Bournemouth 1997–98 football season
During the 1997–98 English football season, AFC Bournemouth competed in the Football League Second Division .
Season summary [ edit ] In the 1997–98 season, Bournemouth finished again mid-table in 9th place. The main highlight of their season was the Cherries reaching the Football League Trophy final against Grimsby Town but ended up losing 2–1 to a golden goal in their first Wembley appearance.
Final league table [ edit ]
Source: Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).
Results [ edit ] Bournemouth's score comes first [2]
Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers 9 August 1997 Northampton Town A 2–0 6,384 Vincent , S Fletcher 16 August 1997 Wigan Athletic H 1–0 16,524 Rolling 23 August 1997 Oldham Athletic A 1–2 4,986 Robinson 30 August 1997 Blackpool H 2–0 4,196 Tomlinson , Robinson 2 September 1997 Bristol Rovers H 1–1 5,550 Robinson (pen) 5 September 1997 Gillingham A 1–2 5,168 S Fletcher 13 September 1997 Luton Town H 1–1 4,561 O'Neill 20 September 1997 Bristol City A 1–1 8,330 Robinson 27 September 1997 Grimsby Town H 0–1 3,712 4 October 1997 Chesterfield A 1–1 4,482 Rolling 11 October 1997 Preston North End A 1–0 8,531 Warren 18 October 1997 Fulham H 2–1 7,484 Cox (2) 21 October 1997 Millwall H 0–0 4,752 25 October 1997 Burnley A 2–2 9,501 Howe , Vincent 1 November 1997 Brentford H 0–0 4,772 4 November 1997 Wrexham A 1–2 2,462 Warren 8 November 1997 Plymouth Argyle A 0–3 5,067 18 November 1997 Southend United H 2–1 3,019 S Fletcher , Warren 22 November 1997 Carlisle United H 3–2 3,709 S Fletcher , Beardsmore , O'Neill 29 November 1997 Wycombe Wanderers A 1–1 4,340 Robinson (pen) 2 December 1997 York City H 0–0 3,365 13 December 1997 Walsall A 1–2 3,548 Robinson 20 December 1997 Watford H 0–1 6,081 26 December 1997 Gillingham H 4–0 5,672 Jones (2), Robinson , Young 28 December 1997 Bristol Rovers A 3–5 7,256 Jones , Cox , Robinson (pen) 10 January 1998 Northampton Town H 3–0 4,257 Jones , S Fletcher , Young 17 January 1998 Blackpool A 0–1 4,550 24 January 1998 Oldham Athletic H 0–0 4,079 31 January 1998 Luton Town A 2–1 5,466 Brissett , S Fletcher 7 February 1998 Bristol City H 1–0 6,623 S Fletcher 14 February 1998 Chesterfield H 2–0 4,271 Warren (2) 21 February 1998 Grimsby Town A 1–2 5,456 Warren 24 February 1998 Fulham A 1–0 7,708 Robinson 28 February 1998 Preston North End H 0–2 5,009 3 March 1998 Plymouth Argyle H 3–3 3,545 S Fletcher (2), Vincent 7 March 1998 Brentford A 2–3 4,973 Rolling (2) 14 March 1998 Wrexham H 0–1 5,512 21 March 1998 Southend United A 3–5 4,823 Stein , Bailey , S Fletcher 28 March 1998 Carlisle United A 1–0 4,951 Stein 4 April 1998 Wycombe Wanderers H 0–0 4,271 7 April 1998 Wigan Athletic A 0–1 2,798 11 April 1998 York City A 1–0 2,840 O'Neill 14 April 1998 Walsall H 1–0 3,404 S Fletcher 25 April 1998 Burnley H 2–1 6,527 Robinson (pen), S Fletcher 28 April 1998 Watford A 1–2 12,834 Stein 2 May 1998 Millwall A 2–1 7,872 Witter (own goal), Stein
League Cup [ edit ] Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers R1 1st Leg 12 August 1997 Torquay United H 0–1 3,215 R1 2nd Leg 26 August 1997 Torquay United A 1–1 (lost 1–2 on agg) 2,278 Rolling
[3] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
References [ edit ]
National teams
League competitions
Level 1 Levels 2–4 Level 5 Levels 6–7 Levels 8–9 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 )
Cup competitions
FA cups Football League cups
European competitions