1997–98 Nottingham Forest F.C. season

Nottingham Forest
1997–98 season
ChairmanNigel Wray
ManagerDave Bassett
StadiumCity Ground
First Division1st (champions)
FA CupThird round
League CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: van Hooijdonk (29)
All: van Hooijdonk (34)
Average home league attendance20,584

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

Season summary

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Nottingham Forest were re-promoted to the Premier League, much thanks to the striking partnership of Pierre van Hooijdonk and Kevin Campbell. In the end, Forest had a four-point margin down to the 3rd positioned-team Sunderland, prompting an immediate return to the top flight.

Final league table

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Main article: 1997–98 Football League First Division

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Nottingham Forest (C, P) 46 28 10 8 82 42 +40 94 Promotion to the Premier League
2 Middlesbrough (P) 46 27 10 9 77 41 +36 91
3 Sunderland 46 26 12 8 86 50 +36 90 Qualification for the First Division play-offs
4 Charlton Athletic (O, P) 46 26 10 10 80 49 +31 88
5 Ipswich Town 46 23 14 9 77 43 +34 83
Source: Statto.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

Results

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Nottingham Forest's score comes first[1]

Legend

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Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

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Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
9 August 1997 Port Vale A 1–0 12,533 Campbell
15 August 1997 Norwich City H 4–1 16,524 van Hooijdonk, Thomas (2), Campbell
23 August 1997 Oxford United A 1–0 9,486 Bart-Williams
30 August 1997 Queens Park Rangers H 4–0 18,804 van Hooijdonk (3), Saunders
3 September 1997 Manchester City H 1–3 23,681 Campbell
7 September 1997 Swindon Town A 0–0 13,051
13 September 1997 Sheffield United A 0–1 24,536
20 September 1997 Portsmouth H 1–0 17,292 van Hooijdonk
27 September 1997 Stoke City H 1–0 19,018 Campbell
3 October 1997 Huddersfield Town A 2–0 11,258 Cooper, Saunders
18 October 1997 Tranmere Rovers H 2–2 17,009 van Hooijdonk, Gemmill
21 October 1997 West Bromwich Albion H 1–0 19,243 Campbell
24 October 1997 Reading A 3–3 12,610 van Hooijdonk (2, 1 pen), Campbell
1 November 1997 Crewe Alexandra H 3–1 18,268 Campbell, van Hooijdonk (2)
4 November 1997 Bury A 0–2 6,137
8 November 1997 Sunderland A 1–1 33,160 Hjelde
15 November 1997 Birmingham City H 1–0 19,610 Campbell
22 November 1997 Charlton Athletic H 5–2 18,532 van Hooijdonk (3), Woan, Campbell
26 November 1997 Middlesbrough A 0–0 30,143
29 November 1997 Ipswich Town A 1–0 17,580 Campbell
6 December 1997 Bradford City H 2–2 17,943 Cooper, Bonalair
14 December 1997 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 1–2 24,635 A Johnson
20 December 1997 Stockport County H 2–1 16,701 van Hooijdonk (pen), Stone
26 December 1997 Swindon Town H 3–0 26,500 Campbell (2), A Johnson
28 December 1997 Manchester City A 3–2 31,839 van Hooijdonk (2 pens), Campbell
10 January 1998 Port Vale H 2–1 17,639 van Hooijdonk (2)
17 January 1998 Norwich City A 0–1 17,059
24 January 1998 Queens Park Rangers A 1–0 13,220 Cooper
31 January 1998 Oxford United H 1–3 18,392 van Hooijdonk (pen)
7 February 1998 Portsmouth A 1–0 15,033 Chettle
17 February 1998 Huddersfield Town H 3–0 18,231 van Hooijdonk (2), Bonalair
21 February 1998 Stoke City A 1–1 16,899 Thomas-Moore
24 February 1998 Tranmere Rovers A 0–0 7,377
1 March 1998 Middlesbrough H 4–0 25,286 van Hooijdonk (2, 1 pen), Campbell, Cooper
4 March 1998 Sunderland H 0–3 29,009
7 March 1998 Crewe Alexandra A 4–1 5,759 Bart-Williams, Campbell (3)
14 March 1998 Bury H 3–0 18,846 Lucketti (own goal), van Hooijdonk, Rogers
21 March 1998 Birmingham City A 2–1 24,663 van Hooijdonk (2)
28 March 1998 Charlton Athletic A 2–4 15,815 Campbell (2)
1 April 1998 Sheffield United H 3–0 21,512 Thomas, Campbell (2)
5 April 1998 Ipswich Town H 2–1 22,292 Cooper, van Hooijdonk
11 April 1998 Bradford City A 3–0 17,248 Campbell, Gemmill, Bart-Williams
13 April 1998 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 3–0 22,863 Johnson, van Hooijdonk, Campbell
18 April 1998 Stockport County A 2–2 9,892 van Hooijdonk, Johnson
26 April 1998 Reading H 1–0 29,302 Bart-Williams
3 May 1998 West Bromwich Albion A 1–1 23,013 Stone

FA Cup

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Main article: 1997–98 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 3 January 1998 Charlton Athletic A 1–4 13,827 van Hooijdonk

League Cup

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Main article: 1997–98 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1 First Leg 11 August 1997 Doncaster Rovers A 8–0 4,547 Thomas, Saunders (2), Hjelde (2), van Hooijdonk (2), Allen
R1 Second Leg 27 August 1997 Doncaster Rovers H 2–1 (won 10–1 on agg) 9,908 Guinan, van Hooijdonk
R2 First Leg 17 September 1997 Walsall H 0–1 7,841
R2 Second Leg 24 September 1997 Walsall A 2–2 (lost 2–3 on agg) 6,037 van Hooijdonk, Armstrong

First-team squad

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Squad at end of season[2]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK England ENG Dave Beasant
— GK England ENG Mark Goodlad
— GK Wales WAL Mark Crossley
— GK Switzerland SUI Marco Pascolo
— DF England ENG Steve Chettle
— DF England ENG Colin Cooper
— DF England ENG Andy Dawson
— DF England ENG Des Lyttle
— DF England ENG Alan Rogers
— DF England ENG Stuart Thom
— DF Scotland SCO Chris Doig
— DF France FRA Thierry Bonalair
— DF Norway NOR Jon-Olav Hjelde
— MF England ENG Chris Allen
— MF England ENG Craig Armstrong
— MF England ENG Chris Bart-Williams
— MF England ENG Richard Cooper
— MF England ENG John Finnigan
— MF England ENG Richard Hodgson
— MF England ENG Bobby Howe
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF England ENG Steve Melton
— MF England ENG Steve Stone
— MF England ENG Geoff Thomas
— MF England ENG Andy Todd
— MF England ENG Ian Woan
— MF Wales WAL Christian Edwards
— MF Wales WAL Glyn Hodges
— MF Wales WAL Andy Johnson
— MF Scotland SCO Scot Gemmill
— MF Republic of Ireland IRL John Burns
— MF Australia AUS Gareth Edds
— FW England ENG Kevin Campbell
— FW England ENG Steve Guinan
— FW England ENG Marlon Harewood
— FW England ENG Paul McGregor
— FW England ENG Ian Thomas-Moore
— FW Republic of Ireland IRL David Freeman
— FW Netherlands NED Pierre van Hooijdonk
— FW Spain ESP Carlos Merino

Left club permanently during season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK Northern Ireland NIR Alan Fettis (to Blackburn Rovers)
— DF England ENG Vance Warner (to Rotherham United)
— MF England ENG Paul Smith (to Lincoln City)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Wales WAL David Phillips (to Huddersfield Town)
— MF Northern Ireland NIR Damien Johnson (on loan from Blackburn Rovers)
— FW Wales WAL Dean Saunders (to Sheffield United)

Left club on loan during season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK Wales WAL Mark Crossley (on loan to Millwall)
— MF England ENG Chris Allen (on loan to Luton Town)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF England ENG John Finnigan (on loan to Lincoln City)
— FW England ENG Marlon Harewood (on loan to FC Haka)

References

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  1. ^ "Nottingham Forest results for the 1997-1998 season - Statto.com". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
  2. ^ "All Nottingham Forest players: 1998".
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