1997–98 Cardiff City F.C. season

Cardiff City
1997–98 season
Owner	Samesh Kumar
Manager	Kenny Hibbitt/Frank Burrows
Football League Third Division	21st
FA Cup	4th round
League Cup	1st round
FAW Premier Cup	Runners-up
Auto Windscreens Shield	1st round
Top goalscorer	League: Andy Saville (11); All: Andy Saville (14)
Highest home attendance	6,623 (v Exeter City, 26 December 1997)
Lowest home attendance	2,340 (v Scunthorpe, 11 November 1997)
Average home league attendance	3,574

The 1997–98 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 71st season in the Football League. They competed in the 24-team Division Three, then the fourth tier of English football, finishing twenty-first.

The season also saw the launch of the FAW Premier Cup with Cardiff reaching the final before losing 2–1 to Wrexham.

Players

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
--	GK	ENG	Tony Elliott
--	GK	ENG	Jon Hallworth
--	GK	AUS	Peter Zois
--	DF	ENG	Chris Beech
--	DF	ENG	Jeff Eckhardt
--	DF	ENG	Mark Harris
--	DF	WAL	Lee Jarman
--	DF	WAL	Kevin Lloyd
--	DF	SCO	Scott Paterson
--	DF	WAL	Lee Phillips
--	DF	ENG	Jimmy Rollo
--	DF	WAL	Scott Young
--	MF	WAL	Nathan Cadette
--	MF	ENG	Tony Carss
--	MF	ENG	Jason Fowler


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
--	MF	ENG	Danny Hill
--	MF	ENG	Craig Middleton
--	MF	EIR	Wayne O'Sullivan
--	MF	ENG	Dave Penney
--	MF	WAL	Christian Roberts
--	MF	ENG	Gareth Stoker
--	FW	EIR	Glen Crowe
--	FW	WAL	Carl Dale
--	FW	WAL	Robert Earnshaw
--	FW	ENG	Chris Greenacre
--	FW	ENG	Marvin Harriott
--	FW	ENG	Kevin Nugent
--	FW	ENG	Scott Partridge
--	FW	ENG	Andy Saville
--	FW	ENG	Steve White

First team squad. ^[1]

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
19	Darlington	46	14	12	20	56	72	−16	54
20	Swansea City	46	13	11	22	49	62	−13	50
21	Cardiff City	46	9	23	14	48	52	−4	50
22	Hull City	46	11	8	27	56	83	−27	41
23	Brighton & Hove Albion	46	6	17	23	38	66	−28	35

Source:
Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46
Ground	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	A	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	W	W	D	D	D	W	L	L	D	D	D	D	D	L	D	D	D	W	W	D	D	L	D	L	W	L	L	D	D	L	D	W	D	D	D	L	D	W	W	D	L	L	L	L	L	D
Position	~	7	11	9	10	8	10	12	13	14	17	17	16	17	18	19	18	15	14	14	15	16	16	18	15	17	17	17	17	19	20	16	17	16	18	19	19	19	17	17	19	20	21	21	21	21

Source: ^[2]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Fixtures and results

Third Division

9 August 1997 (1997-08-09) 1	Leyton Orient	0–1	Cardiff City	London
			64' Carl Dale	Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 5,541

23 August 1997 (1997-08-23) 2	Mansfield Town	1–2	Cardiff City	Mansfield
	John Doolan 88' (pen)		7' Scott Partridge 69' Chris Greenacre	Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 2,743

30 August 1997 (1997-08-30) 3	Cardiff City	1–1	Notts County	Cardiff
15:00	Scott Young 36'		10' Steve Finnan	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 6,191

2 September 1997 (1997-09-02) 4	Cardiff City	2–2	Shrewsbury Town	Cardiff
19:30	Scott Partridge 56' Wayne O'Sullivan 79'		39' Austin Berkley 52' Lee Steele	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 4,271

9 September 1997 (1997-09-09) 5	Exeter City	1–1	Cardiff City	Exeter
	Steve Flack 90'		73' Jason Fowler	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 4,843

13 September 1997 (1997-09-13) 6	Cardiff City	2–1	Rochdale	Cardiff
15:00	Steve White 40' Jeff Eckhardt 87'		10' (pen) Mark Carter	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 4,306 Referee: Mike Jones (Chester)

16 September 1997 (1997-09-16) 7	Cardiff City	0–2	Chester City	Cardiff
19:30			11' Julian Alsford 32' (pen) Ross Davidson	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 3,949

20 September 1997 (1997-09-20) 8	Lincoln City	1–0	Cardiff City	Lincoln
	Lee Thorpe 5'			Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 3,130

27 September 1997 (1997-09-27) 9	Cambridge United	2–2	Cardiff City	Cambridge
	Jamie Barnwell-Edinboro 50', 79'		31' Chris Greenacre 90' Jeff Eckhardt	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 2,728

4 October 1997 (1997-10-04) 10	Cardiff City	1–1	Barnet	Cardiff
15:00	Jeff Eckhardt 22'		49' Ken Charlery	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 3,938

18 October 1997 (1997-10-18) 11	Rotherham United	1–1	Cardiff City	Rotherham
	Steve Thompson 3' (pen)		21' (pen) Dave Penney	Stadium: Millmoor Attendance: 3,197

21 October 1997 (1997-10-21) 12	Darlington	0–0	Cardiff City	Darlington
				Stadium: Feethams Attendance: 2,278

25 October 1997 (1997-10-25) 13	Cardiff City	1–1	Hartlepool United	Cardiff
15:00	Glen Crowe 73'		21' Paul Baker	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 3,383

2 November 1997 (1997-11-02) 14	Cardiff City	0–1	Swansea City	Cardiff
12:05			11' Keith Walker	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 6,459

4 November 1997 (1997-11-04) 15	Doncaster Rovers	1–1	Cardiff City	Doncaster
	Prince Moncrieffe 54'		59' Andy Saville	Stadium: Belle Vue Attendance: 1,004

8 November 1997 (1997-11-08) 16	Cardiff City	1–1	Torquay United	Cardiff
15:00	Gareth Stoker 70'		51' Andy McFarlane	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 2,797

11 November 1997 (1997-11-11) 17	Cardiff City	0–0	Scunthorpe United	Cardiff
19:30				Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 2,340

18 November 1997 (1997-11-18) 18	Cardiff City	2–1	Hull City	Cardiff
19:30	Andy Saville 2' Dave Penney 19'		64' Duane Darby	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 2,504

22 November 1997 (1997-11-22) 19	Brighton & Hove Albion	0–1	Cardiff City	Gillingham
15:00			20' (og) Derek Allan	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 2,086

29 November 1997 (1997-11-29) 20	Cardiff City	1–1	Scarborough	Cardiff
15:00	Carl Dale 69'		41' Michael McElhatton	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 2,593

13 December 1997 (1997-12-13) 21	Cardiff City	0–0	Peterborough United	Cardiff
15:00				Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 3,401

20 December 1997 (1997-12-20) 22	Macclesfield Town	1–0	Cardiff City	Macclesfield
	Steve Wood 85'			Stadium: Moss Rose Attendance: 2,398

26 December 1997 (1997-12-26) 23	Cardiff City	1–1	Exeter City	Cardiff
15:00	Carl Dale 10'		82' Neil Illman	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 6,623

28 December 1997 (1997-12-28) 24	Shrewsbury Town	3–2	Cardiff City	Shrewsbury
	Mickey Brown 37' Devon White 53' Roger Preece 86'		69' Jason Fowler 78' Scott Young	Stadium: Gay Meadow Attendance: 3,238

10 January 1998 (1998-01-10) 25	Cardiff City	1–0	Leyton Orient	Cardiff
15:00	Dave Penney 19' (pen)			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 4,335

17 January 1998 (1998-01-17) 26	Notts County	3–1	Cardiff City	Nottingham
	Phil Robinson 19' Gary Jones 76', 79'		31' Mark Harris	Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 6,448

20 January 1998 (1998-01-20) 27	Colchester United	2–1	Cardiff City	Colchester
	Neil Gregory 69' Paul Buckle 79'		85' Carl Dale	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 1,929 Referee: Mick Bailey (Impington)

27 January 1998 (1998-01-27) 28	Chester City	0–0	Cardiff City	Chester
				Stadium: Deva Stadium Attendance: 1,757

31 January 1998 (1998-01-31) 29	Rochdale	0–0	Cardiff City	Rochdale
				Stadium: Spotland Attendance: 1,445 Referee: Bill Burns (Scarborough)

7 February 1998 (1998-02-07) 30	Cardiff City	0–1	Lincoln City	Cardiff
15:00			51' Colin Alcide	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 2,896

14 February 1998 (1998-02-14) 31	Barnet	2–2	Cardiff City	Chipping Barnet
	Paul Wilson 43' (pen) Scott McGleish 68'		16' Jason Fowler 4' Andy Saville	Stadium: Underhill Stadium Attendance: 2,406

17 February 1998 (1998-02-17) 32	Cardiff City	4–1	Mansfield Town	Cardiff
19:30	Andy Saville 42' (pen) Jason Fowler 46' Tony Carss 53' Dave Penney 78'		74' Lee Williams	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 2,451

21 February 1998 (1998-02-21) 33	Cardiff City	0–0	Cambridge United	Cardiff
15:00				Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 2,681

24 February 1998 (1998-02-24) 34	Cardiff City	2–2	Rotherham United	Cardiff
19:30	Andy Saville 17' Steve White 68'		11' (og) Craig Middleton 61' Lee Glover	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 2,731

28 February 1998 (1998-02-28) 35	Scunthorpe United	3–3	Cardiff City	Scunthorpe
	John Eyre 14' (pen) Jamie Forrester 32' Alex Calvo-Garcia 86'		29', 52', 88' Andy Saville	Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 2,136

3 March 1998 (1998-03-03) 36	Torquay United	1–0	Cardiff City	Torquay
	Kevin Hill 45'			Stadium: Plainmoor Attendance: 3,358

8 March 1998 (1998-03-08) 37	Swansea City	1–1	Cardiff City	Swansea
	Jonathan Coates 84'		58' Jason Fowler	Stadium: Vetch Field Attendance: 5,621

14 March 1998 (1998-03-14) 38	Cardiff City	7–1	Doncaster Rovers	Cardiff
15:00	Andy Saville 27', 84' Wayne O'Sullivan 45' Christian Roberts 55' Chris Beech 68' Dave Penney 76' Scott Young 78'		89' Adie Mike	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 2,931

21 March 1998 (1998-03-21) 39	Hull City	0–1	Cardiff City	Hull
			57' Christian Roberts	Stadium: Boothferry Park Attendance: 3,408

28 March 1998 (1998-03-28) 40	Cardiff City	0–0	Brighton & Hove Albion	Cardiff
15:00				Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 3,509

3 April 1998 (1998-04-03) 41	Scarborough	3–1	Cardiff City	Scarborough
	Ben Worrall 8', 15' Gary Bennett 44'		51' Andy Saville	Stadium: Athletic Ground Attendance: 2,905

11 April 1998 (1998-04-11) 42	Cardiff City	0–2	Colchester United	Cardiff
15:00			48' Paul Abrahams 60' David Gregory	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 2,809

13 April 1998 (1998-04-13) 43	Peterborough United	2–0	Cardiff City	Peterborough
	Steve Castle 48' Niall Inman 67'			Stadium: London Road Attendance: 4,756

18 April 1998 (1998-04-18) 44	Cardiff City	1–2	Macclesfield Town	Cardiff
15:00	Christian Roberts 25'		58' Efetobore Sodje 79' Neil Sorvel	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 2,501

27 April 1998 (1998-04-27) 45	Hartlepool United	2–0	Cardiff City	Hartlepool
	Craig Midgley 3' Denny Ingram 54' (pen)			Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 2,817

2 May 1998 (1998-05-02) 46	Cardiff City	0–0	Darlington	Cardiff
15:00				Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 2,610

Source ^[2] ^[3]

Coca-Cola Cup (League Cup)

12 August 1997 (1997-08-12) Round 1 (First leg)	Cardiff City	1–1	Southend United	Cardiff
19:30	Jimmy Rollo 88'		40' Paul Byrne	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 2,804

26 August 1997 (1997-08-26) Round 1 (Second leg)	Southend United	3–1 (4–2 agg.)	Cardiff City	Southend
	Paul Williams 16', 18' Mike Marsh 79'		61' Jason Fowler	Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 3,002

FA Cup

15 November 1997 (1997-11-15) Round 1	Slough Town	1–1	Cardiff City	Slough
	Danny Bolt 68'		16' Wayne O'Sullivan	Attendance: 2,262

25 November 1997 (1997-11-25) Round 1 (Replay)	Cardiff City	3–2 (a.e.t.)	Slough Town	Cardiff
19:30	Carl Dale 22' Andy Saville 55' Steve White 114'		5' Lloyd Owusu 74' Terry Angus	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 2,343

6 December 1997 (1997-12-06) Round 2	Cardiff City	3–1	Hendon	Cardiff
15:00	Carl Dale 20', 45' Andy Saville 41'		86' Bashir	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 2,578 Referee: P Hunt (Cheshunt, Herts)

3 January 1998 (1998-01-03) Round 3	Cardiff City	1–0	Oldham Athletic	Cardiff
15:00	Jason Fowler 18'			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 6,808

24 January 1998 (1998-01-24) Round 4	Cardiff City	1–1	Reading	Cardiff
15:00	Kevin Nugent 47'		56' Carl Asaba	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 10,174

3 February 1998 (1998-02-03) Round 4 (Replay)	Reading	1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p)	Cardiff City	Reading
	Trevor Morley 56'		40' Carl Dale	Stadium: Elm Park Attendance: 11,808

Auto Windscreens Shield

9 December 1997 (1997-12-09) Round 1	Cardiff City	0–2	Millwall	Cardiff
19:30			37' Paul Shaw 65' Kim Grant	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 1,219

FAW Premier Cup

7 October 1997 (1997-10-07) Group B	Wrexham	0–1	Cardiff City	Wrexham
			(og) Mark McGregor	Stadium: The Racecourse Attendance: 1,181

27 October 1997 (1997-10-27) Group B	Cardiff City	1–1	Wrexham	Cardiff
19:30	Scott Partridge		Peter Ward	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 1,383

16 December 1997 (1997-12-16) Group B	Merthyr Tydfil	0–0	Cardiff City	Merthyr Tydfil
				Stadium: Penydarren Park Attendance: 542

23 December 1997 (1997-12-23) Group B	Newtown	1–1	Cardiff City	Newtown, Powys
19:15	Jonathan Williams		Gareth Stoker	Attendance: 415

14 January 1998 (1998-01-14) Group B	Cardiff City	3–2	Newtown	Cardiff
	Steve White Steve White Kevin Nugent (pen)		Scott Ruscoe Kevin Morrison	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 951

10 February 1998 (1998-02-10) Group B	Cardiff City	1–0	Merthyr Tydfil	Cardiff
19:15	Gary Wager (og)			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 1,055

17 March 1998 (1998-03-17) Quarter Final	Cardiff City	4–0	Conwy United	Cardiff
19:15	Jeff Eckhardt Christian Roberts Jason Fowler Jason Fowler			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 1,328

7 April 1998 (1998-04-07) Semi Final (First leg)	Merthyr Tydfil	0–4	Cardiff City	Merthyr Tydfil
			Craig Middleton Tony Carss Andy Saville Carl Dale	Stadium: Penydarren Park Attendance: 1,302

21 April 1998 (1998-04-21) Semi Final (Second leg)	Cardiff City	3–1 (7–1 agg.)	Merthyr Tydfil	Cardiff
19:00	Christian Roberts Williams (og) Robert Earnshaw		Ian Mitchell	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 825

17 May 1998 (1998-05-17) Final	Wrexham	2–1	Cardiff City	Wrexham
	Mark Wilson Gareth Owen		Tony Carss	Stadium: The Racecourse Attendance: 3,700

References

↑ "All Cardiff City football club players: 1998". 11v11. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
1 2 "Cardiff City 1997-98 results". Cardiff City Forum. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
↑ "Cardiff City football club match record: 1998". 11v11. Retrieved 21 January 2022.

Bibliography

Hayes, Dean (2006). The Who's Who of Cardiff City. Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-462-0.
Shepherd, Richard (2002). The Definitive Cardiff City F.C. Tony Brown. ISBN 1-899-46817-X.
Crooks, John (1992). Cardiff City Football Club: Official History of the Bluebirds. Yore Publications. ISBN 0-9513321-8-X.
Rollin, Glenda, ed. (1997). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1998-99. Headline Book Publishing. ISBN 0-7472-7652-8.

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[1] "All Cardiff City football club players: 1998". 11v11. Retrieved 21 January 2022.

[results-2] 1 2 "Cardiff City 1997-98 results". Cardiff City Forum. Retrieved 21 January 2022.

[11v11results-3] "Cardiff City football club match record: 1998". 11v11. Retrieved 21 January 2022.

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