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1997–98 Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. season

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Wolverhampton Wanderers
1997–98 season
ChairmanJonathan Hayward,
then Sir Jack Hayward (from 7 September)
ManagerMark McGhee
Football League First Division9th
FA CupSemi-finals
League Cup3rd round
Top goalscorerLeague: Robbie Keane (11)
All: Dougie Freedman (13)
Highest home attendance28,244 (vs West Brom, 31 January 1998)
Lowest home attendance17,862 (vs Fulham,
24 September 1997)
Average home league attendance23,277 (league only)

The 1997–98 season was the 99th season of competitive league football in the history of English football club Wolverhampton Wanderers. They played the season in the second tier of the English football system, the Football League First Division.

The team finished in ninth position in the league, failing to mount a serious promotion challenge after having finished third in the previous campaign. They did, however, reach the semi-finals of the FA Cup for the first time in nineteen years, where they lost to eventual double winners Arsenal.

Results

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Football League First Division

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A total of 24 teams competed in the Football League First Division in the 1997–98 season. Each team played every other team twice: once at their stadium, and once at the opposition's. Three points were awarded to teams for each win, one point per draw, and none for defeats. Teams finishing level on points were firstly divided by the number of goals scored rather than goal difference.

The provisional fixture list was released on 16 June 1997, but was subject to change in the event of matches being selected for television coverage or police concerns.[1]

9 August 1997 1 Norwich City 0–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Norwich
15:00 GMT Report Keane 34', 64' Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 17,230 (1,676 away)
Referee: Mike Bailey
16 August 1997 2 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–0 Sheffield United Wolverhampton
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 23,102 (1,160 away)
Referee: Paul Danson
24 August 1997 3 West Bromwich Albion 1–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers West Bromwich
13:00 BST Curle 16' (o.g.) Report Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 21,511 (5,030 away)
Referee: Terry Heilbron
30 August 1997 4 Wolverhampton Wanderers 4–2 Bury Wolverhampton
15:00 BST Keane 5', 86'
Bull 42', 51'
Report Battersby 19'
Johnson 61'
Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 21,141 (803 away)
Referee: George Cain
3 September 1997 5 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–1 Port Vale Wolverhampton
19:45 BST Bull 74' Report Foyle 82' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 21,524 (983 away)
Referee: Andy Butler
7 September 1997 6 Oxford United 3–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Oxford
13:00 BST Beauchamp 17', 71'
Ford 23'
Report Stadium: Manor Ground
Attendance: 6,921 (1,900 away)
Referee: Clive Wilkes
13 September 1997 7 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–1 Charlton Athletic Wolverhampton
15:00 BST Bull 9', 35'
Froggatt 26'
Report Chapple 72' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 22,683 (1,179 away)
Referee: Kevin Lynch
20 September 1997 8 Sunderland 1–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Sunderland
15:00 BST Smith 17' Report Melville 34' (o.g.) Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 30,682 (3,398 away)
Referee: William Burns
27 September 1997 9 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–1 Huddersfield Town Wolverhampton
15:00 BST Bull 1' Report Stewart 32' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 21,723 (773 away)
Referee: Rob Harris
4 October 1997 10 Bradford City 2–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Bradford
15:00 BST Steiner 34'
Kulcsar 40'
Report Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 15,236 (1,800 away)
Referee: Graham Laws
12 October 1997 11 Birmingham City 1–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Birmingham
16:00 BST Marsden 8' Report Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 17,822 (1,736 away)
Referee: Mike Brandwood
18 October 1997 12 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–1 Swindon Town Wolverhampton
15:00 BST Freedman 12'
Curle 78'
Simpson 80'
Report Hay 24' (pen.) Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 21,794 (1,146 away)
Referee: Chris Foy
22 October 1997 13 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–1 Tranmere Rovers Wolverhampton
19:45 BST Robinson 15'
Freedman 16'
Report Jones 65' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 20,841 (690 away)
Referee: Eddie Lomas
25 October 1997 14 Stockport County 1–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Stockport
15:00 BST Cook 20' Report Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 9,804 (1,999 away)
Referee: Roy Pearson
1 November 1997 15 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–0 Middlesbrough Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Keane 82' Report Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 26,896 (2,922 away)
Referee: Mike Pierce
4 November 1997 16 Crewe Alexandra 0–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Crewe
19:45 GMT Report Freedman 14'
Muscat 63'
Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 5,743 (950 away)
Referee: Andy D'Urso
8 November 1997 17 Stoke City 3–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 GMT Kavanagh 8', 23' (pen.)
Forsyth 60'
Report Stadium: Britannia Stadium
Attendance: 18,490 (5,000 away)
Referee: Eddie Wolstenholme
15 November 1997 18 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–1 Ipswich Town Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Keane 27' Report Tanner soccer ball with red X 36'
Johnson 44'
Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 21,937 (862 away)
Referee: John Kirkby
29 November 1997 19 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–2 Queens Park Rangers Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Osborn 44'
Goodman 67', 77'
Report Sheron 61'
Peacock 85'
Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 23,645 (1,338 away)
Referee: Brian Coddington
6 December 1997 20 Manchester City 0–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Manchester
15:00 GMT Report Symons 42' (o.g.) Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 28,999 (2,024 away)
Referee: Clive Wilkes
9 December 1997 21 Portsmouth 3–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Portsmouth
19:45 GMT Durnin 14', 47'
Hillier 74'
Report Curle soccer ball with red X 42'
Westwood 76'
Froggatt 87'
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 8,042 (788 away)
Referee: Steve Dorr
14 December 1997 22 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–1 Nottingham Forest Wolverhampton
13:00 GMT Freedman 20'
Robinson 66'
Report Johnson 84' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 24,635 (3,018 away)
Referee: Mike Bailey
20 December 1997 23 Reading 0–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Reading
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Elm Park
Attendance: 11,715 (1,459 away)
Referee: Steve Bennett
26 December 1997 24 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–0 Oxford United Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Goodman 19' Report Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 26,238 (1,024 away)
Referee: Phil Richards
28 December 1997 25 Port Vale 0–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Burslem
15:00 GMT Report Muscat 45'
Freedman 87'
Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 10,898 (2,177 away)
Referee: Paul Taylor
10 January 1998 26 Wolverhampton Wanderers 5–0 Norwich City Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Keane 22'
Goodman 24'
Freedman 43', 45', 77'
Report Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 23,703 (1,163 away)
Referee: David Pugh
17 January 1998 27 Sheffield United 1–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Sheffield
15:00 GMT Marcelo 39' Report Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 22,144 (1,933 away)
Referee: William Burns
27 January 1998 28 Bury 1–3 Wolverhampton Wanderers Bury
19:45 GMT Battersby 43' Report Keane 22'
Simpson 55', 62'
Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 6,134 (1,326 away)
Referee: Kevin Lynch
31 January 1998 29 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–1 West Bromwich Albion Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Report Hunt 72' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 28,244 (3,200 away)
Referee: Scott Mathieson
7 February 1998 30 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–1 Sunderland Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Report Ball 88' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 27,502 (3,178 away)
Referee: Rob Harris
18 February 1998 31 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–1 Bradford City Wolverhampton
19:45 GMT Robinson 43'
Bull 89'
Report Blake 58' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 21,510 (821 away)
Referee: Andy D'Urso
21 February 1998 32 Huddersfield Town 1–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Huddersfield
15:00 GMT Dyson 90' Report Stadium: McAlpine Stadium
Attendance: 12,663 (2,323 away)
Referee: Roy Pearson
28 February 1998 33 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–3 Birmingham City Wolverhampton
13:00 GMT Freedman 13' Report Ndlovu 35' (pen.), 77'
Adebola 71'
Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 25,591 (3,195 away)
Referee: George Cain
4 March 1998 34 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–1 Stoke City Wolverhampton
19:45 GMT Freedman 22' Report Crowe 89' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 21,058 (918 away)
Referee: Eddie Wolstenholme
14 March 1998 35 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–0 Crewe Alexandra Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Keane 35' Report Smith soccer ball with red X 67' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 24,272 (1,423 away)
Referee: Graham Frankland
18 March 1998 36 Swindon Town 0–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Swindon
19:45 GMT Report Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 7,770 (1,380 away)
Referee: Anthony Leake
21 March 1998 37 Ipswich Town 3–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Ipswich
15:00 GMT Johnson 3'
Holland 57'
Scowcroft 74'
Report Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 21,510 (1,039 away)
Referee: Barry Knight
29 March 1998 38 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–0 Portsmouth Wolverhampton
12:05 BST Goodman 44'
Osborn 90+2'
Report Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 20,718 (982 away)
Referee: Trevor Jones
1 April 1998 39 Queens Park Rangers 0–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers London
19:45 BST Report Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 12,337 (1,168 away)
Referee: John Kirkby
7 April 1998 40 Charlton Athletic 1–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers London
19:45 BST Mendonca 8' Report Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 13,743 (1,283 away)
Referee: Frazier Stretton
11 April 1998 41 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–2 Manchester City Wolverhampton
15:00 BST Margetson 34' (o.g.)
Simpson 85'
Report Pollock 13'
Horlock 63'
Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 24,458 (3,194 away)
Referee: Mark Halsey
13 April 1998 42 Nottingham Forest 3–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Nottingham
12:05 BST Johnson 32'
van Hooijdonk 39'
Campbell 90+1'
Report Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 22,863 (1,483 away)
Referee: Phil Richards
18 April 1998 43 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–1 Reading Wolverhampton
15:00 BST Muscat 9'
Goodman 69', 90'
Report Brayson 44' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 19,785 (1,415 away)
Referee: Terry Heilbron
25 April 1998 44 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–4 Stockport County Wolverhampton
15:00 BST Keane 5', 59' soccer ball with red X 73'
Atkins 45'
Report Cooper 40' (pen.), 83' (pen.)
Byrne 57', 86'
Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 22,452 (702 away)
Referee: Roger Furnandiz
29 April 1998 45 Middlesbrough 1–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Middlesbrough
19:45 BST Ricard 12' Report Atkins 10' Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 29,878 (1,569 away)
Referee: Mike Bailey
3 May 1998 46 Tranmere Rovers 2–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Birkenhead
13:30 BST Aldridge 34' (pen.), 75' Report Goodman 51' Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 11,144 (976 away)
Referee: Kevin Lynch

Final table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
6 Sheffield United 46 19 17 10 69 54 +15 74
7 Birmingham City 46 19 17 10 60 35 +25 74
8 Stockport County 46 19 8 19 71 69 0+2 65
9 Wolverhampton Wanderers 46 18 11 17 57 53 0+4 65
10 West Bromwich Albion 46 16 13 17 50 56 0−6 61

Source: Statto.com

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
46 18 11 17 57 53  +4 65 13 6 4 42 25  +17 5 5 13 15 28  −13

Source: Statto.com

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
ResultWDLWDLWDDLLWWLWWLDWWLWDWWWLWLLWLLDWDLWDLDLWLDL
Position1511879691113151281196899999876666666699888888888889
Source: Statto.com
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

FA Cup

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14 January 1998 R3 Darlington 0–4 Wolverhampton Wanderers Darlington
19:45 GMT Report Freedman 18'
Paatelainen 66', 90'
Ferguson 90'
Stadium: Feethams
Attendance: 5,018 (833 away)
Referee: George Cain
24 January 1998 R4 Charlton Athletic 1–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers London
15:00 GMT Jones 64' Report Richards 47' Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 15,540 (2,346 away)
Referee: Graham Poll
3 February 1998 R4 rep. Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–0 Charlton Athletic Wolverhampton
19:45 GMT Curle 29' (pen.)
Naylor 48'
Paatelainen 65'
Report Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 20,429 (818 away)
Referee: Graham Poll
14 February 1998 R5 Wimbledon 1–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers London
15:00 GMT Euell 14' Report Paatelainen 67' Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 15,322 (2,765 away)
Referee: Uriah Rennie
25 February 1998 R5 rep. Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–1 Wimbledon Wolverhampton
19:45 GMT Robinson 63'
Freedman 85'
Report Jones 48' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 25,112 (961 away)
Referee: Uriah Rennie
7 March 1998 QF Leeds United 0–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Leeds
15:00 GMT Hasselbaink soccer ball with red X 88' Report Goodman 82' Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 39,902 (3,300 away)
Referee: Paul Durkin
5 April 1998 SF Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–1 Arsenal Birmingham
12:00 BST Report Wreh 12' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 39,372 (20,465 Wolves)
Referee: Stephen Lodge

League Cup

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12 August 1997 R1.1 Queens Park Rangers 0–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers London
19:45 BST Report Froggatt 13'
Paatelainen 86'
Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 8,355 (1,272 away)
Referee: Andy D'Urso
27 August 1997 R1.2 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–2
(3–2 agg.)
Queens Park Rangers Wolverhampton
19:45 BST Ferguson 62' (pen.) Report Peacock 36'
Murray 66'
Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 18,398 (624 away)
Referee: John Kirkby
16 September 1997 R2.1 Fulham 0–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers London
19:45 BST Sanjuán 34' Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 5,933 (943 away)
24 September 1997 R2.2 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–0
(2–0 agg.)
Fulham Wolverhampton
19:45 BST Goodman 89' Report Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 17,862 (582 away)
Referee: Scott Mathieson
14 October 1997 R3 Reading 4–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Reading
19:45 BST Williams 33' (o.g.)
Parkinson 34'
Meaker 46'
McPherson 54'
Report Bull 44', 57' Stadium: Elm Park
Attendance: 11,080 (1,368 away)
Referee: Clive Wilkes

Players

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Key:
  ‡ On loan from another club   * First appearance(s) for the club

Correct as of end of season. Starting appearances are listed first, followed by substitute appearances in parentheses where applicable.

PosNamePGPGPGPG A yellow card A red card Notes
League FA CupLeague CupTotalDiscipline
GK England Justin Bray 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
GK England Matt Murray 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
GK Netherlands Hans Segers 11 0 2 0 0 0 13 0 0 0
GK England Mike Stowell 35 0 5 0 5 0 45 0 0 0
DF England Simon Coleman 3(1) 0 0 0 0 0 3(1) 0 0 0
DF England Keith Curle (c) 40 1 7 1 0 0 47 2 0 0
DF Wales Ryan Green 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF Poland Dariusz Kubicki ¤ 12 0 0 0 4 0 16 0 2 0
DF Australia Kevin Muscat 22(2) 3 5 0 0 0 27(2) 3 9 0
DF England Lee Naylor 14(2) 0 4 1 1 0 19(2) 1 1 0
DF England Dean Richards 13 0 7 1 0 0 20 1 1 0
DF England Jamie Smith 11 0 0 0 5 0 16 0 0 0
DF England Chris Westwood 3(1) 1 0 0 1(1) 0 4(2) 1 1 0
DF Wales Ady Williams 20 0 2(2) 0 2 0 24(2) 0 3 0
DF Scotland Stephen Wright 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0
MF England Mark Atkins 30(4) 2 4(1) 0 5 0 39(5) 2 3 0
MF Australia Steve Corica 0(1) 0 0 0 0 0 0(1) 0 0 0
MF England Tony Daley 0(2) 0 0(1) 0 0 0 0(3) 0 0 0
MF Spain Isidro Díaz 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
MF England Neil Emblen 6(1) 0 0 0 0 0 6(1) 0 1 0
MF Scotland Darren Ferguson 22(4) 0 2 1 5 1 29(4) 2 8 0
MF England Steve Froggatt 31(2) 2 3 0 3 1 37(2) 3 4 0
MF Barbados Michael Gilkes 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0
MF England Simon Osborn 23(1) 2 3 0 0 0 26(1) 2 3 1
MF Wales Carl Robinson 27(5) 3 7 1 4 0 38(5) 4 7 0
MF England Steve Sedgley 18(1) 0 6 0 2 0 26(1) 0 4 2
MF Spain Jesús García Sanjuán 4 0 0 0 2(1) 1 6(1) 1 1 0
MF England Paul Simpson 23(5) 4 2(2) 0 0 0 25(7) 4 0 1
MF Australia Robbie Slater 4(2) 0 0(1) 0 0 0 4(3) 0 0 0
MF England Jermaine Wright 0(4) 0 0 0 0 0 0(4) 0 0 0
FW England Steve Bull 24(7) 7 1(2) 0 5 2 30(9) 9 2 1
FW England Steve Claridge 4(1) 0 1 0 0 0 5(1) 0 0 0
FW Republic of Ireland Glen Crowe ¤ 0(2) 0 0 0 0 0 0(2) 0 0 0
FW Republic of Ireland Dominic Foley ¤ 1(4) 0 0 0 0(2) 0 1(6) 0 0 0
FW Scotland Dougie Freedman 25(4) 10 5(1) 2 0 0 30(5) 12 8 0
FW England Don Goodman 29(1) 8 6 1 2(1) 1 37(2) 10 4 0
FW England Mark Jones 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW Republic of Ireland Robbie Keane 34(4) 11 1(2) 0 3(1) 0 38(7) 11 2 0
FW England Richard Leadbeater 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW Finland Mixu Paatelainen 10(13) 0 4(1) 4 4(1) 1 18(15) 5 6 0
FW Grenada Jason Roberts ¤ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Transfers

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In

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Date Player From Fee
11 July 1997 England Steve Sedgley Ipswich Town £350,000[2]
6 August 1997 Poland Dariusz Kubicki Sunderland Free[3]
6 August 1997 Finland Mixu Paatelainen Bolton Wanderers £250,000[3]
1 September 1997 Spain Isidro Díaz Unattached Free
5 September 1997 Netherlands Hans Segers Unattached Free[4]
12 September 1997 Grenada Jason Roberts Hayes £250,000[5]
21 October 1997 Scotland Dougie Freedman Crystal Palace £800,000[6]
21 October 1997 Australia Kevin Muscat Crystal Palace £200,000[6]
11 November 1997 England Paul Simpson Derby County £75,000[7]
25 March 1998 England Neil Emblen Crystal Palace Undisclosed[8]
25 March 1998 Australia Robbie Slater Southampton £50,000[8]
26 March 1998 England Steve Claridge Leicester City £350,000[9]

Out

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Date Player To Fee
June 1997 Northern Ireland Robbie Dennison Released Free[10]
June 1997 Wales Brian Law Released Free[10]
June 1997 England Dennis Pearce Released Free[10]
June 1997 France Serge Romano Released Free[10]
June 1997 England Geoff Thomas Released Free[10]
June 1997 England Andy Thompson Released Free[10]
June 1997 Wales Eric Young Released Free[10]
7 July 1997 Wales Iwan Roberts Norwich City £850,000[11]
11 July 1997 England Mark Venus Ipswich Town £150,000[2]
13 August 1997 England Neil Emblen Crystal Palace £1.8 million[12]
30 September 1997 Spain Isidro Díaz Released Free
21 October 1997 England Jamie Smith Crystal Palace £1 million[6]
19 February 1998 England Jermaine Wright Crewe Alexandra £25,000[13]

Loans in

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Start date Player From End date
2 September 1997 England Simon Coleman Bolton Wanderers 2 October 1997[14]
15 September 1997 Spain Jesús García Sanjuán Spain Real Zaragoza 15 December 1997[15]
10 October 1997 England Paul Simpson Derby County 10 November 1997[16]
17 October 1997 Scotland Dougie Freedman Crystal Palace 20 October 1997[17]
19 March 1998 Scotland Stephen Wright Scotland Rangers End of season[18]

Loans out

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Start date Player To End date
24 October 1997 Republic of Ireland Glen Crowe Cardiff City 9 December 1997
December 1997 Grenada Jason Roberts Torquay United 5 March 1998
24 February 1998 Republic of Ireland Dominic Foley Watford End of season[19]
4 March 1998 Poland Dariusz Kubicki Tranmere Rovers End of season[20]
25 March 1998 Grenada Jason Roberts Bristol City End of season[8]

Kit

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The season retained the home kit of the previous year: a "wolf head" design created using their traditional gold and black colours. A new away kit comprising a white away shirt with a dark green collar and dark green shorts was introduced. Both were manufactured by Puma and sponsored by Goodyear.

References

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  2. ^ a b "Sedge swoop". The Mirror. 12 July 1997.
  3. ^ a b "Bargain hunter McGhee". The Mirror. 7 August 1997.
  4. ^ "Magilton makes the switch to Wednesday". The Independent. 6 September 1997. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022.
  5. ^ "Celtic capture £1.5m Rieper". The Independent. 13 September 1997. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022.
  6. ^ a b c "Sporting Digest". The Independent. 22 October 1997. Archived from the original on 25 January 2013.
  7. ^ "Kirk out for month". The News Letter. 6 November 1997. Archived from the original on 11 June 2014.
  8. ^ a b c "McGhee is halfway to clinching four-timer". Birmingham Post. 26 March 1998.
  9. ^ "Claridge signs for Wolves". Birmingham Evening Mail. 26 March 1998. Archived from the original on 11 June 2014.
  10. ^ a b c d e f g "Cooper's blunder". The Independent. 18 May 1997. Archived from the original on 25 January 2013.
  11. ^ "Football". The Independent. 8 July 1997. Archived from the original on 25 January 2013.
  12. ^ "Coppell chases Pearce". The Mirror. 14 August 1997.
  13. ^ "Ablett gets thumbs up for clash with Blades". Birmingham Post. 20 February 1998.
  14. ^ "The good, the bad and the very bad - Wolves loanees over the years".
  15. ^ "Barnet secure sponsorship deal with Loaded magazine". The Independent. 16 September 1997. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022.
  16. ^ "No punishment for O'Neill". The Independent. 11 October 1997. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022.
  17. ^ "McGhee surviving on borrowed time and players". The Independent. 18 October 1997. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022.
  18. ^ "McGhee to cast net in last throw of the dice". Birmingham Post. 20 March 1998.
  19. ^ "Candid Curle leaves Wolves no room for manoeuvre". Birmingham Post. 25 February 1998.
  20. ^ "Equation is simple one as Wolves lick wounds". Birmingham Post. 4 March 1998.