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
ManagerKenny Hibbitt/Frank Burrows
Football League Third Division21st
FA Cup4th round
League Cup1st round
FAW Premier CupRunners-up
Top goalscorerLeague: Andy Saville (11)
All: Andy Saville (14)

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

Players

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

League table
Main article: 1997–98 Football League § Third Division
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:
Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).

See also
  • Cardiff City F.C. seasons

References
  • Hayes, Dean (2006). The Who's Who of Cardiff City. Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-462-0.
  • "Football Club History Database – Cardiff City".
  • Welsh Football Data Archive
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