During the 1997–98 English football season, Norwich City F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.
1997–98 season | ||
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Chairman | Barry Lockwood | |
Manager | Mike Walker (until 30 April) John Faulkner (caretaker from 30 April) | |
Stadium | Carrow Road | |
First Division | 15th | |
FA Cup | Third round | |
League Cup | First round | |
Top goalscorer | Bellamy (13) | |
Average home league attendance | 14,444 | |
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Season summary
editIn the 1997–98 season, Norwich had a season of two halves where they had a satisfying first season in which the Canaries were lying in 12th place and 9 points adrift from the playoffs but from the end of January, Norwich went on a poor run of 14 games without a win with only 7 points picked up during that spell and also resulted in Walker resigning at the end of April and ended up finishing in a disappointing 15th place.
Final league table
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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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 |
Source: Statto.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference
Results
editNorwich City's score comes first[1]
Legend
editWin | Draw | Loss |
Football League First Division
editDate | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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9 August 1997 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 0–2 | 17,230 | |
15 August 1997 | Nottingham Forest | A | 1–4 | 16,524 | O'Neill |
23 August 1997 | Crewe Alexandra | H | 0–2 | 11,821 | |
30 August 1997 | Sunderland | A | 1–0 | 29,204 | Sutch |
2 September 1997 | Portsmouth | A | 1–1 | 10,577 | Adams |
13 September 1997 | Port Vale | H | 1–0 | 11,269 | Fleck |
17 September 1997 | Charlton Athletic | H | 0–4 | 10,157 | |
20 September 1997 | Manchester City | A | 2–1 | 27,258 | Adams, Coote |
26 September 1997 | Ipswich Town | H | 2–1 | 18,911 | Eadie, Cundy (own goal) |
4 October 1997 | Tranmere Rovers | A | 0–2 | 6,674 | |
18 October 1997 | Stockport County | H | 1–1 | 12,689 | Eadie |
21 October 1997 | Reading | H | 0–0 | 17,781 | |
25 October 1997 | Swindon Town | A | 0–1 | 9,256 | |
1 November 1997 | Bury | H | 2–2 | 14,419 | Bellamy, Adams |
4 November 1997 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 0–1 | 13,949 | |
8 November 1997 | Birmingham City | A | 2–1 | 16,464 | Forbes (2) |
15 November 1997 | Middlesbrough | H | 1–3 | 16,011 | Roberts |
22 November 1997 | Oxford United | H | 2–1 | 11,241 | Fleck, Bellamy |
29 November 1997 | Bradford City | A | 1–2 | 16,637 | Bellamy |
3 December 1997 | Queens Park Rangers | A | 1–1 | 10,141 | Forbes |
6 December 1997 | Sheffield United | H | 2–1 | 11,745 | Vonk (own goal), Fuglestad |
13 December 1997 | Huddersfield Town | A | 3–1 | 11,436 | Forbes, Bellamy, Grant |
20 December 1997 | Stoke City | H | 0–0 | 12,265 | |
26 December 1997 | Charlton Athletic | A | 1–2 | 14,472 | Bellamy (pen) |
30 December 1997 | Portsmouth | H | 2–0 | 16,441 | Jackson, Bellamy |
10 January 1998 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 0–5 | 23,703 | |
17 January 1998 | Nottingham Forest | H | 1–0 | 17,059 | Roberts |
28 January 1998 | Sunderland | H | 2–1 | 15,940 | Eadie, Craddock (own goal) |
31 January 1998 | Crewe Alexandra | A | 0–1 | 5,559 | |
7 February 1998 | Manchester City | H | 0–0 | 15,274 | |
14 February 1998 | Port Vale | A | 2–2 | 6,664 | Grant, Jackson |
18 February 1998 | Tranmere Rovers | H | 0–2 | 12,105 | |
21 February 1998 | Ipswich Town | A | 0–5 | 21,858 | |
24 February 1998 | Stockport County | A | 2–2 | 7,471 | Grant, Coote |
28 February 1998 | Queens Park Rangers | H | 0–0 | 12,730 | |
4 March 1998 | Birmingham City | H | 3–3 | 9,819 | Bellamy (2), Llewellyn |
7 March 1998 | Bury | A | 0–1 | 5,154 | |
14 March 1998 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 1–1 | 24,663 | Bellamy |
22 March 1998 | Middlesbrough | A | 0–3 | 30,040 | |
28 March 1998 | Oxford United | A | 0–2 | 7,869 | |
4 April 1998 | Bradford City | H | 2–3 | 13,260 | Llewellyn, Bellamy |
11 April 1998 | Sheffield United | A | 2–2 | 16,915 | Bellamy, Llewellyn |
13 April 1998 | Huddersfield Town | H | 5–0 | 16,550 | Fleming, Adams (pen), Roberts (2), Fuglestad |
18 April 1998 | Stoke City | A | 0–2 | 13,098 | |
25 April 1998 | Swindon Town | H | 5–0 | 18,443 | Llewellyn, Jackson, Roberts, Bellamy, Fenn |
3 May 1998 | Reading | A | 1–0 | 14,817 | Bellamy |
FA Cup
editRound | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
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R3 | 3 January 1998 | Grimsby Town | A | 0–3 | 8,161 |
League Cup
editRound | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
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R1 First Leg | 12 August 1997 | Barnet | H | 2–1 | 5,429 | Roberts, Adams |
R1 Second Leg | 26 August 1997 | Barnet | A | 1–3 (lost 3–4 on agg) | 2,846 | Roberts |
Players
editFirst-team squad
edit- Squad at end of season[2]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Notes
edit- ^ Milligan was born in Manchester, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and represented them at U-21, U-23, and B level before making his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in 1992.
- ^ Coote was born in Belton with Browston, England, but also qualified to represent Northern Ireland internationally and represented them at U-21 level before making his international debut for Northern Ireland in 1999.
- ^ Carey was born in Kettering, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and represented them at U-21 level.
- ^ Fenn was born in Enfield, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and represented them at U-21 and B level.
References
edit- ^ "Norwich City results for the 1997-1998 season - Statto.com". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
- ^ "All Norwich City players: 1998".