Sheffield Wednesday 1997–98 football season
Sheffield Wednesday1997–98 season |
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Chairman | Dave Richards |
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Manager | David Pleat (until 3 November) Peter Shreeves (caretaker from 3 to 14 November) Ron Atkinson (from 14 November) |
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Premiership | 16th |
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FA Cup | Fourth round |
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League Cup | Second round |
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Top goalscorer | League: Di Canio (12) All: Di Canio (14) |
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Highest home attendance | 39,427 (vs. Manchester United, Premiership) |
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Lowest home attendance | 11,120 (vs. Grimsby Town, League Cup) |
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Average home league attendance | 28,706 (league) |
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The 1997–98 season was Sheffield Wednesday F.C.'s 131st season. They competed in the twenty-team Premiership, the top tier of English football, finishing sixteenth.
Season summary
Having narrowly missed out on a UEFA Cup place in 1996–97, the club record £5.7 million signing of Italian striker Paolo Di Canio from Celtic gave Owls fans hopes of another challenge for Europe. But it was not to be, and by the time they lost 6–1 to Manchester United in November, relegation was looking a real possibility. Manager David Pleat was swiftly sacked, and Ron Atkinson – manager of the 1991 promotion and League Cup winning side – returned to the manager's seat on a short-term contract. He achieved safety by a margin of four points, in 16th place on 44 points by virtue of goal difference (three other sides had finished on 44 points), and was disappointed on being told that his contract would not be renewed. He was succeeded by Danny Wilson, a former Owls player who played for them in the early, more successful part of the decade.
Final league table
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
- Results summary
Overall | Home | Away |
Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
38 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 52 | 67 | −15 | 44 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 26 | +4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 22 | 41 | −19 |
Source: 1997-98 FA Premier League table
- Results by round
Source: 11v11.com: 1997-98 Sheffield Wednesday results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Results
Sheffield Wednesday's score comes first[1]
Legend
FA Premier League
Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
9 August 1997 | Newcastle United | A | 1–2 | 36,711 | Carbone |
13 August 1997 | Leeds United | H | 1–3 | 31,520 | Hyde |
23 August 1997 | Wimbledon | A | 1–1 | 11,503 | Di Canio |
27 August 1997 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 2–7 | 19,618 | Carbone (2) |
30 August 1997 | Leicester City | H | 1–0 | 24,851 | Carbone (pen) |
13 September 1997 | Liverpool | A | 1–2 | 34,705 | Collins |
20 September 1997 | Coventry City | H | 0–0 | 21,087 | |
24 September 1997 | Derby County | H | 2–5 | 22,391 | Di Canio, Carbone (pen) |
27 September 1997 | Aston Villa | A | 2–2 | 32,044 | Collins, Whittingham |
4 October 1997 | Everton | H | 3–1 | 24,486 | Carbone (2, 1 pen), Di Canio |
19 October 1997 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 2–3 | 25,097 | Collins, Di Canio |
25 October 1997 | Crystal Palace | H | 1–3 | 22,072 | Collins |
1 November 1997 | Manchester United | A | 1–6 | 55,259 | Whittingham |
8 November 1997 | Bolton Wanderers | H | 5–0 | 25,027 | Di Canio, Whittingham, Booth (3) |
22 November 1997 | Arsenal | H | 2–0 | 34,373 | Booth, Whittingham |
29 November 1997 | Southampton | A | 3–2 | 15,244 | Atherton, Collins, Di Canio |
8 December 1997 | Barnsley | H | 2–1 | 29,086 | Stefanović, Di Canio |
13 December 1997 | West Ham United | A | 0–1 | 24,344 | |
20 December 1997 | Chelsea | H | 1–4 | 28,334 | Pembridge |
26 December 1997 | Blackburn Rovers | H | 0–0 | 33,502 | |
28 December 1997 | Leicester City | A | 1–1 | 20,800 | Booth |
10 January 1998 | Newcastle United | H | 2–1 | 29,446 | Di Canio, Newsome |
17 January 1998 | Leeds United | A | 2–1 | 33,166 | Newsome, Booth |
31 January 1998 | Wimbledon | H | 1–1 | 22,655 | Mark Pembridge |
7 February 1998 | Coventry City | A | 0–1 | 18,375 | |
14 February 1998 | Liverpool | H | 3–3 | 35,405 | Carbone, Di Canio, Hinchcliffe |
21 February 1998 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 1–0 | 29,871 | Di Canio |
28 February 1998 | Derby County | A | 0–3 | 30,203 | |
7 March 1998 | Manchester United | H | 2–0 | 39,427 | Atherton, Di Canio |
14 March 1998 | Bolton Wanderers | A | 2–3 | 24,847 | Booth, Atherton |
28 March 1998 | Arsenal | A | 0–1 | 38,087 | |
4 April 1998 | Southampton | H | 1–0 | 29,677 | Carbone |
11 April 1998 | Barnsley | A | 1–2 | 18,692 | Stefanović |
13 April 1998 | West Ham United | H | 1–1 | 28,036 | Magilton |
19 April 1998 | Chelsea | A | 0–1 | 29,075 | |
25 April 1998 | Everton | A | 3–1 | 35,497 | Pembridge (2), Di Canio |
2 May 1998 | Aston Villa | H | 1–3 | 34,177 | Sanetti |
10 May 1998 | Crystal Palace | A | 0–1 | 16,876 | |
FA Cup
Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
R3 | 3 January 1998 | Watford | A | 1–1 | 18,306 | Alexandersson |
R3R | 14 January 1998 | Watford | H | 0–0 (won 5–3 on pens) | 18,707 | |
R4 | 26 January 1998 | Blackburn Rovers | H | 0–3 | 15,940 | |
League Cup
Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
R2 1st Leg | 17 September 1997 | Grimsby Town | A | 0–2 | 6,429 | |
R2 2nd Leg | 1 October 1997 | Grimsby Town | H | 3–2 (lost 3–4 on agg) | 11,120 | Davison (own goal), Di Canio (2) |
Players
First-team squad
- 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.
Left club during season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Reserve squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Transfers
In
Date | Pos | Name | From | Fee |
24 June 1997 | DF | Patrick Blondeau | AS Monaco | £1,800,000 |
6 August 1997 | FW | Paolo Di Canio | Celtic | £3,000,000 |
9 September 1997 | MF | Jim Magilton | Southampton | £1,600,000 |
22 September 1997 | GK | Bruce Grobbelaar | Oxford United | Nominal |
2 October 1997 | MF | Petter Rudi | Molde | £800,000 |
17 November 1997 | DF | Derek Geary | Rivermount Boys | Signed |
5 December 1997 | MF | Niclas Alexandersson | IFK Göteborg | £750,000 |
6 December 1997 | MF | Alan Quinn | Cherry Orchard | Nominal |
30 January 1998 | DF | Andy Hinchcliffe | Everton | £3,000,000 |
19 February 1998 | DF | Goce Sedloski | Hajduk Split | £750,000 |
24 February 1998 | DF | Earl Barrett | Everton | Free transfer |
26 March 1998 | GK | Stuart Jones | Weston-super-Mare | £20,000 |
26 March 1998 | DF | Emerson Thome | Benfica | Signed |
30 April 1998 | FW | Francesco Sanetti | Genoa | Free transfer |
Out
- Transfers in: £11,720,000
- Transfers out: £5,900,000
- Total spending: £5,820,000
Statistics
Appearances and goals
Starting 11
- Considering starts in all competitions[3]
- GK: #1, Kevin Pressman, 41
- RB: #2, Peter Atherton, 31
- CB: #5, Jon Newsome, 29
- CB: #6, Des Walker, 43
- LB: #3, Ian Nolan, 32
- CM: #25, Petter Rudi, 22
- CM: #24, Jim Magilton, 16 (#7, Guy Whittingham, and #18, Dejan Stefanović, both have 20 starts)
- CM: #4, Mark Pembridge, 36
- AM: #8, Benito Carbone, 31
- CF: #10, Andy Booth, 23
- CF: #11, Paolo Di Canio, 39
Notes
- ^ Nolan was born in Liverpool, England, but also qualified to represent Northern Ireland internationally and made his international debut for Northern Ireland in 1996.
- ^ Poric was born in London, England, but also qualified to represent Australia internationally and represented them at U-20 level.
- ^ Grobbelaar was born in Durban, South Africa, but was raised in Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) from the age of two months and made his international debut for Rhodesia in 1977 and for Zimbabwe in 1980.
- ^ Jones was born in Sheffield, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and made his international debut for Wales in May 1994.
- ^ McKeever was born in Derry, Northern Ireland, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and represented them at U-19 and U-21 level.
References
- ^ "Sheffield Wednesday 1997-1998 Results". statto.com. Archived from the original on 26 March 2013.
- ^ "FootballSquads - Sheffield Wednesday - 1997/98". footballsquads.co.uk. Archived from the original on 24 December 2010.
- ^ "All Sheffield Wednesday players: 1998". www.11v11.com. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
- Dickinson, Jason (1999). One Hundred Years at Hillsborough. Sheffield: The Hallamshire Press/Sheffield Wednesday Football Club. pp. 244–245, 386. ISBN 978-1-874718-29-1.
- Dickinson, Jason; Brodie, John (2005). The Wednesday Boys: A Definitive Who's Who of Sheffield Wednesday Football Club 1880–2005. Sheffield: Pickard Communication. pp. 346–347, 350. ISBN 978-0-9547264-9-2.
- Drake, A. "1997–98 Players". BT Internet. Archived from the original on 11 October 2008. Retrieved 5 August 2008.
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