The Football League Trophy 1997–98, known as the Auto Windscreens Shield 1997–98 for sponsorship reasons, was the 15th staging of the Football League Trophy, a knock-out competition for English football clubs in Second and Third Division. The winners were Grimsby Town and the runners-up were Bournemouth.
The competition began on 6 December 1997 and ended with the final on 19 April 1998 at the Wembley Stadium.
In the first round, there were two sections: North and South. In the following rounds each section gradually eliminates teams in knock-out fashion until each has a winning finalist. At this point, the two winning finalists face each other in the combined final for the honour of the trophy.
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Blackpool, Burnley, Macclesfield, Mansfield Town, Notts County, Rotherham United, Wrexham and York City from the North section all received byes.
Brentford, Bournemouth, Brighton & Hove Albion, Bristol City, Exeter City, Luton Town, Swansea City and Torquay United from the South section all received byes.
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Southern Section
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| 1998-03-10 19:45 |
Grimsby Town | 1 – 1 | Burnley | Blundell Park, Cleethorpes Attendance: 6,064 |
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| Groves 78' | Payton 23' |
| 1998-03-17 19:45 |
Burnley | 0 – 2 | Grimsby Town | Turf Moor, Burnley Attendance: 10,257 |
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| Nogan 10' Donovan 57' |
Grimsby Town beat Burnley 3–1 on aggregate.
| 1998-03-10 19:45 |
Walsall | 0 – 2 | Bournemouth | Bescot Stadium, Walsall Attendance: 6,017 |
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| Rolling 13' Beardsmore 30' |
| 1998-03-17 19:45 |
Bournemouth | 2 – 3 | Walsall | Dean Court, Bournemouth Attendance: 8,972 |
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| Evans 55' (o.g.) Rolling 82' |
Thomas 47' Boli 53' Tholot 80' |
Bournemouth beat Walsall 4–3 on aggregate.
| 1998-04-19 15:00 BST |
Bournemouth | 1 – 2 | Grimsby Town | Wembley Stadium Attendance: 62,432 Referee: M.E.Pierce |
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| Bailey 31' | Glass 75' (o.g.) Burnett 112' |
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MATCH RULES
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