Walsall 1997–98 football season
During the 1997–98 English football season, Walsall F.C. competed in the Football League Second Division .
Season summary [ ] In the 1997–98 season, Ex-Ajax and Danish international Jan Sorensen took the helm after Nicholl`s departure. Whilst Walsall finished a lowly 19th in Division Two that season, the club reached the fourth round of the League Cup, as well as rampaging through the early rounds of the FA Cup . Lincoln United were dispatched in the first round, before league newcomers Macclesfield Town were beaten 7–0 away and a victory over Peterborough United in the third round was rewarded with a glamour tie away at Manchester United , which Walsall lost 5–1. However, despite the club's cup exploits, a poor finish in the league signalled the end of Sorensen's time at Walsall after just one season.
Final league table [ ]
17
Luton Town
46
14
15
17
60
64
−4
57
18
Millwall
46
14
13
19
43
54
−11
55
19
Walsall
46
14
12
20
43
52
−9
54
20
Burnley
46
13
13
20
55
65
−10
52
21
Brentford
46
11
17
18
50
71
−21
50
Relegated
Source:[citation needed
Results [ ] Walsall's score comes first [1]
Legend [ ] [ ]
9 August 1997
Chesterfield A
1–3
5,193
Platt
16 August 1997
Fulham H
1–1
4,418
Mountfield
23 August 1997
Gillingham A
1–2
5,083
Boli
30 August 1997
Southend United H
3–1
3,304
Boli (3)
2 September 1997
Northampton Town H
0–2
5,550
9 September 1997
Bristol Rovers A
0–2
6,225
13 September 1997
Preston North End A
0–0
9,092
20 September 1997
York City H
2–0
2,972
Boli , Hodge
27 September 1997
Plymouth Argyle A
1–2
6,207
Boli
4 October 1997
Carlisle United H
3–1
3,957
Boli (2), Watson
11 October 1997
Wrexham H
3–0
4,042
Boli , Hodge (pen), Watson
18 October 1997
Brentford A
0–3
4,874
21 October 1997
Wycombe Wanderers A
2–4
3,884
Viveash , Watson
25 October 1997
Bristol City H
0–0
4,618
1 November 1997
Burnley A
1–2
9,293
Viveash
4 November 1997
Grimsby Town H
0–0
2,599
8 November 1997
Watford H
0–0
5,077
22 November 1997
Luton Town A
1–0
4,726
Hodge
29 November 1997
Blackpool H
2–1
3,933
Watson , Boli
3 December 1997
Millwall A
1–0
4,647
Keates
13 December 1997
Bournemouth H
2–1
3,548
Boli , Hodge
19 December 1997
Oldham Athletic A
0–0
4,677
26 December 1997
Bristol Rovers H
0–1
6,634
28 December 1997
Northampton Town A
2–3
7,094
Porter , Hodge
10 January 1998
Chesterfield H
3–2
4,042
Reeves (own goal), Watson (2)
17 January 1998
Southend United A
1–0
3,310
Watson
31 January 1998
Preston North End H
1–1
5,377
Hodge (pen)
7 February 1998
York City A
0–1
2,959
14 February 1998
Carlisle United A
1–1
4,530
Hodge
21 February 1998
Plymouth Argyle H
0–1
4,612
24 February 1998
Brentford H
0–0
3,166
28 February 1998
Wrexham A
1–2
3,622
Ricketts
3 March 1998
Watford A
2–1
8,096
Tholot , Blake
7 March 1998
Burnley H
0–0
5,212
14 March 1998
Grimsby Town A
0–3
4,916
21 March 1998
Wigan Athletic H
1–0
3,169
Péron
28 March 1998
Luton Town H
2–3
3,922
Viveash , Tholot
31 March 1998
Gillingham H
1–0
3,117
Evans
4 April 1998
Blackpool A
0–1
4,451
7 April 1998
Fulham A
1–1
6,733
Boli
11 April 1998
Millwall H
2–0
3,307
Tholot , Hodge (pen)
14 April 1998
Bournemouth A
0–1
3,404
18 April 1998
Oldham Athletic H
0–0
3,562
21 April 1998
Wigan Athletic A
0–2
2,725
25 April 1998
Bristol City A
1–2
15,059
Tholot
2 May 1998
Wycombe Wanderers H
0–1
4,412
FA Cup [ ]
Round
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Goalscorers
R1
15 November 1997
Lincoln United H
2–0
3,279
Watson , Boli
R2
6 December 1997
Macclesfield Town A
7–0
3,566
Boli (2, 1 pen), Hodge (2, 1 pen), Viveash , Porter (2)
R3
13 January 1998
Peterborough United A
2–0
12,809
Watson (2)
R4
24 January 1998
Manchester United A
1–5
54,669
Boli
League Cup [ ]
Round
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Goalscorers
R1 1st Leg
12 August 1997
Exeter City H
2–0
2,321
Platt , Boli
R1 2nd Leg
26 August 1997
Exeter City A
1–0 (won 3–0 on agg)
2,467
Boli
R2 1st Leg
17 September 1997
Nottingham Forest A
1–0
7,841
Skinner
R2 2nd Leg
24 September 1997
Nottingham Forest H
2–2 (won 3–2 on agg)
6,037
Watson (2)
R3
14 October 1997
Sheffield United H
2–1
8,239
Watson , Tiler (own goal)
R4
19 November 1997
West Ham United A
1–4
17,463
Watson
[ ]
Round
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Goalscorers
SR1
9 December 1997
Barnet A
2–1
754
Blake , Boli
SR2
6 January 1998
Brighton & Hove Albion H
5–0
2,562
Watson , Boli (2), Keates , Allan (own goal)
SQF
28 January 1998
Bristol Rovers A
1–0 (a.e.t. )
4,165
Boli
SSF
17 February 1998
Peterborough United A
2–1
4,199
Boli , Ricketts
Southern F 1st Leg
10 March 1998
Bournemouth H
0–2
6,017
Southern F 2nd Leg
17 March 1998
Bournemouth A
3–2 (lost 3–4 on agg)
8,972
Thomas, Boli , Tholot
Squad [ ] [2] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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