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Tranmere Rovers 1997–98 football season
During the 1997–98 English football season,
Tranmere Rovers F.C. competed in the
Football League First Division .
Season summary
In the 1997–98 season, Tranmere had a poor start to the campaign with just three wins from their opening 14 league games which increased the pressure on player-manager Aldridge and by February were in the relegation zone, two points adrift from safety but then a brilliant run of 6 wins from 10 league games helped Tranmere on their way to escaping the drop.
Final league table
Source:
Statto.com Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference
Results
Tranmere Rovers' score comes first
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Legend
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Scorers
9 August 1997
West Bromwich Albion
A
1–2
16,727
Kelly
15 August 1997
Queens Park Rangers
H
2–1
7,467
Kelly ,
L. Jones
22 August 1997
Manchester City
A
1–1
26,336
L. Jones
30 August 1997
Middlesbrough
H
0–2
12,095
2 September 1997
Birmingham City
H
0–3
6,620
7 September 1997
Bury
A
0–1
5,073
13 September 1997
Swindon Town
A
1–2
6,811
L. Jones
20 September 1997
Reading
H
6–0
5,565
Morrissey ,
Kelly (2),
L. Jones ,
G. Jones ,
Thompson
27 September 1997
Crewe Alexandra
A
1–2
4,845
Stevens
4 October 1997
Norwich City
H
2–0
6,674
Kelly ,
L. Jones
18 October 1997
Nottingham Forest
A
2–2
17,009
L. Jones ,
Thompson
22 October 1997
Wolverhampton Wanderers
A
1–2
20,841
G. Jones
25 October 1997
Charlton Athletic
H
2–2
5,911
Branch ,
L. Jones
1 November 1997
Sheffield United
A
1–2
16,578
Kelly
4 November 1997
Huddersfield Town
H
1–0
5,127
Irons
8 November 1997
Port Vale
H
1–2
7,063
Irons
15 November 1997
Bradford City
A
1–0
16,494
Aldridge
22 November 1997
Stoke City
H
3–1
8,009
L. Jones ,
Aldridge ,
O'Brien
29 November 1997
Sunderland
A
0–3
26,674
6 December 1997
Ipswich Town
H
1–1
5,720
L. Jones
13 December 1997
Stockport County
A
1–3
7,903
Aldridge
20 December 1997
Oxford United
H
0–2
5,181
26 December 1997
Bury
H
0–0
9,146
28 December 1997
Birmingham City
A
0–0
19,533
9 January 1998
West Bromwich Albion
H
0–0
8,058
17 January 1998
Queens Park Rangers
A
0–0
12,033
31 January 1998
Manchester City
H
0–0
12,830
4 February 1998
Middlesbrough
A
0–3
29,540
7 February 1998
Reading
A
3–1
7,069
Irons ,
Kelly ,
Branch
10 February 1998
Swindon Town
H
3–0
5,288
Thompson ,
Branch ,
Morrissey
18 February 1998
Norwich City
A
2–0
12,105
O'Brien ,
Kelly
21 February 1998
Crewe Alexandra
H
0–3
7,534
24 February 1998
Nottingham Forest
H
0–0
7,377
28 February 1998
Portsmouth
A
0–1
12,250
4 March 1998
Port Vale
A
1–0
5,465
Kelly
14 March 1998
Huddersfield Town
A
0–3
10,844
21 March 1998
Bradford City
H
3–1
9,463
Irons ,
G. Jones ,
Kelly
28 March 1998
Stoke City
A
3–0
16,692
G. Jones ,
Mellon ,
Kelly
3 April 1998
Sunderland
H
0–2
14,116
7 April 1998
Portsmouth
H
2–2
8,020
G. Jones ,
Challinor
11 April 1998
Ipswich Town
A
0–0
18,039
13 April 1998
Stockport County
H
3–0
8,070
G. Jones (2),
Mellon
18 April 1998
Oxford United
A
1–1
6,489
Mahon
25 April 1998
Charlton Athletic
A
0–2
15,393
28 April 1998
Sheffield United
H
3–3
7,526
O'Brien ,
G. Jones ,
Parkinson
3 May 1998
Wolverhampton Wanderers
H
2–1
11,144
Aldridge (2, 1 pen)
FA Cup
League Cup
Squad
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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under
FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
References
National teams
League competitions
Level 1 Levels 2–4 Level 5 Levels 6–7 Levels 8–9
Isthmian League (
Two ,
Three )
Combined Counties League (level 8 only )
Eastern Counties League (
Premier ,
One )
Essex Senior League (level 8 only )
Hellenic League (
Premier ,
One )
Kent League (level 8 only )
Midland Alliance (level 8 only )
Midland Football Combination (level 9 only )
North West Counties League (
One ,
Two )
Northern Counties East League (
Premier ,
One )
Northern League (
One ,
Two )
Spartan South Midlands League (
Premier North ,
Premier South ,
Senior )
Sussex County League (
One ,
Two )
United Counties League (
Premier ,
One )
Wessex League (level 8 only )
West Midlands (Regional) League (level 9 only )
Western League (
Premier ,
One )
Cup competitions
FA cups Football League cups
European competitions