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Watford 1997–98 football season
During the 1997–98 English football season, Watford F.C. competed in the Football League Second Division .
Season summary
In the 1997–98 season, Kenny Jackett was demoted to the position of assistant manager and Graham Taylor returned for a second spell as Watford manager. The transition proved a success; Watford secured the Division Two title, beating Bristol City into second place after a season-long struggle.
Final league table
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
F
A
W
D
L
F
A
F
A
GD
Pts
1 Watford 46 13 7 3 36 22 11 9 3 31 19 67 41 +26 88
2
Bristol City 46
16
5
2
41
17
9
5
9
28
22
69
39
+30
85
3
Grimsby Town 46
11
7
5
30
14
8
8
7
25
23
55
37
+18
72
4
Northampton Town 46
14
5
4
33
17
4
12
7
19
20
52
37
+15
71
5
Bristol Rovers 46
13
2
8
43
33
7
8
8
27
31
70
64
+6
70
6
Fulham 46
12
7
4
31
14
8
3
12
29
29
60
43
+17
70
7
Wrexham 46
10
10
3
31
23
8
6
9
24
28
55
51
+4
70
8
Gillingham 46
13
7
3
30
18
6
6
11
22
29
52
47
+5
70
9
Bournemouth 46
11
8
4
28
15
7
4
12
29
37
57
52
+5
66
10
Chesterfield 46
13
7
3
31
19
3
10
10
15
25
46
44
+2
65
11
Wigan Athletic 46
12
5
6
41
31
5
6
12
23
35
64
66
–2
62
12
Blackpool 46
13
6
4
35
24
4
5
14
24
43
59
67
–8
62
13
Oldham Athletic 46
13
7
3
43
23
2
9
12
19
31
62
54
+8
61
14
Wycombe Wanderers 46
10
10
3
32
20
4
8
11
19
33
51
53
–2
60
15
Preston North End 46
10
6
7
29
26
5
8
10
27
30
56
56
±0
59
16
York City 46
9
7
7
26
21
5
10
8
26
37
52
58
–6
59
17
Luton Town 46
7
7
9
35
38
7
8
8
25
26
60
64
–4
57
18
Millwall 46
7
8
8
23
23
7
5
11
20
31
43
54
–11
55
19
Walsall 46
10
8
5
26
16
4
4
15
17
36
43
52
–9
54
20
Burnley 46
10
9
4
34
23
3
4
16
21
42
55
65
–10
52
21
Brentford 46
9
7
7
33
29
2
10
11
17
42
50
71
–21
50
22
Plymouth Argyle 46
10
5
8
36
30
2
8
13
19
40
55
70
–15
49
23
Carlisle United 46
8
5
10
27
28
4
3
16
30
45
57
73
–16
44
24
Southend United 46
8
7
8
29
30
3
3
17
18
49
47
79
–32
43
Pld = Matches ; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points NB: In the Football League goals scored (F) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).
Key
Division Champions, promoted
Promoted
Participated in play-offs
Promoted through play-offs
Relegated
Results
Watford's score comes first [1]
Legend
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Scorers
9 August 1997
Burnley H
1–0
11,155
Lee
16 August 1997
Carlisle United A
2–0
7,395
Kennedy , Johnson
23 August 1997
Brentford H
3–1
10,125
Millen , Melvang , Johnson
30 August 1997
Preston North End A
0–2
11,042
2 September 1997
Plymouth Argyle A
1–0
5,141
Noel-Williams
7 September 1997
Wycombe Wanderers H
2–1
12,100
Hyde , Lee
13 September 1997
Chesterfield H
2–1
11,204
Rosenthal , Lee
20 September 1997
Gillingham A
2–2
7,780
Rosenthal (pen), Johnson
27 September 1997
York City H
1–1
13,812
Lee
4 October 1997
Luton Town A
4–0
9,041
Johnson , Thomas , Kennedy (2)
14 October 1997
Bristol Rovers A
2–1
8,110
Kennedy , Rosenthal (pen)
18 October 1997
Millwall H
0–1
12,530
21 October 1997
Fulham H
2–0
11,486
Rosenthal , Robinson
25 October 1997
Grimsby Town A
1–0
5,699
Rosenthal
1 November 1997
Blackpool H
4–1
9,723
Lee (2), Johnson , Rosenthal
4 November 1997
Southend United A
3–0
4,001
Kennedy (3)
8 November 1997
Walsall A
0–0
5,077
18 November 1997
Oldham Athletic H
2–1
8,397
Thomas , Mooney
22 November 1997
Northampton Town A
1–0
7,373
Kennedy
29 November 1997
Wigan Athletic H
2–1
9,455
Thomas , Mooney
2 December 1997
Wrexham A
1–1
3,702
Rosenthal
13 December 1997
Bristol City H
1–1
16,072
Noel-Williams
20 December 1997
Bournemouth A
1–0
6,081
Kennedy
26 December 1997
Wycombe Wanderers A
0–0
8,090
28 December 1997
Plymouth Argyle H
1–1
11,594
Mooney
10 January 1998
Burnley A
0–2
9,551
17 January 1998
Preston North End H
3–1
10,182
Kennedy (2), Hyde
24 January 1998
Brentford A
2–1
6,969
Mooney , Johnson
31 January 1998
Chesterfield A
1–0
5,975
Noel-Williams
8 February 1998
Gillingham H
0–2
10,498
14 February 1998
Luton Town H
1–1
15,182
Robinson
21 February 1998
York City A
1–1
4,890
Palmer
25 February 1998
Millwall A
1–1
7,126
Mooney
28 February 1998
Bristol Rovers H
3–2
12,186
Noel-Williams , Rosenthal , Mooney
3 March 1998
Walsall H
1–2
8,096
Noel-Williams
7 March 1998
Blackpool A
1–1
5,237
Bazeley
14 March 1998
Southend United H
1–1
10,750
Hyde
17 March 1998
Carlisle United H
2–1
7,274
Palmer , Bazeley
21 March 1998
Oldham Athletic A
2–2
5,744
Bazeley , Gibbs
28 March 1998
Northampton Town H
1–1
14,268
Johnson
4 April 1998
Wigan Athletic A
2–3
4,262
Foley , Hyde
11 April 1998
Wrexham H
1–0
12,340
Lee
13 April 1998
Bristol City A
1–1
19,141
Lee
25 April 1998
Grimsby Town H
0–0
14,002
28 April 1998
Bournemouth H
2–1
12,834
Lee , Noel-Williams
2 May 1998
Fulham A
2–1
17,114
Noel-Williams , Lee
FA Cup
League Cup
Round
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Goalscorers
SR1
9 December 1997
Fulham A
0–1
3,364
Squad
[2] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
References
National teams
League competitions
Level 1 Levels 2–4 Level 5 Levels 6–7 Levels 8–9
Isthmian League (Two , Three Combined Counties League (level 8 only )Eastern Counties League (Premier , One Essex Senior League (level 8 only )Hellenic League (Premier , One Kent League (level 8 only )Midland Alliance (level 8 only )Midland Football Combination (level 9 only )North West Counties League (One , Two Northern Counties East League (Premier , One Northern League (One , Two Spartan South Midlands League (Premier North , Premier South Senior Sussex County League (One , Two United Counties League (Premier , One Wessex League (level 8 only )West Midlands (Regional) League (level 9 only )Western League (Premier , One
Cup competitions
FA cups Football League cups
European competitions
