1997–98 Blackpool F.C. season

Blackpool F.C.
Season 1997-98
League	Division Two
Manager	Nigel Worthington
League position	12th
Top goalscorers	League: Phil Clarkson (13) Combined: Phil Clarkson (18)
FA Cup	Second round
League Cup	Second round
Highest home attendance
Lowest home attendance
Previous season	← 1996-97
Next season	1998-99 →

The 1997-98 season was Blackpool F.C.'s 90th season (87th consecutive) in the Football League. They competed in the 24-team Division Two, then the third tier of English league football, finishing twelfth.

Gary Megson left the club during the close season, in favour of managing Stockport County. His replacement was Nigel Worthington, who began in a player-manager capacity in his first managerial role.

Phil Clarkson was the club's top scorer, with sixteen goals (thirteen in the league, two in the FA Cup and one in the League Trophy).

Table

Pos  Name                              P    W    D    L    F    A  Pts
  1  Watford                          46   24   16    6   67   41   88
  2  Bristol City                     46   25   10   11   69   39   85
  3  Grimsby Town                     46   19   15   12   55   37   72
  4  Northampton Town                 46   18   17   11   52   37   71
  5  Bristol Rovers                   46   20   10   16   70   64   70
  6  Fulham                           46   20   10   16   60   43   70
  7  Wrexham                          46   18   16   12   55   51   70
  8  Gillingham                       46   19   13   14   52   47   70
  9  A F C Bournemouth                46   18   12   16   57   52   66
 10  Chesterfield                     46   16   17   13   46   44   65
 11  Wigan Athletic                   46   17   11   18   64   66   62
 12  Blackpool                        46   17   11   18   59   67   62
 13  Oldham Athletic                  46   15   16   15   62   54   61
 14  Wycombe Wanderers                46   14   18   14   51   53   60
 15  Preston North End                46   15   14   17   56   56   59
 16  York City                        46   14   17   15   52   58   59
 17  Luton Town                       46   14   15   17   60   64   57
 18  Millwall                         46   14   13   19   43   54   55
 19  Walsall                          46   14   12   20   43   52   54
 20  Burnley                          46   13   13   20   55   65   52
 21  Brentford                        46   11   17   18   50   71   50
 22  Plymouth Argyle                  46   12   13   21   55   70   49
 23  Carlisle United                  46   12    8   26   57   73   44
 24  Southend United                  46   11   10   25   47   79   43

P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; Pts = Points

References

Calley, Roy (1992). Blackpool: A Complete Record 1887-1992. Breedon Books Sport. ISBN 1-873626-07-X.

Blackpool F.C. seasons

1896–97 1897–98 1898–99 1899–00

1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10

1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20

1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30

1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40

1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50

1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60

1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70

1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80

1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90

1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00

2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10

2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

1997–98 in English football

« 1996–97

1998–99 »

FA competitions

Premier League and
Football League

Football Conference

Football Conference
Conference League Cup

Lower leagues

European competitions

Related to national team

Club seasons

Premier League	Arsenal Aston Villa Barnsley Blackburn Rovers Bolton Wanderers Chelsea Coventry City Crystal Palace Derby County Everton Leeds United Leicester City Liverpool Manchester United Newcastle United Sheffield Wednesday Southampton Tottenham Hotspur West Ham United Wimbledon

First Division	Birmingham City Bradford City Bury Charlton Athletic Crewe Alexandra Huddersfield Town Ipswich Town Manchester City Middlesbrough Norwich City Nottingham Forest Oxford United Portsmouth Port Vale Queens Park Rangers Reading Sheffield United Stockport County Stoke City Sunderland Swindon Town Tranmere Rovers West Bromwich Albion Wolverhampton Wanderers

Second Division	Blackpool Bournemouth Brentford Bristol City Bristol Rovers Burnley Carlisle United Chesterfield Fulham Gillingham Grimsby Town Luton Town Millwall Northampton Town Oldham Athletic Plymouth Argyle Preston North End Southend United Walsall Watford Wigan Athletic Wrexham Wycombe Wanderers York City

Third Division	Barnet Brighton & Hove Albion Cambridge United Cardiff City Chester City Colchester United Darlington Doncaster Rovers Exeter City Hartlepool United Hull City Leyton Orient Lincoln City Macclesfield Town Mansfield Town Notts County Peterborough United Rochdale Rotherham United Scarborough Scunthorpe United Shrewsbury Town Swansea City Torquay United

Football Conference	Cheltenham Town Dover Athletic Farnborough Town Gateshead Halifax Town Hayes Hednesford Town Hereford United Kettering Town Kidderminster Harriers Leek Town Morecambe Northwich Victoria Rushden & Diamonds Slough Town Southport Stalybridge Celtic Stevenage Borough Telford United Welling United Woking Yeovil Town

Others	Newport

Summer 1997 transfers
Winter 1997–98 transfers

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