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1997–98 Derby County F.C. season

The 1997–98 English football season was Derby County's second consecutive season in the FA Premier League (known as the FA Carling Premiership for sponsorship reasons).

Derby County
1997–98 season
ChairmanLionel Pickering
ManagerJim Smith
StadiumPride Park
Premiership9th
FA CupFourth round
League CupFourth round
Top goalscorerLeague: Paulo Wanchope (13)
All: Paulo Wanchope (17)
Highest home attendance30,492 vs. Liverpool (10 May 1998)
Lowest home attendance25,625 vs. Southampton (27 September 1997)
Average home league attendance29,105

Season summary edit

Derby County began life at their new stadium by progressing further on the previous season's solid 12th-place finish. Jim Smith's team emerged as surprise contenders for a UEFA Cup place, and European qualification (for the first time in over 20 years) was still a possibility on the final day of the season. But results didn't go Derby's way, and that final European place went to Aston Villa.

The end-of-season arrival of Argentine defender Horacio Carbonari gave Derby fans fresh hope of challenging for a place in Europe.

Final league table edit

Main article: 1997–98 FA Premier League
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
7 Aston Villa 38 17 6 15 49 48 +1 57 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round[a]
8 West Ham United 38 16 8 14 56 57 −1 56
9 Derby County 38 16 7 15 52 49 +3 55
10 Leicester City 38 13 14 11 51 41 +10 53
11 Coventry City 38 12 16 10 46 44 +2 52
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Aston Villa was rewarded entry to the UEFA Cup through UEFA Fair Play ranking.
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 16 7 15 52 49  +3 55 12 3 4 33 18  +15 4 4 11 19 31  −12
Results by round
Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAAHHAAHAHHAHAHAHAAHHAHAHHAAHHAHAHAHAAH
ResultLLWWLWWWDDLWLWLWDDDWLWDWLWLWLLLDWLLLWW
Position1918161015128676768587777776666666778979101099
Source: 11v11.com: 1997–98 Derby County results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results edit

Derby County's score comes first[1]

Legend edit

Win Draw Loss

FA Premier League edit

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
9 August 1997 Blackburn Rovers A 0–1 23,557
23 August 1997 Tottenham Hotspur A 0–1 25,886
30 August 1997 Barnsley H 1–0 27,232 Eranio (pen)
13 September 1997 Everton H 3–1 27,828 Hunt, C Powell, Sturridge
20 September 1997 Aston Villa A 1–2 35,444 Baiano
24 September 1997 Sheffield Wednesday A 5–2 22,391 Baiano (2), Laursen, Wanchope, Burton
27 September 1997 Southampton H 4–0 25,625 Eranio, Wanchope, Baiano, Sturridge
6 October 1997 Leicester City A 2–1 19,585 Baiano (2)
18 October 1997 Manchester United H 2–2 30,014 Baiano, Wanchope
22 October 1997 Wimbledon H 1–1 28,595 Baiano
25 October 1997 Liverpool A 0–4 38,017
1 November 1997 Arsenal H 3–0 30,004 Wanchope (2), Sturridge
8 November 1997 Leeds United A 3–4 33,572 Sturridge (2), Asanović
22 November 1997 Coventry City H 3–1 29,351 Baiano, Eranio (pen), Wanchope
29 November 1997 Chelsea A 0–4 34,544
6 December 1997 West Ham United H 2–0 29,300 Mikloško (own goal), Sturridge
14 December 1997 Bolton Wanderers A 3–3 23,037 Eranio, Baiano (2)
17 December 1997 Newcastle United A 0–0 36,289
20 December 1997 Crystal Palace H 0–0 26,590
26 December 1997 Newcastle United H 1–0 30,232 Eranio (pen)
28 December 1997 Barnsley A 0–1 18,686
11 January 1998 Blackburn Rovers H 3–1 27,823 Sturridge (2), Wanchope
17 January 1998 Wimbledon A 0–0 13,031
31 January 1998 Tottenham Hotspur H 2–1 30,187 Sturridge, Wanchope
7 February 1998 Aston Villa H 0–1 30,251
14 February 1998 Everton A 2–1 34,876 Štimac, Wanchope
21 February 1998 Manchester United A 0–2 55,170
28 February 1998 Sheffield Wednesday H 3–0 30,203 Wanchope (2), Rowett
15 March 1998 Leeds United H 0–5 30,217
28 March 1998 Coventry City A 0–1 18,705
5 April 1998 Chelsea H 0–1 30,062
11 April 1998 West Ham United A 0–0 25,155
13 April 1998 Bolton Wanderers H 4–0 29,126 Wanchope, Burton (2), Baiano
18 April 1998 Crystal Palace A 1–3 18,101 Bohinen
26 April 1998 Leicester City H 0–4 29,855
29 April 1998 Arsenal A 0–1 38,121
2 May 1998 Southampton A 2–0 15,202 Dailly, Sturridge
10 May 1998 Liverpool H 1–0 30,492 Wanchope

FA Cup edit

Main article: 1997–98 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 3 January 1998 Southampton H 2–0 27,992 Baiano, C Powell
R4 24 January 1998 Coventry City A 0–2 22,824

League Cup edit

Main article: 1997–98 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R2 1st Leg 16 September 1997 Southend United A 1–0 4,011 Wanchope
R2 2nd Leg 1 October 1997 Southend United H 5–0 18,490 Rowett (2), Wanchope, Sturridge, Trollope
R3 15 October 1997 Tottenham Hotspur A 2–1 20,390 Wanchope (2)
R4 18 November 1997 Newcastle United H 0–1 27,364

First-team squad edit

Squad at end of season[2][3]

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 Russell Hoult
2 DF   ENG Gary Rowett
3 DF   ENG Chris Powell
4 MF   JAM Darryl Powell[a]
5 DF   ENG Dean Yates
6 MF   CRO Igor Štimac (captain)
7 MF   NED Robin van der Laan
8 FW   ENG Dean Sturridge
9 FW   CRC Paulo Wanchope
10 MF   IRL Rory Delap[b]
11 FW   NED Ron Willems
14 MF   NOR Lars Bohinen
15 MF   ENG Marc Bridge-Wilkinson
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 DF   DEN Jacob Laursen
18 MF   IRL Lee Carsley[c]
19 DF   ENG Steve Elliott
20 MF   ITA Stefano Eranio
21 GK   EST Mart Poom
22 DF   SCO Christian Dailly
23 DF   CRC Mauricio Solís
24 FW   JAM Deon Burton[d]
25 DF   ENG Rob Kozluk
26 MF   ENG Jonathan Hunt
27 FW   ITA Francesco Baiano
28 DF   ENG Craig Smith
29 GK   ENG Richard Knight

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
10 MF   CRO Aljoša Asanović (to Napoli)
12 FW   ENG Ashley Ward (to Barnsley)
14 MF   ENG Paul Simpson (to Wolves)
15 MF   WAL Paul Trollope[e] (to Fulham)
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 DF   ENG Matt Carbon (to West Bromwich Albion)
19 MF   ENG Sean Flynn (to West Bromwich Albion)
28 DF   ENG Wayne Sutton (to Woking)
— FW   ENG Nick Wright (to Carlisle United)

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
— DF   ENG Chris Boden
— DF   ENG Andrew Tretton
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF   CRC Mauricio Solís

Transfers edit

In edit

Date Pos Name From Fee
20 May 1997 MF Stefano Eranio Milan Free transfer
1 August 1997 FW Francesco Baiano Fiorentina £650,000
6 August 1997 FW Deon Burton Portsmouth £1,000,000
6 February 1998 MF Rory Delap Carlisle United £200,000
25 March 1998 MF Lars Bohinen Blackburn Rovers £1,450,000
23 May 1998 DF Horacio Carbonari Rosario Central £2,700,000

Out edit

Date Pos Name To Fee
12 June 1997 GK Martin Taylor Wycombe Wanderers Free transfer
6 August 1997 MF Sean Flynn West Bromwich Albion £260,000
7 August 1997 MF Kevin Cooper Stockport County £150,000
4 September 1997 FW Ashley Ward Barnsley £1,300,000
1 November 1997 DF Andrew Tretton Chesterfield Non-contract
11 November 1997 MF Paul Simpson Wolverhampton Wanderers £75,000
27 November 1997 MF Paul Trollope Fulham £600,000
29 December 1997 MF Aljoša Asanović Napoli £350,000
26 January 1998 DF Matt Carbon West Bromwich Albion £800,000
12 February 1998 FW Nick Wright Carlisle United Transfer
Transfers in:   £6,000,000
Transfers out:   £3,535,000
Total spending:   £2,465,000

Notes edit

  1. ^ Powell was born in Lambeth, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for Jamaica in 1998.
  2. ^ Delap was born in Sutton Coldfield, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his parents and represented them at U-21 level before making his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in March 1998.
  3. ^ Carsley was born in Birmingham, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his grandmother and represented them at U-21 and B level before making his international debut for Ireland in October 1997.
  4. ^ Burton was born in Reading, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for Jamaica in September 1997.
  5. ^ Trollope was born in Swindon, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and made his international debut for Wales in May 1997.

References edit

  1. ^ "Derby County 1997-1998 Results - statto.com". Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
  2. ^ "FootballSquads - Derby County - 1997/98".
  3. ^ "All Derby County players: 1998".
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