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Southampton F.C. 1997–98 football season
Southampton F.C. 1997–98 season Chairman Rupert Lowe Manager Dave Jones Stadium The Dell Premiership 12th FA Cup Third round Coca-Cola Cup Fourth round Top goalscorer League: Le Tissier /Østenstad (11) All: Le Tissier (14) Highest home attendance 15,255 vs. Tottenham Hotspur (25 October 1997) Lowest home attendance 14,815 vs. Wimbledon (11 April 1998) Average home league attendance 15,159
During the 1997–98 English football season, Southampton Football Club competed in the FA Premier League .
Season summary [ ]
Under the management of Dave Jones , with no managerial experience beyond Division Two , Southampton were most people's favourites for relegation to Division One. After all, they had endured close brushes with relegation on no less than five occasions in the previous seven seasons, and most of the club's new signings were drafted in from the lower leagues.
But the Saints were more convincing than they had been in a long time, and most bookmakers had stopped placing bets on them being relegated before Christmas . In the end, a 12th-place finish gave the players and fans alike something to be proud of.
Final league table [ ]
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
10
Leicester City
38
13
14
11
51
41
+10
53
11
Coventry City
38
12
16
10
46
44
+2
52
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
Source:
Premier League Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
^ 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
14
6
18
50
55
−5
48
10
1
8
28
23
+5
4
5
10
22
32
−10
Results by round
Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 Ground H A H H A A H H A H A H A H A H A H A A H A H A A H H A H A H A H A H A H A Result L L L W L L D L L W L W W W L L L W D D W D W L W L W W W L W L L D L W L D Position 18 17 19 16 18 20 20 20 20 19 19 17 16 14 15 16 17 16 15 15 13 13 12 12 11 12 11 11 10 11 10 11 12 12 12 11 12 12
Results [ ]
Southampton's score comes first [1]
Legend [ ]
FA Premier League [ ]
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Scorers
9 August 1997
Bolton Wanderers
H
0–1
15,206
13 August 1997
Manchester United
A
0–1
55,008
23 August 1997
Arsenal
H
1–3
15,246
Maddison
27 August 1997
Crystal Palace
H
1–0
15,032
Davies
30 August 1997
Chelsea
A
2–4
30,008
Davies , Monkou
13 September 1997
Coventry City
A
0–1
18,659
20 September 1997
Liverpool
H
1–1
15,252
Davies
24 September 1997
Leeds United
H
0–2
15,102
27 September 1997
Derby County
A
0–4
25,625
4 October 1997
West Ham United
H
3–0
15,212
Østenstad , Davies , Dodd
18 October 1997
Blackburn Rovers
A
0–1
24,130
25 October 1997
Tottenham Hotspur
H
3–2
15,255
Vega (own goal), Hirst
2 November 1997
Everton
A
2–0
29,565
Le Tissier , Davies
8 November 1997
Barnsley
H
4–1
15,018
Le Tissier (pen), Palmer , Davies , Hirst
22 November 1997
Newcastle United
A
1–2
36,759
Davies
29 November 1997
Sheffield Wednesday
H
2–3
15,244
Hirst , Palmer
7 December 1997
Wimbledon
A
0–1
12,009
13 December 1997
Leicester City
H
2–1
15,121
Le Tissier , Benali
20 December 1997
Aston Villa
A
1–1
29,343
Østenstad
26 December 1997
Crystal Palace
A
1–1
22,853
Oakley
29 December 1997
Chelsea
H
1–0
15,231
Davies
10 January 1998
Bolton Wanderers
A
0–0
23,333
19 January 1998
Manchester United
H
1–0
15,241
Davies
31 January 1998
Arsenal
A
0–3
38,056
7 February 1998
Liverpool
A
3–2
43,550
Hirst , Østenstad
18 February 1998
Coventry City
H
1–2
15,091
Le Tissier (pen)
21 February 1998
Blackburn Rovers
H
3–0
15,162
Østenstad (2), Hirst
28 February 1998
Leeds United
A
1–0
28,791
Hirst
7 March 1998
Everton
H
2–1
15,102
Le Tissier (pen), Østenstad
14 March 1998
Barnsley
A
3–4
18,368
Østenstad , Le Tissier (2)
28 March 1998
Newcastle United
H
2–1
15,251
Pearce (own goal), Le Tissier (pen)
4 April 1998
Sheffield Wednesday
A
0–1
29,677
11 April 1998
Wimbledon
H
0–1
14,815
14 April 1998
Leicester City
A
3–3
20,708
Østenstad (2), Hirst
18 April 1998
Aston Villa
H
1–2
15,238
Le Tissier
25 April 1998
West Ham United
A
4–2
25,878
Le Tissier , Østenstad (2), Palmer
2 May 1998
Derby County
H
0–2
15,202
10 May 1998
Tottenham Hotspur
A
1–1
35,995
Le Tissier
FA Cup [ ]
Round
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Goalscorers
R3
3 January 1998
Derby County
A
0–2
27,992
League Cup [ ]
Round
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Goalscorers
R2 1st Leg
17 September 1997
Brentford
H
3–1
8,004
Monkou , Davies , Evans
R2 2nd Leg
30 September 1997
Brentford
A
2–0 (won 5–1 on agg)
3,957
Le Tissier (2)
R3
15 October 1997
Barnsley
A
2–1
9,019
Le Tissier , Davies
R4
19 November 1997
Chelsea
A
1–2
20,968
Davies
Squad [ ]
[2] [3]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Left club during season [ ]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Reserve squad [ ]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Transfers [ ]
In [ ]
Date
Pos
Name
From
Fee
1 July 1997
GK
Paul Jones
Stockport County
£900,000
1 July 1997
DF
Lee Todd
Stockport County
£850,000
6 August 1997
FW
Stig Johansen
FK Bodø/Glimt
£600,000
9 September 1997
MF
Kevin Richardson
Coventry City
Transfer
23 September 1997
MF
Carlton Palmer
Leeds United
£1,000,000
17 October 1997
FW
David Hirst
Sheffield Wednesday
£2,000,000
6 February 1998
DF
John Beresford
Newcastle United
£1,500,000
Out [ ]
Date
Pos
Name
To
Fee
1 August 1997
MF
Andy Sullivan
Farnborough
Free transfer
14 August 1997
DF
Ulrich van Gobbel
Feyenoord
£800,000
9 September 1997
DF
Jim Magilton
Sheffield Wednesday
£1,600,000
10 October 1997
MF
Christer Warren
Bournemouth
£50,000
24 October 1997
FW
Mickey Evans
West Bromwich Albion
£750,000
28 October 1997
MF
Neil Maddison
Middlesbrough
£250,000
3 November 1997
GK
Dave Beasant
Nottingham Forest
Free transfer
14 November 1997
GK
Maik Taylor
Fulham
£700,000
26 November 1997
DF
Alan Neilson
Fulham
£250,000
8 January 1998
DF
Simon Charlton
Birmingham City
£200,000
1 February 1998
DF
David Piper
Yeovil Town
Signed
20 February 1998
DF
Matthew Robinson
Portsmouth
£50,000
26 March 1998
MF
Robbie Slater
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Signed
Transfers in: £7,050,000
Transfers out: £4,650,000
Total spending: £2,400,000
References [ ]
National teams
League competitions
Level 1 Levels 2–4 Level 5 Levels 6–7 Levels 8–9
Isthmian League (Two , Three )
Combined Counties League (level 8 only )
Eastern Counties League (Premier , One )
Essex Senior League (level 8 only )
Hellenic League (Premier , One )
Kent League (level 8 only )
Midland Alliance (level 8 only )
Midland Football Combination (level 9 only )
North West Counties League (One , Two )
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 )
Wessex League (level 8 only )
West Midlands (Regional) League (level 9 only )
Western League (Premier , One )
Cup competitions
FA cups Football League cups
European competitions