Derby County 1997–98 football season
The 1997–98 English football season was Derby County 's second consecutive season in the FA Premier League (known as the FA Carling Premiership for sponsorship reasons).
Season summary [ edit ] Derby County began life at their new stadium by progressing further on the previous season's solid 12th-place finish. Jim Smith's team emerged as surprise contenders for a UEFA Cup place, and European qualification (for the first time in over 20 years) was still a possibility on the final day of the season. But results didn't go Derby's way, and that final European place went to Aston Villa .
The end-of-season arrival of Argentine defender Horacio Carbonari gave Derby fans fresh hope of challenging for a place in Europe.
Final league table [ edit ] Source:
Premier League Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
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 16 7 15 52 49 +3 55 12 3 4 33 18 +15 4 4 11 19 31 −12
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 A A H H A A H A H H A H A H A H A A H H A H A H H A A H H A H A H A H A A H Result L L W W L W W W D D L W L W L W D D D W L W D W L W L W L L L D W L L L W W Position 19 18 16 10 15 12 8 6 7 6 7 6 8 5 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 8 9 7 9 10 10 9 9
Results [ edit ] Derby County's score comes first [1]
FA Premier League [ edit ] Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers 9 August 1997 Blackburn Rovers A 0–1 23,557 23 August 1997 Tottenham Hotspur A 0–1 25,886 30 August 1997 Barnsley H 1–0 27,232 Eranio (pen) 13 September 1997 Everton H 3–1 27,828 Hunt , C Powell , Sturridge 20 September 1997 Aston Villa A 1–2 35,444 Baiano 24 September 1997 Sheffield Wednesday A 5–2 22,391 Baiano (2), Laursen , Wanchope , Burton 27 September 1997 Southampton H 4–0 25,625 Eranio , Wanchope , Baiano , Sturridge 6 October 1997 Leicester City A 2–1 19,585 Baiano (2) 18 October 1997 Manchester United H 2–2 30,014 Baiano , Wanchope 22 October 1997 Wimbledon H 1–1 28,595 Baiano 25 October 1997 Liverpool A 0–4 38,017 1 November 1997 Arsenal H 3–0 30,004 Wanchope (2), Sturridge 8 November 1997 Leeds United A 3–4 33,572 Sturridge (2), Asanović 22 November 1997 Coventry City H 3–1 29,351 Baiano , Eranio (pen), Wanchope 29 November 1997 Chelsea A 0–4 34,544 6 December 1997 West Ham United H 2–0 29,300 Mikloško (own goal), Sturridge 14 December 1997 Bolton Wanderers A 3–3 23,037 Eranio , Baiano (2) 17 December 1997 Newcastle United A 0–0 36,289 20 December 1997 Crystal Palace H 0–0 26,590 26 December 1997 Newcastle United H 1–0 30,232 Eranio (pen) 28 December 1997 Barnsley A 0–1 18,686 11 January 1998 Blackburn Rovers H 3–1 27,823 Sturridge (2), Wanchope 17 January 1998 Wimbledon A 0–0 13,031 31 January 1998 Tottenham Hotspur H 2–1 30,187 Sturridge , Wanchope 7 February 1998 Aston Villa H 0–1 30,251 14 February 1998 Everton A 2–1 34,876 Štimac , Wanchope 21 February 1998 Manchester United A 0–2 55,170 28 February 1998 Sheffield Wednesday H 3–0 30,203 Wanchope (2), Rowett 15 March 1998 Leeds United H 0–5 30,217 28 March 1998 Coventry City A 0–1 18,705 5 April 1998 Chelsea H 0–1 30,062 11 April 1998 West Ham United A 0–0 25,155 13 April 1998 Bolton Wanderers H 4–0 29,126 Wanchope , Burton (2), Baiano 18 April 1998 Crystal Palace A 1–3 18,101 Bohinen 26 April 1998 Leicester City H 0–4 29,855 29 April 1998 Arsenal A 0–1 38,121 2 May 1998 Southampton A 2–0 15,202 Dailly , Sturridge 10 May 1998 Liverpool H 1–0 30,492 Wanchope
League Cup [ edit ] First-team squad [ edit ] Squad at end of season [2] [3] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Left club during season [ edit ] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Reserve squad [ edit ] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Transfers [ edit ] Transfers in: £6,000,000 Transfers out: £3,535,000 Total spending: £2,465,000 ^ Powell was born in Lambeth , England , but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for Jamaica in 1998. ^ Delap was born in Sutton Coldfield , England , but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his parents and represented them at U-21 level before making his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in March 1998. ^ Carsley was born in Birmingham , England , but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his grandmother and represented them at U-21 and B level before making his international debut for Ireland in October 1997. ^ Burton was born in Reading , England , but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for Jamaica in September 1997. ^ Trollope was born in Swindon , England , but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and made his international debut for Wales in May 1997. References [ edit ]
National teams
League competitions
Level 1 Levels 2–4 Level 5 Levels 6–7 Levels 8–9 Isthmian League (Two , Three ) Combined Counties League (level 8 only ) Eastern Counties League (Premier , One ) Essex Senior League (level 8 only ) Hellenic League (Premier , One ) Kent League (level 8 only ) Midland Alliance (level 8 only ) Midland Football Combination (level 9 only ) North West Counties League (One , Two ) Northern Counties East League (Premier , One ) Northern League (One , Two ) Spartan South Midlands League (Premier North , Premier South , Senior ) Sussex County League (One , Two ) United Counties League (Premier , One ) Wessex League (level 8 only ) West Midlands (Regional) League (level 9 only ) Western League (Premier , One )
Cup competitions
FA cups Football League cups
European competitions