During the 1997–98 English football season, West Bromwich Albion F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.
In the first few months of the 1997–98 season, West Brom established themselves in the top six. Harford then stunned Albion supporters by moving to QPR after less than a year in charge, making way for Denis Smith, who struggled to maintain the momentum created by Harford, and the Baggies could only finish 10th.
Nigel Spink (24) became the oldest goalkeeper to appear for the club when, at the age of 39 years and 19 days, he kept goal in a League Cup tie against Cambridge United on 27 August 1997, a record since broken by Dean Kiely at .
Final league table
Results West Bromwich Albion's score comes first
Legend WinDrawLoss
Football League First Division DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 9 August 1997 Tranmere RoversH2–116,727Kilbane, Hunt 16 August 1997 Crewe AlexandraA3–25,234Hunt (pen), Hughes (2) 24 August 1997 Wolverhampton WanderersH1–022,511Curle (own goal) 30 August 1997 Ipswich TownA1–113,508Sneekes 3 September 1997 Stoke CityA0–017,500 7 September 1997 ReadingH1–015,966Hunt 13 September 1997 Queens Park RangersA0–214,399 20 September 1997 Swindon TownH0–016,237 27 September 1997 BuryA3–16,439Peschisolido (3) 4 October 1997 Oxford UnitedH1–215,889Hunt 18 October 1997 PortsmouthA3–29,158Mardon, Hunt (2) 21 October 1997 Nottingham ForestA0–119,243 25 October 1997 Sheffield UnitedH2–017,311Hunt, Hughes 1 November 1997 Bradford CityA0–016,212 4 November 1997 Norwich CityH1–013,949Hughes 8 November 1997 Charlton AthleticH1–016,124Hunt 15 November 1997 Port ValeA2–111,124Hunt, Hamilton 23 November 1997 Birmingham CityH1–018,444Sneekes 29 November 1997 MiddlesbroughA0–130,164 2 December 1997 Manchester CityH0–117,904 6 December 1997 Stockport CountyH3–214,957Sneekes, Hughes, Hunt 13 December 1997 SunderlandA0–229,231 20 December 1997 Huddersfield TownH0–214,619 26 December 1997 ReadingA1–210,154Kilbane 28 December 1997 Stoke CityH1–119,690Hunt 9 January 1998 Tranmere RoversA0–08,058 17 January 1998 Crewe AlexandraH0–115,257 27 January 1998 Ipswich TownH2–312,403Murphy, Flynn 31 January 1998 Wolverhampton WanderersA1–028,244Hunt 7 February 1998 Swindon TownA2–09,861Carbon, Evans 14 February 1998 Queens Park RangersH1–120,143Hughes 17 February 1998 Oxford UnitedA1–29,412Taylor 21 February 1998 BuryH1–115,840Hughes 24 February 1998 PortsmouthH0–312,757 28 February 1998 Manchester CityA0–128,460 3 March 1998 Charlton AthleticA0–510,893 7 March 1998 Bradford CityH1–113,281Burgess 14 March 1998 Norwich CityA1–116,663Hughes 21 March 1998 Port ValeH2–214,242Flynn, Taylor 28 March 1998 Birmingham CityA0–123,260 4 April 1998 MiddlesbroughH2–121,620Quinn (2, 1 pen) 11 April 1998 Stockport CountyA1–27,943Hughes 13 April 1998 SunderlandH3–322,181Hughes (2), Kilbane 18 April 1998 Huddersfield TownA0–111,704 25 April 1998 Sheffield UnitedA4–221,248Hunt, Hughes (2), Kilbane 3 May 1998 Nottingham ForestH1–123,013Hughes (pen)
FA Cup
+RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR313 January 1998 Stoke CityH3–117,598Sneekes (2), KilbaneR424 January 1998 Aston VillaA0–439,372
League Cup
+RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR1 First Leg 12 August 1997 Cambridge UnitedA1–13,520PeschisolidoR1 Second Leg 27 August 1997 Cambridge UnitedH2–1 (won 3–2 on agg)10,264Hunt, Sneekes (pen)R2 First Leg 16 September 1997 Luton TownA1–13,437TaylorR2 Second Leg 23 September 1997 Luton TownH4–2 (won 5–3 on agg)7,227Raven, McDermott, Peschisolido (2)R315 October 1997 LiverpoolH0–222,986
First-team squad Squad at end of season
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