1997–98 Derby County F.C. season

The 1997–98 English football season was Derby County's second consecutive season in the FA Premier League (known as the FA Carling Premiership for sponsorship reasons).

Derby County
1997–98 season
ChairmanLionel Pickering
ManagerJim Smith
StadiumPride Park
Premiership9th
FA CupFourth round
League CupFourth round
Top goalscorerLeague: Paulo Wanchope (13)
All: Paulo Wanchope (17)
Highest home attendance30,492 vs. Liverpool (10 May 1998)
Lowest home attendance25,625 vs. Southampton (27 September 1997)
Average home league attendance29,105

Season summary

Derby County began life at their new stadium by progressing further on the previous season's solid 12th-place finish. Jim Smith's team emerged as surprise contenders for a UEFA Cup place, and European qualification (for the first time in over 20 years) was still a possibility on the final day of the season. But results didn't go Derby's way, and that final European place went to Aston Villa.

The end-of-season arrival of Argentine defender Horacio Carbonari gave Derby fans fresh hope of challenging for a place in Europe.

Final league table
Main article: 1997–98 FA Premier League
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
7 Aston Villa 38 17 6 15 49 48 +1 57 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round[lower-alpha 1]
8 West Ham United 38 16 8 14 56 57 −1 56
9 Derby County 38 16 7 15 52 49 +3 55
10 Leicester City 38 13 14 11 51 41 +10 53
11 Coventry City 38 12 16 10 46 44 +2 52
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. Aston Villa was rewarded entry to the UEFA Cup through UEFA Fair Play ranking.
Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38 16 7 15 52 49  +3 55 12 3 4 33 18  +15 4 4 11 19 31  −12
Results by round
Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAAHHAAHAHHAHAHAHAAHHAHAHHAAHHAHAHAHAAH
ResultLLWWLWWWDDLWLWLWDDDWLWDWLWLWLLLDWLLLWW
Position1918161015128676768587777776666666778979101099
Source: 11v11.com: 1997–98 Derby County results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

Derby County's score comes first[1]

Legend
Win Draw Loss

FA Premier League
DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
9 August 1997Blackburn RoversA0–123,557
23 August 1997Tottenham HotspurA0–125,886
30 August 1997BarnsleyH1–027,232Eranio (pen)
13 September 1997EvertonH3–127,828Hunt, C Powell, Sturridge
20 September 1997Aston VillaA1–235,444Baiano
24 September 1997Sheffield WednesdayA5–222,391Baiano (2), Laursen, Wanchope, Burton
27 September 1997SouthamptonH4–025,625Eranio, Wanchope, Baiano, Sturridge
6 October 1997Leicester CityA2–119,585Baiano (2)
18 October 1997Manchester UnitedH2–230,014Baiano, Wanchope
22 October 1997WimbledonH1–128,595Baiano
25 October 1997LiverpoolA0–438,017
1 November 1997ArsenalH3–030,004Wanchope (2), Sturridge
8 November 1997Leeds UnitedA3–433,572Sturridge (2), Asanović
22 November 1997Coventry CityH3–129,351Baiano, Eranio (pen), Wanchope
29 November 1997ChelseaA0–434,544
6 December 1997West Ham UnitedH2–029,300Mikloško (own goal), Sturridge
14 December 1997Bolton WanderersA3–323,037Eranio, Baiano (2)
17 December 1997Newcastle UnitedA0–036,289
20 December 1997Crystal PalaceH0–026,590
26 December 1997Newcastle UnitedH1–030,232Eranio (pen)
28 December 1997BarnsleyA0–118,686
11 January 1998Blackburn RoversH3–127,823Sturridge (2), Wanchope
17 January 1998WimbledonA0–013,031
31 January 1998Tottenham HotspurH2–130,187Sturridge, Wanchope
7 February 1998Aston VillaH0–130,251
14 February 1998EvertonA2–134,876Štimac, Wanchope
21 February 1998Manchester UnitedA0–255,170
28 February 1998Sheffield WednesdayH3–030,203Wanchope (2), Rowett
15 March 1998Leeds UnitedH0–530,217
28 March 1998Coventry CityA0–118,705
5 April 1998ChelseaH0–130,062
11 April 1998West Ham UnitedA0–025,155
13 April 1998Bolton WanderersH4–029,126Wanchope, Burton (2), Baiano
18 April 1998Crystal PalaceA1–318,101Bohinen
26 April 1998Leicester CityH0–429,855
29 April 1998ArsenalA0–138,121
2 May 1998SouthamptonA2–015,202Dailly, Sturridge
10 May 1998LiverpoolH1–030,492Wanchope

FA Cup
Main article: 1997–98 FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R33 January 1998SouthamptonH2–027,992Baiano, C Powell
R424 January 1998Coventry CityA0–222,824

League Cup
Main article: 1997–98 Football League Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R2 1st Leg16 September 1997Southend UnitedA1–04,011Wanchope
R2 2nd Leg1 October 1997Southend UnitedH5–018,490Rowett (2), Wanchope, Sturridge, Trollope
R315 October 1997Tottenham HotspurA2–120,390Wanchope (2)
R418 November 1997Newcastle UnitedH0–127,364

First-team squad
Squad at end of season[2][3]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK England ENG Russell Hoult
2 DF England ENG Gary Rowett
3 DF England ENG Chris Powell
4 MF Jamaica JAM Darryl Powell[lower-alpha 1]
5 DF England ENG Dean Yates
6 MF Croatia CRO Igor Štimac (captain)
7 MF Netherlands NED Robin van der Laan
8 FW England ENG Dean Sturridge
9 FW Costa Rica CRC Paulo Wanchope
10 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Rory Delap[lower-alpha 2]
11 FW Netherlands NED Ron Willems
14 MF Norway NOR Lars Bohinen
15 MF England ENG Marc Bridge-Wilkinson
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 DF Denmark DEN Jacob Laursen
18 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Lee Carsley[lower-alpha 3]
19 DF England ENG Steve Elliott
20 MF Italy ITA Stefano Eranio
21 GK Estonia EST Mart Poom
22 DF Scotland SCO Christian Dailly
23 DF Costa Rica CRC Mauricio Solís
24 FW Jamaica JAM Deon Burton[lower-alpha 4]
25 DF England ENG Rob Kozluk
26 MF England ENG Jonathan Hunt
27 FW Italy ITA Francesco Baiano
28 DF England ENG Craig Smith
29 GK England ENG Richard Knight

Left club during season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
10 MF Croatia CRO Aljoša Asanović (to Napoli)
12 FW England ENG Ashley Ward (to Barnsley)
14 MF England ENG Paul Simpson (to Wolves)
15 MF Wales WAL Paul Trollope[lower-alpha 5] (to Fulham)
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 DF England ENG Matt Carbon (to West Bromwich Albion)
19 MF England ENG Sean Flynn (to West Bromwich Albion)
28 DF England ENG Wayne Sutton (to Woking)
— FW England ENG Nick Wright (to Carlisle United)

Reserve squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF England ENG Chris Boden
— DF England ENG Andrew Tretton
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Costa Rica CRC Mauricio Solís

Transfers

In
Date Pos Name From Fee
20 May 1997 MF Stefano Eranio Milan Free transfer
1 August 1997 FW Francesco Baiano Fiorentina £650,000
6 August 1997 FW Deon Burton Portsmouth £1,000,000
6 February 1998 MF Rory Delap Carlisle United £200,000
25 March 1998 MF Lars Bohinen Blackburn Rovers £1,450,000
23 May 1998 DF Horacio Carbonari Rosario Central £2,700,000

Out
Date Pos Name To Fee
12 June 1997 GK Martin Taylor Wycombe Wanderers Free transfer
6 August 1997 MF Sean Flynn West Bromwich Albion £260,000
7 August 1997 MF Kevin Cooper Stockport County £150,000
4 September 1997 FW Ashley Ward Barnsley £1,300,000
1 November 1997 DF Andrew Tretton Chesterfield Non-contract
11 November 1997 MF Paul Simpson Wolverhampton Wanderers £75,000
27 November 1997 MF Paul Trollope Fulham £600,000
29 December 1997 MF Aljoša Asanović Napoli £350,000
26 January 1998 DF Matt Carbon West Bromwich Albion £800,000
12 February 1998 FW Nick Wright Carlisle United Transfer
Transfers in: Decrease £6,000,000
Transfers out: Increase £3,535,000
Total spending: Decrease £2,465,000

Notes
  1. Powell was born in Lambeth, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for Jamaica in 1998.
  2. Delap was born in Sutton Coldfield, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his parents and represented them at U-21 level before making his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in March 1998.
  3. Carsley was born in Birmingham, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his grandmother and represented them at U-21 and B level before making his international debut for Ireland in October 1997.
  4. Burton was born in Reading, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for Jamaica in September 1997.
  5. Trollope was born in Swindon, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and made his international debut for Wales in May 1997.

References
  1. "Derby County 1997-1998 Results - statto.com". Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
  2. "FootballSquads - Derby County - 1997/98".
  3. "All Derby County players: 1998".
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