1997–98 Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. season

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Wolverhampton Wanderers
1997–98 season
ChairmanJonathan Hayward,
then Sir Jack Hayward (from 7 September)
ManagerMark McGhee
Football League First Division9th
FA CupSemi-finals
League Cup3rd round
Top goalscorerLeague: Robbie Keane (11)
All: Dougie Freedman (13)
Highest home attendance28,244 (vs West Brom, 31 January 1998)
Lowest home attendance17,862 (vs Fulham,
24 September 1997)
Average home league attendance23,277 (league only)

The 1997–98 season was the 99th season of competitive league football in the history of English football club Wolverhampton Wanderers. They played the season in the second tier of the English football system, the Football League First Division.

The team finished in ninth position in the league, failing to mount a serious promotion challenge after having finished third in the previous campaign. They did, however, reach the semi-finals of the FA Cup for the first time in nineteen years, where they lost to eventual double winners Arsenal.

Results[]

Football League First Division[]

See also: 1997–98 Football League

A total of 24 teams competed in the Football League First Division in the 1997–98 season. Each team played every other team twice: once at their stadium, and once at the opposition's. Three points were awarded to teams for each win, one point per draw, and none for defeats. Teams finishing level on points were firstly divided by the number of goals scored rather than goal difference.

The provisional fixture list was released on 16 June 1997, but was subject to change in the event of matches being selected for television coverage or police concerns.[1]

9 August 1997 1 Norwich City 0–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Norwich
15:00 GMT Report Keane Goal 34', 64' Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 17,230 (1,676 away)
Referee:
16 August 1997 2 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–0 Sheffield United Wolverhampton
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 23,102 (1,160 away)
Referee: Paul Danson
24 August 1997 3 West Bromwich Albion 1–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers West Bromwich
13:00 BST Curle Goal 16' (o.g.) Report Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 21,511 (5,030 away)
Referee: Terry Heilbron
30 August 1997 4 Wolverhampton Wanderers 4–2 Bury Wolverhampton
15:00 BST Keane Goal 5', 86'
Bull Goal 42', 51'		 Report Battersby Goal 19'
Johnson Goal 61'		 Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 21,141 (803 away)
Referee:
3 September 1997 5 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–1 Port Vale Wolverhampton
19:45 BST Bull Goal 74' Report Foyle Goal 82' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 21,524 (983 away)
Referee:
7 September 1997 6 Oxford United 3–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Oxford
13:00 BST Beauchamp Goal 17', 71'
Ford Goal 23'		 Report Stadium: Manor Ground
Attendance: 6,921 (1,900 away)
Referee:
13 September 1997 7 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–1 Charlton Athletic Wolverhampton
15:00 BST Bull Goal 9', 35'
Froggatt Goal 26'		 Report Chapple Goal 72' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 22,683 (1,179 away)
Referee:
20 September 1997 8 Sunderland 1–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Sunderland
15:00 BST Smith Goal 17' Report Melville Goal 34' (o.g.) Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 30,682 (3,398 away)
Referee: William Burns
27 September 1997 9 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–1 Huddersfield Town Wolverhampton
15:00 BST Bull Goal 1' Report Stewart Goal 32' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 21,723 (773 away)
Referee: Rob Harris
4 October 1997 10 Bradford City 2–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Bradford
15:00 BST Steiner Goal 34'
Kulcsar Goal 40'		 Report Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 15,236 (1,800 away)
Referee: Graham Laws
12 October 1997 11 Birmingham City 1–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Birmingham
16:00 BST Marsden Goal 8' Report Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 17,822 (1,736 away)
Referee:
18 October 1997 12 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–1 Swindon Town Wolverhampton
15:00 BST Freedman Goal 12'
Curle Goal 78'
Simpson Goal 80'		 Report Hay Goal 24' (pen.) Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 21,794 (1,146 away)
Referee: Chris Foy
22 October 1997 13 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–1 Tranmere Rovers Wolverhampton
19:45 BST Robinson Goal 15'
Freedman Goal 16'		 Report Jones Goal 65' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 20,841 (690 away)
Referee:
25 October 1997 14 Stockport County 1–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Stockport
15:00 BST Cook Goal 20' Report Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 9,804 (1,999 away)
Referee:
1 November 1997 15 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–0 Middlesbrough Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Keane Goal 82' Report Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 26,896 (2,922 away)
Referee:
4 November 1997 16 Crewe Alexandra 0–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Crewe
19:45 GMT Report Freedman Goal 14'
Muscat Goal 63'		 Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 5,743 (950 away)
Referee: Andy D'Urso
8 November 1997 17 Stoke City 3–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 GMT Kavanagh Goal 8', 23' (pen.)
Forsyth Goal 60'		 Report Stadium: Britannia Stadium
Attendance: 18,490 (5,000 away)
Referee: Eddie Wolstenholme
15 November 1997 18 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–1 Ipswich Town Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Keane Goal 27' Report Johnson Goal 44' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 21,937 (862 away)
Referee:
29 November 1997 19 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–2 Queens Park Rangers Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Osborn Goal 44'
Goodman Goal 67', 77'		 Report Sheron Goal 61'
Peacock Goal 85'		 Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 23,645 (1,338 away)
Referee:
6 December 1997 20 Manchester City 0–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Manchester
15:00 GMT Report Symons Goal 42' (o.g.) Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 28,999 (2,024 away)
Referee:
9 December 1997 21 Portsmouth 3–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Portsmouth
19:45 GMT Durnin Goal 14', 47'
Hillier Goal 74'		 Report Westwood Goal 76'
Froggatt Goal 87'		 Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 8,042 (788 away)
Referee:
14 December 1997 22 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–1 Nottingham Forest Wolverhampton
13:00 GMT Freedman Goal 20'
Robinson Goal 66'		 Report Johnson Goal 84' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 24,635 (3,018 away)
Referee:
20 December 1997 23 Reading 0–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Reading
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Elm Park
Attendance: 11,715 (1,459 away)
Referee: Steve Bennett
26 December 1997 24 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–0 Oxford United Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Goodman Goal 19' Report Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 26,238 (1,024 away)
Referee:
28 December 1997 25 Port Vale 0–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Burslem
15:00 GMT Report Muscat Goal 45'
Freedman Goal 87'		 Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 10,898 (2,177 away)
Referee: Paul Taylor
10 January 1998 26 Wolverhampton Wanderers 5–0 Norwich City Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Keane Goal 22'
Goodman Goal 24'
Freedman Goal 43', 45', 77'		 Report Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 23,703 (1,163 away)
Referee:
17 January 1998 27 Sheffield United 1–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Sheffield
15:00 GMT Marcelo Goal 39' Report Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 22,144 (1,933 away)
Referee: William Burns
27 January 1998 28 Bury 1–3 Wolverhampton Wanderers Bury
19:45 GMT Battersby Goal 43' Report Keane Goal 22'
Simpson Goal 55', 62'		 Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 6,134 (1,326 away)
Referee:
31 January 1998 29 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–1 West Bromwich Albion Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Report Hunt Goal 72' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 28,244 (3,200 away)
Referee:
7 February 1998 30 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–1 Sunderland Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Report Ball Goal 88' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 27,502 (3,178 away)
Referee: Rob Harris
18 February 1998 31 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–1 Bradford City Wolverhampton
19:45 GMT Robinson Goal 43'
Bull Goal 89'		 Report Blake Goal 58' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 21,510 (821 away)
Referee: Andy D'Urso
21 February 1998 32 Huddersfield Town 1–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Huddersfield
15:00 GMT Dyson Goal 90' Report Stadium: McAlpine Stadium
Attendance: 12,663 (2,323 away)
Referee:
28 February 1998 33 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–3 Birmingham City Wolverhampton
13:00 GMT Freedman Goal 13' Report Ndlovu Goal 35' (pen.), 77'
Adebola Goal 71'		 Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 25,591 (3,195 away)
Referee:
4 March 1998 34 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–1 Stoke City Wolverhampton
19:45 GMT Freedman Goal 22' Report Crowe Goal 89' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 21,058 (918 away)
Referee: Eddie Wolstenholme
14 March 1998 35 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–0 Crewe Alexandra Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Keane Goal 35' Report Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 24,272 (1,423 away)
Referee:
18 March 1998 36 Swindon Town 0–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Swindon
19:45 GMT Report Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 7,770 (1,380 away)
Referee:
21 March 1998 37 Ipswich Town 3–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Ipswich
15:00 GMT Johnson Goal 3'
Holland Goal 57'
Scowcroft Goal 74'		 Report Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 21,510 (1,039 away)
Referee: Barry Knight
29 March 1998 38 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–0 Portsmouth Wolverhampton
12:05 BST Goodman Goal 44'
Osborn Goal 90+2'		 Report Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 20,718 (982 away)
Referee:
1 April 1998 39 Queens Park Rangers 0–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers London
19:45 BST Report Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 12,337 (1,168 away)
Referee:
7 April 1998 40 Charlton Athletic 1–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers London
19:45 BST Mendonca Goal 8' Report Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 13,743 (1,283 away)
Referee:
11 April 1998 41 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–2 Manchester City Wolverhampton
15:00 BST Margetson Goal 34' (o.g.)
Simpson Goal 85'		 Report Pollock Goal 13'
Horlock Goal 63'		 Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 24,458 (3,194 away)
Referee: Mark Halsey
13 April 1998 42 Nottingham Forest 3–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Nottingham
12:05 BST Johnson Goal 32'
van Hooijdonk Goal 39'
Campbell Goal 90+1'		 Report Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 22,863 (1,483 away)
Referee:
18 April 1998 43 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–1 Reading Wolverhampton
15:00 BST Muscat Goal 9'
Goodman Goal 69', 90'		 Report Brayson Goal 44' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 19,785 (1,415 away)
Referee: Terry Heilbron
25 April 1998 44 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–4 Stockport County Wolverhampton
15:00 BST Keane Goal 5', 59'
Atkins Goal 45'		 Report Cooper Goal 40' (pen.), 83' (pen.)
Byrne Goal 57', 86'		 Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 22,452 (702 away)
Referee:
29 April 1998 45 Middlesbrough 1–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Middlesbrough
19:45 BST Ricard Goal 12' Report Atkins Goal 10' Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 29,878 (1,569 away)
Referee:
3 May 1998 46 Tranmere Rovers 2–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Birkenhead
13:30 BST Aldridge Goal 34' (pen.), 75' Report Goodman Goal 51' Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 11,144 (976 away)
Referee:

Final table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
6 Sheffield United 46 19 17 10 69 54 +15 74
7 Birmingham City 46 19 17 10 60 35 +25 74
8 Stockport County 46 19 8 19 71 69 0+2 65
9 Wolverhampton Wanderers 46 18 11 17 57 53 0+4 65
10 West Bromwich Albion 46 16 13 17 50 56 0−6 61

Source: Statto.com

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
46 18 11 17 57 53  +4 65 13 6 4 42 25  +17 5 5 13 15 28  −13

Source: Statto.com

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
ResultWDLWDLWDDLLWWLWWLDWWLWDWWWLWLLWLLDWDLWDLDLWLDL
Position1511879691113151281196899999876666666699888888888889
Source: Statto.com
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

FA Cup[]

See also: 1997–98 FA Cup
14 January 1998 R3 Darlington 0–4 Wolverhampton Wanderers Darlington
19:45 GMT Report Freedman Goal 18'
Paatelainen Goal 66', 90'
Ferguson Goal 90'		 Stadium: Feethams
Attendance: 5,018 (833 away)
Referee:
24 January 1998 R4 Charlton Athletic 1–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers London
15:00 GMT Jones Goal 64' Report Richards Goal 47' Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 15,540 (2,346 away)
Referee: Graham Poll
3 February 1998 R4 rep. Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–0 Charlton Athletic Wolverhampton
19:45 GMT Curle Goal 29' (pen.)
Naylor Goal 48'
Paatelainen Goal 65'		 Report Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 20,429 (818 away)
Referee: Graham Poll
14 February 1998 R5 Wimbledon 1–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers London
15:00 GMT Euell Goal 14' Report Paatelainen Goal 67' Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 15,322 (2,765 away)
Referee: Uriah Rennie
25 February 1998 R5 rep. Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–1 Wimbledon Wolverhampton
19:45 GMT Robinson Goal 63'
Freedman Goal 85'		 Report Jones Goal 48' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 25,112 (961 away)
Referee: Uriah Rennie
7 March 1998 QF Leeds United 0–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Leeds
15:00 GMT Report Goodman Goal 82' Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 39,902 (3,300 away)
Referee: Paul Durkin
5 April 1998 SF Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–1 Arsenal Birmingham
12:00 BST Report Wreh Goal 12' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 39,372 (20,465 Wolves)
Referee: Stephen Lodge

League Cup[]

See also: 1997–98 Football League Cup
12 August 1997 R1.1 Queens Park Rangers 0–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers London
19:45 BST Report Froggatt Goal 13'
Paatelainen Goal 86'		 Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 8,355 (1,272 away)
Referee: Andy D'Urso
27 August 1997 R1.2 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–2
(3–2 agg.)		 Queens Park Rangers Wolverhampton
19:45 BST Ferguson Goal 62' (pen.) Report Peacock Goal 36'
Murray Goal 66'		 Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 18,398 (624 away)
Referee:
16 September 1997 R2.1 Fulham 0–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers London
19:45 BST Sanjuán Goal 34' Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 5,933 (943 away)
24 September 1997 R2.2 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–0
(2–0 agg.)		 Fulham Wolverhampton
19:45 BST Goodman Goal 89' Report Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 17,862 (582 away)
Referee:
14 October 1997 R3 Reading 4–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Reading
19:45 BST Williams Goal 33' (o.g.)
Parkinson Goal 34'
Meaker Goal 46'
McPherson Goal 54'		 Report Bull Goal 44', 57' Stadium: Elm Park
Attendance: 11,080 (1,368 away)
Referee:

Players[]

Key:
  ‡ On loan from another club   * First appearance(s) for the club

  • # = Squad number
  • Pos = Playing position
  • P = Number of games played
  • G = Number of goals scored
  • GK = Goalkeeper
  • DF = Defender
  • MF = Midfielder
  • FW = Forward
  • A yellow card = Yellow cards
  • A red card = Red cards
  • † Permanent player left club during the season
  • ¤ Loaned to another club for part or all of season

Correct as of end of season. Starting appearances are listed first, followed by substitute appearances in parentheses where applicable.

PosNamePGPGPGPG A yellow card A red card Notes
League FA CupLeague CupTotalDiscipline
GK England Justin Bray 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
GK England Matt Murray 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
GK Netherlands Hans Segers 11 0 2 0 0 0 13 0 0 0
GK England Mike Stowell 35 0 5 0 5 0 45 0 0 0
DF England Simon Coleman ‡ 3(1) 0 0 0 0 0 3(1) 0 0 0
DF England Keith Curle (c) 40 1 7 1 0 0 47 2 0 0
DF Wales Ryan Green 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF Poland Dariusz Kubicki ¤ 12 0 0 0 4 0 16 0 2 0
DF Australia Kevin Muscat 22(2) 3 5 0 0 0 27(2) 3 9 0
DF England Lee Naylor 14(2) 0 4 1 1 0 19(2) 1 1 0
DF England Dean Richards 13 0 7 1 0 0 20 1 1 0
DF England Jamie Smith † 11 0 0 0 5 0 16 0 0 0
DF England Chris Westwood 3(1) 1 0 0 1(1) 0 4(2) 1 1 0
DF Wales Adrian Williams 20 0 2(2) 0 2 0 24(2) 0 3 0
DF Scotland Stephen Wright ‡ 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0
MF England Mark Atkins 30(4) 2 4(1) 0 5 0 39(5) 2 3 0
MF Australia Steve Corica 0(1) 0 0 0 0 0 0(1) 0 0 0
MF England Tony Daley 0(2) 0 0(1) 0 0 0 0(3) 0 0 0
MF Spain Isidro Díaz † 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
MF England Neil Emblen † 6(1) 0 0 0 0 0 6(1) 0 1 0
MF Scotland Darren Ferguson 22(4) 0 2 1 5 1 29(4) 2 8 0
MF England Steve Froggatt 31(2) 2 3 0 3 1 37(2) 3 4 0
MF Barbados Michael Gilkes 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0
MF England Simon Osborn 23(1) 2 3 0 0 0 26(1) 2 3 1
MF Wales Carl Robinson 27(5) 3 7 1 4 0 38(5) 4 7 0
MF England Steve Sedgley 18(1) 0 6 0 2 0 26(1) 0 4 2
MF Spain Jesús García Sanjuán ‡ 4 0 0 0 2(1) 1 6(1) 1 1 0
MF England Paul Simpson 23(5) 4 2(2) 0 0 0 25(7) 4 0 1
MF Australia Robbie Slater 4(2) 0 0(1) 0 0 0 4(3) 0 0 0
MF England Jermaine Wright † 0(4) 0 0 0 0 0 0(4) 0 0 0
FW England Steve Bull 24(7) 7 1(2) 0 5 2 30(9) 9 2 1
FW England Steve Claridge 4(1) 0 1 0 0 0 5(1) 0 0 0
FW Republic of Ireland Glen Crowe ¤ 0(2) 0 0 0 0 0 0(2) 0 0 0
FW Republic of Ireland Dominic Foley ¤ 1(4) 0 0 0 0(2) 0 1(6) 0 0 0
FW Scotland Dougie Freedman 25(4) 10 5(1) 2 0 0 30(5) 12 8 0
FW England Don Goodman 29(1) 8 6 1 2(1) 1 37(2) 10 4 0
FW England Mark Jones 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW Republic of Ireland Robbie Keane 34(4) 11 1(2) 0 3(1) 0 38(7) 11 2 0
FW England Richard Leadbeater 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW Finland Mixu Paatelainen 10(13) 0 4(1) 4 4(1) 1 18(15) 5 6 0
FW Grenada Jason Roberts ¤ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Transfers[]

In[]

Date Player From Fee
11 July 1997 England Steve Sedgley Ipswich Town £350,000[2]
6 August 1997 Poland Dariusz Kubicki Sunderland Free[3]
6 August 1997 Finland Mixu Paatelainen Bolton Wanderers £250,000[3]
1 September 1997 Spain Isidro Díaz Unattached Free
5 September 1997 Netherlands Hans Segers Unattached Free[4]
12 September 1997 Grenada Jason Roberts Hayes £250,000[5]
21 October 1997 Scotland Dougie Freedman Crystal Palace £800,000[6]
21 October 1997 Australia Kevin Muscat Crystal Palace £200,000[6]
11 November 1997 England Paul Simpson Derby County £75,000[7]
25 March 1998 England Neil Emblen Crystal Palace Undisclosed[8]
25 March 1998 Australia Robbie Slater Southampton £50,000[8]
26 March 1998 England Steve Claridge Leicester City £350,000[9]

Out[]

Date Player To Fee
June 1997 Northern Ireland Robbie Dennison Released Free[10]
June 1997 Wales Brian Law Released Free[10]
June 1997 England Dennis Pearce Released Free[10]
June 1997 France Serge Romano Released Free[10]
June 1997 England Geoff Thomas Released Free[10]
June 1997 England Andy Thompson Released Free[10]
June 1997 Wales Eric Young Released Free[10]
7 July 1997 Wales Iwan Roberts Norwich City £850,000[11]
11 July 1997 England Mark Venus Ipswich Town £150,000[2]
13 August 1997 England Neil Emblen Crystal Palace £1.8 million[12]
30 September 1997 Spain Isidro Díaz Released Free
21 October 1997 England Jamie Smith Crystal Palace £1 million[6]
19 February 1998 England Jermaine Wright Crewe Alexandra £25,000[13]

Loans in[]

Start date Player From End date
2 September 1997 England Simon Coleman Bolton Wanderers 2 October 1997[14]
15 September 1997 Spain Jesús García Sanjuán Spain Real Zaragoza 15 December 1997[15]
10 October 1997 England Paul Simpson Derby County 10 November 1997[16]
17 October 1997 Scotland Dougie Freedman Crystal Palace 20 October 1997[17]
19 March 1998 Scotland Stephen Wright Scotland Rangers End of season[18]

Loans out[]

Start date Player To End date
24 October 1997 Republic of Ireland Glen Crowe Cardiff City 9 December 1997
December 1997 Grenada Jason Roberts Torquay United 5 March 1998
24 February 1998 Republic of Ireland Dominic Foley Watford End of season[19]
4 March 1998 Poland Dariusz Kubicki Tranmere Rovers End of season[20]
25 March 1998 Grenada Jason Roberts Bristol City End of season[8]

Kit[]

The season retained the home kit of the previous year: a "wolf head" design created using their traditional gold and black colours. A new away kit comprising a white away shirt with a dark green collar and dark green shorts was introduced. Both were manufactured by Puma and sponsored by Goodyear.

References[]

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  2. ^ a b "Sedge swoop". The Mirror. 12 July 1997.
  3. ^ a b "Bargain hunter McGhee". The Mirror. 7 August 1997.
  4. ^ "Magilton makes the switch to Wednesday". The Independent. 6 September 1997.
  5. ^ "Celtic capture £1.5m Rieper". The Independent. 13 September 1997.
  6. ^ a b c "Sporting Digest". The Independent. 22 October 1997. Archived from the original on 25 January 2013.
  7. ^ "Kirk out for month". The News Letter. 6 November 1997. Archived from the original on 11 June 2014.
  8. ^ a b c "McGhee is halfway to clinching four-timer". Birmingham Post. 26 March 1998.
  9. ^ "Claridge signs for Wolves". Birmingham Evening Mail. 26 March 1998. Archived from the original on 11 June 2014.
  10. ^ a b c d e f g "Cooper's blunder". The Independent. 18 May 1997. Archived from the original on 25 January 2013.
  11. ^ "Football". The Independent. 8 July 1997. Archived from the original on 25 January 2013.
  12. ^ "Coppell chases Pearce". The Mirror. 14 August 1997.
  13. ^ "Ablett gets thumbs up for clash with Blades". Birmingham Post. 20 February 1998.
  14. ^ "The good, the bad and the very bad - Wolves loanees over the years".
  15. ^ "Barnet secure sponsorship deal with Loaded magazine". The Independent. 16 September 1997.
  16. ^ "No punishment for O'Neill". The Independent. 11 October 1997.
  17. ^ "McGhee surviving on borrowed time and players". The Independent. 18 October 1997.
  18. ^ "McGhee to cast net in last throw of the dice". Birmingham Post. 20 March 1998.
  19. ^ "Candid Curle leaves Wolves no room for manoeuvre". Birmingham Post. 25 February 1998.
  20. ^ "Equation is simple one as Wolves lick wounds". Birmingham Post. 4 March 1998.
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