1997–98 Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. season

The 1997–98 season was the 99th season of competitive league football in the history of English football club Wolverhampton Wanderers. They played the season in the second tier of the English football system, the Football League First Division.

Wolverhampton Wanderers
1997–98 season
ChairmanJonathan Hayward,
then Sir Jack Hayward (from 7 September)
ManagerMark McGhee
Football League First Division9th
FA CupSemi-finals
League Cup3rd round
Top goalscorerLeague: Robbie Keane (11)
All: Dougie Freedman (13)
Highest home attendance28,244 (vs West Brom, 31 January 1998)
Lowest home attendance17,862 (vs Fulham,
24 September 1997)
Average home league attendance23,277 (league only)

The team finished in ninth position in the league, failing to mount a serious promotion challenge after having finished third in the previous campaign. They did, however, reach the semi-finals of the FA Cup for the first time in nineteen years, where they lost to eventual double winners Arsenal.

Results

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Football League First Division

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A total of 24 teams competed in the Football League First Division in the 1997–98 season. Each team played every other team twice: once at their stadium, and once at the opposition's. Three points were awarded to teams for each win, one point per draw, and none for defeats. Teams finishing level on points were firstly divided by the number of goals scored rather than goal difference.

The provisional fixture list was released on 16 June 1997, but was subject to change in the event of matches being selected for television coverage or police concerns.[1]

9 August 1997 1 Norwich City 0–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Norwich
15:00 GMT Report Keane   34', 64' Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 17,230 (1,676 away)
Referee: Mike Bailey
16 August 1997 2 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–0 Sheffield United Wolverhampton
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 23,102 (1,160 away)
Referee: Paul Danson
24 August 1997 3 West Bromwich Albion 1–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers West Bromwich
13:00 BST Curle   16' (o.g.) Report Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 21,511 (5,030 away)
Referee: Terry Heilbron
30 August 1997 4 Wolverhampton Wanderers 4–2 Bury Wolverhampton
15:00 BST Keane   5', 86'
Bull   42', 51'
Report Battersby   19'
Johnson   61'
Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 21,141 (803 away)
Referee: George Cain
3 September 1997 5 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–1 Port Vale Wolverhampton
19:45 BST Bull   74' Report Foyle   82' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 21,524 (983 away)
Referee: Andy Butler
7 September 1997 6 Oxford United 3–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Oxford
13:00 BST Beauchamp   17', 71'
Ford   23'
Report Stadium: Manor Ground
Attendance: 6,921 (1,900 away)
Referee: Clive Wilkes
13 September 1997 7 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–1 Charlton Athletic Wolverhampton
15:00 BST Bull   9', 35'
Froggatt   26'
Report Chapple   72' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 22,683 (1,179 away)
Referee: Kevin Lynch
20 September 1997 8 Sunderland 1–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Sunderland
15:00 BST Smith   17' Report Melville   34' (o.g.) Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 30,682 (3,398 away)
Referee: William Burns
27 September 1997 9 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–1 Huddersfield Town Wolverhampton
15:00 BST Bull   1' Report Stewart   32' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 21,723 (773 away)
Referee: Rob Harris
4 October 1997 10 Bradford City 2–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Bradford
15:00 BST Steiner   34'
Kulcsar   40'
Report Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 15,236 (1,800 away)
Referee: Graham Laws
12 October 1997 11 Birmingham City 1–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Birmingham
16:00 BST Marsden   8' Report Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 17,822 (1,736 away)
Referee: Mike Brandwood
18 October 1997 12 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–1 Swindon Town Wolverhampton
15:00 BST Freedman   12'
Curle   78'
Simpson   80'
Report Hay   24' (pen.) Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 21,794 (1,146 away)
Referee: Chris Foy
22 October 1997 13 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–1 Tranmere Rovers Wolverhampton
19:45 BST Robinson   15'
Freedman   16'
Report Jones   65' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 20,841 (690 away)
Referee: Eddie Lomas
25 October 1997 14 Stockport County 1–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Stockport
15:00 BST Cook   20' Report Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 9,804 (1,999 away)
Referee: Roy Pearson
1 November 1997 15 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–0 Middlesbrough Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Keane   82' Report Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 26,896 (2,922 away)
Referee: Mike Pierce
4 November 1997 16 Crewe Alexandra 0–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Crewe
19:45 GMT Report Freedman   14'
Muscat   63'
Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 5,743 (950 away)
Referee: Andy D'Urso
8 November 1997 17 Stoke City 3–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 GMT Kavanagh   8', 23' (pen.)
Forsyth   60'
Report Stadium: Britannia Stadium
Attendance: 18,490 (5,000 away)
Referee: Eddie Wolstenholme
15 November 1997 18 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–1 Ipswich Town Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Keane   27' Report Tanner   36'
Johnson   44'
Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 21,937 (862 away)
Referee: John Kirkby
29 November 1997 19 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–2 Queens Park Rangers Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Osborn   44'
Goodman   67', 77'
Report Sheron   61'
Peacock   85'
Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 23,645 (1,338 away)
Referee: Brian Coddington
6 December 1997 20 Manchester City 0–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Manchester
15:00 GMT Report Symons   42' (o.g.) Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 28,999 (2,024 away)
Referee: Clive Wilkes
9 December 1997 21 Portsmouth 3–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Portsmouth
19:45 GMT Durnin   14', 47'
Hillier   74'
Report Curle   42'
Westwood   76'
Froggatt   87'
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 8,042 (788 away)
Referee: Steve Dorr
14 December 1997 22 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–1 Nottingham Forest Wolverhampton
13:00 GMT Freedman   20'
Robinson   66'
Report Johnson   84' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 24,635 (3,018 away)
Referee: Mike Bailey
20 December 1997 23 Reading 0–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Reading
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Elm Park
Attendance: 11,715 (1,459 away)
Referee: Steve Bennett
26 December 1997 24 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–0 Oxford United Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Goodman   19' Report Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 26,238 (1,024 away)
Referee: Phil Richards
28 December 1997 25 Port Vale 0–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Burslem
15:00 GMT Report Muscat   45'
Freedman   87'
Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 10,898 (2,177 away)
Referee: Paul Taylor
10 January 1998 26 Wolverhampton Wanderers 5–0 Norwich City Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Keane   22'
Goodman   24'
Freedman   43', 45', 77'
Report Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 23,703 (1,163 away)
Referee: David Pugh
17 January 1998 27 Sheffield United 1–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Sheffield
15:00 GMT Marcelo   39' Report Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 22,144 (1,933 away)
Referee: William Burns
27 January 1998 28 Bury 1–3 Wolverhampton Wanderers Bury
19:45 GMT Battersby   43' Report Keane   22'
Simpson   55', 62'
Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 6,134 (1,326 away)
Referee: Kevin Lynch
31 January 1998 29 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–1 West Bromwich Albion Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Report Hunt   72' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 28,244 (3,200 away)
Referee: Scott Mathieson
7 February 1998 30 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–1 Sunderland Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Report Ball   88' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 27,502 (3,178 away)
Referee: Rob Harris
18 February 1998 31 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–1 Bradford City Wolverhampton
19:45 GMT Robinson   43'
Bull   89'
Report Blake   58' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 21,510 (821 away)
Referee: Andy D'Urso
21 February 1998 32 Huddersfield Town 1–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Huddersfield
15:00 GMT Dyson   90' Report Stadium: McAlpine Stadium
Attendance: 12,663 (2,323 away)
Referee: Roy Pearson
28 February 1998 33 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–3 Birmingham City Wolverhampton
13:00 GMT Freedman   13' Report Ndlovu   35' (pen.), 77'
Adebola   71'
Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 25,591 (3,195 away)
Referee: George Cain
4 March 1998 34 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–1 Stoke City Wolverhampton
19:45 GMT Freedman   22' Report Crowe   89' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 21,058 (918 away)
Referee: Eddie Wolstenholme
14 March 1998 35 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–0 Crewe Alexandra Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Keane   35' Report Smith   67' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 24,272 (1,423 away)
Referee: Graham Frankland
18 March 1998 36 Swindon Town 0–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Swindon
19:45 GMT Report Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 7,770 (1,380 away)
Referee: Anthony Leake
21 March 1998 37 Ipswich Town 3–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Ipswich
15:00 GMT Johnson   3'
Holland   57'
Scowcroft   74'
Report Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 21,510 (1,039 away)
Referee: Barry Knight
29 March 1998 38 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–0 Portsmouth Wolverhampton
12:05 BST Goodman   44'
Osborn   90+2'
Report Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 20,718 (982 away)
Referee: Trevor Jones
1 April 1998 39 Queens Park Rangers 0–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers London
19:45 BST Report Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 12,337 (1,168 away)
Referee: John Kirkby
7 April 1998 40 Charlton Athletic 1–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers London
19:45 BST Mendonca   8' Report Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 13,743 (1,283 away)
Referee: Frazier Stretton
11 April 1998 41 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–2 Manchester City Wolverhampton
15:00 BST Margetson   34' (o.g.)
Simpson   85'
Report Pollock   13'
Horlock   63'
Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 24,458 (3,194 away)
Referee: Mark Halsey
13 April 1998 42 Nottingham Forest 3–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Nottingham
12:05 BST Johnson   32'
van Hooijdonk   39'
Campbell   90+1'
Report Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 22,863 (1,483 away)
Referee: Phil Richards
18 April 1998 43 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–1 Reading Wolverhampton
15:00 BST Muscat   9'
Goodman   69', 90'
Report Brayson   44' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 19,785 (1,415 away)
Referee: Terry Heilbron
25 April 1998 44 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–4 Stockport County Wolverhampton
15:00 BST Keane   5', 59'   73'
Atkins   45'
Report Cooper   40' (pen.), 83' (pen.)
Byrne   57', 86'
Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 22,452 (702 away)
Referee: Roger Furnandiz
29 April 1998 45 Middlesbrough 1–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Middlesbrough
19:45 BST Ricard   12' Report Atkins   10' Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 29,878 (1,569 away)
Referee: Mike Bailey
3 May 1998 46 Tranmere Rovers 2–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Birkenhead
13:30 BST Aldridge   34' (pen.), 75' Report Goodman   51' Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 11,144 (976 away)
Referee: Kevin Lynch

Final table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
6 Sheffield United 46 19 17 10 69 54 +15 74
7 Birmingham City 46 19 17 10 60 35 +25 74
8 Stockport County 46 19 8 19 71 69 0+2 65
9 Wolverhampton Wanderers 46 18 11 17 57 53 0+4 65
10 West Bromwich Albion 46 16 13 17 50 56 0−6 61

Source: Statto.com

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
46 18 11 17 57 53  +4 65 13 6 4 42 25  +17 5 5 13 15 28  −13

Source: Statto.com

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
ResultWDLWDLWDDLLWWLWWLDWWLWDWWWLWLLWLLDWDLWDLDLWLDL
Position1511879691113151281196899999876666666699888888888889
Source: Statto.com
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

FA Cup

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14 January 1998 R3 Darlington 0–4 Wolverhampton Wanderers Darlington
19:45 GMT Report Freedman   18'
Paatelainen   66', 90'
Ferguson   90'
Stadium: Feethams
Attendance: 5,018 (833 away)
Referee: George Cain
24 January 1998 R4 Charlton Athletic 1–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers London
15:00 GMT Jones   64' Report Richards   47' Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 15,540 (2,346 away)
Referee: Graham Poll
3 February 1998 R4 rep. Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–0 Charlton Athletic Wolverhampton
19:45 GMT Curle   29' (pen.)
Naylor   48'
Paatelainen   65'
Report Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 20,429 (818 away)
Referee: Graham Poll
14 February 1998 R5 Wimbledon 1–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers London
15:00 GMT Euell   14' Report Paatelainen   67' Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 15,322 (2,765 away)
Referee: Uriah Rennie
25 February 1998 R5 rep. Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–1 Wimbledon Wolverhampton
19:45 GMT Robinson   63'
Freedman   85'
Report Jones   48' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 25,112 (961 away)
Referee: Uriah Rennie
7 March 1998 QF Leeds United 0–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Leeds
15:00 GMT Hasselbaink   88' Report Goodman   82' Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 39,902 (3,300 away)
Referee: Paul Durkin
5 April 1998 SF Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–1 Arsenal Birmingham
12:00 BST Report Wreh   12' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 39,372 (20,465 Wolves)
Referee: Stephen Lodge

League Cup

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12 August 1997 R1.1 Queens Park Rangers 0–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers London
19:45 BST Report Froggatt   13'
Paatelainen   86'
Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 8,355 (1,272 away)
Referee: Andy D'Urso
27 August 1997 R1.2 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–2
(3–2 agg.)
Queens Park Rangers Wolverhampton
19:45 BST Ferguson   62' (pen.) Report Peacock   36'
Murray   66'
Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 18,398 (624 away)
Referee: John Kirkby
16 September 1997 R2.1 Fulham 0–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers London
19:45 BST Sanjuán   34' Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 5,933 (943 away)
24 September 1997 R2.2 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–0
(2–0 agg.)
Fulham Wolverhampton
19:45 BST Goodman   89' Report Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 17,862 (582 away)
Referee: Scott Mathieson
14 October 1997 R3 Reading 4–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Reading
19:45 BST Williams   33' (o.g.)
Parkinson   34'
Meaker   46'
McPherson   54'
Report Bull   44', 57' Stadium: Elm Park
Attendance: 11,080 (1,368 away)
Referee: Clive Wilkes

Players

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Key:
  ‡ On loan from another club   * First appearance(s) for the club

Correct as of end of season. Starting appearances are listed first, followed by substitute appearances in parentheses where applicable.

PosNamePGPGPGPG     Notes
League FA CupLeague CupTotalDiscipline
GK   Justin Bray 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
GK   Matt Murray 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
GK   Hans Segers 11 0 2 0 0 0 13 0 0 0
GK   Mike Stowell 35 0 5 0 5 0 45 0 0 0
DF   Simon Coleman 3(1) 0 0 0 0 0 3(1) 0 0 0
DF   Keith Curle (c) 40 1 7 1 0 0 47 2 0 0
DF   Ryan Green 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF   Dariusz Kubicki ¤ 12 0 0 0 4 0 16 0 2 0
DF   Kevin Muscat 22(2) 3 5 0 0 0 27(2) 3 9 0
DF   Lee Naylor 14(2) 0 4 1 1 0 19(2) 1 1 0
DF   Dean Richards 13 0 7 1 0 0 20 1 1 0
DF   Jamie Smith 11 0 0 0 5 0 16 0 0 0
DF   Chris Westwood 3(1) 1 0 0 1(1) 0 4(2) 1 1 0
DF   Ady Williams 20 0 2(2) 0 2 0 24(2) 0 3 0
DF   Stephen Wright 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0
MF   Mark Atkins 30(4) 2 4(1) 0 5 0 39(5) 2 3 0
MF   Steve Corica 0(1) 0 0 0 0 0 0(1) 0 0 0
MF   Tony Daley 0(2) 0 0(1) 0 0 0 0(3) 0 0 0
MF   Isidro Díaz 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
MF   Neil Emblen 6(1) 0 0 0 0 0 6(1) 0 1 0
MF   Darren Ferguson 22(4) 0 2 1 5 1 29(4) 2 8 0
MF   Steve Froggatt 31(2) 2 3 0 3 1 37(2) 3 4 0
MF   Michael Gilkes 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0
MF   Simon Osborn 23(1) 2 3 0 0 0 26(1) 2 3 1
MF   Carl Robinson 27(5) 3 7 1 4 0 38(5) 4 7 0
MF   Steve Sedgley 18(1) 0 6 0 2 0 26(1) 0 4 2
MF   Jesús García Sanjuán 4 0 0 0 2(1) 1 6(1) 1 1 0
MF   Paul Simpson 23(5) 4 2(2) 0 0 0 25(7) 4 0 1
MF   Robbie Slater 4(2) 0 0(1) 0 0 0 4(3) 0 0 0
MF   Jermaine Wright 0(4) 0 0 0 0 0 0(4) 0 0 0
FW   Steve Bull 24(7) 7 1(2) 0 5 2 30(9) 9 2 1
FW   Steve Claridge 4(1) 0 1 0 0 0 5(1) 0 0 0
FW   Glen Crowe ¤ 0(2) 0 0 0 0 0 0(2) 0 0 0
FW   Dominic Foley ¤ 1(4) 0 0 0 0(2) 0 1(6) 0 0 0
FW   Dougie Freedman 25(4) 10 5(1) 2 0 0 30(5) 12 8 0
FW   Don Goodman 29(1) 8 6 1 2(1) 1 37(2) 10 4 0
FW   Mark Jones 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW   Robbie Keane 34(4) 11 1(2) 0 3(1) 0 38(7) 11 2 0
FW   Richard Leadbeater 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW   Mixu Paatelainen 10(13) 0 4(1) 4 4(1) 1 18(15) 5 6 0
FW   Jason Roberts ¤ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Transfers

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Date Player From Fee
11 July 1997   Steve Sedgley Ipswich Town £350,000[2]
6 August 1997   Dariusz Kubicki Sunderland Free[3]
6 August 1997   Mixu Paatelainen Bolton Wanderers £250,000[3]
1 September 1997   Isidro Díaz Unattached Free
5 September 1997   Hans Segers Unattached Free[4]
12 September 1997   Jason Roberts Hayes £250,000[5]
21 October 1997   Dougie Freedman Crystal Palace £800,000[6]
21 October 1997   Kevin Muscat Crystal Palace £200,000[6]
11 November 1997   Paul Simpson Derby County £75,000[7]
25 March 1998   Neil Emblen Crystal Palace Undisclosed[8]
25 March 1998   Robbie Slater Southampton £50,000[8]
26 March 1998   Steve Claridge Leicester City £350,000[9]
Date Player To Fee
June 1997   Robbie Dennison Released Free[10]
June 1997   Brian Law Released Free[10]
June 1997   Dennis Pearce Released Free[10]
June 1997   Serge Romano Released Free[10]
June 1997   Geoff Thomas Released Free[10]
June 1997   Andy Thompson Released Free[10]
June 1997   Eric Young Released Free[10]
7 July 1997   Iwan Roberts Norwich City £850,000[11]
11 July 1997   Mark Venus Ipswich Town £150,000[2]
13 August 1997   Neil Emblen Crystal Palace £1.8 million[12]
30 September 1997   Isidro Díaz Released Free
21 October 1997   Jamie Smith Crystal Palace £1 million[6]
19 February 1998   Jermaine Wright Crewe Alexandra £25,000[13]

Loans in

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Start date Player From End date
2 September 1997   Simon Coleman Bolton Wanderers 2 October 1997[14]
15 September 1997   Jesús García Sanjuán   Real Zaragoza 15 December 1997[15]
10 October 1997   Paul Simpson Derby County 10 November 1997[16]
17 October 1997   Dougie Freedman Crystal Palace 20 October 1997[17]
19 March 1998   Stephen Wright   Rangers End of season[18]

Loans out

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Start date Player To End date
24 October 1997   Glen Crowe Cardiff City 9 December 1997
December 1997   Jason Roberts Torquay United 5 March 1998
24 February 1998   Dominic Foley Watford End of season[19]
4 March 1998   Dariusz Kubicki Tranmere Rovers End of season[20]
25 March 1998   Jason Roberts Bristol City End of season[8]

The season retained the home kit of the previous year: a "wolf head" design created using their traditional gold and black colours. A new away kit comprising a white away shirt with a dark green collar and dark green shorts was introduced. Both were manufactured by Puma and sponsored by Goodyear.

References

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  2. ^ a b "Sedge swoop". The Mirror. 12 July 1997.
  3. ^ a b "Bargain hunter McGhee". The Mirror. 7 August 1997.
  4. ^ "Magilton makes the switch to Wednesday". The Independent. 6 September 1997. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022.
  5. ^ "Celtic capture £1.5m Rieper". The Independent. 13 September 1997. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022.
  6. ^ a b c "Sporting Digest". The Independent. 22 October 1997. Archived from the original on 25 January 2013.
  7. ^ "Kirk out for month". The News Letter. 6 November 1997. Archived from the original on 11 June 2014.
  8. ^ a b c "McGhee is halfway to clinching four-timer". Birmingham Post. 26 March 1998.
  9. ^ "Claridge signs for Wolves". Birmingham Evening Mail. 26 March 1998. Archived from the original on 11 June 2014.
  10. ^ a b c d e f g "Cooper's blunder". The Independent. 18 May 1997. Archived from the original on 25 January 2013.
  11. ^ "Football". The Independent. 8 July 1997. Archived from the original on 25 January 2013.
  12. ^ "Coppell chases Pearce". The Mirror. 14 August 1997.
  13. ^ "Ablett gets thumbs up for clash with Blades". Birmingham Post. 20 February 1998.
  14. ^ "The good, the bad and the very bad - Wolves loanees over the years".
  15. ^ "Barnet secure sponsorship deal with Loaded magazine". The Independent. 16 September 1997. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022.
  16. ^ "No punishment for O'Neill". The Independent. 11 October 1997. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022.
  17. ^ "McGhee surviving on borrowed time and players". The Independent. 18 October 1997. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022.
  18. ^ "McGhee to cast net in last throw of the dice". Birmingham Post. 20 March 1998.
  19. ^ "Candid Curle leaves Wolves no room for manoeuvre". Birmingham Post. 25 February 1998.
  20. ^ "Equation is simple one as Wolves lick wounds". Birmingham Post. 4 March 1998.