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MANAGER: DAVE BASSETT

Born:

Sep 04, 1944

Country:

England

Wikipedia:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Bassett

Manager From:

May 08, 1997

Manager To:

Jan 05, 1999

Honours:

Tier 2 Champions

Record each season for Dave Bassett

Season	Manager	League Position	P	W	D	L	F	A	League Points	Yellow	Red	Notes
1996-97	Dave Bassett	20	1	-	-	1	-	5	0	-	-	Replaced Stuart Pearce
1997-98	Dave Bassett	1	60	35	14	11	123	64	94	-	-
1998-99	Dave Bassett	20	34	9	10	15	51	50	13	49	3	Replaced by Micky Adams

Record for Dave Bassett

Game	First Game	Last Game	P	W	D	L	F	A
COMPETITIVE
League Tier 1	May 11, 1997	Dec 28, 1998	21	2	7	12	18	41
League Tier 2	Aug 09, 1997	May 03, 1998	46	28	10	8	82	42
League Tier 3
Playoffs
FA Cup	Jan 03, 1998	Jan 02, 1999	2	0	0	2	1	5
League Cup	Aug 11, 1997	Nov 11, 1998	8	3	3	2	21	10
European Cup
Fairs Cup
UEFA Cup
Super Cup
Intercontinental Cup
Full Members Cup
Associate Members Cup
Charity Shield
Anglo-Scottish Cup
Anglo-Italian Cup
Total	May 11, 1997	Jan 02, 1999	77	33	20	24	122	98
NON-COMPETITIVE
County Cup	Aug 04, 1997	Aug 04, 1998	2	2	0	0	11	1
Friendly	Apr 27, 1998	Oct 07, 1998	4	2	1	1	13	7
Pre-Season Friendly	Jul 19, 1997	Aug 10, 1998	12	7	3	2	28	13
Total	Jul 19, 1997	Oct 07, 1998	18	11	4	3	52	21
TOTAL	May 11, 1997	Jan 02, 1999	95	44	24	27	174	119

All Games for Dave Bassett

#	Date	Game Type	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result	Ground	Notes
1	Sun May 11, 1997	League Tier 1	Newcastle United	A	0-5	Loss	St. James Park (Newcastle)	Dave Bassett's first game as manager
	Sat Jul 19, 1997	Pre-Season Friendly	Lincoln City	A	1-1	Draw	Sincil Bank
	Thu Jul 24, 1997	Pre-Season Friendly	Pallo-Illrol	A	5-0	Win
	Sat Jul 26, 1997	Pre-Season Friendly	FC Haka	A	2-1	Win	Tehtaan Kentta
	Mon Jul 28, 1997	Pre-Season Friendly	Finnpa	A	4-4	Draw	Helsinki
	Sat Aug 02, 1997	Pre-Season Friendly	Leeds United	H	1-0	Win
	Mon Aug 04, 1997	County Cup	Notts County	A	6-1	Win	Meadow Lane
2	Sat Aug 09, 1997	League Tier 2	Port Vale	A	1-0	Win	Vale Park
3	Mon Aug 11, 1997	League Cup	Doncaster Rovers	A	8-0	Win	Belle Vue
4	Fri Aug 15, 1997	League Tier 2	Norwich City	H	4-1	Win
5	Sat Aug 23, 1997	League Tier 2	Oxford United	A	1-0	Win	Manor Ground
6	Wed Aug 27, 1997	League Cup	Doncaster Rovers	H	2-1	Win		Won 10-1 on aggregate
7	Sat Aug 30, 1997	League Tier 2	Queens Park Rangers	H	4-0	Win
8	Wed Sep 03, 1997	League Tier 2	Manchester City	H	1-3	Loss
9	Sun Sep 07, 1997	League Tier 2	Swindon Town	A	0-0	Draw	County Ground (Swindon)
10	Sat Sep 13, 1997	League Tier 2	Sheffield United	A	0-1	Loss	Bramall Lane
11	Wed Sep 17, 1997	League Cup	Walsall	H	0-1	Loss
12	Sat Sep 20, 1997	League Tier 2	Portsmouth	H	1-0	Win
13	Wed Sep 24, 1997	League Cup	Walsall	A	2-2	Draw	Bescot Stadium	Lost 3-2 on aggregate
14	Sat Sep 27, 1997	League Tier 2	Stoke City	H	1-0	Win
15	Fri Oct 03, 1997	League Tier 2	Huddersfield Town	A	2-0	Win	Alfred Mcalpine Stadium
16	Sat Oct 18, 1997	League Tier 2	Tranmere Rovers	H	2-2	Draw
17	Tue Oct 21, 1997	League Tier 2	West Bromwich Albion	H	1-0	Win
18	Fri Oct 24, 1997	League Tier 2	Reading	A	3-3	Draw	Elm Park
19	Sat Nov 01, 1997	League Tier 2	Crewe Alexandra	H	3-1	Win
20	Tue Nov 04, 1997	League Tier 2	Bury	A	0-2	Loss	Gigg Lane
21	Sat Nov 08, 1997	League Tier 2	Sunderland	A	1-1	Draw	Stadium of Light
22	Sat Nov 15, 1997	League Tier 2	Birmingham City	H	1-0	Win
23	Sat Nov 22, 1997	League Tier 2	Charlton Athletic	H	5-2	Win
24	Wed Nov 26, 1997	League Tier 2	Middlesbrough	A	0-0	Draw	Ayresome Park
25	Sat Nov 29, 1997	League Tier 2	Ipswich Town	A	1-0	Win	Portman Road
26	Sat Dec 06, 1997	League Tier 2	Bradford City	H	2-2	Draw
27	Sun Dec 14, 1997	League Tier 2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	1-2	Loss	Molineux
28	Sat Dec 20, 1997	League Tier 2	Stockport County	H	2-1	Win
29	Fri Dec 26, 1997	League Tier 2	Swindon Town	H	3-0	Win
30	Sun Dec 28, 1997	League Tier 2	Manchester City	A	3-2	Win	Maine Road
31	Sat Jan 03, 1998	FA Cup	Charlton Athletic	A	1-4	Loss	The Valley
32	Sat Jan 10, 1998	League Tier 2	Port Vale	H	2-1	Win
33	Sat Jan 17, 1998	League Tier 2	Norwich City	A	0-1	Loss	Carrow Road
34	Sat Jan 24, 1998	League Tier 2	Queens Park Rangers	A	1-0	Win	Loftus Road
35	Sat Jan 31, 1998	League Tier 2	Oxford United	H	1-3	Loss
36	Sat Feb 07, 1998	League Tier 2	Portsmouth	A	1-0	Win	Fratton Park
37	Tue Feb 17, 1998	League Tier 2	Huddersfield Town	H	3-0	Win
38	Sat Feb 21, 1998	League Tier 2	Stoke City	A	1-1	Draw	Brittania Stadium
39	Tue Feb 24, 1998	League Tier 2	Tranmere Rovers	A	0-0	Draw	Prenton Park
40	Sun Mar 01, 1998	League Tier 2	Middlesbrough	H	4-0	Win
41	Wed Mar 04, 1998	League Tier 2	Sunderland	H	0-3	Loss
42	Sat Mar 07, 1998	League Tier 2	Crewe Alexandra	A	4-1	Win	Gresty Road
43	Sat Mar 14, 1998	League Tier 2	Bury	H	3-0	Win
44	Sat Mar 21, 1998	League Tier 2	Birmingham City	A	2-1	Win	St. Andrews
45	Sat Mar 28, 1998	League Tier 2	Charlton Athletic	A	2-4	Loss	The Valley
46	Wed Apr 01, 1998	League Tier 2	Sheffield United	H	3-0	Win
47	Sun Apr 05, 1998	League Tier 2	Ipswich Town	H	2-1	Win
48	Sat Apr 11, 1998	League Tier 2	Bradford City	A	3-0	Win	Valley Parade
49	Mon Apr 13, 1998	League Tier 2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H	3-0	Win
50	Sat Apr 18, 1998	League Tier 2	Stockport County	A	2-2	Draw	Edgeley Park
51	Sun Apr 26, 1998	League Tier 2	Reading	H	1-0	Win
	Mon Apr 27, 1998	Friendly	Shrewsbury Town	A	1-4	Loss	Gay Meadow
52	Sun May 03, 1998	League Tier 2	West Bromwich Albion	A	1-1	Draw	The Hawthorns
	Wed May 06, 1998	Friendly	Chelsea	A	3-3	Draw	Stamford Bridge
	Fri May 08, 1998	Friendly	Middlesbrough	A	5-0	Win	Riverside Stadium
	Sat Jul 18, 1998	Pre-Season Friendly	Scunthorpe United	A	3-0	Win	Glanford Park
	Wed Jul 22, 1998	Pre-Season Friendly	Chesterfield	A	3-4	Loss	Saltergate
	Tue Jul 28, 1998	Pre-Season Friendly	FC Kemi Kings	A	4-0	Win
	Thu Jul 30, 1998	Pre-Season Friendly	FC Haka	A	2-0	Win	Tehtaan Kentta
	Sat Aug 01, 1998	Pre-Season Friendly	FC Santa Claus	A	0-0	Draw	Rovaniemen Keskuskentta
	Mon Aug 03, 1998	Pre-Season Friendly	Lincoln City	A	1-0	Win	Sincil Bank
	Tue Aug 04, 1998	County Cup	Notts County	H	5-0	Win
	Mon Aug 10, 1998	Pre-Season Friendly	Feyenoord	A	2-3	Loss	Feyenoord Stadion
53	Mon Aug 17, 1998	League Tier 1	Arsenal	A	1-2	Loss	Highbury
54	Sat Aug 22, 1998	League Tier 1	Coventry City	H	1-0	Win
55	Sat Aug 29, 1998	League Tier 1	Southampton	A	2-1	Win	The Dell
56	Tue Sep 08, 1998	League Tier 1	Everton	H	0-2	Loss
57	Sat Sep 12, 1998	League Tier 1	Chelsea	A	1-2	Loss	Stamford Bridge
58	Tue Sep 15, 1998	League Cup	Leyton Orient	A	5-1	Win	Brisbane Road
59	Sat Sep 19, 1998	League Tier 1	West Ham United	H	0-0	Draw
60	Tue Sep 22, 1998	League Cup	Leyton Orient	H	0-0	Draw		Won 5-1 on aggregate
61	Sat Sep 26, 1998	League Tier 1	Newcastle United	A	0-2	Loss	St. James Park (Newcastle)
62	Sat Oct 03, 1998	League Tier 1	Charlton Athletic	H	0-1	Loss
	Wed Oct 07, 1998	Friendly	Dagenham and Redbridge	A	4-0	Win
63	Sat Oct 17, 1998	League Tier 1	Leeds United	H	1-1	Draw
64	Sat Oct 24, 1998	League Tier 1	Liverpool	A	1-5	Loss	Anfield
65	Tue Oct 27, 1998	League Cup	Cambridge United	H	3-3	Draw		Won 4-3 on penalties
66	Sun Nov 01, 1998	League Tier 1	Middlesbrough	A	1-1	Draw	Riverside Stadium
67	Sat Nov 07, 1998	League Tier 1	Wimbledon	H	0-1	Loss
68	Wed Nov 11, 1998	League Cup	Manchester United	A	1-2	Loss	Old Trafford
69	Mon Nov 16, 1998	League Tier 1	Derby County	H	2-2	Draw
70	Sat Nov 21, 1998	League Tier 1	Tottenham Hotspur	A	0-2	Loss	White Hart Lane
71	Sat Nov 28, 1998	League Tier 1	Aston Villa	H	2-2	Draw
72	Mon Dec 07, 1998	League Tier 1	Sheffield Wednesday	A	2-3	Loss	Hillsborough
73	Sat Dec 12, 1998	League Tier 1	Leicester City	A	1-3	Loss	Filbert Street
74	Sat Dec 19, 1998	League Tier 1	Blackburn Rovers	H	2-2	Draw
75	Sat Dec 26, 1998	League Tier 1	Manchester United	A	0-3	Loss	Old Trafford
76	Mon Dec 28, 1998	League Tier 1	Southampton	H	1-1	Draw
77	Sat Jan 02, 1999	FA Cup	Portsmouth	H	0-1	Loss		Dave Bassett's last game as manager

Players bought by Dave Bassett (10)

Player	Club	Date	Fee
Alan Rogers	Tranmere Rovers	Jul 19, 1997	£2,100,000
Andy Johnson	Norwich City	Jul 19, 1997	£2,200,000
Thierry Bonalair	Neuchatel Xamax	Jul 24, 1997
Marco Pascolo	Cagliari Calcio	Jul 24, 1997
Dave Beasant	Southampton	Nov 01, 1997
Chris Doig	Queen Of The South	Mar 07, 1998
Christian Edwards	Swansea City	Apr 27, 1998	£3,000,000
Dougie Freedman	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Aug 10, 1998	£900,000
Nigel Quashie	Queens Park Rangers	Sep 08, 1998	£2,630,000
Neil Shipperley	Crystal Palace	Sep 26, 1998	£1,470,000

Players loaned in by Dave Bassett (0)

Player	Club	Date	Until

Players loaned out by Dave Bassett (4)

Player	Club	Date	Until
Nicola Jerkan	Rapid Vienna	Jun 01, 1997	May 31, 1998
Vance Warner	Grimsby Town	Aug 27, 1997
Andy Todd	Scarborough Athletic	Apr 27, 1998
Andy Gray	Oldham Athletic	Sep 08, 1998	Apr 21, 2002

Players sold or released by Dave Bassett (11)

Player	Club	Date	Fee
Alan Fettis	Blackburn Rovers	Aug 27, 1997
David Phillips	Huddersfield Town	Sep 17, 1997
Dean Saunders	Sheffield United	Oct 03, 1997
Paul Smith (1997)	Lincoln City	Dec 01, 1997
Lee Cowling	Mansfield Town	Apr 27, 1998
Paul McGregor	Carlisle United	May 08, 1998	Released
Kevin Campbell	Trabzonspor	Jul 22, 1998	£2,500,000
Marco Pascolo	FC Zurich	Jul 22, 1998
Chris Allen	Port Vale	Aug 04, 1998
Ian Thomas-Moore	West Ham United	Aug 10, 1998	Released
Andy Dawson	Scunthorpe United	Sep 22, 1998	£53,000

Players given debuts by Dave Bassett (22)

Player	Date	Opposition
Alan Rogers	Aug 09, 1997	Port Vale
Andy Johnson	Aug 09, 1997	Port Vale
Jon Olav Hjelde	Aug 09, 1997	Port Vale
Marco Pascolo	Aug 09, 1997	Port Vale
Thierry Bonalair	Aug 09, 1997	Port Vale
Geoff Thomas (1997-98)	Aug 11, 1997	Doncaster Rovers
Dave Beasant	Aug 23, 1997	Oxford United
David Johnson	Jan 31, 1998	Oxford United
Marlon Harewood	May 03, 1998	West Bromwich Albion
Glynn Hodges	Aug 17, 1998	Arsenal
Jean-Claude Darcheville	Aug 17, 1998	Arsenal
Dougie Freedman	Aug 17, 1998	Arsenal
Andy Dawson	Aug 17, 1998	Arsenal
Christian Edwards	Aug 22, 1998	Coventry City
Nigel Quashie	Aug 29, 1998	Southampton
Andy Gray	Sep 08, 1998	Everton
Matthieu Louis-Jean	Sep 15, 1998	Leyton Orient
John Burns	Sep 22, 1998	Leyton Orient
Neil Shipperley	Sep 26, 1998	Newcastle United
Jesper Mattsson	Dec 12, 1998	Leicester City
David Freeman	Dec 12, 1998	Leicester City
Chris Doig	Dec 26, 1998	Manchester United

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