 |
| W 1-0 | [2-4] | Southampton | [0-3] | L 0-1 | 3 |
| L 0-1 | - | Charlton Athletic | - | L 2-4 | 0 |
| W 2-0 | [2-1] | Blackburn Rovers | [0-3] | L 0-3 | 3 |
| W 2-1 | - | Nottingham Forest | - | D 0-0 | 4 |
| Leading Scorers |
League Cup |
| Wright | | 9 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Lampard | | 6 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Sinclair | | 6 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Keller | | 5 | |  |  |  |  |  |
| di Canio | | 5 | |  |  |  |  |  |
| Hartson | | 4 | |  |  |  |  |
| Berkovic | | 3 | |  |  |  |
| Kitson | | 3 | |  |  |  |
| Pearce | | 2 | |  |  |
| Ruddock | | 2 | |  |  |
| Dicks | | 1 | |  |
| Lomas | | 1 | |  |
| (own goals) | | 1 | |  |
Score distributions by match - goals scored by row, and goals conceded by column. Each box shows the number of this season's matches with the resulting scoreline.
| League | Cup |
 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| 0 | 7 | 4 | | 1 | 3 | | 1 |
| 1 | 3 | 1 | | | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | | 1 |
| 3 | 1 | | 1 | | 1 |
| 4 | 1 |
| 5 | | 1 |
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 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 0 | | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 |
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When the goals have been scored and conceded this season
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