1997–98 Football League Trophy
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The Football League Trophy 1997–98, known as the Auto Windscreens Shield 1997–98 for sponsorship reasons, was the 15th staging of the Football League Trophy
, a knock-out competition for English football clubs in Second
and Third Division
. The winners were and the runners-up were .
The competition began on 6 December 1997 and ended with the final on 19 April 1998 at the Wembley Stadium.
In the first round, there were two sections: North and South. In the following rounds each section gradually eliminates teams in knock-out fashion until each has a winning finalist. At this point, the two winning finalists face each other in the combined final for the honour of the trophy.
, , , , , , and from the South section all received byes.
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GRIMSBY TOWN:
GK
1
Aidan Davison
DF
2
John McDermott
DF
3
Tony Gallimore
DF
4
Peter Handyside
DF
5
Mark Lever
MF
6
Wayne Burnett
MF
7
Kevin Donovan
MF
8
David Smith
FW
9
Daryl Clare
FW
10
Lee Nogan
MF
11
Paul Groves (c)
Substitute:
FW
12
Steve Livingstone
MF
13
Kingsley Black
MF
14
Kevin Jobling
Manager:
Alan Buckley
Football League Trophy
The Football League Trophy, currently known as the Johnstone's Paint Trophy for sponsorship reasons, is an annual English association football knock-out competition open to the 48 clubs in Football League One and Football League Two, the bottom two divisions in the four fully professional top...
, a knock-out competition for English football clubs in Second
Football League Second Division
From 1892 until 1992, the Football League Second Division was the second highest division overall in English football.This ended with the creation of the FA Premier League, prior to the start of the 1992–93 season, which caused an administrative split between The Football League and the teams...
and Third Division
Football League Third Division
The Football League Third Division was the 3 tier of English Football from 1920 until 1992 when after the formation of the Football Association Premier League saw the league renamed The Football League Division Two...
. The winners were and the runners-up were .
The competition began on 6 December 1997 and ended with the final on 19 April 1998 at the Wembley Stadium.
In the first round, there were two sections: North and South. In the following rounds each section gradually eliminates teams in knock-out fashion until each has a winning finalist. At this point, the two winning finalists face each other in the combined final for the honour of the trophy.
First round
, , , , , , and from the North section all received byes., , , , , , and from the South section all received byes.
Northern Section
| Date | Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 December | 1 – 2 | ||
| 9 December | 1 – 0 | ||
| 9 December | 0 – 1 | ||
| 9 December | 0 – 1 | ||
| 9 December | 2 – 1 | ||
| 9 December | 3 – 2 | ||
| 9 December | 2 – 1 | ||
| 9 December | 2 – 0 |
Southern Section
| Date | Home team | Score | Away team | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 December | 1 – 0 | |||
| 9 December | 1 – 2 | |||
| 9 December | 0 – 2 | |||
| 9 December | 1 – 0 | |||
| 9 December | 0 – 1 | |||
| 9 December | 1 – 0 | |||
| 9 December | 1 – 1 | |||
| Northampton Town won 5 – 3 on penalties | ||||
| 9 December | 0 – 1 | |||
Northern Section
| Date | Home team | Score | Away team | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 January | 1 – 1 | |||
| Blackpool won 10 – 9 on penalties | ||||
| 6 January | 6 – 1 | |||
| 6 January | 1 – 0 | |||
| 6 January | 1 – 2 | |||
| 7 January | 1 – 0 | |||
| 13 January | 0 – 1 | |||
| 20 January | 3 – 0 | |||
| 27 January | 2 – 0 | |||
Southern Section
| Date | Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 January | 2 – 0 | ||
| 6 January | 1 – 0 | ||
| 6 January | 1 – 2 | ||
| 6 January | 1 – 2 | ||
| 6 January | 5 – 0 | ||
| 13 January | 3 – 1 | ||
| 13 January | 2 – 1 | ||
| 13 January | 5 – 1 |
Northern Section
| Date | Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27 January | 1 – 0 | ||
| 27 January | 1 – 0 | ||
| 27 January | 0 – 2 | ||
| 3 February | 4 – 1 |
Southern Section
| Date | Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27 January | 1 – 0 | ||
| 27 January | 1 – 2 | ||
| 27 January | 2 – 1 | ||
| 28 January | 0 – 1 |
Northern Section
| Date | Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 February | 1 – 0 | ||
| 17 February | 1 – 0 |
Southern Section
| Date | Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 February | 1 – 0 | ||
| 17 February | 1 – 2 |
Northern Area final
Grimsby Town beat Burnley 3–1 on aggregate.Southern Area final
Bournemouth beat Walsall 4–3 on aggregate.Final
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| GK | 1 | Jimmy Glass Jimmy Glass James "Jimmy" Glass is a former football goalkeeper. Glass is remembered for scoring the last-minute goal which kept Carlisle United in the Football League in 1999... |
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| DF | 2 | Neil Young Neil Young (footballer born 1973) For the former Manchester City F.C., Preston North End F.C. and Rochdale F.C. player, see Neil YoungNeil Young is a former professional footballer who currently plays for Cumberland United in the South Australian Premier League... |
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| DF | 3 | Jamie Vincent Jamie Vincent Jamie Roy Vincent is an English footballer who currently plays for Didcot Town.-Career:Vincent was spotted by Mick Beard then Wimbledon where he played most of his youth football, before he began his career with Crystal Palace... |
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| DF | 4 | Eddie Howe Eddie Howe Edward "Eddie" Howe is an English former footballer and manager of Burnley. A defender before retirement who spent much of his career at Bournemouth, he was the youngest manager in the Football League when appointed Bournemouth manager in January 2009.-Playing career:Howe began his professional... |
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| DF | 5 |  Ian CoxIan Cox Ian Gary Cox is a former Trinidad and Tobago international footballer.Cox joined Crystal Palace from non-League side Carshalton Athletic for a fee of £40,000 in 1994... |
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| MF | 6 | John Bailey John Bailey (footballer born 1969) John Bailey is an English former footballer, most notable for being the only player to score for A.F.C. Bournemouth at Wembley Stadium.... |
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| MF | 7 | Russell Beardsmore Russell Beardsmore Russell Peter Beardsmore is a former English footballer.Beardsmore began his career with Manchester United. He made his debut in September 1988 against West Ham United and was one of the first wave of "Fergie's Fledglings" to emerge... |
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| MF | 8 | Steve Robinson |
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| FW | 9 | Mark Stein |
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| FW | 10 | Steve Fletcher Steve Fletcher Steven Mark Fletcher is an English professional footballer born in Hartlepool who is currently in his second spell for Bournemouth, the club where he has spent the majority of his career... |
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| MF | 11 | Christer Warren Christer Warren Christer Simon Warren is a former football player.-Football career:Warren started his career at Cheltenham Town then in the Beazer Homes League. On 5 December 1992, he scored Cheltenham's goal in their 1–1 Second Round FA Cup game against Bournemouth forcing a replay... |
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| DF | ' |  Franck RollingFranck Rolling Franck Rolling is a French former football defender.Rolling began his career as an attacking player at RC Strasbourg, making his debut in a game against Sporting Club Toulon on October 15, 1988. However Rolling did not manage to carve out a regular first team place and so dropped down a division... |
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| MF | ' | Jason Brissett Jason Brissett Jason Brissett is a former English professional football player.-Career:After playing youth football with Brimsdown Rovers and Arsenal, Brissett played professionally with Peterborough United, Bournemouth, Walsall, Cheltenham Town, Leyton Orient and Stevenage Borough.-External links:... |
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| MF | ' | John O'Neil John O'Neill (Scottish footballer) John O'Neill is a Scottish football midfielder, playing for Auchinleck Talbot.O'Neill started his career with amateur club Queens Park, before signing for Celtic in 1994. In his career he had two spells of playing for Dumfries club Queen of the South... |
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| Mel Machin Mel Machin Melvyn "Mel" Machin is an English former footballer and manager.A midfielder, he started his career at Port Vale in 1962, before he moved on to Gillingham four years later. He made his name at the club from 1966 to 1971, before he transferred to Bournemouth for a three year spell... |
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Aidan DavisonAidan Davison
Aidan John Davison is an English-born Northern Irish former footballer and football coach who is Head Coach of American side FC JAX Destroyers.As a player he played as a goalkeeper from 1987 until 2008...
John McDermott Tony GallimoreTony Gallimore
Anthony Mark "Tony" Gallimore is an English former professional footballer who made more than 500 appearances in the Football League between 1990 and 2006, playing for Stoke City, Carlisle United, Grimsby Town, Barnsley and Rochdale. The major part of his career was spent at Carlisle United and...
Peter HandysidePeter Handyside
Peter David Handyside is a former Scottish professional footballer who played his entire professional career in England between 1992 and 2007...
Mark LeverMark Lever
Mark Lever is a former English footballer who played as a defender from 1988 until 2005 notably for Grimsby Town where he spent the first 12 years of his career...
Wayne BurnettWayne Burnett
Wayne Burnett is an English former footballer who is most notable for playing at Plymouth Argyle, Huddersfield Town and Grimsby Town. Having also had spells with Leyton Orient, Blackburn Rovers, Bolton Wanderers, Woking, Grays Athletic, Fisher Athletic and Peterborough United...
Kevin DonovanKevin Donovan
Kevin Donovan is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder between 1989 and 2007. He notably played for Grimsby Town and West Bromwich Albion, and scored goals at Wembley Stadium for both clubs in Football League play-off finals...
David SmithDavid Smith (footballer born 1968)
David Smith is a retired English football midfielder who made more than 400 appearances in the Football League and Premier League and won 10 caps for the England under-21 team...
Daryl ClareDaryl Clare
Daryl Adam Clare is a Jersey-born Irish former professional footballer. He played as a striker. He has previously played for Grimsby Town, Northampton Town, Cheltenham Town, Boston United, Chester City, Crawley Town, Burton Albion, Rushden & Diamonds, Mansfield Town and Gateshead. He has twice won...
Lee NoganLee Nogan
Lee Martin Nogan is a Welsh footballer and football manager who plays as a forward for Conference North side F.C. Halifax Town, where he is also the clubs assistant manager....
Paul Groves (c) Steve LivingstoneSteve Livingstone
Stephen "Steve" Livingstone is an English former footballer who played between 1986 and 2004 notably for Grimsby Town...
Kingsley BlackKingsley Black
Kingsley Black is an English-born Northern Ireland former professional footballer. He notably played for Luton Town, Nottingham Forest and Grimsby Town...
Kevin JoblingKevin Jobling
Kevin Jobling is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League for Leicester City, Grimsby Town and Shrewsbury Town, and in non-league football for Telford United.-External links:...
Alan BuckleyAlan Buckley
Alan Peter Buckley is an English football manager. He was manager of League Two side Grimsby Town until his dismissal in September 2008...
MATCH RULES
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