1997–98 Barnsley F.C. season

Barnsley
1997–98 season
Chairman John Dennis
Manager Danny Wilson
Stadium Oakwell
Premiership 19th (relegated)
FA Cup Quarter-finals
League Cup Third round
Top goalscorer League: Redfearn (10)
All: Redfearn (14)
Highest home attendance 18,694 (vs. Manchester United, 10 May)
Lowest home attendance 17,102 (vs. Wimbledon, 28 February)
Average home league attendance 18,449

During the 1997–98 English football season, Barnsley competed in the FA Premier League.

Season summary

1997-98 was the first top-flight season in Barnsley's 102-year history, and, despite some courageous performances, their stay among the elite lasted just one season. They suffered from horrendous defeats and the leakiest defensive record in the division, conceding 82 goals. They were in the bottom three virtually all season long, though they did enjoy some success in the FA Cup, knocking out Manchester United in the fifth round[1] before bowing out to eventual runners-up Newcastle United in the quarter-final. Their relegation was confirmed a few weeks later,[2] and manager Danny Wilson then moved to South Yorkshire rivals Sheffield Wednesday. 35-year-old striker John Hendrie was appointed player-manager following Wilson's departure.

Final league table

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Arsenal (C) 38 23 9 6 68 33 +35 78 1998–99 UEFA Champions League Group stage
2 Manchester United 38 23 8 7 73 26 +47 77 1998–99 UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round
3 Liverpool 38 18 11 9 68 42 +26 65 1998–99 UEFA Cup First round
4 Chelsea 38 20 3 15 71 43 +28 63 1998–99 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup First round 1
5 Leeds United 38 17 8 13 57 46 +11 59 1998–99 UEFA Cup First round
6 Blackburn Rovers 38 16 10 12 57 52 +5 58
7 Aston Villa 38 17 6 15 49 48 +1 57
8 West Ham United 38 16 8 14 56 57 1 56
9 Derby County 38 16 7 15 52 49 +3 55
10 Leicester City 38 13 14 11 51 41 +10 53
11 Coventry City 38 12 16 10 46 44 +2 52
12 Southampton 38 14 6 18 50 55 5 48
13 Newcastle United 38 11 11 16 35 44 9 44 1998–99 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup First round 2
14 Tottenham Hotspur 38 11 11 16 44 56 12 44
15 Wimbledon 38 10 14 14 34 46 12 44
16 Sheffield Wednesday 38 12 8 18 52 67 15 44
17 Everton 38 9 13 16 41 56 15 40
18 Bolton Wanderers (R) 38 9 13 16 41 61 20 40 Relegation to 1998–99 Football League First Division
19 Barnsley (R) 38 10 5 23 37 82 45 35
20 Crystal Palace (R) 38 8 9 21 37 71 –34 33 1998 UEFA Intertoto Cup Third round 3
Relegation to the 1998–99 Football League First Division

Updated to games played on 10 May 1998.
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1 Chelsea qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup as defending champions and were the League Cup winners.
2 As Arsenal qualified for the Champions League, their Cup Winners' Cup place as FA Cup winners defaulted to Newcastle United, the losing finalists.
3 Despite being relegated, Crystal Palace qualified for the 1998 Intertoto Cup.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Results Summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38 10 5 23 37 82  −45 35 7 4 8 25 35  −10 3 1 15 12 47  −35

Source: 1997-98 FA Premier League table

Results by round
Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHHAHAAHAHAHAAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHHAAHAHHAH
Result L W L W L L L L L L W L D L W L L D L D W L W L D L W W W L L L W L D L L L
Position 15 8 14 10 10 14 17 18 19 20 18 19 19 20 19 19 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 18 18 18 18 18 19 19 19 18 19 19 19

Source: 11v11.com: 1997-98 Barnsley results
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Results

Barnsley's score comes first[3]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

FA Premier League

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
9 August 1997 West Ham UnitedH1-218,667Redfearn
12 August 1997 Crystal PalaceA1-021,547Redfearn
24 August 1997 ChelseaH0-618,170
27 August 1997 Bolton WanderersH2-118,661Tinkler, Hristov
30 August 1997 Derby CountyA0-127,232
13 September 1997 Aston VillaH0-318,649
20 September 1997 EvertonA2-432,659Redfearn, Barnard
23 September 1997 WimbledonA1-47,668Tinkler
27 September 1997 Leicester CityH0-218,660
4 October 1997 ArsenalA0-538,049
20 October 1997 Coventry CityH2-017,463Ward, Redfearn (pen)
25 October 1997 Manchester UnitedA0-755,142
1 November 1997 Blackburn RoversH1-118,665Bosančić
8 November 1997 SouthamptonA1-415,018Bosančić (pen)
22 November 1997 LiverpoolA1-041,011Ward
29 November 1997 Leeds UnitedH2-318,690Liddell, Ward
8 December 1997 Sheffield WednesdayA1-229,086Redfearn
13 December 1997 Newcastle UnitedH2-218,687Redfearn, Hendrie
20 December 1997 Tottenham HotspurA0-328,232
26 December 1997 Bolton WanderersA1-125,000Hristov
28 December 1997 Derby CountyH1-018,686Ward
10 January 1998 West Ham UnitedA0-623,714
17 January 1998 Crystal PalaceH1-017,819Ward
31 January 1998 ChelseaA0-234,442
7 February 1998 EvertonH2-218,672Fjørtoft, Barnard
21 February 1998 Coventry CityA0-120,265
28 February 1998 WimbledonH2-117,102Fjørtoft (2)
11 March 1998 Aston VillaA1-029,519Ward
14 March 1998 SouthamptonH4-318,368Ward, Jones, Fjørtoft, Redfearn (pen)
28 March 1998 LiverpoolH2-318,684Redfearn (2)
31 March 1998 Blackburn RoversA1-224,179Hristov
4 April 1998 Leeds UnitedA1-237,749Hristov
11 April 1998 Sheffield WednesdayH2-118,692Ward, Fjørtoft
13 April 1998 Newcastle UnitedA1-236,534Fjørtoft
18 April 1998 Tottenham HotspurH1-118,692Redfearn
25 April 1998 ArsenalH0-218,691
2 May 1998 Leicester CityA0-121,293
10 May 1998 Manchester UnitedH0-218,694

FA Cup

Main article: 1997–98 FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R33 January 1998 Bolton WanderersH1-015,042Barnard
R424 January 1998 Tottenham HotspurA1-128,722Redfearn (pen)
R4R4 February 1998 Tottenham HotspurH3-118,220Ward, Refearn, Barnard
R515 February 1998 Manchester UnitedA1-154,700Hendrie
R5R25 February 1998 Manchester UnitedH3-218,655Hendrie, Jones (2)
QF8 March 1998 Newcastle UnitedA1-336,695Liddell

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R2 1st Leg 16 September 1997 ChesterfieldA2-16,318Redfearn (pen), Ward
R2 2nd Leg 30 September 1997 ChesterfieldH4-1 (won 6-2 on agg)8,417Liddell, Redfearn, Sheridan, Hristov
R314 October 1997 SouthamptonH1-29,019Liddell

Squad

[4][5] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 England GK Rudolph Coleano
1 England GK David Watson
2 England DF Nicky Eaden
3 England MF Matty Appleby
4 England MF Darren Sheridan
5 England DF Adie Moses
6 Netherlands DF Arjan de Zeeuw
7 Scotland FW John Hendrie
8 England MF Neil Redfearn
9 England FW Paul Wilkinson
10 Trinidad and Tobago FW Clint Marcelle
11 England DF Neil Thompson
12 Scotland MF Andy Liddell
13 Germany GK Lars Leese
14 England MF Martin Bullock
15 Serbia and Montenegro MF Jovo Bosančić
16 England DF Steve Davis
No. Position Player
17 Netherlands FW Laurens ten Heuvel
18 England DF Scott Jones
19 England DF Peter Shirtliff
20 England FW Dave Regis
21 South Africa MF Eric Tinkler
22 Republic of Macedonia FW Ǵorǵi Hristov
23 Slovenia DF Aleš Križan
24 Wales DF Darren Barnard
25 England FW Ashley Ward
26 England GK Tony Bullock
27 England DF Chris Morgan
28 England FW Luke Beckett
29 Sweden DF Peter Markstedt
30 Norway FW Jan Åge Fjørtoft
31 England MF Sean McClare

Reserve squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
New Zealand DF Jonathan Perry
England MF Paul Bagshaw
No. Position Player
England MF Rory Prendergast
England FW Andrew Gregory
England FW Karl Rose

Transfers

In

Date Pos Name From Fee
1 June 1997 GK Lars Leese Bayer Leverkusen £250,000
13 June 1997 FW Ǵorǵi Hristov FK Partizan £1,500,000
1 July 1997 MF Eric Tinkler Cagliari £650,000
2 July 1997 FW Aleš Križan NK Maribor £500,000
5 August 1997 DF Darren Barnard Bristol City £750,000
4 September 1997 FW Ashley Ward Derby County £1,300,000
31 October 1997 GK Paul Heritage Sheffield United Signed
15 January 1998 FW Jan Åge Fjørtoft Sheffield United £800,000

Out

Date Pos Name To Fee
1 August 1997 MF Carel van der Velden Scarborough Free transfer
1 August 1997 GK Glyn Clyde Macclesfield Town Free transfer
1 August 1997 FW Darran Clyde Gateshead Undisclosed
18 September 1997 FW Paul Wilkinson Millwall £150,000
31 October 1997 FW Dave Regis Leyton Orient Free transfer
18 March 1998 DF Steve Davis Oxford United Signed
15 May 1998 FW Luke Beckett Chester City Free transfer
Transfers in: Decrease £5,750,000
Transfers out: Increase £150,000
Total spending: Decrease £5,600,000

References

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