Wigan Athletic 1997–98 football season
During the 1997–98 English football season, Wigan Athletic F.C. competed in the Football League Second Division .
In the 1997–98 season, Wigan didn't start the campaign very well and by the end of November, sat in the bottom four and were favourites to go down before the season started and it seemed a possibility at that stage. By 21 February, their fortunes didn't really improve and were still in the relegation battle in 17th and two points clear of the relegation zone. From then onwards, Wigan went on a great run of form to end the season with seven wins from their final 15 league games and finished in a satisfying 11th place.
Player Pos To Date Duration Notes Steve Morgan DF Bury 26 September 1997 One month
Wigan Athletic's score comes first [ 2]
Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers 9 August 1997 Wycombe Wanderers H 5–2 4,706 O'Connell (3), Green , Kilford 16 August 1997 Bournemouth A 0–1 3,799 23 August 1997 Plymouth Argyle H 1–1 3,761 Lowe 30 August 1997 Bristol City A 0–3 9,255 2 September 1997 Carlisle United A 0–1 5,352 8 September 1997 Wrexham H 3–2 3,872 O'Connell , Lowe , Jones (pen) 13 September 1997 Blackpool H 3–0 5,517 Johnson , Lowe (2) 20 September 1997 Northampton Town A 0–1 6,570 27 September 1997 Fulham H 2–1 4,951 Johnson , Greenall 4 October 1997 Grimsby Town A 1–2 4,623 Lowe 11 October 1997 Chesterfield A 3–2 4,673 O'Connell , Greenall , Lowe 18 October 1997 Luton Town H 1–1 4,466 Jones (pen) 21 October 1997 Gillingham H 1–4 3,214 Lee 25 October 1997 Millwall A 1–1 7,986 Jones 1 November 1997 York City H 1–1 3,701 Greenall 4 November 1997 Oldham Athletic A 1–3 5,446 Lowe 8 November 1997 Southend United A 0–1 2,716 22 November 1997 Preston North End H 1–4 5,649 Kilford 29 November 1997 Watford A 1–2 9,455 Jones 2 December 1997 Bristol Rovers H 3–0 2,738 Kilford , Lowe (2) 13 December 1997 Burnley A 2–0 9,520 Lee , Jones 20 December 1997 Brentford H 4–0 3,301 Lowe , Smeets (2), Kilford 26 December 1997 Wrexham A 2–2 4,577 Smeets , Kilford 28 December 1997 Carlisle United H 0–2 4,511 10 January 1998 Wycombe Wanderers A 2–1 5,549 Martínez , Lee 17 January 1998 Bristol City H 0–3 5,078 24 January 1998 Plymouth Argyle A 2–3 4,345 Kilford , Lee 31 January 1998 Blackpool A 2–0 5,288 Warne , Lydiate (own goal) 7 February 1998 Northampton Town H 1–1 3,579 Morgan 14 February 1998 Grimsby Town H 0–2 3,548 21 February 1998 Fulham A 0–2 7,791 24 February 1998 Luton Town A 1–1 4,403 Jones 28 February 1998 Chesterfield H 2–1 3,017 Lowe , Jones (pen) 7 March 1998 York City A 2–2 3,536 Greenall , Jones 14 March 1998 Oldham Athletic H 1–0 4,277 Kilford 17 March 1998 Southend United H 1–3 2,616 Lowe 21 March 1998 Walsall A 0–1 3,169 28 March 1998 Preston North End A 1–1 10,171 Lowe 4 April 1998 Watford H 3–2 4,262 Barlow , Lowe , Kilford 7 April 1998 Bournemouth H 1–0 2,798 Lee 10 April 1998 Bristol Rovers A 0–5 6,038 13 April 1998 Burnley H 5–1 4,926 Barlow , Lowe (2), Warne , Kilford 18 April 1998 Brentford A 2–0 4,480 Bradshaw (pen), Kilford 21 April 1998 Walsall H 2–0 2,725 Barlow , Jones 24 April 1998 Millwall H 0–0 4,045 2 May 1998 Gillingham A 0–0 10,361
Pos Team Pld HW HD HL HGF HGA AW AD AL AGF AGA GD Pts 9 Bournemouth 46 11 8 4 28 15 7 4 12 29 37 +5 66 10 Chesterfield 46 13 7 3 31 19 3 10 10 15 25 +2 65 11 Wigan Athletic 46 12 5 6 41 31 5 6 12 23 35 −2 62 12 Blackpool 46 13 6 4 35 24 4 5 14 24 43 −8 62 13 Oldham Athletic 46 13 7 3 43 23 2 9 12 19 31 +8 61
Source: Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers First (1st leg) 12 August 1997 Chesterfield H 1–2 3,413 Lee First (2nd leg) 26 August 1997 Chesterfield A 0–1 (lost 1–3 on agg) 4,076
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers First (Northern) 9 December 1997 Lincoln City H 2–0 1,467 Jones (2, 1 pen) Second (Northern) 20 January 1998 Rotherham United H 3–0 1,495 Jones (2), Lowe Quarter final (Northern) 27 January 1998 Blackpool A 0–1 1,687
[ 4] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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