ANZOWLS - Season 1997/98

   Season 1997/98 - FA Premier League


  • Home games are in bold.
  • CCLC = Coca Cola League Cup
  • FA = FA Cup

                                                             
    August                   Score Scorers                         Attendance
     
    9  Newcastle Utd       (A)  1-2  Carbone                          36,711 
    13 Leeds Utd           (H)  1-3  Hyde                             31,520
    23 Wimbledon           (A)  1-1  Di Canio                         11,503
    26 Blackburn R         (A)  2-7  Carbone 2                        19,618
    30 Leicester City      (H)  1-0  Carbone (pen)                    24,851
    
    September
    13 Liverpool (A) 1-2 Collins 34,705 17 Grimsby (CCLC 2R 1L)(A) 0-2 - 6,429 20 Coventry City (H) 0-0 - 21,087 24 Derby County (H) 2-5 Di Canio, Carbone (pen) 22,391 27 Aston Villa (A) 2-2 Collins, Whittingham 25,027 October
    1 Grimsby (CCLC 2R 2L)(H) 3-2 Di Canio 2, Own Goal 6,429 4 Everton (H) 3-1 Carbone 2 (pen), Di Canio 24,486 18 Tottenham H (A) 2-3 Collins, Di Canio 25,097 25 Crystal Palace (H) 1-3 Collins 22,072 November
    1 Manchester Utd (A) 1-6 Whittingham 55,259 8 Bolton Wndrs (H) 5-0 Booth 3, Di Canio Whittingham 25,027 22 Arsenal (H) 2-0 Booth, Whittingham 34,373 29 Southampton (A) 3-2 Atheron, Collins, Di Canio 15,244 December
    6 Barnsley (H) 2-1 Stefanovic, Di Canio 29,086 13 West Ham Utd (A) 0-1 - 24,344 20 Chelsea (H) 1-4 Pembridge 28,334 26 Blackburn R (H) 0-0 - 33,502 28 Leicester City (A) 1-1 Booth 20,800 January
    3 Watford (FA 3R) (A) 1-1 Alexandersson 18,306 10 Newcastle Utd (H) 2-1 Di Canio, Newsome 29,446 14 Watford (FA 3Rr) (H) 0-0 - (5-3 on penalties) 18,707 17 Leeds Utd (A) 2-1 Newsome, Booth 33,166 24 Blackburn (FA 4R) (H) 0-3 - 15,900 31 Wimbledon (H) 1-1 Pembridge 22,635 February
    7 Coventry City (A) 0-1 - 18,375 14 Liverpool (H) 3-3 Carbone, Di Canio, Hinchcliffe 35,405 21 Tottenham H (H) 1-0 Di Canio 29,871 28 Derby County (A) 0-3 - 30,203 March
    7 Manchester Utd (H) 2-0 Atherton, Di Canio 39,427 14 Bolton Wndrs (A) 2-3 Booth, Atherton 24,847 28 Arsenal (A) 0-1 - 38,087 April
    4 Southampton (H) 1-0 Carbone 29,677 11 Barnsley (A) 1-2 Stefanovic 18,692 13 West Ham Utd (H) 1-1 Magilton 28,036 19 Chelsea (A) 0-1 - 29,075 25 Everton (A) 3-1 Pembridge 2, Di Canio 35,497 May
    2 Aston Villa (H) 1-3 Sanetti 34,177 10 Crystal Palace (A) 0-1 - 16,876
    1997/98 End of Season table
    1997/98 Season review
    1997/98 Transfers In/Out

    1997/98 Squad
    1997/98 Team photo
    1997/98 Quicktime Movie goals
    Club details, records & statistics


    1997/98 Season Stats
    Average Attendance : 26,907 (9th highest) * includes cup games
    Highest Attendance : 39,427 v Man.Utd, 7th March 1998
    Lowest Attendance : 6,429 v Grimsby, 1st October 1997
    Biggest win: 5-0 v Bolton, 8th November 1997
    Biggest defeat : 1-6 v Man.Utd, 1st November 1997
    Player of the Season : Kevin Pressman
    Anzowls Player of the Season: Paulo Di Canio
    Average goals scored per game: 1.30
    Average goals conceded per game: 1.74
    Disciplinary points: 69 (9th highest) *Yel.card=1pt Red.card=3pts



          Top scorers 1997/98

    Player League L'gue Cup FA Cup Total
    Paolo Di Canio 12 2 - 14
    Benito Carbone 9 - - 9
    Andy Booth 7 - - 7
    Wayne Collins 5 - - 5
    Guy Whittignham 4 - - 4
    Mark Pembridge 4 - - 4
    Peter Atherton 3 - - 3
    Dejan Stefanovic 2 - - 2
    Jon Newsome 2 - - 2
    Francesco Sanetti 1 - - 1
    Andy Hinchcliffe 1 - - 1
    Graham Hyde 1 - - 1
    Niclas Alexandersson - - 1 1
    Jim Magilton 1 - - 1
    Own goals - 1 - 1