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1997–98 Southend United F.C. season

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}

{{Infobox football club season

|club=Southend United

|season=1997–98

|manager=

|chairman=

|stadium=

|league=Football League Second Division

|league result=24th

|cup1=FA Cup

|cup1 result=Second round

|cup2=League Cup

|cup2 result=Second round

|cup3=Football League Trophy

|cup3 result=First round

|league topscorer=

|season topscorer=

|highest attendance=

|lowest attendance=

|average attendance=

|prevseason=1996–97

|nextseason=1998–99

}}

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.{{cite web |title=England 1997/98 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/eng98.html |website=RSSSF}}

Final league table

{{:1997–98 Football League|transcludesection=Second Division|showteam=STD|only_totals=y}}

Results

Southend United's score comes first

=Legend=

class="wikitable"

|style="background: #CCFFCC;"|Win

|style="background: #FFFFCC;"|Draw

|style="background: #FFCCCC;"|Loss

=Football League Second Division=

{{Main|1997–98 Football League}}

class="wikitable " style="font-size:100%; text-align:center"

!Match!!Date!!Opponent!!Venue!!Result!!Attendance!!Scorers

style="background: #FFFFCC;"

|1

9 August 1997Carlisle UnitedH1–14,507Boere
style="background: #FFCCCC;"

|2

18 August 1997Luton TownA0–15,140
style="background: #CCFFCC;"

|3

23 August 1997BurnleyH1–04,218Boere
style="background: #FFCCCC;"

|4

30 August 1997WalsallA1–33,304Williams
style="background: #FFCCCC;"

|5

2 September 1997Wycombe WanderersA1–44,528Boere
style="background: #CCFFCC;"

|6

5 September 1997BrentfordH3–13,458Marsh, Boere, Clarke
style="background: #FFCCCC;"

|7

13 September 1997MillwallA1–38,606Boere
style="background: #CCFFCC;"

|8

20 September 1997FulhamH1–05,026Lewis
style="background: #FFCCCC;"

|9

27 September 1997BlackpoolA0–34,542
style="background: #FFFFCC;"

|10

4 October 1997Northampton TownH0–04,300
style="background: #FFCCCC;"

|11

11 October 1997Bristol CityH0–23,273
style="background: #CCFFCC;"

|12

18 October 1997Plymouth ArgyleA3–23,430Wotton (o.g.), Clarke, N'Diaye
style="background: #FFCCCC;"

|13

21 October 1997WrexhamA1–32,039Rammell
style="background: #FFFFCC;"

|14

25 October 1997Oldham AthleticH1–13,595Coulbault
style="background: #FFCCCC;"

|15

1 November 1997Grimsby TownA1–54,501Coulbault
style="background: #FFCCCC;"

|16

4 November 1997WatfordH0–34,001
style="background: #CCFFCC;"

|17

8 November 1997Wigan AthleticH1–02,716Boere
style="background: #FFCCCC;"

|18

18 November 1997BournemouthA1–23,019Dublin
style="background: #FFFFCC;"

|19

22 November 1997Bristol RoversH1–13,653N'Diaye
style="background: #FFCCCC;"

|20

29 November 1997ChesterfieldA0–14,101
style="background: #CCFFCC;"

|21

2 December 1997Preston North EndH3–22,307Boere, Gridelet (2)
style="background: #CCFFCC;"

|22

13 December 1997GillinghamA2–14,774Boere, Coulbault
style="background: #FFFFCC;"

|23

19 December 1997York CityH4–43,215Clarke (2), Dublin (2)
style="background: #FFFFCC;"

|24

26 December 1997BrentfordA1–15,341Coulbault
style="background: #FFCCCC;"

|25

28 December 1997Wycombe WanderersH1–25,162Thomson
style="background: #FFCCCC;"

|26

3 January 1998Luton TownH1–25,056Thomson
style="background: #FFCCCC;"

|27

10 January 1998Carlisle UnitedA0–55,389
style="background: #FFCCCC;"

|28

17 January 1998WalsallH0–13,310
style="background: #FFCCCC;"

|29

24 January 1998BurnleyA0–19,386
style="background: #FFFFCC;"

|30

31 January 1998MillwallH0–05,705
style="background: #FFCCCC;"

|31

7 February 1998FulhamA0–29,122
style="background: #FFCCCC;"

|32

14 February 1998Northampton TownA1–36,147Boere
style="background: #CCFFCC;"

|33

21 February 1998BlackpoolH2–13,340Boere, Dublin
style="background: #CCFFCC;"

|34

24 February 1998Plymouth ArgyleH3–04,363Aldridge, Maher, Jobson
style="background: #FFCCCC;"

|35

28 February 1998Bristol CityA0–112,049
style="background: #FFCCCC;"

|36

7 March 1998Grimsby TownH0–14,829
style="background: #FFFFCC;"

|37

14 March 1998WatfordA1–110,750Thomson
style="background: #CCFFCC;"

|38

17 March 1998Wigan AthleticA3–12,616Thomson, Rammell, Whyte
style="background: #CCFFCC;"

|39

21 March 1998BournemouthH5–34,823Thomson (2), Boere (2), Clarke
style="background: #FFCCCC;"

|40

27 March 1998Bristol RoversA0–25,323
style="background: #FFCCCC;"

|41

3 April 1998ChesterfieldH0–25,425
style="background: #FFCCCC;"

|42

11 April 1998Preston North EndA0–18,096
style="background: #FFFFCC;"

|43

13 April 1998GillinghamH0–06,151
style="background: #FFFFCC;"

|44

18 April 1998York CityA1–12,850Boere
style="background: #FFCCCC;"

|45

25 April 1998Oldham AthleticA0–24,485
style="background: #FFCCCC;"

|46

2 May 1998WrexhamH1–34,220Boere

=FA Cup=

{{Main|1997–98 FA Cup}}

class= "wikitable " style="font-size:100%; text-align:center"

!Round!!Date!!Opponent!!Venue!!Result!!Attendance!!Scorers

style="background: #CCFFCC;"R115 November 1997WokingA2–05,000Jones, Gridelet
style="background: #FFCCCC;"R26 December 1997FulhamA0–18,537

=League Cup=

{{Main|1997–98 Football League Cup}}

class= "wikitable " style="font-size:100%; text-align:center"

!Round!!Date!!Opponent!!Venue!!Result!!Attendance!!Scorers

style="background: #FFFFCC;"R1 1st Leg12 August 1997Cardiff CityA1–12,804Byrne
style="background: #CCFFCC;"R1 2nd Leg26 August 1997Cardiff CityH3–13,002Williams (2), Marsh
style="background: #FFCCCC;"R2 1st Leg16 September 1997Derby CountyH0–14,011
style="background: #FFCCCC;"R2 2nd Leg1 October 1997Derby CountyA0–518,490

=Football League Trophy=

{{Main|1997–98 Football League Trophy}}

class= "wikitable " style="font-size:100%; text-align:center"

!Round!!Date!!Opponent!!Venue!!Result!!Attendance!!Scorers

style="background: #FFCCCC;"

|R1

9 December 1997Wycombe WanderersH0–11,577

Squad statistics

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
rowspan="2" valign="bottom"|Pos.

!rowspan="2"|Name

!colspan="2" width="85"|League

!colspan="2" width="85"|FA Cup

!colspan="2" width="85"|League Cup

!colspan="2" width="85"|Other

!colspan="2" width="85"|Total

AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
align="left"|GKalign="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Simon Royce

|37

0204010440
align="left"|GKalign="left"|{{flagicon|WAL}} Neville Southall

|9

000000090
align="left"|DFalign="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Mark Beard

|6(2)

00000107(2)0
align="left"|DFalign="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Simon Coleman

|14

0000000140
align="left"|DFalign="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Keith Dublin

|14

4000000144
align="left"|DFalign="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Richard Jobson

|8

100000081
align="left"|DFalign="left"|{{flagicon|WAL}} Nathan Jones

|33(5)

021401040(5)1
align="left"|DFalign="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Ben Lewis

|14

11(1)01(1)01017(2)1
align="left"|DFalign="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Chris Perkins

|3(2)

00000104(2)0
align="left"|DFalign="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Leo Roget

|11

0003000140
align="left"|DFalign="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Mark Stimson

|17(3)

000001018(3)0
align="left"|MFalign="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Martin Allen

|5

000100060
align="left"|MFalign="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Carl Beeston

|5(1)

00030008(1)0
align="left"|MFalign="left"|{{flagicon|IRL}} Paul Byrne

|9(1)

000310012(1)1
align="left"|MFalign="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Adrian Clarke

|42(3)

520401049(3)5
align="left"|MFalign="left"|{{flagicon|FRA}} Regis Coulbault

|30(4)

420001033(4)4
align="left"|MFalign="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Phil Gridelet

|31(6)

221200035(6)3
align="left"|MFalign="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Julian Hails

|41(3)

0202(1)00045(3)3
align="left"|MFalign="left"|{{flagicon|ZAF}} Andy Harris

|26(1)

020300031(1)0
align="left"|MFalign="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Mark Jones

|1

000000010
align="left"|MFalign="left"|{{flagicon|IRL}} Kevin Maher

|18

1000000181
align="left"|MFalign="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Mike Marsh

|9

1004100132
align="left"|MFalign="left"|{{flagicon|DEN}} John Nielsen

|1(4)

00000001(4)0
align="left"|MFalign="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} George Parris

|1

000000010
align="left"|FWalign="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Martin Aldridge

|7(4)

10000007(4)1
align="left"|FWalign="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Jeroen Boere

|28(3)

141(1)0301032(4)14
align="left"|FWalign="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Trevor Fitzpatrick

|1(2)

00000001(2)0
align="left"|FWalign="left"|{{flagicon|SEN}} Pepe N'Diaye

|15(2)

210001017(2)2
align="left"|FWalign="left"|{{flagicon|GAB}} Guy Roger Nzamba

|0(1)

00000000(1)0
align="left"|FWalign="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Andy Rammell

|18(8)

21(1)01(3)01020(12)2
align="left"|FWalign="left"|{{flagicon|SCO}} Andy Thomson

|16(16)

620201021(16)6
align="left"|FWalign="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} David Whyte

|3(5)

10000003(5)1
align="left"|FWalign="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Paul Williams

|6

1001(1)2007(1)3

References

;General

[https://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=2393&teamTabs=results&season_id=127 Southend United 1997–98] at soccerbase.com (use drop down list to select relevant season)

;Specific

{{Reflist}}

{{Southend United F.C.}}

{{1997–98 in English football}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:1997-98 Southend United F.C. season}}

Category:Southend United F.C. seasons

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