| Club: | Southend United |
| Season: | 1997–98 |
| League: | Football League Second Division |
| Cup1: | FA Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | Second round |
| Cup2: | League Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | Second round |
| Cup3: | Football League Trophy |
| Cup3 Result: | First round |
| Prevseason: | 1996–97 |
| Nextseason: | 1998–99 |
The 1997–98 season saw Southend United compete in the Football League Second Division where they finished in 24th position with 43 points, suffering relegation to the Third Division.[1]
Southend United's score comes first
| Win | Draw | Loss |
See main article: 1997–98 Football League.
| Match | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 August 1997 | Carlisle United | H | 1–1 | 4,507 | Boere | |
| 2 | 18 August 1997 | Luton Town | A | 0–1 | 5,140 | ||
| 3 | 23 August 1997 | Burnley | H | 1–0 | 4,218 | Boere | |
| 4 | 30 August 1997 | Walsall | A | 1–3 | 3,304 | Williams | |
| 5 | 2 September 1997 | Wycombe Wanderers | A | 1–4 | 4,528 | Boere | |
| 6 | 5 September 1997 | Brentford | H | 3–1 | 3,458 | Marsh, Boere, Clarke | |
| 7 | 13 September 1997 | Millwall | A | 1–3 | 8,606 | Boere | |
| 8 | 20 September 1997 | Fulham | H | 1–0 | 5,026 | Lewis | |
| 9 | 27 September 1997 | Blackpool | A | 0–3 | 4,542 | ||
| 10 | 4 October 1997 | Northampton Town | H | 0–0 | 4,300 | ||
| 11 | 11 October 1997 | Bristol City | H | 0–2 | 3,273 | ||
| 12 | 18 October 1997 | Plymouth Argyle | A | 3–2 | 3,430 | Wotton (o.g.), Clarke, N'Diaye | |
| 13 | 21 October 1997 | Wrexham | A | 1–3 | 2,039 | Rammell | |
| 14 | 25 October 1997 | Oldham Athletic | H | 1–1 | 3,595 | Coulbault | |
| 15 | 1 November 1997 | Grimsby Town | A | 1–5 | 4,501 | Coulbault | |
| 16 | 4 November 1997 | Watford | H | 0–3 | 4,001 | ||
| 17 | 8 November 1997 | Wigan Athletic | H | 1–0 | 2,716 | Boere | |
| 18 | 18 November 1997 | Bournemouth | A | 1–2 | 3,019 | Dublin | |
| 19 | 22 November 1997 | Bristol Rovers | H | 1–1 | 3,653 | N'Diaye | |
| 20 | 29 November 1997 | Chesterfield | A | 0–1 | 4,101 | ||
| 21 | 2 December 1997 | Preston North End | H | 3–2 | 2,307 | Boere, Gridelet (2) | |
| 22 | 13 December 1997 | Gillingham | A | 2–1 | 4,774 | Boere, Coulbault | |
| 23 | 19 December 1997 | York City | H | 4–4 | 3,215 | Clarke (2), Dublin (2) | |
| 24 | 26 December 1997 | Brentford | A | 1–1 | 5,341 | Coulbault | |
| 25 | 28 December 1997 | Wycombe Wanderers | H | 1–2 | 5,162 | Thomson | |
| 26 | 3 January 1998 | Luton Town | H | 1–2 | 5,056 | Thomson | |
| 27 | 10 January 1998 | Carlisle United | A | 0–5 | 5,389 | ||
| 28 | 17 January 1998 | Walsall | H | 0–1 | 3,310 | ||
| 29 | 24 January 1998 | Burnley | A | 0–1 | 9,386 | ||
| 30 | 31 January 1998 | Millwall | H | 0–0 | 5,705 | ||
| 31 | 7 February 1998 | Fulham | A | 0–2 | 9,122 | ||
| 32 | 14 February 1998 | Northampton Town | A | 1–3 | 6,147 | Boere | |
| 33 | 21 February 1998 | Blackpool | H | 2–1 | 3,340 | Boere, Dublin | |
| 34 | 24 February 1998 | Plymouth Argyle | H | 3–0 | 4,363 | Aldridge, Maher, Jobson | |
| 35 | 28 February 1998 | Bristol City | A | 0–1 | 12,049 | ||
| 36 | 7 March 1998 | Grimsby Town | H | 0–1 | 4,829 | ||
| 37 | 14 March 1998 | Watford | A | 1–1 | 10,750 | Thomson | |
| 38 | 17 March 1998 | Wigan Athletic | A | 3–1 | 2,616 | Thomson, Rammell, Whyte | |
| 39 | 21 March 1998 | Bournemouth | H | 5–3 | 4,823 | Thomson (2), Boere (2), Clarke | |
| 40 | 27 March 1998 | Bristol Rovers | A | 0–2 | 5,323 | ||
| 41 | 3 April 1998 | Chesterfield | H | 0–2 | 5,425 | ||
| 42 | 11 April 1998 | Preston North End | A | 0–1 | 8,096 | ||
| 43 | 13 April 1998 | Gillingham | H | 0–0 | 6,151 | ||
| 44 | 18 April 1998 | York City | A | 1–1 | 2,850 | Boere | |
| 45 | 25 April 1998 | Oldham Athletic | A | 0–2 | 4,485 | ||
| 46 | 2 May 1998 | Wrexham | H | 1–3 | 4,220 | Boere |
See main article: 1997–98 FA Cup.
| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | 15 November 1997 | Woking | A | 2–0 | 5,000 | Jones, Gridelet | |
| R2 | 6 December 1997 | Fulham | A | 0–1 | 8,537 |
See main article: 1997–98 Football League Cup.
| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 1st Leg | 12 August 1997 | Cardiff City | A | 1–1 | 2,804 | Byrne | |
| R1 2nd Leg | 26 August 1997 | Cardiff City | H | 3–1 | 3,002 | Williams (2), Marsh | |
| R2 1st Leg | 16 September 1997 | Derby County | H | 0–1 | 4,011 | ||
| R2 2nd Leg | 1 October 1997 | Derby County | A | 0–5 | 18,490 |
See main article: 1997–98 Football League Trophy.
| Pos. | Name | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| GK | Simon Royce | 37 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 0 |
| GK | Neville Southall | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| DF | Mark Beard | 6(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7(2) | 0 |
| DF | Simon Coleman | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| DF | Keith Dublin | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 |
| DF | Richard Jobson | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| DF | Nathan Jones | 33(5) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40(5) | 1 |
| DF | Ben Lewis | 14 | 1 | 1(1) | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17(2) | 1 |
| DF | Chris Perkins | 3(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4(2) | 0 |
| DF | Leo Roget | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| DF | Mark Stimson | 17(3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18(3) | 0 |
| MF | Martin Allen | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| MF | Carl Beeston | 5(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8(1) | 0 |
| MF |  Paul Byrne | 9(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12(1) | 1 |
| MF | Adrian Clarke | 42(3) | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 49(3) | 5 |
| MF |  Regis Coulbault | 30(4) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33(4) | 4 |
| MF | Phil Gridelet | 31(6) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35(6) | 3 |
| MF | Julian Hails | 41(3) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45(3) | 3 |
| MF |  Andy Harris | 26(1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31(1) | 0 |
| MF | Mark Jones | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MF | Kevin Maher | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 |
| MF | Mike Marsh | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 |
| MF | John Nielsen | 1(4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(4) | 0 |
| MF | George Parris | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| FW | Martin Aldridge | 7(4) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7(4) | 1 |
| FW | Jeroen Boere | 28(3) | 14 | 1(1) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32(4) | 14 |
| FW | Trevor Fitzpatrick | 1(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(2) | 0 |
| FW |  Pepe N'Diaye | 15(2) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17(2) | 2 |
| FW |  Guy Roger Nzamba | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 |
| FW | Andy Rammell | 18(8) | 2 | 1(1) | 0 | 1(3) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20(12) | 2 |
| FW | Andy Thomson | 16(16) | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21(16) | 6 |
| FW | David Whyte | 3(5) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3(5) | 1 |
| FW | Paul Williams | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1(1) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7(1) | 3 |