1997–98 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season

December 2014 May 2026 Bolton Wanderers F.C. 1997–98 Gordon Hargreaves Colin Todd Reebok Stadium FA Premier League 18th (relegated) FA Cup Third Round League Cup Fourth Round Nathan Blake (12) Nathan Blake (14) 25,000, multiple occasions 6,444 v Leyton Orient, 30 September 1997 24,352 1996–97 1998–99 The 1997–98 season was the 119th season in Bolton Wanderers F.C.'s existence, and their first season back in the FA Premier League after winning the Football League First Division the previous season. It covers the period from 1 July 1997 to 30 June 1998. After 102 years playing at Burnden Park, the club had moved to the new Reebok Stadium.http://bwfcstats.com/1990/page9.html Bolton Wanderers 1997-98 20 December 2009 bwfcstats.com Season summary In their new 27,000-seat stadium, Bolton Wanderers began the season as the strongest-looking of the newly promoted side, particularly after paying a club record fee of £3.5 million for Wimbledon striker Dean Holdsworth and holding Manchester United to a 0–0 draw. But it was a season-long struggle for Colin Todd and his men, who lost their battle on the final day of the season and occupied the final relegation place – on goal difference – to complete a hat-trick of newly promoted clubs suffering relegation. Controversially Bolton had a goal against Everton disallowed in the belief that the ball had not crossed the line after crashing down off the Everton crossbar. Television replays showed the ball had indeed crossed the line. The game finished goal-less and the two sides finished level on points with Everton surviving on their superior goal difference. Bolton fans complained bitterly that the goal and resulting 1–0 win would have kept them in the FA Premier League at Everton's expense. Everton fans countered by pointing to Bolton's inability to hold onto a lead during the season while Everton had a good record of coming from behind to draw or even win against their fellow strugglers. With an hour to play it is impossible to say with any degree of confidence that Bolton would indeed have been able to hold on to their goal lead. Final league table 1997–98 FA Premier League BOL Results summary 7 8 4 25 22 2 5 12 16 39 1997-98 FA Premier League table September 2015 Results by round table b Round Ground A/A/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A Result W/D/L/D/L/D/D/D/L/L/W/D/L/D/W/W/L/D/L/D/L/D/L/L/D/D/L/L/W/W/L/D/W/L/L/W/W/L Position 5/8/13/12/16/16/16/17/17/18/17/17/18/18/18/13/14/16/17/16/17/18/19/19/19/18/19/19/19/19/19/18/18/18/19/18/17/18 Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss 1st 2nd 3rd red1 11v11.com: 1997-98 Bolton Wanderers results September 2015 Results FA Premier League DateOpponentsH / AResult F – AScorersAttendance9 August 1997SouthamptonA1 – 0Blake 43'15,20623 August 1997Coventry CityA2 – 2Blake (2) 69', 76'16,63327 August 1997BarnsleyA1 – 2Beardsley 31'18,6611 September 1997EvertonH0 – 023,13113 September 1997ArsenalA1 – 4Thompson 13'38,13820 September 1997Manchester UnitedH0 – 025,00023 September 1997Tottenham HotspurH1 – 1Thompson 20' (pen)23,43327 September 1997Crystal PalaceA2 – 2Beardsley 36', Johansen 66'17,1344 October 1997Aston VillaH0 – 124,18618 October 1997West Ham UnitedA0 – 324,86426 October 1997ChelseaH1 – 0Holdsworth 72'24,0801 November 1997LiverpoolH1 – 1Blake 84'25,0008 November 1997Sheffield WednesdayA0 – 525,02722 November 1997Leicester CityA0 – 020,46429 November 1997WimbledonH1 – 0Blake 89'22,7031 December 1997Newcastle UnitedH1 – 0Blake 22'24,4946 December 1997Blackburn RoversA1 – 3Frandsen 84'25,50314 December 1997Derby CountyH3 – 3Thompson 50' (pen), Blake 73', Pollock 77'23, 03720 December 1997Leeds UnitedA0 – 231,16326 December 1997BarnsleyH1 – 1Bergsson 38'25,00028 December 1997EvertonA2 – 3Bergsson 42', Sellars 43'37,14910 January 1998SouthamptonH0 – 023,33317 January 1998Newcastle UnitedA1 – 2Blake 72'36,76731 January 1998Coventry CityH1 – 5Sellars 21'25,0007 February 1998Manchester UnitedA1 – 1B.Taylor 60'55,15621 February 1998West Ham UnitedH1 – 1Blake 86'25,0001 March 1998Tottenham HotspurA0 – 129,0328 March 1998LiverpoolA1 – 2Thompson 7'44,53214 March 1998Sheffield WednesdayH3 – 2Frandsen 31', Blake 53', Thompson 69' (pen)24,84728 March 1998Leicester CityH2 – 0Thompson (2) 52', 89'25,00031 March 1998ArsenalH0 – 125,0004 April 1998WimbledonA0 – 011,35611 April 1998Blackburn RoversH2 – 1Holdsworth 20', B. Taylor 67'25,00013 April 1998Derby CountyA0 – 429,12618 April 1998Leeds UnitedH2 – 3Thompson 56', Fish 89'25,00025 April 1998Aston VillaA3 – 1Cox 18', B.Taylor 41', Blake 84'38,3922 May 1998Crystal PalaceH5 – 2Blake 7', Fish 20', Phillips 30', Thompson 70', Holdsworth 79'24,44910 May 1998ChelseaA0 – 234,845 FA Cup DateRoundOpponentsH / AResult F – AScorersAttendance3 January 1998Round 3BarnsleyA0 – 115,042 Coca-Cola Cup DateRoundOpponentsH / AResult F – AScorersAttendance16 September 1997Round 2 First LegLeyton OrientA3 – 1Todd 13', Frandsen 20', McGinlay 79'4,12830 September 1997Round 2 Second LegLeyton OrientH4 – 4 (aet)7 – 5 (agg)Blake (2) 8' 35', McGinlay 65' (pen), Gunnlaugsson 66'6,44414 October 1997Round 3WimbledonH2 – 0 (aet)Pollock 91', McAllister 94' (og)9,87518 November 1997Round 4MiddlesbroughA1 – 2 (aet)Thompson 33'22,801 Transfers Transfers in PlayerFromDateFeeENG Robbie Elliott ENG Newcastle United 1 July 1997 £2,500,000Iceland Arnar Gunnlaugsson ISL IA Akranes 10 July 1997 £100,000ENG Peter Beardsley ENG Newcastle United 18 August 1997 £450,000RSA Mark Fish ITA Lazio 19 September 1997 £2,000,000ENG Mike Whitlow ENG Leicester City 19 September 1997 £500,000ENG Dean Holdsworth ENG Wimbledon 2 October 1997 £3,500,000FIN Jussi Jääskeläinen FIN VPS Vaasa 11 November 1997 £100,000 Transfers out PlayerToDateFeeEngland Scott Green ENG Wigan Athletic 1 July 1997 £300,000England David Lee ENG Wigan Athletic 14 July 1997 £250,000FIN Mixu Paatelainen ENG Wolverhampton Wanderers 8 August 1997 £200,000SCO John McGinlay ENG Bradford City 6 November 1997 £625,000SCO Steve McAnespie ENG Fulham 27 November 1997 £100,000England Simon Coleman ENG Southend 20 February 1998 FreeENG Jamie Pollock ENG Manchester City 20 March 1998 £1,000,000ENG Alan Thompson ENG Aston Villa 5 June 1998 £4,500,000 Loans in PlayerFromDate FromDate ToENG Franz Carr ITA Reggiana 24 October 1997 28 January 1998ENG Bob Taylor ENG West Bromwich Albion 9 January 1998 9 February 1998SUI Gaetano Giallanza FRA Nantes 26 March 1998 31 May 1998ENG John Salako ENG Coventry City 26 March 1998 31 May 1998ENG Bob Taylor ENG West Bromwich Albion 26 March 1998 31 May 1998 Loans out PlayerToDate FromDate ToEngland Simon Coleman ENG Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 September 1997 2 October 1997ENG Bryan Small ENG Luton Town 8 September 1997 12 December 1997ENG Greg Strong ENG Blackpool 21 November 1997 10 February 1998ENG Scott Taylor ENG Rotherham United 12 December 1997 7 February 1998ENG Bryan Small ENG Bradford City 19 December 1997 17 January 1998ENG Bryan Small ENG Bury 30 January 1998 31 May 1998ENG Peter Beardsley ENG Manchester City 17 February 1998 11 March 1998ENG Peter Beardsley ENG Fulham 26 March 1998 31 May 1998ENG Scott Taylor ENG Blackpool 26 March 1998 26 April 1998 Appearances Bolton used a total of 29 players during the season. PPlayerPositionPLFACLCTotal1DEN Per FrandsenMidfielder38 (0)1 (0)4 (0)43 (0)2WAL Nathan BlakeStriker35 (0)1 (0)3 (0)39 (0)3Iceland Guðni Bergsson (captain) Defender34 (1)1 (0)3 (0)38 (1)4ENG Alan ThompsonMidfielder33 (0)1 (0)4 (0)38 (0)5IRE Keith BranaganGoalkeeper34 (0)0 (0)3 (0)37 (0)6ENG Jamie PollockMidfielder25 (1)1 (0)4 (0)30 (1)7ENG Andy ToddDefender23 (2)1 (0)4 (0)28 (2)8ENG Scott SellarsMidfielder22 (0)1 (0)3 (0)26 (0)9RSA Mark FishDefender22 (0)1 (0)1 (0)24 (0)10ENG Jimmy PhillipsDefender21 (1)0 (0)1 (1)22 (2)11ENG Neil CoxDefender20 (1)0 (1)0 (0)20(2)12ENG Peter BeardsleyStriker14 (3)0 (1)3 (0)17 (4)13ENG Dean HoldsworthStriker17 (3)0 (0)0 (0)17 (3)14ENG Mike WhitlowDefender13 (0)1 (0)3 (0)16 (0)15NIR Gerry TaggartDefender14 (1)0 (0)1 (0)15 (1)16ENG John SheridanMidfielder12 (0)0 (0)0 (0)12 (0)17ENG Bob TaylorStriker10 (2)0 (0)0 (0)10 (2)18ENG Chris FaircloughStriker10 (1)0 (0)0 (0)10 (1)19SCO John McGinlayStriker4 (3)0 (0)2 (1)6 (4)20ENG Gavin WardGoalkeeper4 (2)1 (0)1 (0)6 (2)21DEN Michael JohansenMidfielder4 (12)0 (0)1 (2)5 (14)22ENG Robbie ElliottDefender4 (0)0 (0)0 (0)4 (0)23Iceland Arnar GunnlaugssonStriker2 (13)1 (0)0 (3)3 (16)24SCO Steve McAnespieDefender1 (1)0 (0)2 (0)3 (1)25ENG Hasney AljofreeDefender2 (0)0 (0)0 (0)2 (0)26ENG Greg StrongDefender0 (0)0 (0)1 (1)1 (1)27ENG John SalakoMidfielder0 (7)0 (0)0 (0)0 (7)28ENG Franz CarrMidfielder0 (5)0 (0)0 (0)0 (5)29SUI Gaetano GiallanzaStriker0 (3)0 (0)0 (0)0 (3) Top scorers PPlayerPositionPLFACLCTotal1WAL Nathan BlakeStriker1202142ENG Alan ThompsonMidfielder901103=DEN Per FrandsenMidfielder20133=ENG Dean HoldsworthStriker30033=ENG Bob TaylorStriker3003 References Category:Bolton Wanderers F.C. seasons Bolton Wanderers