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1997–98 Leicester City F.C. season
1997–98 season of Leicester City
1997–98 season of Leicester City
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| club | Leicester City F.C. | |
| season | 1997–98 | |
| chairman | Tom Smeaton | |
| manager | Martin O'Neill | |
| stadium | Filbert Street | |
| league | FA Premier League | |
| league result | 10th | |
| cup1 | FA Cup | |
| cup1 result | Fourth round | |
| cup2 | League Cup | |
| cup2 result | Third round | |
| cup3 | UEFA Cup | |
| cup3 result | First round | |
| cup4 | Player of the Year | |
| cup4 result | Matt Elliott | |
| league topscorer | Emile Heskey (10) | |
| season topscorer | Heskey/Ian Marshall (10) | |
| highest attendance | 21,699 vs Newcastle United | |
| (29 April 1998, FA Premier League) | ||
| lowest attendance | 18,553 vs Wimbledon | |
| (10 November 1997, FA Premier League) | ||
| average attendance | 20,615 | |
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| prevseason | 1996–97 | |
| nextseason | 1998–99 |
(29 April 1998, FA Premier League) (10 November 1997, FA Premier League) During the 1997–98 English football season, Leicester City competed in the FA Premier League.
Season summary
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
Main article: 1997–98 FA Premier League
;Results summary
;Results by round
Results
Pre-season
Whitlow Fox Skeldon Robins Izzet Guppy Heskey Skeldon Marshall Wilson Robins Savage Marshall Campbell Campbell
FA Premier League
Main article: 1997–98 FA Premier League
Fenton Elliott Walsh Guppy Heskey Fenton Marshall Tomasson Beresford Elliott Heskey Elliott Padovano Benali Walsh Booth Sutton Hendry Izzet Ullathorne Hughes Thompson Elliott Elliott Parker Hirst Izzet Marshall Abou Sinclair Heskey
FA Cup
Main article: 1997–98 FA Cup
Parker Savage Cottee
League Cup
Main article: 1997–98 Football League Cup
Livingstone
UEFA Cup
Main article: 1997–98 UEFA Cup
Vieri Juninho Kiko
Squad
Issued number 8 in the UEFA Cup. Issued number 13 in the UEFA Cup.
Left club during season
Reserve squad
Club staff
| Directors & Senior Management | Role | Person |
|---|---|---|
| President | England Ken Brigstock | |
| Chairman | England Tom Smeaton | |
| Vice Chairman | England John Elsom | |
| Directors | England Roy Parker | |
| ENG Martin George | ||
| ENG Terry Shipman | ||
| ENG John Sharp | ||
| Chief Executive | England Barrie Pierpoint | |
| Deputy Chief Executive | England Charles Rayner |
| Date | Pos. | Name | From | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 July 1997 | MF | WAL Robbie Savage | Crewe Alexandra | £400,000 |
| 8 August 1997 | MF | ENG Graham Fenton | Blackburn Rovers | £1,100,000 |
| 14 August 1997 | FW | ENG Tony Cottee | Selangor | £500,000 |
| 20 August 1997 | GK | FRA Pegguy Arphexad | Lens | Free transfer |
| 5 February 1998 | MF | GRE Theodoros Zagorakis | PAOK | £750,000 |
Out
| Date | Pos. | Name | To | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 June 1997 | MF | JAM Jamie Lawrence | Bradford City | £50,000 |
| 22 June 1997 | DF | ENG Neil Lewis | Peterborough United | £75,000 |
| 23 July 1997 | DF | ENG Simon Grayson | Aston Villa | £1,350,000 |
| 2 August 1997 | GK | ENG Kevin Poole | Birmingham City | Free transfer |
| 19 September 1997 | DF | ENG Mike Whitlow | Bolton Wanderers | £500,000 |
| 16 January 1998 | FW | ENG Mark Robins | Ourense | Signed |
| 26 March 1998 | FW | ENG Steve Claridge | Wolverhampton Wanderers | £350,000 |
:Transfers in: £2,750,000 :Transfers out: £2,325,000 :Total spending: £525,000
Statistics
Appearances, goals and cards
:(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 | [[File:Yellow card.svg | 13px]] | [[File:Red card.svg | 13px]] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | USA Kasey Keller | 32 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||
| 4 | DF | ENG Julian Watts | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 5 | DF | ENG Steve Walsh | 23+3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26+3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||
| 6 | MF | TUR Muzzy Izzet | 36 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 4 | 6 | 0 | ||||||||
| 7 | MF | NIR Neil Lennon | 37 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 42 | 2 | 8 | 0 | ||||||||
| 9 | FW | ENG Steve Claridge | 10+7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 10+8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 10 | MF | ENG Garry Parker | 15+7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19+7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| 11 | FW | ENG Emile Heskey | 35 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 10 | 4 | 1 | ||||||||
| 14 | MF | WAL Robbie Savage | 28+7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 31+8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | ||||||||
| 15 | DF | SWE Pontus Kåmark | 35 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||
| 16 | MF | SCO Stuart Campbell | 6+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7+5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| 17 | DF | ENG Spencer Prior | 28+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 31+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||
| 18 | DF | SCO Matt Elliott | 37 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 42 | 7 | 7 | 0 | ||||||||
| 19 | DF | ENG Robert Ullathorne | 3+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3+3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| 20 | FW | ENG Ian Marshall | 22+2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 27+2 | 10 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||
| 21 | FW | ENG Graham Fenton | 9+13 | 3 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 10+17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| 22 | GK | FRA Pegguy Arphexad | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 23 | MF | ENG Sam McMahon | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 24 | MF | ENG Steve Guppy | 37 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 42 | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||||||||
| 25 | MF | ENG Stuart Wilson | 0+11 | 2 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 27 | FW | ENG Tony Cottee | 7+12 | 4 | 0+2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 8+15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 37 | MF | GRE Theodoros Zagorakis | 12+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12+2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
References
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