1997–98 Bristol Rovers F.C. season

During the 1997–98 English football season, Bristol Rovers F.C. competed in the Football League Second Division.

Bristol Rovers
1997–98 season
ChairmanDenis Dunford
ManagerIan Holloway (player-manager)
StadiumMemorial Stadium
Second Division5th
FA CupThird round
League CupFirst round
Auto Windscreens ShieldQuarter finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Hayles (23)
All: Hayles (26)
Average home league attendance6,413

Season summary

The 1997–98 season saw Bristol Rovers reach the playoff places, finishing in 5th place and despite taking a first-leg advantage of 3–1 against Northampton Town, Rovers subsequently lost 3–0 in the second leg and went out 4–3 on aggregate in the semi-finals.

Final league table
Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GD Pts
1Watford4613733622119331196741+2688
2Bristol City461652411795928226939+3085
3Grimsby Town461175301488725235537+1872
4Northampton Town4614543317412719205237+1571
5Bristol Rovers461328433378827317064+670
6Fulham4612743114831229296043+1770
7Wrexham4610103312386924285551+470
8Gillingham4613733018661122295247+570
9Bournemouth4611842815741229375752+566
10Chesterfield46137331193101015254644+265
11Wigan Athletic4612564131561223356466–262
12Blackpool4613643524451424435967–862
13Oldham Athletic4613734323291219316254+861
14Wycombe Wanderers46101033220481119335153–260
15Preston North End4610672926581027305656±059
16York City469772621510826375258–659
17Luton Town46779353878825266064–457
18Millwall467882323751120314354–1155
19Walsall4610852616441517364352–954
20Burnley4610943423341621425565–1052
21Brentford4697733292101117425071–2150
22Plymouth Argyle4610583630281319405570–1549
23Carlisle United4685102728431630455773–1644
24Southend United468782930331718494779–3243
  • 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

Bristol Rovers' score comes first[1]

Legend
Win Draw Loss

Football League Second Division
DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
9 August 1997Plymouth ArgyleH1–17,386Hayles
16 August 1997York CityA1–03,307Hayles
23 August 1997Carlisle UnitedH3–16,044Bennett, Hayles, Penrice
30 August 1997BurnleyA0–09,887
2 September 1997BournemouthA1–15,550Cureton (pen)
9 September 1997WalsallH2–06,225Ramasut, Hayles
13 September 1997GillinghamH1–26,572Hayles
20 September 1997ChesterfieldA0–05,309
27 September 1997Oldham AthleticA4–45,990Beadle (2), Hayles, Cureton (pen)
4 October 1997WrexhamH1–06,829Ramasut
14 October 1997WatfordH1–28,110Penrice
18 October 1997Wycombe WanderersA0–15,836
21 October 1997BrentfordA3–23,967Hayles (2), Beadle
25 October 1997BlackpoolH0–36,183
1 November 1997Northampton TownA1–17,264Cureton
4 November 1997Bristol CityH1–27,552Tillson
8 November 1997FulhamH2–36,166Penrice (2)
18 November 1997Preston North EndA2–17,798Penrice, Alsop
22 November 1997Southend UnitedA1–13,653Beadle (pen)
29 November 1997MillwallH2–15,542Beadle, Hayles
2 December 1997Wigan AthleticA0–32,738
12 December 1997Grimsby TownH0–44,801
20 December 1997Luton TownA4–25,266Cureton, Hayles (2), Beadle
26 December 1997WalsallA1–06,634Beadle
28 December 1997BournemouthH5–37,256Beadle (3), Hayles (2)
10 January 1998Plymouth ArgyleA2–16,850Cureton, Hayles
17 January 1998BurnleyH1–07,208Cureton
24 January 1998Carlisle UnitedA1–35,725Cureton
31 January 1998GillinghamA1–15,593Cureton (pen)
7 February 1998ChesterfieldH3–15,481Bennett, Cureton (2)
14 February 1998WrexhamA0–13,716
21 February 1998Oldham AthleticH3–15,789Hayles (2), Ramasut
24 February 1998Wycombe WanderersH3–15,805Hayles, Beadle, Ramasut
28 February 1998WatfordA2–312,186White, Cureton
3 March 1998FulhamA0–16,843
7 March 1998Northampton TownH0–26,535
10 March 1998York CityH1–24,289Ramasut
14 March 1998Bristol CityA0–217,086
21 March 1998Preston North EndH2–25,278Cureton (pen), Hayles
27 March 1998Southend UnitedH2–05,323Tillson, Hayles
4 April 1998MillwallA1–15,635Zabek
10 April 1998Wigan AthleticH5–06,038Hayles, Ramasut, Beadle (3)
13 April 1998Grimsby TownA2–15,484Hayles (2)
18 April 1998Luton TownH2–18,038Beadle, Tillson
25 April 1998BlackpoolA0–17,057
2 May 1998BrentfordH2–19,043Cureton, Hayles

Second Division play-offs
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
SF 1st Leg10 May 1998Northampton TownH3–19,173Beadle (pen), Bennett, Hayles
SF 2nd Leg13 May 1998Northampton TownA0–3 (lost 3-4 on agg)7,501

FA Cup
Main article: 1997–98 FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R114 November 1997GillinghamH2–24,825Alsop, Holloway
R1R25 November 1997GillinghamA2–04,459Hayles, Penrice
R26 December 1997Wisbech TownA2–03,593Beadle, Hayles
R33 January 1998Ipswich TownH1–18,610Beadle
R3R13 January 1998Ipswich TownA0–111,362

League Cup
Main article: 1997–98 Football League Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R1 1st Leg12 August 1997Bristol CityA0–09,341
R1 2nd Leg26 August 1997Bristol CityH1–2 (lost 1-2 on agg)5,872Alsop

Football League Trophy
Main article: 1997–98 Football League Trophy
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
SR18 December 1997Cambridge UnitedH1–02,386Cureton
SR26 January 1998Exeter CityA2–11,851Bennett, Tillson
SQF28 January 1998WalsallH0–1 (a.e.t.)4,165

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
- GK Andy Collett
- GK Shane Higgs
- GK Lee Jones (on loan from Swansea City)
- DF Steve Foster
- DF David Pritchard
- DF Andy Tillson
- DF Jason Perry
- DF Matt Lockwood
- DF Tom White
- DF Brian Gayle
- DF Graeme Power
- DF Luke Basford
- DF Mark Smith
- DF Billy Clark
- DF Lee Martin
No. Position Player
- MF Gary Penrice
- MF Ian Holloway (player-manager)
- MF Tom Ramasut
- MF Matt Hayfield
- MF Lee Zabek
- MF Josh Low
- MF Jon French
- MF Lee Archer
- FW Barry Hayles
- FW Jamie Cureton
- FW Peter Beadle
- FW Julian Alsop
- FW Frankie Bennett
- FW Steve Parmenter
- FW David Whyte

Transfers

In
Date Pos. Name From Fee
1 August 1997 DF Jason Perry Cardiff City Free transfer
1 August 1997 DF Steve Foster Woking £150,000
1 August 1997 MF Gary Penrice Watford Free transfer
1 August 1997 FW Barry Hayles Stevenage £250,000

Out
Date Pos. Name To Fee
1 August 1997 MF Paul Miller Lincoln City Free transfer
1 August 1997 DF Andy Gurney Torquay United Free transfer
31 October 1997 DF Billy Clark Exeter City Free transfer
1 December 1997 MF Ryan Morgan Clevedon Town Free transfer
8 December 1997 MF Brian Gayle Shrewsbury Town Monthly
13 March 1998 FW Julian Alsop Swansea City £30,000
13 March 1998 FW Steve Parmenter Yeovil Town Free transfer
14 March 1998 FW David Whyte Southend United Signed
Transfers in: £400,000
Transfers out: £30,000
Total spending: £370,000

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 5 September 2014. Retrieved 27 August 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. http://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=388&teamTabs=stats&season_id=127
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