Sunderland 1997–98 football season
During the 1997–98 English football season, Sunderland A.F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.
Season summary
In the 1997–98 season, their first campaign at their new ground, Sunderland finished third in Division One.[1] After beating Sheffield United in the Football League play-offs semi-final, they reached the final at Wembley with a place in the Premier League at stake. Over 40,000 fans travelled from the North-East to see the game against Charlton Athletic. The match was drawn 4–4 after extra time had been played; Charlton, however, won the game on a penalty shootout, after Michael Gray had his penalty saved by Charlton goalkeeper Saša Ilić.[2]
Final league table
Source: Statto.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Results
Sunderland's score comes first[3]
Legend
Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
10 August 1997 | Sheffield United | A | 0–2 | 17,324 | |
15 August 1997 | Manchester City | H | 3–1 | 38,827 | Quinn, Phillips, Clark |
23 August 1997 | Port Vale | A | 1–3 | 8,290 | Phillips |
30 August 1997 | Norwich City | H | 0–1 | 29,204 | |
2 September 1997 | Oxford United | H | 3–1 | 27,643 | Phillips, Beauchamp (own goal), Melville |
5 September 1997 | Bradford City | A | 4–0 | 16,484 | Gray, Clark, Phillips, Johnston |
14 September 1997 | Birmingham City | A | 1–0 | 17,478 | Gray |
20 September 1997 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 1–1 | 30,682 | Smith |
28 September 1997 | Middlesbrough | H | 1–2 | 35,384 | Ball |
4 October 1997 | Reading | A | 0–4 | 10,795 | |
18 October 1997 | Huddersfield Town | H | 3–1 | 24,782 | Smith, Bridges, Clark |
21 October 1997 | Swindon Town | H | 0–0 | 27,553 | |
25 October 1997 | Stoke City | A | 2–1 | 14,587 | Clark (2) |
1 November 1997 | Stockport County | A | 1–1 | 9,474 | Clark |
4 November 1997 | Charlton Athletic | H | 0–0 | 25,455 | |
8 November 1997 | Nottingham Forest | H | 1–1 | 33,160 | Phillips |
15 November 1997 | Portsmouth | A | 4–1 | 10,702 | Quinn, Clark, Johnston, Summerbee |
22 November 1997 | Bury | A | 1–1 | 7,790 | Phillips |
29 November 1997 | Tranmere Rovers | H | 3–0 | 26,674 | Clark (2), Phillips |
6 December 1997 | Queens Park Rangers | A | 1–0 | 15,266 | Quinn |
13 December 1997 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 2–0 | 29,231 | Phillips, Johnston |
20 December 1997 | Crewe Alexandra | A | 3–0 | 5,404 | Phillips, Summerbee, Quinn |
26 December 1997 | Bradford City | H | 2–0 | 40,055 | Phillips, Johnston |
28 December 1997 | Oxford United | A | 1–1 | 8,659 | Phillips |
10 January 1998 | Sheffield United | H | 4–2 | 36,391 | Quinn, Rae, Phillips (2) |
17 January 1998 | Manchester City | A | 1–0 | 31,715 | Phillips |
28 January 1998 | Norwich City | A | 1–2 | 15,940 | Clark |
31 January 1998 | Port Vale | H | 4–2 | 39,258 | Johnston, Phillips, Quinn, Carragher (own goal) |
7 February 1998 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 1–0 | 27,502 | Ball |
17 February 1998 | Reading | H | 4–1 | 40,579 | Quinn, Rae, Phillips (2) |
21 February 1998 | Middlesbrough | A | 1–3 | 30,227 | Clark |
24 February 1998 | Huddersfield Town | A | 3–2 | 14,615 | Johnston (3, 1 pen) |
28 February 1998 | Ipswich Town | H | 2–2 | 35,114 | Williams, Phillips |
4 March 1998 | Nottingham Forest | A | 3–0 | 29,009 | Rae, Johnston, Phillips |
7 March 1998 | Stockport County | H | 4–1 | 34,870 | Quinn (3), Phillips |
10 March 1998 | Birmingham City | H | 1–1 | 37,602 | Johnston |
15 March 1998 | Charlton Athletic | A | 1–1 | 15,355 | Phillips |
21 March 1998 | Portsmouth | H | 2–1 | 38,134 | Phillips, Johnston |
28 March 1998 | Bury | H | 2–1 | 37,425 | Clark, Phillips |
3 April 1998 | Tranmere Rovers | A | 2–0 | 14,116 | Phillips, Summerbee |
10 April 1998 | Queens Park Rangers | H | 2–2 | 40,014 | Quinn (2) |
13 April 1998 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 3–3 | 20,181 | Quinn (2), Phillips |
18 April 1998 | Crewe Alexandra | H | 2–1 | 40,441 | Ball, Clark |
25 April 1998 | Stoke City | H | 3–0 | 41,214 | Williams, Phillips (2) |
28 April 1998 | Ipswich Town | A | 0–2 | 20,902 | |
3 May 1998 | Swindon Town | A | 2–1 | 14,868 | Phillips (2) |
First Division play-offs
FA Cup
League Cup
Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
R2 First Leg | 16 September 1997 | Bury | H | 2–1 | 18,775 | Williams, Bridges |
R2 Second Leg | 23 September 1997 | Bury | A | 2–1 (won 4–2 on agg) | 3,928 | Smith, Rae |
R3 | 15 October 1997 | Middlesbrough | A | 0–2 | 26,451 | |
Players
First-team squad
- Squad at end of season[4]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Appearances and goals
References
- ^ Richard Rundle. "Football League 1997–98". Football Club History Database. Archived from the original on 13 October 2008. Retrieved 6 January 2009.
- ^ "Charlton 4 Sunderland 4". Charlton Athletic F.C. Archived from the original on 1 December 2005. Retrieved 20 September 2008.
- ^ "Sunderland 1997-1998 Results - statto.com". Archived from the original on 8 May 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
- ^ "All Sunderland players: 1998". www.11v11.com.
Notes
- ^ Hall was born in Croydon, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and made his international debut for Wales in March 1988.
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Levels 8–9 | - Isthmian League (Two, Three)
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- Eastern Counties League (Premier, One)
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- Hellenic League (Premier, One)
- Kent League (level 8 only)
- Midland Alliance (level 8 only)
- Midland Football Combination (level 9 only)
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- Northern Counties East League (Premier, One)
- Northern League (One, Two)
- Spartan South Midlands League (Premier North, Premier South, Senior)
- Sussex County League (One, Two)
- United Counties League (Premier, One)
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- West Midlands (Regional) League (level 9 only)
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- Summer 1997 transfers
- Winter 1997–98 transfers
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