1997–98 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season

Plymouth Argyle 1997–98 football season

Plymouth Argyle

1997–98 season

Chairman

Dan McCauley

Manager

Mick Jones

Stadium

Home Park

Division Two

22nd (relegated)

FA Cup

First round

Football League Cup

First round

Football League Trophy

First round

Top goalscorer

League: Carlo Corazzin (17)
All: Carlo Corazzin (17)

Highest home attendance

9,469 vs Fulham
(26 Dec 97)

Lowest home attendance

2,993 vs Wycombe
(4 Nov 97)

Average home league attendance

5,322

Home colours

← 1996–97

1998–99 →

The 1997–98 season was the 103rd season in the history of Plymouth Argyle Football Club, their 73rd in the Football League,

Players

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
—	GK	ENG	Jon Sheffield
—	DF	ENG	Simon Collins
—	DF	ENG	Paul Williams
—	MF	ENG	Ronnie Mauge^{[notes 1]}
—	MF	ENG	Mark Saunders
—	DF	ENG	Mick Heathcote (captain)
—	DF	WAL	Jason Rowbotham
—	DF	ENG	Paul Wotton
—	MF	ENG	Martin Barlow
—	MF	ENG	Darren Currie
—	FW	LCA	Earl Jean


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	ENG	Richard Logan
—	MF	ENG	Lee Phillips
—	FW	ENG	Phil Starbuck
—	FW	IRL	Barry Conlon (on loan from Manchester City)
—	FW	ENG	Adrian Littlejohn
—	FW	ENG	Danny O'Hagan
—	FW	CAN	Carlo Corazzin
—	MF	ENG	Graham Anthony
—	MF	ENG	Chris Billy
—	MF	ENG	Neil Illman
—	FW	ENG	Padi Wilson
—	DF	ENG	Jon Ashton
—	DF	ENG	Jon Beswetherick

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
—	DF	ENG	Steve Woods (on loan from Stoke City)
—	MF	ENG	Gary Clayton (to Torquay United)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	ENG	Lee Hodges (on loan from West Ham United)

Second Division

Final standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
20	Burnley	46	13	13	20	55	65	−10	52
21	Brentford	46	11	17	18	50	71	−21	50	Relegated
22	Plymouth Argyle	46	12	13	21	55	70	−15	49
23	Carlisle United	46	12	8	26	57	73	−16	44
24	Southend United	46	11	10	25	47	79	−32	43

Source: ^[2]
Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).

Results by round

Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Win

Draw

Loss

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result F–A	Scorers	Attendance
9 August 1997	Bristol Rovers	Away	1–1	Heathcote	7,386
16 August 1997	Grimsby Town	Home	2–2	Logan, Littlejohn	6,002
23 August 1997	Wigan Athletic	Away	1–1	Logan	3,761
30 August 1997	Chesterfield	Away	1–1	Jean	5,284
2 September 1997	Watford	Home	0–1		5,141
9 September 1997	Fulham	Away	2–0		5,141
13 September 1997	Brentford	Home	0–0		4,394
20 September 1997	Carlisle United	Away	2–2	Littlejohn, Wilson	5,667
27 September 1997	Walsall	Home	2–1	Barlow (2)	6,207
4 October 1997	York City	Away	1–0		2,894
11 October 1997	Luton Town	Away	3–0		4,931
18 October 1997	Southend United	Home	2–3	Littlejohn, Corazzin	3,430
21 October 1997	Burnley	Home	2–2	Jean, Heathcote	3,006
25 October 1997	Gillingham	Away	2–1	Jean	6,679
1 November 1997	Preston North End	Away	0–1	Corazzin	8,405
4 November 1997	Wycombe Wanderers	Home	4–2	Corazzin (2), Littlejohn, Mauge	2,993
8 November 1997	Bournemouth	Home	3–0	Jean, Littlejohn (2)	5,067
18 November 1997	Bristol City	Away	2–1	Corazzin	10,867
22 November 1997	Wrexham	Away	1–1	Corazzin	3,641
29 November 1997	Oldham Athletic	Home	0–2		5,452
2 December 1997	Blackpool	Away	0–0		3,281
13 December 1997	Millwall	Home	3–0	Collins, Billy, Corazzin	4,460
20 December 1997	Northampton Town	Away	2–1	Corazzin	5,546
26 December 1997	Fulham	Home	1–4	Barlow	9,469
28 December 1997	Watford	Away	1–1	Saunders	11,594
10 January 1998	Bristol Rovers	Home	1–2	Corazzin	6,850
17 January 1998	Chesterfield	Away	2–1	Corazzin	3,879
24 January 1998	Wigan Athletic	Home	3–1	Saunders, Barlow, Collins	4,345
31 January 1998	Brentford	Away	3–1	Corazzin	4,783
7 February 1998	Carlisle United	Home	2–1	Heathcote, Corazzin	4,540
14 February 1998	York City	Home	0–0		4,382
21 February 1998	Walsall	Away	0–1	Heathcote	4,612
24 February 1998	Southend United	Away	3–0		4,363
28 February 1998	Luton Town	Home	0–2		4,846
3 March 1998	Bournemouth	Away	3–3	Saunders, Logan, Corazzin	3,545
7 March 1998	Preston North End	Home	2–0	Wotton, Conlon	4,201
14 March 1998	Wycombe Wanderers	Away	5–1	Corazzin	5,508
21 March 1998	Bristol City	Home	2–0	Saunders, Conlon	7,622
24 March 1998	Grimsby Town	Away	1–0		4,661
28 March 1998	Wrexham	Home	2–0	Corazzin, Saunders	4,749
4 April 1998	Oldham Athletic	Away	2–0		4,244
11 April 1998	Blackpool	Home	3–1	own-goal, Logan, Corazzin	5,655
13 April 1998	Millwall	Away	1–1	Corazzin	5,496
18 April 1998	Northampton Town	Home	1–3	Saunders	6,389
25 April 1998	Gillingham	Home	0-1		7,941
2 May 1998	Burnley	Away	2–1	Saunders	18,811

FA Cup

Win

Draw

Loss

Date	Round	Opponent	Venue	Result F–A	Scorers	Attendance
15 November 1997	First round	Cambridge United	Home	0–0		4,793
24 November 1997	First round replay	Cambridge United	Away	2–3

Football League Cup

Win

Draw

Loss

Date	Round	Opponent	Venue	Result F–A	Scorers	Attendance
12 August 1998	First round, first leg	Oxford United	Away	0–2		5,083
26 August 1998	First round, second leg	Oxford United	Home	3–5		3,037

Football League Trophy

Win

Draw

Loss

Date	Round	Opponent	Venue	Result F–A	Scorers	Attendance
9 December 1997	First round	Northampton Town	Away	1–1 (3–5 p)		2,631

Notes

^ Mauge was born in Islington, England, but also qualified to represent Trinidad and Tobago internationally and made his international debut for Trinidad and Tobago in 2000.

References

^ "GoS-DB Season".
^ "England 1997–98". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 24 February 2010.

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National teams

1998 FIFA World Cup (UEFA Qualification Group 2
Group G
Knockout stage
Squad)
Glenn Hoddle

League competitions

Level 1	Premier League
Levels 2–4	Football League (First Division, Second Division, Third Division, play-offs)
Level 5	Football Conference
Levels 6–7	Isthmian League (Premier, One) Northern Premier League (Premier, One) Southern League (Premier, Midland, Southern)
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	FA Cup (Qualifying rounds, Final) Charity Shield FA Trophy (Final)
Football League cups	League Cup (Final) Football League Trophy (Final)

European competitions

Club seasons
Premier League	Arsenal Aston Villa Barnsley Blackburn Rovers Bolton Wanderers Chelsea Coventry City Crystal Palace Derby County Everton Leeds United Leicester City Liverpool Manchester United Newcastle United Sheffield Wednesday Southampton Tottenham Hotspur West Ham United Wimbledon
First Division	Birmingham City Bradford City Bury Charlton Athletic Crewe Alexandra Huddersfield Town Ipswich Town Manchester City Middlesbrough Norwich City Nottingham Forest Oxford United Portsmouth Port Vale Queens Park Rangers Reading Sheffield United Stockport County Stoke City Sunderland Swindon Town Tranmere Rovers West Bromwich Albion Wolverhampton Wanderers
Second Division	Blackpool Bournemouth Brentford Bristol City Bristol Rovers Burnley Carlisle United Chesterfield Fulham Gillingham Grimsby Town Luton Town Millwall Northampton Town Oldham Athletic Plymouth Argyle Preston North End Southend United Walsall Watford Wigan Athletic Wrexham Wycombe Wanderers York City
Third Division	Barnet Brighton & Hove Albion Cambridge United Cardiff City Chester City Colchester United Darlington Doncaster Rovers Exeter City Hartlepool United Hull City Leyton Orient Lincoln City Macclesfield Town Mansfield Town Notts County Peterborough United Rochdale Rotherham United Scarborough Scunthorpe United Shrewsbury Town Swansea City Torquay United