1997–98 Swindon Town F.C. season

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

Swindon Town
1997–98 season
ChairmanRikki Hunt
ManagerSteve McMahon
StadiumCounty Ground
First Division18th
FA CupThird round
League CupFirst round
Top goalscorerHay (14)
Average home league attendance10,298

Season summary

Swindon started the season brilliantly and at the end of October they were top of the table but it all started to go downhill after hammering Oxford 4-1 in December, when Swindon managed just three more wins from the remaining 26 league games which also included an embarrassing FA Cup home defeat to non-league Stevenage. They finished the season in a lowly 18th position, and the pressure on McMahon to resign was immense, but chairman Rikki Hunt refused to sack him.

Final league table
Main article: 1997–98 Football League First Division
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
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
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.

Results

Swindon Town's score comes first[1]

Legend
Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division
DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
9 August 1997Crewe AlexandraH2–08,334Allison, Finney (pen)
16 August 1997ReadingA1–09,338Hay
23 August 1997Huddersfield TownH1–17,683Hay
30 August 1997Stoke CityA2–123,000Allison, Hay
2 September 1997Ipswich TownA1–211,246Allison
7 September 1997Nottingham ForestH0–013,051
13 September 1997Tranmere RoversH2–16,811Walters, Casper
20 September 1997West Bromwich AlbionA0–016,237
27 September 1997Manchester CityA0–626,646
4 October 1997Port ValeH4–28,048Hay (3), Taylor
11 October 1997BuryH3–17,640Hay (2), Gooden
18 October 1997Wolverhampton WanderersA1–321,794Hay (pen)
21 October 1997SunderlandA0–027,553
25 October 1997Norwich CityH1–09,256Hay
31 October 1997PortsmouthA1–08,707Hay
5 November 1997Queens Park RangersH3–110,132Walters, Taylor, Hay
8 November 1997Bradford CityH1–010,029Cowe
15 November 1997Stockport CountyA2–47,694Hay, Leitch
22 November 1997MiddlesbroughH1–215,228Ndah
28 November 1997Charlton AthleticA0–313,769
6 December 1997Oxford UnitedH4–110,902Wilsterman (own goal), Walters (pen), Finney, Gooden
13 December 1997Sheffield UnitedA1–218,115Finney
20 December 1997Birmingham CityH1–110,334Finney
26 December 1997Nottingham ForestA0–326,500
28 December 1997Ipswich TownH0–210,609
11 January 1998Crewe AlexandraA0–24,176
17 January 1998ReadingH0–29,500
24 January 1998Bradford CityA1–115,130Hay
28 January 1998Stoke CityH1–06,683Robinson
31 January 1998Huddersfield TownA0–010,028
7 February 1998West Bromwich AlbionH0–29,861
10 February 1998Tranmere RoversA0–35,288
17 February 1998Port ValeA1–05,925Collins
21 February 1998Manchester CityH1–312,280Cowe
28 February 1998BuryA0–15,002
7 March 1998PortsmouthH0–19,100
11 March 1998MiddlesbroughA0–629,581
14 March 1998Queens Park RangersA2–113,486Walters (pen), Onoura
18 March 1998Wolverhampton WanderersH0–07,770
21 March 1998Stockport CountyH1–16,684McDonald
4 April 1998Charlton AthleticH0–17,845
11 April 1998Oxford UnitedA3–08,005Ndah (pen)
13 April 1998Sheffield UnitedH1–15,956Walters
18 April 1998Birmingham CityA0–317,016
25 April 1998Norwich CityA0–518,443
3 May 1998SunderlandH1–214,868Walters

FA Cup
Main article: 1997–98 FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R33 January 1998Stevenage BoroughH1–29,422Walters

League Cup
Main article: 1997–98 Football League Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R1 First Leg13 August 1997WatfordH0–26,271
R1 Second Leg26 August 1997WatfordA1–1 (lost 1-3 on agg)7,712Leitch

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 Fraser Digby
DF Brian Borrows
DF Alan McDonald
DF Craig Taylor
DF Mark Robinson
MF Ty Gooden
MF Darren Bullock
MF Mark Walters
MF Scott Leitch
FW Chris Hay
FW Steve Finney
FW Wayne Allison
MF Lee Collins
MF Philippe Cuervo
FW George Ndah
GK Steve Mildenhall
MF Kevin Watson
DF Frédéric Darras
DF Jason Drysdale
DF David Kerslake
MF David Thompson (on loan from Liverpool)
No. Position Player
DF Ian Culverhouse
MF Bobby Howe
FW Steve Cowe
DF Chris Casper (on loan from Manchester United)
FW Iffy Onuora
DF Mark Seagraves
DF Sol Davis
MF Alex Smith
GK Frank Talia
GK Tony Warner (on loan from Liverpool)
MF Stuart Elliott (on loan from Newcastle United)
MF Steve McMahon
MF Robin Hulbert
FW Alex Meechan
MF Paul McAreavey
MF Michael Pattimore
DF Phil King
DF Adam Willis

References
  1. http://www.statto.com/football/teams/swindon-town/1997-1998/results
  2. http://www.11v11.com/teams/swindon-town/tab/players/season/1998
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