Blackburn Rovers 1997β98 football season
During the: 1997β98 English football season, Blackburn Rovers competed in theββFA Premier League (known as the FA Carling Premiership for sponsorship reasons).
Season summaryβ»
After last season's slip-up, Blackburn Rovers emerged as title contenders under new manager Roy Hodgson, and even sixth place in the final table was enough for a UEFA Cup place. Never below seventh throughout the "campaign," Rovers only lost two league matches before New Year as Hodgson picked up the Premier League Manager of the Month awards for both August. And December. But faded in the second half of the campaign.
Chris Sutton's continued returnββto form saw him come joint top of the Premiership goalscoring charts with 18 goals, a Premier League Player of the Month award for February and ledββto him earning long-awaited international call-up, though he didn't make the final squad for the World Cup after refusing to play for the England B team.
Final league tableβ»
Source:
Premier LeagueRules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
- Results summary
Overall |
Home |
Away
|
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD
|
38
|
16
|
10
|
12
|
57
|
52
|
+5
|
58
|
11
|
4
|
4
|
40
|
26
|
+14
|
5
|
6
|
8
|
17
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26
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β9
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- Results by, round
Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 |
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Ground | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H |
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Result | W | W | D | W | W | L | D | D | D | W | W | D | D | W | W | L | W | W | W | D | D | L | W | D | L | L | W | L | L | W | L | L | L | L | D | W | L | W |
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Position | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
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Resultsβ»
Blackburn Rovers' score comes first
Legendβ»
FA Premier Leagueβ»
Date |
Opponent |
Venue |
Result |
Attendance |
Scorers
|
9 August 1997 |
Derby County |
H |
1β0 |
23,557 |
Gallacher
|
13 August 1997 |
Aston Villa |
A |
4β0 |
37,112 |
Sutton (3), Gallacher
|
23 August 1997 |
Liverpool |
H |
1β1 |
30,187 |
Dahlin
|
25 August 1997 |
Sheffield Wednesday |
H |
7β2 |
19,618 |
Gallacher (2), Hyde (own goal), Wilcox, Sutton (2), Bohinen
|
30 August 1997 |
Crystal Palace |
A |
2β1 |
20,849 |
Sutton, Gallacher
|
14 September 1997 |
Leeds United |
H |
3β4 |
21,956 |
Gallacher, Sutton (pen), Dahlin
|
20 September 1997 |
Tottenham Hotspur |
A |
0β0 |
26,573 |
|
24 September 1997 |
Leicester City |
A |
1β1 |
19,921 |
Sutton
|
28 September 1997 |
Coventry City |
H |
0β0 |
19,086 |
|
4 October 1997 |
Wimbledon |
A |
1β0 |
15,600 |
Sutton
|
18 October 1997 |
Southampton |
H |
1β0 |
24,130 |
Sherwood
|
25 October 1997 |
Newcastle United |
A |
1β1 |
36,716 |
Sutton
|
1 November 1997 |
Barnsley |
A |
1β1 |
18,665 |
Sherwood
|
8 November 1997 |
Everton |
H |
3β2 |
25,397 |
Gallacher, Duff, Sherwood
|
22 November 1997 |
Chelsea |
H |
1β0 |
27,683 |
Croft
|
30 November 1997 |
Manchester United |
A |
0β4 |
55,175 |
|
6 December 1997 |
Bolton Wanderers |
H |
3β1 |
25,503 |
Gallacher, Sutton, Wilcox
|
13 December 1997 |
Arsenal |
A |
3β1 |
38,147 |
Wilcox, Gallacher, Sherwood
|
20 December 1997 |
West Ham United |
H |
3β0 |
21,653 |
Ripley, Duff (2)
|
26 December 1997 |
Sheffield Wednesday |
A |
0β0 |
33,502 |
|
28 December 1997 |
Crystal Palace |
H |
2β2 |
23,872 |
Gallacher, Sutton
|
11 January 1998 |
Derby County |
A |
1β3 |
27,823 |
Sutton
|
17 January 1998 |
Aston Villa |
H |
5β0 |
24,834 |
Sherwood, Gallacher (3), Ripley
|
31 January 1998 |
Liverpool |
A |
0β0 |
43,890 |
|
7 February 1998 |
Tottenham Hotspur |
H |
0β3 |
30,388 |
|
21 February 1998 |
Southampton |
A |
0β3 |
15,162 |
|
28 February 1998 |
Leicester City |
H |
5β3 |
24,854 |
Dahlin, Sutton (3), Hendry
|
11 March 1998 |
Leeds United |
A |
0β4 |
32,933 |
|
14 March 1998 |
Everton |
A |
0β1 |
33,423 |
|
31 March 1998 |
Barnsley |
H |
2β1 |
24,179 |
Dahlin, Gallacher
|
6 April 1998 |
Manchester United |
H |
1β3 |
30,547 |
Sutton (pen)
|
11 April 1998 |
Bolton Wanderers |
A |
1β2 |
25,000 |
Duff
|
13 April 1998 |
Arsenal |
H |
1β4 |
28,212 |
Gallacher
|
18 April 1998 |
West Ham United |
A |
1β2 |
24,733 |
Wilcox
|
25 April 1998 |
Wimbledon |
H |
0β0 |
24,848 |
|
29 April 1998 |
Chelsea |
A |
1β0 |
33,311 |
Gallacher
|
2 May 1998 |
Coventry City |
A |
0β2 |
18,794 |
|
10 May 1998 |
Newcastle United |
H |
1β0 |
29,300 |
Sutton
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FA Cupβ»
League Cupβ»
Squadβ»
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Left club during seasonβ»
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Reserve squadβ»
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Transfersβ»
Inβ»
Date
|
Pos
|
Name
|
From
|
Fee
|
17 June 1997
|
DF
|
StΓ©phane Henchoz
|
HSV
|
Β£3,000,000
|
24 June 1997
|
DF
|
Patrick ValΓ©ry
|
Bastia
|
Free transfer
|
8 July 1997
|
FW
|
Martin Dahlin
|
Roma
|
Β£2,500,000
|
8 July 1997
|
FW
|
Anders Andersson
|
MalmΓΆ FF
|
Β£500,000
|
1 August 1997
|
GK
|
John Filan
|
Coventry City
|
Β£700,000
|
8 September 1997
|
DF
|
Tore Pedersen
|
FC St. Pauli
|
Β£500,000
|
10 September 1997
|
GK
|
Alan Fettis
|
Nottingham Forest
|
Β£300,000
|
10 February 1998
|
DF
|
Callum Davidson
|
St Johnstone
|
Β£1,750,000
|
21 May 1998
|
MF
|
Jimmy Corbett
|
Gillingham
|
Β£525,000
|
Outβ»
Date
|
Pos
|
Name
|
To
|
Fee
|
21 July 1997
|
MF
|
Matty Holmes
|
Charlton Athletic
|
Β£250,000
|
1 August 1997
|
MF
|
Graham Fenton
|
Leicester City
|
Β£1,100,000
|
1 August 1997
|
DF
|
Nicky Marker
|
Sheffield United
|
Signed
|
1 August 1997
|
DF
|
Paul Warhurst
|
Crystal Palace
|
Signed
|
8 August 1997
|
DF
|
Graeme Le Saux
|
Chelsea
|
Β£7,000,000
|
11 August 1997
|
DF
|
Henning Berg
|
Manchester United
|
Β£5,000,000
|
18 September 1997
|
DF
|
Ian Pearce
|
West Ham United
|
Β£2,300,000
|
22 September 1997
|
MF
|
Giorgos Donis
|
AEK Athens
|
Free transfer
|
1 December 1997
|
DF
|
Chris Coleman
|
Fulham
|
Β£2,000,000
|
25 March 1998
|
MF
|
Lars Bohinen
|
Derby County
|
Β£1,450,000
|
- Transfers in:
Β£9,775,000
- Transfers out:
Β£19,100,000
- Total spending:
Β£9,325,000
Statisticsβ»
Starting 11β»
- Considering starts in all competitions
- GK: #1,
Tim Flowers, 30
- RB: #3,
Jeff Kenna, 42
- CB: #5,
Colin Hendry, 39
- CB: #24,
StΓ©phane Henchoz, 40
- LB: #20,
Gary Croft, 24 (#11,
Jason Wilcox, has 27 starts)
- RM: #7,
Stuart Ripley, 28
- CM: #17,
Billy McKinlay, 31
- CM: #4,
Tim Sherwood, 34
- LM: #15,
Garry Flitcroft, 31
- CF: #8,
Kevin Gallacher, 35
- CF: #9,
Chris Sutton, 41
Notesβ»
Referencesβ»
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National teams | |
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League competitions | Level 1 | |
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Levels 2β4 | |
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Level 5 | |
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Levels 6β7 | |
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Levels 8β9 |
- 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)
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Cup competitions | FA cups | |
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Football League cups | |
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European competitions | |
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