Season summary In the 1997–98 season, their first campaign at their new ground, Sunderland finished third in Division One.[1] After beating Sheffield United in the Football League play-offs semi-final, they reached the final at Wembley with a place in the Premier League at stake. Over 40,000 fans travelled from the North-East to see the game against Charlton Athletic . The match was drawn 4–4 after extra time had been played; Charlton, however, won the game on a penalty shootout , after Michael Gray had his penalty saved by Charlton goalkeeper Saša Ilić .[2]
Final league table
Source:
Statto.com Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference
(C) Champions;
(O) Play-off winners;
(P) Promoted
Results Sunderland's score comes first [3]
Legend
Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers 10 August 1997 Sheffield United A 0–2 17,324 15 August 1997 Manchester City H 3–1 38,827 Quinn , Phillips , Clark 23 August 1997 Port Vale A 1–3 8,290 Phillips 30 August 1997 Norwich City H 0–1 29,204 2 September 1997 Oxford United H 3–1 27,643 Phillips , Beauchamp (own goal), Melville 5 September 1997 Bradford City A 4–0 16,484 Gray , Clark , Phillips , Johnston 14 September 1997 Birmingham City A 1–0 17,478 Gray 20 September 1997 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 1–1 30,682 Smith 28 September 1997 Middlesbrough H 1–2 35,384 Ball 4 October 1997 Reading A 0–4 10,795 18 October 1997 Huddersfield Town H 3–1 24,782 Smith , Bridges , Clark 21 October 1997 Swindon Town H 0–0 27,553 25 October 1997 Stoke City A 2–1 14,587 Clark (2)1 November 1997 Stockport County A 1–1 9,474 Clark 4 November 1997 Charlton Athletic H 0–0 25,455 8 November 1997 Nottingham Forest H 1–1 33,160 Phillips 15 November 1997 Portsmouth A 4–1 10,702 Quinn , Clark , Johnston , Summerbee 22 November 1997 Bury A 1–1 7,790 Phillips 29 November 1997 Tranmere Rovers H 3–0 26,674 Clark (2), Phillips 6 December 1997 Queens Park Rangers A 1–0 15,266 Quinn 13 December 1997 West Bromwich Albion H 2–0 29,231 Phillips , Johnston 20 December 1997 Crewe Alexandra A 3–0 5,404 Phillips , Summerbee , Quinn 26 December 1997 Bradford City H 2–0 40,055 Phillips , Johnston 28 December 1997 Oxford United A 1–1 8,659 Phillips 10 January 1998 Sheffield United H 4–2 36,391 Quinn , Rae , Phillips (2)17 January 1998 Manchester City A 1–0 31,715 Phillips 28 January 1998 Norwich City A 1–2 15,940 Clark 31 January 1998 Port Vale H 4–2 39,258 Johnston , Phillips , Quinn , Carragher (own goal)7 February 1998 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 1–0 27,502 Ball 17 February 1998 Reading H 4–1 40,579 Quinn , Rae , Phillips (2)21 February 1998 Middlesbrough A 1–3 30,227 Clark 24 February 1998 Huddersfield Town A 3–2 14,615 Johnston (3, 1 pen)28 February 1998 Ipswich Town H 2–2 35,114 Williams , Phillips 4 March 1998 Nottingham Forest A 3–0 29,009 Rae , Johnston , Phillips 7 March 1998 Stockport County H 4–1 34,870 Quinn (3), Phillips 10 March 1998 Birmingham City H 1–1 37,602 Johnston 15 March 1998 Charlton Athletic A 1–1 15,355 Phillips 21 March 1998 Portsmouth H 2–1 38,134 Phillips , Johnston 28 March 1998 Bury H 2–1 37,425 Clark , Phillips 3 April 1998 Tranmere Rovers A 2–0 14,116 Phillips , Summerbee 10 April 1998 Queens Park Rangers H 2–2 40,014 Quinn (2)13 April 1998 West Bromwich Albion A 3–3 20,181 Quinn (2), Phillips 18 April 1998 Crewe Alexandra H 2–1 40,441 Ball , Clark 25 April 1998 Stoke City H 3–0 41,214 Williams , Phillips (2)28 April 1998 Ipswich Town A 0–2 20,902 3 May 1998 Swindon Town A 2–1 14,868 Phillips (2)
First Division play-offs
FA Cup
League Cup
Players
First-team squad Squad at end of season [4] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Appearances and goals
References
Notes