1997–98 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season explained

Club:Tottenham Hotspur
Season:1997–98
Manager:Gerry Francis (until 19 November)
Chris Hughton (caretaker 19–20 November)
Christian Gross (from 20 November)
Chairman:Alan Sugar
Stadium:White Hart Lane
League:Premiership
League Result:14th
Cup1:FA Cup
Cup1 Result:Fourth round
Cup2:League Cup
Cup2 Result:Third round
League Topscorer:Klinsmann (9)
Season Topscorer:Klinsmann/Ginola (9)
Highest Attendance:35,995 (vs. Southampton, 10 May)[1]
Lowest Attendance:19,255 (vs. Carlisle United, 17 September)
Average Attendance:28,306
Prevseason:1996–97
Nextseason:1998–99
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During the 1997–98 season, Tottenham Hotspur participated in the English Premier League.

Season summary

Despite the pre-season capture of Newcastle stars David Ginola and Les Ferdinand, Tottenham Hotspur began the season badly and looked nothing like a side who were hoping to challenge for a European place. By the time Gerry Francis resigned in November, Spurs were in the relegation zone and chairman Alan Sugar was the target of more hostility than ever before. Swiss coach Christian Gross was named as Francis's successor,[2] and soon after arriving he brought in former Spurs star Jürgen Klinsmann - who had been so successful and popular during his first spell three seasons earlier.

In the end, Tottenham beat the drop and finished 14th in the final table. Klinsmann retired from playing, to draw the curtain on a brilliant career.

Final league table

See main article: 1997–98 FA Premier League.

Results summary
Results by matchday

Results

Tottenham Hotspur's score comes first[3]

Legend

WinDrawLoss

FA Premier League

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
10 August 1997 Manchester UnitedH0–226,359
13 August 1997 West Ham UnitedA1–225,354Ferdinand
23 August 1997 Derby CountyH1–025,886Calderwood
27 August 1997 Aston VillaH3–226,317Ferdinand (2), Fox
30 August 1997 ArsenalA0–038,102
13 September 1997 Leicester CityA0–320,683
20 September 1997 Blackburn RoversH0–026,573
23 September 1997 Bolton WanderersA1–123,433Armstrong
27 September 1997 WimbledonH0–026,261
4 October 1997 Newcastle UnitedA0–136,709
19 October 1997 Sheffield WednesdayH3–225,097Dominguez, Armstrong, Ginola
25 October 1997 SouthamptonA2–315,255Dominguez, Ginola
1 November 1997 Leeds UnitedH0–126,441
8 November 1997 LiverpoolA0–438,006
24 November 1997 Crystal PalaceH0–125,634
29 November 1997 EvertonA2–036,670Vega, Ginola
6 December 1997 ChelseaH1–628,476Vega
13 December 1997 Coventry CityA0–419,499
20 December 1997 BarnsleyH3–028,232Nielsen (2), Ginola
26 December 1997 Aston VillaA1–438,644Calderwood
28 December 1997 ArsenalH1–129,610Nielsen
10 January 1998 Manchester UnitedA0–255,281
17 January 1998 West Ham UnitedH1–030,284Klinsmann
31 January 1998 Derby CountyA1–230,187Fox
7 February 1998 Blackburn RoversA3–030,388Berti, Armstrong, Fox
14 February 1998 Leicester CityH1–128,355Calderwood
21 February 1998 Sheffield WednesdayA0–129,871
1 March 1998 Bolton WanderersH1–029,032Nielsen
4 March 1998 Leeds UnitedA0–131,394
14 March 1998 LiverpoolH3–330,245Klinsmann, Ginola, Vega
28 March 1998 Crystal PalaceA3–126,116Berti, Armstrong, Klinsmann
4 April 1998 EvertonH1–135,624Armstrong
11 April 1998 ChelseaA0–234,149
13 April 1998 Coventry CityH1–133,463Berti
18 April 1998 BarnsleyA1–118,692Calderwood
25 April 1998 Newcastle UnitedH2–035,847Klinsmann, Ferdinand
2 May 1998 WimbledonA6–225,820Ferdinand, Klinsmann (4), Saïb
10 May 1998 SouthamptonH1–135,995Klinsmann

FA Cup

See main article: 1997–98 FA Cup.

!Round!!Date!!Opponent!!Venue!!Result!!Attendance!!Goalscorers
R35 January 1998 FulhamH3–127,909Clemence, Calderwood, Taylor (own goal)
R424 January 1998 BarnsleyH1–128,722Campbell
R4R4 February 1998 BarnsleyA1–318,220Ginola

League Cup

See main article: 1997–98 Football League Cup.

!Round!!Date!!Opponent!!Venue!!Result!!Attendance!!Goalscorers
R2 1st Leg 17 September 1997 Carlisle UnitedH3–219,255Fenn, Fox, Mahorn
R2 2nd Leg 30 September 1997 Carlisle UnitedA2–0 (won 5–2 on agg)13,571Ginola (pen), Armstrong
R315 October 1997 Derby CountyH1–220,390Ginola

Squad

[4]

Reserve squad

Transfers

In

DatePosNameFromFee
15 July 1997MF David GinolaNewcastle United£2,000,000
28 July 1997FW Les Ferdinand Newcastle United£6,000,000
8 August 1997MF José Dominguez Sporting CP£1,600,000
8 January 1998MF Nicola Berti Inter MilanFree transfer
30 January 1998GK Frode Grodås Chelsea£250,000
23 February 1998MF Moussa Saïb Valencia£2,300,000

Out

DatePosNameToFee
27 June 1997FW Teddy Sheringham Manchester United£3,500,000
1 August 1997MF Simon Wormull BrentfordFree transfer
10 August 1997FW Ronny Rosenthal WatfordFree transfer
19 September 1997DF Leon Townley Brentford£55,000
23 January 1998MF Kevin Maher Southend UnitedFree transfer
13 March 1998DF Jamie Clapham Ipswich Town£300,000
20 March 1998FW Paul Mahorn Port ValeNon-contract

Transfers in: £12,150,000

Transfers out: £3,855,000

Total spending: £8,295,000

Statistics

Appearances and goals

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Goal scorers

The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.

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1MF 14 David Ginola6 1 2 9
FW 33 Jürgen Klinsmann9 0 0 9
3FW 11 Chris Armstrong5 0 1 6
4DF 5 align=left 4 1 0 5
FW 10 align=left 5 0 0 5
6MF 7 Ruel Fox3 0 1 4
7MF 8 Allan Nielsen3 0 0 3
DF 15 Ramon Vega3 0 0 3
MF 35 Nicola Berti3 0 0 3
10MF 20 José Dominguez2 0 0 2
11DF 23 Sol Campbell0 1 0 1
FW 24 Neale Fenn0 0 1 1
MF 25 Stephen Clemence0 1 0 1
FW 30 Paul Mahorn0 0 1 1
MF 34 Moussa Saib1 0 0 1
TOTALS444654

Clean sheets

width=10width=10width=200Playerwidth=50Premier Leaguewidth=50FA Cupwidth=50EFL CupTotal
11 Ian Walker7 0 1 8
213 Espen Baardsen3 1 0 4
TOTALS101112

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Fixtures & Results: Barclays - Premier League 97/98. Tottenham Hotspur plc. 2011-04-24.
  2. Web site: Moore. Glenn. 'Sugar didn't want me to go' - Francis. https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/sugar-didnt-want-me-to-go--francis-1295175.html . 1 May 2022 . subscription . live. The Independent. 20 November 1997. 6 August 2015.
  3. http://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=2590&teamTabs=results&season_id=127 Soccerbase: 1997-98 Tottenham Hotspur results
  4. Web site: FootballSquads - Tottenham Hotspur - 1997/98.

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