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1997–98 Sunderland A.F.C. season
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1997–98 Sunderland A.F.C. season

During the 1997–98 English football season, Sunderland A.F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.

Key Information

Season summary

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In the 1997–98 season, their first campaign at their new ground, Sunderland finished third in Division One.[1] After beating Sheffield United in the Football League play-offs semi-final, they reached the final at Wembley with a place in the Premier League at stake. Over 40,000 fans travelled from the North-East to see the game against Charlton Athletic. The match was drawn 4–4 after extra time had been played; Charlton, however, won the game on a penalty shootout, after Michael Gray had his penalty saved by Charlton goalkeeper Saša Ilić.[2]

Final league table

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Main article: 1997–98 Football League First Division

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Nottingham Forest (C, P) 46 28 10 8 82 42 +40 94 Promotion to the Premier League
2 Middlesbrough (P) 46 27 10 9 77 41 +36 91
3 Sunderland 46 26 12 8 86 50 +36 90 Qualification for the First Division play-offs
4 Charlton Athletic (O, P) 46 26 10 10 80 49 +31 88
5 Ipswich Town 46 23 14 9 77 43 +34 83
Source: Statto.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

Results

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Sunderland's score comes first[3]

Legend

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Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

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Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
10 August 1997 Sheffield United A 0–2 17,324
15 August 1997 Manchester City H 3–1 38,827 Quinn, Phillips, Clark
23 August 1997 Port Vale A 1–3 8,290 Phillips
30 August 1997 Norwich City H 0–1 29,204
2 September 1997 Oxford United H 3–1 27,643 Phillips, Beauchamp (own goal), Melville
5 September 1997 Bradford City A 4–0 16,484 Gray, Clark, Phillips, Johnston
14 September 1997 Birmingham City A 1–0 17,478 Gray
20 September 1997 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 1–1 30,682 Smith
28 September 1997 Middlesbrough H 1–2 35,384 Ball
4 October 1997 Reading A 0–4 10,795
18 October 1997 Huddersfield Town H 3–1 24,782 Smith, Bridges, Clark
21 October 1997 Swindon Town H 0–0 27,553
25 October 1997 Stoke City A 2–1 14,587 Clark (2)
1 November 1997 Stockport County A 1–1 9,474 Clark
4 November 1997 Charlton Athletic H 0–0 25,455
8 November 1997 Nottingham Forest H 1–1 33,160 Phillips
15 November 1997 Portsmouth A 4–1 10,702 Quinn, Clark, Johnston, Summerbee
22 November 1997 Bury A 1–1 7,790 Phillips
29 November 1997 Tranmere Rovers H 3–0 26,674 Clark (2), Phillips
6 December 1997 Queens Park Rangers A 1–0 15,266 Quinn
13 December 1997 West Bromwich Albion H 2–0 29,231 Phillips, Johnston
20 December 1997 Crewe Alexandra A 3–0 5,404 Phillips, Summerbee, Quinn
26 December 1997 Bradford City H 2–0 40,055 Phillips, Johnston
28 December 1997 Oxford United A 1–1 8,659 Phillips
10 January 1998 Sheffield United H 4–2 36,391 Quinn, Rae, Phillips (2)
17 January 1998 Manchester City A 1–0 31,715 Phillips
28 January 1998 Norwich City A 1–2 15,940 Clark
31 January 1998 Port Vale H 4–2 39,258 Johnston, Phillips, Quinn, Carragher (own goal)
7 February 1998 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 1–0 27,502 Ball
17 February 1998 Reading H 4–1 40,579 Quinn, Rae, Phillips (2)
21 February 1998 Middlesbrough A 1–3 30,227 Clark
24 February 1998 Huddersfield Town A 3–2 14,615 Johnston (3, 1 pen)
28 February 1998 Ipswich Town H 2–2 35,114 Williams, Phillips
4 March 1998 Nottingham Forest A 3–0 29,009 Rae, Johnston, Phillips
7 March 1998 Stockport County H 4–1 34,870 Quinn (3), Phillips
10 March 1998 Birmingham City H 1–1 37,602 Johnston
15 March 1998 Charlton Athletic A 1–1 15,355 Phillips
21 March 1998 Portsmouth H 2–1 38,134 Phillips, Johnston
28 March 1998 Bury H 2–1 37,425 Clark, Phillips
3 April 1998 Tranmere Rovers A 2–0 14,116 Phillips, Summerbee
10 April 1998 Queens Park Rangers H 2–2 40,014 Quinn (2)
13 April 1998 West Bromwich Albion A 3–3 20,181 Quinn (2), Phillips
18 April 1998 Crewe Alexandra H 2–1 40,441 Ball, Clark
25 April 1998 Stoke City H 3–0 41,214 Williams, Phillips (2)
28 April 1998 Ipswich Town A 0–2 20,902
3 May 1998 Swindon Town A 2–1 14,868 Phillips (2)

First Division play-offs

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
SF 1st Leg 10 May 1998 Sheffield United A 1–2 23,800 Ball
SF 2nd Leg 13 May 1998 Sheffield United H 2–0 (won 3–2 on agg) 40,092 Marker (own goal), Phillips
F 25 May 1998 Charlton Athletic N 4–4 (lost 6–7 on pens) 77,739 Quinn (2), Phillips, Summerbee

FA Cup

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Main article: 1997–98 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 3 January 1998 Rotherham United A 5–1 11,500 Phillips (4, 1 pen), Quinn
R4 24 January 1998 Tranmere Rovers A 0–1 14,055

League Cup

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Main article: 1997–98 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R2 First Leg 16 September 1997 Bury H 2–1 18,775 Williams, Bridges
R2 Second Leg 23 September 1997 Bury A 2–1 (won 4–2 on agg) 3,928 Smith, Rae
R3 15 October 1997 Middlesbrough A 0–2 26,451

Players

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First-team squad

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Squad at end of season[4]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK  ENG Luke Weaver
— GK  ENG Mike Pollitt
— GK  FRA Lionel Pérez
— GK  NED Edwin Zoetebier
— DF  ENG Jody Craddock
— DF  ENG Elliott Dickman
— DF  ENG Michael Gray
— DF  ENG Paul Heckingbottom
— DF  ENG Darren Holloway
— DF  ENG Chris Makin
— DF  ENG Mark Maley
— DF  ENG Richard Ord
— DF  ENG Martin Scott
— DF  ENG Darren Williams
— DF  WAL Gareth Hall[notes 1]
— DF  WAL Andy Melville
— DF  SCO Allan Johnston
— DF  DEN Kim Heiselberg
— MF  ENG Steve Agnew
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  ENG Sam Aiston
— MF  ENG Kevin Ball
— MF  ENG Paul Bracewell
— MF  ENG Chris Byrne
— MF  ENG Lee Clark
— MF  ENG Chris Lumsdon
— MF  ENG John Mullin
— MF  ENG Nicky Summerbee
— MF  ENG Paul Thirlwell
— MF  SCO David Duke
— MF  SCO Alex Rae
— FW  ENG Michael Bridges
— FW  ENG Danny Dichio
— FW  ENG Kevin Phillips
— FW  ENG Michael Proctor
— FW  ENG Craig Russell
— FW  ENG Martin Smith
— FW  IRL Niall Quinn

Appearances and goals

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Division One Play-offs FA Cup Coca-Cola Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
GK France FRA Lionel Perez 52 0 46 0 3 0 2 0 1 0
GK England ENG Luke Weaver 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
GK Netherlands NED Edwin Zoetebier 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Defenders
DF England ENG Jody Craddock 40 0 31+1 0 3 0 2 0 3 0
DF England ENG Michael Gray 52 2 44+1 2 2 0 2 0 3 0
DF Wales WAL Gareth Hall 2 0 1+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF England ENG Darren Holloway 37 0 32 0 3 0 2 0 0 0
DF England ENG Chris Makin 31 0 23+2 0 1+1 0 1 0 3 0
DF Wales WAL Andy Melville 10 1 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF England ENG Richard Ord 15 0 13+1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
DF England ENG Martin Scott 11 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
DF England ENG Darren Williams 43 3 35+1 2 3 0 1 0 3 1
Midfielders
MF England ENG Steve Agnew 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
MF England ENG Sam Aiston 3 0 1+2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF England ENG Kevin Ball 37 4 29+2 3 3 1 0 0 2+1 0
MF England ENG Paul Bracewell 3 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
MF England ENG Chris Byrne 10 0 4+4 0 0 0 0 0 1+1 0
MF England ENG Lee Clark 52 13 46 13 3 0 2 0 1 0
MF Scotland SCO Allan Johnston 47 11 38+2 11 3 0 2 0 2 0
MF England ENG Chris Lumsdon 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF England ENG John Mullin 6 0 1+5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Alex Rae 35 4 24+5 3 0+2 0 2 0 1+1 1
MF England ENG Nicky Summerbee 30 4 22+3 3 3 1 2 0 0 0
Forwards
FW England ENG Michael Bridges 11 2 6+3 1 0 0 0 0 2 1
FW England ENG Danny Dichio 16 0 2+11 0 1+2 0 0 0 0 0
FW England ENG Kevin Phillips 48 35 42+1 29 3 2 2 4 0 0
FW Republic of Ireland IRL Niall Quinn 39 17 33+2 14 2 2 2 1 0 0
FW England ENG Craig Russell 6 0 0+3 0 0 0 0 0 2+1 0
FW England ENG Martin Smith 18 3 11+5 2 0 0 0 0 1+1 1

References

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Notes

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