1997–98 Northampton Town F.C. season

Northampton Town
1997–98 season
Chairman	Barry Stonhill
Manager	Ian Atkins
Stadium	Sixfields Stadium
Division Two	4th
Play-offs	Runners-up
FA Cup	Third round
Coca-Cola Cup	First round
Auto Windscreens Shield	Second round (s)
Top goalscorer	League: David Seal (12); All: David Seal (14)
Highest home attendance	7,501 vs Bristol Rovers
Lowest home attendance	2,631 vs Plymouth Argyle
Average home league attendance	6,389
	← 1996–97 1998–99 →

The 1997–98 season was Northampton Town's 101st season in their history and the first season back in the Second Division after promotion the previous season. Alongside competing in Division Two, the club also participated in the FA Cup, League Cup and Football League Trophy.

Players

As of match played 24 May 1998.^[1]

Name	Position	Place of Birth	Date of Birth (Age)	Apps	Goals	Previous club	Date signed	Fee
Goalkeepers
Billy Turley	GK	Wolverhampton	(1973-07-15)15 July 1973 (aged 24)	6	0	Evesham United	10 July 1995	Free
Andy Woodman	GK	Camberwell	(1971-08-11)11 August 1971 (aged 26)	174	0	Exeter City	10 March 1995	Free
Defenders
Charlie Bishop	CB	Nottingham	(1968-02-16)16 February 1968 (aged 30)	9	0	Wigan Athletic	1 December 1997	£20,000
David Brightwell	CB	Lutterworth	(1971-01-07)7 January 1971 (aged 27)	47	1	Bradford City	29 July 1997	Free
Ian Clarkson	RB	Solihull	(1970-12-04)4 December 1970 (aged 27)	109	2	Stoke City	2 August 1996	Free
Lee Colkin	LB	Nuneaton	(1974-07-15)15 July 1974 (aged 23)	119	4	Apprentice	31 August 1992	N/A
Jason Drysdale	LB	Bristol	(1970-11-17)17 November 1970 (aged 27)	1	0	Swindon Town	27 March 1998	Free
John Frain	LB	Birmingham	(1968-10-08)8 October 1968 (aged 29)	56	2	Birmingham City	Summer 1997	Free
Colin Hill	CB	Uxbridge (ENG)	(1963-11-12)12 November 1963 (aged 34)	36	0	Trelleborgs FF	19 November 1997	£30,000
Ian Sampson	CB	Wakefield	(1968-11-14)14 November 1968 (aged 29)	194	17	Sunderland	5 August 1994	£30,000
Ray Warburton (c)	CB	Rotherham	(1967-10-07)7 October 1967 (aged 30)	205	15	York City	4 February 1994	£35,000
Midfielders
Jason Dozzell	CM	Ipswich	(1967-12-09)9 December 1967 (aged 30)	25	4	Tottenham Hotspur	16 December 1997	Free
Ali Gibb	RM	Salisbury	(1976-02-17)17 February 1976 (aged 22)	93	3	Norwich City	5 February 1996	£30,000
James Hunt	CM	Derby	(1976-12-17)17 December 1976 (aged 21)	30	0	Notts County	1 August 1997	Free
Roy Hunter	CM	Saltburn-by-the-Sea	(1973-10-29)29 October 1973 (aged 24)	123	12	West Bromwich Albion	2 August 1995	Free
Sean Parrish	LM	Wrexham	(1972-03-14)14 March 1972 (aged 26)	58	8	Doncaster Rovers	2 August 1996	£35,000
Dean Peer	CM	Wordsley	(1969-08-08)8 August 1969 (aged 28)	115	5	Walsall	22 August 1995	Free
Michael Warner	CM	Harrogate	(1974-01-17)17 January 1974 (aged 24)	23	0	Tamworth	31 May 1995	Free
Forwards
Chris Freestone	FW	Nottingham	(1971-09-04)4 September 1971 (aged 26)	32	13	Middlesbrough	24 December 1997	£75,000
John Gayle	FW	Bromsgrove	(1964-07-30)30 July 1964 (aged 33)	60	12	Stoke City	10 February 1997	£25,000
Carl Heggs	FW	Leicester	(1970-10-11)11 October 1970 (aged 27)	44	9	Swansea City	1 August 1997	£25,000
Christian Lee	FW	Aylesbury	(1976-10-08)8 October 1976 (aged 21)	54	9	Doncaster Rovers	13 July 1995	Free
David Seal	FW	Penrith, NSW	(1972-01-26)26 January 1972 (aged 26)	46	14	Bristol City	12 September 1997	£90,000
Kevin Wilson	FW	Banbury (ENG)	(1961-04-18)18 April 1961 (aged 37)	10	0	Walsall	28 July 1997	Free

Competitions

Nationwide Football League Division Two

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
2	Bristol City (P)	46	25	10	11	69	39	+30	85	Promotion to the First Division
3	Grimsby Town (O, P)	46	19	15	12	55	37	+18	72	Qualification for the Second Division play-offs
4	Northampton Town	46	18	17	11	52	37	+15	71
5	Bristol Rovers	46	20	10	16	70	64	+6	70
6	Fulham	46	20	10	16	60	43	+17	70

Source: ^[2]
Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

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
46	18	17	11	52	37	+15	71	14	5	4	33	17	+16	4	12	7	19	20	−1

Last updated: 22 April 2020.
Source: ^{[citation needed]}

League position by match

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46
Ground	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	L	D	W	W	W	W	D	W	W	D	L	W	D	D	D	D	L	W	L	L	D	L	W	D	W	L	W	D	D	D	W	W	D	L	W	L	W	W	D	D	L	L	D	W	W	D
Position	22	20	15	9	6	3	3	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	4	3	4	5	5	6	4	4	3	5	4	4	5	7	4	3	3	5	3	4	4	4	5	4	6	7	7	5	5	4

Source: Rothmans Football Yearbook 1998-1999
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Win Draw Loss

9 August 1997 (1997-08-09) 1	Northampton Town	0–2	Bournemouth	Northampton
15:00 BST			J.Vincent 69' S.Fletcher 75'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 6,384 Referee: Eddie Lomas

16 August 1997 (1997-08-16) 2	Wycombe Wanderers	0–0	Northampton Town	High Wycombe
15:00 BST				Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 5,130 Referee: Barry Knight (referee)Barry Knight

23 August 1997 (1997-08-23) 3	Northampton Town	2–1	Bristol City	Northampton
15:00 BST	D.Seal 23' J.Gayle 45'		C.Cramb 5'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 6,217 Referee: Paul Taylor

30 August 1997 (1997-08-30) 4	Carlisle United	0–2	Northampton Town	Carlisle
15:00 BST			D.Seal 16', 33'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 6,037 Referee: R.Pearson

2 September 1997 (1997-09-02) 5	Walsall	0–2	Northampton Town	Walsall
19:45 BST			D.Seal 30' J.Gayle 80'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 4,435 Referee: Terry Heilbron

9 September 1997 (1997-09-09) 6	Northampton Town	1–0	Luton Town	Northampton
19:45 BST	S.Parrish 2'		G.McGowan 44'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 7,246

13 September 1997 (1997-09-13) 7	Oldham Athletic	2–2	Northampton Town	Oldham
15:00 BST	R.Graham 12' S.McNiven 35'		D.Seal 1' R.Hunter 65' (pen.)	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 5,829

20 September 1997 (1997-09-20) 8	Northampton Town	1–0	Wigan Athletic	Northampton
15:00 BST	D.Seal 54'			Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 6,570 Referee: Paul Danson

27 September 1997 (1997-09-27) 9	Northampton Town	2–0	Millwall	Northampton
15:00 BST	I.Sampson 53' R.Hunter 65' (pen.)		P.Sturgess 62'	Attendance: 6,578 Referee: Steve Baines

4 October 1997 (1997-10-04) 10	Southend United	0–0	Northampton Town	Southend-on-Sea
15:00 BST				Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 4,304 Referee: Andy Butler

11 October 1997 (1997-10-11) 11	Grimsby Town	1–0	Northampton Town	Cleethorpes
15:00 BST	K.Donovan 44'			Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 5,096 Referee: Guy Stretton

18 October 1997 (1997-10-18) 12	Northampton Town	2–1	Gillingham	Northampton
15:00 BST	J.Gayle 35' C.Heggs 39'		A.Akinbiyi 53' P.Smith 77'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 7,191 Referee: Gurnam Singh

21 October 1997 (1997-10-21) 13	Northampton Town	1–1	York City	Northampton
19:45 BST	R.Hunter 6' (pen.)		R.Rowe 48'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 6,029 Referee: M.Brandwood

25 October 1997 (1997-10-25) 14	Fulham	1–1	Northampton Town	Fulham, London
15:00 BST	P.Peschisolido 43'		J.Gayle 50'	Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 9,848 Referee: Martin Fletcher

1 November 1997 (1997-11-01) 15	Northampton Town	1–1	Bristol Rovers	Northampton
15:00 GMT	J.Gayle 57'		B.Gayle 67' J.Cureton 79'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 7,264 Referee: Scott Mathieson

4 November 1997 (1997-11-04) 16	Blackpool	1–1	Northampton Town	Blackpool
19:30 GMT	P.Clarkson 37'		I.Sampson 75'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 3,685 Referee: Kevin Lynch

8 November 1997 (1997-11-08) 17	Wrexham	1–0	Northampton Town	Wrexham, Wales
15:00 GMT	N.Roberts 48'			Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 3,768 Referee: Graham Laws

18 November 1997 (1997-11-18) 18	Northampton Town	4–0	Brentford	Northampton
19:45 GMT	C.Heggs 4' J.Gayle 10' D.Seal 40', 43'			Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 5,227 Referee: Mick Pierce

22 November 1997 (1997-11-22) 19	Northampton Town	0–1	Watford	Northampton
15:00 GMT			P.Kennedy 57'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 7,373 Referee: Paul Robinson

29 November 1997 (1997-11-29) 20	Burnley	2–1	Northampton Town	Burnley
15:00 GMT	N.Moore 76' P.Barnes 82'		A.Gibb 49'	Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 8,366 Referee: Matt Messias

2 December 1997 (1997-12-02) 21	Northampton Town	0–0	Chesterfield	Northampton
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 4,828 Referee: Eddie Wolstenholme

13 December 1997 (1997-12-13) 22	Preston North End	1–0	Northampton Town	Preston
15:00 GMT	J.Macken 56'			Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 7,448 Referee: Mike Pike

20 December 1997 (1997-12-20) 23	Northampton Town	2–1	Plymouth Argyle	Northampton
15:00 GMT	C.Freestone 66', 71'		C.Corazzin 45'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 5,546 Referee: David Pugh

26 December 1997 (1997-12-26) 24	Luton Town	2–2	Northampton Town	Luton
15:00 GMT	D.Oldfield 67' T.Thorpe 85'		J.Dozzell 8' (pen.) A.White 13' (o.g.)	Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 8,856 Referee: Clive Wilkes

28 December 1997 (1997-12-28) 25	Northampton Town	3–2	Walsall	Northampton
12:00 GMT	D.Seal 31' C.Freestone 48' J.Dozzell 54'		G.Porter 40' J.Hodge 61'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 7,094 Referee: Roger Furnandiz

10 January 1998 (1998-01-10) 26	Bournemouth	3–0	Northampton Town	Bournemouth
15:00 GMT	S.Jones 63' S.Fletcher 78' N.Young 83'			Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 4,257 Referee: Mike Bailey

17 January 1998 (1998-01-17) 27	Northampton Town	2–1	Carlisle United	Northampton
15:00 GMT	C.Heggs 54' J.Dozzell 77'		I.Stevens 37'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 6,327 Referee: Brian Coddington

24 January 1998 (1998-01-24) 28	Bristol City	0–0	Northampton Town	Bristol
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 14,753

31 January 1998 (1998-01-31) 29	Northampton Town	0–0	Oldham Athletic	Northampton
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 6,559 Referee: David Orr

7 February 1998 (1998-02-07) 30	Wigan Athletic	1–1	Northampton Town	Wigan
15:00 GMT	S.Morgan 60'		C.Freestone 68'	Stadium: Springfield Park Attendance: 3,579 Referee: R.Pearson

10 February 1998 (1998-02-10) 31	Northampton Town	2–0	Wycombe Wanderers	Northampton
19:45 GMT	D.Seal 59' (pen.) C.Freestone 69'			Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 5,303 Referee: George Cain

14 February 1998 (1998-02-14) 32	Northampton Town	3–1	Southend United	Northampton
15:00 GMT	C.Freestone 30' D.Brightwell 42' J.Frain 55'		J.Boere 34' 70'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 6,147 Referee: Tony Leake

21 February 1998 (1998-02-21) 33	Millwall	0–0	Northampton Town	Millwall, London
15:00 GMT				Stadium: The Den Attendance: 6,007 Referee: Andy D'Urso

24 February 1998 (1998-02-24) 34	Gillingham	1–0	Northampton Town	Gillingham
19:45 GMT	G.Butters 69' (pen.)			Stadium: Priestfield Attendance: 6,405 Referee: Mark Halsey

28 February 1998 (1998-02-28) 35	Northampton Town	2–1	Grimsby Town	Northampton
15:00 GMT	D.Seal 59' (pen.) N.Gleghorn 64'		K.Donovan 17'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 6,932 Referee: Barry Knight

3 March 1998 (1998-03-03) 36	Northampton Town	0–1	Wrexham	Northampton
19:30 GMT			D.Spink 39'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 5,183 Referee: David Crick

7 March 1998 (1998-03-07) 37	Bristol Rovers	0–2	Northampton Town	Bristol
15:00 GMT			C.Freestone 34' J.Dozzell 61' (pen.) C.Bishop 79'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 6,535 Referee: Paul Rejer

14 March 1998 (1998-03-14) 38	Northampton Town	2–0	Blackpool	Northampton
15:00 GMT	C.Freestone 27' C.Heggs 73'			Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 6,586 Referee: Mike Jones

21 March 1998 (1998-03-21) 39	Brentford	0–0	Northampton Town	Brentford, London
15:00 GMT	R.Taylor 87'			Stadium: Griffin Park Attendance: 5,746 Referee: Alan Wiley

28 March 1998 (1998-03-28) 40	Watford	1–1	Northampton Town	Watford
15:00 GMT	R.Johnson 57'		D.Peer 84'	Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 14,268 Referee: Clive Wilkes

4 April 1998 (1998-04-04) 41	Northampton Town	0–1	Burnley	Northampton
15:00 BST	C.Heggs 86'		A.Payton 16'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 7,264 Referee: Andy Hall

11 April 1998 (1998-04-11) 42	Chesterfield	2–1	Northampton Town	Chesterfield
15:00 BST	I.Breckin 48' M.Williams 71'		I.Clarkson 9'	Stadium: Saltergate Attendance: 5,064 Referee: Eddie Wolstenholme

13 April 1998 (1998-04-13) 43	Northampton Town	2–2	Preston North End	Northampton
15:00 BST	I.Sampson 78' D.Seal 82'		L.Ashcroft 45' J.Macken 90'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 5,664 Referee: Mick Fletcher

18 April 1998 (1998-04-18) 44	Plymouth Argyle	1–3	Northampton Town	Plymouth
15:00 BST	M.Saunders 45'		C.Freestone 8', 47', 90'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 6,389

25 April 1998 (1998-04-25) 45	Northampton Town	1–0	Fulham	Northampton
15:00 BST	D.Peer 58'			Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 7,443 Referee: Chris Foy

2 May 1998 (1998-05-02) 46	York City	0–0	Northampton Town	York
15:00 BST				Stadium: Bootham Crescent Attendance: 6,688 Referee: Andy Butler

Play-offs

10 May 1998 (1998-05-10) Semi-final 1st Leg	Bristol Rovers	3–1	Northampton Town	Bristol
15:00 BST	P.Beadle 30' (pen.) F.Bennett 37' B.Hayles 46'		J.Gayle 74'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 9,173 Referee: Rob Harris

13 May 1998 (1998-05-13) Semi-final 2nd Leg	Northampton Town	3–0 (4–3 agg.)	Bristol Rovers	Northampton
19:45 BST	C.Heggs 34' I.Clarkson 61' R.Warburton 77'			Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 7,501 Referee: Mick Fletcher

24 May 1998 (1998-05-24) Final	Grimsby Town	1–0	Northampton Town	London
15:00 BST	K.Donovan 19'			Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 62,988 Referee: Terry Heilbron

FA Cup

15 November 1997 (1997-11-15) First round	Exeter City	1–1	Northampton Town	Exeter
15:00 GMT	D.Rowbotham 32'		R.Hunter 37'	Stadium: St James Park Referee: Kevin Lynch

25 November 1997 (1997-11-25) First round (r)	Northampton Town	2–1	Exeter City	Northampton
19:45 GMT	R.Hunter 10' C.Heggs 86'		B.Clark 43'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Referee: Kevin Lynch

6 December 1997 (1997-12-06) Second round	Northampton Town	1–1	Basingstoke Town	Northampton
15:00 GMT	D.Seal 39'		Carey 75'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Referee: Andy Butler

16 December 1997 (1997-12-16) Second round (r)	Basingstoke Town	0–0 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p)	Northampton Town	Basingstoke
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Winchester Road Referee: David Orr

3 January 1998 (1998-01-03) Third round	Leicester City	4–0	Northampton Town	Leicester
15:00 GMT	I.Marshall 17' G.Parker 26' (pen.) R.Savage 53' T.Cottee 58'		I.Clarkson 69'	Stadium: Filbert Street Attendance: 20,608 Referee: Alan Wilkie

Coca-Cola Cup

12 August 1997 (1997-08-12) First round 1st leg	Northampton Town	2–1	Millwall	Northampton
19:45 BST	J.Gayle 60' D.Seal 65'		K.Grant 33'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Referee: John Kirkby

27 August 1997 (1997-08-27) First round 2nd leg	Millwall	2–1 (a.e.t.) (0–2 p)	Northampton Town	Millwall
19:45 BST	D.Hockton 51', 61'		J.Gayle 90'	Stadium: The Den Referee: Mark Halsey

Auto Windscreens Shield

9 December 1997 (1997-12-09) First round (s)	Northampton Town	1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–3 p)	Plymouth Argyle	Northampton
19:45 GMT	C.Heggs 82'		D.O'Hagan 69'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 2,631 Referee: Steve Baines

13 January 1998 (1998-01-13) Second round (s)	Northampton Town	5–1	Torquay United	Northampton
19:45 GMT	C.Freestone 28', 64' J.Frain 51' C.Heggs 67', 80'		K.Veysey 49' J.Gittens 73'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 2,845 Referee: Rob Styles

13 January 1998 (1998-01-13) Quarter-final (s)	Peterborough United	2–1	Northampton Town	Peterborough
19:45 GMT	S.Castle 7' A.Edwards 60'		I.Sampson 24'	Stadium: London Road Attendance: 5,516 Referee: Terry Heilbron

Appearances, goals and cards

Pos	Player	Division Two			FA Cup			League Cup			League Trophy			Play-offs			Total			Discipline
Pos	Player	Starts	Sub	Goals	Starts	Sub	Goals	Starts	Sub	Goals	Starts	Sub	Goals	Starts	Sub	Goals	Starts	Sub	Goals
GK	Billy Turley	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	3	–	–	–	–	–	3	–	–	–	–
GK	Andy Woodman	46	–	–	5	–	–	2	–	–	–	–	–	3	–	–	56	–	–	1	–
DF	Charlie Bishop	7	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	8	1	–	1	1
DF	David Brightwell	34	1	1	5	–	–	2	–	–	2	–	–	–	1	–	45	2	1	2	–
DF	Ian Clarkson	42	–	1	5	–	–	2	–	–	1	–	–	3	–	1	53	–	2	6	1
DF	Lee Colkin	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	1	–	–	–	–	1	1	–	1	–
DF	Jason Drysdale	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	–	–
DF	John Frain	45	–	1	5	–	–	2	–	–	3	–	1	3	–	–	58	–	2	3	–
DF	Colin Hill	27	–	–	3	–	–	–	–	–	3	–	–	3	–	–	36	–	–	6	–
DF	Ian Sampson	39	–	3	2	–	–	2	–	–	1	–	1	3	–	–	47	–	4	6	–
DF	Dean Tallentire	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
DF	Ray Warburton	39	–	–	3	–	–	2	–	–	2	–	–	3	–	1	49	–	1	6	–
MF	Jason Dozzell	18	3	4	1	–	–	–	–	–	2	–	–	1	–	–	22	3	4	–	–
MF	Ali Gibb	6	28	1	2	3	–	–	2	–	2	–	–	–	2	–	10	35	1	–	–
MF	James Hunt	14	7	–	1	2	–	–	–	–	3	–	–	3	–	–	21	9	–	6	–
MF	Roy Hunter	28	–	3	5	–	2	2	–	–	3	–	–	–	–	–	38	–	5	5	–
MF	Sean Parrish	12	–	1	–	–	–	2	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	14	–	1	2	–
MF	Dean Peer	26	4	2	4	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2	1	–	32	5	2	4	–
MF	Michael Warner	3	7	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2	–	–	–	–	3	9	–	–	–
FW	Chris Freestone	23	2	11	1	–	–	–	–	–	2	1	2	3	–	–	29	3	13	4	–
FW	John Gayle	26	9	6	4	–	–	1	1	2	1	1	–	3	–	1	35	11	9	10	–
FW	Carl Heggs	21	12	4	4	1	1	1	1	–	1	1	3	2	–	1	29	15	9	9	1
FW	Christian Lee	3	3	–	1	–	–	1	–	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	6	3	–	–	–
FW	David Seal	30	7	12	2	1	1	2	–	1	1	1	–	–	2	–	35	11	14	4	–
FW	Kevin Wilson	1	8	–	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	9	–	–	–
Players who left before end of season:
DF	Graham Potter	4	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	5	–	–	–	–
DF	David Rennie	3	2	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	4	2	–	1	–
MF	Nigel Gleghorn	3	5	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	3	5	1	1	–
MF	Paul Tait	2	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2	1	–	1	–
FW	Paul Conway	2	1	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	3	1	–	2	–
FW	Claudio De Vito	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
FW	Laurens ten Heuvel	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
FW	Raymond Van Dullemen	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2	–	–	–
FW	Colin West	1	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	1	–	–	–

References

^ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (1998). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1998–99. London: Headline Publishing Group. p. 260. ISBN 978-0-7472-7652-4.
^ "England 1997–98". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 24 February 2010.

[Rothmans1998-99-1] Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (1998). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1998–99. London: Headline Publishing Group. p. 260. ISBN 978-0-7472-7652-4.

[rsssf-2] "England 1997–98". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 24 February 2010.

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