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1997–98 Ipswich Town F.C. season

During the 1997–98 English football season, Ipswich Town competed in the Football League First Division.

Ipswich Town
1997–98 season
ChairmanDavid Sheepshanks
ManagerGeorge Burley
StadiumPortman Road
First Division5th
FA CupFourth round
League CupQuarter-finals
Play-offsSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: David Johnson (20)
All: David Johnson (22)
Highest home attendance22,088
(vs Chelsea, 7 Jan 1998, League Cup)
Lowest home attendance8,031
(vs Torquay United, 16 Sep 1997, League Cup)
Average home league attendance14,972

Season summary edit

For the second season running, Ipswich reached the playoffs, having won 16 of their last 20 games, but lost to Charlton Athletic who went on to be promoted.

First-team 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
— GK   ENG Richard Wright
— GK   ENG Lee Bracey
— DF   ENG Tony Mowbray
— DF   ENG Jamie Clapham
— DF   ENG Mark Venus
— DF   ENG Jason Cundy
— DF   NED Gus Uhlenbeek
— DF   ARG Mauricio Taricco
— MF   IRL Matt Holland
— MF   ENG Kieron Dyer
— MF   NIR Danny Sonner
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF   ENG Paul Mason
— MF   ENG Simon Milton
— MF   ENG Mick Stockwell
— MF   ENG Adam Tanner
— MF   WAL Geraint Williams
— MF   NED Bobby Petta
— FW   ENG Richard Naylor
— FW   ENG James Scowcroft
— FW   SCO Alex Mathie
— FW   ENG David Johnson

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
— DF   ENG Chris Swailes (to Bury)
— DF   WAL Andy Legg (on loan from Birmingham City)
— FW   ENG David Whyte (released)
— MF   ENG Jason Dozzell (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW   ENG Mark Stein (on loan from Chelsea)
— DF   ENG David Kerslake (to Swindon Town)
— FW   ZAM Neil Gregory (to Colchester 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 Wayne Brown
— DF   ENG David Theobald
— MF   ENG Chris Keeble
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF   ENG John Kennedy
— MF   SCO Stuart Niven
— FW   ENG Neil Midgley

Competitions edit

Football League First Division edit

Main article: 1997–98 Football League First Division

League table edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
3 Sunderland 46 26 12 8 86 50 +36 90 Qualification for the First Division play-offs
4 Charlton Athletic (O, P) 46 26 10 10 80 49 +31 88
5 Ipswich Town 46 23 14 9 77 43 +34 83
6 Sheffield United 46 19 17 10 69 54 +15 74
7 Birmingham City 46 19 17 10 60 35 +25 74
Source: Statto.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

Results summary edit

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
46 26 14 6 81 39  +42 92 16 5 2 50 17  +33 10 9 4 31 22  +9

Source: Statto

Legend edit

Win Draw Loss

Ipswich Town's score comes first

Matches edit

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
9 August 1997 Queens Park Rangers A 0–0 17,614
23 August 1997 Bradford City A 1–2 13,913 Dyer
30 August 1997 West Bromwich Albion H 1–1 13,512 Stein
2 September 1997 Swindon Town H 2–1 11,394 Venus, Sonner
13 September 1997 Huddersfield Town A 2–2 9,313 Edmondson (o.g), Dyer
20 September 1997 Stoke City H 2–3 11,219 Scowcroft, Holland
26 September 1997 Norwich City A 1–2 18,911 Stein
4 October 1997 Manchester City H 1–0 14,587 Mathie
18 October 1997 Oxford United A 0–1 7,594
21 October 1997 Crewe Alexandra A 0–0 4,730
25 October 1997 Bury H 2–0 10,452 Tanner (pen), Dozzell
28 October 1997 Birmingham City A 1–1 16,778 Holland
1 November 1997 Charlton Athletic A 0–3 12,606
4 November 1997 Stockport County H 0–2 8,828
9 November 1997 Sheffield United H 2–2 9,687 Legg, Gregory
15 November 1997 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 1–1 21,937 Johnson
22 November 1997 Reading A 4–0 9,400 Holland, Johnson, Scowcroft, Naylor
29 November 1997 Nottingham Forest H 0–1 17,725
2 December 1997 Middlesbrough H 1–1 13,865 Johnson
6 December 1997 Tranmere Rovers A 1–1 5,720 Johnson
13 December 1997 Portsmouth H 2–0 11,759 Cundy, Johnson
20 December 1997 Port Vale A 3–1 5,784 Mathie (2), Johnson
26 December 1997 Birmingham City H 0–1 17,510
28 December 1997 Swindon Town A 2–0 11,639 Johnson (pen), Petta
10 January 1998 Queens Park Rangers H 0–0 12,709
17 January 1998 Middlesbrough A 1–1 30,081 Johnson
27 January 1998 West Bromwich Albion A 3–2 12,402 Holland, Scowcroft, Cundy
31 January 1998 Bradford City H 2–1 11,855 Mathie (2)
7 February 1998 Stoke City A 1–1 11,416 Holland
14 February 1998 Huddersfield Town H 5–1 10,597 Holland, Johnson (2), Mathie, Naylor
18 February 1998 Manchester City A 2–1 27,156 Mathie, Dyer
21 February 1998 Norwich City H 5–0 21,858 Mathie (3), Petta (2)
24 February 1998 Oxford United H 5–2 11,927 Mathie, Johnson (3), Holland
28 February 1998 Sunderland A 2–2 34,501 Petta, Dyer
3 March 1998 Sheffield United A 1–0 14,120 Holland
7 March 1998 Charlton Athletic H 3–1 19,827 Stockwell, Cundy, Johnson
14 March 1998 Stockport County A 1–0 8,939 Johnson
21 March 1998 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 3–0 21,546 Johnson, Holland, Scowcroft
28 March 1998 Reading H 1–0 18,952 Scowcroft
5 April 1998 Nottingham Forest A 1–2 22,292 Scowcroft
11 April 1998 Tranmere Rovers H 0–0 18,032
13 April 1998 Portsmouth A 1–0 15,040 Johnson
18 April 1998 Port Vale H 5–1 16,212 Johnson (2), Petta (2), Mathie
25 April 1998 Bury A 1–0 7,830 Stockwell
28 April 1998 Sunderland H 2–0 21,249 Holland, Mathie
3 May 1998 Crewe Alexandra H 3–2 19,070 Johnson, Stockwell, Mathie

First Division play-offs edit

Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
SF First Leg 10 May 1998 Charlton Athletic H 0–1 21,681
SF Second Leg 13 May 1998 Charlton Athletic A 0–1 15,585

FA Cup edit

Main article: 1997–98 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 3 January 1998 Bristol Rovers A 1–1 Stockwell
R3 Replay 13 January 1998 Bristol Rovers H 1–0 Johnson
R4 24 January 1998 Sheffield United H 1–1 Johnson
R4 Replay 3 February 1998 Sheffield United A 0–1

League Cup edit

Main article: 1997–98 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1 First Leg 13 August 1997 Charlton Athletic A 1–0 6,598 Venus
R1 Second Leg 26 August 1997 Charlton Athletic H 3–1 (won 4–1 on agg) 10,989 Stein, Brown (o.g), Scowcroft
R2 First Leg 16 September 1997 Torquay United H 1–1 8,031 Stockwell
R2 Second Leg 23 September 1997 Torquay United A 3–0 (won 4–1 on agg) 3,598 Holland (2), Dyer
R3 14 October 1997 Manchester United H 2–0 22,173 Mathie, Taricco
R4 18 November 1997 Oxford United A 2–1 5,723 Dozzell, Mowbray
QF 7 January 1998 Chelsea H 2–2 (lost 4–1 on penalties) 22,088 Taricco, Mathie

Transfers edit

Transfers in edit

Date Pos Name From Fee Ref
1 August 1997 MF   Matt Holland   Bournemouth £800,000 [1]
1 August 1997 DF   Mark Venus   Wolverhampton Wanderers £150,000 [2]
1 August 1997 GK   Lee Bracey   Bury £40,000 [3]
14 August 1997 DF   David Kerslake   Tottenham Hotspur Free transfer [4]
31 October 1997 FW   David Whyte   Reading Free transfer [5]
13 November 1997 FW   David Johnson   Bury £1,100,000 [6]
12 March 1998 DF   Jamie Clapham   Tottenham Hotspur £300,000 [7]

Loans in edit

Date from Pos Name From Date until Ref
22 August 1997 FW   Mark Stein   Chelsea 22 October 1997 [8]
2 October 1997 MF   Jason Dozzell   Tottenham Hotspur 20 November 1997 [9]
3 November 1997 DF   Andy Legg   Birmingham City 3 December 1997 [10]
9 January 1998 DF   Jamie Clapham   Tottenham Hotspur 12 March 1998 [7]

Transfers out edit

Date Pos Name To Fee Ref
31 May 1997 MF   John Wark Retired [11]
1 July 1997 MF   Lee Norfolk   North Shore United Free transfer [12]
1 July 1997 DF   Kevin Ellis   King's Lynn Town Free transfer [13]
1 July 1997 MF   Steve Sedgley   Wolverhampton Wanderers £500,000 [14]
21 July 1997 GK   Craig Forrest   West Ham United £500,000 [15]
1 August 1997 DF   Tony Vaughan   Manchester City £1,350,000 [16]
13 November 1997 DF   Chris Swailes   Bury £200,000 [17]
30 November 1997 FW   David Whyte Free agent Released [5]
9 March 1998 DF   David Kerslake   Swindon Town Free transfer [4]
26 March 1998 FW   Neil Gregory   Colchester United £50,000 [18]

Loans out edit

Date from Pos Name From Date until Ref
17 October 1997 DF   Wayne Brown   Colchester United 8 November 1997 [19]
26 November 1997 FW   Neil Gregory   Peterborough United 26 December 1997 [18]
11 December 1997 DF   David Kerslake   Wycombe Wanderers 9 March 1998 [4]
1 January 1998 FW   Neil Gregory   Colchester United 2 March 1998 [18]
6 March 1998 MF   John Kennedy   Morecambe 31 May 1998 [20]

Awards edit

Player awards edit

Award Player Ref
Player of the Year   Matt Holland [21]

PFA First Division Team of the Year edit

Player Ref
  Kieron Dyer [22]
  Mauricio Taricco [22]

References edit

  1. ^ "Matt Holland at Soccerbase". Soccerbase. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  2. ^ "Mark Venus at Soccerbase". Soccerbase. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
  3. ^ "Lee Bracey at Soccerbase". Soccerbase. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "David Kerslake at Soccerbase". Soccerbase. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
  5. ^ a b "David Whyte at Soccerbase". Soccerbase. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
  6. ^ "Forest chase Johnson". BBC Sport. BBC. 4 January 2001. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  7. ^ a b "Jamie Clapham at Soccerbase". Soccerbase. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
  8. ^ "Mark Stein at Soccerbase". Soccerbase. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
  9. ^ "Jason Dozzell at Soccerbase". Soccerbase. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
  10. ^ "Andy Legg at Soccerbase". Soccerbase. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
  11. ^ Wark, "Career statistics", pp. 171–176
  12. ^ "Lee Norfolk". Pride of Anglia. Retrieved 29 September 2008.
  13. ^ "Kevin Ellis at Soccerbase". Soccerbase. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  14. ^ "Steve Sedgley at Soccerbase". Soccerbase. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  15. ^ "Craig Forrest"
  16. ^ "Tony Vaughan at Soccerbase". Soccerbase. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  17. ^ Ipswich transfer info[dead link] on Chris Swailes: from a list at The Daily Telegraph website.
  18. ^ a b c "Neil Gregory at Soccerbase". Soccerbase. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  19. ^ "Wayne Brown at Soccerbase". Soccerbase. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  20. ^ "John Kennedy at Soccerbase". Soccerbase. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
  21. ^ "Matt Holland career statistics". Soccerbase. Archived from the original on 1 October 2007. Retrieved 26 October 2007.
  22. ^ a b Hugman, Barry J., ed. (1998). The 1998–99 Official PFA Footballers Factfile. Harpenden: Queen Anne Press. p. 352. ISBN 978-1-85291-588-9.
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