1997–98 season of Tottenham Hotspur
Tottenham Hotspur 1997–98 football season
During the 1997–98 season, Tottenham Hotspur participated in the English Premier League .
Despite the pre-season capture of Newcastle stars David Ginola and Les Ferdinand , Tottenham Hotspur began the season badly and looked nothing like a side who were hoping to challenge for a European place. By the time Gerry Francis resigned in November, Spurs were in the relegation zone and chairman Alan Sugar was the target of more hostility than ever before. Swiss coach Christian Gross was named as Francis's successor,[ 2] and soon after arriving he brought in former Spurs star Jürgen Klinsmann - who had been so successful and popular during his first spell three seasons earlier.
In the end, Tottenham beat the drop and finished 14th in the final table. Klinsmann retired from playing, to draw the curtain on a brilliant career.
Source:
Premier League Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
^ As Arsenal qualified for the Champions League, their Cup Winners' Cup place as FA Cup winners defaulted to Newcastle United, the runners-up . 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 11 11 16 44 56 −12 44 7 8 4 23 22 +1 4 3 12 21 34 −13
Results by matchday Match 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 Ground H A H H A A H H H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A A H A H A H A H A H A H A H Result L L W W D L D D D L W L L L L W L L W L D L W L W D L W L D W D L D D W W D Position 20 19 13 9 7 9 12 11 13 14 11 14 15 16 17 17 18 18 18 18 19 19 18 18 17 17 17 17 17 17 16 16 17 17 17 16 15 14
Tottenham Hotspur's score comes first [ 3]
Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers 10 August 1997 Manchester United H 0–2 26,359 13 August 1997 West Ham United A 1–2 25,354 Ferdinand 23 August 1997 Derby County H 1–0 25,886 Calderwood 27 August 1997 Aston Villa H 3–2 26,317 Ferdinand (2), Fox 30 August 1997 Arsenal A 0–0 38,102 13 September 1997 Leicester City A 0–3 20,683 20 September 1997 Blackburn Rovers H 0–0 26,573 23 September 1997 Bolton Wanderers A 1–1 23,433 Armstrong 27 September 1997 Wimbledon H 0–0 26,261 4 October 1997 Newcastle United A 0–1 36,709 19 October 1997 Sheffield Wednesday H 3–2 25,097 Dominguez , Armstrong , Ginola 25 October 1997 Southampton A 2–3 15,255 Dominguez , Ginola 1 November 1997 Leeds United H 0–1 26,441 8 November 1997 Liverpool A 0–4 38,006 24 November 1997 Crystal Palace H 0–1 25,634 29 November 1997 Everton A 2–0 36,670 Vega , Ginola 6 December 1997 Chelsea H 1–6 28,476 Vega 13 December 1997 Coventry City A 0–4 19,499 20 December 1997 Barnsley H 3–0 28,232 Nielsen (2), Ginola 26 December 1997 Aston Villa A 1–4 38,644 Calderwood 28 December 1997 Arsenal H 1–1 29,610 Nielsen 10 January 1998 Manchester United A 0–2 55,281 17 January 1998 West Ham United H 1–0 30,284 Klinsmann 31 January 1998 Derby County A 1–2 30,187 Fox 7 February 1998 Blackburn Rovers A 3–0 30,388 Berti , Armstrong , Fox 14 February 1998 Leicester City H 1–1 28,355 Calderwood 21 February 1998 Sheffield Wednesday A 0–1 29,871 1 March 1998 Bolton Wanderers H 1–0 29,032 Nielsen 4 March 1998 Leeds United A 0–1 31,394 14 March 1998 Liverpool H 3–3 30,245 Klinsmann , Ginola , Vega 28 March 1998 Crystal Palace A 3–1 26,116 Berti , Armstrong , Klinsmann 4 April 1998 Everton H 1–1 35,624 Armstrong 11 April 1998 Chelsea A 0–2 34,149 13 April 1998 Coventry City H 1–1 33,463 Berti 18 April 1998 Barnsley A 1–1 18,692 Calderwood 25 April 1998 Newcastle United H 2–0 35,847 Klinsmann , Ferdinand 2 May 1998 Wimbledon A 6–2 25,820 Ferdinand , Klinsmann (4), Saïb 10 May 1998 Southampton H 1–1 35,995 Klinsmann
[ 4] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Left club during season [ edit ] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Transfers in: £12,150,000 Transfers out: £3,855,000 Total spending: £8,295,000 Appearances and goals [ edit ] Last updated: 15 May 1999 Source: [ 9]
The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.
National teams
League competitions
Level 1 Levels 2–4 Level 5 Levels 6–7 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 Football League cups
European competitions