1997–98 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season

During the 1997–98 English football season, Blackburn Rovers F.C. competed in the FA Premier League (known as the FA Carling Premiership for sponsorship reasons).

Season summary

After last season's slip-up, Blackburn Rovers emerged as title contenders under new manager Roy Hodgson, and even sixth place in the final table was enough for a UEFA Cup place. Chris Sutton's continued return to form saw him come joint top of the Premiership goalscoring charts with 18 goals, and led to him earning a long-awaited international call-up, though he didn't make the final squad for the World Cup after refusing to play for the England B team.

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Premier League

Matches

• Blackburn-Derby 1-0
• 1-0 Kevin Gallacher  20'

• Aston Villa-Blackburn 0-4
• 0-1 Chris Sutton  21'
• 0-2 Chris Sutton  25'
• 0-3 Chris Sutton  41'
• 0-4 Kevin Gallacher  71'

• Blackburn-Liverpool 1-1
• 0-1 Michael Owen  52'
• 1-1 Martin Dahlin  84'

• Blackburn-Sheffield Wednesday 7-2
• 1-0 Kevin Gallacher  3'
• 2-0 Kevin Gallacher  7'
• 2-1 Benito Carbone  8'
• 3-1 Graham Hyde  10' (o.g.)
• 4-1 Jason Wilcox  20'
• 5-1 Chris Sutton  24'
• 5-2 Benito Carbone  47'
• 6-2 Lars Bohinen  53'
• 7-2 Chris Sutton  74'

• Crystal Palace-Blackburn 1-2
• 0-1 Chris Sutton  23'
• 0-2 Kevin Gallacher  31'
• 1-2 Bruce Dyer  51'

• Blackburn-Leeds 3-4
• 0-1 Rod Wallace  3'
• 0-2 Robert Molenaar  6'
• 1-2 Kevin Gallacher  8'
• 2-2 Chris Sutton  16' (pen.)
• 2-3 Rod Wallace  17'
• 2-4 David Hopkin  23'
• 3-4 Martin Dahlin  33'

• Tottenham-Blackburn 0-0

• Leicester-Blackburn 1-1
• 0-1 Chris Sutton  36'
• 1-1 Muzzy Izzet  43'

• Blackburn-Coventry 0-0

• Wimbledon-Blackburn 0-1
• 0-1 Chris Sutton  6'

• Blackburn-Southampton 1-0
• 1-0 Tim Sherwood  26'

• Newcastle-Blackburn 1-1
• 1-0 Keith Gillespie  27'
• 1-1 Chris Sutton  57'

• Barnsley-Blackburn 1-1
• 0-1 Tim Sherwood  30'
• 1-1 Jovo Bosančić  79'

• Blackburn-Everton 3-2
• 0-1 Gary Speed  7'
• 1-1 Kevin Gallacher  37'
• 1-2 Duncan Ferguson  55'
• 2-2 Damien Duff  81'
• 3-2 Tim Sherwood  84'

• Blackburn-Chelsea 1-0
• 1-0 Gary Croft  11'

• Manchester United-Blackburn 4-0
• 1-0 Ole Gunnar Solskjær  18'
• 2-0 Ole Gunnar Solskjær  53'
• 3-0 Stéphane Henchoz  60' (o.g.)
• 4-0 Jeff Kenna  85' (o.g.)

• Blackburn-Bolton 3-1
• 1-0 Kevin Gallacher  4'
• 2-0 Chris Sutton  21'
• 2-1 Per Frandsen  84'
• 3-1 Jason Wilcox  90'

• Arsenal-Blackburn 1-3
• 1-0 Marc Overmars  18'
• 1-1 Jason Wilcox  57'
• 1-2 Kevin Gallacher  65'
• 1-3 Tim Sherwood  89'

• Blackburn-West Ham 3-0
• 1-0 Stuart Ripley  22'
• 2-0 Damien Duff  51'
• 3-0 Damien Duff  72'

• Sheffield Wednesday-Blackburn 0-0

• Blackburn-Crystal Palace 2-2
• 0-1 Bruce Dyer  12'
• 1-1 Kevin Gallacher  24'
• 1-2 Paul Warhurst  48'
• 2-2 Chris Sutton  78'

• Derby-Blackburn 3-1
• 1-0 Dean Sturridge  15'
• 2-0 Dean Sturridge  40'
• 2-1 Chris Sutton  87'
• 3-1 Paulo Wanchope  88'

• Blackburn-Aston Villa 5-0
• 1-0 Tim Sherwood  21'
• 2-0 Kevin Gallacher  29'
• 3-0 Kevin Gallacher  54'
• 4-0 Kevin Gallacher  68'
• 5-0 Stuart Ripley  81'

• Liverpool-Blackburn 0-0

• Blackburn-Tottenham 0-3
• 0-1 Nicola Berti  37'
• 0-2 Chris Armstrong  89'
• 0-3 Ruel Fox  90'

• Southampton-Blackburn 3-0
• 1-0 Egil Østenstad  19'
• 2-0 David Hirst  78'
• 3-0 Egil Østenstad  88'

• Blackburn-Leicester 5-3
• 1-0 Martin Dahlin  11'
• 2-0 Chris Sutton  25'
• 3-0 Chris Sutton  45'
• 4-0 Chris Sutton  47'
• 5-0 Colin Hendry  63'
• 5-1 Stuart Wilson  68'
• 5-2 Muzzy Izzet  80'
• 5-3 Rob Ullathorne  81'

• Leeds-Blackburn 4-0
• 1-0 Lee Bowyer  48'
• 2-0 Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink  53'
• 3-0 Alf-Inge Haaland  56'
• 4-0 Alf-Inge Haaland  89'

• Everton-Blackburn 1-0
• 1-0 Mickaël Madar  62'

• Blackburn-Barnsley 2-1
• 1-0 Martin Dahlin  8'
• 1-1 Georgi Hristov  67'
• 2-1 Kevin Gallacher  87'

• Blackburn-Manchester United 1-3
• 1-0 Chris Sutton  32' (pen.)
• 1-1 Andy Cole  56'
• 1-2 Paul Scholes  73'
• 1-3 David Beckham  89'

• Bolton-Blackburn 2-1
• 1-0 Dean Holdsworth  20'
• 1-1 Damien Duff  51'
• 2-1 Bob Taylor  67'

• Blackburn-Arsenal 1-4
• 0-1 Dennis Bergkamp  2'
• 0-2 Ray Parlour  7'
• 0-3 Ray Parlour  14'
• 0-4 Nicolas Anelka  42'
• 1-4 Kevin Gallacher  51'

• West Ham-Blackburn 2-1
• 1-0 John Hartson  7'
• 2-0 John Hartson  28'
• 2-1 Jason Wilcox  45'

• Blackburn-Wimbledon 0-0

• Chelsea-Blackburn 0-1
• 0-1 Kevin Gallacher  48'

• Coventry-Blackburn 2-0
• 1-0 Dion Dublin  19' (pen.)
• 2-0 George Boateng  34'

• Blackburn-Newcastle 1-0
• 1-0 Chris Sutton  88'

Topscorers

• Chris Sutton 18
• Kevin Gallacher 16
• Tim Sherwood 5
• Martin Dahlin 4
• Jason Wilcox 3