1997–98 Cardiff City F.C. season

Welsh football club season December 2021 Cardiff City 1997–98 Football League Third Division Samesh Kumar Kenny Hibbitt/Frank Burrows 21st Andy Saville (11) Andy Saville (14) FA Cup 4th round League Cup 1st round FAW Premier Cup Runners-up Auto Windscreens Shield 1st round 3,574 6,623 (v Exeter City, 26 December 1997) 2,340 (v Scunthorpe, 11 November 1997) 1996–97 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 -- England GK Tony Elliott -- England GK Jon Hallworth -- Australia GK Peter Zois -- England DF Chris Beech -- England DF Jeff Eckhardt -- England DF Mark Harris -- Wales DF Lee Jarman -- Wales DF Kevin Lloyd -- Scotland DF Scott Paterson -- Wales DF Lee Phillips -- England DF Jimmy Rollo -- Wales DF Scott Young -- Wales MF Nathan Cadette -- England MF Tony Carss -- England MF Jason Fowler -- England MF Danny Hill -- England MF Craig Middleton -- Republic of Ireland MF Wayne O'Sullivan -- England MF Dave Penney -- Wales MF Christian Roberts -- England MF Gareth Stoker -- Republic of Ireland FW Glen Crowe -- Wales FW Carl Dale -- Wales FW Robert Earnshaw -- England FW Chris Greenacre -- England FW Marvin Harriott -- England FW Kevin Nugent -- England FW Scott Partridge -- England FW Andy Saville -- England FW Steve White First team squad.https://www.11v11.com/teams/cardiff-city/tab/players/season/1998/ All Cardiff City football club players: 1998 11v11 21 January 2022 League table 1997–98 Football League#Third Division Third Division y CAR Results by round table b Round Ground A/A/H/H/A/H/H/A/A/H/A/A/H/H/A/H/H/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/A/A/H/A/H/H/H/A/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H Result W/W/D/D/D/W/L/L/D/D/D/D/D/L/D/D/D/W/W/D/D/L/D/L/W/L/L/D/D/L/D/W/D/D/D/L/D/W/W/D/L/L/L/L/L/D Position ~/7/11/9/10/8/10/12/13/14/17/17/16/17/18/19/18/15/14/14/15/16/16/18/15/17/17/17/17/19/20/16/17/16/18/19/19/19/17/17/19/20/21/21/21/21 Points 3p/6p/7p/8p/9p/12p/12p/12p/13p/14p/15p/16p/17p/17p/18p/19p/20p/23p/26p/27p/28p/28p/29p/29p/32p/32p/32p/33p/34p/34p/35p/38p/39p/40p/41p/41p/42p/45p/48p/49p/49p/49p/49p/49p/49p/50p lightblue Home gold Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss 1st 2nd 3rd blue1 red1 January 2022 Fixtures and results Third Division 1997 8 9 y 1 W Leyton Orient Cardiff City 01 64 Carl Dale Brisbane Road London 5,541 1997 8 23 y 2 W Mansfield Town Cardiff City 12 John Doolan 88 pen 7 Scott Partridge69 Chris Greenacre Field Mill Mansfield 2,743 1997 8 30 y 15:00 3 D Cardiff City Notts County 11 Scott Young 36 10 Steve Finnan Ninian Park Cardiff 6,191 1997 9 2 y 19:30 4 D Cardiff City Shrewsbury Town 22 Scott Partridge 56Wayne O'Sullivan 79 39 Austin Berkley52 Lee Steele Ninian Park Cardiff 4,271 1997 9 9 y 5 D Exeter City Cardiff City 11 Steve Flack 90 73 Jason Fowler St James Park Exeter 4,843 1997 9 13 y 15:00 6 W Cardiff City Rochdale 21 Steve White 40Jeff Eckhardt 87 10 pen Mark Carter Ninian Park Cardiff 4,306 Mike Jones (Chester) 1997 9 16 y 19:30 7 L Cardiff City Chester City 02 11 Julian Alsford32 pen Ross Davidson Ninian Park Cardiff 3,949 1997 9 20 y 8 L Lincoln City Cardiff City 10 Lee Thorpe 5 Sincil Bank Lincoln 3,130 1997 9 27 y 9 D Cambridge United Cardiff City 22 Jamie Barnwell-Edinboro 50 79 31 Chris Greenacre90 Jeff Eckhardt Abbey Stadium Cambridge 2,728 1997 10 4 y 15:00 10 D Cardiff City Barnet 11 Jeff Eckhardt 22 49 Ken Charlery Ninian Park Cardiff 3,938 1997 10 18 y 11 D Rotherham United Cardiff City 11 Steve Thompson 3 pen 21 pen Dave Penney Millmoor Rotherham 3,197 1997 10 21 y 12 D Darlington Cardiff City 00 Feethams Darlington 2,278 1997 10 25 y 15:00 13 D Cardiff City Hartlepool United 11 Glen Crowe 73 21 Paul Baker Ninian Park Cardiff 3,383 1997 11 2 y 12:05 14 L Cardiff City Swansea City 01 11 Keith Walker Ninian Park Cardiff 6,459 1997 11 4 y 15 D Doncaster Rovers Cardiff City 11 Prince Moncrieffe 54 59 Andy Saville Belle Vue Doncaster 1,004 1997 11 8 y 15:00 16 D Cardiff City Torquay United 11 Gareth Stoker 70 51 Andy McFarlane Ninian Park Cardiff 2,797 1997 11 11 y 19:30 17 D Cardiff City Scunthorpe United 00 Ninian Park Cardiff 2,340 1997 11 18 y 19:30 18 W Cardiff City Hull City 21 Andy Saville 2Dave Penney 19 64 Duane Darby Ninian Park Cardiff 2,504 1997 11 22 y 15:00 19 W Brighton & Hove Albion Cardiff City 01 20 og Derek Allan Priestfield Stadium Gillingham 2,086 1997 11 29 y 15:00 20 D Cardiff City Scarborough 11 Carl Dale 69 41 Michael McElhatton Ninian Park Cardiff 2,593 1997 12 13 y 15:00 21 D Cardiff City Peterborough United 00 Ninian Park Cardiff 3,401 1997 12 20 y 22 L Macclesfield Town Cardiff City 10 Steve Wood 85 Moss Rose Macclesfield 2,398 1997 12 26 y 15:00 23 D Cardiff City Exeter City 11 Carl Dale 10 82 Neil Illman Ninian Park Cardiff 6,623 1997 12 28 y 24 L Shrewsbury Town Cardiff City 32 Mickey Brown 37Devon White 53Roger Preece 86 69 Jason Fowler78 Scott Young Gay Meadow Shrewsbury 3,238 1998 1 10 y 15:00 25 W Cardiff City Leyton Orient 10 Dave Penney 19 pen Ninian Park Cardiff 4,335 1998 1 17 y 26 L Notts County Cardiff City 31 Phil Robinson 19Gary Jones 76 79 31 Mark Harris Meadow Lane Nottingham 6,448 1998 1 20 y 27 L Colchester United Cardiff City 21 Neil Gregory 69Paul Buckle 79 85 Carl Dale Layer Road Colchester 1,929 Mick Bailey (Impington) 1998 1 27 y 28 D Chester City Cardiff City 00 Deva Stadium Chester 1,757 1998 1 31 y 29 D Rochdale Cardiff City 00 Spotland Rochdale 1,445 Bill Burns (Scarborough) 1998 2 7 y 15:00 30 L Cardiff City Lincoln City 01 51 Colin Alcide Ninian Park Cardiff 2,896 1998 2 14 y 31 D Barnet Cardiff City 22 Paul Wilson 43 penScott McGleish 68 16 Jason Fowler4 Andy Saville Underhill Stadium Chipping Barnet 2,406 1998 2 17 y 19:30 32 W Cardiff City Mansfield Town 41 Andy Saville 42 penJason Fowler 46Tony Carss 53Dave Penney 78 74 Lee Williams Ninian Park Cardiff 2,451 1998 2 21 y 15:00 33 D Cardiff City Cambridge United 00 Ninian Park Cardiff 2,681 1998 2 24 y 19:30 34 D Cardiff City Rotherham United 22 Andy Saville 17Steve White 68 11 og Craig Middleton61 Lee Glover Ninian Park Cardiff 2,731 1998 2 28 y 35 D Scunthorpe United Cardiff City 33 John Eyre 14 penJamie Forrester 32Alex Calvo-Garcia 86 29 52 88 Andy Saville Glanford Park Scunthorpe 2,136 1998 3 3 y 36 L Torquay United Cardiff City 10 Kevin Hill 45 Plainmoor Torquay 3,358 1998 3 8 y 37 D Swansea City Cardiff City 11 Jonathan Coates 84 58 Jason Fowler Vetch Field Swansea 5,621 1998 3 14 y 15:00 38 W Cardiff City Doncaster Rovers 71 Andy Saville 27 84Wayne O'Sullivan 45Christian Roberts 55Chris Beech 68Dave Penney 76Scott Young 78 89 Adie Mike Ninian Park Cardiff 2,931 1998 3 21 y 39 W Hull City Cardiff City 01 57 Christian Roberts Boothferry Park Hull 3,408 1998 3 28 y 15:00 40 D Cardiff City Brighton & Hove Albion 00 Ninian Park Cardiff 3,509 1998 4 3 y 41 L Scarborough Cardiff City 31 Ben Worrall 8 15Gary Bennett 44 51 Andy Saville Athletic Ground Scarborough 2,905 1998 4 11 y 15:00 42 L Cardiff City Colchester United 02 48 Paul Abrahams60 David Gregory Ninian Park Cardiff 2,809 1998 4 13 y 43 L Peterborough United Cardiff City 20 Steve Castle 48Niall Inman 67 London Road Peterborough 4,756 1998 4 18 y 15:00 44 L Cardiff City Macclesfield Town 12 Christian Roberts 25 58 Efetobore Sodje79 Neil Sorvel Ninian Park Cardiff 2,501 1998 4 27 y 45 L Hartlepool United Cardiff City 20 Craig Midgley 3Denny Ingram 54 pen Victoria Park Hartlepool 2,817 1998 5 2 y 15:00 46 D Cardiff City Darlington 00 Ninian Park Cardiff 2,610 Source https://cardiffcityforum.com/history/ccfcl73.htm Cardiff City 1997-98 results Cardiff City Forum 21 January 2022https://www.11v11.com/teams/cardiff-city/tab/matches/season/1998/ Cardiff City football club match record: 1998 11v11 21 January 2022 Coca-Cola Cup (League Cup) 1997–98 Football League Cup 1997 8 12 y 19:30 Round 1 (First leg) D Cardiff City Southend United 11 Jimmy Rollo 88 40 Paul Byrne Ninian Park Cardiff 2,804 1997 8 26 y Round 1 (Second leg) L Southend United Cardiff City 31 42 Paul Williams 16 18Mike Marsh 79 61 Jason Fowler Roots Hall Southend 3,002 FA Cup 1997–98 FA Cup 1997 11 15 y Round 1 D Slough Town Cardiff City 11 Danny Bolt 68 16 Wayne O'Sullivan Slough 2,262 1997 11 25 y 19:30 Round 1 (Replay) W Cardiff City Slough Town 32 yes Carl Dale 22Andy Saville 55Steve White 114 5 Lloyd Owusu74 Terry Angus Ninian Park Cardiff 2,343 Dermot Gallagher (Banbury) 1997 12 6 y 15:00 Round 2 W Cardiff City Hendon 31 Carl Dale 20 45Andy Saville 41 86 Bashir Ninian Park Cardiff 2,578 P Hunt (Cheshunt, Herts) 1998 1 3 y 15:00 Round 3 W Cardiff City Oldham Athletic 10 Jason Fowler 18 Ninian Park Cardiff 6,808 1998 1 24 y 15:00 Round 4 D Cardiff City Reading 11 Kevin Nugent 47 56 Carl Asaba Ninian Park Cardiff 10,174 1998 2 3 y 19:45 Round 4 (Replay) L Reading Cardiff City 11 42 yes Trevor Morley 56 40 Carl Dale Elm Park Reading 11,808 Stephen Lodge (Barnsley) Auto Windscreens Shield 1997–98 Football League Trophy 1997 12 9 y 19:30 Round 1 L Cardiff City Millwall 02 37 Paul Shaw65 Kim Grant Ninian Park Cardiff 1,219 FAW Premier Cup 1997–98 FAW Premier Cup 1997 10 7 y 19:30 Group B W Wrexham Cardiff City 01 74 og Mark McGregor The Racecourse Wrexham Wrexham report 1,181 A Howells 1997 10 27 y 19:30 Group B D Cardiff City Wrexham 11 Scott Partridge 31 19 Peter Ward Ninian Park Cardiff Wrexham report 1,383 John Ashman (Swansea) 1997 12 16 y Group B D Merthyr Tydfil Cardiff City 00 Penydarren Park Merthyr Tydfil 542 1997 12 23 y 19:15 Group B D Newtown Cardiff City 11 Jonathan Williams Gareth Stoker Newtown, Powys 415 John Collins (Swansea) 1998 1 14 y Group B W Cardiff City Newtown 32 Steve White Steve White Kevin Nugent pen Scott Ruscoe Kevin Morrison Ninian Park Cardiff 951 1998 2 10 y 19:15 Group B W Cardiff City Merthyr Tydfil 10 Gary Wager og Ninian Park Cardiff 1,055 1998 3 17 y 19:15 Quarter Final W Cardiff City Conwy United 40 Jeff Eckhardt Christian Roberts Jason Fowler Jason Fowler Ninian Park Cardiff 1,328 1998 4 7 y 19:15 Semi Final (First leg) W Merthyr Tydfil Cardiff City 04 Craig Middleton Tony Carss Andy Saville Carl Dale Penydarren Park Merthyr Tydfil 1,302 R Ellingham (Cardiff) 1998 4 21 y 19:00 Semi Final (Second leg) W Cardiff City Merthyr Tydfil 31 71 Christian Roberts Williams ogRobert Earnshaw Ian Mitchell Ninian Park Cardiff 825 1998 5 17 y 14:30 Final L Wrexham Cardiff City 21 yes Mark Wilson 25Gareth Owen 116 60 Tony Carss The Racecourse Wrexham Wrexham report 3,700 John Ashman See also List of Cardiff City F.C. seasons References Bibliography The Who's Who of Cardiff City Dean Hayes Breedon Books 2006 1-85983-462-0 The Definitive Cardiff City F.C. Richard Shepherd Tony Brown 2002 1-899-46817-X Cardiff City Football Club: Official History of the Bluebirds John Crooks Yore Publications 1992 0-9513321-8-X Rothmans Football Yearbook 1998-99 Glenda Rollin Headline Book Publishing 1997 0-7472-7652-8 https://www.fchd.info/CARDIFFC.HTM Football Club History Database – Cardiff City Welsh Football Data Archive 1997-98 Category:Welsh football clubs 1997–98 season Category:1997–98 Football League Third Division by team