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1997–98 Notts County F.C. season

During the 1997–98 English football season, Notts County F.C. competed in the Football League Third Division.

Notts County
1997–98 season
ChairmanDerek Pavis
ManagerSam Allardyce
StadiumMeadow Lane
Third Division1st (promoted)
FA CupThird round
League CupFirst round
Auto Windscreens ShieldSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Gary Jones
All: Gary Jones (28)
Highest home attendance12,431
Lowest home attendance3,104
Average home league attendance5,710

Season summary edit

In the 1997–98 season Notts County secured promotion in March and finished top of the division.

Final league table edit

Main article: 1997–98 Football League
Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GD Pts
1 Notts County 46 14 7 2 41 20 15 5 3 41 23 82 43 +39 99
2 Macclesfield Town 46 19 4 0 40 11 4 9 10 23 33 63 44 +19 82
3 Lincoln City 46 11 7 5 32 24 9 8 6 28 27 60 51 +9 75
4 Colchester United 46 14 5 4 41 24 7 6 10 31 36 72 60 +12 74
5 Torquay United 46 14 4 5 19 22 7 7 9 29 37 68 59 +9 74
6 Scarborough 46 14 6 3 44 23 5 9 9 23 35 67 58 +9 72
7 Barnet 46 10 8 5 35 22 9 5 9 26 29 61 51 +10 70
8 Scunthorpe United 46 11 7 5 30 24 8 5 10 26 28 56 52 +4 69
9 Rotherham United 46 10 9 4 41 30 6 10 7 26 31 67 61 +6 67
10 Peterborough United 46 13 6 4 37 16 5 7 11 26 35 63 51 +12 67
11 Leyton Orient 46 14 5 4 40 20 5 7 11 22 27 62 47 +15 66
12 Mansfield Town 46 11 9 3 42 26 5 8 10 22 29 64 55 +9 65
13 Shrewsbury Town 46 12 3 8 35 28 4 10 9 26 34 61 62 -1 61
14 Chester City 46 12 7 4 34 15 5 3 15 26 46 60 61 -1 61
15 Exeter City 46 10 8 5 39 25 5 7 11 29 38 68 63 +5 60
16 Cambridge United 46 11 8 4 39 27 3 10 10 24 30 63 57 +6 60
17 Hartlepool United 46 10 12 1 40 22 2 11 10 21 31 61 53 +8 59
18 Rochdale 46 15 3 5 43 15 2 4 17 13 40 56 55 +1 58
19 Darlington 46 13 6 4 43 28 1 6 16 13 44 56 72 -16 54
20 Swansea City 46 8 8 7 24 16 5 3 15 25 46 49 62 -13 50
21 Cardiff City 46 5 3 15 27 22 4 10 9 21 30 48 52 -4 50
22 Hull City 46 10 6 7 36 32 1 2 20 20 51 56 83 -27 41
23 Brighton and Hove Albion 46 3 10 10 21 34 3 7 13 17 32 38 66 -28 35
24 Doncaster Rovers 46 3 3 17 14 48 1 5 17 16 65 30 113 –83 20
  • Pld = Matches ; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
  • NB: In the Football League goals scored (F) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).
Key
Division Champions, promoted
Promoted
Participated in play-offs
Promoted through play-offs
Relegated

Results edit

Notts County's score comes first.[1]

Legend edit

Win Draw Loss

Football League Second Division edit

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
9 August 1997 Rochdale H 2–1 4,173
16 August 1997 Hull City A 3–0 7,142
23 August 1997 Lincoln City H 1–2 5,707
30 August 1997 Cardiff City A 1–1 6,191
2 September 1997 Hartlepool United A 1–1 2,010
7 September 1997 Scunthorpe H 2–1 5,009
13 September 1997 Mansfield Town H 1–0 6,706
20 September 1997 Shrewsbury A 2–1 2,532
27 September 1997 Scarborough A 2–1 2,751
4 October 1997 Darlington H 1–1 4,428
11 October 1997 Macclesfield Town H 1–1 4,871
18 October 1997 Swansea City A 2–1 3,668
21 October 1997 Rotherham United A 1–1 3,161
25 October 1997 Cambridge United H 1–0 4,279
1 November 1997 Barnet A 2–1 2,530
4 November 1997 Chester City H 1–2 3,104
8 November 1997 Exeter City H 1–1 5,107
18 November 1997 Colchester United A 0–2 2,635
22 November 1997 Leyton Orient A 1–1 4,321
29 November 1997 Peterborough United H 2–2 8,006
3 December 1997 Brighton and Hove Albion A 1–0 1,239
13 December 1997 Doncaster Rovers H 5–2 4,024
20 December 1997 Torquay United A 2–0 2,536
26 December 1997 Scunthorpe United A 2–1 4,781
28 December 1997 Hartlepool United H 2–0 6,073
10 January 1998 Rochdale A 2–1 2,387
17 January 1998 Cardiff City H 3–1 6,214
20 January 1998 Hull City H 1–0 4,017
24 January 1998 Lincoln City A 5–3 6,059
31 January 1998 Mansfield Town A 2–0 6,786
7 February 1998 Shrewsbury Town H 1–1 5,790
14 February 1998 Darlington A 2–0 2,781
21 February 1998 Scarborough H 1–0 5,645
24 February 1998 Swansea City H 2–1 4,484
28 February 1998 Macclesfield Town A 0–2 5,112
3 March 1998 Exeter City A 5–2 2,966
7 March 1998 Barnet H 2–0 6,081
14 March 1998 Chester City A 1–0 2,753
21 March 1998 Colchester United H 0–0 6,284
28 March 1998 Leyton Orient H 1–0 8,389
3 April 1998 Peterborough United A 0–1 2,485
11 April 1998 Brighton and Hove Albion H 2–2 5,344
13 April 1998 Doncaster Rovers A 2–1 2,485
18 April 1998 Torquay United H 3–0 5,183
25 April 1998 Cambridge United A 2–2 4,009
2 May 1998 Rotherham United H 5–2 12,431

FA Cup edit

Main article: 1997-98 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1 16 November 1997 Colwyn Bay H 2–0
R2 6 December 1997 Preston North End A 2–2
R2R 16 December 1997 Preston North End H 1–2

League Cup edit

Main article: 1997-98 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1 1st Leg 12 Aug 1997 Darlington A 1–1 2,189
R1 2nd Leg 26 Aug 1997 Darlington H 2–1 (won 3–2 on agg) 1,925
R2 1st Leg 16 Sep 1997 Tranmere H 0–2 1,779
R2 2nd Leg 23 Sep 1997 Tranmere A 1–0 (lost 1–2 on agg) 3,287

Football League Trophy edit

Main article: 1997-98 Football League Trophy
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
NR2[2] 27 January 1998 Burnley A 0–2 2,442

Squad edit

[3] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK   ENG Steve Cherry
— GK   ENG Mike Pollitt
— GK   WAL Darren Ward
— DF   ENG Ian Baraclough
— DF   IRL Steve Finnan
— DF   ENG Ian Hendon
— DF   ENG Graeme Hogg
— DF   ENG Paul Mitchell
— DF   ENG Dennis Pearce
— DF   ENG Matt Redmile
— DF   ENG Ian Richardson
— DF   ENG Gary Strodder
— MF   ENG Shaun Cunnington
— MF   ENG Shaun Derry
— MF   ENG Wayne Diuk
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF   ENG Alex Dyer
— MF   ENG Terry Henshaw
— MF   ENG Andy Hughes
— MF   AUS Ricky Otto
— MF   ENG Adem Poric
— MF   IRL Phil Robinson
— MF   ENG Mark Robson
— FW   ENG Craig Dudley
— FW   ENG Sean Farrell
— FW   ENG Justin Jackson
— FW   ENG Gary Jones
— FW   ENG Andy Kiwomya
— FW   ENG Tony Lormor
— FW   ENG Gary Martindale
— FW   ENG Devon White

References edit

  1. ^ "Notts County results for the 1997-1998 season - Statto.com". Archived from the original on 13 May 2017. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
  2. ^ Awarded a bye in the first round
  3. ^ "All Notts County players: 1998".
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