1997–98 Southend United F.C. season

Southend United
1997–98 season
Football League Second Division24th
FA CupSecond round
League CupSecond round
Football League TrophyFirst round

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

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
20 Burnley 46 13 13 20 55 65 −10 52
21 Brentford (R) 46 11 17 18 50 71 −21 50 Relegation to the Third Division
22 Plymouth Argyle (R) 46 12 13 21 55 70 −15 49
23 Carlisle United (R) 46 12 8 26 57 73 −16 44
24 Southend United (R) 46 11 10 25 47 79 −32 43
Source: [2]
Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).
(R) Relegated

Results

Southend United's score comes first

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League Second Division

Main article: 1997–98 Football League
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

Main article: 1997–98 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

Main article: 1997–98 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
R1 1st Leg 12 August 1997 Cardiff City A 1–1 2,804 Byrne
R1 2nd Leg 26 August 1997 Cardiff City H 3–1 3,002 Williams (2), Marsh
R2 1st Leg 16 September 1997 Derby County H 0–1 4,011
R2 2nd Leg 1 October 1997 Derby County A 0–5 18,490

Football League Trophy

Main article: 1997–98 Football League Trophy
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
R1 9 December 1997 Wycombe Wanderers H 0–1 1,577

Squad statistics

Pos. Name League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK England Simon Royce 37 0 2 0 4 0 1 0 44 0
GK Wales Neville Southall 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
DF England Mark Beard 6(2) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7(2) 0
DF England Simon Coleman 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0
DF England Keith Dublin 14 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 4
DF England Richard Jobson 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 1
DF Wales Nathan Jones 33(5) 0 2 1 4 0 1 0 40(5) 1
DF England Ben Lewis 14 1 1(1) 0 1(1) 0 1 0 17(2) 1
DF England Chris Perkins 3(2) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4(2) 0
DF England Leo Roget 11 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 14 0
DF England Mark Stimson 17(3) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 18(3) 0
MF England Martin Allen 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 0
MF England Carl Beeston 5(1) 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 8(1) 0
MF Republic of Ireland Paul Byrne 9(1) 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 12(1) 1
MF England Adrian Clarke 42(3) 5 2 0 4 0 1 0 49(3) 5
MF France Regis Coulbault 30(4) 4 2 0 0 0 1 0 33(4) 4
MF England Phil Gridelet 31(6) 2 2 1 2 0 0 0 35(6) 3
MF England Julian Hails 41(3) 0 2 0 2(1) 0 0 0 45(3) 3
MF South Africa Andy Harris 26(1) 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 31(1) 0
MF England Mark Jones 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
MF Republic of Ireland Kevin Maher 18 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 1
MF England Mike Marsh 9 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 13 2
MF Denmark John Nielsen 1(4) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1(4) 0
MF England George Parris 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
FW England Martin Aldridge 7(4) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7(4) 1
FW England Jeroen Boere 28(3) 14 1(1) 0 3 0 1 0 32(4) 14
FW England Trevor Fitzpatrick 1(2) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1(2) 0
FW Senegal Pepe N'Diaye 15(2) 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 17(2) 2
FW Gabon Guy Roger Nzamba 0(1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0(1) 0
FW England Andy Rammell 18(8) 2 1(1) 0 1(3) 0 1 0 20(12) 2
FW Scotland Andy Thomson 16(16) 6 2 0 2 0 1 0 21(16) 6
FW England David Whyte 3(5) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3(5) 1
FW England Paul Williams 6 1 0 0 1(1) 2 0 0 7(1) 3

References

General

Southend United 1997–98 at soccerbase.com (use drop down list to select relevant season)

Specific
  1. ^ "England 1997/98". RSSSF.
  2. ^ "England 1997–98". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 24 February 2010.