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1997–98 AFC Bournemouth season

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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, A.F.C. Bournemouth competed in the Football League Second Division.

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 but ended up losing 2–1 to a golden goal in their first Wembley appearance.

Final league table

Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GD Pts
1 Watford 46 13 7 3 36 22 11 9 3 31 19 67 41 +26 88
2 Bristol City 46 16 5 2 41 17 9 5 9 28 22 69 39 +30 85
3 Grimsby Town 46 11 7 5 30 14 8 8 7 25 23 55 37 +18 72
4 Northampton Town 46 14 5 4 33 17 4 12 7 19 20 52 37 +15 71
5 Bristol Rovers 46 13 2 8 43 33 7 8 8 27 31 70 64 +6 70
6 Fulham 46 12 7 4 31 14 8 3 12 29 29 60 43 +17 70
7 Wrexham 46 10 10 3 31 23 8 6 9 24 28 55 51 +4 70
8 Gillingham 46 13 7 3 30 18 6 6 11 22 29 52 47 +5 70
9 Bournemouth 46 11 8 4 28 15 7 4 12 29 37 57 52 +5 66
10 Chesterfield 46 13 7 3 31 19 3 10 10 15 25 46 44 +2 65
11 Wigan Athletic 46 12 5 6 41 31 5 6 12 23 35 64 66 –2 62
12 Blackpool 46 13 6 4 35 24 4 5 14 24 43 59 67 –8 62
13 Oldham Athletic 46 13 7 3 43 23 2 9 12 19 31 62 54 +8 61
14 Wycombe Wanderers 46 10 10 3 32 20 4 8 11 19 33 51 53 –2 60
15 Preston North End 46 10 6 7 29 26 5 8 10 27 30 56 56 ±0 59
16 York City 46 9 7 7 26 21 5 10 8 26 37 52 58 –6 59
17 Luton Town 46 7 7 9 35 38 7 8 8 25 26 60 64 –4 57
18 Millwall 46 7 8 8 23 23 7 5 11 20 31 43 54 –11 55
19 Walsall 46 10 8 5 26 16 4 4 15 17 36 43 52 –9 54
20 Burnley 46 10 9 4 34 23 3 4 16 21 42 55 65 –10 52
21 Brentford 46 9 7 7 33 29 2 10 11 17 42 50 71 –21 50
22 Plymouth Argyle 46 10 5 8 36 30 2 8 13 19 40 55 70 –15 49
23 Carlisle United 46 8 5 10 27 28 4 3 16 30 45 57 73 –16 44
24 Southend United 46 8 7 8 29 30 3 3 17 18 49 47 79 –32 43
  • Pld = Matches ; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
  • NB: In the Football League goals scored (F) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).
Key
Division Champions, promoted
Promoted
Participated in play-offs
Promoted through play-offs
Relegated

Results

Bournemouth's score comes first[1]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

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

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

Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
SR2 6 January 1998 Leyton Orient H 2–0 1,732 Jones, Robinson (pen)
SR3 27 January 1998 Bristol City H 1–0 2,124 Vincent
SQF 17 February 1998 Luton Town H 1–0 5,367 Rolling
SSF 1st Leg 10 March 1998 Walsall A 2–0 6,017 Rolling, Beardsmore
SSF 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

[2] 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