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1997–98 Bradford City A.F.C. season

During the 1997–98 English football season, Bradford City A.F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.

Bradford City
1997–98 season
ChairmanGeoffrey Richmond
ManagerChris Kamara (until 6 January)
Paul Jewell (from 6 January)
StadiumValley Parade
First Division13th
FA CupThird round
League CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague: Steiner/Edinho (10)
All: Steiner/Edinho (11)
Average home league attendance15,564

Season summary

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In the 1997–98 season, Bradford started well with 13 points from a possible 15 which saw the Bantams top of the table after five games, but results declined and chairman Geoffrey Richmond sacked Kamara on 6 January, three days after a 2–0 FA Cup defeat to Manchester City.[1]

Richmond turned to Jewell, who was by now Kamara's assistant, and he won his first game 2–1 to Stockport County. In his 21 games in charge, Jewell won six games and drew five to guide Bradford to 13th, their highest position since Jewell had joined the club. He was rewarded with a permanent contract when others expected Richmond to turn to a big name.[2]

Final league table

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Main article: 1997–98 Football League First Division

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
11 Crewe Alexandra 46 18 5 23 58 65 −7 59
12 Oxford United 46 16 10 20 60 64 −4 58
13 Bradford City 46 14 15 17 46 59 −13 57
14 Tranmere Rovers 46 14 14 18 54 57 −3 56
15 Norwich City 46 14 13 19 52 69 −17 55
Source: Statto.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference

Results

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Bradford City's score comes first[3]

Legend

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Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

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Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
9 August 1997 Stockport County H 2–1 14,312 Edinho, Steiner
15 August 1997 Stoke City H 0–0 13,823
23 August 1997 Ipswich Town H 2–1 13,913 Steiner, Cundy (own goal)
30 August 1997 Reading A 3–0 7,163 Lawrence, Pepper (2)
2 September 1997 Huddersfield Town A 2–1 13,159 Edinho, Blake
5 September 1997 Sunderland H 0–4 16,484
13 September 1997 Middlesbrough H 2–2 17,767 Steiner, Edinho
21 September 1997 Charlton Athletic A 1–4 11,583 Edinho
27 September 1997 Oxford United A 0–0 6,468
4 October 1997 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 2–0 15,236 Steiner, Kulcsar
18 October 1997 Port Vale A 0–0 7,148
21 October 1997 Portsmouth A 1–1 6,827 Edinho
25 October 1997 Crewe Alexandra H 1–0 15,333 Edinho
1 November 1997 West Bromwich Albion H 0–0 16,212
4 November 1997 Birmingham City A 0–0 14,552
8 November 1997 Swindon Town A 0–1 10,029
15 November 1997 Tranmere Rovers H 0–1 16,494
18 November 1997 Sheffield United H 1–1 16,127 McGinlay
22 November 1997 Manchester City A 0–1 29,746
29 November 1997 Norwich City H 2–1 16,637 Steiner (2)
6 December 1997 Nottingham Forest A 2–2 17,943 Steiner, Pepper
13 December 1997 Bury H 1–0 15,812 McGinlay
21 December 1997 Queens Park Rangers A 0–1 8,853
26 December 1997 Sunderland A 0–2 40,055
28 December 1997 Huddersfield Town H 1–1 17,842 Blake
10 January 1998 Stockport County A 2–1 8,460 Jacobs, Blake
16 January 1998 Stoke City A 1–2 10,459 McGinlay
24 January 1998 Swindon Town H 1–1 15,130 Edinho
27 January 1998 Reading H 4–1 13,021 Lawrence, Edinho (2), Blake
31 January 1998 Ipswich Town A 1–2 11,864 Blake
7 February 1998 Charlton Athletic H 1–0 14,851 Blake
14 February 1998 Middlesbrough A 0–1 30,165
18 February 1998 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 1–2 21,510 Blake
21 February 1998 Oxford United H 0–0 14,190
24 February 1998 Port Vale H 2–1 13,293 Melville, Pepper
28 February 1998 Sheffield United A 1–2 17,848 Steiner
7 March 1998 West Bromwich Albion A 1–1 13,281 Steiner
14 March 1998 Birmingham City H 0–0 16,392
21 March 1998 Tranmere Rovers A 1–3 9,463 Youds
28 March 1998 Manchester City H 2–1 17,099 Pepper, Edinho
4 April 1998 Norwich City A 3–2 13,260 Jacobs, Lawrence, Blake (pen)
11 April 1998 Nottingham Forest H 0–3 17,248
13 April 1998 Bury A 0–2 6,570
19 April 1998 Queens Park Rangers H 1–1 14,871 Steiner
25 April 1998 Crewe Alexandra A 0–5 5,054
3 May 1998 Portsmouth H 1–3 15,890 Ramage

FA Cup

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Main article: 1997–98 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 3 January 1998 Manchester City A 0–2 23,686

League Cup

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Main article: 1997–98 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1 First Leg 12 August 1997 Huddersfield Town A 1–2 8,720 Steiner
R1 Second Leg 26 August 1997 Huddersfield Town H 1–1 (lost 2–3 on agg) 8,065 Edinho

Squad

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[1] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK   ENG Gary Walsh
— GK   ENG Mark Prudhoe
— GK   AUS Robert Zabica
— DF   ENG Chris Wilder
— DF   ENG Eddie Youds
— DF   ENG Wayne Jacobs
— DF   IRL Andy O'Brien
— MF   JAM Jamie Lawrence
— MF   ENG Nigel Pepper
— MF   ENG Peter Beagrie
— MF   ENG Shaun Murray
— FW   BRA Edinho
— FW   SWE Robert Steiner
— MF   ENG Craig Ramage
— MF   ENG Robbie Blake
— DF   JAM Darren Moore
— DF   ENG John Dreyer
— MF   AUS George Kulcsar
— FW   SCO John McGinlay
No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF   ENG Lee Sinnott (on loan from Oldham Athletic)
— DF   SCO Steve McAnespie (on loan from Fulham)
— DF   WAL Andy Melville (on loan from Sunderland)
— DF   ENG John O'Kane (on loan from Manchester United)
— DF   ENG Bryan Small
— MF   ENG Paul Bolland
— FW   WAL Lawrence Davies
— FW   ENG Gareth Grant
— DF   ENG Mark Bower
— FW   NOR Ole Bjørn Sundgot
— FW   NED Dennis Sepp
— FW   ENG Craig Midgley
— DF   ENG Danny Verity
— DF   ENG Richard Liburd
— FW   ENG Gordon Watson
— DF   ENG Nicky Mohan
— DF   ENG Ian McLean
— MF   SCO Andrew Patterson

References

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  1. ^ Nixon, Alan (7 January 1998). "Football: Kamara the rebel sacked". The Free Library. The Mirror. Retrieved 17 September 2013.
  2. ^ "Bradford's Jewell role". The Free Library. The Mirror. 27 January 1998. Retrieved 17 September 2013.
  3. ^ "Bradford City results for the 1997-1998 season - Statto.com". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
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