1997–98 season | |||
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Chairman | Ken Bates | ||
Manager | Ruud Gullit (until 12 February) Gianluca Vialli (from 12 February) | ||
Premiership | 4th | ||
FA Cup | Third round | ||
League Cup | Winners | ||
Charity Shield | Runners-up | ||
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | Winners | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Vialli/Flo (11) All: Vialli (19) | ||
Highest home attendance | 34,845 (vs. Bolton Wanderers, 10 May) | ||
Lowest home attendance | 29,075 (vs. Blackpool, 19 Apr) | ||
Average home league attendance | 32,901 | ||
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The 1997–98 season was Chelsea F.C.'s 84th competitive season, their 9th consecutive season in the English top flight and 92nd year as a club.
Season summary
[edit]With conceding goals being a major issue last season, Chelsea signed Dutch international goalkeeper Ed de Goey, who proved to be a relative success. Chelsea's only other major signings were young Norwegian striker Tore Andre Flo and Uruguayan international midfielder Gustavo Poyet from Real Zaragoza, who added more goals from an otherwise very defensive midfield. Chelsea were well on course for a top-five finish and success in the European Cup Winners' Cup and the Coca-Cola Cup when manager Ruud Gullit was sacked on 12 February following a dispute with chairman Ken Bates. His job went to 33-year-old striker Gianluca Vialli, who took on the role of player-manager and achieved instant success - within three months of his appointment, Vialli had guided the Blues to glory on the continent and at Wembley. This success gave Chelsea fans hope that the following season could spell the end of their title wait which began in 1955.
Final league table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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2 | Manchester United | 38 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 73 | 26 | +47 | 77 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
3 | Liverpool | 38 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 68 | 42 | +26 | 65 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
4 | Chelsea | 38 | 20 | 3 | 15 | 71 | 43 | +28 | 63 | Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round[a] |
5 | Leeds United | 38 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 57 | 46 | +11 | 59 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round[b] |
6 | Blackburn Rovers | 38 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 57 | 52 | +5 | 58 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
- ^ Chelsea qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup as defending champions. As they were also the League Cup winners, the UEFA Cup berth vacated was awarded to Blackburn Rovers.
- ^ Aston Villa was rewarded entry to the UEFA Cup through UEFA Fair Play ranking.
- Results summary
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
38 | 20 | 3 | 15 | 71 | 43 | +28 | 63 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 37 | 14 | +23 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 34 | 29 | +5 |
Source: 1997-98 FA Premier League table
- Results by round
Results
[edit]Premier League
[edit]9 August 1997 1 | Coventry City | 3–2 | Chelsea | Coventry, West Midlands |
Dublin ![]() |
Sinclair ![]() Flo ![]() |
Stadium: Highfield Road |
24 August 1997 2 | Barnsley | 0–6 | Chelsea | Barnsley, South Yorkshire |
Petrescu ![]() Poyet ![]() Vialli ![]() |
Stadium: Oakwell |
27 August 1997 3 | Wimbledon | 0–2 | Chelsea | Croydon, London |
Di Matteo ![]() Petrescu ![]() |
Stadium: Selhurst Park |
30 August 1997 4 | Chelsea | 4–2 | Southampton | Fulham, London |
Petrescu ![]() Leboeuf ![]() Hughes ![]() Wise ![]() |
Davies ![]() Monkou ![]() |
Stadium: Stamford Bridge |
13 September 1997 5 | Crystal Palace | 0–3 | Chelsea | Croydon, London |
Hughes ![]() Leboeuf ![]() Le Saux ![]() |
Stadium: Selhurst Park |
21 September 1997 6 | Chelsea | 2–3 | Arsenal | Fulham, London |
Poyet ![]() Zola ![]() |
Bergkamp ![]() Winterburn ![]() |
Stadium: Stamford Bridge |
24 September 1997 7 | Manchester United | 2–2 | Chelsea | Trafford, Greater Manchester |
Scholes ![]() Solskjær ![]() |
Berg ![]() Hughes ![]() |
Stadium: Old Trafford |
27 September 1997 8 | Chelsea | 1–0 | Newcastle United | Fulham, London |
Poyet ![]() |
Stadium: Stamford Bridge |
5 October 1997 9 | Liverpool | 4–2 | Chelsea | Liverpool, Merseyside |
Berger ![]() Fowler ![]() |
Zola ![]() Poyet ![]() |
Stadium: Anfield |
18 October 1997 10 | Chelsea | 1–0 | Leicester City | Fulham, London |
Leboeuf ![]() |
Stadium: Stamford Bridge |
26 October 1997 11 | Bolton Wanderers | 1–0 | Chelsea | Bolton, Greater Manchester |
Holdsworth ![]() |
Stadium: Reebok Stadium |
1 November 1997 12 | Aston Villa | 0–2 | Chelsea | Birmingham, West Midlands |
Hughes ![]() Flo ![]() |
Stadium: Villa Park |
9 November 1997 13 | Chelsea | 2–1 | West Ham United | Fulham, London |
Ferdinand ![]() Zola ![]() |
Hartson ![]() |
Stadium: Stamford Bridge |
22 November 1997 14 | Blackburn Rovers | 1–0 | Chelsea | Blackburn, Lancashire |
Croft ![]() |
Stadium: Ewood Park |
26 November 1997 15 | Chelsea | 2–0 | Everton | Fulham, London |
Wise ![]() Zola ![]() |
Stadium: Stamford Bridge |
29 November 1997 16 | Chelsea | 4–0 | Derby County | Fulham, London |
Zola ![]() Hughes ![]() |
Stadium: Stamford Bridge |
6 December 1997 17 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1–6 | Chelsea | Haringey, London |
Vega ![]() |
Flo ![]() Di Matteo ![]() Petrescu ![]() Nicholls ![]() |
Stadium: White Hart Lane |
13 December 1997 18 | Chelsea | 0–0 | Leeds United | Fulham, London |
Stadium: Stamford Bridge |
20 December 1997 19 | Sheffield Wednesday | 1–4 | Chelsea | Sheffield, South Yorkshire |
Pembridge ![]() |
Petrescu ![]() Vialli ![]() Leboeuf ![]() Flo ![]() |
Stadium: Hillsborough |
26 December 1997 20 | Chelsea | 1–1 | Wimbledon | Fulham, London |
Vialli ![]() |
Mi. Hughes ![]() |
Stadium: Stamford Bridge |
29 December 1997 21 | Southampton | 1–0 | Chelsea | Southampton, Hampshire |
Davies ![]() |
Stadium: The Dell |
10 January 1998 22 | Chelsea | 3–1 | Coventry City | Fulham, London |
Nicholls ![]() Di Matteo ![]() |
Telfer ![]() |
Stadium: Stamford Bridge |
18 January 1998 23 | Everton | 3–1 | Chelsea | Liverpool, Merseyside |
Speed ![]() Ferguson ![]() Duberry ![]() |
Report | Flo ![]() |
Stadium: Goodison Park |
31 January 1998 24 | Chelsea | 2–0 | Barnsley | Fulham, London |
Vialli ![]() Hughes ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Stamford Bridge |
21 February 1998 26 | Leicester City | 2–0 | Chelsea | Leicester, Leicestershire |
Heskey ![]() |
Stadium: Filbert Street |
28 February 1909 27 | Chelsea | 0–1 | Manchester United | Fulham, London |
G . Neville ![]() |
Stadium: Stamford Bridge |
8 March 1998 28 | Chelsea | 0–1 | Aston Villa | Fulham, London |
Joachim ![]() |
Stadium: Stamford Bridge |
11 March 1998 29 | Chelsea | 6–2 | Crystal Palace | Fulham, London |
Vialli ![]() Zola ![]() Wise ![]() Flo ![]() |
Hreiðarsson ![]() Bent ![]() |
Stadium: Stamford Bridge |
14 March 1998 30 | West Ham United | 2–1 | Chelsea | Newham, London |
T. Sinclair ![]() Unsworth ![]() |
Charvet ![]() |
Stadium: Boleyn Ground |
5 April 1998 31 | Derby County | 0–1 | Chelsea | Derby, Derbyshire |
Hughes ![]() |
Stadium: Pride Park Stadium |
8 April 1998 32 | Leeds United | 3–1 | Chelsea | Leeds, West Yorkshire |
Hasselbaink ![]() Wetherall ![]() |
Charvet ![]() |
Stadium: Elland Road |
11 April 1998 33 | Chelsea | 2–0 | Tottenham Hotspur | Fulham, London |
Flo ![]() Vialli ![]() |
Stadium: Stamford Bridge |
19 April 1998 34 | Chelsea | 1–0 | Sheffield Wednesday | Fulham, London |
Leboeuf ![]() |
Stadium: Stamford Bridge |
25 April 1998 35 | Chelsea | 4–1 | Liverpool | Fulham, London |
Hughes ![]() Clarke ![]() Flo ![]() |
Riedle ![]() |
Stadium: Stamford Bridge |
29 April 1998 36 | Chelsea | 0–1 | Blackburn Rovers | Fulham, London |
Gallacher ![]() |
Stadium: Stamford Bridge |
2 May 1998 37 | Newcastle United | 3–1 | Chelsea | Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyneside |
Dabizas ![]() Lee ![]() Speed ![]() |
Di Matteo ![]() |
Stadium: St. James' Park |
10 May 1998 38 | Chelsea | 2–0 | Bolton Wanderers | Fulham, London |
Vialli ![]() Morris ![]() |
Stadium: Stamford Bridge |
FA Cup
[edit]Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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4 January 1998 | 3 | Manchester United | H | 3–5 | 34,792 | Le Saux, Vialli (2) |
League Cup
[edit]Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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15 October 1997 | 3 | Blackburn Rovers | H | 1–1 | 18,671 | Di Matteo |
After extra time, Chelsea won on 4–1 on penalties | ||||||
19 November 1997 | 4 | Southampton | H | 2–1 | 20,968 | Morris, Flo |
7 January 1998 | QF | Ipswich Town | A | 2–2 | 22,088 | Le Saux, Flo |
After extra time, Chelsea won on 4–1 on penalties | ||||||
28 January 1998 | SF | Arsenal | A | 1–2 | 38,144 | Hughes |
18 February 1998 | SF | Arsenal | H | 3–1 | 34,330 | Petrescu, Di Matteo, Hughes |
29 March 1998 | F | Middlesbrough | N | 2–0 | 77,698 | Sinclair, Di Matteo |
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
[edit]Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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8 September 1997 | 1 | ![]() |
H | 2–0 | 23,067 | Danny Granville, Di Matteo |
2 October 1997 | 1 | ![]() |
A | 2–0 | 13,850 | Di Matteo, Vialli |
23 October 1997 | 2 | ![]() |
A | 2–3 | 6,438 | Vialli (2) |
6 November 1997 | 2 | ![]() |
H | 7–1 | 29,363 | Leboeuf, Petrescu (2), Vialli (3), Zola |
5 March 1998 | QF | ![]() |
A | 2–1 | 31,000 | Flo (2) |
19 March 1998 | QF | ![]() |
H | 3–1 | 32,300 | Sinclair, Di Matteo, Zola |
2 April 1998 | SF | ![]() |
A | 0–1 | 19,319 | |
16 April 1998 | SF | ![]() |
H | 3–1 | 33,810 | Poyet, Zola, Hughes |
13 May 1998 | F | ![]() |
N | 1–0 | 30,216 | Zola |
First team squad
[edit]- Squad at end of season[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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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.
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Reserve squad
[edit]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Statistics
[edit]No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Premier League | FA Cup | Football League Cup | Cup Winners Cup | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
1 | GK | ![]() |
Ed de Goey | 42 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
2 | DF | ![]() |
Dan Petrescu | 42 | 8 | 31 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
3 | DF | ![]() |
Celestine Babayaro | 13 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
4 | MF | ![]() |
Ruud Gullit | 10 | 0 | 0+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
5 | DF | ![]() |
Frank Leboeuf | 46 | 6 | 32 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
6 | DF | ![]() |
Steve Clarke | 40 | 1 | 22+4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
7 | DF | ![]() |
Bernard Lambourde | 13 | 0 | 5+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
8 | MF | ![]() |
Gus Poyet | 18 | 5 | 11+3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
9 | FW | ![]() |
Gianluca Vialli | 33 | 19 | 14+7 | 11 | 0+1 | 2 | 2+1 | 0 | 8 | 6 |
10 | FW | ![]() |
Mark Hughes | 39 | 12 | 25+4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3+3 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
11 | MF | ![]() |
Dennis Wise | 39 | 3 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
12 | DF | ![]() |
Michael Duberry | 33 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
13 | GK | ![]() |
Kevin Hitchcock | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
14 | DF | ![]() |
Graeme Le Saux | 34 | 3 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
15 | DF | ![]() |
David Lee | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
16 | MF | ![]() |
Roberto Di Matteo | 43 | 10 | 28+2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 3 |
17 | DF | ![]() |
Danny Granville | 20 | 1 | 9+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
18 | DF | ![]() |
Andy Myers | 17 | 0 | 11+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
19 | FW | ![]() |
Tore André Flo | 44 | 15 | 16+18 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 3+1 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
20 | DF | ![]() |
Frank Sinclair | 32 | 2 | 20+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4+1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
21 | MF | ![]() |
Paul Hughes | 11 | 0 | 5+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
22 | FW | ![]() |
Mark Nicholls | 24 | 3 | 8+11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
23 | GK | ![]() |
Dmitri Kharine | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
24 | MF | ![]() |
Eddie Newton | 29 | 0 | 17+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
25 | FW | ![]() |
Gianfranco Zola | 40 | 12 | 23+4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 4 |
26 | DF | ![]() |
Laurent Charvet | 13 | 2 | 7+4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
28 | MF | ![]() |
Jody Morris | 14 | 2 | 9+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
32 | FW | ![]() |
Steven Hampshire | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
34 | MF | ![]() |
Nick Crittenden | 3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
35 | DF | ![]() |
Jon Harley | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Statistics taken from [1] Archived 20 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine. Squad details and shirt numbers from [2] and [3].
Transfers
[edit]In
[edit]- Laurent Charvet - Cannes, loan
- Ed de Goey - Feyenoord, £2,250,000, June 1997
- Gus Poyet - Real Zaragoza, free, June 1997
- Tore André Flo - Brann, £300,000, 1997
- Celestine Babayaro - Anderlecht, £2,250,000, 1997
- Bernard Lambourde - Bordeaux, 1997
- Graeme Le Saux - Blackburn Rovers, £5,000,000, August 1997
Out
[edit]- David Rocastle - Sabah, released, May 1998
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "FootballSquads - Chelsea - 1996/97". www.footballsquads.co.uk.