SEASON: 1997-98


Prev Season: 1996-97
This Season: 1997-98
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)
Ever Present:
Alan Rogers (51 games)
GAME COUNTS
Competitive Games:
51
Competitive Goals:
95
Goals per game:
1.9
League Games:
46
League Points:
94 out of (3 points per win)
Points Percentage:
68.1%

ATTENDANCES (HOME)
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)

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


TABLE

LEAGUE DIVISION ONE (Tier 2) - 1997-98
SEASON END TABLE Home AwayResults
Pos Team P W D L F A W D L F A W D L F A GD Pts ResultHomeAway
1Nottingham Forest4628108824218235220108530224094Promoted as Champions
2Middlesbrough4627109774117425112106726293691Promoted4-00-0
3Sunderland46261288650147249221256372836900-31-1
4Charlton Athletic4626101080491751481795932323188Promoted via playoffs5-22-4
5Ipswich Town4623149774314544720995302334832-11-0
6Sheffield United461917106954165244203128253415743-00-1
7Birmingham City46191710603510852715995332025741-02-1
8Stockport County4619819716914634621521625482652-12-2
9Wolverhampton Wanderers46181117575313644225551315284653-01-2
10West Bromwich Albion461613175056986272675112330-6611-01-1
11Crewe Alexandra4618523586510211303483122831-7593-14-1
12Oxford United4616102060641265362044152444-4581-31-0
13Bradford City4614151746591094262346132036-13572-23-0
14Tranmere Rovers461414185457986342656122031-3562-20-0
15Norwich City461413195269986322755132042-17554-10-1
16Huddersfield Town461411215072959282856122244-22533-02-0
17Bury4611191642587106222249102036-16523-00-2
18Swindon Town461410224273968282554141448-31523-00-0
19Port Vale4613102356667610252464133142-10492-11-0
20Portsmouth461310235163869283054142333-12491-01-0
21Queens Park Rangers4610191751638962821210112342-12494-01-0
22Manchester City4612122256576611282666112831-148Relegated1-33-2
23Stoke City4611132244748510304038121434-3046Relegated1-01-1
24Reading461192639788411273135151247-3942Relegated1-03-3

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LEAGUE POSITIONS

GOALS
Goals scored, conceded and win and loss margins
Goal count:1 goal2 goals3 goals4 goals5+ goals
Scored17 times11 times9 times4 times2 times
Conceded14 times8 times4 times2 times
Won By16 times2 times9 times2 times1 time
Lost By4 times4 times2 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
PWDLFAPointsResults (Green=win; Blue=draw; Red=loss)
1180 111--403 Middlesbrough (4-0)
270 2-------
34 3211-104 West Bromwich Albion (1-0), Middlesbrough (0-0)
4 42--2270 Sunderland (0-3), Charlton Athletic (2-4)
57 5211-214 Swindon Town (0-0), Ipswich Town (2-1)
6 622--826 Charlton Athletic (5-2), Sheffield United (3-0)
7 722--516 Swindon Town (3-0), Birmingham City (2-1)
81 822--516 Stockport County (2-1), Wolverhampton Wanderers (3-0)
95 9321-627 Oxford United (1-0), Bradford City (3-0), Stockport County (2-2)
10 105122865 Queens Park Rangers (4-0), Sheffield United (0-1), Bradford City (2-2), Wolverhampton Wanderers (1-2), West B
11 111-1-111 Sunderland (1-1)
12 1221-1423 Norwich City (0-1), Crewe Alexandra (4-1)
13 1322--206 Portsmouth (1-0), Queens Park Rangers (1-0)
14 1411--103 Birmingham City (1-0)
15 1532-1436 Stoke City (1-0), Crewe Alexandra (3-1), Bury (0-2)
16 16-------
17 17211-304 Tranmere Rovers (0-0), Bury (3-0)
18 1832-1446 Ipswich Town (1-0), Port Vale (2-1), Oxford United (1-3)
19 19312-745 Reading (3-3), Huddersfield Town (3-0), Stoke City (1-1)
20 20211-544 Tranmere Rovers (2-2), Manchester City (3-2)
21 21-------
22 2221-1543 Norwich City (4-1), Manchester City (1-3)
23 23-------
24 2433--409 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
WeekDateOpponentH/AScoreAttPosScorersStatus
1Sat Aug 09, 1997Port ValeA1-012,5338Campbell (39')
2Fri Aug 15, 1997Norwich CityH4-116,5241van Hooijdonk (22'), Thomas (57', 61'), Campbell (59')
3Sat Aug 23, 1997Oxford UnitedA1-09,4861Bart-Williams (71')
4Sat Aug 30, 1997Queens Park RangersH4-018,8041van Hooijdonk (44', 50', 88'), Saunders (79')
5Wed Sep 03, 1997Manchester CityH1-323,6812Campbell (75')
6Sun Sep 07, 1997Swindon TownA0-013,0512
7Sat Sep 13, 1997Sheffield UnitedA0-124,5365
8Sat Sep 20, 1997PortsmouthH1-017,2921van Hooijdonk (34')
9Sat Sep 27, 1997Stoke CityH1-019,0181Campbell (67')
10Fri Oct 03, 1997Huddersfield TownA2-011,2581Cooper (68'), Saunders (73')
11Sat Oct 18, 1997Tranmere RoversH2-217,0091van Hooijdonk (19'), Gemmill (41')
12Tue Oct 21, 1997West Bromwich AlbionH1-019,2431Campbell (74')
13Fri Oct 24, 1997ReadingA3-312,6101van Hooijdonk (3', 48' pen), Campbell (65')
14Sat Nov 01, 1997Crewe AlexandraH3-118,2681Campbell (10'), van Hooijdonk (53', 86')
15Tue Nov 04, 1997BuryA0-26,1371
16Sat Nov 08, 1997SunderlandA1-133,1602Hjelde (25')
17Sat Nov 15, 1997Birmingham CityH1-019,6101Campbell (17')
18Sat Nov 22, 1997Charlton AthleticH5-218,5321van Hooijdonk (21', 50', 56'), Woan (75'), Campbell (85')
19Wed Nov 26, 1997MiddlesbroughA0-030,1431
20Sat Nov 29, 1997Ipswich TownA1-017,5801Campbell (65')
21Sat Dec 06, 1997Bradford CityH2-217,9432Cooper (13'), Bonalair (63')
22Sun Dec 14, 1997Wolverhampton WanderersA1-224,6352Johnson (84')
23Sat Dec 20, 1997Stockport CountyH2-116,7012van Hooijdonk (81' pen), Stone (85')
24Fri Dec 26, 1997Swindon TownH3-026,5002Campbell (10', 22'), Johnson (29')
25Sun Dec 28, 1997Manchester CityA3-231,8392van Hooijdonk (31' pen, 53' pen), Campbell (50')
26Sat Jan 10, 1998Port ValeH2-117,6391van Hooijdonk (27', 83')
27Sat Jan 17, 1998Norwich CityA0-117,0591
28Sat Jan 24, 1998Queens Park RangersA1-013,2201Cooper (84')
29Sat Jan 31, 1998Oxford UnitedH1-318,3921van Hooijdonk (28' pen)
30Sat Feb 07, 1998PortsmouthA1-015,0331Chettle (52')
31Tue Feb 17, 1998Huddersfield TownH3-018,2311van Hooijdonk (36', 80'), Bonalair (67')
32Sat Feb 21, 1998Stoke CityA1-116,8992Thomas-Moore (87')
33Tue Feb 24, 1998Tranmere RoversA0-07,3772
34Sun Mar 01, 1998MiddlesbroughH4-025,2861van Hooijdonk (53', 84' pen), Campbell (55'), Cooper (74')
35Wed Mar 04, 1998SunderlandH0-329,0091Safe
36Sat Mar 07, 1998Crewe AlexandraA4-15,7591Bart-Williams (10'), Campbell (15', 25', 30')Safe
37Sat Mar 14, 1998BuryH3-018,8461Armstrong (63' OG), van Hooijdonk (69'), Rogers (82')Safe
38Sat Mar 21, 1998Birmingham CityA2-124,6631van Hooijdonk (84', 87')Safe
39Sat Mar 28, 1998Charlton AthleticA2-415,8151Campbell (16', 90+1')Safe
40Wed Apr 01, 1998Sheffield UnitedH3-021,5121Thomas (21'), Campbell (27', 81')Safe
41Sun Apr 05, 1998Ipswich TownH2-122,2921Cooper (53'), van Hooijdonk (57')Safe
42Sat Apr 11, 1998Bradford CityA3-017,2481Campbell (38'), Gemmill (63'), Bart-Williams (83')Safe
43Mon Apr 13, 1998Wolverhampton WanderersH3-022,8631Johnson (32'), van Hooijdonk (39'), Campbell (90')Safe
44Sat Apr 18, 1998Stockport CountyA2-29,8921van Hooijdonk (26'), Johnson (67')Safe
45Sun Apr 26, 1998ReadingH1-029,3021Bart-Williams (87')Safe
46Sun May 03, 1998West Bromwich AlbionA1-123,0131Stone (18')Promoted

FA Cup
DateOpponentRoundReplayH/AScoreAttScorers
Sat Jan 03, 1998Charlton Athletic3A1-413,827van Hooijdonk (56')

League Cup
DateOpponentRoundLegReplayH/AScoreAttScorers
Mon Aug 11, 1997Doncaster Rovers11A8-04,547Thomas (11'), Saunders (15', 78'), Hjelde (30', 55'), van Hooijdonk (47', 83'), Allen (86')
Wed Aug 27, 1997Doncaster Rovers12H2-19,908Guinan (5'), van Hooijdonk (57')
Wed Sep 17, 1997Walsall21H0-17,841
Wed Sep 24, 1997Walsall22A2-26,037van Hooijdonk (48'), Armstrong (91')

County Cup
DateOpponentRoundH/AScoreAttScorers
Mon Aug 04, 1997Notts CountyFinalA6-18,095? (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)

Pre-Season Friendly
DateOpponentCountryH/AScoreAttScorers
Sat Jul 19, 1997Lincoln CityEnglandA1-14,023? (?)
Thu Jul 24, 1997Pallo-IllrolA5-0600? (?, ?, ?, ?, ?)
Sat Jul 26, 1997FC HakaFinlandA2-12,100? (?, ?)
Mon Jul 28, 1997FinnpaFinlandA4-42,638? (?, ?, ?, ?)
Sat Aug 02, 1997Leeds UnitedEnglandH1-08,141? (?)

Friendly
DateOpponentCountryH/AScoreAttScorers
Mon Apr 27, 1998Shrewsbury TownEnglandA1-4-Stone (?)
Wed May 06, 1998ChelseaEnglandA3-33,573? (?, ?, ?)
Fri May 08, 1998MiddlesbroughEnglandA5-014,766? (?, ?, ?, ?, ?)



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 BlatsisBoughtCon BlatsisSold
Damien JohnsonLoan InDavid HenrySold
Etienne MendyBought1998Marlon HarewoodLoan out
1997Geoff Thomas (1997-98)BoughtPaul ArcherSold
Glynn HodgesBoughtAug 27, 1997Alan FettisSold
Paul ArcherBoughtSep 17, 1997David PhillipsSold
Roche (Guest)BoughtOct 03, 1997Dean SaundersSold
Jul 19, 1997Alan RogersBought£2,100,000Dec 01, 1997Paul Smith (1997)Sold
Jul 19, 1997Andy JohnsonBought£2,200,000
Jul 24, 1997Marco PascoloBought
Jul 24, 1997Thierry BonalairBought
Aug 01, 1997Jon Olav HjeldeBought
Aug 20, 1997Dave BeasantLoan In
Nov 01, 1997Dave BeasantBought
Jan 12, 2001David JohnsonBought£3,500,000
Jul 01, 2004Jon Olav HjeldeBought


SQUAD
*Age = Player age on August 1stSeason 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. Ireland2611Left to join Blackburn Rovers
GK Dave Beasant England3845251191
GK Marco Pascolo Switz315419
Defenders
D Alan Rogers England2051301110139
D Colin Cooper England30372197542
D Craig Armstrong England222314541321616
D Des Lyttle England2540229926
D Steve Chettle England2849291010113
D Vance Warner England22111Left to join Rotherham United
Midfielders
M Andy Johnson Wales23382468417114
M Chris Allen England243311Went on loan to Luton town
M Damien Johnson N. Ireland18631231
M David Phillips Wales3421111Left to join Huddersfield
M Geoff Thomas (1997-98) England32149234351
M Jon Olav Hjelde Norway2531178633354
M Scot Gemmill Scotland264828119291
M Steve Stone England252920722152
M Thierry Bonalair France3133205821672
Forwards
F Bobby Howe England2311
F Chris Bart-Williams England2337211064434
F Dean Saunders Wales3312723414Left to join Sheffield United
F Ian Thomas-Moore England2019937111117
F Ian Woan England29221444129107
F Kevin Campbell England27452510102335
F Marlon Harewood England1711
F Pierre van Hooijdonk Netherlands2747299934122Player Of The Year
F Steve Guinan England213311111


GOALSCORERS


Number of different scorers: 15
Goals (Pens)PlayerGames
34 (6)Pierre van Hooijdonk47
23Kevin Campbell45
5Colin Cooper37
4Andy Johnson38
4Chris Bart-Williams37
4Dean Saunders12
4Geoff Thomas (1997-98)14
3Jon Olav Hjelde31
2Scot Gemmill48
2Steve Stone29
2Thierry Bonalair33
1Alan Rogers51
1Chris Allen3
1Craig Armstrong23
1Ian Thomas-Moore19
1Ian Woan22
1Own Goals51
1Steve Chettle49
1Steve Guinan3


LEAGUE DOUBLES (FOR)
Home and away victories for the season
Game 1 Game 2
Opponent Date H/A Score Date H/A Score
Birmingham CitySat Nov 15, 1997Home1-0Sat Mar 21, 1998Away2-1
Crewe AlexandraSat Nov 01, 1997Home3-1Sat Mar 07, 1998Away4-1
Huddersfield TownFri Oct 03, 1997Away2-0Tue Feb 17, 1998Home3-0
Ipswich TownSat Nov 29, 1997Away1-0Sun Apr 05, 1998Home2-1
Port ValeSat Aug 09, 1997Away1-0Sat Jan 10, 1998Home2-1
PortsmouthSat Sep 20, 1997Home1-0Sat Feb 07, 1998Away1-0
Queens Park RangersSat Aug 30, 1997Home4-0Sat Jan 24, 1998Away1-0



LEAGUE DOUBLES (AGAINST)
Home and away losses for the season
Game 1 Game 2
Opponent Date H/A Score Date H/A Score