1997–98 Charlton Athletic F.C. season

February 2015 February 2015 Charlton Athletic 1997–98 Alan Curbishley Richard Murray The Valley First Division 4th (promoted) FA Cup Fourth round League Cup First round Mendonca (23) Mendonca (28) 13,275 _whiteborder _whitecollar _whiteborder _redsides _whitetop FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 _whitehalf _band_black _white_hoop _redwhitehoops _white_hoop _whitebottom _band_white 01796F 01796F 01796F 000000 000000 1996–97 1998–99 During the 1997–98 English football season, Charlton Athletic F.C. competed in the Football League First Division. The club also competed in the FA Cup, and the League Cup. Season summary The 1997–98 season was Charlton's best campaign for years. They reached the Division One play-off final and battled against Sunderland in a thrilling game which ended with a 4–4 draw after extra time. Charlton won 7–6 on penalties,Charlton 4 – 4 Sunderland http://www.cafc.co.uk/personality.ink?page=7724 Charlton Athletic FC 8 December 2015 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20051201053630/http://www.cafc.co.uk/personality.ink?page=7724 1 December 2005 with the match described as "arguably the most dramatic game of football in Wembley's history".Wembley's Greatest Events (1923–2010) https://web.archive.org/web/20130508184434/http://greatestevent.wembleystadium.com/ 8 May 2013 Wembley Stadium With five minutes of normal time remaining, Charlton were losing 3–2 before Richard Rufus scored his first ever senior goal from a corner, forcing the game into extra-time. After the resulting 4–4 draw, the Addicks went on to win the game 7–6 on penalties, thus gaining promotion into the Premier League.Stevens Rob Charlton v Sunderland 1998: The greatest play-off final ever? https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48356991 25 January 2021 BBC Sport 24 May 2019 Kit Charlton's kit was manufactured by Quaser and sponsored by Viglen.Charlton Athletic 1997-98 Kits https://www.footballkitarchive.com/charlton-athletic-1997-98-kits/ 2026-02-07 Football Kit Archive en-US Final league table 1997–98 Football League First Division CHA Results Charlton Athletic's score comes firsthttp://www.statto.com/football/teams/charlton-athletic/1997-1998/results Charlton Athletic results for the 1997-1998 season - Statto.com 26 May 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304062836/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/charlton-athletic/1997-1998/results 4 March 2016 live dmy-all Legend WinDrawLoss Football League First Division DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 9 August 1997 MiddlesbroughA1–229,414S Jones 16 August 1997 Oxford UnitedH3–210,230S Jones, Mendonca, Lisbie 23 August 1997 BuryA0–04,657 30 August 1997 Manchester CityH2–114,009van Blerk (own goal), K Jones 13 September 1997 Wolverhampton WanderersA1–322,683Chapple 17 September 1997 Norwich CityA4–010,157Mendonca (3), Chapple 21 September 1997 Bradford CityH4–111,583Mendonca (2), Mortimer, Brown 27 September 1997 Stockport CountyH1–312,083Mortimer 4 October 1997 Queens Park RangersA4–214,825Robinson (2), S Jones, Chapple 14 October 1997 Huddersfield TownA3–09,596Mendonca, Brown, Robinson 19 October 1997 Stoke CityH1–112,345Kinsella 22 October 1997 Birmingham CityH1–110,072Mendonca 25 October 1997 Tranmere RoversA2–25,911Kinsella, Leaburn 1 November 1997 Ipswich TownH3–012,627Mendonca, Chapple, Leaburn 4 November 1997 SunderlandA0–025,455 8 November 1997 West Bromwich AlbionA0–116,124 15 November 1997 Crewe AlexandraH3–214,091K Jones, Allen, Holmes 22 November 1997 Nottingham ForestA2–518,532Allen, Woan (own goal) 28 November 1997 Swindon TownH3–013,769K Jones, Mendonca (2, 1 pen) 6 December 1997 ReadingA0–28,076 9 December 1997 Sheffield UnitedH2–19,868Mendonca (2, 1 pen) 13 December 1997 Port ValeH1–011,077Newton 20 December 1997 PortsmouthA2–08,581Robinson, Leaburn 26 December 1997 Norwich CityH2–114,472Kinsella, Robinson 28 December 1997 Sheffield UnitedA1–418,677Bright 10 January 1998 MiddlesbroughH3–015,742Newton (2), Bright 17 January 1998 Oxford UnitedA2–17,234Mendonca, Robinson 28 January 1998 Manchester CityA2–224,058S Jones (2) 31 January 1998 BuryH0–015,312 7 February 1998 Bradford CityA0–114,851 17 February 1998 Queens Park RangersH1–115,555Robinson 21 February 1998 Stockport CountyA0–37,705 25 February 1998 Stoke CityA2–110,027Robinson, Barness 28 February 1998 Huddersfield TownH1–012,908Bright 3 March 1998 West Bromwich AlbionH5–010,893Bright, Newton, Mendonca (2, 1 pen), Kinsella 7 March 1998 Ipswich TownA1–319,831Mendonca 15 March 1998 SunderlandH1–115,355Bright 21 March 1998 Crewe AlexandraA3–05,252Mills, Newton, Kinsella 28 March 1998 Nottingham ForestH4–215,815Bright, Mortimer, Mendonca (pen), Kinsella 4 April 1998 Swindon TownA1–07,845S Jones 7 April 1998 Wolverhampton WanderersH1–013,743Mendonca 10 April 1998 ReadingH3–014,220Mendonca, Mortimer, Bright 13 April 1998 Port ValeA1–09,973Mendonca (pen) 18 April 1998 PortsmouthH1–014,082S Jones 25 April 1998 Tranmere RoversH2–015,393Mendonca (2 pens) 3 May 1998 Birmingham CityA0–025,877 First Division play-offs +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersSF 1st Leg 10 May 1998 Ipswich TownA1–021,681Clapham (own goal)SF 2nd Leg 13 May 1998 Ipswich TownH1–0 (won 2–0 on agg)15,585NewtonF25 May 1998 SunderlandN4–4 (won 7–6 on pens)77,739Mendonca (3), Rufus FA Cup 1997–98 FA Cup +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR33 January 1998 Nottingham ForestH4–113,827Robinson, Brown, Leaburn, MendoncaR424 January 1998 Wolverhampton WanderersH1–115,540K JonesR4R3 February 1998 Wolverhampton WanderersA0–320,429 League Cup 1997–98 Football League Cup +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR1 First Leg 13 August 1997 Ipswich TownH0–16,598R1 Second Leg 26 August 1997 Ipswich TownA1–3 (lost 1–4 on agg)10,989Mendonca First-team squad Squad at end of seasonhttp://www.11v11.com/teams/charlton-athletic/tab/players/season/1998 All Charlton Athletic players: 1998 AUS GK Andy Petterson FRY GK Saša IlićIlić was born in Melbourne, Australia, but also qualified to represent FR Yugoslavia internationally and would make his international debut for FR Yugoslavia in December 1998. ENG GK Mike Salmon ENG DF Richard Rufus WAL DF Mark Bowen ENG DF Phil Chapple ENG DF Steve Brown ENG DF Anthony Barness SCO DF Stuart Balmer ENG DF Danny Mills ENG DF Eddie Youds ENG DF Paul Konchesky ENG DF Jamie Stuart ENG DF David Kerslake on loan from Tottenham Hotspur ENG DF Jason Tindall ENG DF Anthony Allman IRL MF Mark Kinsella ENG MF Keith Jones WAL MF John RobinsonRobinson was born in Bulawayo, Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and represented them at U-21 level before making his international debut for Wales in 1995. ENG MF Shaun Newton ENG MF Matty Holmes ENG MF Paul Mortimer ENG MF Kevin Nicholls ENG MF Paul Emblen ENG MF Scott Parker ENG FW Clive Mendonca ENG FW Steve Jones ENG FW Mark Bright ENG FW Carl Leaburn ENG FW Bradley Allen ENG FW Neil Heaney on loan from Manchester City ENG FW Kevin LisbieLisbie was born in Hackney, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and would make his international debut for Jamaica in 2002. References Notes notes 2 Category:Charlton Athletic F.C. seasons Charlton Athletic