1997–98 Cardiff City F.C. season

The 1997–98 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 71st season in the Football League. They competed in the 24-team Division Three, then the fourth tier of English football, finishing twenty-first.

Cardiff City
1997–98 season
ManagerKenny Hibbitt/Frank Burrows
Football League Third Division21st
FA Cup4th round
League Cup1st round
FAW Premier CupRunners-up
Top goalscorerLeague: Andy Saville (11)
All: Andy Saville (14)

The season also saw the launch of the FAW Premier Cup with Cardiff reaching the final before losing 2–1 to Wrexham.

Players

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

No. Position Player
-- GK Tony Elliott
-- GK Jon Hallworth
-- GK Peter Zois
-- DF Chris Beech
-- DF Jeff Eckhardt
-- DF Mark Harris
-- DF Lee Jarman
-- DF Kevin Lloyd
-- DF Scott Paterson
-- DF Lee Phillips
-- DF Jimmy Rollo
-- DF Scott Young
-- MF Nathan Cadette
-- MF Tony Carss
-- MF Jason Fowler
No. Position Player
-- MF Danny Hill
-- MF Craig Middleton
-- MF Wayne O'Sullivan
-- MF Dave Penney
-- MF Christian Roberts
-- MF Gareth Stoker
-- FW Glen Crowe
-- FW Carl Dale
-- FW Robert Earnshaw
-- FW Chris Greenacre
-- FW Marvin Harriott
-- FW Kevin Nugent
-- FW Scott Partridge
-- FW Andy Saville
-- FW Steve White

League table
Main article: 1997–98 Football League § Third Division
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
19 Darlington 46 14 12 20 56 72 −16 54
20 Swansea City 46 13 11 22 49 62 −13 50
21 Cardiff City 46 9 23 14 48 52 −4 50
22 Hull City 46 11 8 27 56 83 −27 41
23 Brighton & Hove Albion 46 6 17 23 38 66 −28 35
Source:
Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).

See also
  • Cardiff City F.C. seasons

References
  • Hayes, Dean (2006). The Who's Who of Cardiff City. Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-462-0.
  • "Football Club History Database – Cardiff City".
  • Welsh Football Data Archive
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