1997–98 Norwich City F.C. season

Norwich City
1997–98 season
ChairmanBarry Lockwood
ManagerMike Walker (until 30 April)
John Faulkner (caretaker from 30 April)
StadiumCarrow Road
First Division15th
FA CupThird round
League CupFirst round
Top goalscorerBellamy (13)
Average home league attendance14,444

During the 1997–98 English football season, Norwich City F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.

Season summary

In 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

Main article: 1997–98 Football League First Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
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

Results

Norwich City's score comes first[1]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
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

Main article: 1997–98 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 3 January 1998 Grimsby Town A 0–3 8,161

League Cup

Main article: 1997–98 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
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

First-team squad

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.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK  ENG Andy Marshall
— GK  SCO Bryan Gunn
— GK  ENG Robert Green
— DF  ENG Daryl Sutch
— DF  ENG Matt Jackson
— DF  ESP Víctor Segura
— DF  ENG Craig Fleming
— DF  NOR Erik Fuglestad
— MF  SCO Peter Grant
— MF  ENG Neil Adams
— MF  ENG Adrian Forbes
— MF  ENG Darren Eadie
— FW  WAL Craig Bellamy
— FW  WAL Iwan Roberts
— FW  SCO Robert Fleck
— MF  IRL Mike Milligan[notes 1]
— MF  WAL Chris Llewellyn
— FW  NIR Adrian Coote[notes 2]
No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF  ENG Danny Mills
— MF  IRL Shaun Carey[notes 3]
— DF  ENG Rob Newman
— DF  ENG John Polston
— DF  ENG Darren Kenton
— FW  IRL Neale Fenn[notes 4] (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur)
— MF  IRL Keith O'Neill
— MF  ENG Karl Simpson
— MF  ENG Lee Marshall
— DF  ENG Carl Bradshaw
— DF  ENG Kevin Scott (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur)
— FW  ENG Drewe Broughton
— MF  ENG Darel Russell
— MF  ENG Jamie Shore
— DF  ENG Che Wilson
— GK  WAL Mark Walton (on loan from Gillingham)
— FW  ENG Damien Hilton

Notes

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Carey was born in Kettering, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and represented them at U-21 level.
  4. ^ 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

  1. ^ "Norwich City results for the 1997-1998 season - Statto.com". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
  2. ^ "All Norwich City players: 1998".
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