Southampton F.C. 1997–98 football season
During the 1997–98 English football season, Southampton Football Club competed in the FA Premier League .
Season summary [ edit ] Under the management of Dave Jones , with no managerial experience beyond Division Two , Southampton were most people's favourites for relegation to Division One. After all, they had endured close brushes with relegation on no less than five occasions in the previous seven seasons, and most of the club's new signings were drafted in from the lower leagues.
But the Saints were more convincing than they had been in a long time, and most bookmakers had stopped placing bets on them being relegated before Christmas . In the end, a 12th-place finish gave the players and fans alike something to be proud of.
Final league table [ edit ] Source:
Premier League Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
^ As Arsenal qualified for the Champions League, their Cup Winners' Cup place as FA Cup winners defaulted to Newcastle United, the runners-up . 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 14 6 18 50 55 −5 48 10 1 8 28 23 +5 4 5 10 22 32 −10
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 H A H H A A H H A H A H A H A H A H A A H A H A A H H A H A H A H A H A H A Result L L L W L L D L L W L W W W L L L W D D W D W L W L W W W L W L L D L W L D Position 18 17 19 16 18 20 20 20 20 19 19 17 16 14 15 16 17 16 15 15 13 13 12 12 11 12 11 11 10 11 10 11 12 12 12 11 12 12
Results [ edit ] Southampton's score comes first [1]
FA Premier League [ edit ] Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers 9 August 1997 Bolton Wanderers H 0–1 15,206 13 August 1997 Manchester United A 0–1 55,008 23 August 1997 Arsenal H 1–3 15,246 Maddison 27 August 1997 Crystal Palace H 1–0 15,032 Davies 30 August 1997 Chelsea A 2–4 30,008 Davies , Monkou 13 September 1997 Coventry City A 0–1 18,659 20 September 1997 Liverpool H 1–1 15,252 Davies 24 September 1997 Leeds United H 0–2 15,102 27 September 1997 Derby County A 0–4 25,625 4 October 1997 West Ham United H 3–0 15,212 Østenstad , Davies , Dodd 18 October 1997 Blackburn Rovers A 0–1 24,130 25 October 1997 Tottenham Hotspur H 3–2 15,255 Vega (own goal), Hirst 2 November 1997 Everton A 2–0 29,565 Le Tissier , Davies 8 November 1997 Barnsley H 4–1 15,018 Le Tissier (pen), Palmer , Davies , Hirst 22 November 1997 Newcastle United A 1–2 36,759 Davies 29 November 1997 Sheffield Wednesday H 2–3 15,244 Hirst , Palmer 7 December 1997 Wimbledon A 0–1 12,009 13 December 1997 Leicester City H 2–1 15,121 Le Tissier , Benali 20 December 1997 Aston Villa A 1–1 29,343 Østenstad 26 December 1997 Crystal Palace A 1–1 22,853 Oakley 29 December 1997 Chelsea H 1–0 15,231 Davies 10 January 1998 Bolton Wanderers A 0–0 23,333 19 January 1998 Manchester United H 1–0 15,241 Davies 31 January 1998 Arsenal A 0–3 38,056 7 February 1998 Liverpool A 3–2 43,550 Hirst , Østenstad 18 February 1998 Coventry City H 1–2 15,091 Le Tissier (pen) 21 February 1998 Blackburn Rovers H 3–0 15,162 Østenstad (2), Hirst 28 February 1998 Leeds United A 1–0 28,791 Hirst 7 March 1998 Everton H 2–1 15,102 Le Tissier (pen), Østenstad 14 March 1998 Barnsley A 3–4 18,368 Østenstad , Le Tissier (2) 28 March 1998 Newcastle United H 2–1 15,251 Pearce (own goal), Le Tissier (pen) 4 April 1998 Sheffield Wednesday A 0–1 29,677 11 April 1998 Wimbledon H 0–1 14,815 14 April 1998 Leicester City A 3–3 20,708 Østenstad (2), Hirst 18 April 1998 Aston Villa H 1–2 15,238 Le Tissier 25 April 1998 West Ham United A 4–2 25,878 Le Tissier , Østenstad (2), Palmer 2 May 1998 Derby County H 0–2 15,202 10 May 1998 Tottenham Hotspur A 1–1 35,995 Le Tissier
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers R3 3 January 1998 Derby County A 0–2 27,992
League Cup [ edit ] [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 ] Date Pos Name To Fee 1 August 1997 MF Andy Sullivan Farnborough Free transfer 14 August 1997 DF Ulrich van Gobbel Feyenoord £800,000 9 September 1997 DF Jim Magilton Sheffield Wednesday £1,600,000 10 October 1997 MF Christer Warren Bournemouth £50,000 24 October 1997 FW Mickey Evans West Bromwich Albion £750,000 28 October 1997 MF Neil Maddison Middlesbrough £250,000 3 November 1997 GK Dave Beasant Nottingham Forest Free transfer 14 November 1997 GK Maik Taylor Fulham £700,000 26 November 1997 DF Alan Neilson Fulham £250,000 8 January 1998 DF Simon Charlton Birmingham City £200,000 1 February 1998 DF David Piper Yeovil Town Signed 20 February 1998 DF Matthew Robinson Portsmouth £50,000 26 March 1998 MF Robbie Slater Wolverhampton Wanderers Signed
Transfers in: £7,050,000 Transfers out: £4,650,000 Total spending: £2,400,000 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