1997–98 Manchester City F.C. season

Manchester City
1997–98 season
Chairman	Francis Lee; David Bernstein
Manager	Frank Clark (until 17 February); Joe Royle (from 18 February)
Stadium	Maine Road
First Division	22nd (relegated)
FA Cup	Fourth round
League Cup	First round
Top goalscorer	League: ; Paul Dickov (9); All: ; Paul Dickov (9)
Highest home attendance	32,040 – (25 April vs Queens Park Rangers, First Division)
Lowest home attendance	12,563 – (12 August vs Blackpool, League Cup first round)

The 1997–98 season was Manchester City's second in the First Division following relegation from the Premier League in 1995–96. The 1996–97 season had been a turbulent one; Five different managers took charge of the team over the course of the season (three permanent appointments and two caretakers), including Steve Coppell, who resigned after just 32 days as manager.[1] Frank Clark became manager in December 1996 and was in charge for the start of the 1997-98 season.

Despite speculation that linked him with a transfer, 1996–97 Player of the Season Georgi Kinkladze stayed at the club, and signed a three-year contract that made him the highest-paid player in Manchester City's history.[2] The highest profile signing was striker Lee Bradbury, who joined from Portsmouth for a club record £3 million.[3] Defender Tony Vaughan arrived from Ipswich Town. His transfer free was decided by tribunal and set at £1.35 million, more than double City's valuation.[4] The club also signed Dutch midfielder Gerard Wiekens from BV Veendam for £500,000.[5] Wiekens had agreed to join the club in March, but the move only took place once the previous season had finished.[6] Departing was Peter Beagrie, sold to Bradford City for £200,000.[7] In an early-season interview with the Sunday Times, Frank Clark bemoaned the difficulty of reducing the size of his squad, which contained 40 senior professionals: "This squad is too big, but a lot of the players are on good contracts which other clubs won't match. You can't blame them for staying." "We've got around 12 very good youngsters whose potential is really encouraging, but they can't get a reserve-team game. Because we've got to fill the reserves with senior pros needing match practice or players we're trying to sell, the youngsters' development is held up."[8]

Joe Royle replaced Frank Clark in February 1998.

Off the field, the club introduced a new badge, and changed the colour of the home shirt to a much deeper shade termed "laser blue". The new kit was made by Kappa; this ended a 63-year association with Umbro.[9]

In its preview of the forthcoming season, The Times listed bookmakers odds that put Manchester City as 6/1 joint second favourites to win the division.[10]

Team kit

Home

Away

Third

League

The league campaign started with a home match against Portsmouth. Bradbury, Vaughan and Wiekens all made their debuts. The match finished 2–2, with a debut goal for Wiekens.[11] The first away match was a trip to Sunderland, a match that was the first competitive fixture at the Stadium of Light. City lost 3–1 to a team spearheaded by their former striker Niall Quinn. Jason van Blerk made his debut in the match, having signed on a free transfer in the run-up to the fixture.[12] The first league win did not arrive until the fifth match, when Nottingham Forest were beaten at the City Ground.[13] Three games later City's second win of the season was emphatic, 6–0 at home to Swindon Town.

Lee Bradbury cracked a vertebra at the start of October, and coupled with an injury to Uwe Rösler, City were left with few options in attack.[11] The team scored just one goal in October. A succession of reserve strikers were tried; Barry Conlon, Chris Greenacre, Ray Kelly and Gerry Creaney all saw their first action of the season.[11] The situation was exacerbated in late October when Kinkladze crashed his Ferrari, sustaining a back injury that required 30 stitches and caused him to miss two matches.[14] By November City lay in the relegation zone with just 3 wins from 16 matches.[15] A home defeat to Huddersfield Town led to open rebellion amongst the club's supporters. On the tenth anniversary of a match in which the same opposition were beaten 10–1, Manchester City succumbed to a defeat that was last-placed club Huddersfield's first away win of the season.[16] Choruses of "You're not fit to wear the shirt" rang out during the match.[17] Afterward two thousand supporters held a demonstration demanding the resignation of chairman Francis Lee.[18] The season hit a new low with 3-1 away defeat to local rivals Stockport County who were having the best season in their history. The club picked up enough wins here and there to at least stay out of the relegation zone, but then a horrific run of form after Christmas saw the club dumped to the bottom of the table following a 2-1 loss to Ipswich Town in February. This proved the end of the road for Clark, who was sacked later that day and replaced by Joe Royle, who had been out of the game since resigning as Everton manager a year prior.

A run of three wins from Royle's first four matches seemed to get things back on track for City, but then the club's form slumped again, and most damagingly they lost virtually all of their matches against the other teams involved in the relegation struggle. Francis Lee finally resigned during this poor run-in, with David Bernstein replacing him as chairman, and a failure to beat Queens Park Rangers in their penultimate match effectively ended their survival hopes, leaving then needing to beat Stoke City while hoping that both Port Vale and Portsmouth failed to win their own final matches. In the end, while City were at least able to end the season on a high by beating Stoke, both Port Vale and Portsmouth won that day, sending City into the third tier for the first time in their history.

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
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 match(es) played on 3 May 1998. Source: Statto.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) number of goal scored; 3) goal difference.
(R) Relegated.

Matches

9 August 1997 1	Manchester City	2-2	Portsmouth	Manchester
	Rösler 16' Wiekens 55'		Aloisi 5' Hall 80'	Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 30,474 Referee: David Laws

15 August 1997 2	Sunderland	3–1	Manchester City	Sunderland
	Quinn 17' Phillips 84' Clark 89'		Kinkladze 76' (pen.)	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 38,827 Referee: Eddie Wolstenholme

22 August 1997 3	Manchester City	1-1	Tranmere Rovers	Manchester
	Horlock 46'		Jones 61'	Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 26,336 Referee: John Brandwood

29 August 1997 4	Charlton Athletic	2–1	Manchester City	London
	Van Blerk 67' (o.g.) Jones 69'		Wiekens 20'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 14,009 Referee: Rob Harris

3 September 1997 5	Nottingham Forest	1-3	Manchester City	Nottingham
	Campbell 81'		Brannan 20', 71' Dickov 88'	Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 23,681 Referee: Stephen Finch

12 September 1997 6	Bury	1–1	Manchester City	Bury
	Johnson 65'		Morley 81'	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 11,216 Referee: Phil Richards

20 September 1997 7	Manchester City	1-2	Norwich City	Manchester
	Bradbury 27'		Adams 38' Coote 64'	Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 27,258 Referee: Alan Butler

27 September 1997 8	Manchester City	6-0	Swindon Town	Manchester
	Kinkladze 7' Casper 17' (o.g.) Horlock 37' Dickov 50', 59' Bradbury 80'			Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 26,646 Referee: Roy Pearson

4 October 1997 9	Ipswich Town	1-0	Manchester City	Ipswich
	Mathie 63'			Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 14,322 Referee: Mike Bailey

18 October 1997 10	Manchester City	0-0	Reading	Manchester
				Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 26,488

22 October 1997 11	Manchester City	0-1	Stoke City	Manchester
			Wallace 63'	Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 25,333 Referee: Anthony Leake

26 October 1997 12	Queens Park Rangers	2-0	Manchester City	Shepherd's Bush, London
	Ready 13' Peacock 33'			Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 14,451 Referee: Rob Harris

29 October 1997 13	Manchester City	1-0	Crewe Alexandra	Manchester
	Greenacre 44'			Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 27,384 Referee: Kevin Lynch

1 November 1997 14	Oxford United	0-0	Manchester City	Oxford
				Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 8,592 Referee: David Orr

4 November 1997 15	Manchester City	2-3	Port Vale	Manchester
	Wiekens 15' Dickov 41'		Snijders 17' Talbot 45' Naylor 50'	Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 24,554 Referee: John Brandwood

7 November 1997 16	Manchester City	0-1	Huddersfield Town	Manchester
			Edwards 76'	Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 24,425 Referee: Graham Frankland

15 November 1997 17	Sheffield United	1-1	Manchester City	Sheffield
	Deane 21'		Horlock 90'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 23,850 Referee: Paul Rejer

22 November 1997 18	Manchester City	1–0	Bradford City	Manchester
	Vaughan 90'			Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 29,746 Referee: Guy Stretton

21 November 1998 19	Stockport County	3-1	Manchester City	Stockport
	Cook 6' Armstrong 8' Angell 30'		Brannan 49'	Stadium: Edgeley Park Attendance: 11,351 Referee: Eddie Wolstenholme

28 November 1998 20	West Bromwich Albion	0-1	Manchester City	West Bromwich
			Dickov 55'	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 17,904 Referee: John Kirkby

6 December 1997 21	Manchester City	0-1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Manchester
			Symons 42'	Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 28,999 Referee: Clive Wilkes

13 December 1997 22	Birmingham City	2–1	Manchester City	Birmingham
	O'Connor 90' Forster 90'		Shelia 88'	Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 21,014 Referee: Andy D'Urso

20 December 1997 23	Manchester City	2-0	Middlesbrough	Manchester
	Rösler 17' (pen.) Dickov 32'			Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 28,097 Referee: Mike C Bailey

26 December 1997 24	Crewe Alexandra	1-0	Manchester City	Crewe
	Holsgrove 19'			Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 5,759 Referee: Trevor Jones

28 December 1997 25	Manchester City	2-3	Nottingham Forest	Manchester
	Shelia 56' Dickov 77'		van Hooijdonk 31' (pen.), 53' (pen.) Campbell 50'	Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 31,839 Referee: Alan Wiley

10 January 1998 26	Portsmouth	0-3	Manchester City	Portsmouth
			Russell 44' Kinkladze 51' Rösler 89'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 13,512 Referee: Paul Taylor

17 January 1998 27	Manchester City	0-1	Sunderland	Manchester
			Phillips 55'	Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 31,715 Referee: Matt Messias

28 January 1998 28	Manchester City	2-2	Charlton Athletic	Manchester
	Dickov 7' (pen.) Symons 88'		Jones 74', 90'	Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 24,058 Referee: Phil Richards

31 January 1998 29	Tranmere Rovers	0–0	Manchester City	Birkenhead
				Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 12,830 Referee: Clive Wilkes

7 February 1998 30	Norwich City	0–0	Manchester City	Norwich
				Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 15,274 Referee: Barry Knight

14 February 1998 31	Manchester City	0-1	Bury	Manchester
			Butler 52'	Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 28,885 Referee: Terry Heilbron

18 February 1998 32	Manchester City	1-2	Ipswich Town	Manchester
	Symons 5'		Mathie 83' Dyer 90'	Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 27,156 Referee: Graham Frankland

21 February 1998 33	Swindon Town	1-3	Manchester City	Swindon
	Cowe 71'		Rösler 22', 77' Bradbury 83'	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 12,280 Referee: Brian Coddington

24 February 1998 34	Reading	3-0	Manchester City	Reading
	Hodges 8' Houghton 29' Asaba 89'			Stadium: Elm Park Attendance: 11,513 Referee: Anthony Bates

28 February 1998 35	Manchester City	1-0	West Bromwich Albion	Manchester
	Rösler 43'			Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 28,460 Referee: Alan Butler

3 March 1998 36	Huddersfield Town	1-3	Manchester City	Huddersfield
	Dalton 38' (pen.)		Wiekens 10' Briscoe 45' Tskhadadze 65'	Stadium: Alfred McAlpine Stadion Attendance: 15,694 Referee: George Cain

7 March 1998 37	Manchester City	0-2	Oxford United	Manchester
			Beauchamp 44' Cook 81'	Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 28,720 Referee: William Burns (referee)

14 March 1998 38	Port Vale	2-1	Manchester City	Stoke-on-Trent
	Foyle 13' Ainsworth 73'		Wiekens 61'	Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 13,122 Referee: Roger Furnandiz

21 March 1998 39	Manchester City	0-0	Sheffield United	Manchester
				Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 28,496 Referee: Roy Pearson

28 March 1998 40	Bradford City	2-1	Manchester City	Bradford
	Pepper 49' Edinho 66'		Whitley 24'	Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 17,099 Referee: Eddie Wolstenholme

4 April 1998 41	Manchester City	4-1	Stockport County	Manchester
	Goater 5' Jobson 32' Bradbury 37', 57'		Wilbraham 6'	Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 31,855 Referee: Rob Harris

11 April 1998 42	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2-2	Manchester City	Wolverhampton
	Margetson 34' Simpson 85'		Pollock 13' Horlock 63'	Stadium: Molineux Stadium Attendance: 24,458 Referee: Mark Halsey

13 April 1998 43	Manchester City	0-1	Birmingham City	Manchester
			Adebola 90'	Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 29,569 Referee: Terry Heilbron

17 April 1998 44	Middlesbrough	1-0	Manchester City	Middlesbrough
	Armstrong 43'			Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 30,182 Referee: Alan Wiley

25 April 1998 45	Manchester City	2-2	Queens Park Rangers	Manchester
	Kinkladze 1' Bradbury 48'		Sheron 8' Pollock 21' (o.g.)	Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 32,040

3 May 1998 46	Stoke City	2-5	Manchester City	Stoke-on-Trent
	Thorne 62', 87'		Goater 32', 71' Dickov 49' Bradbury 64' Horlock 90'	Stadium: Victoria Ground Attendance: 28,000 Referee: Mike C Bailey

FA Cup

Manchester City entered the FA Cup in the third round, the starting point for all clubs in the top two divisions. Drawn at home to fellow First Division club Bradford City, Manchester City won 2–0.[19] Another home tie followed in the fourth round, against Premier League club West Ham United. City trailed 1–0 at half time, but a solo goal from Georgi Kinkladze levelled the score. A penalty gave City the chance to take the lead, but Uwe Rösler's kick went high over the crossbar.[20] Two minutes later, former City player Steve Lomas scored for West Ham.[21] City lost 2–1 and exited the competition.

Date	Round	Opponents	H / A	Venue	Result F – A	Scorers	Attendance
3 January 1998	Third round	Bradford City	H	Maine Road	2 – 0	Brown, Rösler	23,686
25 January 1998	Fourth round	West Ham United	H	Maine Road	1 – 2	Kinkladze	26,495

League Cup

Manchester City entered the League Cup in the first round for the first time. In previous years, the club's league position had been sufficient to gain a bye into the second round. Blackpool were the opposition in the first round, for which ties were played over two legs. In the first leg, at Bloomfield Road, City lost 1–0.[22] The return leg was chosen for live television coverage.[23] Kevin Horlock scored with two minutes of normal time remaining to make the score 1–1 on aggregate and take the tie to extra time.[24] No goals were scored in extra time, so the result was decided by a penalty shootout. Horlock and Bradbury's kicks missed, and Blackpool won the shootout 4–2.[25]

Date	Round	Opponents	H / A	Venue	Result F – A	Scorers	Attendance
12 August 1997	First round first leg	Blackpool	A	Bloomfield Road	0 – 1		8,084
26 August 1997	First round second leg	Blackpool	H	Maine Road	1 – 0 (aet, 2 – 4 pens)	Horlock	12,563

Squad

Appearances for competitive matches only, substitute appearances in brackets
Source:[26]

Pos.	Name	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Pos.	Name	League		FA Cup		League Cup		Total
GK	Martyn Margetson	28	0	0	0	2	0	30	0
GK	Tommy Wright	18	0	2	0	0	0	20	0
DF	Paul Beesley	4 (3)	0	0	0	0	0	4 (3)	0
DF	Ian Brightwell	19 (2)	0	2	0	2	0	23 (2)	0
DF	Lee Briscoe	5	1	0	0	0	0	5	1
DF	Lee Crooks	3 (2)	0	0	0	0	0	3 (2)	0
DF	Richard Edghill	36	0	1	0	0	0	37	0
DF	Richard Jobson	6	1	0	0	0	0	6	1
DF	Alan Kernaghan	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
DF	Dave Morley	1 (2)	1	0	0	0	0	1 (2)	0
DF	Murtaz Shelia	12	2	2	0	0	0	14	2
DF	Kit Symons	42	2	1	0	1	0	44	2
DF	Kakhaber Tskhadadze	10	1	0	0	0	0	10	1
DF	Jason van Blerk	10 (9)	0	0 (1)	0	0 (1)	0	10 (11)	0
DF	Tony Vaughan	19	1	0	0	2	0	21	1
DF/MF	Gerard Wiekens	35 (2)	5	1	0	2	0	38 (2)	5
MF	Peter Beardsley	5 (1)	0	0	0	0	0	5 (1)	0
MF	Ian Bishop	4 (2)	0	0	0	0	0	4 (2)	0
MF	Ged Brannan	27 (5)	3	1	0	2	0	32 (5)	3
MF	Michael Brown	18 (8)	0	0	0	1	0	18 (8)	0
MF	Neil Heaney	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
MF	Kevin Horlock	25	5	0	0	2	1	27	6
MF	Georgi Kinkladze	29 (1)	4	2	1	2	0	33 (1)	5
MF	Eddie McGoldrick	6 (1)	0	0	0	0 (1)	0	6 (2)	0
MF	Jamie Pollock	8	1	0	0	0	0	8	1
MF	Tony Scully	1 (8)	0	0	0	0	0	1 (8)	0
MF	Nicky Summerbee	4 (5)	0	0	0	2	0	6 (5)	0
MF	Jeff Whitley	14 (3)	1	1	0	0	0	15 (3)	1
MF	Jim Whitley	17 (2)	0	1 (1)	0	0	0	18 (3)	0
FW	Lee Bradbury	23 (4)	7	0	0	2	0	25 (4)	7
FW	Gerry Creaney	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
FW	Barry Conlon	1 (6)	0	0	0	0	0	1 (6)	0
FW	Paul Dickov	21 (9)	9	2	0	0 (1)	0	23 (10)	9
FW	Shaun Goater	7	3	0	0	0	0	7	3
FW	Chris Greenacre	2 (1)	0	0 (1)	0	0	0	2 (2)	0
FW	Ray Kelly	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
FW	Uwe Rösler	23 (6)	6	2	1	2	0	27 (6)	7
FW	Craig Russell	17 (7)	1	2	0	0	0	19 (7)	1

Transfers

In

Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Ref
Gerard Wiekens	Veendam	£500,000	29 April 1997	[6]
Nicky Weaver	Mansfield Town	£200,000	March 1997	[27]
Tony Vaughan	Ipswich Town	£1.35m	July 1997	[4]
Lee Bradbury	Portsmouth	£3m	July 1997	[28]
Jason van Blerk	Millwall	Free	August 1997	[12]
Tony Scully	Crystal Palace	£300,000	August 1997	[29]
Richard Jobson	Leeds United	Free	March 1998	[30]
Jamie Pollock	Bolton Wanderers	£800,000	March 1998	[31]
Shaun Goater	Bristol City	£400,000	March 1998	[32]
Ian Bishop	West Ham United	Free	March 1998	[32]

Out

Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Ref
Peter Beagrie	Bradford City	£200,000	July 1997	[7]
Nigel Clough	Sheffield Wednesday	Loan	September 1997	[33]
Gerry Creaney	Burnley	Loan	September 1997	[34]
Alan Kernaghan	St Johnstone	Loan	September 1997	[35]
Alan Kernaghan	St Johnstone	Free	December 1997	[36]
Gerry Creaney	Chesterfield	Loan	January 1998	[37]
Barry Conlon	Plymouth Argyle	Loan	February 1998	[38]
Jason van Blerk	West Bromwich Albion	£50,000	March 1998	[30]
Paul Beesley	West Bromwich Albion	Loan	March 1998	[30]
Dave Morley	Ayr United	Loan	March 1998	[30]
Tony Scully	Queens Park Rangers	£155,000	March 1998	[39]
Rae Ingram	Macclesfield Town	Loan	March 1998	[31]
Martin Phillips	Exeter City	Loan	March 1998	[31]
John Foster	Carlisle United	Free	March 1998	[32]
Neil Heaney	Charlton Athletic	Loan	March 1998	[32]
Ray Kelly	Wrexham	Loan	March 1998	[32]
Eddie McGoldrick	Stockport County	Loan	March 1998	[32]
Scott Thomas	Brighton	Loan	March 1998	[32]

References

Buckley, Andy; Burgess, Richard (2000). Blue Moon Rising: The Fall and Rise of Manchester City. Bury: Milo. ISBN 0-9530847-4-4. p. 132.
"Fergie's £15m for Fab Gab". Sunday Mirror. 18 May 1997.
Manchester City F.C. Official Handbook 1997-98, p. 19.
"Football". Independent. 17 July 1997.
Manchester City F.C. Official Handbook 1997-98, p. 33.
Adam Szreter (14 March 1997). "Merson to be out of action for six weeks". Independent.
"Football Round-up". Independent. 3 July 1997.
Louise Taylor (17 August 1997). "Clark attempting to rekindle City's lights". Sunday Times.
James, Gary (2012). Manchester The City Years. Halifax: James Ward. pp. 454–5. ISBN 978-0-9558127-7-4.
"Club-by-Club guide to the Nationwide League - First Division". The Times. 7 August 1997.
Buckley & Burgess, Blue Moon Rising, p. 145.
"Stockport chase Robins". Independent. 12 August 1997.
John Lawson (4 September 1997). "Brannan double eases Clark woe". The Guardian. p. 22.
Clayton, David (2005). Kinkladze: The Perfect 10?. Manchester: Parrs Wood Press. p. 113. ISBN 1-903158-60-5.
"English Division One 1997-1998 : Table 09.11.1997". Statto organisation. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
Derek Potter (8 November 1997). "Edwards volley sinks City". The Guardian. p. A12.
David Maddock (8 November 1997). "Huddersfield add to City's gloom". The Times.
Derick Allsop (8 November 1997). "City suffer another humiliation". Independent.
"Clark's on the up n' up". Sunday Mirror. 4 January 1998.
Ian Ross (26 January 1998). "Rosler boots a win into the air". The Guardian. p. A3.
Ian Ross (26 January 1998). "Lomas returns to City with interest". The Times.
"Unconvincing City slip up at Blackpool". Independent. 13 August 1997.
"Manchester City 's Coca-Cola Cup first round second leg with Blackpool brought forward". Independent. 14 August 1997.
Mark Pierson (27 August 1997). "Mellon on the spot to see Blackpool through". Independent.
Ian Whittell (27 August 1997). "Kinkladze's injury adds to woe for City". The Times.
James, Manchester City – The Complete Record, pp. 462–3.
"Football Round-Up". Independent. 20 April 1997.
Alan Nixon (31 July 1997). "Kendall poised to offer £7m for Cole". Independent.
Rupert Metcalf (16 August 1997). "Saints dispense with Van Gobbel". Independent.
"On the move". Independent on Sunday. 15 March 1998.
"On the move". Independent on Sunday. 22 March 1998.
"Yesterday's deadline-day deals". Independent. 27 March 1998.
"Spurs ponder action on Iversen". Independent. 12 September 1997.
"Shearer set for New Year return". Guardian. 20 September 1997. p. 12.
"On the move". Independent. 21 September 1997.
Gordon Simpson (27 December 1997). "Back in line". Daily Record.
"Pressure mounts for Waddle and his men". Lancashire County Publications. 5 January 1998.
"Sidelines: Gers trade with Hearts flowers". Independent. 28 February 1998.
Richard Burgess (16 March 1998). "Blues boss targets double swoop". Manchester Evening News.

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[1] Buckley, Andy; Burgess, Richard (2000). Blue Moon Rising: The Fall and Rise of Manchester City. Bury: Milo. ISBN 0-9530847-4-4. p. 132.

[2] "Fergie's £15m for Fab Gab". Sunday Mirror. 18 May 1997.

[3] Manchester City F.C. Official Handbook 1997-98, p. 19.

[vaughan-4] "Football". Independent. 17 July 1997.

[5] Manchester City F.C. Official Handbook 1997-98, p. 33.

[wiekens-6] Adam Szreter (14 March 1997). "Merson to be out of action for six weeks". Independent.

[beagrie-7] "Football Round-up". Independent. 3 July 1997.

[8] Louise Taylor (17 August 1997). "Clark attempting to rekindle City's lights". Sunday Times.

[9] James, Gary (2012). Manchester The City Years. Halifax: James Ward. pp. 454–5. ISBN 978-0-9558127-7-4.

[10] "Club-by-Club guide to the Nationwide League - First Division". The Times. 7 August 1997.

[bmr145-11] Buckley & Burgess, Blue Moon Rising, p. 145.

[jvb-12] "Stockport chase Robins". Independent. 12 August 1997.

[13] John Lawson (4 September 1997). "Brannan double eases Clark woe". The Guardian. p. 22.

[14] Clayton, David (2005). Kinkladze: The Perfect 10?. Manchester: Parrs Wood Press. p. 113. ISBN 1-903158-60-5.

[15] "English Division One 1997-1998 : Table 09.11.1997". Statto organisation. Retrieved 24 June 2013.

[16] Derek Potter (8 November 1997). "Edwards volley sinks City". The Guardian. p. A12.

[17] David Maddock (8 November 1997). "Huddersfield add to City's gloom". The Times.

[18] Derick Allsop (8 November 1997). "City suffer another humiliation". Independent.

[19] "Clark's on the up n' up". Sunday Mirror. 4 January 1998.

[20] Ian Ross (26 January 1998). "Rosler boots a win into the air". The Guardian. p. A3.

[21] Ian Ross (26 January 1998). "Lomas returns to City with interest". The Times.

[22] "Unconvincing City slip up at Blackpool". Independent. 13 August 1997.

[23] "Manchester City 's Coca-Cola Cup first round second leg with Blackpool brought forward". Independent. 14 August 1997.

[24] Mark Pierson (27 August 1997). "Mellon on the spot to see Blackpool through". Independent.

[25] Ian Whittell (27 August 1997). "Kinkladze's injury adds to woe for City". The Times.

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