SEASON
1997-8
Football Conference · 15th
Key Season Facts
Manager(s): Paul Fairclough
PPG: 1.21
Average Attendance: 2,255
Season Summary
You can look at our 1997-8 league campaign and think, yeah, that was a pretty mediocre one for us; losing more than we’d won for the first time since 1987-8. Back then, it saw us relegated from Isthmian League Division One. So, we can be grateful for small mercies in that we didn’t experience such trouble here.
The 17 league defeats was also more than the previous two seasons put together. Now, we know you get the point. It’s worth us mentioning, however. And, of course, it wasn’t *all* mediocre. If you look past our league struggles, you’ll discover that we did commit to posterity quite a romantic FA Cup tale.
Cloughie’s Stevenage were the ‘giant’ killers of Cambridge United; of Swindon Town too. And then came something that has since etched itself into our memories. It’s probably an indefinite thing too. Newcastle United. King Kenny’s Premier League flops. And the drama that came across two epic encounters, ending with a replay at Sid James’ Park.
It still never crossed the line Alan. No matter what you might say on the matter.
Full 1997-8 Details:
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Saturday 16 August 1997
Monday 18 August 1997
Saturday 23 August 1997
Monday 25 August 1997
Saturday 30 August 1997
Monday 01 September 1997
Sunday 07 September 1997
Saturday 13 September 1997
Tuesday 16 September 1997
Saturday 20 September 1997
Saturday 27 September 1997
Saturday 04 October 1997
Saturday 11 October 1997
Saturday 18 October 1997
Saturday 25 October 1997
Saturday 01 November 1997
Saturday 08 November 1997
Saturday 15 November 1997
Saturday 22 November 1997
Monday 24 November 1997
Saturday 29 November 1997
Monday 01 December 1997
Saturday 06 December 1997
Saturday 13 December 1997
Monday 15 December 1997
Friday 19 December 1997
Friday 26 December 1997
Monday 29 December 1997
Thursday 01 January 1998
Saturday 03 January 1998
Saturday 10 January 1998
Tuesday 13 January 1998
Saturday 17 January 1998
Monday 19 January 1998
Sunday 25 January 1998
Saturday 31 January 1998
Wednesday 04 February 1998
Saturday 07 February 1998
Saturday 14 February 1998
Saturday 21 February 1998
Tuesday 24 February 1998
Saturday 28 February 1998
Saturday 07 March 1998
Monday 09 March 1998
Saturday 14 March 1998
Monday 16 March 1998
Saturday 21 March 1998
Tuesday 31 March 1998
Saturday 04 April 1998
Tuesday 07 April 1998
Saturday 11 April 1998
Monday 13 April 1998
Saturday 18 April 1998
Saturday 25 April 1998
Monday 27 April 1998
Saturday 02 May 1998
1997-8 Boro' Rollcall
| Name | Pld | Gls | YC | RC | US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gavin Allen | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Archer | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Barrowcliff | 5 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stuart Beevor | 33 (5) | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Sean Campbell | 1 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Neil Catlin | 8 (0) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Simon Chang | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Robert Codner | 4 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Crawshaw | 49 (3) | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Cretton | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Phil Dean | 2 (2) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Dillnutt | 16 (3) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Gary Dixon | 2 (4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Efan Elad | 1 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren Fenton | 9 (6) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Des Gallagher | 45 (0) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Joe Gallen | 0 (4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Giuliano Grazioli | 16 (1) | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lee Harvey | 8 (4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Steve Holden | 12 (5) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| Niall Inman | 4 (7) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Thomas Johansen | 4 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Simon Kaldjob | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Warren Kelly | 6 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Kirby | 40 (0) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Michael Love | 34 (1) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamie March | 38 (4) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Rob Marshall | 2 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Chris McKenzie | 1 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeran Meah | 6 (4) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Steve Perkins | 35 (3) | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Andy Quy | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Darren Rogers | 3 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kwame Sampany | 0 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bradley Sandeman | 8 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Simpson | 1 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Smith | 44 (0) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Soloman | 35 (5) | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Che Stadhart | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Simon Stapleton | 6 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tim Stevens | 6 (3) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Paul Thompson | 7 (4) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Neil Trebble | 42 (5) | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Robin Trott | 51 (0) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Carel Van Der Velden | 1 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren White | 1 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Richard Wilmot | 10 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Dean Wordsworth | 19 (6) | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Key:
- Apps = Appearances (Substitute Appearances)
- Gls = Goals Scored
- YC = Yellow Cards
- RC = Red Cards
- US = Unused Subs
1997-8 Football Conference Table
| Pl | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Halifax Town | 42 | 25 | 12 | 5 | 74 | 43 | 31 | 87 |
| 2 | Cheltenham Town | 42 | 23 | 9 | 10 | 63 | 43 | 20 | 78 |
| 3 | Woking | 42 | 22 | 8 | 12 | 72 | 46 | 26 | 74 |
| 4 | Rushden & Diamonds | 42 | 23 | 5 | 14 | 79 | 57 | 22 | 74 |
| 5 | Morecambe | 42 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 77 | 64 | 13 | 73 |
| 6 | Hereford United | 42 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 56 | 49 | 7 | 67 |
| 7 | Hednesford Town | 42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 59 | 50 | 9 | 66 |
| 8 | Slough Town | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 58 | 49 | 9 | 64 |
| 9 | Northwich Victoria | 42 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 63 | 59 | -4 | 60 |
| 10 | Welling United | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 64 | 62 | 2 | 60 |
| 11 | Yeovil Town | 42 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 73 | 63 | 10 | 59 |
| 12 | Hayes | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 62 | 52 | 10 | 58 |
| 13 | Dover Athletic | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 60 | 70 | -10 | 55 |
| 14 | Kettering Town | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 53 | 60 | -7 | 52 |
| 15 | Stevenage Borough | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 59 | 63 | -4 | 51 |
| 16 | Southport | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 56 | 58 | -2 | 50 |
| 17 | Kidderminster Harriers | 42 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 56 | 63 | -7 | 47 |
| 18 | Farnborough | 42 | 12 | 8 | 22 | 56 | 70 | -14 | 44 |
| 19 | Leek Town | 42 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 52 | 67 | -15 | 44 |
| 20 | Telford United | 42 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 53 | 76 | -23 | 42 |
| 21 | Gateshead | 42 | 8 | 11 | 23 | 51 | 87 | -36 | 35 |
| 22 | Stalybridge Celtic | 42 | 7 | 8 | 27 | 48 | 93 | -45 | 29 |
