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EVERTON: SEASON RECORD, 1997-98

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FA Carling Premiership  FA Cup  Coca-Cola Cup  Friendlies 
Season Progress Appearances Goalscorers Final Table

Hypertext links lead to full match details and a compilation of match reports, including all Premiership results and League Tables after each set of matches.   

FA CARLING PREMIERSHIP 1997-98

 
Day Date    Ven  Opponents          KO/Res  Pos   Att    Scorers                               
 
Sat Aug  9  (h) Crystal Palace       L 1-2  15th  35,716  Ferguson 
Sat Aug 23  (h) West Ham United      W 2-1  11th  34,356  Watson, Stuart
Wed Aug 27  (h) Manchester United TV L 0-2  15th  40,079  
Mon Sep  1  (a) Bolton Wanderers  TV D 0-0  14th  23,131                             
Sat Sep 13  (a) Derby County         L 1-3  18th  27,828  Stuart
Sat Sep 20  (h) Barnsley             W 4-2  13th  32,659  Speed 2, Oster, Cadamarteri
Wed Sep 24  (a) Newcastle United     L 0-1  16th  36,705
Sat Sep 27  (h) Arsenal              D 2-2  16th  35,457  Ball, Cadamarteri
Sat Oct  4  (a) Sheffield Wednesday  L 1-3  18th  24,486  Cadamarteri
Sat Oct 18  (h) Liverpool         TV W 2-0  16th  40,112  Ruddock (og), Cadamarteri
Sat Oct 25  (a) Coventry City        D 0-0  16th  18,760
Sun Nov  2  (h) Southampton       TV L 0-2  17th  29,565
Sat Nov  8  (a) Blackburn Rovers     L 2-3  17th  25,357  Speed, Ferguson
Sat Nov 22  (a) Aston Villa          L 1-2  20th  36,389  Speed (pen)
Wed Nov 26  (a) Chelsea              L 0-2  20th  34,148
Sat Nov 29  (h) Tottenham Hotspur    L 0-2  20th  36,476
Sat Dec  6  (a) Leeds United         D 0-0  19th  34,869
Sat Dec 13  (h) Wimbledon            D 0-0  19th  28,533
Sat Dec 20  (a) Leicester City       W 1-0  19th  20,628  Speed (pen)
Fri Dec 26  (a) Manchester United    L 0-2  19th  55,167
Sun Dec 28  (h) Bolton Wanderers     W 3-2  18th  37,149  Ferguson (3)
Sat Jan 10  (a) Crystal Palace       W 3-1  15th  23,311  Barmby, Ferguson, Madar
Sun Jan 18  (h) Chelsea           TV W 3-1  13th  32,355  Speed, Ferguson, Duberry (og)
Sat Jan 31  (a) West Ham United      D 2-2  14th  25,909  Barmby, Madar
Sat Feb  7  (a) Barnsley             D 2-2  15th  18,672  Ferguson, Grant
Sat Feb 14  (h) Derby County         L 1-2  16th  34,786  Thomsen
Mon Feb 23  (a) Liverpool         TV D 1-1  16th  44,501  Ferguson
Sat Feb 28  (h) Newcastle United     D 0-0  16th  37,972  
Sat Mar  7  (a) Southampton          L 1-2  16th  15,102  Tiler
Sat Mar 14  (h) Blackburn Rovers     W 1-0  16th  33,423  Madar
Sat Mar 28  (h) Aston Villa          L 1-4  17th  36,471  Madar
Sat Apr  4  (a) Tottenham Hotspur TV D 1-1  17th  35,624  Madar
Sat Apr 11  (h) Leeds United         W 2-0  15th  37,099  Hutchison, Ferguson
Mon Apr 13  (a) Wimbledon            D 0-0  16th  15,131 
Sat Apr 18  (h) Leicester City       D 1-1  16th  33,642  Madar
Sat Apr 25  (h) Sheffield Wednesday  L 1-3  17th  35,497  Ferguson
Sun May  3  (a) Arsenal           TV L 0-4  18th  38,269
Sun May 10  (h) Coventry City     TV D 1-1  17th  40,109  Farrelly


FINAL LEAGUE POSITION: 17th in the Premiership  Link to Final League Table

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Day  Date  Rnd Ven Opponents         Result   Att    Scorers             

Sun Jan  4 3rd (h) Newcastle United   L 0-1  20,885
 

COCA-COLA CUP 1997-98

 
Day  Date  Rnd Ven Opponents         Result   Att    Scorers                              

Tue Sep 16 2/1 (a) Scunthorpe United  W 1-0   7,145  Farrelly 
Wed Oct  1 2/2 (h) Scunthorpe United  W 5-0  11,562  Stuart, Oster, Barmby 2, Cadamarteri
Wed Oct 15 3rd (a) Coventry City      L 1-4  10,087  Barmby                  
         

PRE-SEASON & OTHER FRIENDLIES - 1997-98

 
Day  Date  Ven Opponents             Result   Att    Scorers                               

Wed 16 Jul (h) Glasgow Rangers       W 3-2  24,004  Branch, Stuart, Barmby - Dave Watson Testimonial 
Sat 19 Jul (a) Tranmere Rovers       L 0-3   7,684
Tue 22 Jul (a) Stoke City            W 2-0   9,210  Stuart, Barmby - Ian Cranson Testimonial     

UMBRO CUP

Sat 26 Jul (h) Ajax Amsterdam     TV W 1-0  15,249  Speed 
Also: Chelsea 1-1 Newcastle Utd -- Chelsea Win 3-1 on Penalties Sun 27 Jul (h) Chelsea TV L 1-3 10,289 Ferguson -- Umbro Cup Final Also: Newcastle United 0-3 Ajax -- 3rd Place Playoff

Tue 29 Jul (a) Guernsey Select       W 6-0  ~3,000  Stuart 2, McCann 2, Ferguson, Thomsen
Fri 1 Aug (a) Bristol City W 3-0 7,677 Farrelly, Stuart, Barmby Tue 19 Aug (a) Sheffield United W 4-0 5,645 Ferguson, Barmby 2, Branch Sun 7 Sep (a) Panathinaikos L 1-4 ~10,000 Branch Fri 23 Jan (a) Yeovil Town W 3-0 4,015 Speed 2 (1 pen), Barmby

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