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1997–98 Nottingham Forest F.C. season

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

Nottingham Forest
1997–98 season
ChairmanNigel Wray
ManagerDave Bassett
StadiumCity Ground
First Division1st (champions)
FA CupThird round
League CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: van Hooijdonk (29)
All: van Hooijdonk (34)
Average home league attendance20,584

Season summary edit

Nottingham Forest were re-promoted to the Premier League, much thanks to the striking partnership of Pierre van Hooijdonk and Kevin Campbell. In the end, Forest had a four-point margin down to the 3rd positioned-team Sunderland, prompting an immediate return to the top flight.

Final league table edit

Main article: 1997–98 Football League First Division

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Nottingham Forest (C, P) 46 28 10 8 82 42 +40 94 Promotion to the Premier League
2 Middlesbrough (P) 46 27 10 9 77 41 +36 91
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
Source: Statto.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

Results edit

Nottingham Forest's score comes first[1]

Legend edit

Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division edit

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
9 August 1997 Port Vale A 1–0 12,533 Campbell
15 August 1997 Norwich City H 4–1 16,524 van Hooijdonk, Thomas (2), Campbell
23 August 1997 Oxford United A 1–0 9,486 Bart-Williams
30 August 1997 Queens Park Rangers H 4–0 18,804 van Hooijdonk (3), Saunders
3 September 1997 Manchester City H 1–3 23,681 Campbell
7 September 1997 Swindon Town A 0–0 13,051
13 September 1997 Sheffield United A 0–1 24,536
20 September 1997 Portsmouth H 1–0 17,292 van Hooijdonk
27 September 1997 Stoke City H 1–0 19,018 Campbell
3 October 1997 Huddersfield Town A 2–0 11,258 Cooper, Saunders
18 October 1997 Tranmere Rovers H 2–2 17,009 van Hooijdonk, Gemmill
21 October 1997 West Bromwich Albion H 1–0 19,243 Campbell
24 October 1997 Reading A 3–3 12,610 van Hooijdonk (2, 1 pen), Campbell
1 November 1997 Crewe Alexandra H 3–1 18,268 Campbell, van Hooijdonk (2)
4 November 1997 Bury A 0–2 6,137
8 November 1997 Sunderland A 1–1 33,160 Hjelde
15 November 1997 Birmingham City H 1–0 19,610 Campbell
22 November 1997 Charlton Athletic H 5–2 18,532 van Hooijdonk (3), Woan, Campbell
26 November 1997 Middlesbrough A 0–0 30,143
29 November 1997 Ipswich Town A 1–0 17,580 Campbell
6 December 1997 Bradford City H 2–2 17,943 Cooper, Bonalair
14 December 1997 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 1–2 24,635 A Johnson
20 December 1997 Stockport County H 2–1 16,701 van Hooijdonk (pen), Stone
26 December 1997 Swindon Town H 3–0 26,500 Campbell (2), A Johnson
28 December 1997 Manchester City A 3–2 31,839 van Hooijdonk (2 pens), Campbell
10 January 1998 Port Vale H 2–1 17,639 van Hooijdonk (2)
17 January 1998 Norwich City A 0–1 17,059
24 January 1998 Queens Park Rangers A 1–0 13,220 Cooper
31 January 1998 Oxford United H 1–3 18,392 van Hooijdonk (pen)
7 February 1998 Portsmouth A 1–0 15,033 Chettle
17 February 1998 Huddersfield Town H 3–0 18,231 van Hooijdonk (2), Bonalair
21 February 1998 Stoke City A 1–1 16,899 Thomas-Moore
24 February 1998 Tranmere Rovers A 0–0 7,377
1 March 1998 Middlesbrough H 4–0 25,286 van Hooijdonk (2, 1 pen), Campbell, Cooper
4 March 1998 Sunderland H 0–3 29,009
7 March 1998 Crewe Alexandra A 4–1 5,759 Bart-Williams, Campbell (3)
14 March 1998 Bury H 3–0 18,846 Lucketti (own goal), van Hooijdonk, Rogers
21 March 1998 Birmingham City A 2–1 24,663 van Hooijdonk (2)
28 March 1998 Charlton Athletic A 2–4 15,815 Campbell (2)
1 April 1998 Sheffield United H 3–0 21,512 Thomas, Campbell (2)
5 April 1998 Ipswich Town H 2–1 22,292 Cooper, van Hooijdonk
11 April 1998 Bradford City A 3–0 17,248 Campbell, Gemmill, Bart-Williams
13 April 1998 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 3–0 22,863 Johnson, van Hooijdonk, Campbell
18 April 1998 Stockport County A 2–2 9,892 van Hooijdonk, Johnson
26 April 1998 Reading H 1–0 29,302 Bart-Williams
3 May 1998 West Bromwich Albion A 1–1 23,013 Stone

FA Cup edit

Main article: 1997–98 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 3 January 1998 Charlton Athletic A 1–4 13,827 van Hooijdonk

League Cup edit

Main article: 1997–98 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1 First Leg 11 August 1997 Doncaster Rovers A 8–0 4,547 Thomas, Saunders (2), Hjelde (2), van Hooijdonk (2), Allen
R1 Second Leg 27 August 1997 Doncaster Rovers H 2–1 (won 10–1 on agg) 9,908 Guinan, van Hooijdonk
R2 First Leg 17 September 1997 Walsall H 0–1 7,841
R2 Second Leg 24 September 1997 Walsall A 2–2 (lost 2–3 on agg) 6,037 van Hooijdonk, Armstrong

First-team squad edit

Squad at end of season[2]

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 Dave Beasant
— GK   ENG Mark Goodlad
— GK   WAL Mark Crossley
— GK   SUI Marco Pascolo
— DF   ENG Steve Chettle
— DF   ENG Colin Cooper
— DF   ENG Andy Dawson
— DF   ENG Des Lyttle
— DF   ENG Alan Rogers
— DF   ENG Stuart Thom
— DF   SCO Chris Doig
— DF   FRA Thierry Bonalair
— DF   NOR Jon-Olav Hjelde
— MF   ENG Chris Allen
— MF   ENG Craig Armstrong
— MF   ENG Chris Bart-Williams
— MF   ENG Richard Cooper
— MF   ENG John Finnigan
— MF   ENG Richard Hodgson
— MF   ENG Bobby Howe
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF   ENG Steve Melton
— MF   ENG Steve Stone
— MF   ENG Geoff Thomas
— MF   ENG Andy Todd
— MF   ENG Ian Woan
— MF   WAL Christian Edwards
— MF   WAL Glyn Hodges
— MF   WAL Andy Johnson
— MF   SCO Scot Gemmill
— MF   IRL John Burns
— MF   AUS Gareth Edds
— FW   ENG Kevin Campbell
— FW   ENG Steve Guinan
— FW   ENG Marlon Harewood
— FW   ENG Paul McGregor
— FW   ENG Ian Thomas-Moore
— FW   IRL David Freeman
— FW   NED Pierre van Hooijdonk
— FW   ESP Carlos Merino

Left club permanently 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
— GK   NIR Alan Fettis (to Blackburn Rovers)
— DF   ENG Vance Warner (to Rotherham United)
— MF   ENG Paul Smith (to Lincoln City)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF   WAL David Phillips (to Huddersfield Town)
— MF   NIR Damien Johnson (on loan from Blackburn Rovers)
— FW   WAL Dean Saunders (to Sheffield United)

Left club on loan 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
— GK   WAL Mark Crossley (on loan to Millwall)
— MF   ENG Chris Allen (on loan to Luton Town)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF   ENG John Finnigan (on loan to Lincoln City)
— FW   ENG Marlon Harewood (on loan to FC Haka)

References edit

  1. ^ "Nottingham Forest results for the 1997-1998 season - Statto.com". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
  2. ^ "All Nottingham Forest players: 1998".
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