
| League | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 31 | 8 | |
| Others | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | |
| Total | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 40 | 12 |
| League | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 31 | 8 | |
| Others | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | |
| Total | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 35 | 11 |
| Saturday 24 January 1998 | ||
| FA Cup - 4th Round | ||
| Old Trafford (54,669) | ||
| Man Utd | 5 - 1 | Walsall |
| Cole Cole Johnsen Solskjaer Solskjaer | ||
| Starting XI | ||
| Peter Schmeichel Phil Neville Denis Irwin Henning Berg Ronny Johnsen Ben Thornley David Beckham Brian McClair Andy Cole Paul Scholes Ole Gunnar Solskjaer | ||
| Substitutes | ||
| Michael Clegg Philip Mulryne Erik Nevland | ||
| Managers | ||
| Alex Ferguson | Jan Sorensen | |
| Peter Schmeichel | 34 | 328 | |
| Phil Neville | 21 | 86 | |
| Denis Irwin | 32 | 369 | |
| Henning Berg | 28 | 23 | |
| Ronny Johnsen | 28 | 64 | |
| Ben Thornley | 23 | 9 | |
| David Beckham | 23 | 132 | |
| Brian McClair | 34 | 462 | |
| Andy Cole | 26 | 116 | |
| Paul Scholes | 23 | 117 | |
| Ole Gunnar Solskjaer | 25 | 67 | |
| Michael Clegg | 20 | 7 | |
| Philip Mulryne | 20 | 2 | |
| Erik Nevland | 20 | 3 | |
| average age | 26 | - | |
| 1 | Sun 3 Aug 1997 | FA Charity Shield | MU * | 1 - 1 | Chelsea | Wembley | |
| 2 | Sun 10 Aug 1997 | Premiership | Tottenham Hotspur | 0 - 2 | MU | White Hart Lane | |
| 3 | Wed 13 Aug 1997 | Premiership | MU | 1 - 0 | Southampton | Old Trafford | |
| 4 | Sat 23 Aug 1997 | Premiership | Leicester City | 0 - 0 | MU | Filbert Street | |
| 5 | Wed 27 Aug 1997 | Premiership | Everton | 0 - 2 | MU | Goodison Park | |
| 6 | Sat 30 Aug 1997 | Premiership | MU | 3 - 0 | Coventry City | Old Trafford | |
| 7 | Sat 13 Sep 1997 | Premiership | MU | 2 - 1 | West Ham United | Old Trafford | |
| 8 | Wed 17 Sep 1997 | UEFA Champions League | Kosice | 0 - 3 | MU | TJ Lokomotive Stadium | |
| 9 | Sat 20 Sep 1997 | Premiership | Bolton Wanderers | 0 - 0 | MU | The Reebok Stadium | |
| 10 | Wed 24 Sep 1997 | Premiership | MU | 2 - 2 | Chelsea | Old Trafford | |
| 11 | Sat 27 Sep 1997 | Premiership | Leeds United | 1 - 0 | MU | Elland Road | |
| 12 | Wed 1 Oct 1997 | UEFA Champions League | MU | 3 - 2 | Juventus | Old Trafford | |
| 13 | Sat 4 Oct 1997 | Premiership | MU | 2 - 0 | Crystal Palace | Old Trafford | |
| 14 | Tue 14 Oct 1997 | League Cup | Ipswich Town | 2 - 0 | MU | Portman Road | |
| 15 | Sat 18 Oct 1997 | Premiership | Derby County | 2 - 2 | MU | Pride Park | |
| 16 | Wed 22 Oct 1997 | UEFA Champions League | MU | 2 - 1 | Feyenoord | Old Trafford | |
| 17 | Sat 25 Oct 1997 | Premiership | MU | 7 - 0 | Barnsley | Old Trafford | |
| 18 | Sat 1 Nov 1997 | Premiership | MU | 6 - 1 | Sheffield Wednesday | Old Trafford | |
| 19 | Wed 5 Nov 1997 | UEFA Champions League | Feyenoord | 1 - 3 | MU | Feyenoord Stadion | |
| 20 | Sun 9 Nov 1997 | Premiership | Arsenal | 3 - 2 | MU | Highbury | |
| 21 | Sat 22 Nov 1997 | Premiership | Wimbledon | 2 - 5 | MU | Selhurst Park | |
| 22 | Thu 27 Nov 1997 | UEFA Champions League | MU | 3 - 0 | Kosice | Old Trafford | |
| 23 | Sun 30 Nov 1997 | Premiership | MU | 4 - 0 | Blackburn Rovers | Old Trafford | |
| 24 | Sat 6 Dec 1997 | Premiership | Liverpool | 1 - 3 | MU | Anfield | |
| 25 | Wed 10 Dec 1997 | UEFA Champions League | Juventus | 1 - 0 | MU | Stadio Delle Alpi | |
| 26 | Mon 15 Dec 1997 | Premiership | MU | 1 - 0 | Aston Villa | Old Trafford | |
| 27 | Sun 21 Dec 1997 | Premiership | Newcastle United | 0 - 1 | MU | St James' Park | |
| 28 | Fri 26 Dec 1997 | Premiership | MU | 2 - 0 | Everton | Old Trafford | |
| 29 | Sun 28 Dec 1997 | Premiership | Coventry City | 3 - 2 | MU | Highfield Road | |
| 30 | Sun 4 Jan 1998 | FA Cup | Chelsea | 3 - 5 | MU | Stamford Bridge | |
| 31 | Sat 10 Jan 1998 | Premiership | MU | 2 - 0 | Tottenham Hotspur | Old Trafford | |
| 32 | Mon 19 Jan 1998 | Premiership | Southampton | 1 - 0 | MU | The Dell | |
| 33 | Sat 24 Jan 1998 | FA Cup | MU | 5 - 1 | Walsall | Old Trafford | |
| 34 | Sat 31 Jan 1998 | Premiership | MU | 0 - 1 | Leicester City | Old Trafford | |
| 35 | Sat 7 Feb 1998 | Premiership | MU | 1 - 1 | Bolton Wanderers | Old Trafford | |
| 36 | Sun 15 Feb 1998 | FA Cup | MU | 1 - 1 | Barnsley | Old Trafford | |
| 37 | Wed 18 Feb 1998 | Premiership | Aston Villa | 0 - 2 | MU | Villa Park | |
| 38 | Sat 21 Feb 1998 | Premiership | MU | 2 - 0 | Derby County | Old Trafford | |
| 39 | Wed 25 Feb 1998 | FA Cup | Barnsley | 3 - 2 | MU | Oakwell | |
| 40 | Sat 28 Feb 1998 | Premiership | Chelsea | 0 - 1 | MU | Stamford Bridge | |
| 41 | Wed 4 Mar 1998 | UEFA Champions League | Monaco | 0 - 0 | MU | Stade Louis II | |
| 42 | Sat 7 Mar 1998 | Premiership | Sheffield Wednesday | 2 - 0 | MU | Hillsborough | |
| 43 | Wed 11 Mar 1998 | Premiership | West Ham United | 1 - 1 | MU | Upton Park | |
| 44 | Sat 14 Mar 1998 | Premiership | MU | 0 - 1 | Arsenal | Old Trafford | |
| 45 | Wed 18 Mar 1998 | UEFA Champions League | MU | 1 - 1 | Monaco | Old Trafford | |
| 46 | Sat 28 Mar 1998 | Premiership | MU | 2 - 0 | Wimbledon | Old Trafford | |
| 47 | Mon 6 Apr 1998 | Premiership | Blackburn Rovers | 1 - 3 | MU | Ewood Park | |
| 48 | Fri 10 Apr 1998 | Premiership | MU | 1 - 1 | Liverpool | Old Trafford | |
| 49 | Sat 18 Apr 1998 | Premiership | MU | 1 - 1 | Newcastle United | Old Trafford | |
| 50 | Mon 27 Apr 1998 | Premiership | Crystal Palace | 0 - 3 | MU | Selhurst Park | |
| 51 | Mon 4 May 1998 | Premiership | MU | 3 - 0 | Leeds United | Old Trafford | |
| 52 | Sun 10 May 1998 | Premiership | Barnsley | 0 - 2 | MU | Oakwell |
In the tables above and below, where MU * (or NH *) appears in the home team column, it indicates a match played at a neutral venue.
| 1 | Wed 26 Dec 1894 | League Division Two | Walsall | 1 - 2 | NH | Fellows Park | |
| 2 | Wed 3 Apr 1895 | League Division Two | NH | 9 - 0 | Walsall | Bank Street | |
| 3 | Mon 7 Sep 1896 | League Division Two | NH | 2 - 0 | Walsall | Bank Street | |
| 4 | Mon 21 Sep 1896 | League Division Two | Walsall | 2 - 3 | NH | Fellows Park | |
| 5 | Sat 30 Oct 1897 | League Division Two | NH | 6 - 0 | Walsall | Bank Street | |
| 6 | Sat 11 Dec 1897 | League Division Two | Walsall | 1 - 1 | NH | Fellows Park | |
| 7 | Sat 29 Jan 1898 | FA Cup | NH | 1 - 0 | Walsall | Bank Street | |
| 8 | Sat 24 Sep 1898 | League Division Two | NH | 1 - 0 | Walsall | Bank Street | |
| 9 | Sat 21 Jan 1899 | League Division Two | Walsall | 2 - 0 | NH | Fellows Park | |
| 10 | Sat 14 Apr 1900 | League Division Two | NH | 5 - 0 | Walsall | Bank Street | |
| 11 | Tue 17 Apr 1900 | League Division Two | Walsall | 0 - 0 | NH | Fellows Park | |
| 12 | Sat 20 Oct 1900 | League Division Two | NH | 1 - 1 | Walsall | Bank Street | |
| 13 | Mon 25 Feb 1901 | League Division Two | Walsall | 1 - 1 | NH | Fellows Park | |
| 14 | Sat 4 Jan 1975 | FA Cup | MU | 0 - 0 | Walsall | Old Trafford | |
| 15 | Tue 7 Jan 1975 | FA Cup | Walsall | 3 - 2 | MU | Fellows Park | |
| 16 | Sat 8 Jan 1977 | FA Cup | MU | 1 - 0 | Walsall | Old Trafford | |
| 17 | Sat 24 Jan 1998 | FA Cup | MU | 5 - 1 | Walsall | Old Trafford |