1997–98 Leicester City F.C. season

Leicester City
1997–98 season
Chairman	Tom Smeaton
Manager	Martin O'Neill
Stadium	Filbert Street
Premiership	10th
FA Cup	Fourth round
League Cup	Third round
UEFA Cup	First round
Player of the Year	Matt Elliott
Top goalscorer	League: Heskey (10); All: Heskey/Marshall (10)
Highest home attendance	21,699 vs Newcastle United ; (29 Apr 1998, Premier League)
Lowest home attendance	18,553 vs Wimbledon ; (10 Nov 1997, Premier League)
Average home league attendance	20,615

During the 1997–98 English football season, Leicester City competed in the FA Premier League (known as the FA Carling Premiership for sponsorship reasons).

Season summary

Leicester City's return to European competition for the first time since the 1960s was short-lived, and they suffered a first-hurdle defeat at the hands of Spanish team Atlético Madrid. Their challenges in the domestic cups fared little better, and a 10th-place finish in the final table was not enough for another UEFA Cup adventure. But they managed to hold on to star players like Neil Lennon and Emile Heskey, and, most importantly, highly rated manager Martin O'Neill, giving fans hope of another challenge for honours in 1998–99.

Final league table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
8	West Ham United	38	16	8	14	56	57	−1	56
9	Derby County	38	16	7	15	52	49	+3	55
10	Leicester City	38	13	14	11	51	41	+10	53
11	Coventry City	38	12	16	10	46	44	+2	52
12	Southampton	38	14	6	18	50	55	−5	48

Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

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
38	13	14	11	51	41	+10	53	6	10	3	21	15	+6	7	4	8	30	26	+4

Source: 1997-98 FA Premier League table

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
Ground	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A
Result	W	W	D	D	L	W	W	D	W	L	L	W	D	L	D	W	D	L	L	L	D	D	D	W	W	D	W	L	L	L	D	W	D	D	W	D	W	L
Position	5	4	4	4	6	5	3	4	3	4	5	4	5	7	6	6	6	7	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	7	7	9	12	12	10	10	10	9	9	8	10

Source: 11v11.com: 1997-98 Leicester City results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

Leicester City's score comes first^[1]

Legend

Win	Draw	Loss

FA Premier League

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
9 August 1997	Aston Villa	H	1–0	20,034	Marshall
13 August 1997	Liverpool	A	2–1	35,007	Elliott, Fenton
23 August 1997	Manchester United	H	0–0	21,221
27 August 1997	Arsenal	H	3–3	21,089	Heskey, Elliott, Walsh
30 August 1997	Sheffield Wednesday	A	0–1	24,851
13 September 1997	Tottenham Hotspur	H	3–0	20,683	Walsh, Guppy, Heskey
20 September 1997	Leeds United	A	1–0	29,620	Walsh
24 September 1997	Blackburn Rovers	H	1–1	19,921	Izzet
27 September 1997	Barnsley	A	2–0	18,660	Marshall, Fenton
6 October 1997	Derby County	H	1–2	19,585	Elliott
18 October 1997	Chelsea	A	0–1	33,356
27 October 1997	West Ham United	H	2–1	20,201	Heskey, Marshall
1 November 1997	Newcastle United	A	3–3	36,754	Marshall (2), Elliott
10 November 1997	Wimbledon	H	0–1	18,553
22 November 1997	Bolton Wanderers	H	0–0	20,464
29 November 1997	Coventry City	A	2–0	18,309	Fenton, Elliott (pen)
6 December 1997	Crystal Palace	H	1–1	19,191	Izzet
13 December 1997	Southampton	A	1–2	15,121	Savage
20 December 1997	Everton	H	0–1	20,628
26 December 1997	Arsenal	A	1–2	38,023	Lennon
28 December 1997	Sheffield Wednesday	H	1–1	20,800	Guppy
10 January 1998	Aston Villa	A	1–1	36,429	Parker (pen)
17 January 1998	Liverpool	H	0–0	21,633
31 January 1998	Manchester United	A	1–0	55,156	Cottee
7 February 1998	Leeds United	H	1–0	21,244	Parker (pen)
14 February 1998	Tottenham Hotspur	A	1–1	28,355	Cottee
21 February 1998	Chelsea	H	2–0	21,335	Heskey (2)
28 February 1998	Blackburn Rovers	A	3–5	24,854	Wilson, Izzet, Ullathorne
14 March 1998	Wimbledon	A	1–2	13,229	Savage
28 March 1998	Bolton Wanderers	A	0–2	25,000
4 April 1998	Coventry City	H	1–1	21,137	Wilson
11 April 1998	Crystal Palace	A	3–0	18,771	Heskey (2), Elliott
14 April 1998	Southampton	H	3–3	20,708	Lennon, Elliott, Parker (pen)
18 April 1998	Everton	A	1–1	33,642	Marshall
26 April 1998	Derby County	A	4–0	29,855	Heskey (2), Izzet, Marshall
29 April 1998	Newcastle United	H	0–0	21,699
2 May 1998	Barnsley	H	1–0	21,293	Zagorakis
10 May 1998	West Ham United	A	3–4	25,781	Cottee (2), Heskey

FA Cup


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R3	3 January 1998	Northampton Town	H	4–0	20,608	Marshall, Parker (pen), Savage, Cottee
R4	24 January 1998	Crystal Palace	A	0–3	15,489

League Cup


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R3	14 October 1997	Grimsby Town	A	1–3	7,738	Marshall

UEFA Cup


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R1 1st Leg	16 September 1997	Atlético Madrid	A	1–2	35,000	Marshall
R1 2nd Leg	30 September 1997	Atlético Madrid	H	0–2	20,776

Squad

^[2] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Kasey Keller
4	DF	Julian Watts
5	DF	Steve Walsh (captain)
6	MF	Muzzy Izzet
7	MF	Neil Lennon
8	MF	Scott Taylor
9	FW	Steve Claridge
10	MF	Garry Parker
11	FW	Emile Heskey
14	MF	Robbie Savage
15	DF	Pontus Kåmark
16	MF	Stuart Campbell
17	DF	Spencer Prior
18	DF	Matt Elliott (vice-captain)

No.	Position	Player
19	DF	Robert Ullathorne
20	FW	Ian Marshall
21	MF	Graham Fenton
22	GK	Pegguy Arphexad
23	MF	Sam McMahon
24	MF	Steve Guppy
25	MF	Stuart Wilson
26	FW	Lars-Gunnar Carlstrand
27	FW	Tony Cottee ^{[nb 1]}
29	MF	Stefan Oakes
30	GK	Ian Andrews ^{[nb 2]}
33	DF	Martin Fox
37	MF	Theodoros Zagorakis

↑ Issued number 8 in the UEFA Cup.
↑ Issued number 13 in the UEFA Cup.

Left club during season

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

No.		Position	Player
3		DF	Mike Whitlow (to Bolton Wanderers)
9		FW	Steve Claridge (to Wolves)

No.		Position	Player
12		FW	Mark Robins (to CD Ourense)

Reserve squad

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

No.		Position	Player
-		DF	Guy Branston
-		FW	Lawrie Dudfield

No.		Position	Player
-		DF	Gary Neil

Transfers

In

Date	Pos.	Name	From	Fee
23 July 1997	MF	Robbie Savage	Crewe Alexandra	£400,000
8 August 1997	MF	Graham Fenton	Blackburn Rovers	£1,100,000
14 August 1997	FW	Tony Cottee	Selangor	£500,000
20 August 1997	GK	Pegguy Arphexad	Lens	Free transfer
5 February 1998	MF	Theodoros Zagorakis	PAOK	£750,000

Out

Date	Pos.	Name	To	Fee
17 June 1997	MF	Jamie Lawrence	Bradford City	£50,000
22 June 1997	DF	Neil Lewis	Peterborough United	£75,000
23 July 1997	DF	Simon Grayson	Aston Villa	£1,350,000
2 August 1997	GK	Kevin Poole	Birmingham City	Free transfer
19 September 1997	DF	Mike Whitlow	Bolton Wanderers	£500,000
16 January 1998	FW	Mark Robins	Ourense	Signed
26 March 1998	FW	Steve Claridge	Wolverhampton Wanderers	£350,000

Transfers in:

£2,750,000

Transfers out:

£2,325,000

Total spending:

£525,000

Statistics

Appearances, goals and cards

(Starting appearances + substitute appearances)

No.	Pos.	Name	League		FA Cup		League Cup		UEFA Cup		Total		Discipline
No.	Pos.	Name	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	Kasey Keller	32	0	2	0	1	0	2	0	37	0	2	0
4	DF	Julian Watts	0+3	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	2+3	0	0	0
5	DF	Steve Walsh	23+3	3	1	0	1	0	1	0	26+3	3	3	0
6	MF	Muzzy Izzet	36	4	2	0	0	0	2	0	40	4	6	0
7	MF	Neil Lennon	37	2	2	0	1	0	2	0	42	2	8	0
9	FW	Steve Claridge	10+7	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	10+8	0	0	0
10	MF	Garry Parker	15+7	3	2	1	0	0	2	0	19+7	4	1	0
11	FW	Emile Heskey	35	10	2	0	0	0	2	0	39	10	4	1
14	MF	Robbie Savage	28+7	2	2	1	1	0	0+1	0	31+8	3	4	0
15	DF	Pontus Kåmark	35	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	39	0	2	0
16	MF	Stuart Campbell	6+5	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	7+5	0	1	0
17	DF	Spencer Prior	28+2	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	31+2	0	2	0
18	DF	Matt Elliott	37	7	2	0	1	0	2	0	42	7	7	0
19	DF	Robert Ullathorne	3+3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3+3	1	0	1
20	FW	Ian Marshall	22+2	7	2	1	1	1	2	1	27+2	10	2	0
21	FW	Graham Fenton	9+13	3	0+1	0	1	0	0+2	0	10+17	3	1	0
22	GK	Pegguy Arphexad	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0
23	MF	Sam McMahon	0+1	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0+2	0	0	0
24	MF	Steve Guppy	37	2	2	0	1	0	2	0	42	2	4	0
25	MF	Stuart Wilson	0+11	2	0+2	0	0+1	0	0	0	0+14	2	0	0
27	FW	Tony Cottee	7+12	4	0+2	1	1	0	0+1	0	8+15	5	0	0
37	MF	Theodoros Zagorakis	12+2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	12+2	1	1	0

Starting 11

Considering starts in all competitions^[3]

No.	Pos.	Name	MS
1	GK	Kasey Keller	37
15	RB	Pontus Kåmark	39
18	CB	Matt Elliott	42
17	CB	Spencer Prior	31
5	LB	Steve Walsh	26
6	RM	Muzzy Izzet	40
14	CM	Robbie Savage	31
7	CM	Neil Lennon	42
24	LM	Steve Guppy	42
11	CF	Emile Heskey	39
20	CF	Ian Marshall	27

References

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[3] Issued number 8 in the UEFA Cup.

[4] Issued number 13 in the UEFA Cup.

[1] ttp://www.statto.com/football/teams/leicester-city/1997-1998/results

[2] ttp://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/1997-1998/faprem/leicester.htm

[5] ttp://www.11v11.com/teams/leicester-city/tab/players/season/1998

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
38	13	14	11	51	41	+10	53	6	10	3	21	15	+6	7	4	8	30	26	+4

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
38	13	14	11	51	41	+10	53	6	10	3	21	15	+6	7	4	8	30	26	+4

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
38	13	14	11	51	41	+10	53	6	10	3	21	15	+6	7	4	8	30	26	+4