1997–98 Cardiff City F.C. season explained
Owner: | Samesh Kumar |
League Result: | 21st |
League Topscorer: | Andy Saville (11) |
Season Topscorer: | Andy Saville (14) |
Cup1 Result: | 4th round |
Cup2 Result: | 1st round |
Cup3 Result: | Runners-up |
Cup4 Result: | 1st round |
Average Attendance: | 3,574 |
Highest Attendance: | 6,623 (v Exeter City, 26 December 1997) |
Lowest Attendance: | 2,340 (v Scunthorpe, 11 November 1997) |
Nextseason: | 1998–99 |
The 1997–98 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 71st season in the Football League. They competed in the 24-team Division Three, then the fourth tier of English football, finishing twenty-first.
The season also saw the launch of the FAW Premier Cup with Cardiff reaching the final before losing 2–1 to Wrexham.
Players
First team squad. [1]
League table
Results by round
Fixtures and results
Source [2] [3]
Coca-Cola Cup (League Cup)
See main article: 1997–98 Football League Cup.
FA Cup
See main article: 1997–98 FA Cup.
See main article: 1997–98 Football League Trophy.
See main article: 1997–98 FAW Premier Cup.
See also
Bibliography
- Book: Hayes
, Dean
. The Who's Who of Cardiff City. Breedon Books. 2006. 1-85983-462-0.
- Book: Shepherd
, Richard
. The Definitive Cardiff City F.C.. Tony Brown. 2002. 1-899-46817-X.
- Book: Crooks
, John
. Cardiff City Football Club: Official History of the Bluebirds. Yore Publications. 1992. 0-9513321-8-X.
- Book: Rothmans Football Yearbook 1998-99. Glenda. Rollin. Headline Book Publishing. 1997. 0-7472-7652-8.
- Web site: Football Club History Database – Cardiff City.
- Welsh Football Data Archive
Notes and References
- Web site: All Cardiff City football club players: 1998. 11v11. 21 January 2022.
- Web site: Cardiff City 1997-98 results. Cardiff City Forum. 21 January 2022.
- Web site: Cardiff City football club match record: 1998. 11v11. 21 January 2022.