1997–98 Charlton Athletic F.C. season

Charlton Athletic
1997–98 season
Chairman Richard Murray
Manager Alan Curbishley
Stadium The Valley
First Division 4th (promoted)
FA Cup Fourth round
League Cup First round
Top goalscorer League: Mendonca (23)
All: Mendonca (28)
Average home league attendance 13,275

During the 1997–98 English football season, Charlton Athletic F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.

Season summary

The 1997–98 season was Charlton's best campaign for years. They reached the Division One play-off final and battled against Sunderland in a thrilling game which ended with a 4–4 draw after extra time. Charlton won 7–6 on penalties,[1] with the match described as "arguably the most dramatic game of football in Wembley's history",[2] and were promoted to the Premier League.

Final league table

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Nottingham Forest (C) 46 28 10 8 82 42 +40 94 Promotion to 1998–99 FA Premier League
2 Middlesbrough (P) 46 27 10 9 77 41 +36 91
3 Sunderland 46 26 12 8 86 50 +36 90 Qualification for First Division play-offs
4 Charlton Athletic (P) 46 26 10 10 80 49 +31 88
5 Ipswich Town 46 23 14 9 77 43 +34 83
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 +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
13 Bradford City 46 14 15 17 46 59 −13 57
14 Tranmere Rovers 46 14 14 18 54 57 −3 56
15 Norwich City 46 14 13 19 52 69 −17 55
16 Huddersfield Town 46 14 11 21 50 72 −22 53
17 Bury 46 11 19 16 42 58 −16 52
18 Swindon Town 46 14 10 22 42 73 −31 52
19 Port Vale 46 13 10 23 56 66 −10 49
20 Portsmouth 46 13 10 23 51 63 −12 49
21 Queens Park Rangers 46 10 19 17 51 63 −12 49
22 Manchester City (R) 46 12 12 22 56 57 −1 48 Relegation to 1998–99 Second Division
23 Stoke City (R) 46 11 13 22 44 74 −30 46
24 Reading (R) 46 11 9 26 39 78 −39 42

Updated to games played on 3 May 1998.
Source: Statto.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Results

Charlton Athletic's score comes first[3]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
9 August 1997MiddlesbroughA1–229,414S Jones
16 August 1997Oxford UnitedH3–210,230S Jones, Mendonca, Lisbie
23 August 1997BuryA0–04,657
30 August 1997Manchester CityH2–114,009van Blerk (own goal), K Jones
13 September 1997Wolverhampton WanderersA1–322,683Chapple
17 September 1997Norwich CityA4–010,157Mendonca (3), Chapple
21 September 1997Bradford CityH4–111,583Mendonca (2), Mortimer, Brown
27 September 1997Stockport CountyH1–312,083Mortimer
4 October 1997Queens Park RangersA4–214,825Robinson (2), S Jones, Chapple
14 October 1997Huddersfield TownA3–09,596Mendonca, Brown, Robinson
19 October 1997Stoke CityH1–112,345Kinsella
22 October 1997Birmingham CityH1–110,072Mendonca
25 October 1997Tranmere RoversA2–25,911Kinsella, Leaburn
1 November 1997Ipswich TownH3–012,627Mendonca, Chapple, Leaburn
4 November 1997SunderlandA0–025,455
8 November 1997West Bromwich AlbionA0–116,124
15 November 1997Crewe AlexandraH3–214,091K Jones, Allen, Holmes
22 November 1997Nottingham ForestA2–518,532Allen, Woan (own goal)
28 November 1997Swindon TownH3–013,769K Jones, Mendonca (2, 1 pen)
6 December 1997ReadingA0–28,076
9 December 1997Sheffield UnitedH2–19,868Mendonca (2, 1 pen)
13 December 1997Port ValeH1–011,077Newton
20 December 1997PortsmouthA2–08,581Robinson, Leaburn
26 December 1997Norwich CityH2–114,472Kinsella, Robinson
28 December 1997Sheffield UnitedA1–418,677Bright
10 January 1998MiddlesbroughH3–015,742Newton (2), Bright
17 January 1998Oxford UnitedA2–17,234Mendonca, Robinson
28 January 1998Manchester CityA2–224,058S Jones (2)
31 January 1998BuryH0–015,312
7 February 1998Bradford CityA0–114,851
17 February 1998Queens Park RangersH1–115,555Robinson
21 February 1998Stockport CountyA0–37,705
25 February 1998Stoke CityA2–110,027Robinson, Barness
28 February 1998Huddersfield TownH1–012,908Bright
3 March 1998West Bromwich AlbionH5–010,893Bright, Newton, Mendonca (2, 1 pen), Kinsella
7 March 1998Ipswich TownA1–319,831Mendonca
15 March 1998SunderlandH1–115,355Bright
21 March 1998Crewe AlexandraA3–05,252Mills, Newton, Kinsella
28 March 1998Nottingham ForestH4–215,815Bright, Mortimer, Mendonca (pen), Kinsella
4 April 1998Swindon TownA1–07,845S Jones
7 April 1998Wolverhampton WanderersH1–013,743Mendonca
10 April 1998ReadingH3–014,220Mendonca, Mortimer, Bright
13 April 1998Port ValeA1–09,973Mendonca (pen)
18 April 1998PortsmouthH1–014,082S Jones
25 April 1998Tranmere RoversH2–015,393Mendonca (2 pens)
3 May 1998Birmingham CityA0–025,877

First Division play-offs

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
SF 1st Leg10 May 1998Ipswich TownA1–021,681Clapham (own goal)
SF 2nd Leg13 May 1998Ipswich TownH1–0 (won 2-0 on agg)15,585Newton
F25 May 1998SunderlandN4–4 (won 7-6 on pens)77,739Mendonca (3), Rufus

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R33 January 1998Nottingham ForestH4–113,827Robinson, Brown, Leaburn, Mendonca
R424 January 1998Wolverhampton WanderersH1–115,540K Jones
R4R3 February 1998Wolverhampton WanderersA0–320,429

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R1 First Leg13 August 1997Ipswich TownH0–16,598
R1 Second Leg26 August 1997Ipswich TownA1–3 (lost 1-4 on agg)10,989Mendonca

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
- Australia GK Andy Petterson
- Serbia and Montenegro GK Saša Ilić
- England GK Mike Salmon
- England DF Richard Rufus
- Wales DF Mark Bowen
- England DF Phil Chapple
- England DF Steve Brown
- England DF Anthony Barness
- Scotland DF Stuart Balmer
- England DF Danny Mills
- England DF Eddie Youds
- England DF Paul Konchesky
- England DF Jamie Stuart
- England DF David Kerslake (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur)
- England DF Jason Tindall
- England DF Anthony Allman
No. Position Player
- Republic of Ireland MF Mark Kinsella
- England MF Keith Jones
- Wales MF John Robinson
- England MF Shaun Newton
- England MF Matty Holmes
- England MF Paul Mortimer
- England MF Kevin Nicholls
- England MF Paul Emblen
- England MF Scott Parker
- England FW Clive Mendonca
- England FW Steve Jones
- England FW Mark Bright
- England FW Carl Leaburn
- England FW Bradley Allen
- England FW Neil Heaney (on loan from Manchester City)
- Jamaica FW Kevin Lisbie

References

  1. ↑ "Charlton 4 – 4 Sunderland". Charlton Athletic FC. Archived from the original on 1 December 2005. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
  2. ↑ Wembley's Greatest Events (1923–2010) Archived 8 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Wembley Stadium
  3. ↑ http://www.statto.com/football/teams/charlton-athletic/1997-1998/results
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