The City Ground

SEASON: 1997-98

Total Season: 133Prev Season: 1996-97
League Season: 96This Season: 2025-26
Next Season: 1998-99

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%

Highest League Attendance:: 29,302 (Reading)
Lowest League Attendance:: 16,524 (Norwich City)
Average League Attendance:: 20,543
Highest Cup Attendance:: 9,908 (Doncaster Rovers)
Lowest Cup Attendance:: 7,841 (Walsall)

Champions:: Arsenal
FA Cup:: Arsenal
League Cup:: Chelsea
League Trophy:: Grimsby Town
Community Shield:: Manchester United
EUROPE
Champions League:: Real Madrid
UEFA Cup:: Inter Milan
Cup Winners Cup:: Chelsea
Super Cup:: Barcelona

SEASON RECORDS

Most Goals scored: 8
8-0 (Mon Aug 11, 1997, Doncaster Rovers, Away, League Cup)

Biggest Winning Margin: 8
8-0 (Mon Aug 11, 1997, Doncaster Rovers, Away, League Cup)

Most Goals Conceded: 4
1-4 (Sat Jan 03, 1998, Charlton Athletic, Away, FA Cup)
2-4 (Sat Mar 28, 1998, Charlton Athletic, Away, League Tier 2)

Biggest Losing Margin: 3
1-4 (Sat Jan 03, 1998, Charlton Athletic, Away, FA Cup)
0-3 (Wed Mar 04, 1998, Sunderland, Home, League Tier 2)

Total Players:: 27
Debuts:: 10
Last Games:: 11

Clean Sheets:: 23
Yellow Cards:: 29
Red Cards:: 1 (Dave Beasant)
Own goals (against):: 2 (scored by us for opponents) (Craig Armstrong, Ian Woan)
Own goals (for):: 1 (scored by opponents for us)
Penalties scored:: 6
Penalties conceded:: 4
Penalties missed:: 0
Penalties saved:: 0

TABLE

LEAGUE DIVISION ONE (Tier 2) - 1997-98

SEASON END TABLE								Home					Away								Results
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	Promoted as Champions
2	Middlesbrough	46	27	10	9	77	41	17	4	2	51	12	10	6	7	26	29	36	91	Promoted	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	Promoted via playoffs	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	Relegated	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	Relegated	1-0	1-1
24	Reading	46	11	9	26	39	78	8	4	11	27	31	3	5	15	12	47	-39	42	Relegated	1-0	3-3

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LEAGUE POSITIONS

GOALS
Goals scored, conceded and win and loss margins

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

LEAGUE POSITION ANALYSIS
Analysis of the league positions
This table shows:
(a) how many days we spent in each of the league positions
(b) how we did when we played teams in each of the league positions.

Position days		Record against teams in each position
Forest Pos	Num Days	Opp Pos	P	W	D	L	F	A	Points	Results (Green=win; Blue=draw; Red=loss)
1	180	1	1	1	-	-	4	0	3	Middlesbrough (4-0)
2	70	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
3	4	3	2	1	1	-	1	0	4	West Bromwich Albion (1-0), Middlesbrough (0-0)
4		4	2	-	-	2	2	7	0	Sunderland (0-3), Charlton Athletic (2-4)
5	7	5	2	1	1	-	2	1	4	Swindon Town (0-0), Ipswich Town (2-1)
6		6	2	2	-	-	8	2	6	Charlton Athletic (5-2), Sheffield United (3-0)
7		7	2	2	-	-	5	1	6	Swindon Town (3-0), Birmingham City (2-1)
8	1	8	2	2	-	-	5	1	6	Stockport County (2-1), Wolverhampton Wanderers (3-0)
9	5	9	3	2	1	-	6	2	7	Oxford United (1-0), Bradford City (3-0), Stockport County (2-2)
10		10	5	1	2	2	8	6	5	Queens Park Rangers (4-0), Sheffield United (0-1), Bradford City (2-2), Wolverhampton Wanderers (1-2), West B
11		11	1	-	1	-	1	1	1	Sunderland (1-1)
12		12	2	1	-	1	4	2	3	Norwich City (0-1), Crewe Alexandra (4-1)
13		13	2	2	-	-	2	0	6	Portsmouth (1-0), Queens Park Rangers (1-0)
14		14	1	1	-	-	1	0	3	Birmingham City (1-0)
15		15	3	2	-	1	4	3	6	Stoke City (1-0), Crewe Alexandra (3-1), Bury (0-2)
16		16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
17		17	2	1	1	-	3	0	4	Tranmere Rovers (0-0), Bury (3-0)
18		18	3	2	-	1	4	4	6	Ipswich Town (1-0), Port Vale (2-1), Oxford United (1-3)
19		19	3	1	2	-	7	4	5	Reading (3-3), Huddersfield Town (3-0), Stoke City (1-1)
20		20	2	1	1	-	5	4	4	Tranmere Rovers (2-2), Manchester City (3-2)
21		21	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
22		22	2	1	-	1	5	4	3	Norwich City (4-1), Manchester City (1-3)
23		23	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
24		24	3	3	-	-	4	0	9	Huddersfield Town (2-0), Portsmouth (1-0), Reading (1-0)

Not included: Week 1 game against Port Vale (1-0) as all teams were unplaced at the time

GAMES

Manager for all games: Dave Bassett
League

Week	Date	Time	Opponent	H/A	Score	Att	Pos	Scorers	Status
1	Sat Aug 09, 1997	3:00 pm	Port Vale	A	1-0	12,533	8	Campbell (39')
2	Fri Aug 15, 1997	7:45 pm	Norwich City	H	4-1	16,524	1	van Hooijdonk (22'), Thomas (57', 61'), Campbell (59')
3	Sat Aug 23, 1997	3:00 pm	Oxford United	A	1-0	9,486	1	Bart-Williams (71')
4	Sat Aug 30, 1997	3:00 pm	Queens Park Rangers	H	4-0	18,804	1	van Hooijdonk (44', 50', 88'), Saunders (79')
5	Wed Sep 03, 1997	7:45 pm	Manchester City	H	1-3	23,681	2	Campbell (75')
6	Sun Sep 07, 1997	3:00 pm	Swindon Town	A	0-0	13,051	2
7	Sat Sep 13, 1997	3:00 pm	Sheffield United	A	0-1	24,536	5
8	Sat Sep 20, 1997	3:00 pm	Portsmouth	H	1-0	17,292	1	van Hooijdonk (34')
9	Sat Sep 27, 1997	3:00 pm	Stoke City	H	1-0	19,018	1	Campbell (67')
10	Fri Oct 03, 1997	7:45 pm	Huddersfield Town	A	2-0	11,258	1	Cooper (68'), Saunders (73')
11	Sat Oct 18, 1997	3:00 pm	Tranmere Rovers	H	2-2	17,009	1	van Hooijdonk (19'), Gemmill (41')
12	Tue Oct 21, 1997	7:45 pm	West Bromwich Albion	H	1-0	19,243	1	Campbell (74')
13	Fri Oct 24, 1997	7:45 pm	Reading	A	3-3	12,610	1	van Hooijdonk (3', 48' pen), Campbell (65')
14	Sat Nov 01, 1997	3:00 pm	Crewe Alexandra	H	3-1	18,268	1	Campbell (10'), van Hooijdonk (53', 86')
15	Tue Nov 04, 1997	7:45 pm	Bury	A	0-2	6,137	1
16	Sat Nov 08, 1997	3:00 pm	Sunderland	A	1-1	33,160	2	Hjelde (25')
17	Sat Nov 15, 1997	3:00 pm	Birmingham City	H	1-0	19,610	1	Campbell (17')
18	Sat Nov 22, 1997	3:00 pm	Charlton Athletic	H	5-2	18,532	1	van Hooijdonk (21', 50', 56'), Woan (75'), Campbell (85')
19	Wed Nov 26, 1997	7:45 pm	Middlesbrough	A	0-0	30,143	1
20	Sat Nov 29, 1997	3:00 pm	Ipswich Town	A	1-0	17,580	1	Campbell (65')
21	Sat Dec 06, 1997	3:00 pm	Bradford City	H	2-2	17,943	2	Cooper (13'), Bonalair (63')
22	Sun Dec 14, 1997	3:00 pm	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	1-2	24,635	2	Johnson (84')
23	Sat Dec 20, 1997	3:00 pm	Stockport County	H	2-1	16,701	2	van Hooijdonk (81' pen), Stone (85')
24	Fri Dec 26, 1997	7:45 pm	Swindon Town	H	3-0	26,500	2	Campbell (10', 22'), Johnson (29')
25	Sun Dec 28, 1997	3:00 pm	Manchester City	A	3-2	31,839	2	van Hooijdonk (31' pen, 53' pen), Campbell (50')
26	Sat Jan 10, 1998	3:00 pm	Port Vale	H	2-1	17,639	1	van Hooijdonk (27', 83')
27	Sat Jan 17, 1998	3:00 pm	Norwich City	A	0-1	17,059	1
28	Sat Jan 24, 1998	3:00 pm	Queens Park Rangers	A	1-0	13,220	1	Cooper (84')
29	Sat Jan 31, 1998	3:00 pm	Oxford United	H	1-3	18,392	1	van Hooijdonk (28' pen)
30	Sat Feb 07, 1998	3:00 pm	Portsmouth	A	1-0	15,033	1	Chettle (52')
31	Tue Feb 17, 1998	7:45 pm	Huddersfield Town	H	3-0	18,231	1	van Hooijdonk (36', 80'), Bonalair (67')
32	Sat Feb 21, 1998	3:00 pm	Stoke City	A	1-1	16,899	2	Thomas-Moore (87')
33	Tue Feb 24, 1998	7:45 pm	Tranmere Rovers	A	0-0	7,377	2
34	Sun Mar 01, 1998	3:00 pm	Middlesbrough	H	4-0	25,286	1	van Hooijdonk (53', 84' pen), Campbell (55'), Cooper (74')
35	Wed Mar 04, 1998	7:45 pm	Sunderland	H	0-3	29,009	1		Safe
36	Sat Mar 07, 1998	3:00 pm	Crewe Alexandra	A	4-1	5,759	1	Bart-Williams (10'), Campbell (15', 25', 30')	Safe
37	Sat Mar 14, 1998	3:00 pm	Bury	H	3-0	18,846	1	Gordon Armstrong (63' OG), van Hooijdonk (69'), Rogers (82')	Safe
38	Sat Mar 21, 1998	3:00 pm	Birmingham City	A	2-1	24,663	1	van Hooijdonk (84', 87')	Safe
39	Sat Mar 28, 1998	3:00 pm	Charlton Athletic	A	2-4	15,815	1	Campbell (16', 90+1')	Safe
40	Wed Apr 01, 1998	7:45 pm	Sheffield United	H	3-0	21,512	1	Thomas (21'), Campbell (27', 81')	Safe
41	Sun Apr 05, 1998	3:00 pm	Ipswich Town	H	2-1	22,292	1	Cooper (53'), van Hooijdonk (57')	Safe
42	Sat Apr 11, 1998	3:00 pm	Bradford City	A	3-0	17,248	1	Campbell (38'), Gemmill (63'), Bart-Williams (83')	Safe
43	Mon Apr 13, 1998	7:45 pm	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H	3-0	22,863	1	Johnson (32'), van Hooijdonk (39'), Campbell (90')	Safe
44	Sat Apr 18, 1998	3:00 pm	Stockport County	A	2-2	9,892	1	van Hooijdonk (26'), Johnson (67')	Safe
45	Sun Apr 26, 1998	3:00 pm	Reading	H	1-0	29,302	1	Bart-Williams (87')	Safe
46	Sun May 03, 1998	3:00 pm	West Bromwich Albion	A	1-1	23,013	1	Stone (18')	Champion

FA Cup

Date	Time	Opponent	Round	Replay	H/A	Score	Att	Scorers
Sat Jan 03, 1998	3:00 pm	Charlton Athletic	3		A	1-4	13,827	van Hooijdonk (56')

League Cup

Date	Time	Opponent	Round	Leg	H/A	Score	Att	Scorers
Mon Aug 11, 1997	7:45 pm	Doncaster Rovers	1	1	A	8-0	4,547	Thomas (11'), Saunders (15', 78'), Hjelde (30', 55'), van Hooijdonk (47', 83'), Allen (86')
Wed Aug 27, 1997	7:45 pm	Doncaster Rovers	1	2	H	2-1	9,908	Guinan (5'), van Hooijdonk (57')
Wed Sep 17, 1997	7:45 pm	Walsall	2	1	H	0-1	7,841
Wed Sep 24, 1997	7:45 pm	Walsall	2	2	A	2-2	6,037	van Hooijdonk (48'), Armstrong (91')

County Cup

Date	Time	Opponent	Round	H/A	Score	Att	Scorers
Mon Aug 04, 1997	7:45 pm	Notts County	Final	A	6-1	8,095	? (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)

Pre-Season Friendly

Date	Time	Opponent	Country	H/A	Score	Att	Scorers
Sat Jul 19, 1997	3:00 pm	Lincoln City	England	A	1-1	4,023	? (?)
Thu Jul 24, 1997	7:45 pm	Pallo-Iirot		A	5-0	600	? (?, ?, ?, ?, ?)
Sat Jul 26, 1997	3:00 pm	FC Haka	Finland	A	2-1	2,100	? (?, ?)
Mon Jul 28, 1997	7:45 pm	Finnpa	Finland	A	4-4	2,638	? (?, ?, ?, ?)
Sat Aug 02, 1997	3:00 pm	Leeds United	England	H	1-0	8,141	? (?)

Friendly

Date	Time	Opponent	Country	H/A	Score	Att	Scorers
Mon Apr 27, 1998	7:45 pm	Shrewsbury Town	England	A	1-4	-	Stone (?)
Wed May 06, 1998	7:45 pm	Chelsea	England	A	3-3	3,573	? (?, ?, ?)
Fri May 08, 1998	7:45 pm	Middlesbrough	England	A	5-0	14,766	? (?, ?, ?, ?, ?)

Date	Game Type	Opponent	Round	Leg	H/A	Score	Att	Scorers	League Status
Manager: Dave Bassett
Sat Jul 19, 1997	Pre-Season Friendly	Lincoln City			A	1-1	4,023	? (?)
Thu Jul 24, 1997	Pre-Season Friendly	Pallo-Iirot			A	5-0	600	? (?, ?, ?, ?, ?)
Sat Jul 26, 1997	Pre-Season Friendly	FC Haka			A	2-1	2,100	? (?, ?)
Mon Jul 28, 1997	Pre-Season Friendly	Finnpa			A	4-4	2,638	? (?, ?, ?, ?)
Sat Aug 02, 1997	Pre-Season Friendly	Leeds United			H	1-0	8,141	? (?)
Mon Aug 04, 1997	County Cup	Notts County	Final		A	6-1	8,095	? (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)
Sat Aug 09, 1997	League Tier 2	Port Vale			A	1-0	12,533	Campbell (39')
Mon Aug 11, 1997	League Cup	Doncaster Rovers	1	1	A	8-0	4,547	Thomas (11'), Saunders (15', 78'), Hjelde (30', 55'), van Hooijdonk (47', 83'), Allen (86')
Fri Aug 15, 1997	League Tier 2	Norwich City			H	4-1	16,524	van Hooijdonk (22'), Thomas (57', 61'), Campbell (59')
Sat Aug 23, 1997	League Tier 2	Oxford United			A	1-0	9,486	Bart-Williams (71')
Wed Aug 27, 1997	League Cup	Doncaster Rovers	1	2	H	2-1	9,908	Guinan (5'), van Hooijdonk (57')
Sat Aug 30, 1997	League Tier 2	Queens Park Rangers			H	4-0	18,804	van Hooijdonk (44', 50', 88'), Saunders (79')
Wed Sep 03, 1997	League Tier 2	Manchester City			H	1-3	23,681	Campbell (75')
Sun Sep 07, 1997	League Tier 2	Swindon Town			A	0-0	13,051
Sat Sep 13, 1997	League Tier 2	Sheffield United			A	0-1	24,536
Wed Sep 17, 1997	League Cup	Walsall	2	1	H	0-1	7,841
Sat Sep 20, 1997	League Tier 2	Portsmouth			H	1-0	17,292	van Hooijdonk (34')
Wed Sep 24, 1997	League Cup	Walsall	2	2	A	2-2	6,037	van Hooijdonk (48'), Armstrong (91')
Sat Sep 27, 1997	League Tier 2	Stoke City			H	1-0	19,018	Campbell (67')
Fri Oct 03, 1997	League Tier 2	Huddersfield Town			A	2-0	11,258	Cooper (68'), Saunders (73')
Sat Oct 18, 1997	League Tier 2	Tranmere Rovers			H	2-2	17,009	van Hooijdonk (19'), Gemmill (41')
Tue Oct 21, 1997	League Tier 2	West Bromwich Albion			H	1-0	19,243	Campbell (74')
Fri Oct 24, 1997	League Tier 2	Reading			A	3-3	12,610	van Hooijdonk (3', 48' pen), Campbell (65')
Sat Nov 01, 1997	League Tier 2	Crewe Alexandra			H	3-1	18,268	Campbell (10'), van Hooijdonk (53', 86')
Tue Nov 04, 1997	League Tier 2	Bury			A	0-2	6,137
Sat Nov 08, 1997	League Tier 2	Sunderland			A	1-1	33,160	Hjelde (25')
Sat Nov 15, 1997	League Tier 2	Birmingham City			H	1-0	19,610	Campbell (17')
Sat Nov 22, 1997	League Tier 2	Charlton Athletic			H	5-2	18,532	van Hooijdonk (21', 50', 56'), Woan (75'), Campbell (85')
Wed Nov 26, 1997	League Tier 2	Middlesbrough			A	0-0	30,143
Sat Nov 29, 1997	League Tier 2	Ipswich Town			A	1-0	17,580	Campbell (65')
Sat Dec 06, 1997	League Tier 2	Bradford City			H	2-2	17,943	Cooper (13'), Bonalair (63')
Sun Dec 14, 1997	League Tier 2	Wolverhampton Wanderers			A	1-2	24,635	Johnson (84')
Sat Dec 20, 1997	League Tier 2	Stockport County			H	2-1	16,701	van Hooijdonk (81' pen), Stone (85')
Fri Dec 26, 1997	League Tier 2	Swindon Town			H	3-0	26,500	Campbell (10', 22'), Johnson (29')
Sun Dec 28, 1997	League Tier 2	Manchester City			A	3-2	31,839	van Hooijdonk (31' pen, 53' pen), Campbell (50')
Sat Jan 03, 1998	FA Cup	Charlton Athletic	3		A	1-4	13,827	van Hooijdonk (56')
Sat Jan 10, 1998	League Tier 2	Port Vale			H	2-1	17,639	van Hooijdonk (27', 83')
Sat Jan 17, 1998	League Tier 2	Norwich City			A	0-1	17,059
Sat Jan 24, 1998	League Tier 2	Queens Park Rangers			A	1-0	13,220	Cooper (84')
Sat Jan 31, 1998	League Tier 2	Oxford United			H	1-3	18,392	van Hooijdonk (28' pen)
Sat Feb 07, 1998	League Tier 2	Portsmouth			A	1-0	15,033	Chettle (52')
Tue Feb 17, 1998	League Tier 2	Huddersfield Town			H	3-0	18,231	van Hooijdonk (36', 80'), Bonalair (67')
Sat Feb 21, 1998	League Tier 2	Stoke City			A	1-1	16,899	Thomas-Moore (87')
Tue Feb 24, 1998	League Tier 2	Tranmere Rovers			A	0-0	7,377
Sun Mar 01, 1998	League Tier 2	Middlesbrough			H	4-0	25,286	van Hooijdonk (53', 84' pen), Campbell (55'), Cooper (74')
Wed Mar 04, 1998	League Tier 2	Sunderland			H	0-3	29,009		Safe
Sat Mar 07, 1998	League Tier 2	Crewe Alexandra			A	4-1	5,759	Bart-Williams (10'), Campbell (15', 25', 30')	Safe
Sat Mar 14, 1998	League Tier 2	Bury			H	3-0	18,846	Gordon Armstrong (63' OG), van Hooijdonk (69'), Rogers (82')	Safe
Sat Mar 21, 1998	League Tier 2	Birmingham City			A	2-1	24,663	van Hooijdonk (84', 87')	Safe
Sat Mar 28, 1998	League Tier 2	Charlton Athletic			A	2-4	15,815	Campbell (16', 90+1')	Safe
Wed Apr 01, 1998	League Tier 2	Sheffield United			H	3-0	21,512	Thomas (21'), Campbell (27', 81')	Safe
Sun Apr 05, 1998	League Tier 2	Ipswich Town			H	2-1	22,292	Cooper (53'), van Hooijdonk (57')	Safe
Sat Apr 11, 1998	League Tier 2	Bradford City			A	3-0	17,248	Campbell (38'), Gemmill (63'), Bart-Williams (83')	Safe
Mon Apr 13, 1998	League Tier 2	Wolverhampton Wanderers			H	3-0	22,863	Johnson (32'), van Hooijdonk (39'), Campbell (90')	Safe
Sat Apr 18, 1998	League Tier 2	Stockport County			A	2-2	9,892	van Hooijdonk (26'), Johnson (67')	Safe
Sun Apr 26, 1998	League Tier 2	Reading			H	1-0	29,302	Bart-Williams (87')	Safe
Mon Apr 27, 1998	Friendly	Shrewsbury Town			A	1-4	-	Stone (?)
Sun May 03, 1998	League Tier 2	West Bromwich Albion			A	1-1	23,013	Stone (18')	Promoted
Wed May 06, 1998	Friendly	Chelsea			A	3-3	3,573	? (?, ?, ?)
Fri May 08, 1998	Friendly	Middlesbrough			A	5-0	14,766	? (?, ?, ?, ?, ?)

	Possession %	On Target	Off Target	Corners	Fouls	Saves
Date	Opponent	Round	Replay	H/A	Score	Att	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp
Sat Jan 03, 1998	Charlton Athletic	3		A	1-4	13,827

	Possession %	On Target	Off Target	Corners	Fouls	Saves
Date	Opponent	Round	H/A	Score	Att	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp
Mon Aug 04, 1997	Notts County	Final	A	6-1	8,095

	Possession %	On Target	Off Target	Corners	Fouls	Saves
Date	Opponent	Country	H/A	Score	Att	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp
Mon Apr 27, 1998	Shrewsbury Town	England	A	1-4	-
Wed May 06, 1998	Chelsea	England	A	3-3	3,573
Fri May 08, 1998	Middlesbrough	England	A	5-0	14,766

TRANSFERS
Transfers before, during and immediately after the season.

In (16) - £7,800,000				Out (8) - £0
Date	Player	Details	Fee	Date	Player	Details	Fee
	Con Blatsis	Bought			Con Blatsis	Sold
	Damien Johnson	Loan In			David Henry	Sold
	Etienne Mendy	Bought		1998	Marlon Harewood	Loan out
1997	Geoff Thomas (1997-98)	Bought			Paul Archer	Sold
	Glynn Hodges	Bought		Aug 27, 1997	Alan Fettis	Sold
	Paul Archer	Bought		Sep 17, 1997	David Phillips	Sold
	Roche (Guest)	Bought		Oct 03, 1997	Dean Saunders	Sold
Jul 19, 1997	Alan Rogers	Bought	£2,100,000	Dec 01, 1997	Paul Smith (1997)	Sold
Jul 19, 1997	Andy Johnson	Bought	£2,200,000
Jul 24, 1997	Marco Pascolo	Bought
Jul 24, 1997	Thierry Bonalair	Bought
Aug 01, 1997	Jon Olav Hjelde	Bought
Aug 20, 1997	Dave Beasant	Loan In
Nov 01, 1997	Dave Beasant	Bought
Jan 12, 2001	David Johnson	Bought	£3,500,000
Jul 01, 2004	Jon Olav Hjelde	Bought

SQUAD

*Age = Player age on August 1st					Season Record (Competitive Games only)
Pos	Num	Player	Country	Age*	P	W	D	L	Goals	Yellows	Reds	Went Off	Came On	Unused Sub	Notes
Goalkeepers
GK		Alan Fettis	N. Ireland	26	1	1									Left to join Blackburn Rovers
GK		Dave Beasant	England	38	45	25	11	9			1
GK		David Henry	N. Ireland	19
GK		Marco Pascolo	Switz	31	5	4		1						9
GK		Mark Crossley	Wales	28											Went on loan to Millwall
GK		Mark Goodlad	England	17
Defenders
D		Alan Rogers	England	20	51	30	11	10	1	3		9
D		Christian Edwards	Wales	21
D		Colin Cooper	England	30	37	21	9	7	5	4		2
D		Con Blatsis	Australia	20
D		Craig Armstrong	England	22	23	14	5	4	1	3		2	16	16
D		Des Lyttle	England	25	40	22	9	9		2		6
D		Lee Cowling	England	19
D		Steve Chettle	England	28	49	29	10	10	1	1		3
D		Vance Warner	England	22	1	1							1		Left to join Rotherham United
Midfielders
M		Andy Johnson	Wales	23	38	24	6	8	4	1		7	11	4
M		Andy Todd	England	18
M		Chris Allen	England	24	3	3			1			1			Went on loan to Luton town
M		Damien Johnson	N. Ireland	18	6	3	1	2				3	1
M		David Phillips	Wales	34	2	1		1				1	1		Left to join Huddersfield
M		Etienne Mendy	France	28
M		Geoff Thomas (1997-98)	England	32	14	9	2	3	4			3	5	1
M		Glynn Hodges	Wales	34
M		John Burns	Rep. of Ire.	19
M		Jon Olav Hjelde	Norway	25	31	17	8	6	3	3		3	5	4
M		Roche (Guest)
M		Scot Gemmill	Scotland	26	48	28	11	9	2			9	1
M		Steve Melton	England	18
M		Steve Stone	England	25	29	20	7	2	2	1		5	2
M		Thierry Bonalair	France	31	33	20	5	8	2	1		6	7	2
Forwards
F		Andy Dawson	England	18
F		Bobby Howe	England	23	1	1
F		Chris Bart-Williams	England	23	37	21	10	6	4	4		3	4
F		Dean Saunders	Wales	33	12	7	2	3	4			1	4		Left to join Sheffield United
F		Ian Thomas-Moore	England	20	19	9	3	7	1			1	11	17
F		Ian Woan	England	29	22	14	4	4	1	2		9	10	7
F		Kevin Campbell	England	27	45	25	10	10	23	3		5
F		Marlon Harewood	England	17	1		1
F		Paul McGregor	England	22										2
F		Paul Smith (1997)	England	21											Left to join Lincoln City
F		Pierre van Hooijdonk	Netherlands	27	47	29	9	9	34	1		2	2		Player Of The Year
F		Steve Guinan	England	21	3	3			1			1	1	11

		Paul Archer	England	19

GOALSCORERS

Number of different scorers: 19

Goals (Pens)	Player	Num Games
34 (6)	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)	14
3	Jon Olav Hjelde	31
2	Scot Gemmill	48
2	Steve Stone	29
2	Thierry Bonalair	33
1	Alan Rogers	51
1	Chris Allen	3
1	Craig Armstrong	23
1	Ian Thomas-Moore	19
1	Ian Woan	22
1	Own Goals	51
1	Steve Chettle	49
1	Steve Guinan	3

LEAGUE DOUBLES (FOR)
Home and away victories for the season

	Game 1			Game 2
Opponent	Date	H/A	Score	Date	H/A	Score
Birmingham City	Sat Nov 15, 1997	Home	1-0	Sat Mar 21, 1998	Away	2-1
Crewe Alexandra	Sat Nov 01, 1997	Home	3-1	Sat Mar 07, 1998	Away	4-1
Huddersfield Town	Fri Oct 03, 1997	Away	2-0	Tue Feb 17, 1998	Home	3-0
Ipswich Town	Sat Nov 29, 1997	Away	1-0	Sun Apr 05, 1998	Home	2-1
Port Vale	Sat Aug 09, 1997	Away	1-0	Sat Jan 10, 1998	Home	2-1
Portsmouth	Sat Sep 20, 1997	Home	1-0	Sat Feb 07, 1998	Away	1-0
Queens Park Rangers	Sat Aug 30, 1997	Home	4-0	Sat Jan 24, 1998	Away	1-0

LEAGUE DOUBLES (AGAINST)
Home and away losses for the season

	Game 1				Game 2
Opponent	Date	H/A	Score		Date	H/A	Score