1997–98 Ipswich Town F.C. season

May 2020 February 2015 Ipswich Town 1997–98 George Burley David Sheepshanks Portman Road First Division 5th FA Cup Fourth round League Cup Quarter-finals Play-offs Semi-finals David Johnson (20) David Johnson (22) 22,088(vs Chelsea, 7 Jan 1998, League Cup) 8,031(vs Torquay United, 16 Sep 1997, League Cup) 14,972 1996–97 1998–99 During the 1997–98 English football season, Ipswich Town competed in the Football League First Division. Season summary For the second season running, Ipswich reached the playoffs, having won 16 of their last 20 games, but lost to Charlton Athletic who went on to be promoted. First-team squad ENG GK Richard Wright ENG GK Lee Bracey ENG DF Tony Mowbray ENG DF Jamie Clapham ENG DF Mark Venus ENG DF Jason Cundy NED DF Gus Uhlenbeek ARG DF Mauricio Taricco IRL MF Matt Holland ENG MF Kieron Dyer NIR MF Danny Sonner ENG MF Paul Mason ENG MF Simon Milton ENG MF Mick Stockwell ENG MF Adam Tanner WAL MF Geraint Williams NED MF Bobby Petta ENG FW Richard Naylor ENG FW James Scowcroft SCO FW Alex Mathie ENG FW David Johnson Left club during season ENG DF Chris Swailes to Bury WAL DF Andy Legg on loan from Birmingham City ENG FW David Whyte released ENG MF Jason Dozzell on loan from Tottenham Hotspur ENG FW Mark Stein on loan from Chelsea ENG DF David Kerslake to Swindon Town ZAM FW Neil Gregory to Colchester United Reserve squad ENG DF Wayne Brown ENG DF David Theobald ENG MF Chris Keeble ENG MF John Kennedy SCO MF Stuart Niven ENG FW Neil Midgley Competitions Football League First Division 1997–98 Football League First Division League table IPS Results summary 16 5 2 50 17 10 9 4 31 22 Statto September 2015 Legend WinDrawLoss Ipswich Town's score comes first Matches DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 9 August 1997 Queens Park Rangers A 0–0 17,614 23 August 1997 Bradford City A 1–2 13,913 Dyer 30 August 1997 West Bromwich Albion H 1–1 13,512 Stein 2 September 1997 Swindon Town H 2–1 11,394 Venus, Sonner 13 September 1997 Huddersfield Town A 2–2 9,313 Edmondson (o.g), Dyer 20 September 1997 Stoke City H 2–3 11,219 Scowcroft, Holland 26 September 1997 Norwich City A 1–2 18,911 Stein 4 October 1997 Manchester City H 1–0 14,587 Mathie 18 October 1997 Oxford United A 0–1 7,594 21 October 1997 Crewe Alexandra A 0–0 4,730 25 October 1997 Bury H 2–0 10,452 Tanner (pen), Dozzell 28 October 1997 Birmingham City A 1–1 16,778 Holland 1 November 1997 Charlton Athletic A 0–3 12,606 4 November 1997 Stockport County H 0–2 8,828 9 November 1997 Sheffield United H 2–2 9,687 Legg, Gregory 15 November 1997 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 1–1 21,937 Johnson 22 November 1997 Reading A 4–0 9,400 Holland, Johnson, Scowcroft, Naylor 29 November 1997 Nottingham Forest H 0–1 17,725 2 December 1997 Middlesbrough H 1–1 13,865 Johnson 6 December 1997 Tranmere Rovers A 1–1 5,720 Johnson 13 December 1997 Portsmouth H 2–0 11,759 Cundy, Johnson 20 December 1997 Port Vale A 3–1 5,784 Mathie (2), Johnson 26 December 1997 Birmingham City H 0–1 17,510 28 December 1997 Swindon Town A 2–0 11,639 Johnson (pen), Petta 10 January 1998 Queens Park Rangers H 0–0 12,709 17 January 1998 Middlesbrough A 1–1 30,081 Johnson 27 January 1998 West Bromwich Albion A 3–2 12,402 Holland, Scowcroft, Cundy 31 January 1998 Bradford City H 2–1 11,855 Mathie (2) 7 February 1998 Stoke City A 1–1 11,416 Holland 14 February 1998 Huddersfield Town H 5–1 10,597 Holland, Johnson (2), Mathie, Naylor 18 February 1998 Manchester City A 2–1 27,156 Mathie, Dyer 21 February 1998 Norwich City H 5–0 21,858 Mathie (3), Petta (2) 24 February 1998 Oxford United H 5–2 11,927 Mathie, Johnson (3), Holland 28 February 1998 Sunderland A 2–2 34,501 Petta, Dyer 3 March 1998 Sheffield United A 1–0 14,120 Holland 7 March 1998 Charlton Athletic H 3–1 19,827 Stockwell, Cundy, Johnson 14 March 1998 Stockport County A 1–0 8,939 Johnson 21 March 1998 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 3–0 21,546 Johnson, Holland, Scowcroft 28 March 1998 Reading H 1–0 18,952 Scowcroft 5 April 1998 Nottingham Forest A 1–2 22,292 Scowcroft 11 April 1998 Tranmere Rovers H 0–0 18,032 13 April 1998 Portsmouth A 1–0 15,040 Johnson 18 April 1998 Port Vale H 5–1 16,212 Johnson (2), Petta (2), Mathie 25 April 1998 Bury A 1–0 7,830 Stockwell 28 April 1998 Sunderland H 2–0 21,249 Holland, Mathie 3 May 1998 Crewe Alexandra H 3–2 19,070 Johnson, Stockwell, Mathie First Division play-offs +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers SF First Leg 10 May 1998 Charlton Athletic H 0–1 21,681 SF Second Leg 13 May 1998 Charlton Athletic A 0–1 15,585 FA Cup 1997–98 FA Cup +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers R3 3 January 1998 Bristol Rovers A 1–1 Stockwell R3 Replay 13 January 1998 Bristol Rovers H 1–0 Johnson R4 24 January 1998 Sheffield United H 1–1 Johnson R4 Replay 3 February 1998 Sheffield United A 0–1 League Cup 1997–98 Football League Cup +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers R1 First Leg 13 August 1997 Charlton Athletic A 1–0 6,598 Venus R1 Second Leg 26 August 1997 Charlton Athletic H 3–1 (won 4–1 on agg) 10,989 Stein, Brown (o.g), Scowcroft R2 First Leg 16 September 1997 Torquay United H 1–1 8,031 Stockwell R2 Second Leg 23 September 1997 Torquay United A 3–0 (won 4–1 on agg) 3,598 Holland (2), Dyer R3 14 October 1997 Manchester United H 2–0 22,173 Mathie, Taricco R4 18 November 1997 Oxford United A 2–1 5,723 Dozzell, Mowbray QF 7 January 1998 Chelsea H 2–2 (lost 4–1 on penalties) 22,088 Taricco, Mathie Transfers Transfers in DatePosNameFromFeeRef1 August 1997MFIRL Matt HollandENG Bournemouth£800,000Matt Holland at Soccerbase https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=3567 Soccerbase 5 February 20201 August 1997DFENG Mark VenusENG Wolverhampton Wanderers£150,000https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=8141 Mark Venus at Soccerbase Soccerbase 6 February 20201 August 1997GKENG Lee BraceyENG Bury£40,000Lee Bracey at Soccerbase https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=892 Soccerbase 19 April 202014 August 1997DFENG David KerslakeENG Tottenham HotspurFree transferhttps://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=4170 David Kerslake at Soccerbase Soccerbase 6 February 202031 October 1997FWENG David WhyteENG ReadingFree transferhttps://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=8492 David Whyte at Soccerbase Soccerbase 6 February 202013 November 1997FWENG David JohnsonENG Bury£1,100,000Forest chase Johnson http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/nottm_forest/1100322.stm BBC Sport BBC 4 January 2001 4 January 201412 March 1998DFENG Jamie ClaphamENG Tottenham Hotspur£300,000https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=1468 Jamie Clapham at Soccerbase Soccerbase 6 February 2020 Loans in Date fromPosNameFromDate untilRef22 August 1997FWENG Mark SteinENG Chelsea22 October 1997https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=7589 Mark Stein at Soccerbase Soccerbase 6 February 20202 October 1997MFENG Jason DozzellENG Tottenham Hotspur20 November 1997https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=2159 Jason Dozzell at Soccerbase Soccerbase 6 February 20203 November 1997DFWAL Andy LeggENG Birmingham City3 December 1997https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=4468 Andy Legg at Soccerbase Soccerbase 6 February 20209 January 1998DFENG Jamie ClaphamENG Tottenham Hotspur12 March 1998 Transfers out DatePosNameToFeeRef31 May 1997MFSCO John WarkRetiredWark, "Career statistics", pp. 171–1761 July 1997MFNZL Lee NorfolkNZL North Shore UnitedFree transferhttp://www.tmwmtt.com/sql/players/profile.phtml?fullname=Lee+Norfolk Lee Norfolk Pride of Anglia 2008-09-291 July 1997DFENG Kevin EllisENG King's Lynn TownFree transferhttps://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=2320 Kevin Ellis at Soccerbase Soccerbase 20 April 20201 July 1997MFENG Steve SedgleyENG Wolverhampton Wanderers£500,000https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=7150 Steve Sedgley at Soccerbase Soccerbase 20 April 202021 July 1997GKCAN Craig ForrestENG West Ham United£500,000"Craig Forrest"1 August 1997DFENG Tony VaughanENG Manchester City£1,350,000https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=8123 Tony Vaughan at Soccerbase Soccerbase 20 April 202013 November 1997DFENG Chris SwailesENG Bury£200,000Ipswich transfer infoJuly 2021 medicmedic on Chris Swailes: from a list at The Daily Telegraph website.30 November 1997FWENG David WhyteFree agentReleased9 March 1998DFENG David KerslakeENG Swindon TownFree transfer26 March 1998FWZAM Neil GregoryENG Colchester United£50,000https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=3084 Neil Gregory at Soccerbase Soccerbase 20 April 2020 Loans out Date fromPosNameFromDate untilRef17 October 1997DFENG Wayne BrownENG Colchester United8 November 1997https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=9531 Wayne Brown at Soccerbase Soccerbase 20 April 202026 November 1997FWZAM Neil GregoryENG Peterborough United26 December 199711 December 1997DFENG David KerslakeENG Wycombe Wanderers9 March 19981 January 1998FWZAM Neil GregoryENG Colchester United2 March 19986 March 1998MFENG John KennedyENG Morecambe31 May 1998https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=10636 John Kennedy at Soccerbase Soccerbase 6 February 2020 Awards Player awards AwardPlayerRefPlayer of the YearIRL Matt Hollandhttps://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=3567 Matt Holland career statistics Soccerbase 26 October 2007 live https://web.archive.org/web/20071001110154/http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=3567 2007-10-01 PFA First Division Team of the Year PlayerRefENG Kieron DyerBarry J. Hugman The 1998–99 Official PFA Footballers Factfile 1998 Queen Anne Press Harpenden 978-1-85291-588-9 352ARG Mauricio Taricco References Category:Ipswich Town F.C. seasons Ipswich Town