1997–98 Doncaster Rovers F.C. season

English football team season February 2015 February 2015 Doncaster Rovers 1997–98 Kerry Dixon (until August)Dave Cowling (during October)Danny Bergara (during November)Danny BergaraBergara was appointed Director of Football and worked alongside general manager Mark Weaver as the "management team" and Mark Weaver (from November to May) Ken Richardson Belle Vue Third Division 24th (relegated) FA Cup First round League Cup First round Football League Trophy First round Prince Moncrieffe (8) Prince Moncrieffe (8) 4,547 (vs. Nottingham Forest, 11 August) 580 (vs. Rochdale, 9 December) 1,77242528/24 _whiteborder _whitecollarplain _whiteborder _whitesides ff0000 ff0000 ff0000 ff0000 ff0000 1996–97 1998–99 During the 1997–98 English football season, Doncaster Rovers competed in the Football League Third Division. Doncaster had an awful season finishing bottom of the table and being relegated to the Football Conference. They lost 34 matches, setting a new league record. Season summary Doncaster suffered the worst season in their history. They were rooted to the bottom of the table for almost the entirety of the season, had to wait 21 matches for a first league victory of the season, won only four league games all season, finished 15 points adrift of 23rd-placed Brighton & Hove Albion and lost 34 league games, the most for any English club in a season – the worst of these defeats being 7–1 at Cardiff City (who finished 21st) and 8–0 at Leyton Orient. This poor form saw Doncaster rightly relegated from the Football League to the Conference for the first time in their history.Doncaster Rovers 1997-1998 Home http://www.statto.com/football/teams/doncaster-rovers/1997-1998 live https://web.archive.org/web/20091218053740/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/doncaster-rovers/1997-1998 2009-12-18 statto.com Rovers' poor form came amidst a background of gross interference and poor judgement from the board. Player-manager Kerry Dixon was sacked in August; youth-team coach Dave Cowling replaced him, but only managed the club for two games (losing both) before resigning due to interference from chairman Ken Richardson. Cowling was replaced by experienced Uruguayan Danny Bergara, who allowed Richardson to pick the team: Bergara lasted seven games, picking up only two points. Eventually Richardson's right-hand man Mark Weaver appointed himself manager. In 1999, Richardson was found guilty of conspiracy to set fire to the main stand at the Belle Vue ground in 1995, apparently to compel the club to relocate to a new stadium.Davison John Ex-owner of Doncaster Rovers jailed for arson plot https://www.independent.co.uk/news/exowner-of-doncaster-rovers-jailed-for-arson-plot-1078635.html The Independent 6 March 1999 Kit Rovers wore four kits during the season, all produced by new kit manufacturer Olympic Sports. The first, worn from August to September, featured sleeves with jagged red shapes on a white background. An alternate kit, with the jagged red shapes also featured on white panels on the sides of the shorts, was also used during this period. From October to April Rovers wore a red kit with white panels on the sides of the shorts, plain red socks with a white band around the ankle and a buttoned collar; this kit was the only one worn by Doncaster this season to bear the club's crest. During May the club returned to wear the first kit, albeit with completely red shorts.http://www.historicalkits.co.uk/Doncaster_Rovers/Doncaster_Rovers.htm Doncaster Rover – Historical Football Kits Historicalkits.co.uk 2012-11-07 The away kit evoked that worn by the Brazil national side, with a yellow shirt with green collar, sky blue shorts with white panels on the side, and white socks.http://www.historicalkits.co.uk/Articles/iconic-change-kits.html Iconic Change Kits – Historical Football Kits Historicalkits.co.uk 2012-11-07 None of the kits worn by Doncaster this season carried sponsorship. Final league table Third Division y DON Results Doncaster's score comes first Legend Football League Third Division 1997–98 Football League MatchDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers19 August 1997 Shrewsbury TownA1–23,029Conlon216 August 1997 Peterborough UnitedH0–51,920323 August 1997 Macclesfield TownA0–32,635430 August 1997 Exeter CityH0–11,18652 September 1997 Leyton OrientH1–41,098Moncrieffe65 September 1997 Mansfield TownA1–12,874Moncrieffe713 September 1997 Scunthorpe UnitedA1–13,378McDonald820 September 1997 Cambridge UnitedH0–01,258927 September 1997 Torquay UnitedA0–21,650104 October 1997 Brighton & Hove AlbionH1–32,351Cunningham1111 October 1997 Hartlepool UnitedH2–21,526Moncrieffe (2)1218 October 1997 DarlingtonA1–52,451Moncrieffe 1321 October 1997 Colchester UnitedA1–22,588McDonald1424 October 1997 Swansea CityH0–31,170151 November 1997 ScarboroughA0–42,345164 November 1997 Cardiff CityH1–11,004Moncrieffe178 November 1997 BarnetA1–12,015Warren1818 November 1997 Lincoln CityA1–22,957Moncrieffe1922 November 1997 RochdaleH0–31,5032029 November 1997 Hull CityA0–34,721212 December 1997 Chester CityH2–1846Helliwell, Smith2213 December 1997 Notts CountyA2–54,024Pell, Smith2319 December 1997 Rotherham UnitedH0–33,5332428 December 1997 Leyton OrientA0–84,4372510 January 1998 Shrewsbury TownH1–01,116Moncrieffe2617 January 1998 Exeter CityA1–54,145Pemberton2727 January 1998 Macclesfield TownH0–31,7072830 January 1998 Scunthorpe UnitedA1–22,036Mike293 February 1998 Mansfield TownH0–31,538307 February 1998 Cambridge UnitedA1–22,478Wilson3110 February 1998 Peterborough UnitedA1–04,577Smith3214 February 1998 Brighton & Hove AlbionA0–06,3393321 February 1998 Torquay UnitedH0–11,4243424 February 1998 DarlingtonH0–21,3423528 February 1998 Hartlepool UnitedA1–31,920Rowe363 March 1998 BarnetH0–27393710 March 1998 ScarboroughH1–21,129Rowe3814 March 1998 Cardiff CityA1–72,931Mike3921 March 1998 Lincoln CityH2–42,357George, Donnelly4028 March 1998 RochdaleA1–41,858Tedaldi414 April 1998 Hull CityH1–02,597Mike4211 April 1998 Chester CityA1–21,593Mike4313 April 1998 Notts CountyH1–22,485Messer4418 April 1998 Rotherham UnitedA0–34,3284525 April 1998 Swansea CityA0–03,661462 May 1998 Colchester UnitedH0–13,572 FA Cup 1997–98 FA Cup RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorersR115 November 1997 Preston North EndA2–37,953Mike, Hammond League Cup 1997–98 Football League Cup RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorersR1 1st Leg11 August 1997 Nottingham ForestH0–84,547R1 2nd Leg27 August 1997 Nottingham ForestA1–29,908Armstrong (o.g.) Football League Trophy RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorersR19 December 1997 RochdaleH0–1580 Squad Appearances for competitive matches only NameLeagueFA CupLeague Cup Football League Trophy TotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsENG Robert Betts2(1)00000002(1)0ENG John Borg1000000010ENG Darren Brookes9(2)010200(1)012(3)0ENG Ian Clark1(1)00000001(1)0ENG Paul Conlon4(10)10000004(10)1ENG Harvey Cunningham32(1)1001(1)01034(2)1ENG Craig Davis150000010160ENG Robert Debenham4(2)00000004(2)0SCO Jim Dobbin28(3)010001030(3)0ENG Mark Donnelly8(1)10000008(1)1ENG Wayne Dowell1000000010ENG Paul Edwards5(4)00000005(4)0ENG David Esdaille9(3)000200011(3)0ENG Darren Esdaille22(1)000100023(1)0ENG Gary Finley6(1)00010007(1)0ENG Daniel George16(2)100000016(2)1ENG Ian Gore250102010290ENG Andrew Hammond100(1)1000011ENG Steve Hawes8(3)00000008(3)0ENG Mark Hawthorne7(1)00000007(1)0ENG Ian Helliwell8100001091ENG Maurice Hilton9(1)010000010(1)0ENG Gary Hoggeth8000000080ENG Gary Ingham100002000120ENG Simon Ireland340101(1)01037(1)0SCO Martin McDonald152102000182ENG Gary Messer4(9)10000004(9)1ENG Adie Mike424112010465JAM Prince Moncrieffe30(8)810201034(8)8ENG Tony Parks6000000060ENG Robert Pell6(4)10000006(4)1ENG Martin Pemberton24(2)1000(1)00024(3)1ENG John Ramsay2(8)00(1)00(1)0002(10)0ENG Zeke Rowe6200000062ENG Matt Russell4(1)00000004(1)0ENG Steve Sanders19(6)000201022(6)0ENG David Smith1000000010ENG Mike Smith10(10)310101013(10)3WAL Dominico Tedaldi0(2)10000000(2)1ENG Rob Thornley1000000010ENG Andy Thorpe2000000020ENG Darren Utley2(2)00000002(2)0ENG Lee Warren441101010471ENG Dean Williams6010000070ENG Padi Wilson101000000101 References External links Doncaster Rovers 1997–98 at Soccerbase.com Category:Doncaster Rovers F.C. seasons Don