1997–98 Football League First Division
The 1997–98 Football League First Division (referred to as the Nationwide First Division for sponsorship reasons) was the sixth season of the league under its current league division format.
Season | 1997–98 |
---|---|
Champions | Nottingham Forest 3rd First Division title |
Promoted | Nottingham Forest Middlesbrough Charlton Athletic |
Relegated | Manchester City Stoke City Reading |
Matches played | 552 |
Goals scored | 1,410 (2.55 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Kevin Phillips Pierre van Hooijdonk (29)[1] |
Biggest home win | Middlesbrough 6–0 Swindon Town (11 March 1998) |
Biggest away win | Stoke City 0–7 Birmingham City (10 January 1998) |
Highest scoring | Nottingham Forest 5–2 Charlton Athletic (22 November 1997) Stoke City 0–7 Birmingham City (10 January 1998) Ipswich Town 5–2 Oxford United (24 February 1998) |
← 1996–97 1998–99 → |
Changes from previous season
Team changes
Teams
Stadium and locations
Personnel and kits
Managerial changes
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Huddersfield Town | Sacked | 6 October 1997 | 24th | 7 October 1997[2] | ||
Queens Park Rangers | Sacked | 10 November 1997 | 13th | 5 December 1997 | ||
West Bromwich Albion | Resigned | 4 December 1997 | 4th | 24 December 1997 | ||
Oxford United | Signed by West Bromwich Albion | 24 December 1997 | 16th | 24 January 1998 | ||
Bradford City | Sacked | 6 January 1998 | 11th | 6 January 1998 | ||
Portsmouth | Sacked | 14 January 1998 | 24th | 26 January 1998 | ||
Stoke City | Mutual consent | 22 January 1998 | 20th | 22 January 1998[3] | ||
Manchester City | Sacked | 17 February 1998 | 22nd | 18 February 1998[4] | ||
Sheffield United | Resigned | 2 March 1998 | 5th | 2 July 1998 | ||
Reading | Resigned | 18 March 1998[5] | 23rd | 25 March 1998[6] | ||
Stoke City | Mutual consent | 8 April 1998[7] | 24th | 13 May 1998 | ||
Norwich City | Resigned | 30 April 1998 | 16th | 12 June 1998 |
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Nottingham Forest (C) | 46 | 28 | 10 | 8 | 82 | 42 | +40 | 94 | Promotion to 1998–99 FA Premier League |
2 | Middlesbrough (P) | 46 | 27 | 10 | 9 | 77 | 41 | +36 | 91 | |
3 | Sunderland | 46 | 26 | 12 | 8 | 86 | 50 | +36 | 90 | Qualification for First Division play-offs |
4 | Charlton Athletic (P) | 46 | 26 | 10 | 10 | 80 | 49 | +31 | 88 | |
5 | Ipswich Town | 46 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 77 | 43 | +34 | 83 | |
6 | Sheffield United | 46 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 69 | 54 | +15 | 74 | |
7 | Birmingham City | 46 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 60 | 35 | +25 | 74 | |
8 | Stockport County | 46 | 19 | 8 | 19 | 71 | 69 | +2 | 65 | |
9 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 57 | 53 | +4 | 65 | |
10 | West Bromwich Albion | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 50 | 56 | −6 | 61 | |
11 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 18 | 5 | 23 | 58 | 65 | −7 | 59 | |
12 | Oxford United | 46 | 16 | 10 | 20 | 60 | 64 | −4 | 58 | |
13 | Bradford City | 46 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 46 | 59 | −13 | 57 | |
14 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 54 | 57 | −3 | 56 | |
15 | Norwich City | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 52 | 69 | −17 | 55 | |
16 | Huddersfield Town | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 50 | 72 | −22 | 53 | |
17 | Bury | 46 | 11 | 19 | 16 | 42 | 58 | −16 | 52 | |
18 | Swindon Town | 46 | 14 | 10 | 22 | 42 | 73 | −31 | 52 | |
19 | Port Vale | 46 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 56 | 66 | −10 | 49 | |
20 | Portsmouth | 46 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 51 | 63 | −12 | 49 | |
21 | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 10 | 19 | 17 | 51 | 63 | −12 | 49 | |
22 | Manchester City (R) | 46 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 56 | 57 | −1 | 48 | Relegation to 1998–99 Second Division |
23 | Stoke City (R) | 46 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 44 | 74 | −30 | 46 | |
24 | Reading (R) | 46 | 11 | 9 | 26 | 39 | 78 | −39 | 42 |
Updated to match(es) played on 3 May 1998. Source: Statto.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) number of goal scored; 3) goal difference.
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) number of goal scored; 3) goal difference.
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.
Play-offs
Semi-finals First leg – 10 May; Second leg – 13 May 1998 |
Final at Wembley 25 May 1998 | |||||||||
3rd | Sunderland | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||
6th | Sheffield United | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||
3rd | Sunderland | 4 (6) | ||||||||
4th | Charlton Athletic (pen.) | 4 (7) | ||||||||
4th | Charlton Athletic | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
5th | Ipswich Town | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Results
Season statistics
Top scorers
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Sunderland | 29 | |
Nottingham Forest | |||
3 | 23 | ||
Charlton Athletic | |||
5 | Ipswich Town | 20 | |
6 | Stockport County | 18 | |
7 | Birmingham City | 15 | |
Huddersfield Town |
Hat-tricks
Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
Nottingham Forest | Queens Park Rangers | 4–0 | 30 August 1997 | |
Charlton Athletic | 5–2 | 22 November 1997 | ||
Crewe Alexandra | 4–1 | 7 March 1998 | ||
Charlton Athletic | Norwich City | 4–0 | 17 September 1997 | |
Sheffield United | Stockport County | 5–1 | 21 October 1997 | |
Birmingham City | Stoke City | 7–0 | 10 January 1998 | |
Stockport County | 4–1 | 27 January 1998 | ||
Wolverhampton Wanderers | Norwich City | 5–0 | 10 January 1998 | |
Ipswich Town | Norwich City | 5–0 | 21 February 1998 | |
Oxford United | 5–2 | 24 February 1998 | ||
Sunderland | Stockport County | 4–1 | 7 March 1998 | |
Middlesbrough | Bury | 4–0 | 11 April 1998 | |
Crewe Alexandra | Bradford City | 5–0 | 25 April 1998 |
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References
- "English League Leading Goalscorers". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 31 October 2010.
- Edwards, John (7 October 1997). "Mystery man replaces Horton". The Mirror. The Free Library. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
- Metcalf, Rupert (23 January 1998). "Kamara takes charge of Stoke as Bates steps down". The Independent. Independent Print Limited. Retrieved 25 March 2012.
- Nixon, Alan (18 February 1998). "Clark sacked, Royle in at City". The Mirror. The Free Library. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
- Nixon, Alan (19 March 1998). "Bullivant ends Reading rule". The Independent. Independent Print Limited. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
- "Burns takes the reins at Reading". The Independent. Independent Print Limited. 26 March 1998. Retrieved 25 March 2012.
- Martin, Andrew (9 April 1998). "Kamara leaves struggling Stoke". The Independent. Independent Print Limited. Retrieved 25 March 2012.
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