1997–98 Blackpool F.C. season

English football club season December 2014 December 2014 Blackpool F.C. 1997–98 Division Two Owen Oyston Vicki Oyston Nigel Worthington Bloomfield Road 12th Phil Clarkson (13) Phil Clarkson (18) FA Cup Second round League Cup Second round FL Trophy Northern semi-final 1996–97 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). Competitions Second Division League table Second Division BLP Matches +Second Division match resultsRollin 1998 68DateOpponentVenueResultF–AScorersAttendancedmy 1997 8 9Luton TownH1–0Lydiate 11'6,547dmy 1997 8 16Bristol CityA0–29,043dmy 1997 8 23Wycombe WanderersH2–4Quinn 23', Brabin 90'4,733dmy 1997 8 30BournemouthA0–24,196dmy 1997 9 2WrexhamA4–3Ellis 62', 69', 76', Bonner 82'3,763dmy 1997 9 7Carlisle UnitedH2–1Ellis 19', Carlisle 90'7,259dmy 1997 9 13Wigan AthleticA0–35,517dmy 1997 9 20Oldham AthleticH2–2Quinn 42', Philpott 53'7,174dmy 1997 9 27Southend UnitedH3–0Bonner 12', Ellis 80', Clarkson 88'4,542dmy 1997 10 4MillwallA1–2Ellis 86'7,042dmy 1997 10 11FulhamA0–17,760dmy 1997 10 18Grimsby TownH2–2Quinn 44', Ellis 77'5,234dmy 1997 10 21ChesterfieldH2–1Clarkson 42', Quinn 47' (pen.)3,682dmy 1997 10 25Bristol RoversA3–0Bonner 30' Clarkson 48', Preece 53'6,183dmy 1997 11 1WatfordA1–4Preece 74'9,723dmy 1997 11 4Northampton TownH1–1Clarkson 37'3,685dmy 1997 11 8BurnleyH2–1Clarkson 41', Preece 74'7,429dmy 1997 11 18GillinghamA1–1Ellis 90'5,045dmy 1997 11 22York CityH1–0Strong 68'4,508dmy 1997 11 29WalsallA1–2Clarkson 35'3,933dmy 1997 12 2Plymouth ArgyleH0–03,281dmy 1997 12 13BrentfordA1–3Preece 4'3,725dmy 1997 12 20Preston North EndH2–1Preece 21, Philpott 37'8,342dmy 1997 12 26Carlisle UnitedA1–1Ormerod 53'8,010dmy 1997 12 28WrexhamH1–2Ormerod 17'5,424dmy 1998 1 10Luton TownA0–35,574dmy 1998 1 17BournemouthH1–0Clarkson 19'4,550dmy 1998 1 24Wycombe WanderersA1–2Preece 20'5,073dmy 1998 1 31Wigan AthleticH0–25,288dmy 1998 2 3Bristol CityH2–2Preece 54', Bent 88'3,724dmy 1998 2 7Oldham AthleticA1–0Bent 56'6,576dmy 1998 2 14MillwallH3–0Bryan 7', Malkin 18', Preece 39'4,455dmy 1998 2 21Southend UnitedA1–2Brabin 49'3,340dmy 1998 2 24Grimsby TownA0–14,924dmy 1998 2 28FulhamH2–1Preece 77', Clarkson 85'5,183dmy 1998 3 7WatfordH1–1Clarkson 88'5,237dmy 1998 3 14Northampton TownA0–26,586dmy 1998 3 21GillinghamH2–1Malkin 73', Clarkson 83'4,165dmy 1998 3 28York CityA1–1Preece 5'3,650dmy 1998 4 4WalsallH1–0Preece 48'4,451dmy 1998 4 7BurnleyA2–1Clarkson 45', Bent 51'13,413dmy 1998 4 11Plymouth ArgyleA1–3Heathcote 28' (o.g.)5,655dmy 1998 4 13BrentfordH1–2Taylor 81'3,926dmy 1998 4 18Preston North EndA3–3Clarkson 3', 65', Hills 45'13,500dmy 1998 4 25Bristol RoversH1–0Brabin 68'7,057dmy 1998 5 2ChesterfieldA1–1Carlisle 86'4,462 FA Cup +FA Cup match resultsRollin 1998 599–602RoundDateOpponentVenueResultF–AScorersAttendanceFirst rounddmy 1997 11 15Blyth SpartansH4–3Preece 4', Linighan 59', Clarkson 71', 89'4,814Second rounddmy 1997 12 6Oldham AthleticA1–2Ellis 83'6,590 Football League Cup +Football League Cup match resultsRollin 1998 579–586RoundDateOpponentVenueResultF–AScorersAttendanceFirst round, first legdmy 1997 8 12Manchester CityH1–0Preece 73'8,084First round, second legdmy 1997 8 26Manchester CityA0–1 4–212,563Second round, first legdmy 1997 9 16Coventry CityH1–0Linighan 76'5,884Second round, second legdmy 1997 10 1Coventry CityA1–3Linighan 36'9,565 Football League Trophy +Football League Trophy match resultsRollin 1998 591–593RoundDateOpponentVenueResultF–AScorersAttendanceSecond rounddmy 1998 1 6York CityH1–1 10–9Clarkson 87'1,105Northern quarter-finaldmy 1998 1 27Wigan AthleticH1–0Preece 15'1,687Northern semi-finaldmy 1998 2 17Grimsby TownA0–18,027 References General https://archive.org/details/rothmansfootball1998unse/mode/2up Rothmans Football Yearbook 1998–99 Headline Publishing 1998 978-0-7472-7652-4 Rollin Glenda London Specific 1997-98 Bla