1997–98 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season


During the 1997–98 season, Tottenham Hotspur participated in the English Premier League.

Season summary

Despite the pre-season capture of Newcastle stars David Ginola and Les Ferdinand, Tottenham Hotspur began the season badly and looked nothing like a side who were hoping to challenge for a European place. By the time Gerry Francis resigned in November, Spurs were in the relegation zone and chairman Alan Sugar was the target of more hostility than ever before. Swiss coach Christian Gross was named as Francis's successor, and soon after arriving he brought in former Spurs star Jürgen Klinsmann - who had been so successful and popular during his first spell three seasons earlier.
In the end, Tottenham beat the drop and finished 14th in the final table. Klinsmann retired from playing, to draw the curtain on a brilliant career.

Final league table

;Results summary
;Results by matchday

Results

Tottenham Hotspur's score comes first

Legend

FA Premier League

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R35 January 1998FulhamH3–127,909Clemence, Calderwood, Taylor
R424 January 1998BarnsleyH1–128,722Campbell
R4R4 February 1998BarnsleyA1–318,220Ginola

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R2 1st Leg17 September 1997Carlisle UnitedH3–219,255Fenn, Fox, Mahorn
R2 2nd Leg30 September 1997Carlisle UnitedA2–0 13,571Ginola, Armstrong
R315 October 1997Derby CountyH1–220,390Ginola

Squad

Left club during season

Reserve squad

Transfers

In

Out

Statistics

Starting 11

No.Pos.NameStarts
1GK Ian Walker33
12RB Stephen Carr42
5CB Colin Calderwood22
15CB Ramon Vega27
16LB Clive Wilson19
7RM Ruel Fox32
23DM Sol Campbell40
8CM Allan Nielsen22
14LM David Ginola40
10CF Les Ferdinand22
33CF Jürgen Klinsmann18