Wikipedia

1997–98 Crystal Palace F.C. season

During the 1997–98 English football season, Crystal Palace competed in the FA Premier League.

Crystal Palace
1997–98 season
ChairmanRon Noades
ManagerSteve Coppell (until 13 March)
Attilio Lombardo (from 13 March to 29 April)
Ray Lewington (from 29 April)
StadiumSelhurst Park
Premiership20th (relegated)
FA CupFifth round
League CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Shipperley (7)
All: Dyer (8)
Highest home attendance26,186 (vs. Chelsea, 13 September)
Lowest home attendance14,410 (vs. Wimbledon, 9 February)
Average home league attendance21,983

Season summary edit

Experienced Italian midfielder Attilio Lombardo was one of the most famous names to wear a Palace shirt when he arrived at Selhurst Park early in the season, and his influential form looked to have secured Palace's top flight status as they stood 10th as late as November. Within the first 14 games of the season, they were enjoying reasonable mid-table form, losing and winning five each and drawing four games; all of their wins at the time were away from home. Their 1–0 win at Tottenham Hotspur cumulated their good form though and from then on, they would struggle. Lombardo's fellow countryman Michele Padovano was also signed, but proved to be a complete flop, as did Swedish forward Tomas Brolin, and Palace were soon deep in relegation trouble.

With a takeover by computer tycoon Mark Goldberg on the horizon, Steve Coppell relinquished his managerial duties to become Director of Football.[1] Lombardo and Brolin became joint player-managers on a short-term contract,[2] but were unable to stave off relegation, which was confirmed on 27 April after a 3–0 defeat to Manchester United and they were soon on their way out of the club and Ray Lewington was appointed for the final three league games of the season. It was a season to forget for the club which saw them win just two home league games all season and it took them a staggering eight months to record their first home league win: against Derby County in April.

When the Goldberg takeover was completed, Terry Venables returned to the manager's seat after an eventful 18 years away, with the new chairman boasting that Palace would be a European force by 2003.[3]

Kit edit

Palace retained the previous season's home kit, manufactured by German company Adidas and sponsored by TDK.

Final league table edit

Main article: 1997–98 FA Premier League
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
16 Sheffield Wednesday 38 12 8 18 52 67 −15 44
17 Everton 38 9 13 16 41 56 −15 40
18 Bolton Wanderers (R) 38 9 13 16 41 61 −20 40 Relegation to the Football League First Division
19 Barnsley (R) 38 10 5 23 37 82 −45 35
20 Crystal Palace[a] (R) 38 8 9 21 37 71 −34 33 Intertoto Cup third round and relegation to the First Division
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Crystal Palace qualified for the 1998 Intertoto Cup as they were the only English team who applied.
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
38 8 9 21 37 71  −34 33 2 5 12 15 39  −24 6 4 9 22 32  −10
Results by round
Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAAHHAAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHHAHAAAHHAHHAHH
ResultWLWLLLWDDLDWDWLLDLDDDLLLLLLLLWLLLWLLDW
Position2958913109111314121210101212151313141717171819202020202020202020202020
Source: 11v11.com: 1997-98 Crystal Palace results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results edit

Crystal Palace's score comes first[4]

Legend edit

Win Draw Loss

FA Premier League edit

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
9 August 1997 Everton A 2–1 35,716 Lombardo, Dyer (pen)
12 August 1997 Barnsley H 0–1 21,547
23 August 1997 Leeds United A 2–0 29,076 Warhurst, Lombardo
27 August 1997 Southampton A 0–1 15,032
30 August 1997 Blackburn Rovers H 1–2 20,849 Dyer
13 September 1997 Chelsea H 0–3 26,186
20 September 1997 Wimbledon A 1–0 16,747 Lombardo
24 September 1997 Coventry City A 1–1 15,900 Fullarton
27 September 1997 Bolton Wanderers H 2–2 17,134 Warhurst, Gordon
4 October 1997 Manchester United A 0–2 55,143
18 October 1997 Arsenal H 0–0 26,180
25 October 1997 Sheffield Wednesday A 3–1 22,072 Hreidarsson, Rodger, Shipperley
8 November 1997 Aston Villa H 1–1 21,097 Shipperley
24 November 1997 Tottenham Hotspur A 1–0 25,634 Shipperley
29 November 1997 Newcastle United H 1–2 26,085 Shipperley
3 December 1997 West Ham United A 1–4 23,335 Shipperley
6 December 1997 Leicester City A 1–1 19,191 Padovano
13 December 1997 Liverpool H 0–3 25,790
20 December 1997 Derby County A 0–0 26,590
26 December 1997 Southampton H 1–1 22,853 Shipperley
28 December 1997 Blackburn Rovers A 2–2 23,872 Dyer, Warhurst
10 January 1998 Everton H 1–3 23,311 Dyer (pen)
17 January 1998 Barnsley A 0–1 17,819
31 January 1998 Leeds United H 0–2 25,248
9 February 1998 Wimbledon H 0–3 14,410
21 February 1998 Arsenal A 0–1 38,094
28 February 1998 Coventry City H 0–3 21,810
11 March 1998 Chelsea A 2–6 31,917 Hreidarsson, Bent
14 March 1998 Aston Villa A 1–3 33,781 Jansen
18 March 1998 Newcastle United A 2–1 36,565 Lombardo, Jansen
28 March 1998 Tottenham Hotspur H 1–3 26,116 Shipperley
11 April 1998 Leicester City H 0–3 18,771
13 April 1998 Liverpool A 1–2 43,007 Bent
18 April 1998 Derby County H 3–1 18,101 Jansen, Ćurčić, Bent
27 April 1998 Manchester United H 0–3 26,180
2 May 1998 Bolton Wanderers A 2–5 24,449 Gordon, Bent
5 May 1998 West Ham United H 3–3 19,129 Bent, Rodger, Lombardo
10 May 1998 Sheffield Wednesday H 1–0 16,876 Morrison

FA Cup edit

Main article: 1997–98 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 3 January 1998 Scunthorpe United H 2–0 11,624 Emblen (2)
R4 24 January 1998 Leicester City H 3–0 15,489 Dyer (3)
R5 15 February 1998 Arsenal A 0–0 37,164
R5R 25 February 1998 Arsenal H 1–2 15,674 Dyer

League Cup edit

Main article: 1997–98 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R2 1st Leg 16 September 1997 Hull City A 0–1 9,323
R2 2nd Leg 30 September 1997 Hull City H 2–1 (lost on away goals) 6,407 Veart, Ndah

First-team squad edit

Squad at end of season[5]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   ENG Kevin Miller
2 DF   ENG Marc Edworthy
3 DF   ENG Dean Gordon
4 MF   YUG Saša Ćurčić
5 DF   ENG Dave Tuttle
6 DF   ENG Andy Linighan (captain)
7 MF   ITA Attilio Lombardo
8 DF   ENG Paul Warhurst
9 FW   ENG Neil Shipperley
10 FW   ENG Bruce Dyer[notes 1]
11 FW   ITA Michele Padovano
12 FW   SWE Tomas Brolin
13 GK   ENG Carlo Nash
14 MF   ENG Simon Rodger
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 FW   ENG Marcus Bent
16 MF   IRL Rob Quinn[notes 2]
17 DF   ENG Jamie Smith
18 DF   FRA Valérien Ismaël
20 FW   ENG Leon McKenzie
21 DF   ENG Sagi Burton[notes 3]
22 DF   ISL Hermann Hreiðarsson
26 MF   SCO Jamie Fullarton
27 FW   ENG Matt Jansen
32 DF   IRL Danny Boxall[notes 4]
34 MF   IRL Rory Ginty
35 FW   ENG Clinton Morrison[notes 5]
40 MF   IRL Tony Folan[notes 6]

Left club during season edit

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
4 MF   ENG Andy Roberts (to Wimbledon)
11 FW   SCO Dougie Freedman (to Wolves)
12 FW   AUS Carl Veart (to Millwall)
15 DF   WAL Gareth Davies[notes 7] (to Reading)
17 DF   AUS Kevin Muscat[notes 8] (to Wolves)
18 FW   ENG George Ndah[notes 9] (to Swindon Town)
24 MF   ENG Neil Emblen (to Wolves)
No. Pos. Nation Player
27 MF   ISR Itzik Zohar (to Maccabi Haifa)
33 DF   ENG Dean Wordsworth (to Stevenage Borough)
33 MF   ITA Ivano Bonetti (to Genoa)
33 MF   ITA Patrizio Billio (on loan from AC Milan)
34 MF   IRL Tony Scully (to Manchester City)
— FW   ENG Jason Harris (to Leyton Orient)

Reserve squad edit

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
19 MF   ENG Darren Pitcher
23 MF   ENG Hayden Mullins
25 GK   RSA Gareth Ormshaw
28 MF   SCO Steven Thomson
29 FW   ENG David Stevens
30 MF   NIR Gareth Graham
36 FW   WAL Andy Martin
No. Pos. Nation Player
37 DF   IRL Richard Kennedy
38 DF   ENG Jimmy Hibburt
41 DF   NIR Wayne Carlisle
42 MF   IRL Jonathan Clarke
— DF   ENG David Woozley
— FW   ENG Richard Harris

Transfers edit

In edit

Date Pos Name From Fee
12 June 1997 GK Kevin Miller Watford £1,550,000
1 August 1997 MF Attilio Lombardo Juventus £1,600,000
1 August 1997 GK Gareth Ormshaw Ramblers Free transfer
1 August 1997 DF Paul Warhurst Blackburn Rovers Signed
1 August 1997 DF Hermann Hreiðarsson ÍBV Unknown
1 August 1997 MF Jamie Fullarton SC Bastia Free transfer
12 August 1997 MF Neil Emblen Wolverhampton Wanderers £2,000,000
19 August 1997 MF Itzik Zohar Beitar Jerusalem £1,200,000
21 October 1997 DF Jamie Smith Wolverhampton Wanderers £1,000,000
12 November 1997 FW Michele Padovano Juventus £1,700,000
8 January 1998 FW Marcus Bent Brentford £300,000
15 January 1998 DF Valérien Ismaël Strasbourg £2,750,000
10 February 1998 FW Matt Jansen Carlisle United £1,000,000
26 March 1998 MF Saša Ćurčić Aston Villa £1,000,000

Out edit

Date Pos Name To Fee
15 July 1997 MF Ray Houghton Reading Free transfer
21 July 1997 MF David Hopkin Leeds United £3,250,000
1 August 1997 DF Andy Cyrus Exeter City Free transfer
1 August 1997 GK Chris Day Watford Swap
10 August 1997 MF Tony Scully Manchester City £200,000
26 September 1997 FW Jason Harris Leyton Orient £25,000
2 October 1997 DF Dean Wordsworth Bromley Free transfer
21 October 1997 DF Kevin Muscat Wolverhampton Wanderers £200,000
21 October 1997 FW Dougie Freedman Wolverhampton Wanderers £800,000
30 October 1997 MF Ivano Bonetti Genoa Free transfer
21 November 1997 FW George Ndah Swindon Town £500,000
11 December 1997 FW Carl Veart Millwall £100,000
9 March 1998 MF Andy Roberts Wimbledon £2,000,000
26 March 1998 MF Neil Emblen Wolverhampton Wanderers Signed
Transfers in:   £14,100,000
Transfers out:   £7,075,000
Total spending:   £7,025,000

Statistics edit

Appearances and goals edit

No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier League FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK   ENG Kevin Miller 44 0 38 0 4 0 2 0
Defenders
2 DF   ENG Marc Edworthy 39 0 33+1 0 4 0 1 0
3 DF   ENG Dean Gordon 43 2 36+1 2 4 0 2 0
5 DF   ENG Dave Tuttle 10 0 8+1 0 0 0 1 0
6 DF   ENG Andy Linighan 31 0 26 0 2+1 0 2 0
8 DF   ENG Paul Warhurst 24 3 22 3 1 0 1 0
17 DF   ENG Jamie Smith 22 0 16+2 0 4 0 0 0
18 DF   FRA Valérien Ismaël 16 0 13 0 3 0 0 0
21 DF   ENG Sagi Burton 3 0 1+1 0 0+1 0 0 0
22 DF   ISL Hermann Hreiðarsson 36 2 26+4 2 4 0 2 0
32 DF   IRL Danny Boxall 2 0 0+1 0 0 0 1 0
Midfielders
4 MF   YUG Saša Ćurčić 8 1 6+2 1 0 0 0 0
7 MF   ITA Attilio Lombardo 24 5 21+3 5 0 0 0 0
12 MF   SWE Tomas Brolin 16 0 13 0 3 0 0 0
14 MF   ENG Simon Rodger 33 2 27+2 2 3 0 0+1 0
16 MF   IRL Rob Quinn 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
26 MF   SCO Jamie Fullarton 30 1 19+6 1 3 0 2 0
34 MF   IRL Rory Ginty 6 0 2+3 0 0+1 0 0 0
40 MF   IRL Tony Folan 2 0 0+1 0 0 0 0+1 0
Forwards
9 FW   ENG Neil Shipperley 28 7 17+9 7 0 0 2 0
10 FW   ENG Bruce Dyer 29 8 21+3 4 4 4 0+1 0
11 FW   ITA Michele Padovano 10 1 8+2 1 0 0 0 0
15 FW   ENG Marcus Bent 16 5 10+6 5 0 0 0 0
20 FW   ENG Leon McKenzie 4 0 0+3 0 0+1 0 0 0
27 FW   ENG Matt Jansen 8 3 5+3 3 0 0 0 0
35 FW   ENG Clinton Morrison 1 1 0+1 1 0 0 0 0
Players transferred out during the season
4 MF   ENG Andy Roberts 30 0 25 0 4 0 1 0
11 FW   SCO Dougie Freedman 9 0 2+5 0 0 0 1+1 0
12 FW   AUS Carl Veart 8 1 1+5 0 0 0 1+1 1
15 DF   WAL Gareth Davies 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
17 DF   AUS Kevin Muscat 10 0 9 0 0 0 1 0
18 FW   ENG George Ndah 4 1 2+1 0 0 0 0+1 1
24 MF   ENG Neil Emblen 15 2 8+5 0 1+1 2 0 0
27 MF   ISR Itzik Zohar 8 0 2+4 0 0 0 2 0
33 MF   ITA Patricio Billio 3 0 1+2 0 0 0 0 0
33 MF   ITA Ivano Bonetti 2 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0

Last updated: 11 May 1998
Source: Competitions

Notes edit

  1. ^ Dyer was born in Redbridge, England, and represented them at U-21 level, but played a friendly game for Montserrat against Ashford Town in September 2007.
  2. ^ Quinn was born in London, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and has represented them at U-21 and B level.
  3. ^ Burton was born in Birmingham, England, but also qualified to represent Saint Kitts and Nevis internationally and would make his international debut for Saint Kitts and Nevis in June 2004.
  4. ^ Boxall was born in Croydon, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and has represented them at U-21 level.
  5. ^ Morrison was born in Wandsworth, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his grandmother and would make his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in August 2001.
  6. ^ Folan was born in Lewisham, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and has represented them at U-17, U-19 and U-21 level.
  7. ^ Davies was born in Hereford, England, but was raised in Wales and has represented them at U-21 level.
  8. ^ Muscat was born in Crawley, England, but also qualified to represent Australia internationally and represented them at U-20 and U-23 level before making his international debut for Australia in September 1994.
  9. ^ Ndah was born in Southwark, England, but also qualified to represent Nigeria internationally and was called up by Nigeria in 1999, but was prevented from playing due to injury.

References edit

  1. ^ "Palace target Venables as Coppell steps aside". BBC News. 25 February 1998. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  2. ^ "Lombardo rules at Palace". BBC News. 13 March 1998. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  3. ^ Haylett, Trevor (10 June 1998). "Football: Venables launches new era at Palace". The Independent. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  4. ^ "Crystal Palace results for the 1997-1998 season - Statto.com". Archived from the original on 11 June 2015. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
  5. ^ "FootballSquads - Crystal Palace - 1997/98".
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1997–98_Crystal_Palace_F.C._season&oldid=1220157605"