1997–98 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season explained

Club:Blackburn Rovers
Season:1997–98
Manager:Roy Hodgson
Owner:Jack Walker
Chairman:Robert Coar
Stadium:Ewood Park
League:Premiership
League Result:6th
Cup1:FA Cup
Cup1 Result:Fifth round
Cup2:League Cup
Cup2 Result:Third round
League Topscorer:Sutton (18)
Season Topscorer:Sutton (21)
Highest Attendance:30,547 vs Manchester United
(6 Apr 1998, Premier League)
Lowest Attendance:19,086 vs Coventry City
(28 Sep 1997, Premier League)
Average Attendance:25,253
Prevseason:1996–97
Nextseason:1998–99

During the 1997–98 English football season, Blackburn Rovers competed in the FA Premier League (known as the FA Carling Premiership for sponsorship reasons).

Season summary

After last season's slip-up, Blackburn Rovers emerged as title contenders under new manager Roy Hodgson, and even sixth place in the final table was enough for a UEFA Cup place. Never below seventh throughout the campaign, Rovers only lost two league matches before New Year as Hodgson picked up the Premier League Manager of the Month awards for both August and December,[1] but faded in the second half of the campaign.

Chris Sutton's continued return to form saw him come joint top of the Premiership goalscoring charts with 18 goals, a Premier League Player of the Month award for February and led to him earning a long-awaited international call-up, though he didn't make the final squad for the World Cup after refusing to play for the England B team.

Final league table

See main article: 1997–98 FA Premier League.

Results summary
Results by round

Results

Blackburn Rovers' score comes first[2]

Legend

WinDrawLoss

FA Premier League

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
9 August 1997 Derby CountyH1–023,557Gallacher
13 August 1997 Aston VillaA4–037,112Sutton (3), Gallacher
23 August 1997 LiverpoolH1–130,187Dahlin
25 August 1997 Sheffield WednesdayH7–219,618Gallacher (2), Hyde (own goal), Wilcox, Sutton (2), Bohinen
30 August 1997 Crystal PalaceA2–120,849Sutton, Gallacher
14 September 1997 Leeds UnitedH3–421,956Gallacher, Sutton (pen), Dahlin
20 September 1997 Tottenham HotspurA0–026,573
24 September 1997 Leicester CityA1–119,921Sutton
28 September 1997 Coventry CityH0–019,086
4 October 1997 WimbledonA1–015,600Sutton
18 October 1997 SouthamptonH1–024,130Sherwood
25 October 1997 Newcastle UnitedA1–136,716Sutton
1 November 1997 BarnsleyA1–118,665Sherwood
8 November 1997 EvertonH3–225,397Gallacher, Duff, Sherwood
22 November 1997 ChelseaH1–027,683Croft
30 November 1997 Manchester UnitedA0–455,175
6 December 1997 Bolton WanderersH3–125,503Gallacher, Sutton, Wilcox
13 December 1997 ArsenalA3–138,147Wilcox, Gallacher, Sherwood
20 December 1997 West Ham UnitedH3–021,653Ripley, Duff (2)
26 December 1997 Sheffield WednesdayA0–033,502
28 December 1997 Crystal PalaceH2–223,872Gallacher, Sutton
11 January 1998 Derby CountyA1–327,823Sutton
17 January 1998 Aston VillaH5–024,834Sherwood, Gallacher (3), Ripley
31 January 1998 LiverpoolA0–043,890
7 February 1998 Tottenham HotspurH0–330,388
21 February 1998 SouthamptonA0–315,162
28 February 1998 Leicester CityH5–324,854Dahlin, Sutton (3), Hendry
11 March 1998 Leeds UnitedA0–432,933
14 March 1998 EvertonA0–133,423
31 March 1998 BarnsleyH2–124,179Dahlin, Gallacher
6 April 1998 Manchester UnitedH1–330,547Sutton (pen)
11 April 1998 Bolton WanderersA1–225,000Duff
13 April 1998 ArsenalH1–428,212Gallacher
18 April 1998 West Ham UnitedA1–224,733Wilcox
25 April 1998 WimbledonH0–024,848
29 April 1998 ChelseaA1–033,311Gallacher
2 May 1998 Coventry CityA0–218,794
10 May 1998 Newcastle UnitedH1–029,300Sutton

FA Cup

See main article: 1997–98 FA Cup.

!Round!!Date!!Opponent!!Venue!!Result!!Attendance!!Goalscorers
R33 January 1998 Wigan AthleticH4–222,402McGibbon (own goal), Gallacher (2), Sherwood
R426 January 1998 Sheffield WednesdayA3–015,940Sutton, Sherwood, Duff
R514 February 1998 West Ham UnitedA2–225,729Gallacher, Sutton
R5R25 February 1998 West Ham UnitedH1–1 (lost 4–5 on pens)21,972Ripley

League Cup

See main article: 1997–98 Football League Cup.

!Round!!Date!!Opponent!!Venue!!Result!!Attendance!!Goalscorers
R2 1st Leg 17 September 1997 Preston North EndH6–022,564Dahlin (2), Sutton, Gallacher, Andersson, Bohinen
R2 2nd Leg 30 September 1997 Preston North EndA0–1 (won 6–1 on agg)11,472
R315 October 1997 ChelseaA1–1 (lost 1–4 on pens)18,671McKinlay

Squad

[3]

Reserve squad

Transfers

In

DatePosNameFromFee
17 June 1997DFStéphane HenchozHSV£3,000,000
24 June 1997DFPatrick ValéryBastiaFree transfer
8 July 1997FWMartin DahlinRoma£2,500,000
8 July 1997FWAnders AnderssonMalmö FF£500,000
1 August 1997GKJohn FilanCoventry City£700,000
8 September 1997DFTore PedersenFC St. Pauli£500,000
10 September 1997GKAlan FettisNottingham Forest£300,000
10 February 1998DFCallum DavidsonSt Johnstone£1,750,000
21 May 1998MFJimmy CorbettGillingham£525,000

Out

DatePosNameToFee
21 July 1997MFMatty HolmesCharlton Athletic£250,000
1 August 1997MFGraham FentonLeicester City£1,100,000
1 August 1997DFNicky MarkerSheffield UnitedSigned
1 August 1997DFPaul WarhurstCrystal PalaceSigned
8 August 1997DFGraeme Le SauxChelsea£7,000,000
11 August 1997DFHenning BergManchester United£5,000,000
18 September 1997DFIan PearceWest Ham United£2,300,000
22 September 1997MFGiorgos DonisAEK AthensFree transfer
1 December 1997DFChris ColemanFulham£2,000,000
25 March 1998MFLars BohinenDerby County£1,450,000

Transfers in: £9,775,000

Transfers out: £19,100,000

Total spending: £9,325,000

Statistics

Starting 11

Considering starts in all competitions[4] [5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20061209120625/http://www.premierleague.com/fapl.rac?command=setSelectedId&nextPage=enNewsLatest&id=466970&type=com.fapl.website.news.NewsItem&categoryCode=NewsSpecialFeatures&breadcrumb=sfsub_breadcrumb . Carling Premiership Manager of the Month 1997/98 . 9 December 2006 . 18 July 2017 . . dead .
  2. Web site: Blackburn Rovers 1997-1998 Results - statto.com . 1 December 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150201030352/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/blackburn-rovers/1997-1998/results . 1 February 2015 . dead . dmy-all .
  3. Web site: FootballSquads - Blackburn Rovers - 1997/98. www.footballsquads.co.uk.
  4. Web site: All Blackburn Rovers players: 1998. www.11v11.com.
  5. Web site: Blackburn Rovers in FA Premier League 1997/1998 campaign. Football-Lineups.

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