1997–98 season of Tottenham Hotspur
Tottenham Hotspur 1997–98 football season
Tottenham Hotspur 1997–98 season Chairman Alan Sugar Manager Gerry Francis (until 19 November) Chris Hughton (caretaker 19–20 November) Christian Gross (from 20 November)Stadium White Hart Lane Premiership 14th FA Cup Fourth round League Cup Third round Top goalscorer League: Klinsmann (9) All: Klinsmann/Ginola (9) Highest home attendance 35,995 (vs. Southampton , 10 May)[1] Lowest home attendance 19,255 (vs. Carlisle United , 17 September)[1] Average home league attendance 28,306
During the 1997–98 season, Tottenham Hotspur participated in the English Premier League .
Season summary [ ]
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 [ ]
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:
^ 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
Match 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 H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A A H A H A H A H A H A H A H Result L L W W D L D D D L W L L L L W L L W L D L W L W D L W L D W D L D D W W D Position 20 19 13 9 7 9 12 11 13 14 11 14 15 16 17 17 18 18 18 18 19 19 18 18 17 17 17 17 17 17 16 16 17 17 17 16 15 14
Results [ ]
Tottenham Hotspur's score comes first [3]
Legend [ ]
FA Premier League [ ]
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 [ ]
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 [ ]
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 [ ]
[4]
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
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
Out [ ]
Transfers in: £12,150,000
Transfers out: £3,855,000
Total spending: £8,295,000
Statistics [ ]
Appearances and goals [ ]
Last updated: 15 May 1999 Source: [[[9] ]]
Goal scorers [ ]
The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.
Clean sheets [ ]
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 [ ]
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 )
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