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1997–98 Football League

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99th season of the Football League

Football league season
The Football League
Season1997–98
ChampionsNottingham Forest
PromotedNottingham Forest
Middlesbrough
Charlton Athletic
RelegatedDoncaster Rovers
New Team in LeagueMacclesfield Town

The 1997–98 Football League (known as theNationwide Football League for sponsorship reasons) was the 99th completed season ofThe Football League.

ChampionsNottingham Forest and runners-upMiddlesbrough won promotion back to the Premiership at the first time of asking.Charlton Athletic won the play-offs to end an eight-year absence from the top flight.

Reading were relegated in bottom place. They were joined on the last day of the season byManchester City andStoke City. The blue half of Manchester endured relegation to the third tier of the English league for the first time in its history, despite beating also doomed Stoke 5–2 away on the last day of the season, but neither fans took lightly to relegation, as mass football violence outside outshone the match. Bury,Portsmouth andPort Vale all won their games to avoid the drop.

Graham Taylor's second spell as manager brought instant success asWatford won the Division Two championship. They were joined by runners-upBristol City and playoff winnersGrimsby Town.

Going down to Division Three wereBrentford,Plymouth Argyle,Carlisle United andSouthend United. Brentford had been losing playoff finalists just 12 months earlier, Plymouth had been promoted to Division Two just two seasons earlier, Carlisle were newly promoted and Southend had endured their second successive relegation.

Macclesfield Town finished runners-up in Division Three to gain their second successive promotion, a year after winning theConference. They were joined by championsNotts County, who won the title by 17 points and became the first team sinceWorld War II to secure promotion in March, third-placedLincoln City and playoff winnersColchester United.

Doncaster Rovers suffered an English league record of 34 defeats and won just four games to lose their league status. They were replaced by Conference championsHalifax Town, who regained their league status five years after losing it.

First Division

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Main article:1997–98 Football League First Division
Football league season
First Division
Season1997–98
ChampionsNottingham Forest
PromotedNottingham Forest
Middlesbrough
Charlton Athletic
RelegatedManchester City
Stoke City
Reading
Matches552
Goals1,411 (2.56 per match)
Top goalscorerKevin Phillips
Pierre van Hooijdonk
(29 goals each)[1]

One season after being relegated from the Premier League, Nottingham Forest achieved an instant comeback as Division One champions, meaning that managerDave Bassett had now taken charge of promotion-winning teams eight times in 18 seasons. They were joined on the final day of the season by Middlesbrough, who had only been relegated the previous season due to a points deduction. Charlton Athletic clinched the final promotion place in dramatic fashion, beating Sunderland on penalties after a thrilling match which ended 4-4 after extra time and restored theSouth London club to the top flight for the first time since 1990. Ipswich Town and Sheffield United were the beaten semi-finalists, while Birmingham City missed out on the playoffs on goals scored. Stockport County, in the league's second tier for the first time in decades, finished an impressive eighth. FA Cup semi-finalists Wolves finished ninth, missing out on the playoffs.

Reading's final season atElm Park ended in relegation in bottom place, meaning that they would begin life at their impressive newMadejski Stadium as a Division Two rather than Division One side. A dramatic final day of the season saw Stoke City host Manchester City at their newBritannia Stadium, with both teams knowing that victory was their only chance of survival. In the end, the visitors triumphed 5-2 but both sides were relegated due to Portsmouth, Port Vale and QPR all winning and securing survival.

The season saw numerous managerial changes in Division One. Despite being on a run to the semi-finals of the FA Cup and being in the hunt for promotion to the Premier League,Nigel Spackman stood down in March after less than a year in charge of Sheffield United, with his assistantSteve Thompson taking charge for the crucial final weeks of the season.Steve Bruce, the Birmingham City captain, was then appointed player-manager atBramall Lane. At the other end of the table,Terry Bullivant was sacked by Reading in March having only been appointed the previous summer, with the former Celtic managerTommy Burns being appointed as his successor. Stoke City began the season withChic Bates as manager, but a mid-season downturn in form saw his dismissal in January and the appointment ofChris Kamara, who won just one of his 14 games in charge and was dismissed with five games left to play and Stoke deep in the relegation battle.Alan Durban took charge for the final five games, but was unable to save the Potters from relegation. Manchester City sacked managerFrank Clark in February after just over a year in charge, and replaced him with the formerEverton managerJoe Royle. QPR's dismal form saw managerBruce Rioch replaced by West Bromwich Albion'sRay Harford in early December, with Harford's successor atThe Hawthorns beingDenis Smith, recruited from debt-ridden Oxford United. The new manager at theManor Ground wasMalcolm Shotton, who managed to guide theThames Valley side to a secure mid table finish in spite of the club's rising debts, which resulted in construction of the club's new stadium being halted. Portsmouth sackedTerry Fenwick in February after three years in charge and replaced him withAlan Ball, the manager of their most recent promotion-winning side in 1987. Huddersfield Town's dismal start to the campaign sawBrian Horton sacked in September and replaced byPeter Jackson, who guided the Terriers to a secure mid table finish.Mike Walker, whose first spell in charge of Norwich City had seen a Premier League title challenge and a memorableUEFA Cup run, stood down atCarrow Road with several games still to play as Norwich headed for another disappointing mid table finish. After the season was over, theCarrow Road board of directors appointed Bruce Rioch as their sixth manager in as many years.

Table

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Nottingham Forest(C, P)46281088242+4094Promotion to thePremier League
2Middlesbrough(P)46271097741+3691
3Sunderland46261288650+3690Qualification for theFirst Division play-offs
4Charlton Athletic(O, P)462610108049+3188
5Ipswich Town46231497743+3483
6Sheffield United461917106954+1574
7Birmingham City461917106035+2574
8Stockport County46198197169+265
9Wolverhampton Wanderers461811175753+465
10West Bromwich Albion461613175056−661
11Crewe Alexandra46185235865−759
12Oxford United461610206064−458
13Bradford City461415174659−1357
14Tranmere Rovers461414185457−356
15Norwich City461413195269−1755
16Huddersfield Town461411215072−2253
17Bury461119164258−1652
18Swindon Town461410224273−3152
19Port Vale461310235666−1049
20Portsmouth461310235163−1249
21Queens Park Rangers461019175163−1249
22Manchester City(R)461212225657−148Relegation to theSecond Division
23Stoke City(R)461113224474−3046
24Reading(R)46119263978−3942
Source:Statto.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference
(C) Champions;(O) Play-off winners;(P) Promoted;(R) Relegated

Play-offs

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Main article:Football League Championship play-offs § 1998
Semifinals
1st leg – 10 May; 2nd leg – 13 May 1998		Final atWembley
25 May 1998
        
3rdSunderland123
6thSheffield United202
3rdSunderland4 (6)
4thCharlton Athletic (pen.)4 (7)
4thCharlton Athletic112
5thIpswich Town000

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Results

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Home \ AwayBIRBRABRYCHACREHUDIPSMCIMIDNWCNOTOXFPTVPORQPRREASHUSTPSTKSUNSWITRAWBAWOL
Birmingham City0–01–30–00–10–01–12–11–11–21–20–01–12–11–03–02–04–12–00–13–00–01–01–0
Bradford City0–01–01–01–01–12–12–12–22–10–30–02–11–31–14–11–12–10–00–41–10–10–02–0
Bury2–12–00–01–12–20–11–10–11–02–01–02–20–21–11–11–10–10–01–11–01–01–31–3
Charlton Athletic1–14–10–03–21–03–02–13–02–14–23–21–01–01–13–02–11–31–11–13–02–05–01–0
Crewe Alexandra0–25–01–20–32–50–01–01–11–01–42–10–13–12–31–02–10–12–00–32–02–12–30–2
Huddersfield Town0–11–22–00–32–02–21–30–11–30–25–10–41–11–11–00–01–03–12–30–03–01–01–0
Ipswich Town0–12–12–03–13–25–11–01–15–00–15–25–12–00–01–02–20–22–32–02–10–01–13–0
Manchester City0–11–00–12–21–00–11–22–01–22–30–22–32–22–20–00–04–10–10–16–01–11–00–1
Middlesbrough3–11–04–02–11–03–01–11–03–00–04–12–11–13–04–01–23–10–13–16–03–01–01–1
Norwich City3–32–32–20–40–25–02–10–01–31–02–11–02–00–00–02–11–10–02–15–00–21–10–2
Nottingham Forest1–02–23–05–23–13–02–11–34–02–31–32–11–04–01–03–02–11–00–33–02–21–03–0
Oxford United0–20–01–11–20–02–01–00–01–42–00–12–01–03–13–02–43–05–11–12–11–12–13–0
Port Vale0–10–01–10–12–34–11–32–10–12–20–13–02–12–00–00–02–10–03–10–10–11–20–2
Portsmouth1–11–11–10–22–33–00–10–30–01–10–12–13–13–10–21–11–02–01–40–11–02–33–2
Queens Park Rangers1–11–00–12–43–22–10–02–05–01–10–11–10–11–01–12–22–11–10–11–20–02–00–0
Reading2–00–31–12–03–30–20–43–00–10–13–32–10–30–11–20–11–02–04–00–11–32–10–0
Sheffield United0–02–13–04–11–01–10–11–11–02–21–01–02–12–12–24–05–13–22–02–12–12–41–0
Stockport County2–21–20–03–00–13–00–13–11–12–22–23–23–03–12–05–11–01–01–14–23–12–11–0
Stoke City0–72–13–21–20–21–21–12–51–22–01–10–02–12–12–11–22–22–11–21–20–30–03–0
Sunderland1–12–02–10–02–13–12–23–11–20–11–13–14–22–12–24–14–24–13–00–03–02–01–1
Swindon Town1–11–03–10–12–01–10–21–31–21–00–04–14–20–13–10–21–11–11–01–22–10–20–0
Tranmere Rovers0–33–10–02–20–31–01–10–00–22–00–00–21–22–22–16–03–33–03–10–23–00–02–1
West Bromwich Albion1–01–11–11–00–10–22–30–12–11–01–11–22–20–31–11–02–03–21–13–30–02–11–0
Wolverhampton Wanderers1–32–14–23–11–01–11–12–21–05–02–11–01–12–03–23–10–03–41–10–13–12–10–1
Source:[citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers

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RankPlayerClubGoals
1EnglandKevin PhillipsSunderland29
=NetherlandsPierre Van HooijdonkNottingham Forest29
3EnglandKevin CampbellNottingham Forest23
=EnglandClive MendoncaCharlton Athletic23
5EnglandDavid JohnsonIpswich Town20
6EnglandBrett AngellStockport County18
7EnglandPaul FurlongBirmingham City15
=EnglandMarcus StewartHuddersfield Town15

Maps

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Locations of theFootball League First Division London teams 1997–1998
Locations of theFootball League First Division 1997–1998 teams

Second Division

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Having returned to the manager's seat at Watford following a disappointing 1996–97 season underKenny Jackett,Graham Taylor guided Watford to the Division Two title to add to the three promotions he had won in his first spell atVicarage Road between 1978 and 1982.John Ward, who had been dismissed by Bristol Rovers in 1996 after failing to deliver promotion, delivered the goods for their local rivals Bristol City, comfortably securing them promotion from Division Two as runners-up. The final promotion place was won by Grimsby Town, who in their first Wembley final victory defeated a Northampton Town side in hunt of a second successive promotion.

Grimsby had already defeated favourites Fulham in the semi-finals, meaning thatMohammed Al Fayed's revolution atCraven Cottage was on hold for a season. Since buying the club for £30million the previous summer, Al Fayed had appointedKevin Keegan as director of football andRay Wilkins as head coach, as well as providing transfer funds which meant that Fulham were able to compete with the leading Division One clubs and even some Premier League sides in the transfer market, the biggest fee being the £2.25million they paidBlackburn Rovers for defenderChris Coleman.

At the bottom end of the table,Alvin Martin endured a nightmare start to his managerial career as his Southend United side finished bottom of Division Two and suffered a second successive relegation. Carlisle United's dream of rising to the top of the English leagues under the ownership ofMichael Knighton was becoming a nightmare as they suffered an instant relegation back to Division Three, despite the club's ambitious chairman taking charge of the first team for most of the season after axingMervyn Day in the autumn. Plymouth Argyle were relegated to Division Three for the second time in four seasons. Brentford, beaten playoff finalists the previous season, went down on the final day of the season, with fallen giants Burnley being the lucky side who escaped relegation in the process. Surviving in Division Two was not enough to save the job of Burnley managerChris Waddle, who was replaced soon afterwards by Bury managerStan Ternent.

Football league season
Football League,Second Division
Season1997–98
ChampionsWatford (2nd third tier title)
Direct promotionWatford,
Bristol City
Promoted through play-offsGrimsby Town
RelegatedBrentford,
Carlisle United,
Plymouth Argyle,
Southend United
Matches552
Goals1,337 (2.42 per match)
Top goalscorerBarry Hayles(Bristol Rovers), 23[1]

Table

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or relegation
1Watford(C, P)46241666741+2688Promotion to theFirst Division
2Bristol City(P)462510116939+3085
3Grimsby Town(O, P)461915125537+1872Qualification for theSecond Division play-offs
4Northampton Town461817115237+1571
5Bristol Rovers462010167064+670
6Fulham462010166043+1770
7Wrexham461816125551+470
8Gillingham461913145247+570
9Bournemouth461812165752+566
10Chesterfield461617134644+265
11Wigan Athletic461711186466−262
12Blackpool461711185967−862
13Oldham Athletic461516156254+861
14Wycombe Wanderers461418145153−260
15Preston North End461514175656059
16York City461417155258−659
17Luton Town461415176064−457
18Millwall461413194354−1155
19Walsall461412204352−954
20Burnley461313205565−1052
21Brentford(R)461117185071−2150Relegation to theThird Division
22Plymouth Argyle(R)461213215570−1549
23Carlisle United(R)46128265773−1644
24Southend United(R)461110254779−3243
Source:[2]
Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).
(C) Champions;(O) Play-off winners;(P) Promoted;(R) Relegated

Play-offs

[edit]
Main article:Football League One play-offs § 1998
Semifinals
1st leg – 9/10 May; 2nd leg – 13 May 1998		Final atWembley Stadium
24 May 1998
        
3rdGrimsby Town112
6thFulham101
3rdGrimsby Town1
4thNorthampton0
4thNorthampton134
5thBristol Rovers303

[2]

Top scorers

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RankPlayerClubGoals
1JamaicaBarry HaylesBristol Rovers23
2NigeriaAde AkinbiyiGillingham21
3CanadaCarlo CorazzinPlymouth Argyle17
=EnglandKevin DonovanGrimsby Town17
=EnglandMark StallardWycombe Wanderers17
=EnglandIan StevensCarlisle United17
7EnglandAndy CookeBurnley16
=EnglandDavid LoweWigan Athletic16
9EnglandPeter BeadleBristol Rovers15
=EnglandPaul MoodyFulham15
11EnglandLee AshcroftPreston North End14
=NetherlandsJeroen BoereSouthend United14

Maps

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Locations of theFootball League Second Division London teams 1997–1998
Locations of theFootball League Second Division 1997–1998 teams

Results

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Home \ AwayBLPBOUBREBRCBRRBURCRLCHFFULGILGRILUTMILNOROLDPLYPNESTDWALWATWIGWREWYCYOR
Blackpool1–01–22–21–02–12–12–12–12–12–21–03–01–12–20–02–13–01–01–10–21–22–41–0
Bournemouth2–00–01–01–12–13–22–02–14–00–11–10–03–00–03–30–22–11–00–11–00–10–00–0
Brentford3–13–21–42–32–10–10–00–22–03–12–22–10–02–13–10–01–13–01–20–21–11–11–2
Bristol City2–01–12–22–03–11–01–00–20–24–13–04–10–01–02–12–11–02–11–13–01–13–12–1
Bristol Rovers0–35–32–11–21–03–13–12–31–20–42–12–10–23–11–12–22–02–01–25–01–03–11–2
Burnley1–22–21–11–00–03–10–02–10–02–11–11–22–10–02–11–01–02–12–00–21–22–27–2
Carlisle United1–10–11–20–33–12–10–22–02–10–10–11–00–23–12–20–25–01–10–21–02–20–01–2
Chesterfield1–11–10–01–00–01–02–10–21–11–00–03–12–12–12–13–21–03–10–12–33–11–01–1
Fulham1–00–11–01–01–01–05–01–13–00–20–01–21–13–12–02–12–01–11–22–01–00–01–1
Gillingham1–12–13–12–01–12–01–01–02–00–22–11–31–02–12–10–01–22–12–20–01–11–00–0
Grimsby Town1–12–13–12–01–12–01–01–02–00–22–11–31–02–12–10–01–22–12–20–01–11–00–0
Luton Town3–01–22–00–02–42–33–23–01–42–22–20–22–21–13–01–31–00–10–41–12–40–03–0
Millwall2–11–23–00–21–11–01–11–11–11–00–10–20–02–11–10–13–10–11–11–10–11–02–3
Northampton Town2–00–24–02–11–10–12–10–01–02–12–11–02–00–02–12–23–13–20–11–00–12–01–1
Oldham Athletic0–12–11–11–24–43–33–12–01–03–12–02–11–12–22–01–02–00–02–23–13–00–13–1
Plymouth Argyle3–13–00–02–01–22–32–11–11–40–12–20–23–01–30–22–02–32–10–13–22–04–20–0
Preston North End3–30–12–12–11–22–30–30–03–11–32–01–02–11–01–10–11–00–02–01–10–11–13–2
Southend United2–15–33–10–21–11–01–10–21–00–00–11–20–00–01–13–03–20–10–31–01–31–24–4
Walsall2–12–10–00–00–10–03–13–21–11–00–02–32–00–20–00–11–13–10–01–03–00–12–0
Watford4–12–13–11–13–21–02–12–12–00–00–21–10–11–12–11–13–11–11–22–11–02–11–1
Wigan Athletic3–01–04–00–33–05–10–22–12–11–40–21–10–01–11–01–11–41–32–03–23–25–21–1
Wrexham3–42–12–22–11–00–02–20–00–30–00–02–11–01–03–11–10–03–12–11–12–22–01–2
Wycombe Wanderers2–11–10–01–21–02–11–41–12–01–01–12–20–00–02–15–10–04–14–20–01–20–01–0
York City1–10–13–10–10–13–14–30–10–12–10–01–22–20–00–01–01–01–11–01–12–21–02–0
Updated to match(es) played on 16 September 2021. Source:[1]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Third Division

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In his first full season as Notts County manager,Sam Allardyce took Notts County to the Division Three title with 99 points and made them the first Football League team to win promotion before the end of March, giving theMeadow Lane supporters some much needed cause for celebration after the previous six seasons had brought three relegations and a playoff defeat. Macclesfield Town finished runners-up to seal promotion in their first season as a Football League side, and were joined in the automatic promotion places by a Lincoln City side who reached the third tier for the first time in more than a decade. Colchester United clinched the final promotion place, beating Torquay United 1–0 in the Wembley promotion decider with aDavid Gregory goal.

Doncaster Rovers were relegated from the Football League after a catastrophic season which saw them win just four league games and suffer a league record of 34 defeats. The club's future was then secured when chairman Ken Richardson, who stood accused of trying to set fire to the club's dilapidatedBelle Vue stadium as part of an alleged insurance scam, stood down and was succeeded by new ownerJohn Ryan, who set about rebuilding the club on and off the field and ensuring a swift return to the Football League. Brighton finished 23rd for the second successive season, but were never in any real danger of relegation this time due to Doncaster's dismal form throughout the season. Hull City endured one of the worst seasons in their history, finishing third from bottom and with team-strengthening prospects for new player-managerMark Hateley being restricted by rising debts. It was a similarly low ebb for Cardiff City, whose 21st-place finish was the second worst of their history, while Swansea City's 20th-place finish was their lowest since 1975.

Doncaster's place in the Football League was taken by Conference championsHalifax Town, who regained the league status which they had lost five years earlier.

Football league season
Football League,Third Division
Season1997–98
ChampionsNotts County (2nd fourth tier title)
Direct promotionNotts County,
Lincoln City,
Macclesfield Town
Promoted through play-offsColchester United
Relegated toConferenceDoncaster Rovers
New team in LeagueMacclesfield Town
Matches552
Goals1,431 (2.59 per match)
Top goalscorerGary Jones(Notts County), 28[1]

Table

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or relegation
1Notts County(C, P)46291258243+3999Promotion to theSecond Division
2Macclesfield Town(P)462313106344+1982
3Lincoln City(P)462015116051+975
4Colchester United(O, P)462111147260+1274Qualification for theThird Division play-offs
5Torquay United462111146859+974
6Scarborough461915126758+972
7Barnet461913146151+1070
8Scunthorpe United461912155652+469
9Rotherham United461619116761+667
10Peterborough United461813156351+1267
11Leyton Orient461912156247+1566[a]
12Mansfield Town461617136455+965
13Shrewsbury Town461613176162−161
14Chester City461710196061−161
15Exeter City461515166863+560
16Cambridge United461418146357+660
17Hartlepool United461223116153+859
18Rochdale46177225655+158
19Darlington461412205672−1654
20Swansea City461311224962−1350
21Cardiff City46923144852−450
22Hull City46118275683−2741
23Brighton & Hove Albion46617233866−2835
24Doncaster Rovers(R)46483430113−8320Relegation toFootball Conference
Source:[citation needed]
Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).
(C) Champions;(O) Play-off winners;(P) Promoted;(R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^Leyton Orient had 3 points deducted.

Play-offs

[edit]
Main article:Football League Two play-offs § 1998
Semifinals
1st leg – 10 May; 2nd leg – 13 May 1998		Final atWembley Stadium
22 May 1998
        
4thColchester United033
7thBarnet112
4thColchester United1
5thTorquay United0
5thTorquay United347
6thScarborough112

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Top scorers

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RankPlayerClubGoals
1EnglandGary JonesNotts County28
2EnglandSteve WhitehallMansfield Town24
3WalesDarran RowbothamExeter City21
4Northern IrelandJimmy QuinnPeterborough United20
5WalesCarl GriffithsLeyton Orient18

Maps

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Locations of theFootball League Third Division London teams 1997–1998
Locations of theFootball League Third Division teams 1997–1998

See also

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References

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The tables below are reproduced herein the exact form that they can be found atThe Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation website,[2] with home and away statistics separated. Play-off results are from the same website.

  1. ^abc"English League Leading Goalscorers".RSSSF. Retrieved31 October 2010.
  2. ^abcde"England 1997–98". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved24 February 2010.
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