The 1997–98 season saw Southend United compete in the Football League Second Division where they finished in 24th position with 43 points, suffering relegation to the Third Division.
Final league table
Results Southend United's score comes first
Legend WinDrawLoss
Football League Second Division
MatchDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers19 August 1997Carlisle UnitedH1–14,507Boere218 August 1997Luton TownA0–15,140323 August 1997BurnleyH1–04,218Boere430 August 1997WalsallA1–33,304Williams52 September 1997Wycombe WanderersA1–44,528Boere65 September 1997BrentfordH3–13,458Marsh, Boere, Clarke713 September 1997MillwallA1–38,606Boere820 September 1997FulhamH1–05,026Lewis927 September 1997BlackpoolA0–34,542104 October 1997Northampton TownH0–04,3001111 October 1997Bristol CityH0–23,2731218 October 1997Plymouth ArgyleA3–23,430Wotton (o.g.), Clarke, N'Diaye1321 October 1997WrexhamA1–32,039Rammell1425 October 1997Oldham AthleticH1–13,595Coulbault151 November 1997Grimsby TownA1–54,501Coulbault164 November 1997WatfordH0–34,001178 November 1997Wigan AthleticH1–02,716Boere1818 November 1997BournemouthA1–23,019Dublin1922 November 1997Bristol RoversH1–13,653N'Diaye2029 November 1997ChesterfieldA0–14,101212 December 1997Preston North EndH3–22,307Boere, Gridelet (2)2213 December 1997GillinghamA2–14,774Boere, Coulbault2319 December 1997York CityH4–43,215Clarke (2), Dublin (2)2426 December 1997BrentfordA1–15,341Coulbault2528 December 1997Wycombe WanderersH1–25,162Thomson263 January 1998Luton TownH1–25,056Thomson2710 January 1998Carlisle UnitedA0–55,3892817 January 1998WalsallH0–13,3102924 January 1998BurnleyA0–19,3863031 January 1998MillwallH0–05,705317 February 1998FulhamA0–29,1223214 February 1998Northampton TownA1–36,147Boere3321 February 1998BlackpoolH2–13,340Boere, Dublin3424 February 1998Plymouth ArgyleH3–04,363Aldridge, Maher, Jobson3528 February 1998Bristol CityA0–112,049367 March 1998Grimsby TownH0–14,8293714 March 1998WatfordA1–110,750Thomson3817 March 1998Wigan AthleticA3–12,616Thomson, Rammell, Whyte3921 March 1998BournemouthH5–34,823Thomson (2), Boere (2), Clarke4027 March 1998Bristol RoversA0–25,323413 April 1998ChesterfieldH0–25,4254211 April 1998Preston North EndA0–18,0964313 April 1998GillinghamH0–06,1514418 April 1998York CityA1–12,850Boere4525 April 1998Oldham AthleticA0–24,485462 May 1998WrexhamH1–34,220Boere
FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorersR115 November 1997WokingA2–05,000Jones, GrideletR26 December 1997FulhamA0–18,537
League Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorersR1 1st Leg12 August 1997Cardiff CityA1–12,804ByrneR1 2nd Leg26 August 1997Cardiff CityH3–13,002Williams (2), MarshR2 1st Leg16 September 1997Derby CountyH0–14,011R2 2nd Leg1 October 1997Derby CountyA0–518,490
Football League Trophy
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorersR19 December 1997Wycombe WanderersH0–11,577
Squad statistics
Pos.NameLeagueFA CupLeague CupOtherTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsGK Simon Royce370204010440GK Neville Southall9000000090DF Mark Beard6(2)00000107(2)0DF Simon Coleman140000000140DF Keith Dublin144000000144DF Richard Jobson8100000081DF Nathan Jones33(5)021401040(5)1DF Ben Lewis1411(1)01(1)01017(2)1DF Chris Perkins3(2)00000104(2)0DF Leo Roget110003000140DF Mark Stimson17(3)000001018(3)0MF Martin Allen5000100060MF Carl Beeston5(1)00030008(1)0MF Paul Byrne9(1)000310012(1)1MF Adrian Clarke42(3)520401049(3)5MF Regis Coulbault30(4)420001033(4)4MF Phil Gridelet31(6)221200035(6)3MF Julian Hails41(3)0202(1)00045(3)3MF Andy Harris26(1)020300031(1)0MF Mark Jones1000000010MF Kevin Maher181000000181MF Mike Marsh91004100132MF John Nielsen1(4)00000001(4)0MF George Parris1000000010FW Martin Aldridge7(4)10000007(4)1FW Jeroen Boere28(3)141(1)0301032(4)14FW Trevor Fitzpatrick1(2)00000001(2)0FW Pepe N'Diaye15(2)210001017(2)2FW Guy Roger Nzamba0(1)00000000(1)0FW Andy Rammell18(8)21(1)01(3)01020(12)2FW Andy Thomson16(16)620201021(16)6FW David Whyte3(5)10000003(5)1FW Paul Williams61001(1)2007(1)3
References General Southend United 1997–98 at soccerbase.com (use drop down list to select relevant season)
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