Derby County began life at their new stadium by progressing further on the previous season's solid 12th-place finish. Jim Smith's team emerged as surprise contenders for a UEFA Cup place, and European qualification (for the first time in over 20 years) was still a possibility on the final day of the season. But results didn't go Derby's way, and that final European place went to Aston Villa.
The end-of-season arrival of Argentine defender Horacio Carbonari gave Derby fans fresh hope of challenging for a place in Europe.
^Carsley was born in Birmingham, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his grandmother and represented them at U-21 and B level before making his international debut for Ireland in October 1997.
^Burton was born in Reading, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for Jamaica in September 1997.
^Trollope was born in Swindon, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and made his international debut for Wales in May 1997.
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The 1997 98 English football season was Derby County s second consecutive season in the FA Premier League known as the FA Carling Premiership for sponsorship reasons Derby County1997 98 seasonChairmanLionel PickeringManagerJim SmithStadiumPride ParkPremiership9thFA CupFourth roundLeague CupFourth roundTop goalscorerLeague Paulo Wanchope 13 All Paulo Wanchope 17 Highest home attendance30 492 vs Liverpool 10 May 1998 Lowest home attendance25 625 vs Southampton 27 September 1997 Average home league attendance29 105 1996 971998 99 Contents 1 Season summary 2 Final league table 3 Results 3 1 Legend 3 2 FA Premier League 3 3 FA Cup 3 4 League Cup 4 First team squad 4 1 Left club during season 4 2 Reserve squad 5 Transfers 5 1 In 5 2 Out 6 Notes 7 ReferencesSeason summary EditDerby County began life at their new stadium by progressing further on the previous season s solid 12th place finish Jim Smith s team emerged as surprise contenders for a UEFA Cup place and European qualification for the first time in over 20 years was still a possibility on the final day of the season But results didn t go Derby s way and that final European place went to Aston Villa The end of season arrival of Argentine defender Horacio Carbonari gave Derby fans fresh hope of challenging for a place in Europe Final league table EditMain article 1997 98 FA Premier League Pos Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation7 Aston Villa 38 17 6 15 49 48 1 57 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round a 8 West Ham United 38 16 8 14 56 57 1 569 Derby County 38 16 7 15 52 49 3 5510 Leicester City 38 13 14 11 51 41 10 5311 Coventry City 38 12 16 10 46 44 2 52Source Premier LeagueRules for classification 1 points 2 goal difference 3 number of goals scored Notes Aston Villa was rewarded entry to the UEFA Cup through UEFA Fair Play ranking Results summaryOverall Home Away Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD38 16 7 15 52 49 3 55 12 3 4 33 18 15 4 4 11 19 31 12Source 1997 98 FA Premier League table Results by roundRound1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738GroundAAHHAAHAHHAHAHAHAAHHAHAHHAAHHAHAHAHAAHResultLLWWLWWWDDLWLWLWDDDWLWDWLWLWLLLDWLLLWWPosition1918161015128676768587777776666666778979101099Source 11v11 com 1997 98 Derby County resultsA Away H Home W Win D Draw L LossResults EditDerby County s score comes first 1 Legend Edit Win Draw LossFA Premier League Edit Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers9 August 1997 Blackburn Rovers A 0 1 23 55723 August 1997 Tottenham Hotspur A 0 1 25 88630 August 1997 Barnsley H 1 0 27 232 Eranio pen 13 September 1997 Everton H 3 1 27 828 Hunt C Powell Sturridge20 September 1997 Aston Villa A 1 2 35 444 Baiano24 September 1997 Sheffield Wednesday A 5 2 22 391 Baiano 2 Laursen Wanchope Burton27 September 1997 Southampton H 4 0 25 625 Eranio Wanchope Baiano Sturridge6 October 1997 Leicester City A 2 1 19 585 Baiano 2 18 October 1997 Manchester United H 2 2 30 014 Baiano Wanchope22 October 1997 Wimbledon H 1 1 28 595 Baiano25 October 1997 Liverpool A 0 4 38 0171 November 1997 Arsenal H 3 0 30 004 Wanchope 2 Sturridge8 November 1997 Leeds United A 3 4 33 572 Sturridge 2 Asanovic22 November 1997 Coventry City H 3 1 29 351 Baiano Eranio pen Wanchope29 November 1997 Chelsea A 0 4 34 5446 December 1997 West Ham United H 2 0 29 300 Miklosko own goal Sturridge14 December 1997 Bolton Wanderers A 3 3 23 037 Eranio Baiano 2 17 December 1997 Newcastle United A 0 0 36 28920 December 1997 Crystal Palace H 0 0 26 59026 December 1997 Newcastle United H 1 0 30 232 Eranio pen 28 December 1997 Barnsley A 0 1 18 68611 January 1998 Blackburn Rovers H 3 1 27 823 Sturridge 2 Wanchope17 January 1998 Wimbledon A 0 0 13 03131 January 1998 Tottenham Hotspur H 2 1 30 187 Sturridge Wanchope7 February 1998 Aston Villa H 0 1 30 25114 February 1998 Everton A 2 1 34 876 Stimac Wanchope21 February 1998 Manchester United A 0 2 55 17028 February 1998 Sheffield Wednesday H 3 0 30 203 Wanchope 2 Rowett15 March 1998 Leeds United H 0 5 30 21728 March 1998 Coventry City A 0 1 18 7055 April 1998 Chelsea H 0 1 30 06211 April 1998 West Ham United A 0 0 25 15513 April 1998 Bolton Wanderers H 4 0 29 126 Wanchope Burton 2 Baiano18 April 1998 Crystal Palace A 1 3 18 101 Bohinen26 April 1998 Leicester City H 0 4 29 85529 April 1998 Arsenal A 0 1 38 1212 May 1998 Southampton A 2 0 15 202 Dailly Sturridge10 May 1998 Liverpool H 1 0 30 492 WanchopeFA Cup Edit Main article 1997 98 FA Cup Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance GoalscorersR3 3 January 1998 Southampton H 2 0 27 992 Baiano C PowellR4 24 January 1998 Coventry City A 0 2 22 824League Cup Edit Main article 1997 98 Football League Cup Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance GoalscorersR2 1st Leg 16 September 1997 Southend United A 1 0 4 011 WanchopeR2 2nd Leg 1 October 1997 Southend United H 5 0 18 490 Rowett 2 Wanchope Sturridge TrollopeR3 15 October 1997 Tottenham Hotspur A 2 1 20 390 Wanchope 2 R4 18 November 1997 Newcastle United H 0 1 27 364First team squad EditSquad at end of season 2 3 Note Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non FIFA nationality No Pos Nation Player1 GK nbsp ENG Russell Hoult2 DF nbsp ENG Gary Rowett3 DF nbsp ENG Chris Powell4 MF nbsp JAM Darryl Powell a 5 DF nbsp ENG Dean Yates6 MF nbsp CRO Igor Stimac captain 7 MF nbsp NED Robin van der Laan8 FW nbsp ENG Dean Sturridge9 FW nbsp CRC Paulo Wanchope10 MF nbsp IRL Rory Delap b 11 FW nbsp NED Ron Willems14 MF nbsp NOR Lars Bohinen15 MF nbsp ENG Marc Bridge Wilkinson No Pos Nation Player16 DF nbsp DEN Jacob Laursen18 MF nbsp IRL Lee Carsley c 19 DF nbsp ENG Steve Elliott20 MF nbsp ITA Stefano Eranio21 GK nbsp EST Mart Poom22 DF nbsp SCO Christian Dailly23 DF nbsp CRC Mauricio Solis24 FW nbsp JAM Deon Burton d 25 DF nbsp ENG Rob Kozluk26 MF nbsp ENG Jonathan Hunt27 FW nbsp ITA Francesco Baiano28 DF nbsp ENG Craig Smith29 GK nbsp ENG Richard KnightLeft club during season Edit Note Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non FIFA nationality No Pos Nation Player10 MF nbsp CRO Aljosa Asanovic to Napoli 12 FW nbsp ENG Ashley Ward to Barnsley 14 MF nbsp ENG Paul Simpson to Wolves 15 MF nbsp WAL Paul Trollope e to Fulham No Pos Nation Player17 DF nbsp ENG Matt Carbon to West Bromwich Albion 19 MF nbsp ENG Sean Flynn to West Bromwich Albion 28 DF nbsp ENG Wayne Sutton to Woking FW nbsp ENG Nick Wright to Carlisle United Reserve squad Edit Note Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non FIFA nationality No Pos Nation Player DF nbsp ENG Chris Boden DF nbsp ENG Andrew Tretton No Pos Nation Player MF nbsp CRC Mauricio SolisTransfers EditIn Edit Date Pos Name From Fee20 May 1997 MF Stefano Eranio Milan Free transfer1 August 1997 FW Francesco Baiano Fiorentina 650 0006 August 1997 FW Deon Burton Portsmouth 1 000 0006 February 1998 MF Rory Delap Carlisle United 200 00025 March 1998 MF Lars Bohinen Blackburn Rovers 1 450 00023 May 1998 DF Horacio Carbonari Rosario Central 2 700 000Out Edit Date Pos Name To Fee12 June 1997 GK Martin Taylor Wycombe Wanderers Free transfer6 August 1997 MF Sean Flynn West Bromwich Albion 260 0007 August 1997 MF Kevin Cooper Stockport County 150 0004 September 1997 FW Ashley Ward Barnsley 1 300 0001 November 1997 DF Andrew Tretton Chesterfield Non contract11 November 1997 MF Paul Simpson Wolverhampton Wanderers 75 00027 November 1997 MF Paul Trollope Fulham 600 00029 December 1997 MF Aljosa Asanovic Napoli 350 00026 January 1998 DF Matt Carbon West Bromwich Albion 800 00012 February 1998 FW Nick Wright Carlisle United TransferTransfers in nbsp 6 000 000 Transfers out nbsp 3 535 000 Total spending nbsp 2 465 000Notes Edit Powell was born in Lambeth England but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for Jamaica in 1998 Delap was born in Sutton Coldfield England but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his parents and represented them at U 21 level before making his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in March 1998 Carsley was born in Birmingham England but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his grandmother and represented them at U 21 and B level before making his international debut for Ireland in October 1997 Burton was born in Reading England but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for Jamaica in September 1997 Trollope was born in Swindon England but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and made his international debut for Wales in May 1997 References Edit Derby County 1997 1998 Results statto com Archived from the original on 2 December 2013 Retrieved 17 November 2013 FootballSquads Derby County 1997 98 All Derby County players 1998 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index 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