SEASON: 1997-98
- DIVISION:
- Nationwide League Division One (Tier 2)
- MANAGER(s):
- Dave Bassett
- FA Cup:
- 3rd Round (Charlton Athletic (A) 1-4)
- League Cup:
- 2nd Round (Walsall (A) 2-2)
- Player Of The Year:
- Pierre van Hooijdonk
- Top Goalscorer:
- Pierre van Hooijdonk (34 goals)
- Competitive Games:
- 51
- Competitive Goals:
- 95
- Goals per game:
- 1.9
- League Games:
- 46
- League Points:
- 94 out of 138 (3 points per win)
- Points Percentage:
- 68.1%
ALL GAMES
LEAGUE GAMES
Goals scored, conceded and win and loss margins
Analysis of the league positions
This table shows:
(a) how many days we spent in each of the league positions and
(b) how we did when we played teams in each of the positions.
ATTENDANCES (HOME)
MISCELLANEOUS
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GAMES
League
FA Cup
League Cup
County Cup
Pre-Season Friendly
Friendly
TRANSFERS
Transfers before, during and immediately after the season.
SQUAD
Competitive goals only
LEAGUE DOUBLES
Home and away victories for the season
Goal count: | 1 goal | 2 goals | 3 goals | 4 goals | 5+ goals | Scored | 17 times | 11 times | 9 times | 4 times | 2 times | Conceded | 14 times | 8 times | 4 times | 2 times | Won By | 16 times | 2 times | 9 times | 2 times | 1 time | Lost By | 4 times | 4 times | 2 times |
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Analysis of the league positions
This table shows:
(a) how many days we spent in each of the league positions and
(b) how we did when we played teams in each of the positions.
ATTENDANCES (HOME)
- Highest League Attendance:
- 29,302
- Lowest League Attendance:
- 16,524
- Average League Attendance:
- 20,543
- Highest Cup Attendance:
- 9,908
- Lowest Cup Attendance:
- 7,841
MISCELLANEOUS
- Clean Sheets:
- 23
- Red cards:
- 0
- Yellow cards:
- 0
- Penalties scored:
- 6
- Penalties conceded:
- 1
- Penalties missed:
- 0
- Penalties saved:
- 0
END OF SEASON TABLE (1997-98)
FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION ONE (Tier 2) | Home | Away | Results | |||||||||||||||||||
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Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Result | Home | Away |
1 | Nottingham Forest | 46 | 28 | 10 | 8 | 82 | 42 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 52 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 30 | 22 | 40 | 94 | 2 | Middlesbrough | 46 | 27 | 10 | 9 | 77 | 41 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 51 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 26 | 29 | 36 | 91 | 4-0 | 0-0 | 3 | Sunderland | 46 | 26 | 12 | 8 | 86 | 50 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 49 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 37 | 28 | 36 | 90 | 0-3 | 1-1 | 4 | Charlton Athletic | 46 | 26 | 10 | 10 | 80 | 49 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 48 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 88 | 5-2 | 2-4 | 5 | Ipswich Town | 46 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 77 | 43 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 47 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 30 | 23 | 34 | 83 | 2-1 | 1-0 | 6 | Sheffield United | 46 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 69 | 54 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 44 | 20 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 25 | 34 | 15 | 74 | 3-0 | 0-1 | 7 | Birmingham City | 46 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 60 | 35 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 27 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 33 | 20 | 25 | 74 | 1-0 | 2-1 | 8 | Stockport County | 46 | 19 | 8 | 19 | 71 | 69 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 46 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 25 | 48 | 2 | 65 | 2-1 | 2-2 | 9 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 57 | 53 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 42 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 28 | 4 | 65 | 3-0 | 1-2 | 10 | West Bromwich Albion | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 50 | 56 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 27 | 26 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 23 | 30 | -6 | 61 | 1-0 | 1-1 | 11 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 18 | 5 | 23 | 58 | 65 | 10 | 2 | 11 | 30 | 34 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 28 | 31 | -7 | 59 | 3-1 | 4-1 | 12 | Oxford United | 46 | 16 | 10 | 20 | 60 | 64 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 36 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 24 | 44 | -4 | 58 | 1-3 | 1-0 | 13 | Bradford City | 46 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 46 | 59 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 26 | 23 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 36 | -13 | 57 | 2-2 | 3-0 | 14 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 54 | 57 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 34 | 26 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 31 | -3 | 56 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 15 | Norwich City | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 52 | 69 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 32 | 27 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 42 | -17 | 55 | 4-1 | 0-1 | 16 | Huddersfield Town | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 50 | 72 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 28 | 28 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 22 | 44 | -22 | 53 | 3-0 | 2-0 | 17 | Bury | 46 | 11 | 19 | 16 | 42 | 58 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 22 | 22 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 20 | 36 | -16 | 52 | 3-0 | 0-2 | 18 | Swindon Town | 46 | 14 | 10 | 22 | 42 | 73 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 28 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 48 | -31 | 52 | 3-0 | 0-0 | 19 | Port Vale | 46 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 56 | 66 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 25 | 24 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 31 | 42 | -10 | 49 | 2-1 | 1-0 | 20 | Portsmouth | 46 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 51 | 63 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 28 | 30 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 23 | 33 | -12 | 49 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 21 | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 10 | 19 | 17 | 51 | 63 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 28 | 21 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 23 | 42 | -12 | 49 | 4-0 | 1-0 | 22 | Manchester City | 46 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 56 | 57 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 28 | 26 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 28 | 31 | -1 | 48 | 1-3 | 3-2 | 23 | Stoke City | 46 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 44 | 74 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 30 | 40 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 34 | -30 | 46 | 1-0 | 1-1 | 24 | Reading | 46 | 11 | 9 | 26 | 39 | 78 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 27 | 31 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 47 | -39 | 42 | 1-0 | 3-3 |
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GAMES
League
FA Cup
Date | Opponent | Round | Replay | Count | H/A | Score | Result | Att | Scorers |
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Sat Jan 03, 1998 | Charlton Athletic | 3 | A | 1-4 | Loss | 13,827 | van Hooijdonk (?) |
League Cup
Date | Opponent | Round | Leg | Replay | Count | H/A | Score | Result | Att | Scorers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mon Aug 11, 1997 | Doncaster Rovers | 1 | 1 | A | 8-0 | Win | 4,547 | Thomas (?), Saunders (?, ?), Hjelde (?, ?), van Hooijdonk (?, ?), Allen (?) | ||
Wed Aug 27, 1997 | Doncaster Rovers | 1 | 2 | H | 2-1 | Win | 9,908 | Guinan (?), van Hooijdonk (?) | ||
Wed Sep 17, 1997 | Walsall | 2 | 1 | H | 0-1 | Loss | 7,841 | |||
Wed Sep 24, 1997 | Walsall | 2 | 2 | A | 2-2 | Draw | 6,037 | van Hooijdonk (?), Armstrong (?) |
County Cup
Date | Opponent | Round | H/A | Score | Result | Att | Scorers |
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Mon Aug 04, 1997 | Notts County | Final | A | 6-1 | Win | 8,095 | ? (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?) |
Pre-Season Friendly
Date | Opponent | Country | H/A | Score | Result | Att | Scorers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sat Jul 19, 1997 | Lincoln City | England | A | 1-1 | Draw | 4,023 | ? (?) |
Thu Jul 24, 1997 | Pallo-Illrol | A | 5-0 | Win | 600 | ? (?, ?, ?, ?, ?) | |
Sat Jul 26, 1997 | FC Haka | Finland | A | 2-1 | Win | 2,100 | ? (?, ?) |
Mon Jul 28, 1997 | Finnpa | Finland | A | 4-4 | Draw | 2,638 | ? (?, ?, ?, ?) |
Sat Aug 02, 1997 | Leeds United | England | H | 1-0 | Win | 8,141 | ? (?) |
Friendly
Date | Opponent | Country | H/A | Score | Result | Att | Scorers |
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Mon Apr 27, 1998 | Shrewsbury Town | England | A | 1-4 | Loss | - | Stone (?) |
Wed May 06, 1998 | Chelsea | England | A | 3-3 | Draw | 3,573 | ? (?, ?, ?) |
Fri May 08, 1998 | Middlesbrough | England | A | 5-0 | Win | 14,766 | ? (?, ?, ?, ?, ?) |
TRANSFERS
Transfers before, during and immediately after the season.
In (14) | Out (8) | |||||||
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Date | Player | Details | Fee | Date | Player | Details | Fee | Con Blatsis | Bought | Con Blatsis | Sold | Geoff Thomas (1997-98) | Bought | David Henry | Sold | Glynn Hodges | Bought | Marlon Harewood | Loan out | Jon Olav Hjelde | Bought | Paul Archer | Sold | Jon Olav Hjelde | Bought | Aug 27, 1997 | Alan Fettis | Sold | Mendy (Guest) | Bought | Sep 17, 1997 | David Phillips | Sold | Paul Archer | Bought | Oct 03, 1997 | Dean Saunders | Sold | Roche (Guest) | Bought | Dec 01, 1997 | Paul Smith (1997) | Sold | Jul 19, 1997 | Alan Rogers | Bought | £2,100,000 | Jul 19, 1997 | Andy Johnson | Bought | £2,200,000 | Jul 24, 1997 | Marco Pascolo | Bought | Jul 24, 1997 | Thierry Bonalair | Bought | Nov 01, 1997 | Dave Beasant | Bought | Jan 12, 2001 | David Johnson | Bought | £3,150,000 |
SQUAD
Season Record (Competitive Games only) | |||||||||||||
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Pos | Num | Player | P | W | D | L | Goals | Yellows | Reds | Went Off | Came On | Unused Sub | Notes |
GK | Alan Fettis | 1 | 1 | Left to join Blackburn Rovers | |||||||||
GK | Dave Beasant | 45 | 25 | 11 | 9 | ||||||||
GK | David Henry | ||||||||||||
GK | Marco Pascolo | 5 | 4 | 1 | 9 | ||||||||
GK | Mark Crossley | Went on loan to Millwall | |||||||||||
GK | Mark Goodlad | ||||||||||||
D | Con Blatsis | ||||||||||||
D | Lee Cowling | ||||||||||||
D | Vance Warner | 1 | 1 | 1 | Left to join Rotherham United | ||||||||
M | Andy Todd | ||||||||||||
M | Des Lyttle | 40 | 22 | 9 | 9 | 6 | |||||||
M | John Burns | ||||||||||||
M | Jon Olav Hjelde | 31 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | ||||
M | Mendy (Guest) | ||||||||||||
M | Roche (Guest) | ||||||||||||
M | Steve Melton | ||||||||||||
M | Steve Stone | 29 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | |||||
M | Thierry Bonalair | 33 | 20 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | ||||
F | Alan Rogers | 51 | 30 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 10 | ||||||
F | Andy Dawson | ||||||||||||
F | Andy Johnson | 38 | 24 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 4 | ||||
F | Bobby Howe | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
F | Chris Allen | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | Went on loan to Luton town | |||||||
F | Chris Bart-Williams | 37 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | |||||
F | Christian Edwards | ||||||||||||
F | Colin Cooper | 37 | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 2 | ||||||
F | Craig Armstrong | 24 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 15 | ||||
F | David Johnson | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ||||||
F | David Phillips | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Left to join Huddersfield | ||||||
F | Dean Saunders | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | Left to join Sheffield United | ||||
F | Geoff Thomas (1997-98) | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | ||||
F | Glynn Hodges | ||||||||||||
F | Ian Thomas-Moore | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 18 | ||||
F | Ian Woan | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 7 | ||||
F | Kevin Campbell | 45 | 25 | 10 | 10 | 23 | 5 | ||||||
F | Marlon Harewood | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
F | Paul McGregor | 2 | |||||||||||
F | Paul Smith (1997) | Left to join Lincoln City | |||||||||||
F | Pierre van Hooijdonk | 47 | 29 | 9 | 9 | 34 | 2 | 2 | Player Of The Year | ||||
F | Scot Gemmill | 47 | 27 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 1 | |||||
F | Steve Chettle | 49 | 29 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 3 | ||||||
F | Steve Guinan | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | ||||||
Paul Archer |
GOALSCORERS
Competitive goals only
Goals | Player | Games |
---|---|---|
34 | Pierre van Hooijdonk | 47 |
23 | Kevin Campbell | 45 |
5 | Colin Cooper | 37 |
4 | Andy Johnson | 38 |
4 | Chris Bart-Williams | 37 |
4 | Dean Saunders | 12 |
4 | Geoff Thomas (1997-98) | 13 |
3 | Jon Olav Hjelde | 31 |
2 | Scot Gemmill | 47 |
2 | Steve Stone | 29 |
2 | Thierry Bonalair | 33 |
1 | Alan Rogers | 51 |
1 | Chris Allen | 3 |
1 | Craig Armstrong | 24 |
1 | Ian Thomas-Moore | 19 |
1 | Ian Woan | 22 |
1 | Steve Chettle | 49 |
1 | Steve Guinan | 3 |
LEAGUE DOUBLES
Home and away victories for the season
1997-98
Opponent | Date | H/A | Score | Date | H/A | Score |
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Birmingham City | Sat Nov 15, 1997 | H | 1-0 | Sat Mar 21, 1998 | A | 2-1 |
Crewe Alexandra | Sat Nov 01, 1997 | H | 3-1 | Sat Mar 07, 1998 | A | 4-1 |
Huddersfield Town | Fri Oct 03, 1997 | A | 2-0 | Tue Feb 17, 1998 | H | 3-0 |
Ipswich Town | Sat Nov 29, 1997 | A | 1-0 | Sun Apr 05, 1998 | H | 2-1 |
Port Vale | Sat Aug 09, 1997 | A | 1-0 | Sat Jan 10, 1998 | H | 2-1 |
Portsmouth | Sat Sep 20, 1997 | H | 1-0 | Sat Feb 07, 1998 | A | 1-0 |
Queens Park Rangers | Sat Aug 30, 1997 | H | 4-0 | Sat Jan 24, 1998 | A | 1-0 |