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1997–98 Leicester City F.C. season

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Leicester City
1997–98 season
ChairmanTom Smeaton
ManagerMartin O'Neill
StadiumFilbert Street
Premiership10th
FA CupFourth round
League CupThird round
UEFA CupFirst round
Player of the YearMatt Elliott
Top goalscorerLeague: Heskey (10)
All: Heskey/Marshall (10)
Highest home attendance21,699 vs Newcastle United
(29 Apr 1998, Premier League)
Lowest home attendance18,553 vs Wimbledon
(10 Nov 1997, Premier League)
Average home league attendance20,615

During the 1997–98 English football season, Leicester City competed in the FA Premier League (known as the FA Carling Premiership for sponsorship reasons).

Season summary

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Leicester City's return to European competition for the first time since the 1960s was short-lived, and they suffered a first-hurdle defeat at the hands of Spanish team Atlético Madrid. Their challenges in the domestic cups fared little better, and a 10th-place finish in the final table was not enough for another UEFA Cup adventure. But they managed to hold on to star players like Neil Lennon and Emile Heskey, and, most importantly, highly rated manager Martin O'Neill, giving fans hope of another challenge for honours in 1998–99.

Final league table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
8 West Ham United 38 16 8 14 56 57 −1 56
9 Derby County 38 16 7 15 52 49 +3 55
10 Leicester City 38 13 14 11 51 41 +10 53
11 Coventry City 38 12 16 10 46 44 +2 52
12 Southampton 38 14 6 18 50 55 −5 48
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
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 13 14 11 51 41  +10 53 6 10 3 21 15  +6 7 4 8 30 26  +4
Results by round
Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAHAHAAHHA
ResultWWDDLWWDWLLWDLDWDLLLDDDWWDWLLLDWDDWDWL
Position54446534345457666789999999779121210101099810
Source: 11v11.com: 1997-98 Leicester City results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

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  Win   Draw   Loss

Pre-season

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16 July 1997 (1997-07-16) Penzance 1–7 Leicester City Penzance
Heskey ?', ?'
Whitlow ?' (pen)
Fox ?'
Skeldon ?'
Robins ?'
Izzet ?'
Stadium: Penlee Park
18 July 1997 (1997-07-18) Torpoint Athletic 1–3 Leicester City Torpoint
McMahon ?'
Guppy ?'
Heskey ?'
Stadium: The Mill
19 July 1997 (1997-07-19) Torquay United 3–1 Leicester City Torquay
Izzet ?' Stadium: Plainmoor
21 July 1997 (1997-07-21) Grantham Town 0–5 Leicester City Grantham
Wilson ?', ?', ?', ?'
Skeldon ?'
Stadium: South Kesteven Sports Stadium
28 July 1997 (1997-07-28) Olympiacos Greece 3–1 Leicester City Athens
Campbell ?' Stadium: Olympic Stadium

FA Premier League

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9 August 1997 (1997-08-09) Leicester City 1–0 Aston Villa Leicester
15:00 BST Marshall 37' Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 20,304
Referee: Stephen Lodge
13 August 1997 (1997-08-13) Liverpool 1–2 Leicester City Liverpool
19:45 BST Ince 85' Elliott 1'
Fenton 83'
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 35,007
Referee: Jeff Winter
23 August 1997 (1997-08-23) Leicester City 0–0 Manchester United Leicester
15:00 BST Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 21,221
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
27 August 1997 (1997-08-27) Leicester City 3–3 Arsenal Leicester
19:45 BST Heskey 84'
Elliott 90+2'
Walsh 90+5'
Bergkamp 9', 61', 90+3' Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 21,089
Referee: Graham Barber
30 August 1997 (1997-08-30) Sheffield Wednesday 1–0 Leicester City Sheffield
15:00 BST Carbone 56' (pen.) Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 24,851
Referee: Paul Alcock
13 September 1997 (1997-09-13) Leicester City 3–0 Tottenham Hotspur Leicester
15:00 BST Walsh 55'
Guppy 68'
Heskey 77'
Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 20,683
Referee: Alan Wilkie
20 September 1997 (1997-09-20) Leeds United 0–1 Leicester City Leeds
15:00 BST Walsh 32' Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 29,620
Referee: Keith Burge
24 September 1997 (1997-09-24) Leicester City 1–1 Blackburn Rovers Leicester
19:45 BST Izzet 43' Sutton 36' Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 19,921
Referee: Neale Barry
27 September 1997 (1997-09-27) Barnsley 0–2 Leicester City Barnsley
15:00 BST Marshall 55'
Fenton 63'
Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 18,660
Referee: Graham Poll
6 October 1997 (1997-10-06) Leicester City 1–2 Derby County Leicester
20:00 BST Elliott 67' Baiano 21', 62' Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 19,585
Referee: Gerald Ashby
18 October 1997 (1997-10-18) Chelsea 1–0 Leicester City London
15:00 BST Leboeuf 88' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 33,356
Referee: Uriah Rennie
27 October 1997 (1997-10-27) Leicester City 2–1 West Ham United Leicester
20:00 GMT Heskey 16'
Marshall 82'
Berkovic 58' Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 20,201
Referee: Mike Reed
1 November 1997 (1997-11-01) Newcastle United 3–3 Leicester City Newcastle
15:00 GMT Barnes 4' (pen.)
Tomasson 45'
Beresford 90'
Marshall 12', 32'
Elliott 54'
Heskey Red card 90'
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 36,754
Referee: Gary Willard
10 November 1997 (1997-11-10) Leicester City 0–1 Wimbledon Leicester
20:00 GMT Gayle 50' Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 18,553
Referee: Mike Riley
22 November 1997 (1997-11-22) Leicester City 0–0 Bolton Wanderers Leicester
15:00 GMT Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 20,464
Referee: Graham Barber
29 November 1997 (1997-11-29) Coventry City 0–2 Leicester City Coventry
15:00 GMT Fenton 32'
Elliott 75' (pen.)
Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 18,309
Referee: Martin Bodenham
6 December 1997 (1997-12-06) Leicester City 1–1 Crystal Palace Leicester
15:00 GMT Izzet 90' Edworthy Red card 29'
Padovano 43'
Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 19,191
Referee: Uriah Rennie
13 December 1997 (1997-12-13) Southampton 2–1 Leicester City Southampton
15:00 GMT Le Tissier 2'
Benali 54'
Savage 84' Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 15,121
Referee: Stephen Lodge
20 December 1997 (1997-12-20) Leicester City 0–1 Everton Leicester
15:00 GMT Speed 89' (pen.) Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 20,628
Referee: Jeff Winter
26 December 1997 (1997-12-26) Arsenal 2–1 Leicester City London
12:00 GMT Platt 36'
Walsh 56' (o.g.)
Lennon 77' Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 38,023
Referee: David Elleray
28 December 1997 (1997-12-28) Leicester City 1–1 Sheffield Wednesday Leicester
15:00 GMT Guppy 28' Stefanović Yellow card Yellow-red card 43'
Booth 85'
Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 20,800
Referee: Graham Poll
10 January 1998 (1998-01-10) Aston Villa 1–1 Leicester City Birmingham
15:00 GMT Joachim 87' Parker 53' (pen.) Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 36,429
Referee: Mike Riley
17 January 1998 (1998-01-17) Leicester City 0–0 Liverpool Leicester
15:00 GMT Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 21,633
Referee: Steve Dunn
31 January 1998 (1998-01-31) Manchester United 0–1 Leicester City Manchester
15:00 GMT Cottee 30' Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 55,156
Referee: Gerald Ashby
7 February 1998 (1998-02-07) Leicester City 1–0 Leeds United Leicester
15:00 GMT Parker 44' (pen.) Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 21,244
Referee: Neale Barry
14 February 1998 (1998-02-14) Tottenham Hotspur 1–1 Leicester City London
15:00 GMT Calderwood 51' Cottee 34' Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 28,355
Referee: Stephen Lodge
21 February 1998 (1998-02-21) Leicester City 2–0 Chelsea Leicester
15:00 GMT Heskey 3', 89' Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 21,335
Referee: Paul Durkin
28 February 1998 (1998-02-28) Blackburn Rovers 5–3 Leicester City Blackburn
15:00 GMT Dahlin 11'
Sutton 25', 45', 47'
Hendry 63'
Wilson 68'
Izzet 80'
Ullathorne 81'
Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 24,854
Referee: Neale Barry
14 March 1998 (1998-03-14) Wimbledon 2–1 Leicester City London
15:00 GMT Roberts 14'
Hughes 62'
Savage 57' Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 13,229
Referee: Mike Riley
28 March 1998 (1998-03-28) Bolton Wanderers 2–0 Leicester City Bolton
15:00 GMT Bergsson Red card 26'
Thompson 52', 89'
Ullathorne Red card 41' Stadium: Reebok Stadium
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Uriah Rennie
4 April 1998 (1998-04-04) Leicester City 1–1 Coventry City Leicester
15:00 BST Wilson 78' Whelan 80' Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 21,137
Referee: Graham Barber
11 April 1998 (1998-04-11) Crystal Palace 0–3 Leicester City London
15:00 BST Heskey 45', 60'
Elliott 74'
Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 18,771
Referee: Alan Wilkie
14 April 1998 (1998-04-14) Leicester City 3–3 Southampton Leicester
19:45 BST Lennon 18'
Elliott 52'
Parker 90' (pen.)
Østenstad 17', 27'
Hirst 49'
Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 20,708
Referee: Graham Poll
18 April 1998 (1998-04-18) Everton 1–1 Leicester City Liverpool
15:00 BST Madar 2' Marshall 38' Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 33,642
Referee: Stephen Lodge
26 April 1998 (1998-04-26) Derby County 0–4 Leicester City Derby
16:00 BST Heskey 1', 8'
Izzet 2'
Marshall 15'
Stadium: Pride Park
Attendance: 29,855
Referee: Gary Willard
29 April 1998 (1998-04-29) Leicester City 0–0 Newcastle United Leicester
19:45 BST Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 21,699
Referee: Martin Bodenham
2 May 1998 (1998-05-02) Leicester City 1–0 Barnsley Leicester
15:00 BST Zagorakis 57' Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 21,293
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
10 May 1998 (1998-05-10) West Ham United 4–3 Leicester City London
16:00 BST Lampard 15'
Abou 31', 74'
Sinclair 65'
Cottee 59', 83'
Heskey 66'
Stadium: Upton Park
Attendance: 25,781
Referee: Uriah Rennie

FA Cup

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3 January 1998 (1998-01-03) R3 Leicester City 4–0 Northampton Town Leicester
15:00 BST Marshall 17'
Parker 26' (pen.)
Savage 53'
Cottee 58'
Clarkson Red card 69' Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 20,608
Referee: Alan Wilkie
24 January 1998 (1998-01-24) R4 Crystal Palace 3–0 Leicester City London
15:00 BST Dyer 33', 62', 66' Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 15,489
Referee: Paul Alcock

League Cup

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14 October 1997 (1997-10-14) R3 Grimsby Town 3–1 Leicester City Cleethorpes
19:45 BST Jobling 68'
Livingstone 72', 78'
Marshall 17' Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 7,738
Referee: Mike Riley

UEFA Cup

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16 September 1997 (1997-09-16) R1 1st leg Atlético Madrid Spain 2–1 Leicester City Madrid
21:30 Juninho 70'
Vieri 72' (pen.)
Report Marshall 11' Stadium: Vicente Calderón Stadium
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Roy Helge Olsen
30 September 1997 (1997-09-30) R1 2nd leg Leicester City 0–2
(1–4 agg.)
Atlético Madrid Spain Leicester
19:45 BST Parker Yellow card Yellow-red card 59' Report López Red card 50'
Juninho 72'
Kiko 88'
Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 20,776
Referee: Rémi Harrel

Squad

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[1] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK United States USA Kasey Keller
4 DF England ENG Julian Watts
5 DF England ENG Steve Walsh (captain)
6 MF Turkey TUR Muzzy Izzet
7 MF Northern Ireland NIR Neil Lennon
8 MF England ENG Scott Taylor
9 FW England ENG Steve Claridge
10 MF England ENG Garry Parker
11 FW England ENG Emile Heskey
14 MF Wales WAL Robbie Savage
15 DF Sweden SWE Pontus Kåmark
16 MF Scotland SCO Stuart Campbell
17 DF England ENG Spencer Prior
18 DF Scotland SCO Matt Elliott (vice-captain)
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 DF England ENG Robert Ullathorne
20 FW England ENG Ian Marshall
21 MF England ENG Graham Fenton
22 GK France FRA Pegguy Arphexad
23 MF England ENG Sam McMahon
24 MF England ENG Steve Guppy
25 MF England ENG Stuart Wilson
26 FW Sweden SWE Lars-Gunnar Carlstrand
27 FW England ENG Tony Cottee [nb 1]
29 MF England ENG Stefan Oakes
30 GK England ENG Ian Andrews [nb 2]
33 DF England ENG Martin Fox
37 MF Greece GRE Theodoros Zagorakis
  1. ^ Issued number 8 in the UEFA Cup.
  2. ^ Issued number 13 in the UEFA Cup.

Left club during season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
3 DF England ENG Mike Whitlow (to Bolton Wanderers)
9 FW England ENG Steve Claridge (to Wolves)
No. Pos. Nation Player
12 FW England ENG Mark Robins (to CD Ourense)

Reserve squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
- DF England ENG Guy Branston
- FW England ENG Lawrie Dudfield
No. Pos. Nation Player
- DF Scotland SCO Gary Neil

Club staff

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Directors & Senior Management
Role Person
President England Ken Brigstock
Chairman England Tom Smeaton
Vice Chairman England John Elsom
Directors England Roy Parker
England Martin George
England Terry Shipman
England John Sharp
Chief Executive England Barrie Pierpoint
Deputy Chief Executive England Charles Rayner
First Team Management & Youth Team Management
Role Person
First Team Manager Northern Ireland Martin O'Neill
First Team Assistant Manager Scotland John Robertson
First Team Coach England Steve Walford
Goalkeeping Team Coach Republic of Ireland Jim McDonagh
Reserve Team Coach England Paul Franklin
Physiotherapist England Mick Yeoman
Physiotherapist England Alan Smith
Youth Academy Manager England David Nish
Head Coach of Youth Development England Neville Hamilton
Youth Development Officer England Steve Sims
Chief Scout Scotland Jim Melrose
Kit Manager England Paul McAndrew

Source: Leicester City F.C.

Transfers

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In

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Date Pos. Name From Fee
23 July 1997 MF Wales Robbie Savage Crewe Alexandra £400,000
8 August 1997 MF England Graham Fenton Blackburn Rovers £1,100,000
14 August 1997 FW England Tony Cottee Selangor £500,000
20 August 1997 GK France Pegguy Arphexad Lens Free transfer
5 February 1998 MF Greece Theodoros Zagorakis PAOK £750,000

Out

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Date Pos. Name To Fee
17 June 1997 MF Jamaica Jamie Lawrence Bradford City £50,000
22 June 1997 DF England Neil Lewis Peterborough United £75,000
23 July 1997 DF England Simon Grayson Aston Villa £1,350,000
2 August 1997 GK England Kevin Poole Birmingham City Free transfer
19 September 1997 DF England Mike Whitlow Bolton Wanderers £500,000
16 January 1998 FW England Mark Robins Ourense Signed
26 March 1998 FW England Steve Claridge Wolverhampton Wanderers £350,000
Transfers in: Decrease £2,750,000
Transfers out: Increase £2,325,000
Total spending: Decrease £525,000

Statistics

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Appearances, goals and cards

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(Starting appearances + substitute appearances)
No. Pos. Name League FA Cup League Cup UEFA Cup Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK United States Kasey Keller 32 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 37 0 2 0
4 DF England Julian Watts 0+3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2+3 0 0 0
5 DF England Steve Walsh 23+3 3 1 0 1 0 1 0 26+3 3 3 0
6 MF Turkey Muzzy Izzet 36 4 2 0 0 0 2 0 40 4 6 0
7 MF Northern Ireland Neil Lennon 37 2 2 0 1 0 2 0 42 2 8 0
9 FW England Steve Claridge 10+7 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 10+8 0 0 0
10 MF England Garry Parker 15+7 3 2 1 0 0 2 0 19+7 4 1 0
11 FW England Emile Heskey 35 10 2 0 0 0 2 0 39 10 4 1
14 MF Wales Robbie Savage 28+7 2 2 1 1 0 0+1 0 31+8 3 4 0
15 DF Sweden Pontus Kåmark 35 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 39 0 2 0
16 MF Scotland Stuart Campbell 6+5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7+5 0 1 0
17 DF England Spencer Prior 28+2 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 31+2 0 2 0
18 DF Scotland Matt Elliott 37 7 2 0 1 0 2 0 42 7 7 0
19 DF England Robert Ullathorne 3+3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3+3 1 0 1
20 FW England Ian Marshall 22+2 7 2 1 1 1 2 1 27+2 10 2 0
21 FW England Graham Fenton 9+13 3 0+1 0 1 0 0+2 0 10+17 3 1 0
22 GK France Pegguy Arphexad 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0
23 MF England Sam McMahon 0+1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0+2 0 0 0
24 MF England Steve Guppy 37 2 2 0 1 0 2 0 42 2 4 0
25 MF England Stuart Wilson 0+11 2 0+2 0 0+1 0 0 0 0+14 2 0 0
27 FW England Tony Cottee 7+12 4 0+2 1 1 0 0+1 0 8+15 5 0 0
37 MF Greece Theodoros Zagorakis 12+2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12+2 1 1 0

Notes

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References

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  1. ^ "FootballSquads - Leicester City - 1997/98".