1997–98 AFC Bournemouth season

Bournemouth
1997–98 season
ChairmanTrevor Watkins
ManagerMel Machin
StadiumDean Court
Second Division9th
FA CupThird round
League CupFirst round
Auto Windscreens ShieldRunners up
Top goalscorerLeague: S Fletcher (12)
All: Robinson/S Fletcher (13)
Average home league attendance4,732

During the 1997–98 English football season, AFC Bournemouth competed in the Football League Second Division.

Season summary

In the 1997–98 season, Bournemouth finished again mid-table in 9th place. The main highlight of their season was the Cherries reaching the Football League Trophy final against Grimsby Town but ended up losing 2–1 to a golden goal in their first Wembley appearance.

Final league table

Main article: 1997–98 Football League

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
7 Wrexham 46 18 16 12 55 51 +4 70
8 Gillingham 46 19 13 14 52 47 +5 70
9 Bournemouth 46 18 12 16 57 52 +5 66
10 Chesterfield 46 16 17 13 46 44 +2 65
11 Wigan Athletic 46 17 11 18 64 66 −2 62
Source: [1]
Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).

Results

Bournemouth's score comes first[2]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League Second Division

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
9 August 1997 Northampton Town A 2–0 6,384 Vincent, S Fletcher
16 August 1997 Wigan Athletic H 1–0 3,799 Rolling
23 August 1997 Oldham Athletic A 1–2 4,986 Robinson
30 August 1997 Blackpool H 2–0 4,196 Tomlinson, Robinson
2 September 1997 Bristol Rovers H 1–1 5,550 Robinson (pen)
5 September 1997 Gillingham A 1–2 5,168 S Fletcher
13 September 1997 Luton Town H 1–1 4,561 O'Neill
20 September 1997 Bristol City A 1–1 8,330 Robinson
27 September 1997 Grimsby Town H 0–1 3,712
4 October 1997 Chesterfield A 1–1 4,482 Rolling
11 October 1997 Preston North End A 1–0 8,531 Warren
18 October 1997 Fulham H 2–1 7,484 Cox (2)
21 October 1997 Millwall H 0–0 4,752
25 October 1997 Burnley A 2–2 9,501 Howe, Vincent
1 November 1997 Brentford H 0–0 4,772
4 November 1997 Wrexham A 1–2 2,462 Warren
8 November 1997 Plymouth Argyle A 0–3 5,067
18 November 1997 Southend United H 2–1 3,019 S Fletcher, Warren
22 November 1997 Carlisle United H 3–2 3,709 S Fletcher, Beardsmore, O'Neill
29 November 1997 Wycombe Wanderers A 1–1 4,340 Robinson (pen)
2 December 1997 York City H 0–0 3,365
13 December 1997 Walsall A 1–2 3,548 Robinson
20 December 1997 Watford H 0–1 6,081
26 December 1997 Gillingham H 4–0 5,672 Jones (2), Robinson, Young
28 December 1997 Bristol Rovers A 3–5 7,256 Jones, Cox, Robinson (pen)
10 January 1998 Northampton Town H 3–0 4,257 Jones, S Fletcher, Young
17 January 1998 Blackpool A 0–1 4,550
24 January 1998 Oldham Athletic H 0–0 4,079
31 January 1998 Luton Town A 2–1 5,466 Brissett, S Fletcher
7 February 1998 Bristol City H 1–0 6,623 S Fletcher
14 February 1998 Chesterfield H 2–0 4,271 Warren (2)
21 February 1998 Grimsby Town A 1–2 5,456 Warren
24 February 1998 Fulham A 1–0 7,708 Robinson
28 February 1998 Preston North End H 0–2 5,009
3 March 1998 Plymouth Argyle H 3–3 3,545 S Fletcher (2), Vincent
7 March 1998 Brentford A 2–3 4,973 Rolling (2)
14 March 1998 Wrexham H 0–1 5,512
21 March 1998 Southend United A 3–5 4,823 Stein, Bailey, S Fletcher
28 March 1998 Carlisle United A 1–0 4,951 Stein
4 April 1998 Wycombe Wanderers H 0–0 4,271
7 April 1998 Wigan Athletic A 0–1 2,798
11 April 1998 York City A 1–0 2,840 O'Neill
14 April 1998 Walsall H 1–0 3,404 S Fletcher
25 April 1998 Burnley H 2–1 6,527 Robinson (pen), S Fletcher
28 April 1998 Watford A 1–2 12,834 Stein
2 May 1998 Millwall A 2–1 7,872 Witter (own goal), Stein

FA Cup

Main article: 1997–98 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1 15 November 1997 Heybridge Swifts H 3–0 3,385 Beardsmore, Robinson (2)
R2 7 December 1997 Bristol City H 3–1 5,687 Carey (own goal), O'Neill, Fletcher
R3 13 January 1998 Huddersfield Town H 0–1 7,385

League Cup

Main article: 1997–98 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1 1st Leg 12 August 1997 Torquay United H 0–1 3,215
R1 2nd Leg 26 August 1997 Torquay United A 1–1 (lost 1–2 on agg) 2,278 Rolling

Football League Trophy

Main article: 1997–98 Football League Trophy
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
SR2 6 January 1998 Leyton Orient H 2–0 1,732 Jones, Robinson (pen)
SQF 27 January 1998 Bristol City H 1–0 2,124 Vincent
SSF 17 February 1998 Luton Town H 1–0 5,367 Rolling
Southern F 1st Leg 10 March 1998 Walsall A 2–0 6,017 Rolling, Beardsmore
Southern F 2nd Leg 17 March 1998 Walsall H 2–3 (won 4–3 on agg) 8,972 Evans (own goal), Rolling
F 19 April 1998 Grimsby Town N 1–2 62,432 Bailey

Squad

[3] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
- GK  ENG Jimmy Glass
- DF  TRI Ian Cox
- DF  ENG Neil Young
- DF  ENG Jamie Vincent
- DF  ENG Eddie Howe
- MF  NIR Steve Robinson
- MF  ENG John Bailey
- MF  ENG Christer Warren
- MF  ENG Russell Beardsmore
- FW  ENG Steve Fletcher
- FW  SCO John O'Neill
- DF  FRA Franck Rolling
- MF  ENG Mark Rawlinson
No. Pos. Nation Player
- MF  ENG Jason Brissett
- FW  ENG Mark Stein
- FW  ENG Graeme Tomlinson (on loan from Manchester United)
- DF  ENG Paul Teather
- FW  ENG Steve Jones (on loan from Charlton Athletic)
- MF  ENG Justin Harrington
- MF  ENG Michael Dean
- FW  ENG David Town
- FW  ENG James Hayter
- DF  SCO Rob Murray
- MF  WAL Carl Fletcher
- DF  ENG Anthony Griffin

References

  1. ^ "England 1997–98". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
  2. ^ http://www.statto.com/football/teams/bournemouth/1997-1998/results
  3. ^ http://www.11v11.com/teams/bournemouth/tab/players/season/1998
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