1997–98 Cardiff City F.C. season

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Cardiff City
1997–98 season
ManagerKenny Hibbitt/Frank Burrows
Football League Third Division21st
FA Cup4th round
League Cup1st round
FAW Premier CupRunners-up
Top goalscorerLeague: Andy Saville (11)
All: Andy Saville (14)

The 1997–98 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 71st season in the Football League. They competed in the 24-team Division Three, then the fourth tier of English football, finishing twenty-first.

The season also saw the launch of the FAW Premier Cup with Cardiff reaching the final before losing 2–1 to Wrexham.

Players[]

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 England ENG Tony Elliott
-- GK England ENG Jon Hallworth
-- GK Australia AUS Peter Zois
-- DF England ENG Chris Beech
-- DF England ENG Jeff Eckhardt
-- DF England ENG Mark Harris
-- DF Wales WAL Lee Jarman
-- DF Wales WAL Kevin Lloyd
-- DF Scotland SCO Scott Paterson
-- DF Wales WAL Lee Phillips
-- DF England ENG Jimmy Rollo
-- DF Wales WAL Scott Young
-- MF Wales WAL Nathan Cadette
-- MF England ENG Tony Carss
-- MF England ENG Jason Fowler
No. Pos. Nation Player
-- MF England ENG Danny Hill
-- MF England ENG Craig Middleton
-- MF Ireland EIR Wayne O'Sullivan
-- MF England ENG Dave Penney
-- MF Wales WAL Christian Roberts
-- MF England ENG Gareth Stoker
-- FW Ireland EIR Glen Crowe
-- FW Wales WAL Carl Dale
-- FW Wales WAL Robert Earnshaw
-- FW England ENG Chris Greenacre
-- FW England ENG Marvin Harriott
-- FW England ENG Kevin Nugent
-- FW England ENG Scott Partridge
-- FW England ENG Andy Saville
-- FW England ENG Steve White

League table[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
19 Darlington 46 14 12 20 56 72 −16 54
20 Swansea City 46 13 11 22 49 62 −13 50
21 Cardiff City 46 9 23 14 48 52 −4 50
22 Hull City 46 11 8 27 56 83 −27 41
23 Brighton & Hove Albion 46 6 17 23 38 66 −28 35
Source:[citation needed]
Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).

See also[]

  • Cardiff City F.C. seasons

References[]

  • Hayes, Dean (2006). The Who's Who of Cardiff City. Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-462-0.
  • "Football Club History Database – Cardiff City".
  • Welsh Football Data Archive
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