The 1997–98 season was the 99th season of competitive league football in the history of English football club Wolverhampton Wanderers. They played the season in the second tier of the English football system, the Football League First Division.
| 1997–98 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | Jonathan Hayward, then Sir Jack Hayward (from 7 September) |
| Manager | Mark McGhee |
| Football League First Division | 9th |
| FA Cup | Semi-finals |
| League Cup | 3rd round |
| Top goalscorer | League: Robbie Keane (11) All: Dougie Freedman (13) |
| Highest home attendance | 28,244 (vs West Brom, 31 January 1998) |
| Lowest home attendance | 17,862 (vs Fulham, 24 September 1997) |
| Average home league attendance | 23,277 (league only) |
The team finished in ninth position in the league, failing to mount a serious promotion challenge after having finished third in the previous campaign. They did, however, reach the semi-finals of the FA Cup for the first time in nineteen years, where they lost to eventual double winners Arsenal.
Results
editFootball League First Division
editA total of 24 teams competed in the Football League First Division in the 1997–98 season. Each team played every other team twice: once at their stadium, and once at the opposition's. Three points were awarded to teams for each win, one point per draw, and none for defeats. Teams finishing level on points were firstly divided by the number of goals scored rather than goal difference.
The provisional fixture list was released on 16 June 1997, but was subject to change in the event of matches being selected for television coverage or police concerns.[1]
| 9 August 1997 1 | Norwich City | 0–2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Norwich |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Keane  34', 64' |
Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 17,230 (1,676 away) Referee: Mike Bailey |
| 16 August 1997 2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0–0 | Sheffield United | Wolverhampton |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 23,102 (1,160 away) Referee: Paul Danson |
| 24 August 1997 3 | West Bromwich Albion | 1–0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | West Bromwich |
| 13:00 BST | Curle 16' (o.g.) |
Report | Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 21,511 (5,030 away) Referee: Terry Heilbron |
| 30 August 1997 4 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 4–2 | Bury | Wolverhampton |
| 15:00 BST | Keane 5', 86' Bull 42', 51' |
Report | Battersby 19' Johnson 61' |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 21,141 (803 away) Referee: George Cain |
| 3 September 1997 5 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–1 | Port Vale | Wolverhampton |
| 19:45 BST | Bull 74' |
Report | Foyle 82' |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 21,524 (983 away) Referee: Andy Butler |
| 7 September 1997 6 | Oxford United | 3–0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Oxford |
| 13:00 BST | Beauchamp 17', 71' Ford 23' |
Report | Stadium: Manor Ground Attendance: 6,921 (1,900 away) Referee: Clive Wilkes |
| 13 September 1997 7 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3–1 | Charlton Athletic | Wolverhampton |
| 15:00 BST | Bull 9', 35' Froggatt 26' |
Report | Chapple 72' |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 22,683 (1,179 away) Referee: Kevin Lynch |
| 20 September 1997 8 | Sunderland | 1–1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Sunderland |
| 15:00 BST | Smith 17' |
Report | Melville 34' (o.g.) |
Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 30,682 (3,398 away) Referee: William Burns |
| 27 September 1997 9 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–1 | Huddersfield Town | Wolverhampton |
| 15:00 BST | Bull 1' |
Report | Stewart 32' |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 21,723 (773 away) Referee: Rob Harris |
| 4 October 1997 10 | Bradford City | 2–0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Bradford |
| 15:00 BST | Steiner 34' Kulcsar 40' |
Report | Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 15,236 (1,800 away) Referee: Graham Laws |
| 12 October 1997 11 | Birmingham City | 1–0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Birmingham |
| 16:00 BST | Marsden 8' |
Report | Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 17,822 (1,736 away) Referee: Mike Brandwood |
| 18 October 1997 12 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3–1 | Swindon Town | Wolverhampton |
| 15:00 BST | Freedman 12' Curle 78'Simpson 80' |
Report | Hay 24' (pen.) |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 21,794 (1,146 away) Referee: Chris Foy |
| 22 October 1997 13 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2–1 | Tranmere Rovers | Wolverhampton |
| 19:45 BST | Robinson 15' Freedman 16' |
Report | Jones 65' |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 20,841 (690 away) Referee: Eddie Lomas |
| 25 October 1997 14 | Stockport County | 1–0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Stockport |
| 15:00 BST | Cook 20' |
Report | Stadium: Edgeley Park Attendance: 9,804 (1,999 away) Referee: Roy Pearson |
| 1 November 1997 15 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–0 | Middlesbrough | Wolverhampton |
| 15:00 GMT | Keane 82' |
Report | Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 26,896 (2,922 away) Referee: Mike Pierce |
| 4 November 1997 16 | Crewe Alexandra | 0–2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Crewe |
| 19:45 GMT | Report | Freedman 14' Muscat 63' |
Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 5,743 (950 away) Referee: Andy D'Urso |
| 8 November 1997 17 | Stoke City | 3–0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Stoke-on-Trent |
| 15:00 GMT | Kavanagh 8', 23' (pen.) Forsyth 60' |
Report | Stadium: Britannia Stadium Attendance: 18,490 (5,000 away) Referee: Eddie Wolstenholme |
| 15 November 1997 18 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–1 | Ipswich Town | Wolverhampton |
| 15:00 GMT | Keane 27' |
Report | Tanner  36'Johnson 44' |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 21,937 (862 away) Referee: John Kirkby |
| 29 November 1997 19 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3–2 | Queens Park Rangers | Wolverhampton |
| 15:00 GMT | Osborn 44' Goodman 67', 77' |
Report | Sheron 61' Peacock 85' |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 23,645 (1,338 away) Referee: Brian Coddington |
| 6 December 1997 20 | Manchester City | 0–1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Manchester |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Symons 42' (o.g.) |
Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 28,999 (2,024 away) Referee: Clive Wilkes |
| 9 December 1997 21 | Portsmouth | 3–2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Portsmouth |
| 19:45 GMT | Durnin 14', 47' Hillier 74' |
Report | Curle 42' Westwood 76'Froggatt 87' |
Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 8,042 (788 away) Referee: Steve Dorr |
| 14 December 1997 22 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2–1 | Nottingham Forest | Wolverhampton |
| 13:00 GMT | Freedman 20' Robinson 66' |
Report | Johnson 84' |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 24,635 (3,018 away) Referee: Mike Bailey |
| 20 December 1997 23 | Reading | 0–0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Reading |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Stadium: Elm Park Attendance: 11,715 (1,459 away) Referee: Steve Bennett |
| 26 December 1997 24 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–0 | Oxford United | Wolverhampton |
| 15:00 GMT | Goodman 19' |
Report | Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 26,238 (1,024 away) Referee: Phil Richards |
| 28 December 1997 25 | Port Vale | 0–2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Burslem |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Muscat 45' Freedman 87' |
Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 10,898 (2,177 away) Referee: Paul Taylor |
| 10 January 1998 26 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 5–0 | Norwich City | Wolverhampton |
| 15:00 GMT | Keane 22' Goodman 24'Freedman 43', 45', 77' |
Report | Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 23,703 (1,163 away) Referee: David Pugh |
| 17 January 1998 27 | Sheffield United | 1–0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Sheffield |
| 15:00 GMT | Marcelo 39' |
Report | Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 22,144 (1,933 away) Referee: William Burns |
| 27 January 1998 28 | Bury | 1–3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Bury |
| 19:45 GMT | Battersby 43' |
Report | Keane 22' Simpson 55', 62' |
Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 6,134 (1,326 away) Referee: Kevin Lynch |
| 31 January 1998 29 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0–1 | West Bromwich Albion | Wolverhampton |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Hunt 72' |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 28,244 (3,200 away) Referee: Scott Mathieson |
| 7 February 1998 30 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0–1 | Sunderland | Wolverhampton |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Ball 88' |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 27,502 (3,178 away) Referee: Rob Harris |
| 18 February 1998 31 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2–1 | Bradford City | Wolverhampton |
| 19:45 GMT | Robinson 43' Bull 89' |
Report | Blake 58' |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 21,510 (821 away) Referee: Andy D'Urso |
| 21 February 1998 32 | Huddersfield Town | 1–0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Huddersfield |
| 15:00 GMT | Dyson 90' |
Report | Stadium: McAlpine Stadium Attendance: 12,663 (2,323 away) Referee: Roy Pearson |
| 28 February 1998 33 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–3 | Birmingham City | Wolverhampton |
| 13:00 GMT | Freedman 13' |
Report | Ndlovu 35' (pen.), 77' Adebola 71' |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 25,591 (3,195 away) Referee: George Cain |
| 4 March 1998 34 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–1 | Stoke City | Wolverhampton |
| 19:45 GMT | Freedman 22' |
Report | Crowe 89' |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 21,058 (918 away) Referee: Eddie Wolstenholme |
| 14 March 1998 35 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–0 | Crewe Alexandra | Wolverhampton |
| 15:00 GMT | Keane 35' |
Report | Smith 67' |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 24,272 (1,423 away) Referee: Graham Frankland |
| 18 March 1998 36 | Swindon Town | 0–0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Swindon |
| 19:45 GMT | Report | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 7,770 (1,380 away) Referee: Anthony Leake |
| 21 March 1998 37 | Ipswich Town | 3–0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Ipswich |
| 15:00 GMT | Johnson 3' Holland 57'Scowcroft 74' |
Report | Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 21,510 (1,039 away) Referee: Barry Knight |
| 29 March 1998 38 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2–0 | Portsmouth | Wolverhampton |
| 12:05 BST | Goodman 44' Osborn 90+2' |
Report | Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 20,718 (982 away) Referee: Trevor Jones |
| 1 April 1998 39 | Queens Park Rangers | 0–0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | London |
| 19:45 BST | Report | Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 12,337 (1,168 away) Referee: John Kirkby |
| 7 April 1998 40 | Charlton Athletic | 1–0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | London |
| 19:45 BST | Mendonca 8' |
Report | Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 13,743 (1,283 away) Referee: Frazier Stretton |
| 11 April 1998 41 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2–2 | Manchester City | Wolverhampton |
| 15:00 BST | Margetson 34' (o.g.) Simpson 85' |
Report | Pollock 13' Horlock 63' |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 24,458 (3,194 away) Referee: Mark Halsey |
| 13 April 1998 42 | Nottingham Forest | 3–0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Nottingham |
| 12:05 BST | Johnson 32' van Hooijdonk 39'Campbell 90+1' |
Report | Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 22,863 (1,483 away) Referee: Phil Richards |
| 18 April 1998 43 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3–1 | Reading | Wolverhampton |
| 15:00 BST | Muscat 9' Goodman 69', 90' |
Report | Brayson 44' |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 19,785 (1,415 away) Referee: Terry Heilbron |
| 25 April 1998 44 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3–4 | Stockport County | Wolverhampton |
| 15:00 BST | Keane 5', 59' 73' Atkins 45' |
Report | Cooper 40' (pen.), 83' (pen.) Byrne 57', 86' |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 22,452 (702 away) Referee: Roger Furnandiz |
| 29 April 1998 45 | Middlesbrough | 1–1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Middlesbrough |
| 19:45 BST | Ricard 12' |
Report | Atkins 10' |
Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 29,878 (1,569 away) Referee: Mike Bailey |
| 3 May 1998 46 | Tranmere Rovers | 2–1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Birkenhead |
| 13:30 BST | Aldridge 34' (pen.), 75' |
Report | Goodman 51' |
Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 11,144 (976 away) Referee: Kevin Lynch |
Final table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Source: Statto.com
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 57 | 53 | +4 | 65 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 42 | 25 | +17 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 28 | −13 |
Source: Statto.com
Results by round
FA Cup
edit| 14 January 1998 R3 | Darlington | 0–4 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Darlington |
| 19:45 GMT | Report | Freedman 18' Paatelainen 66', 90'Ferguson 90' |
Stadium: Feethams Attendance: 5,018 (833 away) Referee: George Cain |
| 24 January 1998 R4 | Charlton Athletic | 1–1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | London |
| 15:00 GMT | Jones 64' |
Report | Richards 47' |
Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 15,540 (2,346 away) Referee: Graham Poll |
| 3 February 1998 R4 rep. | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3–0 | Charlton Athletic | Wolverhampton |
| 19:45 GMT | Curle 29' (pen.) Naylor 48'Paatelainen 65' |
Report | Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 20,429 (818 away) Referee: Graham Poll |
| 14 February 1998 R5 | Wimbledon | 1–1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | London |
| 15:00 GMT | Euell 14' |
Report | Paatelainen 67' |
Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 15,322 (2,765 away) Referee: Uriah Rennie |
| 25 February 1998 R5 rep. | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2–1 | Wimbledon | Wolverhampton |
| 19:45 GMT | Robinson 63' Freedman 85' |
Report | Jones 48' |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 25,112 (961 away) Referee: Uriah Rennie |
| 7 March 1998 QF | Leeds United | 0–1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Leeds |
| 15:00 GMT | Hasselbaink 88' |
Report | Goodman 82' |
Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 39,902 (3,300 away) Referee: Paul Durkin |
| 5 April 1998 SF | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0–1 | Arsenal | Birmingham |
| 12:00 BST | Report | Wreh 12' |
Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 39,372 (20,465 Wolves) Referee: Stephen Lodge |
League Cup
edit| 12 August 1997 R1.1 | Queens Park Rangers | 0–2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | London |
| 19:45 BST | Report | Froggatt 13' Paatelainen 86' |
Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 8,355 (1,272 away) Referee: Andy D'Urso |
| 27 August 1997 R1.2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–2 (3–2 agg.) | Queens Park Rangers | Wolverhampton |
| 19:45 BST | Ferguson 62' (pen.) |
Report | Peacock 36' Murray 66' |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 18,398 (624 away) Referee: John Kirkby |
| 16 September 1997 R2.1 | Fulham | 0–1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | London |
| 19:45 BST | Sanjuán 34' |
Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 5,933 (943 away) |
| 24 September 1997 R2.2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–0 (2–0 agg.) | Fulham | Wolverhampton |
| 19:45 BST | Goodman 89' |
Report | Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 17,862 (582 away) Referee: Scott Mathieson |
Players
editKey:
‡ On loan from another club * First appearance(s) for the club
- # = Squad number
- Pos = Playing position
- P = Number of games played 10
- G = Number of goals scored
- GK = Goalkeeper
- DF = Defender
- MF = Midfielder
- FW = Forward
= Yellow cards
= Red cards- † Permanent player left club during the season
- ¤ Loaned to another club for part or all of season
Correct as of end of season. Starting appearances are listed first, followed by substitute appearances in parentheses where applicable.
| Pos | Name | P | G | P | G | P | G | P | G |  |
 |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | Discipline | ||||||||
| GK |  Justin Bray
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| GK | Matt Murray
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| GK |  Hans Segers
|
11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| GK | Mike Stowell
|
35 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | Simon Coleman ‡
|
3(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | Keith Curle (c)
|
40 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF |  Ryan Green
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF |  Dariusz Kubicki ¤
|
12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| DF |  Kevin Muscat
|
22(2) | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27(2) | 3 | 9 | 0 | |
| DF | Lee Naylor
|
14(2) | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19(2) | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| DF | Dean Richards
|
13 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| DF | Jamie Smith †
|
11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | Chris Westwood
|
3(1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 4(2) | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| DF | Ady Williams
|
20 | 0 | 2(2) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24(2) | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| DF |  Stephen Wright ‡
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | Mark Atkins
|
30(4) | 2 | 4(1) | 0 | 5 | 0 | 39(5) | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
| MF | Steve Corica
|
0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | Tony Daley
|
0(2) | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF |  Isidro Díaz †
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | Neil Emblen †
|
6(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| MF | Darren Ferguson
|
22(4) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 29(4) | 2 | 8 | 0 | |
| MF | Steve Froggatt
|
31(2) | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 37(2) | 3 | 4 | 0 | |
| MF |  Michael Gilkes
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| MF | Simon Osborn
|
23(1) | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26(1) | 2 | 3 | 1 | |
| MF | Carl Robinson
|
27(5) | 3 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 38(5) | 4 | 7 | 0 | |
| MF | Steve Sedgley
|
18(1) | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 26(1) | 0 | 4 | 2 | |
| MF | Jesús García Sanjuán ‡
|
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2(1) | 1 | 6(1) | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| MF | Paul Simpson
|
23(5) | 4 | 2(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25(7) | 4 | 0 | 1 | |
| MF | Robbie Slater
|
4(2) | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4(3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | Jermaine Wright †
|
0(4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | Steve Bull
|
24(7) | 7 | 1(2) | 0 | 5 | 2 | 30(9) | 9 | 2 | 1 | |
| FW | Steve Claridge
|
4(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW |  Glen Crowe ¤
|
0(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | Dominic Foley ¤
|
1(4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(2) | 0 | 1(6) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | Dougie Freedman
|
25(4) | 10 | 5(1) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 30(5) | 12 | 8 | 0 | |
| FW | Don Goodman
|
29(1) | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2(1) | 1 | 37(2) | 10 | 4 | 0 | |
| FW | Mark Jones
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | Robbie Keane
|
34(4) | 11 | 1(2) | 0 | 3(1) | 0 | 38(7) | 11 | 2 | 0 | |
| FW | Richard Leadbeater
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW |  Mixu Paatelainen
|
10(13) | 0 | 4(1) | 4 | 4(1) | 1 | 18(15) | 5 | 6 | 0 | |
| FW |  Jason Roberts ¤
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Transfers
editIn
edit| Date | Player | From | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 July 1997 | Steve Sedgley |
Ipswich Town | £350,000[2] |
| 6 August 1997 | Dariusz Kubicki |
Sunderland | Free[3] |
| 6 August 1997 | Mixu Paatelainen |
Bolton Wanderers | £250,000[3] |
| 1 September 1997 | Isidro Díaz |
Unattached | Free |
| 5 September 1997 | Hans Segers |
Unattached | Free[4] |
| 12 September 1997 | Jason Roberts |
Hayes | £250,000[5] |
| 21 October 1997 | Dougie Freedman |
Crystal Palace | £800,000[6] |
| 21 October 1997 | Kevin Muscat |
Crystal Palace | £200,000[6] |
| 11 November 1997 | Paul Simpson |
Derby County | £75,000[7] |
| 25 March 1998 | Neil Emblen |
Crystal Palace | Undisclosed[8] |
| 25 March 1998 | Robbie Slater |
Southampton | £50,000[8] |
| 26 March 1998 | Steve Claridge |
Leicester City | £350,000[9] |
Out
edit| Date | Player | To | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 1997 |  Robbie Dennison |
Released | Free[10] |
| June 1997 | Brian Law |
Released | Free[10] |
| June 1997 | Dennis Pearce |
Released | Free[10] |
| June 1997 |  Serge Romano |
Released | Free[10] |
| June 1997 | Geoff Thomas |
Released | Free[10] |
| June 1997 | Andy Thompson |
Released | Free[10] |
| June 1997 | Eric Young |
Released | Free[10] |
| 7 July 1997 | Iwan Roberts |
Norwich City | £850,000[11] |
| 11 July 1997 | Mark Venus |
Ipswich Town | £150,000[2] |
| 13 August 1997 | Neil Emblen |
Crystal Palace | £1.8 million[12] |
| 30 September 1997 | Isidro Díaz |
Released | Free |
| 21 October 1997 | Jamie Smith |
Crystal Palace | £1 million[6] |
| 19 February 1998 | Jermaine Wright |
Crewe Alexandra | £25,000[13] |
Loans in
edit| Start date | Player | From | End date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 September 1997 | Simon Coleman |
Bolton Wanderers | 2 October 1997[14] |
| 15 September 1997 | Jesús García Sanjuán |
Real Zaragoza |
15 December 1997[15] |
| 10 October 1997 | Paul Simpson |
Derby County | 10 November 1997[16] |
| 17 October 1997 | Dougie Freedman |
Crystal Palace | 20 October 1997[17] |
| 19 March 1998 | Stephen Wright |
Rangers |
End of season[18] |
Loans out
edit| Start date | Player | To | End date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 October 1997 | Glen Crowe |
Cardiff City | 9 December 1997 |
| December 1997 | Jason Roberts |
Torquay United | 5 March 1998 |
| 24 February 1998 | Dominic Foley |
Watford | End of season[19] |
| 4 March 1998 | Dariusz Kubicki |
Tranmere Rovers | End of season[20] |
| 25 March 1998 | Jason Roberts |
Bristol City | End of season[8] |
Kit
editThe season retained the home kit of the previous year: a "wolf head" design created using their traditional gold and black colours. A new away kit comprising a white away shirt with a dark green collar and dark green shorts was introduced. Both were manufactured by Puma and sponsored by Goodyear.
References
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