1997–98 Walsall F.C. season

April 2022 Walsall 1997–98 Jan Sørensen Jeff Bonser Bescot Stadium Second Division 19th FA Cup Fourth round League Cup Fourth round Auto Windscreens Shield Southern Area final Boli (12) Boli (24) 4,062 _redsquares _blacksquares _redsquares _redsides _hoops_black 000000 ff0000 000000 000000 ff0000 1996–97 1998–99 The 1997–98 season was the 99th completed season in the history of Walsall Football Club, the clubs 78th season in the Football League and third consecutive season in the Football League Second Division. In addition to the league, Walsall also participated in the FA Cup, League Cup and Football League Trophy.https://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=2737&teamTabs=results Walsall Results 1997/98 www.soccerbase.com 20 November 2021Matthews Tony The Complete Record of Walsall Football Club Breedon Books 1999 978-1859831564 Season summary The Saddlers finished in the top half of the Second Division in the previous two seasons under Chris Nicholl's management, however, he quit in May 1997 citing family reasons. After Nicholl's departure, Walsall turned to former Denmark international Jan Sørensen who became Walsall's first, and to date only, ever manager from continental Europe. Sørensen attracted foreign talent to Walsall, bringing in former Ligue 1 top goalscorer Roger Boli and his compatriot Jean-François Péron,p. Whilst Walsall finished a lowly 19th in the Second Division, the club reached the fourth round of the League Cup, fourth round of the FA Cup and the Southern Area Final of the Football League Trophy, being just ten minutes away from a first ever appearance at Wembley Stadium.http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/bournemouth/1644834.stm/ Five memorable Dean Court games 8 November 2001 BBC 20 November 2021 20 September 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210920215625/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/bournemouth/1644834.stm dead However, despite the club's cup exploits, a poor finish in the league signalled the end of Sørensen's time at Walsall after just one season. Final league table 1997–98 Football League Second Division y WAL Results Walsall's score comes firsthttp://www.statto.com/football/teams/walsall/1997-1998/results Walsall results for the 1997-1998 season - Statto.com 2015-05-07 2015-05-18 https://web.archive.org/web/20150518065310/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/walsall/1997-1998/results live Legend WinDrawLoss Football League Second Division DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 9 August 1997 ChesterfieldA1–35,193Platt 16 August 1997 FulhamH1–14,418Mountfield 23 August 1997 GillinghamA1–25,083Boli 30 August 1997 Southend UnitedH3–13,304Boli (3) 2 September 1997 Northampton TownH0–25,550 9 September 1997 Bristol RoversA0–26,225 13 September 1997 Preston North EndA0–09,092 20 September 1997 York CityH2–02,972Boli, Hodge 27 September 1997 Plymouth ArgyleA1–26,207Boli 4 October 1997 Carlisle UnitedH3–13,957Boli (2), Watson 11 October 1997 WrexhamH3–04,042Boli, Hodge (pen), Watson 18 October 1997 BrentfordA0–34,874 21 October 1997 Wycombe WanderersA2–43,884Viveash, Watson 25 October 1997 Bristol CityH0–04,618 1 November 1997 BurnleyA1–29,293Viveash 4 November 1997 Grimsby TownH0–02,599 8 November 1997 WatfordH0–05,077 22 November 1997 Luton TownA1–04,726Hodge 29 November 1997 BlackpoolH2–13,933Watson, Boli 3 December 1997 MillwallA1–04,647Keates 13 December 1997 BournemouthH2–13,548Boli, Hodge 19 December 1997 Oldham AthleticA0–04,677 26 December 1997 Bristol RoversH0–16,634 28 December 1997 Northampton TownA2–37,094Porter, Hodge 10 January 1998 ChesterfieldH3–24,042Reeves (own goal), Watson (2) 17 January 1998 Southend UnitedA1–03,310Watson 31 January 1998 Preston North EndH1–15,377Hodge (pen) 7 February 1998 York CityA0–12,959 14 February 1998 Carlisle UnitedA1–14,530Hodge 21 February 1998 Plymouth ArgyleH0–14,612 24 February 1998 BrentfordH0–03,166 28 February 1998 WrexhamA1–23,622Ricketts 3 March 1998 WatfordA2–18,096Tholot, Blake 7 March 1998 BurnleyH0–05,212 14 March 1998 Grimsby TownA0–34,916 21 March 1998 Wigan AthleticH1–03,169Péron 28 March 1998 Luton TownH2–33,922Viveash, Tholot 31 March 1998 GillinghamH1–03,117Evans 4 April 1998 BlackpoolA0–14,451 7 April 1998 FulhamA1–16,733Boli 11 April 1998 MillwallH2–03,307Tholot, Hodge (pen) 14 April 1998 BournemouthA0–13,404 18 April 1998 Oldham AthleticH0–03,562 21 April 1998 Wigan AthleticA0–22,725 25 April 1998 Bristol CityA1–215,059Tholot 2 May 1998 Wycombe WanderersH0–14,412 FA Cup 1997–98 FA Cup +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR115 November 1997 Lincoln UnitedH2–03,279Watson, BoliR26 December 1997 Macclesfield TownA7–03,566Boli (2, 1 pen), Hodge (2, 1 pen), Viveash, Porter (2)R313 January 1998 Peterborough UnitedA2–012,809Watson (2)R424 January 1998 Manchester UnitedA1–554,669Boli League Cup 1997–98 Football League Cup +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR1 1st Leg 12 August 1997 Exeter CityH2–02,321Platt, BoliR1 2nd Leg 26 August 1997 Exeter CityA1–0 (won 3–0 on agg)2,467BoliR2 1st Leg 17 September 1997 Nottingham ForestA1–07,841SkinnerR2 2nd Leg 24 September 1997 Nottingham ForestH2–2 (won 3–2 on agg)6,037Watson (2)R314 October 1997 Sheffield UnitedH2–18,239Watson, Tiler (own goal)R419 November 1997 West Ham UnitedA1–417,463Watson Football League Trophy 1997–98 Football League Trophy +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersSR19 December 1997 BarnetA2–1754Blake, BoliSR26 January 1998 Brighton & Hove AlbionH5–02,562Watson, Boli (2), Keates, Allan (own goal)SQF28 January 1998 Bristol RoversA1–0 4,165BoliSSF17 February 1998 Peterborough UnitedA2–14,199Boli, RickettsSouthern F 1st Leg 10 March 1998 BournemouthH0–26,017Southern F 2nd Leg 17 March 1998 BournemouthA3–2 (lost 3–4 on agg)8,972Thomas, Boli, Tholot Squad http://www.11v11.com/teams/walsall/tab/players/season/1998 All Walsall players: 1998 - ENG GK Jimmy Walker - WAL DF Wayne Evans - ENG DF Adi Viveash - ENG DF Chris Marsh - ENG DF Derek Mountfield - FRA MF Jean-François Péron - ENG MF Dean Keates - ENG MF Gary Porter - FRA FW Roger Boli - ENG FW John Hodge - ENG FW Andy Watson - ENG DF Ian Roper - ENG MF Mark Blake - FRA FW Didier Tholot - ENG FW Clive Platt - ENG MF John Keister - ENG DF Stuart Ryder - FRA MF Jean-Jacques Eydelie - ENG FW Michael Ricketts - ENG MF Louie Donowa on loan from Birmingham City - ENG MF Wayne Thomas - ENG MF Justin Skinner on loan from Bristol Rovers - ENG FW John Williams - ENG DF Matt Gadsby - ENG FW Darren Beckford - NED FW Gijsbert Bos on loan from Rotherham United - ENG GK Danny Naisbitt - ENG DF Darren Rogers References Category:Walsall F.C. seasons Walsall