1997–98 Cardiff City F.C. season

Cardiff City
Season 1997–98
League	Football League Third Division
Manager	Kenny Hibbitt/Frank Burrows
League position	21st
Top goalscorer	League: Andy Saville (11) All: Andy Saville (14)
FA Cup	4th round
League Cup	1st round
FAW Premier Cup	Runners-up
Previous season	← 1996–97
Next season	1998–99 →

The 1997–98 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 71st season in the Football League. They competed in the 24-team Division Three, then the fourth tier of English football, finishing twenty-first.

The season also saw the launch of the FAW Premier Cup with Cardiff reaching the final before losing 2-1 to Wrexham.

Players

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

No. Position Player -- GK Tony Elliott -- GK Jon Hallworth -- GK Peter Zois -- DF Chris Beech -- DF Jeff Eckhardt -- DF Mark Harris -- DF Lee Jarman -- DF Kevin Lloyd -- DF Scott Paterson -- DF Lee Phillips -- DF Jimmy Rollo -- DF Scott Young -- MF Nathan Cadette -- MF Tony Carss -- MF Jason Fowler

No. Position Player -- MF Danny Hill -- MF Craig Middleton -- MF Wayne O'Sullivan -- MF Dave Penney -- MF Christian Roberts -- MF Gareth Stoker -- FW Glen Crowe -- FW Carl Dale -- FW Robert Earnshaw -- FW Chris Greenacre -- FW Marvin Harriott -- FW Kevin Nugent -- FW Scott Partridge -- FW Andy Saville -- FW Steve White

League table

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
1.	Notts County	46	29	12	5	82	43	99
2.	Macclesfield Town	46	23	13	10	63	44	82
3.	Lincoln City	46	20	15	11	60	51	75
4.	Colchester United	46	21	11	14	72	60	74
5.	Torquay United	46	21	11	14	68	59	74
6.	Scarborough	46	19	15	12	67	58	72
7.	Barnet	46	19	13	14	61	51	70
8.	Scunthorpe United	46	19	12	15	56	52	69
9.	Rotherham United	46	16	19	11	67	61	67
10.	Peterborough United	46	18	13	15	63	51	67
11.	Leyton Orient	46	19	12	15	62	47	66(-3)
12.	Mansfield Town	46	16	17	13	64	55	65
13.	Shrewsbury Town	46	16	13	17	61	62	61
14.	Chester City	46	17	10	19	60	61	61
15.	Exeter City	46	15	15	16	68	63	60
16.	Cambridge United	46	14	18	14	63	57	60
17.	Hartlepool United	46	12	23	11	61	53	59
18.	Rochdale	46	17	7	22	56	55	58
19.	Darlington	46	14	12	20	56	72	54
20.	Swansea City	46	13	11	22	49	62	50
21.	'Cardiff City(R)	46	9	23	14	48	52	50
22.	Hull City(R)	46	11	8	27	56	83	41
23.	Brighton & Hove Albion(R)	46	6	17	23	38	66	35
24.	Doncaster Rovers(R)	46	4	8	34	30	113	20

See also

• Cardiff City F.C. seasons

References

• Hayes, Dean (2006). The Who's Who of Cardiff City. Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-462-0.
• "Football Club History Database - Cardiff City".
• Welsh Football Data Archive