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1997–98 Aston Villa F.C. season
English football club season
English football club season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| club | Aston Villa F.C. |
| season | 1997–98 |
| manager | Brian Little (until 24 February) |
| John Gregory (from 25 February) | |
| chairman | Doug Ellis |
| stadium | Villa Park |
| league | FA Premier League |
| league result | [7th](1997-98-fa-premier-league) |
| cup1 | FA Cup |
| cup1 result | [Fifth round](1997-98-fa-cup) |
| cup2 | League Cup |
| cup2 result | [Third round](1997-98-football-league-cup) |
| cup3 | UEFA Cup |
| cup3 result | [Quarter-finals](1997-98-uefa-cup) |
| league topscorer | Dwight Yorke (12) |
| season topscorer | Dwight Yorke (14) |
| average attendance | 36,137 |
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| prevseason | [1996–97](1996-97-aston-villa-f-c-season) |
| nextseason | [1998–99](1998-99-aston-villa-f-c-season) |
Main article: History of Aston Villa F.C. (1961–present)
John Gregory (from 25 February)
The 1997–98 English football season was Aston Villa's 6th season in the Premier League.
When Brian Little resigned as Aston Villa manager in February, Villa were 15th in the Premier League and were starting to look like outside bets for relegation. Ruud Gullit, recently sacked by Chelsea, was linked with the vacancy, but the surprise choice for the job was Wycombe manager John Gregory, a former Villa coach. He influenced a late run of form which saw Villa climb to seventh place, and for the second season running Villa qualified for the UEFA Cup via the UEFA Respect Fair Play ranking.
There were debut appearances for Gareth Barry (365), Simon Grayson (48), Stan Collymore (46), Darren Byfield (7), Richard Walker (6), Matthew Ghent, Paul Crichton and Lee Collins.
Final league table
Main article: 1997–98 FA Premier League
Kit
| Kit Supplier | Sponsor |
|---|---|
| [](1998-99-aston-villa-f-c-season-kit) | AST Computer |
Transfers
Transferred in
| Date | Pos | Player | From | Fee | **£8,515,000** |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 May 1997 | CF | Stan Collymore | Liverpool | £7,200,000 | |
| 26 June 1997 | RB | Simon Grayson | Leicester City | £1,300,000 | |
| 27 November 1997 | CM | SWE David Curtolo | SWE Västerås | £315,000 |
Loaned in
| Date | Pos | Player | From | Loan End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 August 1997 | GK | Paul Crichton | West Bromwich Albion | 13 August 1997 |
Transferred out
| Date | Pos | Player | To | Fee | **£2,400,000** |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 1997 | LM | IRL Gareth Farrelly | Everton | £750,000 | |
| 29 August 1997 | CM | IRL Andy Townsend | Middlesbrough | £500,000 | |
| 1 September 1997 | GK | Stuart Brock | Kidderminster | Free transfer | |
| 9 December 1997 | RM | SCO Scott Murray | Bristol City | £150,000 | |
| 26 March 1998 | DM | FRY Saša Ćurčić | Crystal Palace | £1,000,000 |
Loaned out
| Date | Pos | Player | To | Loan End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 August 1997 | CF | Neil Davis | Tranmere Rovers | 23 August 1997 |
| 26 March 1998 | LB | WAL David Hughes | Carlisle United | 26 April 1998 |
Overall transfer activity
Expenditure
£8,330,000
Income
£2,400,000
Balance
£5,930,000
Squad
First Team
| # | Name | Position | Nationality | Place of birth | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from | Date signed | Fee | Apps | Gls | Goalkeepers | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Bosnich | GK | AUS | Liverpool | AUS Sydney Croatia | 28 February 1992 | Free transfer | 169 | 0 | |||||
| 13 | Michael Oakes | GK | ENG | Northwich | Academy | 1 July 1991 | 24 | 0 | ||||||
| 29 | Paul Crichton | GK | ENG | Pontefract | West Bromwich Albion | 7 August 1997 | Loan | - | - | |||||
| 29* | Matthew Ghent | GK | ENG | Burton upon Trent | Academy | 1 July 1997 | - | - | ||||||
| 30 | Adam Rachel | GK | ENG | Birmingham | Academy | 1 July 1995 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 31 | Stuart Brock | GK | ENG | West Bromwich | Academy | 1 July 1996 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2 | Gary Charles | RB | ENG | Newham | Derby County | 6 January 1995 | £1,450,000 | 63 | 1 | |||||
| 3 | Steve Staunton | LB | IRE | Dundalk | Liverpool | 7 August 1991 | £1,100,000 | 225 | 15 | |||||
| 4 | Gareth Southgate *(c)* | CB | ENG | Watford | Crystal Palace | 1 July 1995 | £3,500,000 | 77 | 3 | |||||
| 5 | Ugo Ehiogu | CB | ENG | Hackney | West Bromwich Albion | 12 July 1991 | £40,000 | 176 | 10 | |||||
| 14 | Alan Wright | LB | ENG | Ashton-under-Lyne | Blackburn Rovers | 10 March 1995 | £1,000,000 | 104 | 3 | |||||
| 15 | Fernando Nélson | RB | POR | Porto | POR Sporting | 2 August 1996 | £1,700,000 | 39 | 0 | |||||
| 16 | Simon Grayson | RB | ENG | Ripon | Leicester City | 26 June 1997 | £1,300,000 | - | - | |||||
| 19 | David Hughes | LB | WAL | Wrexham | Academy | 1 July 1996 | 7 | 0 | ||||||
| 20 | Riccardo Scimeca | CB | ENG | Leamington Spa | Academy | 1 July 1995 | 22 | 0 | ||||||
| 21 | Lee Collins | LB | ENG | Birmingham | Academy | 1 July 1997 | - | - | ||||||
| 24* | Gareth Barry | LB | ENG | Hastings | Academy | 1 January 1998 | - | - | ||||||
| 6 | Andy Townsend | CM | IRE | ENG Maidstone | Chelsea | 26 July 1993 | £2,100,000 | 172 | 11 | |||||
| 7 | Ian Taylor | CM | ENG | Birmingham | Sheffield Wednesday | 21 December 1994 | £1,000,000 | 96 | 9 | |||||
| 8 | Mark Draper | CM | ENG | Long Eaton | Leicester City | 5 July 1995 | £3,250,000 | 82 | 5 | |||||
| 17 | Lee Hendrie | RM | ENG | Solihull | Academy | 1 July 1995 | 10 | 0 | ||||||
| 18 | Saša Ćurčić | DM | FRY | Belgrade | Bolton Wanderers | 1 July 1995 | £4.000.000 | 25 | 5 | |||||
| 24 | Scott Murray | RM | SCO | Fraserburgh | Academy | 1 July 1995 | 4 | 0 | ||||||
| 9 | Savo Milošević | CF | FRY | Bijeljina | FRY Partizan | 26 June 1995 | £3,500,000 | 85 | 24 | |||||
| 10 | Dwight Yorke | CF | TRI | Canaan | TRI Signal Hill | 19 July 1991 | £120,000 | 237 | 82 | |||||
| 11 | Stan Collymore | CF | ENG | Tittensor | Liverpool | 13 May 1997 | £7,000,000 | - | - | |||||
| 12 | Julian Joachim | CF | ENG | Peterborough | Leicester City | 24 February 1996 | £1,890,000 | 28 | 4 | |||||
| 22 | Darius Vassell | CF | ENG | Birmingham | Academy | 1 January 1998 | - | - | ||||||
| 23 | Neil Davis | CF | ENG | Bloxwich | Academy | 1 July 1995 | 3 | 0 | ||||||
| 25 | Darren Byfield | CF | JAM | ENG Sutton Coldfield | Academy | 1 July 1997 | - | - | ||||||
| 27 | Richard Walker | CF | ENG | Bloxwich | Academy | 1 July 1997 | - | - |
*squad number was re-used following a players departure. Note: Stats and ages are correct as of July 1, 1997.
Results
Aston Villa's score comes first
Legend
| Win | Draw | Loss |
|---|
FA Premier League
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 August 1997 | Leicester City | A | 0–1 | 20,304 | |
| 13 August 1997 | Blackburn Rovers | H | 0–4 | 37,112 | |
| 23 August 1997 | Newcastle United | A | 0–1 | 36,783 | |
| 27 August 1997 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 2–3 | 26,317 | Yorke 27', Collymore 58' |
| 30 August 1997 | Leeds United | H | 1–0 | 39,027 | Yorke 67' |
| 13 September 1997 | Barnsley | A | 3–0 | 18,649 | Ehiogu 25', Draper 50', Taylor 72' |
| 20 September 1997 | Derby County | H | 2–1 | 35,444 | Yorke 72', Joachim 75' |
| 22 September 1997 | Liverpool | A | 0–3 | 34,843 | |
| 27 September 1997 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 2–2 | 32,044 | Staunton 32', Taylor 49' |
| 4 October 1997 | Bolton Wanderers | A | 1–0 | 24,186 | Milošević 12' |
| 18 October 1997 | Wimbledon | H | 1–2 | 32,087 | Taylor 45' |
| 26 October 1997 | Arsenal | A | 0–0 | 38,061 | |
| 1 November 1997 | Chelsea | H | 0–2 | 39,372 | |
| 8 November 1997 | Crystal Palace | A | 1–1 | 21,097 | Joachim 86' |
| 22 November 1997 | Everton | H | 2–1 | 36,389 | Milošević 37', Ehiogu 56' |
| 29 November 1997 | West Ham United | A | 1–2 | 24,976 | Yorke 47' |
| 6 December 1997 | Coventry City | H | 3–0 | 33,250 | Collymore 21', Hendrie 71', Joachim 85' |
| 15 December 1997 | Manchester United | A | 0–1 | 55,151 | |
| 20 December 1997 | Southampton | H | 1–1 | 29,343 | Taylor 64' |
| 26 December 1997 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 4–1 | 38,644 | Draper 38', 68', Collymore 81', 89' |
| 28 December 1997 | Leeds United | A | 1–1 | 36,287 | Milošević 85' |
| 10 January 1998 | Leicester City | H | 1–1 | 36,429 | Joachim 87' |
| 17 January 1998 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 0–5 | 24,834 | |
| 1 February 1998 | Newcastle United | H | 0–1 | 38,266 | |
| 7 February 1998 | Derby County | A | 1–0 | 30,251 | Yorke 90' |
| 18 February 1998 | Manchester United | H | 0–2 | 39,372 | |
| 21 February 1998 | Wimbledon | A | 1–2 | 13,131 | Milošević 41' |
| 28 February 1998 | Liverpool | H | 2–1 | 39,372 | Collymore 10', 65' |
| 8 March 1998 | Chelsea | A | 1–0 | 33,018 | Joachim 51' |
| 11 March 1998 | Barnsley | H | 0–1 | 29,519 | |
| 14 March 1998 | Crystal Palace | H | 3–1 | 33,781 | Taylor 1', Milošević pen 14', 35' |
| 28 March 1998 | Everton | A | 4–1 | 36,471 | Joachim 12', Charles 62', Yorke pen 72', 81' |
| 4 April 1998 | West Ham United | H | 2–0 | 39,372 | Joachim 76', Milošević 82' |
| 11 April 1998 | Coventry City | A | 2–1 | 22,792 | Yorke 5', 48' |
| 18 April 1998 | Southampton | A | 2–1 | 15,238 | Hendrie 6', Yorke 60' |
| 25 April 1998 | Bolton Wanderers | H | 1–3 | 38,392 | Taylor 57' |
| 2 May 1998 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 3–1 | 34,177 | Yorke 21', Hendrie 25', Joachim 50' |
| 10 May 1998 | Arsenal | H | 1–0 | 39,372 | Yorke 37' (pen) |
FA Cup
Main article: 1997–98 FA Cup
Simon Grayson
Yorke
Collymore
League Cup
Main article: 1997–98 Football League Cup
Lampard
UEFA Cup
Main article: 1997–98 UEFA Cup
Yorke Collymore
References
References
- (24 February 1998). "Little resigns from Villa". BBC Sport.
- (25 February 1998). "Ex-backroom boy gets Villa job". BBC Sport.
- [https://www.worldfootball.net/teams/te151/aston-villa/squad/ Aston Villa 1997/1998]. WorldFootball.net. Accessed 2 March 2012.
- "Aston Villa's Seasons".
- [http://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=154&teamTabs=results&season_id=127 Soccerbase: 1997–98 Aston Villa results]
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