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1997–98 Chelsea F.C. season

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Chelsea
1997–98 season
ChairmanKen Bates
ManagerRuud Gullit (until 12 February)
Gianluca Vialli (from 12 February)
Premiership4th
FA CupThird round
League CupWinners
Charity ShieldRunners-up
UEFA Cup Winners' CupWinners
Top goalscorerLeague: Vialli/Flo (11)
All: Vialli (19)
Highest home attendance34,845 (vs. Bolton Wanderers, 10 May)
Lowest home attendance29,075 (vs. Blackpool, 19 Apr)
Average home league attendance32,901

The 1997–98 season was Chelsea F.C.'s 84th competitive season, their 9th consecutive season in the English top flight and 92nd year as a club.

Season summary

With conceding goals being a major issue last season, Chelsea signed Dutch international goalkeeper Ed de Goey, who proved to be a relative success. Chelsea's only other major signings were young Norwegian striker Tore Andre Flo and Uruguayan international midfielder Gustavo Poyet from Real Zaragoza, who added more goals from an otherwise very defensive midfield. Chelsea were well on course for a top-five finish and success in the European Cup Winners' Cup and the Coca-Cola Cup when manager Ruud Gullit was sacked on 12 February following a dispute with chairman Ken Bates. His job went to 33-year-old striker Gianluca Vialli, who took on the role of player-manager and achieved instant success - within three months of his appointment, Vialli had guided the Blues to glory on the continent and at Wembley. This success gave Chelsea fans hope that the following season could spell the end of their title wait which began in 1955.

Final league table

Main article: 1997–98 FA Premier League
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
2 Manchester United 38 23 8 7 73 26 +47 77 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
3 Liverpool 38 18 11 9 68 42 +26 65 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
4 Chelsea 38 20 3 15 71 43 +28 63 Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round[a]
5 Leeds United 38 17 8 13 57 46 +11 59 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round[b]
6 Blackburn Rovers 38 16 10 12 57 52 +5 58
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Chelsea qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup as defending champions. As they were also the League Cup winners, the UEFA Cup berth vacated was awarded to Blackburn Rovers.
  2. ^ Aston Villa was rewarded entry to the UEFA Cup through UEFA Fair Play ranking.
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 20 3 15 71 43  +28 63 13 2 4 37 14  +23 7 1 11 34 29  +5
Results by round
Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAAAHAHAHAHAAHAHHAHAHAHAHAAHHHAAAHHHHAH
ResultLWWWWLDWLWLWWLWWWDWDLWLWLLLLWLWLWWWLLW
Position1411643554544444322333323224554445443344
Source: 11v11.com: 1997-98 Chelsea results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

Premier League

9 August 1997 1 Coventry City 3–2 Chelsea Coventry, West Midlands
Dublin 41', 42', 88' Sinclair 39'
Flo 71'		 Stadium: Highfield Road
24 August 1997 2 Barnsley 0–6 Chelsea Barnsley, South Yorkshire
Petrescu 25'
Poyet 38'
Vialli 44', 57', 65', 82'		 Stadium: Oakwell
27 August 1997 3 Wimbledon 0–2 Chelsea Croydon, London
Di Matteo 60'
Petrescu 64'		 Stadium: Selhurst Park
30 August 1997 4 Chelsea 4–2 Southampton Fulham, London
Petrescu 7'
Leboeuf 28'
Hughes 31'
Wise 34'		 Davies 25'
Monkou 59'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
13 September 1997 5 Crystal Palace 0–3 Chelsea Croydon, London
Hughes 20'
Leboeuf 26' (pen.)
Le Saux 90'		 Stadium: Selhurst Park
21 September 1997 6 Chelsea 2–3 Arsenal Fulham, London
Poyet 40'
Zola 60'		 Bergkamp 45', 59'
Winterburn 89'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
24 September 1997 7 Manchester United 2–2 Chelsea Trafford, Greater Manchester
Scholes 36'
Solskjær 86'		 Berg 25' (o.g.)
Hughes 68'		 Stadium: Old Trafford
27 September 1997 8 Chelsea 1–0 Newcastle United Fulham, London
Poyet 75' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
5 October 1997 9 Liverpool 4–2 Chelsea Liverpool, Merseyside
Berger 20', 35', 57'
Fowler 64'		 Zola 22'
Poyet 85' (pen.)		 Stadium: Anfield
18 October 1997 10 Chelsea 1–0 Leicester City Fulham, London
Leboeuf 88' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
26 October 1997 11 Bolton Wanderers 1–0 Chelsea Bolton, Greater Manchester
Holdsworth 72' Stadium: Reebok Stadium
1 November 1997 12 Aston Villa 0–2 Chelsea Birmingham, West Midlands
Hughes 38'
Flo 82'		 Stadium: Villa Park
9 November 1997 13 Chelsea 2–1 West Ham United Fulham, London
Ferdinand 57' (o.g.)
Zola 83'		 Hartson 85' (pen.) Stadium: Stamford Bridge
22 November 1997 14 Blackburn Rovers 1–0 Chelsea Blackburn, Lancashire
Croft 11' Stadium: Ewood Park
26 November 1997 15 Chelsea 2–0 Everton Fulham, London
Wise 80' (pen.)
Zola 90' (pen.)		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
29 November 1997 16 Chelsea 4–0 Derby County Fulham, London
Zola 12', 66', 77'
Hughes 35'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
6 December 1997 17 Tottenham Hotspur 1–6 Chelsea Haringey, London
Vega 43' Flo 40', 63', 90'
Di Matteo 48'
Petrescu 59'
Nicholls 78'		 Stadium: White Hart Lane
13 December 1997 18 Chelsea 0–0 Leeds United Fulham, London
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
20 December 1997 19 Sheffield Wednesday 1–4 Chelsea Sheffield, South Yorkshire
Pembridge 71' Petrescu 30'
Vialli 56'
Leboeuf 65' (pen.)
Flo 84'		 Stadium: Hillsborough
26 December 1997 20 Chelsea 1–1 Wimbledon Fulham, London
Vialli 8' Mi. Hughes 28' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
29 December 1997 21 Southampton 1–0 Chelsea Southampton, Hampshire
Davies 16' Stadium: The Dell
10 January 1998 22 Chelsea 3–1 Coventry City Fulham, London
Nicholls 65', 70'
Di Matteo 78'		 Telfer 30' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
18 January 1998 23 Everton 3–1 Chelsea Liverpool, Merseyside
Speed 39'
Ferguson 62'
Duberry 83' (o.g.)		 Report Flo 37' Stadium: Goodison Park
31 January 1998 24 Chelsea 2–0 Barnsley Fulham, London
Vialli 23'
Hughes 47'		 Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
8 February 1998 25 Arsenal 2–0 Chelsea Islington, London
S. Hughes 4', 42' Stadium: Highbury
21 February 1998 26 Leicester City 2–0 Chelsea Leicester, Leicestershire
Heskey 3', 89' Stadium: Filbert Street
28 February 1909 27 Chelsea 0–1 Manchester United Fulham, London
G . Neville 31' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
8 March 1998 28 Chelsea 0–1 Aston Villa Fulham, London
Joachim 51' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
11 March 1998 29 Chelsea 6–2 Crystal Palace Fulham, London
Vialli 15', 44'
Zola 17'
Wise 84'
Flo 89', 90'		 Hreiðarsson 7'
Bent 87'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
14 March 1998 30 West Ham United 2–1 Chelsea Newham, London
T. Sinclair 69'
Unsworth 74'		 Charvet 54' Stadium: Boleyn Ground
5 April 1998 31 Derby County 0–1 Chelsea Derby, Derbyshire
Hughes 37' Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
8 April 1998 32 Leeds United 3–1 Chelsea Leeds, West Yorkshire
Hasselbaink 7', 47'
Wetherall 22'		 Charvet 11' Stadium: Elland Road
11 April 1998 33 Chelsea 2–0 Tottenham Hotspur Fulham, London
Flo 75'
Vialli 88'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
19 April 1998 34 Chelsea 1–0 Sheffield Wednesday Fulham, London
Leboeuf 23' (pen.) Stadium: Stamford Bridge
25 April 1998 35 Chelsea 4–1 Liverpool Fulham, London
Hughes 11', 78'
Clarke 67'
Flo 72'		 Riedle 45' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
29 April 1998 36 Chelsea 0–1 Blackburn Rovers Fulham, London
Gallacher 48' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
2 May 1998 37 Newcastle United 3–1 Chelsea Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyneside
Dabizas 39'
Lee 42'
Speed 59'		 Di Matteo 77' Stadium: St. James' Park
10 May 1998 38 Chelsea 2–0 Bolton Wanderers Fulham, London
Vialli 73'
Morris 90'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge

FA Cup

Date Round Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
4 January 1998 3 Manchester United H 3–5 34,792 Le Saux, Vialli (2)

League Cup

Date Round Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
15 October 1997 3 Blackburn Rovers H 1–1 18,671 Di Matteo
After extra time, Chelsea won on 4–1 on penalties
19 November 1997 4 Southampton H 2–1 20,968 Morris, Flo
7 January 1998 QF Ipswich Town A 2–2 22,088 Le Saux, Flo
After extra time, Chelsea won on 4–1 on penalties
28 January 1998 SF Arsenal A 1–2 38,144 Hughes
18 February 1998 SF Arsenal H 3–1 34,330 Petrescu, Di Matteo, Hughes
29 March 1998 F Middlesbrough N 2–0 77,698 Sinclair, Di Matteo

UEFA Cup Winners' Cup

Date Round Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
8 September 1997 1 Slovakia Slovan Bratislava H 2–0 23,067 Danny Granville, Di Matteo
2 October 1997 1 Slovakia Slovan Bratislava A 2–0 13,850 Di Matteo, Vialli
23 October 1997 2 Norway Tromsø A 2–3 6,438 Vialli (2)
6 November 1997 2 Norway Tromsø H 7–1 29,363 Leboeuf, Petrescu (2), Vialli (3), Zola
5 March 1998 QF Spain Real Betis A 2–1 31,000 Flo (2)
19 March 1998 QF Spain Real Betis H 3–1 32,300 Sinclair, Di Matteo, Zola
2 April 1998 SF Italy Vicenza A 0–1 19,319
16 April 1998 SF Italy Vicenza H 3–1 33,810 Poyet, Zola, Hughes
13 May 1998 F Germany VfB Stuttgart N 1–0 30,216 Zola

First team squad

Squad at end of season[1]

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 Netherlands NED Ed de Goey
2 DF Romania ROU Dan Petrescu
3 DF Nigeria NGA Celestine Babayaro
5 DF France FRA Frank Leboeuf
6 DF Scotland SCO Steve Clarke
7 DF France FRA Bernard Lambourde
8 MF Uruguay URU Gus Poyet
9 FW Italy ITA Gianluca Vialli
10 FW Wales WAL Mark Hughes
11 MF England ENG Dennis Wise (captain)
12 DF England ENG Michael Duberry
13 GK England ENG Kevin Hitchcock
14 DF England ENG Graeme Le Saux
15 DF England ENG David Lee
16 MF Italy ITA Roberto Di Matteo
17 DF England ENG Danny Granville
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 DF England ENG Andy Myers
19 FW Norway NOR Tore André Flo
20 DF Jamaica JAM Frank Sinclair[note 1]
21 MF England ENG Paul Hughes
22 FW England ENG Mark Nicholls
23 GK Russia RUS Dmitri Kharine
24 MF England ENG Eddie Newton
25 FW Italy ITA Gianfranco Zola
26 DF France FRA Laurent Charvet (on loan from Cannes)
28 MF England ENG Jody Morris
29 DF England ENG Neil Clement
31 GK Republic of Ireland IRL Nick Colgan
32 MF Scotland SCO Steven Hampshire
33 FW England ENG Joe Sheerin
34 MF England ENG Nick Crittenden
35 DF England ENG Jon Harley

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
30 GK Norway NOR Frode Grodås (to Tottenham Hotspur)
4 DF Netherlands NED Ruud Gullit (retired)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF England ENG David Rocastle (on loan to Hull City)

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 Stephen Broad
— DF England ENG John Terry
No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW South Africa RSA Mark Stein

Statistics

No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier League FA Cup Football League Cup Cup Winners Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Netherlands NED Ed de Goey 42 0 28 0 1 0 4 0 9 0
2 DF Romania ROU Dan Petrescu 42 8 31 5 1 0 3 1 7 2
3 DF Nigeria NGA Celestine Babayaro 13 0 8 0 0 0 1+1 0 3 0
4 MF Netherlands NED Ruud Gullit 10 0 0+6 0 0 0 3+1 0 0 0
5 DF France FRA Frank Leboeuf 46 6 32 5 1 0 4 0 9 1
6 DF Scotland SCO Steve Clarke 40 1 22+4 1 1 0 4+2 0 7 0
7 DF France FRA Bernard Lambourde 13 0 5+2 0 0 0 3 0 3 0
8 MF Uruguay URU Gus Poyet 18 5 11+3 4 0 0 0 0 4 1
9 FW Italy ITA Gianluca Vialli 33 19 14+7 11 0+1 2 2+1 0 8 6
10 FW Wales WAL Mark Hughes 39 12 25+4 9 1 0 3+3 2 3 1
11 MF England ENG Dennis Wise 39 3 26 3 0 0 4 0 9 0
12 DF England ENG Michael Duberry 33 0 23 0 1 0 3 0 6 0
13 GK England ENG Kevin Hitchcock 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
14 DF England ENG Graeme Le Saux 34 3 26 1 1 1 4 1 3 0
15 DF England ENG David Lee 3 0 1 0 0 0 0+2 0 0 0
16 MF Italy ITA Roberto Di Matteo 43 10 28+2 4 1 0 4 3 8 3
17 DF England ENG Danny Granville 20 1 9+4 0 0 0 3 0 4 1
18 DF England ENG Andy Myers 17 0 11+1 0 0+1 0 1 0 3 0
19 FW Norway NOR Tore André Flo 44 15 16+18 11 1 0 3+1 2 5 2
20 DF Jamaica JAM Frank Sinclair 32 2 20+2 1 0 0 4+1 1 5 0
21 MF England ENG Paul Hughes 11 0 5+4 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
22 FW England ENG Mark Nicholls 24 3 8+11 3 1 0 2 0 2 0
23 GK Russia RUS Dmitri Kharine 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 MF England ENG Eddie Newton 29 0 17+1 0 0 0 3+1 0 7 0
25 FW Italy ITA Gianfranco Zola 40 12 23+4 8 1 0 4 0 8 4
26 DF France FRA Laurent Charvet 13 2 7+4 2 0 0 1 0 1 0
28 MF England ENG Jody Morris 14 2 9+2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0
32 FW Scotland SCO Steven Hampshire 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
34 MF England ENG Nick Crittenden 3 0 0+2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
35 DF England ENG Jon Harley 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Statistics taken from [1] Archived 20 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine. Squad details and shirt numbers from [2] and [3].

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Notes

  1. ^ Sinclair was born in Lambeth, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally.

References

  1. ^ "FootballSquads - Chelsea - 1996/97". www.footballsquads.co.uk.
This page was last edited on 25 January 2024, at 13:01
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