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Bristol Rovers 1997–98 football season
During the 1997–98 English football season, Bristol Rovers F.C. competed in the Football League Second Division .
Season summary
The 1997–98 season saw Bristol Rovers reach the playoff places, finishing in 5th place and despite taking a first-leg advantage of 3–1 against Northampton Town, Rovers subsequently lost 3–0 in the second leg and went out 4–3 on aggregate in the semi-finals.
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
Bristol Rovers' score comes first [ 1]
Legend
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Scorers
9 August 1997
Plymouth Argyle
H
1–1
7,386
Hayles
16 August 1997
York City
A
1–0
3,307
Hayles
23 August 1997
Carlisle United
H
3–1
6,044
Bennett , Hayles , Penrice
30 August 1997
Burnley
A
0–0
9,887
2 September 1997
Bournemouth
A
1–1
5,550
Cureton (pen)
9 September 1997
Walsall
H
2–0
6,225
Ramasut , Hayles
13 September 1997
Gillingham
H
1–2
6,572
Hayles
20 September 1997
Chesterfield
A
0–0
5,309
27 September 1997
Oldham Athletic
A
4–4
5,990
Beadle (2), Hayles , Cureton (pen)
4 October 1997
Wrexham
H
1–0
6,829
Ramasut
14 October 1997
Watford
H
1–2
8,110
Penrice
18 October 1997
Wycombe Wanderers
A
0–1
5,836
21 October 1997
Brentford
A
3–2
3,967
Hayles (2), Beadle
25 October 1997
Blackpool
H
0–3
6,183
1 November 1997
Northampton Town
A
1–1
7,264
Cureton
4 November 1997
Bristol City
H
1–2
7,552
Tillson
8 November 1997
Fulham
H
2–3
6,166
Penrice (2)
18 November 1997
Preston North End
A
2–1
7,798
Penrice , Alsop
22 November 1997
Southend United
A
1–1
3,653
Beadle (pen)
29 November 1997
Millwall
H
2–1
5,542
Beadle , Hayles
2 December 1997
Wigan Athletic
A
0–3
2,738
12 December 1997
Grimsby Town
H
0–4
4,801
20 December 1997
Luton Town
A
4–2
5,266
Cureton , Hayles (2), Beadle
26 December 1997
Walsall
A
1–0
6,634
Beadle
28 December 1997
Bournemouth
H
5–3
7,256
Beadle (3), Hayles (2)
10 January 1998
Plymouth Argyle
A
2–1
6,850
Cureton , Hayles
17 January 1998
Burnley
H
1–0
7,208
Cureton
24 January 1998
Carlisle United
A
1–3
5,725
Cureton
31 January 1998
Gillingham
A
1–1
5,593
Cureton (pen)
7 February 1998
Chesterfield
H
3–1
5,481
Bennett , Cureton (2)
14 February 1998
Wrexham
A
0–1
3,716
21 February 1998
Oldham Athletic
H
3–1
5,789
Hayles (2), Ramasut
24 February 1998
Wycombe Wanderers
H
3–1
5,805
Hayles , Beadle , Ramasut
28 February 1998
Watford
A
2–3
12,186
White , Cureton
3 March 1998
Fulham
A
0–1
6,843
7 March 1998
Northampton Town
H
0–2
6,535
10 March 1998
York City
H
1–2
4,289
Ramasut
14 March 1998
Bristol City
A
0–2
17,086
21 March 1998
Preston North End
H
2–2
5,278
Cureton (pen), Hayles
27 March 1998
Southend United
H
2–0
5,323
Tillson , Hayles
4 April 1998
Millwall
A
1–1
5,635
Zabek
10 April 1998
Wigan Athletic
H
5–0
6,038
Hayles , Ramasut , Beadle (3)
13 April 1998
Grimsby Town
A
2–1
5,484
Hayles (2)
18 April 1998
Luton Town
H
2–1
8,038
Beadle , Tillson
25 April 1998
Blackpool
A
0–1
7,057
2 May 1998
Brentford
H
2–1
9,043
Cureton , Hayles
Second Division play-offs
FA Cup
League Cup
Round
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Goalscorers
R1 1st Leg
12 August 1997
Bristol City
A
0–0
9,341
R1 2nd Leg
26 August 1997
Bristol City
H
1–2 (lost 1-2 on agg)
5,872
Alsop
Squad
[ 2]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Transfers
In
Out
Transfers in: £400,000
Transfers out: £30,000
Total spending: £370,000
References
The Club Grounds Rivalries Players
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