1997–98 Bristol Rovers F.C. season

February 2015 February 2015 Bristol Rovers 1997–98 Ian Holloway (player-manager) Denis Dunford Memorial Stadium Second Division 5th FA Cup Third round League Cup First round Auto Windscreens Shield Quarter finals Hayles (23) Hayles (26) 6,413 1996–97 1998–99 During the 1997–98 English football season, Bristol Rovers F.C. competed in the Football League Second Division. Season summary The 1997–98 season saw Bristol Rovers reach the playoff places, finishing in 5th place and despite taking a first-leg advantage of 3–1 against Northampton Town, Rovers subsequently lost 3–0 in the second leg and went out 4–3 on aggregate in the semi-finals. Final league table 1997–98 Football League Second Division BRR y Results Bristol Rovers' score comes firsthttp://www.statto.com/football/teams/bristol-rovers/1997-1998/results Bristol Rovers 1997-1998 Results - statto.com 27 August 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140905071516/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/bristol-rovers/1997-1998/results 5 September 2014 live dmy-all Legend WinDrawLoss Football League Second Division DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 9 August 1997 Plymouth ArgyleH1–17,386Hayles 16 August 1997 York CityA1–03,307Hayles 23 August 1997 Carlisle UnitedH3–16,044Bennett, Hayles, Penrice 30 August 1997 BurnleyA0–09,887 2 September 1997 BournemouthA1–15,550Cureton (pen) 9 September 1997 WalsallH2–06,225Ramasut, Hayles 13 September 1997 GillinghamH1–26,572Hayles 20 September 1997 ChesterfieldA0–05,309 27 September 1997 Oldham AthleticA4–45,990Beadle (2), Hayles, Cureton (pen) 4 October 1997 WrexhamH1–06,829Ramasut 14 October 1997 WatfordH1–28,110Penrice 18 October 1997 Wycombe WanderersA0–15,836 21 October 1997 BrentfordA3–23,967Hayles (2), Beadle 25 October 1997 BlackpoolH0–36,183 1 November 1997 Northampton TownA1–17,264Cureton 4 November 1997 Bristol CityH1–27,552Tillson 8 November 1997 FulhamH2–36,166Penrice (2) 18 November 1997 Preston North EndA2–17,798Penrice, Alsop 22 November 1997 Southend UnitedA1–13,653Beadle (pen) 29 November 1997 MillwallH2–15,542Beadle, Hayles 2 December 1997 Wigan AthleticA0–32,738 12 December 1997 Grimsby TownH0–44,801 20 December 1997 Luton TownA4–25,266Cureton, Hayles (2), Beadle 26 December 1997 WalsallA1–06,634Beadle 28 December 1997 BournemouthH5–37,256Beadle (3), Hayles (2) 10 January 1998 Plymouth ArgyleA2–16,850Cureton, Hayles 17 January 1998 BurnleyH1–07,208Cureton 24 January 1998 Carlisle UnitedA1–35,725Cureton 31 January 1998 GillinghamA1–15,593Cureton (pen) 7 February 1998 ChesterfieldH3–15,481Bennett, Cureton (2) 14 February 1998 WrexhamA0–13,716 21 February 1998 Oldham AthleticH3–15,789Hayles (2), Ramasut 24 February 1998 Wycombe WanderersH3–15,805Hayles, Beadle, Ramasut 28 February 1998 WatfordA2–312,186White, Cureton 3 March 1998 FulhamA0–16,843 7 March 1998 Northampton TownH0–26,535 10 March 1998 York CityH1–24,289Ramasut 14 March 1998 Bristol CityA0–217,086 21 March 1998 Preston North EndH2–25,278Cureton (pen), Hayles 27 March 1998 Southend UnitedH2–05,323Tillson, Hayles 4 April 1998 MillwallA1–15,635Zabek 10 April 1998 Wigan AthleticH5–06,038Hayles, Ramasut, Beadle (3) 13 April 1998 Grimsby TownA2–15,484Hayles (2) 18 April 1998 Luton TownH2–18,038Beadle, Tillson 25 April 1998 BlackpoolA0–17,057 2 May 1998 BrentfordH2–19,043Cureton, Hayles Second Division play-offs +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersSF 1st Leg 10 May 1998 Northampton TownH3–19,173Beadle (pen), Bennett, HaylesSF 2nd Leg 13 May 1998 Northampton TownA0–3 (lost 3–4 on agg)7,501 FA Cup 1997–98 FA Cup +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR114 November 1997 GillinghamH2–24,825Alsop, HollowayR1R25 November 1997 GillinghamA2–04,459Hayles, PenriceR26 December 1997 Wisbech TownA2–03,593Beadle, HaylesR33 January 1998 Ipswich TownH1–18,610BeadleR3R13 January 1998 Ipswich TownA0–111,362 League Cup 1997–98 Football League Cup +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR1 1st Leg 12 August 1997 Bristol CityA0–09,341R1 2nd Leg 26 August 1997 Bristol CityH1–2 (lost 1–2 on agg)5,872Alsop Football League Trophy 1997–98 Football League Trophy +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersSR18 December 1997 Cambridge UnitedH1–02,386CuretonSR26 January 1998 Exeter CityA2–11,851Bennett, TillsonSQF28 January 1998 WalsallH0–1 (a.e.t.)4,165 Squad http://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=388&teamTabs=stats&season_id=127 Bristol R FC Player Appearances | Past & Present | Soccer Base - ENG GK Andy Collett - ENG GK Shane Higgs - WAL GK Lee Jones on loan from Swansea City - ENG DF Steve Foster - ENG DF David Pritchard - ENG DF Andy Tillson - WAL DF Jason Perry - ENG DF Matt Lockwood - ENG DF Tom White - ENG DF Brian Gayle - ENG DF Graeme Power - ENG DF Luke Basford - ENG DF Mark Smith - ENG DF Billy Clark - ENG DF Lee Martin - ENG MF Gary Penrice - ENG MF Ian Holloway player-manager - WAL MF Tom Ramasut - ENG MF Matt Hayfield - ENG MF Lee Zabek - ENG MF Josh Low - ENG MF Jon French - ENG MF Lee Archer - JAM FW Barry Hayles - ENG FW Jamie Cureton - ENG FW Peter Beadle - ENG FW Julian Alsop - ENG FW Frankie Bennett - ENG FW Steve Parmenter - ENG FW David Whyte Transfers In Date Pos. Name From Fee1 August 1997DFWAL Jason PerryWAL Cardiff CityFree transfer1 August 1997DFENG Steve FosterENG Woking£150,0001 August 1997MFENG Gary PenriceENG WatfordFree transfer1 August 1997FWJAM Barry HaylesENG Stevenage£250,000 Out Date Pos. Name To Fee1 August 1997MFENG Paul MillerENG Lincoln CityFree transfer1 August 1997DFENG Andy GurneyENG Torquay UnitedFree transfer31 October 1997DFENG Billy ClarkENG Exeter CityFree transfer1 December 1997MFENG Ryan MorganENG Clevedon TownFree transfer8 December 1997MFENG Brian GayleENG Shrewsbury TownMonthly13 March 1998FWENG Julian AlsopWAL Swansea City£30,00013 March 1998FWENG Steve ParmenterENG Yeovil TownFree transfer14 March 1998FWENG David WhyteENG Southend UnitedSigned Transfers in: £400,000 Transfers out: £30,000 Total spending: £370,000 References Category:Bristol Rovers F.C. seasons Bristol Rovers