1997–98 Cardiff City F.C. season

The 1997–98 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 71st season in the Football League. They competed in the 24-team Division Three, then the fourth tier of English football, finishing twenty-first.

Cardiff City
1997–98 season
OwnerSamesh Kumar
ManagerKenny Hibbitt/Frank Burrows
Football League Third Division21st
FA Cup4th round
League Cup1st round
FAW Premier CupRunners-up
Auto Windscreens Shield1st round
Top goalscorerLeague: Andy Saville (11)
All: Andy Saville (14)
Highest home attendance6,623 (v Exeter City, 26 December 1997)
Lowest home attendance2,340 (v Scunthorpe, 11 November 1997)
Average home league attendance3,574

The season also saw the launch of the FAW Premier Cup with Cardiff reaching the final before losing 2–1 to Wrexham.

Players

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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 Tony Elliott
-- GK   ENG Jon Hallworth
-- GK   AUS Peter Zois
-- DF   ENG Chris Beech
-- DF   ENG Jeff Eckhardt
-- DF   ENG Mark Harris
-- DF   WAL Lee Jarman
-- DF   WAL Kevin Lloyd
-- DF   SCO Scott Paterson
-- DF   WAL Lee Phillips
-- DF   ENG Jimmy Rollo
-- DF   WAL Scott Young
-- MF   WAL Nathan Cadette
-- MF   ENG Tony Carss
-- MF   ENG Jason Fowler
No. Pos. Nation Player
-- MF   ENG Danny Hill
-- MF   ENG Craig Middleton
-- MF   EIR Wayne O'Sullivan
-- MF   ENG Dave Penney
-- MF   WAL Christian Roberts
-- MF   ENG Gareth Stoker
-- FW   EIR Glen Crowe
-- FW   WAL Carl Dale
-- FW   WAL Robert Earnshaw
-- FW   ENG Chris Greenacre
-- FW   ENG Marvin Harriott
-- FW   ENG Kevin Nugent
-- FW   ENG Scott Partridge
-- FW   ENG Andy Saville
-- FW   ENG Steve White

First team squad. [1]

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
19 Darlington 46 14 12 20 56 72 −16 54
20 Swansea City 46 13 11 22 49 62 −13 50
21 Cardiff City 46 9 23 14 48 52 −4 50
22 Hull City 46 11 8 27 56 83 −27 41
23 Brighton & Hove Albion 46 6 17 23 38 66 −28 35
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).

Results by round

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAAHHAHHAAHAAHHAHHHAHHAHAHAAAAHAHHHAAAHAHAHAHAH
ResultWWDDDWLLDDDDDLDDDWWDDLDLWLLDDLDWDDDLDWWDLLLLLD
Position~711910810121314171716171819181514141516161815171717171920161716181919191717192021212121
Source: [2]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Fixtures and results

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9 August 1997 (1997-08-09) 1 Leyton Orient 0–1 Cardiff City London
  64' Carl Dale Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 5,541
23 August 1997 (1997-08-23) 2 Mansfield Town 1–2 Cardiff City Mansfield
John Doolan   88' (pen)   7' Scott Partridge
  69' Chris Greenacre
Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 2,743
30 August 1997 (1997-08-30) 3 Cardiff City 1–1 Notts County Cardiff
15:00 Scott Young   36'   10' Steve Finnan Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 6,191
2 September 1997 (1997-09-02) 4 Cardiff City 2–2 Shrewsbury Town Cardiff
19:30 Scott Partridge   56'
Wayne O'Sullivan   79'
  39' Austin Berkley
  52' Lee Steele
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 4,271
9 September 1997 (1997-09-09) 5 Exeter City 1–1 Cardiff City Exeter
Steve Flack   90'   73' Jason Fowler Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 4,843
13 September 1997 (1997-09-13) 6 Cardiff City 2–1 Rochdale Cardiff
15:00 Steve White   40'
Jeff Eckhardt   87'
  10' (pen) Mark Carter Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 4,306
Referee: Mike Jones (Chester)
16 September 1997 (1997-09-16) 7 Cardiff City 0–2 Chester City Cardiff
19:30   11' Julian Alsford
  32' (pen) Ross Davidson
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 3,949
20 September 1997 (1997-09-20) 8 Lincoln City 1–0 Cardiff City Lincoln
Lee Thorpe   5' Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 3,130
27 September 1997 (1997-09-27) 9 Cambridge United 2–2 Cardiff City Cambridge
Jamie Barnwell-Edinboro   50', 79'   31' Chris Greenacre
  90' Jeff Eckhardt
Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 2,728
4 October 1997 (1997-10-04) 10 Cardiff City 1–1 Barnet Cardiff
15:00 Jeff Eckhardt   22'   49' Ken Charlery Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 3,938
18 October 1997 (1997-10-18) 11 Rotherham United 1–1 Cardiff City Rotherham
Steve Thompson   3' (pen)   21' (pen) Dave Penney Stadium: Millmoor
Attendance: 3,197
21 October 1997 (1997-10-21) 12 Darlington 0–0 Cardiff City Darlington
Stadium: Feethams
Attendance: 2,278
25 October 1997 (1997-10-25) 13 Cardiff City 1–1 Hartlepool United Cardiff
15:00 Glen Crowe   73'   21' Paul Baker Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 3,383
2 November 1997 (1997-11-02) 14 Cardiff City 0–1 Swansea City Cardiff
12:05   11' Keith Walker Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 6,459
4 November 1997 (1997-11-04) 15 Doncaster Rovers 1–1 Cardiff City Doncaster
Prince Moncrieffe   54'   59' Andy Saville Stadium: Belle Vue
Attendance: 1,004
8 November 1997 (1997-11-08) 16 Cardiff City 1–1 Torquay United Cardiff
15:00 Gareth Stoker   70'   51' Andy McFarlane Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 2,797
11 November 1997 (1997-11-11) 17 Cardiff City 0–0 Scunthorpe United Cardiff
19:30 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 2,340
18 November 1997 (1997-11-18) 18 Cardiff City 2–1 Hull City Cardiff
19:30 Andy Saville   2'
Dave Penney   19'
  64' Duane Darby Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 2,504
22 November 1997 (1997-11-22) 19 Brighton & Hove Albion 0–1 Cardiff City Gillingham
15:00   20' (og) Derek Allan Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 2,086
29 November 1997 (1997-11-29) 20 Cardiff City 1–1 Scarborough Cardiff
15:00 Carl Dale   69'   41' Michael McElhatton Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 2,593
13 December 1997 (1997-12-13) 21 Cardiff City 0–0 Peterborough United Cardiff
15:00 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 3,401
20 December 1997 (1997-12-20) 22 Macclesfield Town 1–0 Cardiff City Macclesfield
Steve Wood   85' Stadium: Moss Rose
Attendance: 2,398
26 December 1997 (1997-12-26) 23 Cardiff City 1–1 Exeter City Cardiff
15:00 Carl Dale   10'   82' Neil Illman Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 6,623
28 December 1997 (1997-12-28) 24 Shrewsbury Town 3–2 Cardiff City Shrewsbury
Mickey Brown   37'
Devon White   53'
Roger Preece   86'
  69' Jason Fowler
  78' Scott Young
Stadium: Gay Meadow
Attendance: 3,238
10 January 1998 (1998-01-10) 25 Cardiff City 1–0 Leyton Orient Cardiff
15:00 Dave Penney   19' (pen) Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 4,335
17 January 1998 (1998-01-17) 26 Notts County 3–1 Cardiff City Nottingham
Phil Robinson   19'
Gary Jones   76', 79'
  31' Mark Harris Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 6,448
20 January 1998 (1998-01-20) 27 Colchester United 2–1 Cardiff City Colchester
Neil Gregory   69'
Paul Buckle   79'
  85' Carl Dale Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 1,929
Referee: Mick Bailey (Impington)
27 January 1998 (1998-01-27) 28 Chester City 0–0 Cardiff City Chester
Stadium: Deva Stadium
Attendance: 1,757
31 January 1998 (1998-01-31) 29 Rochdale 0–0 Cardiff City Rochdale
Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 1,445
Referee: Bill Burns (Scarborough)
7 February 1998 (1998-02-07) 30 Cardiff City 0–1 Lincoln City Cardiff
15:00   51' Colin Alcide Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 2,896
14 February 1998 (1998-02-14) 31 Barnet 2–2 Cardiff City Chipping Barnet
Paul Wilson   43' (pen)
Scott McGleish   68'
  16' Jason Fowler
  4' Andy Saville
Stadium: Underhill Stadium
Attendance: 2,406
17 February 1998 (1998-02-17) 32 Cardiff City 4–1 Mansfield Town Cardiff
19:30 Andy Saville   42' (pen)
Jason Fowler   46'
Tony Carss   53'
Dave Penney   78'
  74' Lee Williams Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 2,451
21 February 1998 (1998-02-21) 33 Cardiff City 0–0 Cambridge United Cardiff
15:00 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 2,681
24 February 1998 (1998-02-24) 34 Cardiff City 2–2 Rotherham United Cardiff
19:30 Andy Saville   17'
Steve White   68'
  11' (og) Craig Middleton
  61' Lee Glover
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 2,731
28 February 1998 (1998-02-28) 35 Scunthorpe United 3–3 Cardiff City Scunthorpe
John Eyre   14' (pen)
Jamie Forrester   32'
Alex Calvo-Garcia   86'
  29', 52', 88' Andy Saville Stadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: 2,136
3 March 1998 (1998-03-03) 36 Torquay United 1–0 Cardiff City Torquay
Kevin Hill   45' Stadium: Plainmoor
Attendance: 3,358
8 March 1998 (1998-03-08) 37 Swansea City 1–1 Cardiff City Swansea
Jonathan Coates   84'   58' Jason Fowler Stadium: Vetch Field
Attendance: 5,621
14 March 1998 (1998-03-14) 38 Cardiff City 7–1 Doncaster Rovers Cardiff
15:00 Andy Saville   27', 84'
Wayne O'Sullivan   45'
Christian Roberts   55'
Chris Beech   68'
Dave Penney   76'
Scott Young   78'
  89' Adie Mike Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 2,931
21 March 1998 (1998-03-21) 39 Hull City 0–1 Cardiff City Hull
  57' Christian Roberts Stadium: Boothferry Park
Attendance: 3,408
28 March 1998 (1998-03-28) 40 Cardiff City 0–0 Brighton & Hove Albion Cardiff
15:00 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 3,509
3 April 1998 (1998-04-03) 41 Scarborough 3–1 Cardiff City Scarborough
Ben Worrall   8', 15'
Gary Bennett   44'
  51' Andy Saville Stadium: Athletic Ground
Attendance: 2,905
11 April 1998 (1998-04-11) 42 Cardiff City 0–2 Colchester United Cardiff
15:00   48' Paul Abrahams
  60' David Gregory
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 2,809
13 April 1998 (1998-04-13) 43 Peterborough United 2–0 Cardiff City Peterborough
Steve Castle   48'
Niall Inman   67'
Stadium: London Road
Attendance: 4,756
18 April 1998 (1998-04-18) 44 Cardiff City 1–2 Macclesfield Town Cardiff
15:00 Christian Roberts   25'   58' Efetobore Sodje
  79' Neil Sorvel
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 2,501
27 April 1998 (1998-04-27) 45 Hartlepool United 2–0 Cardiff City Hartlepool
Craig Midgley   3'
Denny Ingram   54' (pen)
Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 2,817
2 May 1998 (1998-05-02) 46 Cardiff City 0–0 Darlington Cardiff
15:00 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 2,610

Source [2] [3]

Coca-Cola Cup (League Cup)

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12 August 1997 (1997-08-12) Round 1 (First leg) Cardiff City 1–1 Southend United Cardiff
19:30 Jimmy Rollo   88'   40' Paul Byrne Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 2,804
26 August 1997 (1997-08-26) Round 1 (Second leg) Southend United 3–1
(4–2 agg.)
Cardiff City Southend
Paul Williams   16', 18'
Mike Marsh   79'
  61' Jason Fowler Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 3,002

FA Cup

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15 November 1997 (1997-11-15) Round 1 Slough Town 1–1 Cardiff City Slough
Danny Bolt   68'   16' Wayne O'Sullivan Attendance: 2,262
25 November 1997 (1997-11-25) Round 1 (Replay) Cardiff City 3–2 (a.e.t.) Slough Town Cardiff
19:30 Carl Dale   22'
Andy Saville   55'
Steve White   114'
  5' Lloyd Owusu
  74' Terry Angus
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 2,343
6 December 1997 (1997-12-06) Round 2 Cardiff City 3–1 Hendon Cardiff
15:00 Carl Dale   20', 45'
Andy Saville   41'
  86' Bashir Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 2,578
Referee: P Hunt (Cheshunt, Herts)
3 January 1998 (1998-01-03) Round 3 Cardiff City 1–0 Oldham Athletic Cardiff
15:00 Jason Fowler   18' Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 6,808
24 January 1998 (1998-01-24) Round 4 Cardiff City 1–1 Reading Cardiff
15:00 Kevin Nugent   47'   56' Carl Asaba Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 10,174
3 February 1998 (1998-02-03) Round 4 (Replay) Reading 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)
Cardiff City Reading
Trevor Morley   56'   40' Carl Dale Stadium: Elm Park
Attendance: 11,808
9 December 1997 (1997-12-09) Round 1 Cardiff City 0–2 Millwall Cardiff
19:30   37' Paul Shaw
  65' Kim Grant
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 1,219
7 October 1997 (1997-10-07) Group B Wrexham 0–1 Cardiff City Wrexham
  (og) Mark McGregor Stadium: The Racecourse
Attendance: 1,181
27 October 1997 (1997-10-27) Group B Cardiff City 1–1 Wrexham Cardiff
19:30 Scott Partridge     Peter Ward Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 1,383
16 December 1997 (1997-12-16) Group B Merthyr Tydfil 0–0 Cardiff City Merthyr Tydfil
Stadium: Penydarren Park
Attendance: 542
23 December 1997 (1997-12-23) Group B Newtown 1–1 Cardiff City Newtown, Powys
19:15 Jonathan Williams     Gareth Stoker Attendance: 415
14 January 1998 (1998-01-14) Group B Cardiff City 3–2 Newtown Cardiff
Steve White  
Steve White  
Kevin Nugent   (pen)
  Scott Ruscoe
  Kevin Morrison
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 951
10 February 1998 (1998-02-10) Group B Cardiff City 1–0 Merthyr Tydfil Cardiff
19:15 Gary Wager   (og) Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 1,055
17 March 1998 (1998-03-17) Quarter Final Cardiff City 4–0 Conwy United Cardiff
19:15 Jeff Eckhardt  
Christian Roberts  
Jason Fowler  
Jason Fowler  
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 1,328
7 April 1998 (1998-04-07) Semi Final (First leg) Merthyr Tydfil 0–4 Cardiff City Merthyr Tydfil
  Craig Middleton
  Tony Carss
  Andy Saville
  Carl Dale
Stadium: Penydarren Park
Attendance: 1,302
21 April 1998 (1998-04-21) Semi Final (Second leg) Cardiff City 3–1
(7–1 agg.)
Merthyr Tydfil Cardiff
19:00 Christian Roberts  
Williams   (og)
Robert Earnshaw  
  Ian Mitchell Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 825
17 May 1998 (1998-05-17) Final Wrexham 2–1 Cardiff City Wrexham
Mark Wilson  
Gareth Owen  
  Tony Carss Stadium: The Racecourse
Attendance: 3,700

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "All Cardiff City football club players: 1998". 11v11. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Cardiff City 1997-98 results". Cardiff City Forum. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Cardiff City football club match record: 1998". 11v11. Retrieved 21 January 2022.

Bibliography

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  • Hayes, Dean (2006). The Who's Who of Cardiff City. Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-462-0.
  • Shepherd, Richard (2002). The Definitive Cardiff City F.C. Tony Brown. ISBN 1-899-46817-X.
  • Crooks, John (1992). Cardiff City Football Club: Official History of the Bluebirds. Yore Publications. ISBN 0-9513321-8-X.
  • Rollin, Glenda, ed. (1997). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1998-99. Headline Book Publishing. ISBN 0-7472-7652-8.