1997–98 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season

During the 1997–98 season, Tottenham Hotspur participated in the English Premier League.

Tottenham Hotspur
1997–98 season
ChairmanAlan Sugar
ManagerGerry Francis (until 19 November)
Chris Hughton (caretaker 19–20 November)
Christian Gross (from 20 November)
StadiumWhite Hart Lane
Premiership14th
FA CupFourth round
League CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: Klinsmann (9)
All: Klinsmann/Ginola (9)
Highest home attendance35,995 (vs. Southampton, 10 May)[1]
Lowest home attendance19,255 (vs. Carlisle United, 17 September)[1]
Average home league attendance28,306

Season summary

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Despite the pre-season capture of Newcastle stars David Ginola and Les Ferdinand, Tottenham Hotspur began the season badly and looked nothing like a side who were hoping to challenge for a European place. By the time Gerry Francis resigned in November, Spurs were in the relegation zone and chairman Alan Sugar was the target of more hostility than ever before. Swiss coach Christian Gross was named as Francis's successor,[2] and soon after arriving he brought in former Spurs star Jürgen Klinsmann - who had been so successful and popular during his first spell three seasons earlier.

In the end, Tottenham beat the drop and finished 14th in the final table. Klinsmann retired from playing, to draw the curtain on a brilliant career.

Final league table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
12 Southampton 38 14 6 18 50 55 −5 48
13 Newcastle United 38 11 11 16 35 44 −9 44 Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round[a]
14 Tottenham Hotspur 38 11 11 16 44 56 −12 44
15 Wimbledon 38 10 14 14 34 46 −12 44
16 Sheffield Wednesday 38 12 8 18 52 67 −15 44
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ As Arsenal qualified for the Champions League, their Cup Winners' Cup place as FA Cup winners defaulted to Newcastle United, the runners-up.
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 11 11 16 44 56  −12 44 7 8 4 23 22  +1 4 3 12 21 34  −13
Results by matchday
Match1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHHAAHHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
ResultLLWWDLDDDLWLLLLWLLWLDLWLWDLWLDWDLDDWWD
Position2019139791211131411141516171718181818191918181717171717171616171717161514
Source: 11v11.com: 1997-98 Tottenham Hotspur results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

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Tottenham Hotspur's score comes first[3]

Legend

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Win Draw Loss

FA Premier League

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Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
10 August 1997 Manchester United H 0–2 26,359
13 August 1997 West Ham United A 1–2 25,354 Ferdinand
23 August 1997 Derby County H 1–0 25,886 Calderwood
27 August 1997 Aston Villa H 3–2 26,317 Ferdinand (2), Fox
30 August 1997 Arsenal A 0–0 38,102
13 September 1997 Leicester City A 0–3 20,683
20 September 1997 Blackburn Rovers H 0–0 26,573
23 September 1997 Bolton Wanderers A 1–1 23,433 Armstrong
27 September 1997 Wimbledon H 0–0 26,261
4 October 1997 Newcastle United A 0–1 36,709
19 October 1997 Sheffield Wednesday H 3–2 25,097 Dominguez, Armstrong, Ginola
25 October 1997 Southampton A 2–3 15,255 Dominguez, Ginola
1 November 1997 Leeds United H 0–1 26,441
8 November 1997 Liverpool A 0–4 38,006
24 November 1997 Crystal Palace H 0–1 25,634
29 November 1997 Everton A 2–0 36,670 Vega, Ginola
6 December 1997 Chelsea H 1–6 28,476 Vega
13 December 1997 Coventry City A 0–4 19,499
20 December 1997 Barnsley H 3–0 28,232 Nielsen (2), Ginola
26 December 1997 Aston Villa A 1–4 38,644 Calderwood
28 December 1997 Arsenal H 1–1 29,610 Nielsen
10 January 1998 Manchester United A 0–2 55,281
17 January 1998 West Ham United H 1–0 30,284 Klinsmann
31 January 1998 Derby County A 1–2 30,187 Fox
7 February 1998 Blackburn Rovers A 3–0 30,388 Berti, Armstrong, Fox
14 February 1998 Leicester City H 1–1 28,355 Calderwood
21 February 1998 Sheffield Wednesday A 0–1 29,871
1 March 1998 Bolton Wanderers H 1–0 29,032 Nielsen
4 March 1998 Leeds United A 0–1 31,394
14 March 1998 Liverpool H 3–3 30,245 Klinsmann, Ginola, Vega
28 March 1998 Crystal Palace A 3–1 26,116 Berti, Armstrong, Klinsmann
4 April 1998 Everton H 1–1 35,624 Armstrong
11 April 1998 Chelsea A 0–2 34,149
13 April 1998 Coventry City H 1–1 33,463 Berti
18 April 1998 Barnsley A 1–1 18,692 Calderwood
25 April 1998 Newcastle United H 2–0 35,847 Klinsmann, Ferdinand
2 May 1998 Wimbledon A 6–2 25,820 Ferdinand, Klinsmann (4), Saïb
10 May 1998 Southampton H 1–1 35,995 Klinsmann

FA Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 5 January 1998 Fulham H 3–1 27,909 Clemence, Calderwood, Taylor (own goal)
R4 24 January 1998 Barnsley H 1–1 28,722 Campbell
R4R 4 February 1998 Barnsley A 1–3 18,220 Ginola

League Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R2 1st Leg 17 September 1997 Carlisle United H 3–2 19,255 Fenn, Fox, Mahorn
R2 2nd Leg 30 September 1997 Carlisle United A 2–0 (won 5–2 on agg) 13,571 Ginola (pen), Armstrong
R3 15 October 1997 Derby County H 1–2 20,390 Ginola

Squad

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[4] 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 Ian Walker
2 DF   ENG Dean Austin
3 DF   ENG Justin Edinburgh
4 MF   ENG David Howells
5 DF   SCO Colin Calderwood (vice-captain)
6 DF   ENG Gary Mabbutt (captain)
7 MF   MSR Ruel Fox[5]
8 MF   DEN Allan Nielsen
9 MF   ENG Darren Anderton
10 FW   ENG Les Ferdinand
11 FW   ENG Chris Armstrong
12 DF   IRL Stephen Carr
13 GK   NOR Espen Baardsen
14 MF   FRA David Ginola
15 DF   SUI Ramon Vega
16 DF   ENG Clive Wilson
17 DF   ENG John Scales
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 FW   NOR Steffen Iversen
20 MF   POR José Dominguez
21 FW   ENG Rory Allen
22 MF   ENG Andy Sinton
23 DF   ENG Sol Campbell
24 FW   IRL Neale Fenn[6]
25 MF   ENG Stephen Clemence
26 FW   NIR Paul McVeigh
27 MF   ENG Danny Hill
29 DF   ENG Mark Arber
31 GK   ENG Simon Brown
32 MF   SCO Garry Brady
33 FW   GER Jürgen Klinsmann
34 MF   ALG Moussa Saïb
35 MF   ITA Nicola Berti
36 GK   NOR Frode Grodås
37 MF   IRL Peter Gain[7]

Left club during season

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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 DF   ENG Stuart Nethercott (to Millwall)
28 DF   ENG Jamie Clapham (to Ipswich Town)
No. Pos. Nation Player
30 FW   ENG Paul Mahorn (to Port Vale)
- MF   IRL Kevin Maher[8] (to Southend United)

Reserve squad

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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 Alan Marriott
- DF   ENG Luke Young
No. Pos. Nation Player
- MF   ENG Jason Dozzell
- MF   ENG Mark Gower

Transfers

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Date Pos Name From Fee
15 July 1997 MF   David Ginola  Newcastle United £2,000,000
28 July 1997 FW   Les Ferdinand   Newcastle United £6,000,000
8 August 1997 MF   José Dominguez   Sporting CP £1,600,000
8 January 1998 MF   Nicola Berti   Inter Milan Free transfer
30 January 1998 GK   Frode Grodås   Chelsea £250,000
23 February 1998 MF   Moussa Saïb   Valencia £2,300,000
Date Pos Name To Fee
27 June 1997 FW   Teddy Sheringham   Manchester United £3,500,000
1 August 1997 MF   Simon Wormull   Brentford Free transfer
10 August 1997 FW   Ronny Rosenthal   Watford Free transfer
19 September 1997 DF   Leon Townley   Brentford £55,000
23 January 1998 MF   Kevin Maher   Southend United Free transfer
13 March 1998 DF   Jamie Clapham   Ipswich Town £300,000
20 March 1998 FW   Paul Mahorn   Port Vale Non-contract
Transfers in:   £12,150,000
Transfers out:   £3,855,000
Total spending:   £8,295,000

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier League FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK   ENG Ian Walker 33 0 29 0 1 0 3 0
13 GK   NOR Espen Baardsen 12 0 9 0 2+1 0 0 0
Defenders
3 DF   ENG Justin Edinburgh 18 0 13+3 0 0 0 2 0
5 DF   SCO Colin Calderwood 30 5 21+5 4 1+1 1 1+1 0
6 DF   ENG Gary Mabbutt 12 0 8+3 0 0 0 1 0
12 DF   IRL Stephen Carr 43 0 37+1 0 3 0 2 0
15 DF   SUI Ramon Vega 30 3 22+3 3 3 0 2 0
16 DF   ENG Clive Wilson 19 0 16 0 3 0 0 0
17 DF   ENG John Scales 12 0 9+1 0 0 0 2 0
23 DF   ENG Sol Campbell 40 1 34 0 3 1 3 0
Midfielders
4 MF   ENG David Howells 22 0 14+6 0 0+1 0 1 0
7 MF   MSR Ruel Fox 37 4 32 3 2 0 3 1
8 MF   DEN Allan Nielsen 27 3 21+5 3 0 0 1 0
9 MF   ENG Darren Anderton 15 0 7+8 0 0 0 0 0
14 MF   FRA David Ginola 40 9 34 6 3 1 3 2
20 MF   POR José Dominguez 22 2 8+10 2 1 0 2+1 0
22 MF   ENG Andy Sinton 21 0 14+5 0 1 0 1 0
25 MF   ENG Stephen Clemence 21 1 12+5 0 2 1 2 0
32 MF   SCO Garry Brady 11 0 0+9 0 1+1 0 0 0
34 MF   ALG Moussa Saib 9 1 3+6 1 0 0 0 0
35 MF   ITA Nicola Berti 19 3 17 3 2 0 0 0
Forwards
10 FW   ENG Les Ferdinand 24 5 19+2 5 2 0 1 0
11 FW   ENG Chris Armstrong 22 6 13+6 5 0+1 0 2 1
18 FW   NOR Steffen Iversen 13 0 8+5 0 0 0 0 0
21 FW   ENG Rory Allen 4 0 1+3 0 0 0 0 0
24 FW   IRL Neale Fenn 5 1 0+4 0 0 0 1 1
33 FW   GER Jürgen Klinsmann 18 9 15 9 3 0 0 0
Players transferred out during the season
30 MF   ENG Paul Mahorn 4 1 2 0 0+1 0 0+1 1

Last updated: 15 May 1999
Source: [9]

Goal scorers

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Last updated: 26 July 2020.
Source: premierleague.com

The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.

Rnk Pos No. Player Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup Total
1 MF 14   David Ginola 6 1 2 9
FW 33   Jürgen Klinsmann 9 0 0 9
3 FW 11   Chris Armstrong 5 0 1 6
4 DF 5   Colin Calderwood 4 1 0 5
FW 10   Les Ferdinand 5 0 0 5
6 MF 7   Ruel Fox 3 0 1 4
7 MF 8   Allan Nielsen 3 0 0 3
DF 15   Ramon Vega 3 0 0 3
MF 35   Nicola Berti 3 0 0 3
10 MF 20   José Dominguez 2 0 0 2
11 DF 23   Sol Campbell 0 1 0 1
FW 24   Neale Fenn 0 0 1 1
MF 25   Stephen Clemence 0 1 0 1
FW 30   Paul Mahorn 0 0 1 1
MF 34   Moussa Saib 1 0 0 1
TOTALS 44 4 6 54

Clean sheets

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Last updated: 26 July 2020.
Source: premierleague.com

Rnk No. Player Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup Total
1 1   Ian Walker 7 0 1 8
2 13   Espen Baardsen 3 1 0 4
TOTALS 10 1 1 12

Notes

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Fixtures & Results: Barclays - Premier League 97/98". Tottenham Hotspur plc. Retrieved 24 April 2011.
  2. ^ Moore, Glenn (20 November 1997). "'Sugar didn't want me to go' - Francis". The Independent. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  3. ^ Soccerbase: 1997-98 Tottenham Hotspur results
  4. ^ "FootballSquads - Tottenham Hotspur - 1997/98".
  5. ^ Fox was born in Ipswich, England.
  6. ^ Fenn was born in Enfield, England.
  7. ^ Gain was born in Fulham, England.
  8. ^ Maher was born in Redbridge, England.
  9. ^ "Tottenham FC Player Appearances | Past & Present | Soccer Base".