1997–98 Charlton Athletic F.C. season

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Charlton Athletic
1997–98 season
Chairman Richard Murray
Manager Alan Curbishley
Stadium The Valley
First Division 4th (promoted)
FA Cup Fourth round
League Cup First round
Top goalscorer League: Mendonca (23)
All: Mendonca (28)
Average home league attendance 13,275

During the 1997–98 English football season, Charlton Athletic F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.

Season summary

The 1997–98 season was Charlton's best campaign for years. They reached the Division One play-off final and battled against Sunderland in a thrilling game which ended with a 4–4 draw after extra time. Charlton won 7–6 on penalties,[1] with the match described as "arguably the most dramatic game of football in Wembley's history",[2] and were promoted to the Premier League.

Final league table

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Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Nottingham Forest (C) 46 28 10 8 82 42 +40 94 Promotion to 1998–99 FA Premier League
2 Middlesbrough (P) 46 27 10 9 77 41 +36 91
3 Sunderland 46 26 12 8 86 50 +36 90 Qualification to First Division play-offs
4 Charlton Athletic (P) 46 26 10 10 80 49 +31 88
5 Ipswich Town 46 23 14 9 77 43 +34 83
6 Sheffield United 46 19 17 10 69 54 +15 74
7 Birmingham City 46 19 17 10 60 35 +25 74
8 Stockport County 46 19 8 19 71 69 +2 65
9 Wolverhampton Wanderers 46 18 11 17 57 53 +4 65
10 West Bromwich Albion 46 16 13 17 50 56 −6 61
11 Crewe Alexandra 46 18 5 23 58 65 −7 59
12 Oxford United 46 16 10 20 60 64 −4 58
13 Bradford City 46 14 15 17 46 59 −13 57
14 Tranmere Rovers 46 14 14 18 54 57 −3 56
15 Norwich City 46 14 13 19 52 69 −17 55
16 Huddersfield Town 46 14 11 21 50 72 −22 53
17 Bury 46 11 19 16 42 58 −16 52
18 Swindon Town 46 14 10 22 42 73 −31 52
19 Port Vale 46 13 10 23 56 66 −10 49
20 Portsmouth 46 13 10 23 51 63 −12 49
21 Queens Park Rangers 46 10 19 17 51 63 −12 49
22 Manchester City (R) 46 12 12 22 56 57 −1 48 Relegation to 1998–99 Second Division
23 Stoke City (R) 46 11 13 22 44 74 −30 46
24 Reading (R) 46 11 9 26 39 78 −39 42

Updated to games played on 3 May 1998.
Source: Statto.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Results

Charlton Athletic's score comes first[3]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
9 August 1997 Middlesbrough A 1–2 29,414 S Jones
16 August 1997 Oxford United H 3–2 10,230 S Jones, Mendonca, Lisbie
23 August 1997 Bury A 0–0 4,657
30 August 1997 Manchester City H 2–1 14,009 van Blerk (own goal), K Jones
13 September 1997 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 1–3 22,683 Chapple
17 September 1997 Norwich City A 4–0 10,157 Mendonca (3), Chapple
21 September 1997 Bradford City H 4–1 11,583 Mendonca (2), Mortimer, Brown
27 September 1997 Stockport County H 1–3 12,083 Mortimer
4 October 1997 Queens Park Rangers A 4–2 14,825 Robinson (2), S Jones, Chapple
14 October 1997 Huddersfield Town A 3–0 9,596 Mendonca, Brown, Robinson
19 October 1997 Stoke City H 1–1 12,345 Kinsella
22 October 1997 Birmingham City H 1–1 10,072 Mendonca
25 October 1997 Tranmere Rovers A 2–2 5,911 Kinsella, Leaburn
1 November 1997 Ipswich Town H 3–0 12,627 Mendonca, Chapple, Leaburn
4 November 1997 Sunderland A 0–0 25,455
8 November 1997 West Bromwich Albion A 0–1 16,124
15 November 1997 Crewe Alexandra H 3–2 14,091 K Jones, Allen, Holmes
22 November 1997 Nottingham Forest A 2–5 18,532 Allen, Woan (own goal)
28 November 1997 Swindon Town H 3–0 13,769 K Jones, Mendonca (2, 1 pen)
6 December 1997 Reading A 0–2 8,076
9 December 1997 Sheffield United H 2–1 9,868 Mendonca (2, 1 pen)
13 December 1997 Port Vale H 1–0 11,077 Newton
20 December 1997 Portsmouth A 2–0 8,581 Robinson, Leaburn
26 December 1997 Norwich City H 2–1 14,472 Kinsella, Robinson
28 December 1997 Sheffield United A 1–4 18,677 Bright
10 January 1998 Middlesbrough H 3–0 15,742 Newton (2), Bright
17 January 1998 Oxford United A 2–1 7,234 Mendonca, Robinson
28 January 1998 Manchester City A 2–2 24,058 S Jones (2)
31 January 1998 Bury H 0–0 15,312
7 February 1998 Bradford City A 0–1 14,851
17 February 1998 Queens Park Rangers H 1–1 15,555 Robinson
21 February 1998 Stockport County A 0–3 7,705
25 February 1998 Stoke City A 2–1 10,027 Robinson, Barness
28 February 1998 Huddersfield Town H 1–0 12,908 Bright
3 March 1998 West Bromwich Albion H 5–0 10,893 Bright, Newton, Mendonca (2, 1 pen), Kinsella
7 March 1998 Ipswich Town A 1–3 19,831 Mendonca
15 March 1998 Sunderland H 1–1 15,355 Bright
21 March 1998 Crewe Alexandra A 3–0 5,252 Mills, Newton, Kinsella
28 March 1998 Nottingham Forest H 4–2 15,815 Bright, Mortimer, Mendonca (pen), Kinsella
4 April 1998 Swindon Town A 1–0 7,845 S Jones
7 April 1998 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 1–0 13,743 Mendonca
10 April 1998 Reading H 3–0 14,220 Mendonca, Mortimer, Bright
13 April 1998 Port Vale A 1–0 9,973 Mendonca (pen)
18 April 1998 Portsmouth H 1–0 14,082 S Jones
25 April 1998 Tranmere Rovers H 2–0 15,393 Mendonca (2 pens)
3 May 1998 Birmingham City A 0–0 25,877

First Division play-offs

Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
SF 1st Leg 10 May 1998 Ipswich Town A 1–0 21,681 Clapham (own goal)
SF 2nd Leg 13 May 1998 Ipswich Town H 1–0 (won 2-0 on agg) 15,585 Newton
F 25 May 1998 Sunderland N 4–4 (won 7-6 on pens) 77,739 Mendonca (3), Rufus

FA Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 3 January 1998 Nottingham Forest H 4–1 13,827 Robinson, Brown, Leaburn, Mendonca
R4 24 January 1998 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 1–1 15,540 K Jones
R4R 3 February 1998 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 0–3 20,429

League Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1 First Leg 13 August 1997 Ipswich Town H 0–1 6,598
R1 Second Leg 26 August 1997 Ipswich Town A 1–3 (lost 1-4 on agg) 10,989 Mendonca

Squad

[1] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
- Australia GK Andy Petterson
- Serbia and Montenegro GK Saša Ilić
- England GK Mike Salmon
- England DF Richard Rufus
- Wales DF Mark Bowen
- England DF Phil Chapple
- England DF Steve Brown
- England DF Anthony Barness
- Scotland DF Stuart Balmer
- England DF Danny Mills
- England DF Eddie Youds
- England DF Paul Konchesky
- England DF Jamie Stuart
- England DF David Kerslake (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur)
- England DF Jason Tindall
- England DF Anthony Allman
No. Position Player
- Republic of Ireland MF Mark Kinsella
- England MF Keith Jones
- Wales MF John Robinson
- England MF Shaun Newton
- England MF Matty Holmes
- England MF Paul Mortimer
- England MF Kevin Nicholls
- England MF Paul Emblen
- England MF Scott Parker
- England FW Clive Mendonca
- England FW Steve Jones
- England FW Mark Bright
- England FW Carl Leaburn
- England FW Bradley Allen
- England FW Neil Heaney (on loan from Manchester City)
- Jamaica FW Kevin Lisbie

References

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  2. Wembley's Greatest Events (1923–2010) Wembley Stadium
  3. http://www.statto.com/football/teams/charlton-athletic/1997-1998/results