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{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox Football club season
{{Infobox Football club season
|club=[[A.F.C. Bournemouth|Bournemouth]]
|club=[[AFC Bournemouth|Bournemouth]]
|season=1997–98
|season=1997–98
|manager=[[Mel Machin]]
|manager=[[Mel Machin]]
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During the 1997–98 English football season, [[A.F.C. Bournemouth]] competed in the [[Football League Second Division]].
During the 1997–98 English football season, [[AFC Bournemouth]] competed in the [[Football League Second Division]].


==Season summary==
==Season summary==
In the 1997–98 season, Bournemouth finished again mid-table in 9th place. The main highlight of their season was the Cherries reaching the [[Football League Trophy]] final against [[Grimsby Town F.C.|Grimsby Town]] but ended up losing 2–1 to a golden goal in their first Wembley appearance.
In the 1997–98 season, Bournemouth finished again mid-table in 9th place. The main highlight of their season was the Cherries reaching the [[Football League Trophy]] final against [[Grimsby Town F.C.|Grimsby Town]] but ended up losing 2–1 to a golden goal in their first [[Wembley Stadium|Wembley]] appearance.


==Final league table==
==Final league table==
{{main|1997-98 Football League}}
{{main|1997–98 Football League}}
{{:1997–98 Football League|transcludesection=Second Division|showteam=BOU|only_totals=y}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
!width=20|Pos
!width=175|Team
!width=20|Pld
!width=20|
!width=20|W
!width=20|D
!width=20|L
!width=20|F
!width=20|A
!width=20|
!width=20|W
!width=20|D
!width=20|L
!width=20|F
!width=20|A
!width=20|
!width=20|F
!width=20|A
!width=30|GD
!width=20|
!width=20|Pts
|- style="background:#D0F0C0;"
|1||align=left| [[Watford F.C.|Watford]] ||46||||13||7||3||36||22||||11||9||3||31||19||||67||41||align=right|+26||||88
|- style="background:#FFFF99;"
|2||align=left| [[Bristol City F.C.|Bristol City]] ||46||||16||5||2||41||17||||9||5||9||28||22||||69||39||align=right|+30||||85
|- bgcolor="#FBCEB1"
|3||align=left| [[Grimsby Town F.C.|Grimsby Town]] ||46||||11||7||5||30||14||||8||8||7||25||23||||55||37||align=right|+18||||72
|- bgcolor="#FFE4B5"
|4||align=left| [[Northampton Town F.C.|Northampton Town]] ||46||||14||5||4||33||17||||4||12||7||19||20||||52||37||align=right|+15||||71
|- bgcolor="#FFE4B5"
|5||align=left| [[Bristol Rovers F.C.|Bristol Rovers]] ||46||||13||2||8||43||33||||7||8||8||27||31||||70||64||align=right|+6||||70
|- bgcolor="#FFE4B5"
|6||align=left| [[Fulham F.C.|Fulham]] ||46||||12||7||4||31||14||||8||3||12||29||29||||60||43||align=right|+17||||70
|-
|7||align=left| [[Wrexham A.F.C.|Wrexham]] ||46||||10||10||3||31||23||||8||6||9||24||28||||55||51||align=right|+4||||70
|-
|8||align=left| [[Gillingham F.C.|Gillingham]] ||46||||13||7||3||30||18||||6||6||11||22||29||||52||47||align=right|+5||||70
|-
|'''9'''||align=left| '''[[A.F.C. Bournemouth|Bournemouth]]''' ||'''46'''||||'''11'''||'''8'''||'''4'''||'''28'''||'''15'''||||'''7'''||'''4'''||'''12'''||'''29'''||'''37'''||||'''57'''||'''52'''||align=right|'''+5'''||||'''66'''
|-
|10||align=left| [[Chesterfield F.C.|Chesterfield]] ||46||||13||7||3||31||19||||3||10||10||15||25||||46||44||align=right|+2||||65
|-
|11||align=left| [[Wigan Athletic F.C.|Wigan Athletic]] ||46||||12||5||6||41||31||||5||6||12||23||35||||64||66||align=right|–2||||62
|-
|12||align=left| [[Blackpool F.C.|Blackpool]] ||46||||13||6||4||35||24||||4||5||14||24||43||||59||67||align=right|–8||||62
|-
|13||align=left| [[Oldham Athletic A.F.C.|Oldham Athletic]] ||46||||13||7||3||43||23||||2||9||12||19||31||||62||54||align=right|+8||||61
|-
|14||align=left| [[Wycombe Wanderers F.C.|Wycombe Wanderers]] ||46||||10||10||3||32||20||||4||8||11||19||33||||51||53||align=right|–2||||60
|-
|15||align=left| [[Preston North End F.C.|Preston North End]] ||46||||10||6||7||29||26||||5||8||10||27||30||||56||56||align=right|±0||||59
|-
|16||align=left| [[York City F.C.|York City]] ||46||||9||7||7||26||21||||5||10||8||26||37||||52||58||align=right|–6||||59
|-
|17||align=left| [[Luton Town F.C.|Luton Town]] ||46||||7||7||9||35||38||||7||8||8||25||26||||60||64||align=right|–4||||57
|-
|18||align=left| [[Millwall F.C.|Millwall]] ||46||||7||8||8||23||23||||7||5||11||20||31||||43||54||align=right|–11||||55
|-
|19||align=left| [[Walsall F.C.|Walsall]] ||46||||10||8||5||26||16||||4||4||15||17||36||||43||52||align=right|–9||||54
|-
|20||align=left| [[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]] ||46||||10||9||4||34||23||||3||4||16||21||42||||55||65||align=right|–10||||52
|-bgcolor="#FFCCCC"
|21||align=left| [[Brentford F.C.|Brentford]] ||46||||9||7||7||33||29||||2||10||11||17||42||||50||71||align=right|–21||||50
|-bgcolor="#FFCCCC"
|22||align=left| [[Plymouth Argyle F.C.|Plymouth Argyle]] ||46||||10||5||8||36||30||||2||8||13||19||40||||55||70||align=right|–15||||49
|-bgcolor="#FFCCCC"
|23||align=left| [[Carlisle United F.C.|Carlisle United]] ||46||||8||5||10||27||28||||4||3||16||30||45||||57||73||align=right|–16||||44
|-bgcolor="#FFCCCC"
|24||align=left| [[Southend United F.C.|Southend United]] ||46||||8||7||8||29||30||||3||3||17||18||49||||47||79||align=right|–32||||43
|}

* <small>Pld = Matches ; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points</small>

* <small>NB: In the Football League goals scored (F) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).</small>

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center"
!width=50|Key!!width=180|
|-
| style="background:#D0F0C0;" width="20" |
| bgcolor="#ffffff" align=left | Division Champions, promoted
|-
| style="background:#FFFF99;" width="20" |
| bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" | Promoted
|-
| style="background: #FFE4B5" width="20" |
| bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" | Participated in [[play-offs#Association football|play-offs]]
|-
| style="background:#FBCEB1;" width="20" |
| bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" | Promoted through play-offs
|-
| style="background: #FFCCCC" width="20" |
| bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" | Relegated
|}


==Results==
==Results==
''Bournemouth's score comes first''<ref>http://www.statto.com/football/teams/bournemouth/1997-1998/results</ref>
''Bournemouth's score comes first''<ref>http://www.statto.com/football/teams/bournemouth/1997-1998/results{{Dead link|date=September 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>


===Legend===
===Legend===
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| 9 August 1997 ||[[Northampton Town F.C.|Northampton Town]]||A||2–0||6,384||[[Jamie Vincent|Vincent]], [[Steve Fletcher|S Fletcher]]
| 9 August 1997 ||[[Northampton Town F.C.|Northampton Town]]||A||2–0||6,384||[[Jamie Vincent|Vincent]], [[Steve Fletcher|S Fletcher]]
|-style="background-color: #d0ffe3;"
|-style="background-color: #d0ffe3;"
| 16 August 1997 ||[[Wigan Athletic F.C.|Wigan Athletic]]||H||1–0||16,524||[[Franck Rolling|Rolling]]
| 16 August 1997 ||[[Wigan Athletic F.C.|Wigan Athletic]]||H||1–0||3,799||[[Franck Rolling|Rolling]]
|-style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"
|-style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"
| 23 August 1997 ||[[Oldham Athletic A.F.C.|Oldham Athletic]]||A||1–2||4,986||[[Steve Robinson (Northern Ireland footballer)|Robinson]]
| 23 August 1997 ||[[Oldham Athletic A.F.C.|Oldham Athletic]]||A||1–2||4,986||[[Steve Robinson (Northern Ireland footballer)|Robinson]]
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||R1 1st Leg ||12 August 1997 ||[[Torquay United F.C.|Torquay United]]||H||0–1||3,215||
||R1 1st Leg ||12 August 1997 ||[[Torquay United F.C.|Torquay United]]||H||0–1||3,215||
|-style="background-color: #ffffdd;"
|-style="background-color: #ffffdd;"
||R1 2nd Leg ||26 August 1997 ||[[Torquay United F.C.|Torquay United]]||A||1–1 (lost 1-2 on agg)||2,278||[[Franck Rolling|Rolling]]
||R1 2nd Leg ||26 August 1997 ||[[Torquay United F.C.|Torquay United]]||A||1–1 (lost 1–2 on agg)||2,278||[[Franck Rolling|Rolling]]
|}
|}


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||Southern F 1st Leg ||10 March 1998 ||[[Walsall F.C.|Walsall]]||A||2–0||6,017||[[Franck Rolling|Rolling]], [[Russell Beardsmore|Beardsmore]]
||Southern F 1st Leg ||10 March 1998 ||[[Walsall F.C.|Walsall]]||A||2–0||6,017||[[Franck Rolling|Rolling]], [[Russell Beardsmore|Beardsmore]]
|-style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"
|-style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"
||Southern F 2nd Leg ||17 March 1998 ||[[Walsall F.C.|Walsall]]||H||2–3 (won 4-3 on agg)||8,972||[[Wayne Evans (footballer)|Evans]] (own goal), [[Franck Rolling|Rolling]]
||Southern F 2nd Leg ||17 March 1998 ||[[Walsall F.C.|Walsall]]||H||2–3 (won 4–3 on agg)||8,972||[[Wayne Evans (Welsh footballer)|Evans]] (own goal), [[Franck Rolling|Rolling]]
|-style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"
|-style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"
||F||19 April 1998 ||[[Grimsby Town F.C.|Grimsby Town]]||N||1–2||62,432||[[John Bailey (footballer, born 1969)|Bailey]]
||F||19 April 1998 ||[[Grimsby Town F.C.|Grimsby Town]]||N||1–2||62,432||[[John Bailey (footballer, born 1969)|Bailey]]
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==Squad==
==Squad==
<ref>http://www.11v11.com/teams/bournemouth/tab/players/season/1998</ref>
<ref>http://www.11v11.com/teams/bournemouth/tab/players/season/1998 {{Dead link|date=July 2016}}</ref>
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{{Fs player|no=-|nat=ENG|pos=GK|name=[[Jimmy Glass]]}}
{{Fs player|no=-|nat=ENG|pos=GK|name=[[Jimmy Glass]]}}
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{{1997-98 in English football}}
{{1997-98 in English football}}


{{DEFAULTSORT:1997-98 A.F.C. Bournemouth season}}
[[Category:AFC Bournemouth seasons]]
[[Category:1997–98 Football League Second Division by team|AFC Bournemouth]]
[[Category:A.F.C. Bournemouth seasons]]
{{DEFAULTSORT:1997-98 AFC Bournemouth season}}
[[Category:English football clubs 1997–98 season|Bournemouth]]

Latest revision as of 10:20, 8 June 2024

Bournemouth
1997–98 season
ChairmanTrevor Watkins
ManagerMel Machin
StadiumDean Court
Second Division9th
FA CupThird round
League CupFirst round
Auto Windscreens ShieldRunners up
Top goalscorerLeague: S Fletcher (12)
All: Robinson/S Fletcher (13)
Average home league attendance4,732

During the 1997–98 English football season, AFC Bournemouth competed in the Football League Second Division.

Season summary

[edit]

In the 1997–98 season, Bournemouth finished again mid-table in 9th place. The main highlight of their season was the Cherries reaching the Football League Trophy final against Grimsby Town but ended up losing 2–1 to a golden goal in their first Wembley appearance.

Final league table

[edit]
Main article: 1997–98 Football League

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
7 Wrexham 46 18 16 12 55 51 +4 70
8 Gillingham 46 19 13 14 52 47 +5 70
9 Bournemouth 46 18 12 16 57 52 +5 66
10 Chesterfield 46 16 17 13 46 44 +2 65
11 Wigan Athletic 46 17 11 18 64 66 −2 62
Source: [1]
Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).

Results

[edit]

Bournemouth's score comes first[2]

Legend

[edit]
Win Draw Loss

Football League Second Division

[edit]
Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
9 August 1997 Northampton Town A 2–0 6,384 Vincent, S Fletcher
16 August 1997 Wigan Athletic H 1–0 3,799 Rolling
23 August 1997 Oldham Athletic A 1–2 4,986 Robinson
30 August 1997 Blackpool H 2–0 4,196 Tomlinson, Robinson
2 September 1997 Bristol Rovers H 1–1 5,550 Robinson (pen)
5 September 1997 Gillingham A 1–2 5,168 S Fletcher
13 September 1997 Luton Town H 1–1 4,561 O'Neill
20 September 1997 Bristol City A 1–1 8,330 Robinson
27 September 1997 Grimsby Town H 0–1 3,712
4 October 1997 Chesterfield A 1–1 4,482 Rolling
11 October 1997 Preston North End A 1–0 8,531 Warren
18 October 1997 Fulham H 2–1 7,484 Cox (2)
21 October 1997 Millwall H 0–0 4,752
25 October 1997 Burnley A 2–2 9,501 Howe, Vincent
1 November 1997 Brentford H 0–0 4,772
4 November 1997 Wrexham A 1–2 2,462 Warren
8 November 1997 Plymouth Argyle A 0–3 5,067
18 November 1997 Southend United H 2–1 3,019 S Fletcher, Warren
22 November 1997 Carlisle United H 3–2 3,709 S Fletcher, Beardsmore, O'Neill
29 November 1997 Wycombe Wanderers A 1–1 4,340 Robinson (pen)
2 December 1997 York City H 0–0 3,365
13 December 1997 Walsall A 1–2 3,548 Robinson
20 December 1997 Watford H 0–1 6,081
26 December 1997 Gillingham H 4–0 5,672 Jones (2), Robinson, Young
28 December 1997 Bristol Rovers A 3–5 7,256 Jones, Cox, Robinson (pen)
10 January 1998 Northampton Town H 3–0 4,257 Jones, S Fletcher, Young
17 January 1998 Blackpool A 0–1 4,550
24 January 1998 Oldham Athletic H 0–0 4,079
31 January 1998 Luton Town A 2–1 5,466 Brissett, S Fletcher
7 February 1998 Bristol City H 1–0 6,623 S Fletcher
14 February 1998 Chesterfield H 2–0 4,271 Warren (2)
21 February 1998 Grimsby Town A 1–2 5,456 Warren
24 February 1998 Fulham A 1–0 7,708 Robinson
28 February 1998 Preston North End H 0–2 5,009
3 March 1998 Plymouth Argyle H 3–3 3,545 S Fletcher (2), Vincent
7 March 1998 Brentford A 2–3 4,973 Rolling (2)
14 March 1998 Wrexham H 0–1 5,512
21 March 1998 Southend United A 3–5 4,823 Stein, Bailey, S Fletcher
28 March 1998 Carlisle United A 1–0 4,951 Stein
4 April 1998 Wycombe Wanderers H 0–0 4,271
7 April 1998 Wigan Athletic A 0–1 2,798
11 April 1998 York City A 1–0 2,840 O'Neill
14 April 1998 Walsall H 1–0 3,404 S Fletcher
25 April 1998 Burnley H 2–1 6,527 Robinson (pen), S Fletcher
28 April 1998 Watford A 1–2 12,834 Stein
2 May 1998 Millwall A 2–1 7,872 Witter (own goal), Stein

FA Cup

[edit]
Main article: 1997–98 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1 15 November 1997 Heybridge Swifts H 3–0 3,385 Beardsmore, Robinson (2)
R2 7 December 1997 Bristol City H 3–1 5,687 Carey (own goal), O'Neill, Fletcher
R3 13 January 1998 Huddersfield Town H 0–1 7,385

League Cup

[edit]
Main article: 1997–98 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1 1st Leg 12 August 1997 Torquay United H 0–1 3,215
R1 2nd Leg 26 August 1997 Torquay United A 1–1 (lost 1–2 on agg) 2,278 Rolling

Football League Trophy

[edit]
Main article: 1997–98 Football League Trophy
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
SR2 6 January 1998 Leyton Orient H 2–0 1,732 Jones, Robinson (pen)
SQF 27 January 1998 Bristol City H 1–0 2,124 Vincent
SSF 17 February 1998 Luton Town H 1–0 5,367 Rolling
Southern F 1st Leg 10 March 1998 Walsall A 2–0 6,017 Rolling, Beardsmore
Southern F 2nd Leg 17 March 1998 Walsall H 2–3 (won 4–3 on agg) 8,972 Evans (own goal), Rolling
F 19 April 1998 Grimsby Town N 1–2 62,432 Bailey

Squad

[edit]

[3] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
- GK England ENG Jimmy Glass
- DF Trinidad and Tobago TRI Ian Cox
- DF England ENG Neil Young
- DF England ENG Jamie Vincent
- DF England ENG Eddie Howe
- MF Northern Ireland NIR Steve Robinson
- MF England ENG John Bailey
- MF England ENG Christer Warren
- MF England ENG Russell Beardsmore
- FW England ENG Steve Fletcher
- FW Scotland SCO John O'Neill
- DF France FRA Franck Rolling
- MF England ENG Mark Rawlinson
No. Pos. Nation Player
- MF England ENG Jason Brissett
- FW England ENG Mark Stein
- FW England ENG Graeme Tomlinson (on loan from Manchester United)
- DF England ENG Paul Teather
- FW England ENG Steve Jones (on loan from Charlton Athletic)
- MF England ENG Justin Harrington
- MF England ENG Michael Dean
- FW England ENG David Town
- FW England ENG James Hayter
- DF Scotland SCO Rob Murray
- MF Wales WAL Carl Fletcher
- DF England ENG Anthony Griffin

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "England 1997–98". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
  2. ^ http://www.statto.com/football/teams/bournemouth/1997-1998/results[permanent dead link‍]
  3. ^ http://www.11v11.com/teams/bournemouth/tab/players/season/1998 [dead link‍]
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