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Southend United 1997–98 football season
The 1997–98 season saw Southend United compete in the Football League Second Division where they finished in 24th position with 43 points, suffering relegation to the Third Division .[1]
Final league table
Results
Southend United's score comes first
Legend
Match
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Scorers
1
9 August 1997
Carlisle United
H
1–1
4,507
Boere
2
18 August 1997
Luton Town
A
0–1
5,140
3
23 August 1997
Burnley
H
1–0
4,218
Boere
4
30 August 1997
Walsall
A
1–3
3,304
Williams
5
2 September 1997
Wycombe Wanderers
A
1–4
4,528
Boere
6
5 September 1997
Brentford
H
3–1
3,458
Marsh , Boere , Clarke
7
13 September 1997
Millwall
A
1–3
8,606
Boere
8
20 September 1997
Fulham
H
1–0
5,026
Lewis
9
27 September 1997
Blackpool
A
0–3
4,542
10
4 October 1997
Northampton Town
H
0–0
4,300
11
11 October 1997
Bristol City
H
0–2
3,273
12
18 October 1997
Plymouth Argyle
A
3–2
3,430
Wotton (o.g.), Clarke , N'Diaye
13
21 October 1997
Wrexham
A
1–3
2,039
Rammell
14
25 October 1997
Oldham Athletic
H
1–1
3,595
Coulbault
15
1 November 1997
Grimsby Town
A
1–5
4,501
Coulbault
16
4 November 1997
Watford
H
0–3
4,001
17
8 November 1997
Wigan Athletic
H
1–0
2,716
Boere
18
18 November 1997
Bournemouth
A
1–2
3,019
Dublin
19
22 November 1997
Bristol Rovers
H
1–1
3,653
N'Diaye
20
29 November 1997
Chesterfield
A
0–1
4,101
21
2 December 1997
Preston North End
H
3–2
2,307
Boere , Gridelet (2)
22
13 December 1997
Gillingham
A
2–1
4,774
Boere , Coulbault
23
19 December 1997
York City
H
4–4
3,215
Clarke (2), Dublin (2)
24
26 December 1997
Brentford
A
1–1
5,341
Coulbault
25
28 December 1997
Wycombe Wanderers
H
1–2
5,162
Thomson
26
3 January 1998
Luton Town
H
1–2
5,056
Thomson
27
10 January 1998
Carlisle United
A
0–5
5,389
28
17 January 1998
Walsall
H
0–1
3,310
29
24 January 1998
Burnley
A
0–1
9,386
30
31 January 1998
Millwall
H
0–0
5,705
31
7 February 1998
Fulham
A
0–2
9,122
32
14 February 1998
Northampton Town
A
1–3
6,147
Boere
33
21 February 1998
Blackpool
H
2–1
3,340
Boere , Dublin
34
24 February 1998
Plymouth Argyle
H
3–0
4,363
Aldridge , Maher , Jobson
35
28 February 1998
Bristol City
A
0–1
12,049
36
7 March 1998
Grimsby Town
H
0–1
4,829
37
14 March 1998
Watford
A
1–1
10,750
Thomson
38
17 March 1998
Wigan Athletic
A
3–1
2,616
Thomson , Rammell , Whyte
39
21 March 1998
Bournemouth
H
5–3
4,823
Thomson (2), Boere (2), Clarke
40
27 March 1998
Bristol Rovers
A
0–2
5,323
41
3 April 1998
Chesterfield
H
0–2
5,425
42
11 April 1998
Preston North End
A
0–1
8,096
43
13 April 1998
Gillingham
H
0–0
6,151
44
18 April 1998
York City
A
1–1
2,850
Boere
45
25 April 1998
Oldham Athletic
A
0–2
4,485
46
2 May 1998
Wrexham
H
1–3
4,220
Boere
FA Cup
Round
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Scorers
R1
15 November 1997
Woking
A
2–0
5,000
Jones , Gridelet
R2
6 December 1997
Fulham
A
0–1
8,537
League Cup
Round
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Scorers
R1
9 December 1997
Wycombe Wanderers
H
0–1
1,577
Squad statistics
References
General
Southend United 1997–98 at soccerbase.com (use drop down list to select relevant season)
Specific
The club Grounds History Reference Seasons
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