Middlesbrough FC stats for the season 1997/1998

Attendances

Average: 28545

Highest: 30228 against Oxford United on Sunday, May 3, 1998

Crowd Chart

Standings

Division One 2
FA Cup Fourth Round
League Cup Runners Up

Division One

P W L D F A
Home: 23 17 2 4 51 11
Away: 23 10 7 6 26 29
Total: 46 27 9 10 77 40

League Cup

P W L D F A
Home: 4 4 0 0 7 1
Away: 4 2 1 0 4 4
Total: 8 6 2 0 11 5

FA Cup

P W L D F A
Home: 2 1 1 0 3 2
Away: 1 0 0 1 2 2
Total: 3 1 1 1 5 4

Squad

Player Position Country
Gary Walsh Goalkeeper England
Andy Dibble Goalkeeper England
Ben Roberts Goalkeeper England
Mark Schwarzer Goalkeeper Australia
Marlon Beresford Goalkeeper England
Gary Pallister Defender England
Gianluca Festa Defender Italy
Vladimir Kinder Defender Slovakia
Nigel Pearson Defender England
Robbie Stockdale Defender Scotland
Steve Vickers Defender England
Clayton Blackmore Defender Wales
Colin Cooper Defender England
Craig Liddle Defender England
Curtis Fleming Defender Ireland
Derek Whyte Defender Scotland
Emmerson Midfielder Brazil
Craig Hignett Midfielder England
Andy Townsend Midfielder Ireland
Steve Baker Midfielder England
Fabinho Midfielder Brazil
Phil Stamp Midfielder England
Robbie Mustoe Midfielder England
Paul Gascoigne Midfielder England
Neil Maddison Midfielder England
Micheal Thomas Midfielder England
Mark Summerbell Midfielder England
Mickel Beck Forward Denmark
Hamilton Ricard Forward Colombia
Juninho Forward Brazil
Marco Branca Forward Italy
Paul Merson Forward England
Jaime Moreno Forward Bolivia
Alan Moore Forward Ireland
Anthony Ormerod Forward England
Alun Armstrong Forward England
Andy Campbell Forward England
Chris Freestone Forward England
Fabrizio Ravanelli Forward Italy

Biggest Wins

Date Opp Venue Comp F A
11-03-98 Swindon Town Home Division One 6 0
13-12-97 Reading Home Division One 4 0
11-04-98 Bury Home Division One 4 0
20-09-97 Birmingham City Home Division One 3 0
21-10-97 Oxford United Away Division One 4 1

Goals

Player League League Cup FA Cup Other Total
Paul Merson 12 3 1 0 16
Mickel Beck 14 1 0 0 15
Craig Hignett 7 3 1 0 11
Marco Branca 9 1 0 0 10
Alun Armstrong 7 0 0 0 7
Robbie Mustoe 3 0 2 0 5
Emmerson 4 0 0 0 4
Neil Maddison 4 0 0 0 4
Anthony Ormerod 3 0 0 0 3
Gianluca Festa 2 0 0 0 2
Andy Campbell 0 1 1 0 2
Hamilton Ricard 2 0 0 0 2
Vladimir Kinder 2 0 0 0 2
Andy Townsend 2 0 0 0 2
Nigel Pearson 2 0 0 0 2
Mark Summerbell 0 1 0 0 1
Curtis Fleming 1 0 0 0 1
Fabrizio Ravanelli 1 0 0 0 1
Chris Freestone 0 1 0 0 1
Jaime Moreno 1 0 0 0 1

Managers

  • Bryan Robson

Appearances

Player League League Cup FA Cup Other Total
Paul Merson 44 7 3 0 54
Andy Townsend 38 6 3 0 47
Gianluca Festa 37 7 2 0 46
Mickel Beck 37 7 1 0 45
Mark Schwarzer 34 7 3 0 44
Steve Vickers 32 6 3 0 41
Craig Hignett 35 5 1 0 41
Robbie Mustoe 30 7 3 0 40
Nigel Pearson 28 4 1 0 33
Vladimir Kinder 26 5 1 0 32
Curtis Fleming 29 3 0 0 32
Neil Maddison 22 4 3 0 29
Emmerson 20 4 0 0 24
Anthony Ormerod 17 3 2 0 22
Andy Campbell 8 5 2 0 15
Marco Branca 11 2 0 0 13
Phil Stamp 10 1 1 0 12
Mark Summerbell 10 1 0 0 11
Hamilton Ricard 9 1 0 0 10
Alun Armstrong 10 0 0 0 10
Steve Baker 5 4 1 0 10
Micheal Thomas 10 0 0 0 10
Derek Whyte 8 1 0 0 9
Paul Gascoigne 7 1 0 0 8
Craig Liddle 6 2 0 0 8
Jaime Moreno 5 1 2 0 8
Ben Roberts 6 1 0 0 7
Alan Moore 4 1 0 0 5
Robbie Stockdale 3 0 1 0 4
Chris Freestone 2 2 0 0 4
Marlon Beresford 3 0 0 0 3
Fabrizio Ravanelli 2 0 0 0 2
Clayton Blackmore 2 0 0 0 2
Fabinho 1 1 0 0 2
Andy Dibble 1 0 0 0 1

Cards

Player Yellows Reds
Emmerson 7 0
Gianluca Festa 7 1
Andy Townsend 7 1
Craig Hignett 6 1
Curtis Fleming 4 0
Mickel Beck 3 0
Vladimir Kinder 3 1
Nigel Pearson 3 0
Paul Merson 2 0
Robbie Mustoe 2 0
Steve Vickers 2 1
Craig Harrison 2 1
Steve Baker 2 0
Micheal Thomas 2 0
Marco Branca 2 0
Clayton Blackmore 1 0
Andy Campbell 1 0
Anthony Ormerod 1 0
Mark Schwarzer 1 0
Derek Whyte 1 0
Mark Summerbell 1 0
Neil Maddison 1 0
Marlon Beresford 1 0
Hamilton Ricard 1 0
Paul Gascoigne 1 0

Best Unbeaten Run (10)

05/11/97 Portsmouth Home Division One Drawn 1 1
08/11/97 Queens Park Rangers Home Division One Won 3 0
15/11/97 Norwich City Away Division One Won 3 1
22/11/97 Swindon Town Away Division One Won 2 1
26/11/97 Nottingham Forest Home Division One Drawn 0 0
29/11/97 West Bromwich Albion Home Division One Won 1 0
02/12/97 Ipswich Town Away Division One Drawn 1 1
06/12/97 Bury Away Division One Won 1 0
13/12/97 Reading Home Division One Won 4 0
18/11/97 Bolton Wanderers Home League Cup Won 2 1