1997–98 West Bromwich Albion F.C. season

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West Bromwich Albion
1997–98 season
ChairmanTony Hale
ManagerRay Harford (until 4 December)
Richie Barker and John Trewick (caretaker managers until 24 December)
Denis Smith (from 24 December)
StadiumThe Hawthorns
First Division10th
FA CupFourth round
League CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: Hughes (14)
All: Hunt/Hughes (14)
Highest home attendance23,013 v Nottingham Forest
Lowest home attendance7,227 v Luton Town
Average home league attendance17,004 (16,635 all competitions)

During the 1997–98 English football season, West Bromwich Albion F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.

Season summary[]

In the first few months of the 1997–98 season, West Brom established themselves in the top six. Harford then stunned Albion supporters by moving to QPR after less than a year in charge, making way for Denis Smith,[1][2] who struggled to maintain the momentum created by Harford, and the Baggies could only finish 10th.

Final league table[]

Main article: 1997–98 Football League First Division
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
8 Stockport County 46 19 8 19 71 69 +2 65
9 Wolverhampton Wanderers 46 18 11 17 57 53 +4 65
10 West Bromwich Albion 46 16 13 17 50 56 −6 61
11 Crewe Alexandra 46 18 5 23 58 65 −7 59
12 Oxford United 46 16 10 20 60 64 −4 58
Updated to match(es) played on 3 May 1998. Source: Statto.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) number of goal scored; 3) goal difference.

Results[]

West Bromwich Albion's score comes first[3]

Legend[]

Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division[]

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
9 August 1997 Tranmere Rovers H 2–1 16,727 Kilbane, Hunt
16 August 1997 Crewe Alexandra A 3–2 5,234 Hunt (pen), Hughes (2)
24 August 1997 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 1–0 22,511 Curle (own goal)
30 August 1997 Ipswich Town A 1–1 13,508 Sneekes
3 September 1997 Stoke City A 0–0 17,500
7 September 1997 Reading H 1–0 15,966 Hunt
13 September 1997 Queens Park Rangers A 0–2 14,399
20 September 1997 Swindon Town H 0–0 16,237
27 September 1997 Bury A 3–1 6,439 Peschisolido (3)
4 October 1997 Oxford United H 1–2 15,889 Hunt
18 October 1997 Portsmouth A 3–2 9,158 Mardon, Hunt (2)
21 October 1997 Nottingham Forest A 0–1 19,243
25 October 1997 Sheffield United H 2–0 17,311 Hunt, Hughes
1 November 1997 Bradford City A 0–0 16,212
4 November 1997 Norwich City H 1–0 13,949 Hughes
8 November 1997 Charlton Athletic H 1–0 16,124 Hunt
15 November 1997 Port Vale A 2–1 11,124 Hunt, Hamilton
23 November 1997 Birmingham City H 1–0 18,444 Sneekes
29 November 1997 Middlesbrough A 0–1 30,164
2 December 1997 Manchester City H 0–1 17,904
6 December 1997 Stockport County H 3–2 14,957 Sneekes, Hughes, Hunt
13 December 1997 Sunderland A 0–2 29,231
20 December 1997 Huddersfield Town H 0–2 14,619
26 December 1997 Reading A 1–2 10,154 Kilbane
28 December 1997 Stoke City H 1–1 19,690 Hunt
9 January 1998 Tranmere Rovers A 0–0 8,058
17 January 1998 Crewe Alexandra H 0–1 15,257
27 January 1998 Ipswich Town H 2–3 12,403 Murphy, Flynn
31 January 1998 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 1–0 28,244 Hunt
7 February 1998 Swindon Town A 2–0 9,861 Carbon, Evans
14 February 1998 Queens Park Rangers H 1–1 20,143 Hughes
17 February 1998 Oxford United A 1–2 9,412 Taylor
21 February 1998 Bury H 1–1 15,840 Hughes
24 February 1998 Portsmouth H 0–3 12,757
28 February 1998 Manchester City A 0–1 28,460
3 March 1998 Charlton Athletic A 0–5 10,893
7 March 1998 Bradford City H 1–1 13,281 Burgess
14 March 1998 Norwich City A 1–1 16,663 Hughes
21 March 1998 Port Vale H 2–2 14,242 Flynn, Taylor
28 March 1998 Birmingham City A 0–1 23,260
4 April 1998 Middlesbrough H 2–1 21,620 Quinn (2, 1 pen)
11 April 1998 Stockport County A 1–2 7,943 Hughes
13 April 1998 Sunderland H 3–3 22,181 Hughes (2), Kilbane
18 April 1998 Huddersfield Town A 0–1 11,704
25 April 1998 Sheffield United A 4–2 21,248 Hunt, Hughes (2), Kilbane
3 May 1998 Nottingham Forest H 1–1 23,013 Hughes (pen)

FA Cup[]

Main article: 1997–98 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 13 January 1998 Stoke City H 3–1 17,598 Sneekes (2), Kilbane
R4 24 January 1998 Aston Villa A 0–4 39,372

League Cup[]

Main article: 1997–98 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1 First Leg 12 August 1997 Cambridge United A 1–1 3,520 Peschisolido
R1 Second Leg 27 August 1997 Cambridge United H 2–1 (won 3–2 on agg) 10,264 Hunt, Sneekes (pen)
R2 First Leg 16 September 1997 Luton Town A 1–1 3,437 Taylor
R2 Second Leg 23 September 1997 Luton Town H 4–2 (won 5–3 on agg) 7,227 Raven, McDermott, Peschisolido (2)
R3 15 October 1997 Liverpool H 0–2 22,986

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.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK England ENG Alan Miller
— GK England ENG Chris Adamson
— GK England ENG Paul Crichton
— GK England ENG Nigel Spink
— GK Scotland SCO Gary Germaine[notes 1]
— DF England ENG Paul Holmes
— DF Wales WAL Paul Mardon[notes 2]
— DF England ENG Matt Carbon
— DF England ENG Daryl Burgess
— DF England ENG Shane Nicholson
— MF Republic of Ireland IRL Kevin Kilbane[notes 3]
— MF Netherlands NED Richard Sneekes
— MF England ENG Peter Butler
— MF England ENG Ian Hamilton
— MF England ENG Sean Flynn
— FW England ENG Andy Hunt
— FW England ENG Lee Hughes
— MF England ENG David Smith
— DF Australia AUS Shaun Murphy
No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF Australia AUS Andy McDermott
— FW Northern Ireland NIR James Quinn[notes 4]
— FW England ENG Bob Taylor
— DF Scotland SCO Steve Nicol
— DF England ENG Paul Raven
— DF Australia AUS Jason van Blerk
— DF England ENG Paul Beesley (on loan from Manchester City)
— MF England ENG Stacy Coldicott
— DF England ENG Tony Dobson
— FW Canada CAN Paul Peschisolido
— DF England ENG Graham Potter
— FW Republic of Ireland IRL Mickey Evans[notes 5]
— FW England ENG Franz Carr
— FW Wales WAL James Thomas (on loan from Blackburn Rovers)
— FW Saint Kitts and Nevis SKN Brian Quailey[notes 6]
— MF England ENG Dave Gilbert
�� MF England ENG Dean Bennett
— FW England ENG
— GK England ENG

Notes[]

  1. ^ Germaine was born in Birmingham, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally and represented them at U-21 level.
  2. ^ Mardon was born in Bristol, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and made his international debut for Wales in October 1995.
  3. ^ Kilbane was born in Preston, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his parents and represented them at U-21 level before making his international debut for Republic of Ireland in September 1997.
  4. ^ Quinn was born in Coventry, England, but also qualified to represent Northern Ireland internationally and made his international debut for Northern Ireland in 1996.
  5. ^ Evans was born in Plymouth, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in October 1997.
  6. ^ Quailey was born in Leicester, England, but also qualified to represent Saint Kitts and Nevis internationally and represented them at U-23 level.

References[]

  1. ^ Irwin, Mark (4 December 1997). "QPR's Harf measure". The Free Library. The Mirror. Retrieved 18 September 2013.
  2. ^ Moore, David (24 December 1997). "Football: Albion job for Smith". The Free Library. The Mirror. Retrieved 18 September 2013.
  3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ "All West Bromwich Albion players: 1998".
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