1997–98 Aston Villa F.C. season
During the 1997–98 English football season, Aston Villa F.C. competed in the FA Premier League (known as the FA Carling Premiership for sponsorship reasons).
Season summary
When Brian Little resigned as Aston Villa manager in February, Villa were 15th in the Premiership and were starting to look like outside bets for relegation. Ruud Gullit, recently sacked by Chelsea, was linked with the vacancy, but the surprise choice for the job was Wycombe manager John Gregory, a former Villa coach. He influenced a late run of form which saw Villa climb to seventh place and become the lowest-placed English team to achieve automatic UEFA Cup qualification.
Final league table
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| Qualified for the Champions League |
| Qualified for the UEFA Cup |
| Qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup |
| Relegated to Division 1 |
Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Left club during season
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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1880–81 · 1881–82 · 1882–83 · 1883-84 · 1884-85 · 1885-86 · 1886-87 · 1887-88 0001888–89 · 1889–90
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1900–01 · 1901–02 · 1902–03 · 1903–04 · 1904–05 · 1905–06 · 1906–07 · 1907–08 · 1908–09 · 1909–10 |
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1910–11 · 1911–12 · 1912–13 · 1913–14 · 1914–15 · 1915–16 · 1916–17 · 1917–18 · 1918–19 · 1919–20
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1920–21 · 1921–22 · 1922–23 · 1923–24 · 1924–25 · 1925–26 · 1926–27 · 1927–28 · 1928–29 · 1929–30
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1930–31 · 1931–32 · 1932–33 · 1933–34 · 1934–35 · 1935–36 · 1936–37 · 1937–38 · 1938–39 · 1939–40
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1940–41 · 1941–42 · 1942–43 · 1943–44 · 1944–45 · 1945–46 · 1946–47 · 1947–48 · 1948–49 · 1949–50
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1950–51 · 1951–52 · 1952–53 · 1953–54 · 1954–55 · 1955–56 · 1956–57 · 1957–58 · 1958–59 · 1959–60
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1960–61 · 1961–62 · 1962–63 · 1963–64 · 1964–65 · 1965–66 · 1966–67 · 1967–68 · 1968–69 · 1969–70
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1970–71 · 1971–72 · 1972–73 · 1973–74 · 1974–75 · 1975–76 · 1976–77 · 1977–78 · 1978–79 · 1979–80
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2010–11 · 2011–12 · 2012–13 · 2013–14 · 2014–15 · 2015–16 · 2016–17 · 2017–18 · 2018–19 · 2019–20
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| FA competitions |
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Premier League and
Football League |
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| Football Conference |
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| Lower leagues |
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| European competitions |
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| Related to national team |
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Club seasons
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| Premier League |
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| First Division |
Birmingham City · Bradford City · Bury · Charlton Athletic · Crewe Alexandra · Huddersfield Town · Ipswich Town · Manchester City · Middlesbrough · Norwich City · Nottingham Forest · Oxford United · Portsmouth · Port Vale · Queens Park Rangers · Reading · Sheffield United · Stockport County · Stoke City · Sunderland · Swindon Town · Tranmere Rovers · West Bromwich Albion · Wolverhampton Wanderers
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| Second Division |
Blackpool · Bournemouth · Brentford · Bristol City · Bristol Rovers · Burnley · Carlisle United · Chesterfield · Fulham · Gillingham · Grimsby Town · Luton Town · Millwall · Northampton Town · Oldham Athletic · Plymouth Argyle · Preston North End · Southend United · Walsall · Watford · Wigan Athletic · Wrexham · Wycombe · York City
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| Third Division |
Barnet · Brighton & Hove Albion · Cambridge United · Cardiff City · Chester City · Colchester United · Darlington · Doncaster Rovers · Exeter City · Hartlepool United · Hull City · Leyton Orient · Lincoln City · Macclesfield Town · Mansfield Town · Notts County · Peterborough United · Rochdale · Rotherham United · Scarborough · Scunthorpe United · Shrewsbury Town · Swansea City · Torquay United |
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| Football Conference |
Cheltenham Town · Dover Athletic · Farnborough Town · Gateshead · Halifax Town · Hayes · Hednesford Town · Hereford United · Kettering Town · Kidderminster Harriers · Leek Town · Morecambe · Northwich Victoria · Rushden & Diamonds · Slough Town · Southport · Stalybridge Celtic · Stevenage Borough · Telford United · Welling United · Woking · Yeovil Town
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| Southern League |
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Summer 1997 transfers · Winter 1997–98 transfers
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