1997–98 Northampton Town F.C. season

Northampton Town
1997–98 season
Chairman	Barry Stonhill
Manager	Ian Atkins
Stadium	Sixfields Stadium
Division Two	4th
FA Cup	Third round
Coca-Cola Cup	First round
Auto Windscreens Shield	Second round
Top goalscorer	League: David Seal (12); All: David Seal (14)
Highest home attendance	7,501 vs Bristol Rovers
Lowest home attendance	2,631 vs Plymouth Argyle
	← 1996–97 1998–99 →

Players

As of match played 24 May 1998.^[1]

Name	Position	Place of birth	Date of birth	Apps^[2]	Goals	Signed from	Date signed	Fee
Goalkeepers
Billy Turley	GK	Wolverhampton	(1973-07-15)15 July 1973 (aged 24)	3	0	Evesham United	10 July 1995	Free
Andy Woodman	GK	Camberwell	(1971-08-11)11 August 1971 (aged 26)	145	0	Exeter City	10 March 1995	Free
Defenders
Charlie Bishop	CB	Nottingham	(1968-02-16)16 February 1968 (aged 30)	7	0	Wigan Athletic	1 December 1997	£20,000
David Brightwell	CB	Lutterworth	(1971-01-07)7 January 1971 (aged 27)	35	1	Bradford City	29 July 1997	Free
Ian Clarkson	RB	Solihull	(1970-12-04)4 December 1970 (aged 27)	90	1	Stoke City	2 August 1996	Free
Lee Colkin	LB	Nuneaton	(1974-07-15)15 July 1974 (aged 23)	99	3	Apprentice	31 August 1992	N/A
Jason Drysdale	LB	Bristol	(1970-11-17)17 November 1970 (aged 27)	1	0	Swindon Town	27 March 1998	Free
John Frain	LB	Birmingham	(1968-10-08)8 October 1968 (aged 29)	56	2	Birmingham City	Summer 1997	Free
Colin Hill	CB	Uxbridge (ENG)	(1963-11-12)12 November 1963 (aged 34)	27	0	Trelleborgs FF	19 November 1997	£30,000
Ian Sampson	CB	Wakefield	(1968-11-14)14 November 1968 (aged 29)	165	13	Sunderland	5 August 1994	£30,000
Ray Warburton (c)	CB	Rotherham	(1967-10-07)7 October 1967 (aged 30)	174	11	York City	4 February 1994	£35,000
Midfielders
Jason Dozzell	CM	Ipswich	(1967-12-09)9 December 1967 (aged 30)	21	4	Tottenham Hotspur	16 December 1997	Free
Ali Gibb	RM	Salisbury	(1976-02-17)17 February 1976 (aged 22)	75	4	Norwich City	5 February 1996	£30,000
James Hunt	CM	Derby	(1976-12-17)17 December 1976 (aged 21)	21	0	Notts County	1 August 1997	Free
Roy Hunter	CM	Saltburn-by-the-Sea	(1973-10-29)29 October 1973 (aged 24)	98	9	West Bromwich Albion	2 August 1995	Free
Sean Parrish	LM	Wrexham	(1972-03-14)14 March 1972 (aged 26)	51	9	Doncaster Rovers	2 August 1996	£35,000
Dean Peer	CM	Wordsley	(1969-08-08)8 August 1969 (aged 28)	93	4	Walsall	22 August 1995	Free
Michael Warner	CM	Harrogate	(1974-01-17)17 January 1974 (aged 24)	20	0	Tamworth	31 May 1995	Free
Forwards
Chris Freestone	FW	Nottingham	(1971-09-04)4 September 1971 (aged 26)	25	11	Middlesbrough	24 December 1997	£75,000
John Gayle	FW	Bromsgrove	(1964-07-30)30 July 1964 (aged 33)	44	7	Stoke City	10 February 1997	£25,000
Carl Heggs	FW	Leicester	(1970-10-11)11 October 1970 (aged 27)	33	4	Swansea City	1 August 1997	£25,000
Christian Lee	FW	Aylesbury	(1976-10-08)8 October 1976 (aged 21)	38	7	Doncaster Rovers	13 July 1995	Free
David Seal	FW	Penrith, NSW	(1972-01-26)26 January 1972 (aged 26)	37	12	Bristol City	12 September 1997	£90,000
Kevin Wilson	FW	Banbury (ENG)	(1961-04-18)18 April 1961 (aged 37)	9	0	Walsall	28 July 1997	Free

Competitions

Division Two

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
2	Bristol City (P)	46	25	10	11	69	39	+30	85	Promotion to the First Division
3	Grimsby Town (O, P)	46	19	15	12	55	37	+18	72	Qualification for the Second Division play-offs
4	Northampton Town	46	18	17	11	52	37	+15	71
5	Bristol Rovers	46	20	10	16	70	64	+6	70
6	Fulham	46	20	10	16	60	43	+17	70

Source: ^[3]
Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

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	17	11	52	37	+15	71	14	5	4	33	17	+16	4	12	7	19	20	−1

Last updated: 22 April 2020.
Source: ^{[citation needed]}

League position by match

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46
Ground	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	L	D	W	W	W	W	D	W	W	D	L	W	D	D	D	D	L	W	L	L	D	L	W	D	W	L	W	D	D	D	W	W	D	L	W	L	W	W	D	D	L	L	D	W	W	D
Position	22	20	15	9	6	3	3	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	4	3	4	5	5	6	4	4	3	5	4	4	5	7	4	3	3	5	3	4	4	4	5	4	6	7	7	5	5	4

Source: Rothmans Football Yearbook 1998-1999
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Win Draw Loss

9 August 1997 (1997-08-09) 1	Northampton Town	0–2	Bournemouth	Northampton
15:00 BST			Vincent 69' Fletcher 75'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 6,384 Referee: Eddie Lomas

16 August 1997 (1997-08-16) 2	Wycombe Wanderers	0–0	Northampton Town	High Wycombe
15:00 BST				Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 5,130 Referee: Barry Knight (referee)Barry Knight

23 August 1997 (1997-08-23) 3	Northampton Town	2–1	Bristol City	Northampton
15:00 BST	Seal 23' Gayle 45'		Cramb 5'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 6,217 Referee: Paul Taylor

30 August 1997 (1997-08-30) 4	Carlisle United	0–2	Northampton Town	Carlisle
15:00 BST			Seal 16', 33'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 6,037 Referee: R.Pearson

2 September 1997 (1997-09-02) 5	Walsall	0–2	Northampton Town	Walsall
19:45 BST			Seal 30' Gayle 80'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 4,435 Referee: Terry Heilbron

9 September 1997 (1997-09-09) 6	Northampton Town	1–0	Luton Town	Northampton
19:45 BST	Parrish 2'		McGowan 44'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 7,246

13 September 1997 (1997-09-13) 7	Oldham Athletic	2–2	Northampton Town	Oldham
15:00 BST	Graham 12' McNiven 35'		Seal 1' Hunter 65' (pen.)	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 5,829

20 September 1997 (1997-09-20) 8	Northampton Town	1–0	Wigan Athletic	Northampton
15:00 BST	Seal 54'			Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 6,570 Referee: Paul Danson

27 September 1997 (1997-09-27) 9	Northampton Town	2–0	Millwall	Northampton
15:00 BST	Sampson 53' Hunter 65' (pen.)		Sturgess 62'	Attendance: 6,578 Referee: Steve Baines

4 October 1997 (1997-10-04) 10	Southend United	0–0	Northampton Town	Southend-on-Sea
15:00 BST				Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 4,304 Referee: Andy Butler

11 October 1997 (1997-10-11) 11	Grimsby Town	1–0	Northampton Town	Grimsby
15:00 BST	Donovan 44'			Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 5,096 Referee: Guy Stretton

18 October 1997 (1997-10-18) 12	Northampton Town	2–1	Gillingham	Northampton
15:00 BST	Gayle 35' Heggs 39'		Akinbiyi 53' Smith 77'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 7,191 Referee: Gurnam Singh

21 October 1997 (1997-10-21) 13	Northampton Town	1–1	York City	Northampton
19:45 BST	Hunter 6' (pen.)		Rowe 48'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 6,029 Referee: M.Brandwood

25 October 1997 (1997-10-25) 14	Fulham	1–1	Northampton Town	Fulham, London
15:00 BST	Peschisolido 43'		Gayle 50'	Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 9,848 Referee: Martin Fletcher

1 November 1997 (1997-11-01) 15	Northampton Town	1–1	Bristol Rovers	Northampton
15:00 GMT	Gayle 57'		Gayle 67' Cureton 79'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 7,264 Referee: Scott Mathieson

4 November 1997 (1997-11-04) 16	Blackpool	1–1	Northampton Town	Blackpool
19:45 GMT	Clarkson 37'		Sampson 75'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 3,685 Referee: Kevin Lynch

8 November 1997 (1997-11-08) 17	Wrexham	1–0	Northampton Town	Wrexham
15:00 GMT	Roberts 48'			Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 3,768 Referee: Graham Laws

18 November 1997 (1997-11-18) 18	Northampton Town	4–0	Brentford	Northampton
19:45 GMT	Heggs 4' Gayle 10' Seal 40', 43'			Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 5,227 Referee: Mick Pierce

22 November 1997 (1997-11-22) 19	Northampton Town	0–1	Watford	Northampton
15:00 GMT			Kennedy 57'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 7,373 Referee: Paul Robinson

29 November 1997 (1997-11-29) 20	Burnley	2–1	Northampton Town	Burnley
15:00 GMT	Moore 76' Barnes 82'		Gibb 49'	Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 8,366 Referee: Matt Messias

2 December 1997 (1997-12-02) 21	Northampton Town	0–0	Chesterfield	Northampton
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 4,828 Referee: Eddie Wolstenholme

13 December 1997 (1997-12-13) 22	Preston North End	1–0	Northampton Town	Preston
15:00 GMT	Macken 56'			Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 7,448 Referee: Mike Pike

20 December 1997 (1997-12-20) 23	Northampton Town	2–1	Plymouth Argyle	Northampton
15:00 GMT	Freestone 66', 71'		Corazzin 45'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 5,546 Referee: David Pugh

26 December 1997 (1997-12-26) 24	Luton Town	2–2	Northampton Town	Luton
15:00 GMT	Oldfield 67' Thorpe 85'		Dozzell 8' (pen.) White 13' (o.g.)	Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 8,856 Referee: Clive Wilkes

28 December 1997 (1997-12-28) 25	Northampton Town	3–2	Walsall	Northampton
15:00 GMT	Seal 31' Freestone 48' Dozzell 54'		Porter 40' Hodge 61'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 7,094 Referee: Roger Furnandiz

10 January 1998 (1998-01-10) 26	Bournemouth	3–0	Northampton Town	Bournemouth
15:00 GMT	Jones 63' Fletcher 78' Young 83'			Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 4,257 Referee: Mike Bailey

17 January 1998 (1998-01-17) 27	Northampton Town	2–1	Carlisle United	Northampton
15:00 GMT	Heggs 54' Dozzell 77'		Stevens 37'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 6,327 Referee: Brian Coddington

24 January 1998 (1998-01-24) 28	Bristol City	0–0	Northampton Town	Bristol
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 14,753

31 January 1998 (1998-01-31) 29	Northampton Town	0–0	Oldham Athletic	Northampton
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 6,559 Referee: David Orr

7 February 1998 (1998-02-07) 30	Wigan Athletic	1–1	Northampton Town	Wigan
15:00 GMT	Morgan 60'		Freestone 68'	Stadium: Springfield Park Attendance: 3,579 Referee: R.Pearson

10 February 1998 (1998-02-10) 31	Northampton Town	2–0	Wycombe Wanderers	Northampton
19:45 GMT	Seal 59' (pen.) Freestone 69'			Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 5,303 Referee: George Cain

14 February 1998 (1998-02-14) 32	Northampton Town	3–1	Southend United	Northampton
15:00 GMT	Freestone 30' Brightwell 42' Frain 55'		Boere 34' 70'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 6,147 Referee: Tony Leake

21 February 1998 (1998-02-21) 33	Millwall	0–0	Northampton Town	Millwall, London
15:00 GMT				Stadium: The Den Attendance: 6,007 Referee: Andy D'Urso

24 February 1998 (1998-02-24) 34	Gillingham	1–0	Northampton Town	Gillingham
19:45 GMT	Butters 69' (pen.)			Stadium: Priestfield Attendance: 6,405 Referee: Mark Halsey

28 February 1998 (1998-02-28) 35	Northampton Town	2–1	Grimsby Town	Northampton
15:00 GMT	Seal 59' (pen.) Gleghorn 64'		Donovan 17'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 6,932 Referee: Barry Knight

3 March 1998 (1998-03-03) 36	Northampton Town	0–1	Wrexham	Northampton
19:45 GMT			Spink 39'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 5,183 Referee: David Crick

7 March 1998 (1998-03-07) 37	Bristol Rovers	0–2	Northampton Town	Bristol
15:00 GMT			Freestone 34' Dozzell 61' (pen.) Bishop 79'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 6,535 Referee: Paul Rejer

14 March 1998 (1998-03-14) 38	Northampton Town	2–0	Blackpool	Northampton
15:00 GMT	Freestone 27' Heggs 73'			Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 6,586 Referee: Mike Jones

21 March 1998 (1998-03-21) 39	Brentford	0–0	Northampton Town	Brentford, London
15:00 GMT	Taylor 87'			Stadium: Griffin Park Attendance: 5,746 Referee: Alan Wiley

28 March 1998 (1998-03-28) 40	Watford	1–1	Northampton Town	Watford
15:00 GMT	Johnson 57'		Peer 84'	Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 14,268 Referee: Clive Wilkes

4 April 1998 (1998-04-04) 41	Northampton Town	0–1	Burnley	Northampton
15:00 BST	Heggs 86'		Payton 16'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 7,264 Referee: Andy Hall

11 April 1998 (1998-04-11) 42	Chesterfield	2–1	Northampton Town	Chesterfield
15:00 BST	Breckin 48' Williams 71'		Clarkson 9'	Stadium: Saltergate Attendance: 5,064 Referee: Eddie Wolstenholme

13 April 1998 (1998-04-13) 43	Northampton Town	2–2	Preston North End	Northampton
15:00 BST	Sampson 78' Seal 82'		Ashcroft 45' Macken 90'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 5,664 Referee: Mick Fletcher

18 April 1998 (1998-04-18) 44	Plymouth Argyle	1–3	Northampton Town	Plymouth
15:00 BST	Saunders 45'		Freestone 8', 47', 90'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 6,389

25 April 1998 (1998-04-25) 45	Northampton Town	1–0	Fulham	Northampton
15:00 BST	Peer 58'			Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 7,443 Referee: Chris Foy

2 May 1998 (1998-05-02) 46	York City	0–0	Northampton Town	York
15:00 BST				Stadium: Bootham Crescent Attendance: 6,688 Referee: Andy Butler

Play-offs

10 May 1998 (1998-05-10) Semi-Final 1st Leg	Bristol Rovers	3–1	Northampton Town	Bristol
15:00 BST	Beadle 30' (pen.) Bennett 37' Hayles 46'		Gayle 74'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 9,173 Referee: Rob Harris

13 May 1998 (1998-05-13) Semi-Final 2nd Leg	Northampton Town	3–0	Bristol Rovers	Northampton
19:45 BST	Heggs 34' Clarkson 61' Warburton 77'			Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 7,501 Referee: Mick Fletcher

24 May 1998 (1998-05-24) Final	Grimsby Town	1–0	Northampton Town	London
15:00 BST	Donovan 19'			Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 62,988 Referee: Terry Heilbron

FA Cup

15 November 1997 (1997-11-15) 1st round	Exeter City	1–1	Northampton Town	Exeter
15:00 GMT	Rowbotham 32'		Hunter 37'	Stadium: St James Park Referee: Kevin Lynch

25 November 1997 (1997-11-25) 1st round (R)	Northampton Town	2–1	Exeter City	Northampton
19:45 GMT	Hunter 10' Heggs 86'		Clark 43'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Referee: Kevin Lynch

6 December 1997 (1997-12-06) 2nd round	Northampton Town	1–1	Basingstoke Town	Northampton
15:00 GMT	Seal 39'		Carey 75'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Referee: Andy Butler

16 December 1997 (1997-12-16) 2nd round (R)	Basingstoke Town	0–0 (a.e.t) (3–4 p)	Northampton Town	Basingstoke
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Winchester Road Referee: David Orr

3 January 1998 (1998-01-03) 3rd round	Leicester City	4–0	Northampton Town	Leicester
15:00 GMT	Marshall 17' Parker 26' (pen.) Savage 53' Cottee 58'		Clarkson 69'	Stadium: Filbert Street Attendance: 20,608 Referee: Alan Wilkie

League Cup

12 August 1997 (1997-08-12) 1st round 1st leg	Northampton Town	2–1	Millwall	Northampton
19:45 BST	Gayle 60' Seal 65'		Grant 33'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Referee: John Kirkby

27 August 1997 (1997-08-27) 1st round 2nd leg	Millwall	2–1 (a.e.t) (0–2 p)	Northampton Town	Millwall
19:45 BST	Hockton 51', 61'		Gayle 90'	Stadium: The Den Referee: Mark Halsey

Auto Windscreens Shield

9 December 1997 (1997-12-09) 1st round (S)	Northampton Town	1–1 (5–3 p)	Plymouth Argyle	Northampton
19:30 GMT	Heggs 82'		O'Hagan 69'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 2,631 Referee: Steve Baines

13 January 1998 (1998-01-13) 2nd round (S)	Northampton Town	5–1	Torquay United	Northampton
19:30 GMT	Freestone 28', 64' Frain 51' Heggs 67', 80'		Veysey 49' Gittens 73'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 2,845 Referee: Rob Styles

13 January 1998 (1998-01-13) Quarter Final (S)	Peterborough United	2–1	Northampton Town	Peterborough
19:30 GMT	Castle 7' Edwards 60'		Sampson 24'	Stadium: London Road Attendance: 5,516 Referee: Terry Heilbron

Appearances, goals and cards

Pos	Player	Division Two^[4]			FA Cup			League Cup			League Trophy			Total			Discipline
Pos	Player	Starts	Sub	Goals	Starts	Sub	Goals	Starts	Sub	Goals	Starts	Sub	Goals	Starts	Sub	Goals
GK	Billy Turley	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	3	–	–	3	–	–	–	–
GK	Andy Woodman	49	–	–	5	–	–	2	–	–	–	–	–	56	–	–	1	–
DF	Charlie Bishop	8	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	8	1	–	1	1
DF	David Brightwell	34	2	1	5	–	–	2	–	–	2	–	–	45	2	1	2	–
DF	Ian Clarkson	45	–	2	5	–	–	2	–	–	1	–	–	53	–	2	6	1
DF	Lee Colkin	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	1	–	1	1	–	1	–
DF	Jason Drysdale	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	–	–
DF	John Frain	48	–	1	5	–	–	2	–	–	3	–	1	58	–	2	3	–
DF	Colin Hill	30	–	–	3	–	–	–	–	–	3	–	–	36	–	–	6	–
DF	Ian Sampson	42	–	3	2	–	–	2	–	–	1	–	1	47	–	4	6	–
DF	Dean Tallentire	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
DF	Ray Warburton	42	–	1	3	–	–	2	–	–	2	–	–	49	–	1	6	–
MF	Jason Dozzell	19	3	4	1	–	–	–	–	–	2	–	–	22	3	4	–	–
MF	Ali Gibb	6	30	1	2	3	–	–	2	–	2	–	–	10	35	1	–	–
MF	James Hunt	17	7	–	1	2	–	–	–	–	3	–	–	21	9	–	6	–
MF	Roy Hunter	28	–	3	5	–	2	2	–	–	3	–	–	38	–	5	5	–
MF	Sean Parrish	12	–	1	–	–	–	2	–	–	–	–	–	14	–	1	2	–
MF	Dean Peer	28	5	2	4	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	32	5	2	4	–
MF	Michael Warner	3	7	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2	–	3	9	–	–	–
FW	Chris Freestone	26	2	11	1	–	–	–	–	–	2	1	2	29	3	13	4	–
FW	John Gayle	29	9	7	4	–	–	1	1	2	1	1	–	35	11	9	10	–
FW	Carl Heggs	23	12	5	4	1	1	1	1	–	1	1	3	29	15	9	9	1
FW	Christian Lee	3	3	–	1	–	–	1	–	–	1	–	–	6	3	–	–	–
FW	David Seal	30	9	12	2	1	1	2	–	1	1	1	–	35	11	14	4	–
FW	Kevin Wilson	1	8	–	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	9	–	–	–
Players who left before end of season:
DF	Graham Potter	4	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	5	–	–	–	–
DF	David Rennie	3	2	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	4	2	–	1	–
MF	Nigel Gleghorn	3	5	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	3	5	1	1	–
MF	Paul Tait	2	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2	1	–	1	–
FW	Paul Conway	2	1	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	3	1	–	2	–
FW	Claudio De Vito	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
FW	Laurens ten Heuvel	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
FW	Raymond Van Dullemen	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	2	–	–	–
FW	Colin West	1	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	1	–	–	–

References

^ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (1998). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1998–99. London: Headline Publishing Group. p. 260. ISBN 978-0-7472-7652-4.
^ Football League appearances only.
^ "England 1997–98". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2010-02-24.
^ Includes play-off matches

[Rothmans1998-99-1] Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (1998). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1998–99. London: Headline Publishing Group. p. 260. ISBN 978-0-7472-7652-4.

[2] Football League appearances only.

[rsssf-3] "England 1997–98". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2010-02-24.

[4] Includes play-off matches

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