1997–98 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season: Difference between revisions

Plymouth Argyle
1997–98 season
Chairman	Dan McCauley
Manager	Mick Jones
Stadium	Home Park
Division Two	22nd
FA Cup	1st round; (knocked out by Cambridge)
Football League Cup	1st round; (knocked out by Oxford)
Football League Trophy	1st round; (knocked out by Northampton)
Top goalscorer	League: ; Carlo Corazzin (17); All: ; Carlo Corazzin (17)
Highest home attendance	9,469 vs Fulham; (26 Dec 97)
Lowest home attendance	2,993 vs Wycombe; (4 Nov 97)
Average home league attendance	5,322
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The 1997–98 season was the 103th season in the history of Plymouth Argyle Football Club, their 73rd in the Football League,

Squad

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	ENG	Jon Sheffield
—	DF	ENG	Simon Collins
—	DF	ENG	Steve Woods
—	DF	ENG	Paul Williams
—	DF	ENG	Lee Hodges
—	MF	TRI	Ronnie Mauge
—	MF	ENG	Mark Saunders
—	DF	ENG	Mick Heathcote (captain)
—	DF	WAL	Jason Rowbotham
—	DF	ENG	Paul Wotton
—	MF	ENG	Martin Barlow
—	MF	ENG	Darren Currie
—	FW	LCA	Earl Jean


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	ENG	Richard Logan
—	MF	ENG	Lee Phillips
—	FW	ENG	Phil Starbuck
—	FW	ENG	Barry Conlon
—	FW	ENG	Adrian Littlejohn
—	FW	ENG	Danny O'Hagan
—	FW	CAN	Carlo Corazzin
—	MF	ENG	Graham Anthony
—	MF	ENG	Chris Billy
—	MF	ENG	Neil Illman
—	FW	ENG	Padi Wilson
—	DF	ENG	Jon Ashton
—	DF	ENG	Jon Beswetherick
—	MF	ENG	Gary Clayton

Last updated: 01 December 2015
Source:Greens On Screen

2nd Division

Final standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
20	Burnley	46	13	13	20	55	65	−10	52
21	Brentford (R)	46	11	17	18	50	71	−21	50	Relegation to the Third Division
22	Plymouth Argyle (R)	46	12	13	21	55	70	−15	49
23	Carlisle United (R)	46	12	8	26	57	73	−16	44
24	Southend United (R)	46	11	10	25	47	79	−32	43

Source: ^[1]
Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).
(R) Relegated

Results by round

Round	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	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46
Ground	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	D	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A
Result	D	D	D	D	L	L	D	D	W	L	L	L	D	L	W	W	W	L	D	L	D	W	L	L	D	L	L	W	L	W	D	W	L	L	D	W	L	W	L	W	L	W	D	L	L	L
Position	19	13	17	16	20	21	23	21	21	22	22	23	23	24	23	20	18	17	17	18	20	20	20	20	21	23	23	21	23	21	21	19	19	21	21	20	22	19	19	19	21	20	20	20	21	22

Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Win	Draw	Loss

Date	Venue	Opposition	Attendance	Score	Scorers
9 August 1997	Away	Bristol Rovers	7,386	1–1	Heathcote
16 August 1997	Home	Grimsby Town	6,002	2–2	Logan, Littlejohn
23 August 1997	Away	Wigan Athletic	3,761	1–1	Logan
30 August 1997	Away	Chesterfield	5,284	1–1	Jean
2 September 1997	Home	Watford	5,141	0–1
9 September 1997	Away	Fulham	5,141	2–0
13 September 1997	Home	Brentford	4,394	0–0
20 September 1997	Away	Carlisle United	5,667	2–2	Littlejohn, Wilson
27 September 1997	Home	Walsall	6,207	2–1	Barlow (2)
4 October 1997	Away	York City	2,894	1–0
11 October 1997	Away	Luton Town	4,931	3–0
18 October 1997	Home	Southend United	3,430	2–3	Littlejohn, Corazzin
21 October 1997	Home	Burnley	3,006	2–2	Jean, Heathcote
25 October 1997	Away	Gillingham	6,679	2–1	Jean
1 November 1997	Away	Preston North End	8,405	0–1	Corazzin
4 November 1997	Home	Wycombe Wanderers	2,993	4–2	Corazzin (2), Littlejohn, Mauge
8 November 1997	Home	Bournemouth	5,067	3–0	Jean, Littlejohn (2)
18 November 1997	Away	Bristol City	10,867	2–1	Corazzin
22 November 1997	Away	Wrexham	3,641	1–1	Corazzin
29 November 1997	Home	Oldham Athletic	5,452	0–2
2 December 1997	Away	Blackpool	3,281	0–0
13 December 1997	Home	Millwall	4,460	3–0	Collins, Billy, Corazzin
20 December 1997	Away	Northampton Town	5,546	2–1	Corazzin
26 December 1997	Home	Fulham	9,469	1–4	Barlow
28 December 1997	Away	Watford	11,594	1–1	Saunders
10 January 1998	Home	Bristol Rovers	6,850	1–2	Corazzin
17 January 1998	Away	Chesterfield	3,879	2–1	Corazzin
24 January 1998	Home	Wigan Athletic	4,345	3–1	Saunders, Barlow, Collins
31 January 1998	Away	Brentford	4,783	3–1	Corazzin
7 February 1998	Home	Carlisle United	4,540	2–1	Heathcote, Corazzin
14 February 1998	Home	York City	4,382	0–0
21 February 1998	Away	Walsall	4,612	0–1	Heathcote
24 February 1998	Away	Southend United	4,363	3–0
28 February 1998	Home	Luton Town	4,846	0–2
3 March 1998	Away	Bournemouth	3,545	3–3	Saunders, Logan, Corazzin
7 March 1998	Home	Preston North End	4,201	2–0	Wotton, Conlon
14 March 1998	Away	Wycombe Wanderers	5,508	5–1	Corazzin
21 March 1998	Home	Bristol City	7,622	2–0	Saunders, Conlon
24 March 1998	Away	Grimsby Town	4,661	1–0
28 March 1998	Home	Wrexham	4,749	2–0	Corazzin, Saunders
4 April 1998	Away	Oldham Athletic	4,244	2–0
11 April 1998	Home	Blackpool	5,655	3–1	own-goal, Logan, Corazzin
13 April 1998	Away	Millwall	5,496	1–1	Corazzin
18 April 1998	Home	Northampton Town	6,389	1–3	Saunders
25 April 1998	Away	Gillingham	7,941	1–0
2 May 1998	Away	Burnley	18,811	2–1	Saunders

Auto Windscreens Football League Trophy

Matches

9 December 1997 Round One Southern Section	Northampton	1–1 Northampton won 5–3 on penalties	Plymouth Argyle	Sixfields Stadium, Northampton
19:45				Attendance: 2,631

Football League Cup

Matches

12 August 1998 Round One 1st Leg	Oxford United	2–0	Plymouth Argyle	Manor Ground, Oxford
19:45				Attendance: 5,083

26 August 1998 Round One 2nd Leg	Plymouth Argyle	3–5	Oxford United	Home Park, Plymouth
19:45				Attendance: 3,037

FA Cup

Matches

15 November 1997 Round One	Plymouth Argyle	0–0	Cambridge United	Home Park, Plymouth
15:00				Attendance: 4,793

24 November 1997 Round One Replay	Cambridge United	3–2	Plymouth Argyle	Abbey Stadium, Cambridge
19:45

References

^ "England 1997–98". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2010-02-24.

[rsssf-1] "England 1997–98". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2010-02-24.

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-! Date !! H/A !! Opposition !! Attendance !! Score !! Scorers
+! Date !! Venue !! Opposition !! Attendance !! Score !! Scorers
 |-style="background-color: #ffffdd;"
-| Aug 9|| Away|| Bristol Rovers|| 7,386|| 1–1|| Heathcote
+| 9 August 1997|| Away||[[Bristol Rovers F.C.|Bristol Rovers]]|| 7,386|| 1–1|| Heathcote
 |-style="background-color: #ffffdd;"
-| Aug 16 || Home|| Grimsby Town|| 6,002|| 2–2 || Logan, Littlejohn
+| 16 August 1997|| Home||[[Grimsby Town F.C.|Grimsby Town]]||6,002|| 2–2 || Logan, Littlejohn
 |-style="background-color: #ffffdd;"
-| Aug 23|| Away || Wigan Athletic|| 3,761 || 1–1|| Logan
+| 23 August 1997|| Away||[[Wigan Athletic F.C.|Wigan Athletic]]|| 3,761 || 1–1|| Logan
 |-style="background-color: #ffffdd;"
-| Aug 30|| Away || Chesterfield|| 5,284|| 1–1|| Jean
+| 30 August 1997|| Away||[[Chesterfield F.C.|Chesterfield]]||5,284|| 1–1|| Jean
 |-style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"
-| Sep 2|| Home || Watford || 5,141|| 0–1 ||
+| 2 September 1997|| Home||[[Watford F.C.|Watford]]||5,141|| 0–1 ||
 |-style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"
-| Sep 9 || Away || Fulham|| 5,141|| 2–0||
+| 9 September 1997|| Away||[[Fulham F.C.|Fulham]]||5,141|| 2–0||
 |-style="background-color: #ffffdd;"
-| Sep 13||  Home || Brentford|| 4,394|| 0–0||
+| 13 September 1997||  Home||[[Brentford F.C.|Brentford]]|| 4,394|| 0–0||
 |-style="background-color: #ffffdd;"
-| Sep 20|| Away|| Carlisle|| 5,667|| 2–2|| Littlejohn, Wilson
+| 20 September 1997|| Away||[[Carlisle United F.C.|Carlisle United]]||5,667|| 2–2|| Littlejohn, Wilson
 |-style="background-color: #d0ffe3;"
-| Sep 27|| Home|| Walsall|| 6,207|| 2–1||Barlow (2)
+| 27 September 1997|| Home||[[Walsall F.C.|Walsall]]||6,207|| 2–1||Barlow (2)
 |-style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"
-| Oct 4|| Away || York City|| 2,894|| 1–0||
+| 4 October 1997|| Away||[[York City F.C.|York City]]|| 2,894|| 1–0||
 |-style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"
-| Oct 11|| Away || Luton Town|| 4,931|| 3–0||
+| 11 October 1997|| Away||[[Luton Town F.C.|Luton Town]]|| 4,931|| 3–0||
 |-style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"
-| Oct 18|| Home|| Southend United|| 3,430|| 2–3|| Littlejohn, Corazzin
+| 18 October 1997|| Home||[[Southend United F.C.|Southend United]]|| 3,430|| 2–3|| Littlejohn, Corazzin
 |-style="background-color: #ffffdd;"
-| Oct 21|| Home|| Burnley|| 3,006|| 2–2|| Jean, Heathcote
+| 21 October 1997|| Home||[[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]]|| 3,006|| 2–2|| Jean, Heathcote
 |-style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"
-| Oct 25|| Away|| Gillingham|| 6,679|| 2–1|| Jean
+| 25 October 1997|| Away||[[Gillingham F.C.|Gillingham]]||6,679|| 2–1|| Jean
 |-style="background-color: #d0ffe3;"
-| Nov 1||  Away|| Preston North End|| 8,405|| 0–1|| Corazzin
+| 1 November 1997||  Away||[[Preston North End F.C.|Preston North End]]|| 8,405|| 0–1|| Corazzin
 |-style="background-color: #d0ffe3;"
-| Nov 4|| Home|| Wycombe Wanderers|| 2,993|| 4–2|| Corazzin (2), Littlejohn, Mauge
+| 4 November 1997|| Home||[[Wycombe Wanderers F.C.|Wycombe Wanderers]]|| 2,993|| 4–2|| Corazzin (2), Littlejohn, Mauge
 |-style="background-color: #d0ffe3;"
-| Nov 8|| Home|| AFC Bournemouth|| 5,067|| 3–0|| Jean, Littlejohn (2)
+| 8 November 1997|| Home||[[A.F.C. Bournemouth|Bournemouth]]||5,067|| 3–0|| Jean, Littlejohn (2)
 |-style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"
-| Nov 18|| Away|| Bristol City|| 10,867|| 2–1|| Corazzin
+| 18 November 1997|| Away||[[Bristol City F.C.|Bristol City]]|| 10,867|| 2–1|| Corazzin
 |-style="background-color: #ffffdd;"
-| Nov 22|| Away||Wrexham|| 3,641|| 1–1|| Corazzin
+| 22 November 1997|| Away||[[Wrexham A.F.C.|Wrexham]]|| 3,641|| 1–1|| Corazzin
 |-style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"
-| Nov 29|| Home|| Oldham Athletic|| 5,452|| 0–2||
+| 29 November 1997|| Home||[[Oldham Athletic A.F.C.|Oldham Athletic]]||5,452|| 0–2||
 |-style="background-color: #ffffdd;"
-| Dec 2|| Away|| Blackpool|| 3,281|| 0–0||
+| 2 December 1997|| Away||[[Blackpool F.C.|Blackpool]]|| 3,281|| 0–0||
 |-style="background-color: #d0ffe3;"
-| Dec 13||  Home || Millwall|| 4,460|| 3–0|| Collins, Billy, Corazzin
+| 13 December 1997||  Home||[[Millwall F.C.|Millwall]]|| 4,460|| 3–0|| Collins, Billy, Corazzin
 |-style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"
-| Dec 20|| Away|| Northampton Town|| 5,546|| 2–1|| Corazzin
+| 20 December 1997|| Away||[[Northampton Town F.C.|Northampton Town]]||5,546|| 2–1|| Corazzin
 |-style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"
-| Dec 26||  Home ||Fulham|| 9,469|| 1–4|| Barlow
+| 26 December 1997||  Home ||[[Fulham F.C.|Fulham]]|| 9,469|| 1–4|| Barlow
 |-style="background-color: #ffffdd;"
-| Dec 28|| Away|| Watford|| 11,594||1–1|| Saunders
+| 28 December 1997|| Away||[[Watford F.C.|Watford]]|| 11,594||1–1|| Saunders
 |-style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"
-| Jan 10|| Home|| Bristol Rovers|| 6,850|| 1–2|| Corazzin
+| 10 January 1998|| Home||[[Bristol Rovers F.C.|Bristol Rovers]]||6,850|| 1–2|| Corazzin
 |-style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"
-| Jan 17|| Away|| Chesterfield|| 3,879|| 2–1|| Corazzin
+| 17 January 1998|| Away||[[Chesterfield F.C.|Chesterfield]]|| 3,879|| 2–1|| Corazzin
 |-style="background-color: #d0ffe3;"
-| Jan 24|| Home|| Wigan Athletic|| 4,345|| 3–1|| Saunders, Barlow, Collins
+| 24 January 1998|| Home||[[Wigan Athletic F.C.|Wigan Athletic]]|| 4,345|| 3–1|| Saunders, Barlow, Collins
 |-style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"
-| Jan 31|| Away|| Brentford|| 4,783|| 3–1|| Corazzin
+| 31 January 1998|| Away||[[Brentford F.C.|Brentford]]|| 4,783|| 3–1|| Corazzin
 |-style="background-color: #d0ffe3;"
-| Feb 7|| Home|| Carlisle|| 4,540|| 2–1|| Heathcote, Corazzin
+| 7 February 1998|| Home||[[Carlisle United F.C.|Carlisle United]]|| 4,540|| 2–1|| Heathcote, Corazzin
 |-style="background-color: #ffffdd;"
-| Feb 14|| Home|| York || 4,382|| 0–0||
+| 14 February 1998|| Home||[[York City F.C.|York City]]|| 4,382|| 0–0||
 |-style="background-color: #d0ffe3;"
-| Feb 21|| Away|| Walsall|| 4,612|| 0–1|| Heathcote
+| 21 February 1998|| Away||[[Walsall F.C.|Walsall]]|| 4,612|| 0–1|| Heathcote
 |-style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"
-| Feb 24|| Away|| Southend|| 4,363|| 3–0||
+| 24 February 1998|| Away||[[Southend United F.C.|Southend United]]|| 4,363|| 3–0||
 |-style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"
-| Feb 28||  Home || Luton|| 4,846|| 0–2||
+| 28 February 1998||  Home||[[Luton Town F.C.|Luton Town]]|| 4,846|| 0–2||
 |-style="background-color: #ffffdd;"
-| Mar 3|| Away|| AFC Bournemouth|| 3,545|| 3–3|| Saunders, Logan, Corazzin
+| 3 March 1998|| Away||[[A.F.C. Bournemouth|Bournemouth]]|| 3,545|| 3–3|| Saunders, Logan, Corazzin
 |-style="background-color: #d0ffe3;"
-| Mar 7|| Home|| Preston North End|| 4,201|| 2–0|| Wotton, Conlon
+| 7 March 1998|| Home||[[Preston North End F.C.|Preston North End]]|| 4,201|| 2–0|| Wotton, Conlon
 |-style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"
-| Mar 14|| Away|| Wycombe Wanderers|| 5,508|| 5–1|| Corazzin
+| 14 March 1998|| Away||[[Wycombe Wanderers F.C.|Wycombe Wanderers]]||5,508|| 5–1|| Corazzin
 |-style="background-color: #d0ffe3;"
-| Mar 21|| Home|| Bristol City|| 7,622|| 2–0|| Saunders, Conlon
+| 21 March 1998|| Home||[[Bristol City F.C.|Bristol City]]|| 7,622|| 2–0|| Saunders, Conlon
 |-style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"
-| Mar 24|| Away|| Grimsby Town|| 4,661|| 1–0||
+| 24 March 1998|| Away||[[Grimsby Town F.C.|Grimsby Town]]|| 4,661|| 1–0||
 |-style="background-color: #d0ffe3;"
-| Mar 28|| Home|| Wrexham|| 4,749|| 2–0|| Corazzin, Saunders
+| 28 March 1998|| Home||[[Wrexham A.F.C.|Wrexham]]|| 4,749|| 2–0|| Corazzin, Saunders
 |-style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"
-| Apr 4|| Away|| Oldham Athletic|| 4,244|| 2–0||
+| 4 April 1998|| Away||[[Oldham Athletic A.F.C.|Oldham Athletic]]|| 4,244|| 2–0||
 |-style="background-color: #d0ffe3;"
-| Apr 11|| Home|| Blackpool|| 5,655|| 3–1|| own-goal, Logan, Corazzin
+| 11 April 1998|| Home||[[Blackpool F.C.|Blackpool]]||5,655|| 3–1|| own-goal, Logan, Corazzin
 |-style="background-color: #ffffdd;"
-| Apr 13|| Away|| Millwall|| 5,496|| 1–1|| Corazzin
+| 13 April 1998|| Away||[[Millwall F.C.|Millwall]]||5,496|| 1–1|| Corazzin
 |-style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"
-| Apr 18|| Home|| Northampton Town|| 6,389|| 1–3|| Saunders
+| 18 April 1998|| Home||[[Northampton Town F.C.|Northampton Town]]||6,389|| 1–3|| Saunders
 |-style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"
-| Apr 25|| Away|| Gillingham|| 7,941|| 1–0||
+| 25 April 1998|| Away||[[Gillingham F.C.|Gillingham]]|| 7,941|| 1–0||
 |-style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"
-| May 2|| Away|| Burnley||18,811|| 2–1|| Saunders
+| 2 May 1998|| Away||[[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]]||18,811|| 2–1|| Saunders
 |}