1997–98 Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. season

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Wolverhampton Wanderers
1997–98 season
Chairman	Jonathan Hayward, then Sir Jack Hayward (from 7 September)
Manager	Mark McGhee
Football League First Division	9th
FA Cup	Semi-finals
League Cup	3rd round
Top goalscorer	League: Robbie Keane (11) All: Dougie Freedman (13)
Highest home attendance	28,244 (vs West Brom, 31 January 1998)
Lowest home attendance	17,862 (vs Fulham, 24 September 1997)
Average home league attendance	23,277 (league only)
← 1996–97 1998–99 →

The 1997–98 season was the 99th season of competitive league football in the history of English football club Wolverhampton Wanderers. They played the season in the second tier of the English football system, the Football League First Division.

The team finished in ninth position in the league, failing to mount a serious promotion challenge after having finished third in the previous campaign. They did, however, reach the semi-finals of the FA Cup for the first time in nineteen years, where they lost to eventual double winners Arsenal.

See also: 1997–98 Football League

A total of 24 teams competed in the Football League First Division in the 1997–98 season. Each team played every other team twice: once at their stadium, and once at the opposition's. Three points were awarded to teams for each win, one point per draw, and none for defeats. Teams finishing level on points were firstly divided by the number of goals scored rather than goal difference.

The provisional fixture list was released on 16 June 1997, but was subject to change in the event of matches being selected for television coverage or police concerns.^[1]

1 9 August 1997	Norwich City	0–2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Norwich
15:00 GMT		Report	Keane 34', 64'	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 17,230 Referee: Mike Bailey

3 24 August 1997	West Bromwich Albion	1–0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	West Bromwich
13:00 BST	Curle 16' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 21,511 Referee: Terry Heilbron

4 30 August 1997	Wolverhampton Wanderers	4–2	Bury	Wolverhampton
15:00 BST	Keane 5', 86' Bull 42', 51'	Report	Battersby 19' Johnson 61'	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 21,141 Referee: George Cain

5 3 September 1997	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1–1	Port Vale	Wolverhampton
19:45 BST	Bull 74'	Report	Foyle 82'	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 21,524 Referee: Andy Butler

6 7 September 1997	Oxford United	3–0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Oxford
13:00 BST	Beauchamp 17', 71' Ford 23'	Report		Stadium: Manor Ground Attendance: 6,921 Referee: Clive Wilkes

7 13 September 1997	Wolverhampton Wanderers	3–1	Charlton Athletic	Wolverhampton
15:00 BST	Bull 9', 35' Froggatt 26'	Report	Chapple 72'	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 22,683 Referee: Kevin Lynch

8 20 September 1997	Sunderland	1–1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Sunderland
15:00 BST	Smith 17'	Report	Melville 34' (o.g.)	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 30,682 Referee: William Burns

9 27 September 1997	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1–1	Huddersfield Town	Wolverhampton
15:00 BST	Bull 1'	Report	Stewart 32'	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 21,723 Referee: Rob Harris

10 4 October 1997	Bradford City	2–0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Bradford
15:00 BST	Steiner 34' Kulcsar 40'	Report		Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 15,236 Referee: Graham Laws

11 12 October 1997	Birmingham City	1–0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Birmingham
16:00 BST	Marsden 8'	Report		Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 17,822 Referee: Mike Brandwood

12 18 October 1997	Wolverhampton Wanderers	3–1	Swindon Town	Wolverhampton
15:00 BST	Freedman 12' Curle 78' Simpson 80'	Report	Hay 24' (pen.)	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 21,794 Referee: Chris Foy

13 22 October 1997	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2–1	Tranmere Rovers	Wolverhampton
19:45 BST	Robinson 15' Freedman 16'	Report	Jones 65'	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 20,841 Referee: Eddie Lomas

14 25 October 1997	Stockport County	1–0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Stockport
15:00 BST	Cook 20'	Report		Stadium: Edgeley Park Attendance: 9,804 Referee: Roy Pearson

15 1 November 1997	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1–0	Middlesbrough	Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT	Keane 82'	Report		Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 26,896 Referee: Mike Pierce

16 4 November 1997	Crewe Alexandra	0–2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Crewe
19:45 GMT		Report	Freedman 14' Muscat 63'	Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 5,743 Referee: Andy D'Urso

17 8 November 1997	Stoke City	3–0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 GMT	Kavanagh 8', 23' (pen.) Forsyth 60'	Report		Stadium: Britannia Stadium Attendance: 18,490 Referee: Eddie Wolstenholme

18 15 November 1997	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1–1	Ipswich Town	Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT	Keane 27'	Report	Johnson 44'	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 21,937 Referee: John Kirkby

19 29 November 1997	Wolverhampton Wanderers	3–2	Queens Park Rangers	Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT	Osborn 44' Goodman 67', 77'	Report	Sheron 61' Peacock 85'	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 23,645 Referee: Brian Coddington

20 6 December 1997	Manchester City	0–1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Manchester
15:00 GMT		Report	Symons 42' (o.g.)	Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 28,999 Referee: Clive Wilkes

21 9 December 1997	Portsmouth	3–2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Portsmouth
19:45 GMT	Durnin 14', 47' Hillier 74'	Report	Westwood 76' Froggatt 87'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 8,042 Referee: Steve Dorr

22 14 December 1997	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2–1	Nottingham Forest	Wolverhampton
13:00 GMT	Freedman 20' Robinson 66'	Report	Johnson 84'	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 24,635 Referee: Mike Bailey

24 26 December 1997	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1–0	Oxford United	Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT	Goodman 19'	Report		Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 26,238 Referee: Phil Richards

25 28 December 1997	Port Vale	0–2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Burslem
15:00 GMT		Report	Muscat 45' Freedman 87'	Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 10,898 Referee: Paul Taylor

26 10 January 1998	Wolverhampton Wanderers	5–0	Norwich City	Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT	Keane 22' Goodman 24' Freedman 43', 45', 77'	Report		Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 23,703 Referee: David Pugh

27 17 January 1998	Sheffield United	1–0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Sheffield
15:00 GMT	Marcelo 39'	Report		Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 22,144 Referee: William Burns

28 27 January 1998	Bury	1–3	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Bury
19:45 GMT	Battersby 43'	Report	Keane 22' Simpson 55', 62'	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 6,134 Referee: Kevin Lynch

29 31 January 1998	Wolverhampton Wanderers	0–1	West Bromwich Albion	Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT		Report	Hunt 72'	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 28,244 Referee: Scott Mathieson

30 7 February 1998	Wolverhampton Wanderers	0–1	Sunderland	Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT		Report	Ball 88'	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 27,502 Referee: Rob Harris

31 18 February 1998	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2–1	Bradford City	Wolverhampton
19:45 GMT	Robinson 43' Bull 89'	Report	Blake 58'	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 21,510 Referee: Andy D'Urso

32 21 February 1998	Huddersfield Town	1–0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Huddersfield
15:00 GMT	Dyson 90'	Report		Stadium: McAlpine Stadium Attendance: 12,663 Referee: Roy Pearson

33 28 February 1998	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1–3	Birmingham City	Wolverhampton
13:00 GMT	Freedman 13'	Report	Ndlovu 35' (pen.), 77' Adebola 71'	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 25,591 Referee: George Cain

34 4 March 1998	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1–1	Stoke City	Wolverhampton
19:45 GMT	Freedman 22'	Report	Crowe 89'	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 21,058 Referee: Eddie Wolstenholme

35 14 March 1998	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1–0	Crewe Alexandra	Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT	Keane 35'	Report		Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 24,272 Referee: Graham Frankland

37 21 March 1998	Ipswich Town	3–0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Ipswich
15:00 GMT	Johnson 3' Holland 57' Scowcroft 74'	Report		Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 21,510 Referee: Barry Knight

38 29 March 1998	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2–0	Portsmouth	Wolverhampton
12:05 BST	Goodman 44' Osborn 90'	Report		Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 20,718 Referee: Trevor Jones

40 7 April 1998	Charlton Athletic	1–0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	London
19:45 BST	Mendonca 8'	Report		Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 13,743 Referee: Frazier Stretton

41 11 April 1998	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2–2	Manchester City	Wolverhampton
15:00 BST	Margetson 34' (o.g.) Simpson 85'	Report	Pollock 13' Horlock 63'	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 24,458 Referee: Mark Halsey

42 13 April 1998	Nottingham Forest	3–0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Nottingham
12:05 BST	Johnson 32' van Hooijdonk 39' Campbell 90'	Report		Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 22,863 Referee: Phil Richards

43 18 April 1998	Wolverhampton Wanderers	3–1	Reading	Wolverhampton
15:00 BST	Muscat 9' Goodman 69', 90'	Report	Brayson 44'	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 19,785 Referee: Terry Heilbron

44 25 April 1998	Wolverhampton Wanderers	3–4	Stockport County	Wolverhampton
15:00 BST	Keane 5', 59' Atkins 45'	Report	Cooper 40' (pen.), 83' (pen.) Byrne 57', 86'	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 22,452 Referee: Roger Furnandiz

45 29 April 1998	Middlesbrough	1–1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Middlesbrough
19:45 BST	Ricard 12'	Report	Atkins 10'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 29,878 Referee: Mike Bailey

46 3 May 1998	Tranmere Rovers	2–1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Birkenhead
13:30 BST	Aldridge 34' (pen.), 75'	Report	Goodman 51'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 11,144 Referee: Kevin Lynch

Final table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
6	Sheffield United	46	19	17	10	69	54	+15	74
7	Birmingham City	46	19	17	10	60	35	+25	74
8	Stockport County	46	19	8	19	71	69	0+2	65
9	Wolverhampton Wanderers	46	18	11	17	57	53	0+4	65
10	West Bromwich Albion	46	16	13	17	50	56	0−6	61

Source: Statto.com

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
46	18	11	17	57	53	+4	65	13	6	4	42	25	+17	5	5	13	15	28	−13

Source: Statto.com

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46
Result	W	D	L	W	D	L	W	D	D	L	L	W	W	L	W	W	L	D	W	W	L	W	D	W	W	W	L	W	L	L	W	L	L	D	W	D	L	W	D	L	D	L	W	L	D	L
Position	1	5	11	8	7	9	6	9	11	13	15	12	8	11	9	6	8	9	9	9	9	9	8	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	9

Source: Statto.com

Key

‡ On loan from another club * First appearance(s) for the club

# = Squad number

Pos = Playing position

P = Number of games played

G = Number of goals scored

GK = Goalkeeper

DF = Defender

MF = Midfielder

FW = Forward

= Yellow cards

= Red cards

† Permanent player left club during the season

¤ Loaned to another club for part or all of season

Correct as of end of season. Starting appearances are listed first, followed by substitute appearances in parentheses where applicable.

Pos	Name	P	G	P	G	P	G	P	G			Notes
Pos	Name	League		FA Cup		League Cup		Total		Discipline		Notes
01 !GK	Bray, JustinJustin Bray	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
01 !GK	Murray, MattMatt Murray	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
01 !GK	Segers, HansHans Segers	11	0	2	0	0	0	13	0	0	0
01 !GK	Stowell, MikeMike Stowell	35	0	5	0	5	0	45	0	0	0
02 !DF	Coleman, SimonSimon Coleman ‡	03.5 !3(1)	0	0	0	0	0	03.5 !3(1)	0	0	0
02 !DF	Curle, KeithKeith Curle (c)	40	1	7	1	0	0	47	2	0	0
02 !DF	Green, RyanRyan Green	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
02 !DF	Kubicki, DariuszDariusz Kubicki ¤	12	0	0	0	4	0	16	0	2	0
02 !DF	Muscat, KevinKevin Muscat	23.5 !22(2)	3	5	0	0	0	28.5 !27(2)	3	9	0
02 !DF	Naylor, LeeLee Naylor	15.5 !14(2)	0	4	1	1	0	20.5 !19(2)	1	1	0
02 !DF	Richards, DeanDean Richards	13	0	7	1	0	0	20	1	1	0
02 !DF	Smith, JamieJamie Smith †	11	0	0	0	5	0	16	0	0	0
02 !DF	Westwood, ChrisChris Westwood	03.5 !3(1)	1	0	0	1.5 !1(1)	0	05.5 !4(2)	1	1	0
02 !DF	Williams, AdrianAdrian Williams	20	0	3.5 !2(2)	0	2	0	25.5 !24(2)	0	3	0
02 !DF	Wright, StephenStephen Wright ‡	03 !3	0	0	0	0	0	03 !3	0	0	0
03 !MF	Atkins, MarkMark Atkins	33.5 !30(4)	2	4.5 !4(1)	0	5	0	43.5 !39(5)	2	3	0
03 !MF	Corica, SteveSteve Corica	00.5 !0(1)	0	0	0	0	0	00.5 !0(1)	0	0	0
03 !MF	Daley, TonyTony Daley	01.5 !0(2)	0	0.5 !0(1)	0	0	0	02.5 !0(3)	0	0	0
03 !MF	Díaz, IsidroIsidro Díaz †	01 !1	0	0	0	0	0	01 !1	0	0	0
03 !MF	Emblen, NeilNeil Emblen †	06.5 !6(1)	0	0	0	0	0	06.5 !6(1)	0	1	0
03 !MF	Ferguson, DarrenDarren Ferguson	25.5 !22(4)	0	2	1	5	1	32.5 !29(4)	2	8	0
03 !MF	Froggatt, SteveSteve Froggatt	32.5 !31(2)	2	3	0	3	1	38.5 !37(2)	3	4	0
03 !MF	Gilkes, MichaelMichael Gilkes	03 !3	0	0	0	0	0	03 !3	0	1	0
03 !MF	Osborn, SimonSimon Osborn	23.5 !23(1)	2	3	0	0	0	26.5 !26(1)	2	3	1
03 !MF	Robinson, CarlCarl Robinson	31.5 !27(5)	3	7	1	4	0	31.5 !38(5)	4	7	0
03 !MF	Sedgley, SteveSteve Sedgley	18.5 !18(1)	0	6	0	2	0	26.5 !26(1)	0	4	2
03 !MF	Sanjuán, Jesús GarcíaJesús García Sanjuán ‡	04 !4	0	0	0	2.5 !2(1)	1	05.5 !6(1)	1	1	0
03 !MF	Simpson, PaulPaul Simpson	27.5 !23(5)	4	3.5 !2(2)	0	0	0	31.5 !25(7)	4	0	1
03 !MF	Slater, RobbieRobbie Slater	05.5 !4(2)	0	0.5 !0(1)	0	0	0	06.5 !4(3)	0	0	0
03 !MF	Wright, JermaineJermaine Wright †	03.5 !0(4)	0	0	0	0	0	03.5 !0(4)	0	0	0
FW	Bull, SteveSteve Bull	30.5 !24(7)	7	2.5 !1(2)	0	5	2	38.5 !30(9)	9	2	1
FW	Claridge, SteveSteve Claridge	04.5 !4(1)	0	1	0	0	0	05.5 !5(1)	0	0	0
FW	Crowe, GlenGlen Crowe ¤	01.5 !0(2)	0	0	0	0	0	01.5 !0(2)	0	0	0
FW	Foley, DominicDominic Foley ¤	04.5 !1(4)	0	0	0	1.5 !0(2)	0	06.5 !1(6)	0	0	0
FW	Freedman, DougieDougie Freedman	28.5 !25(4)	10	5.5 !5(1)	2	0	0	34.5 !30(5)	12	8	0
FW	Goodman, DonDon Goodman	29.5 !29(1)	8	6	1	2.5 !2(1)	1	38.5 !37(2)	10	4	0
FW	Jones, MarkMark Jones	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
FW	Keane, RobbieRobbie Keane	37.5 !34(4)	11	2.5 !1(2)	0	3.5 !3(1)	0	44.5 !38(7)	11	2	0
FW	Leadbeater, RichardRichard Leadbeater	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
FW	Paatelainen, MixuMixu Paatelainen	22.5 !10(13)	0	4.5 !4(1)	4	4.5 !4(1)	1	32.5 !18(15)	5	6	0
FW	Roberts, JasonJason Roberts ¤	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Date	Player	From	Fee
11 July 1997	Steve Sedgley	Ipswich Town	£350,000^[2]
6 August 1997	Dariusz Kubicki	Sunderland	Free^[3]
6 August 1997	Mixu Paatelainen	Bolton Wanderers	£250,000^[3]
1 September 1997	Isidro Díaz	Unattached	Free
5 September 1997	Hans Segers	Unattached	Free^[4]
12 September 1997	Jason Roberts	Hayes	£250,000^[5]
21 October 1997	Dougie Freedman	Crystal Palace	£800,000^[6]
21 October 1997	Kevin Muscat	Crystal Palace	£200,000^[6]
11 November 1997	Paul Simpson	Derby County	£75,000^[7]
25 March 1998	Neil Emblen	Crystal Palace	Undisclosed^[8]
25 March 1998	Robbie Slater	Southampton	£50,000^[8]
26 March 1998	Steve Claridge	Leicester City	£350,000^[9]

Date	Player	To	Fee
June 1997	Robbie Dennison	Released	Free^[10]
June 1997	Brian Law	Released	Free^[10]
June 1997	Dennis Pearce	Released	Free^[10]
June 1997	Serge Romano	Released	Free^[10]
June 1997	Geoff Thomas	Released	Free^[10]
June 1997	Andy Thompson	Released	Free^[10]
June 1997	Eric Young	Released	Free^[10]
7 July 1997	Iwan Roberts	Norwich City	£850,000^[11]
11 July 1997	Mark Venus	Ipswich Town	£150,000^[2]
13 August 1997	Neil Emblen	Crystal Palace	£1.8 million^[12]
30 September 1997	Isidro Díaz	Released	Free
21 October 1997	Jamie Smith	Crystal Palace	£1 million^[6]
19 February 1998	Jermaine Wright	Crewe Alexandra	£25,000^[13]

Start date	Player	From	End date
2 September 1997	Simon Coleman	Bolton Wanderers	2 October 1997^[14]
15 September 1997	Jesús García Sanjuán	Real Zaragoza	15 December 1997^[15]
10 October 1997	Paul Simpson	Derby County	10 November 1997^[16]
17 October 1997	Dougie Freedman	Crystal Palace	20 October 1997^[17]
19 March 1998	Stephen Wright	Rangers	End of season^[18]

Start date	Player	To	End date
24 October 1997	Glen Crowe	Cardiff City	9 December 1997
December 1997	Jason Roberts	Torquay United	5 March 1998
24 February 1998	Dominic Foley	Watford	End of season^[19]
4 March 1998	Dariusz Kubicki	Tranmere Rovers	End of season^[20]
25 March 1998	Jason Roberts	Bristol City	End of season^[8]

The season retained the home kit of the previous year: a "wolf head" design created using their traditional gold and black colours. A new away kit comprising a white away shirt with a dark green collar and dark green shorts was introduced. Both were manufactured by Puma and sponsored by Goodyear.

2 16 August 1997

Wolverhampton Wanderers

Sheffield United

Wolverhampton

Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 23,102
Referee: Paul Danson

↑ "Complete FA Carling Premiership and Nationwide League fixtures 1997–98". The Independent. 17 June 1997.
↑ 2.0 2.1 "Sedge swoop". The Mirror. 12 July 1997.
↑ 3.0 3.1 "Bargain hunter McGhee". The Mirror. 7 August 1997.
↑ "Magilton makes the switch to Wednesday". The Independent. 6 September 1997.
↑ "Celtic capture £1.5m Rieper". The Independent. 13 September 1997.
↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "Sporting Digest". The Independent. 22 October 1997.
↑ "Kirk out for month". The News Letter. 6 November 1997.
↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 "McGhee is halfway to clinching four-timer". Birmingham Post. 26 March 1998.
↑ "Claridge signs for Wolves". Birmingham Evening Mail. 26 March 1998.
↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 10.6 "Cooper's blunder". The Independent. 18 May 1997.
↑ "Football". The Independent. 8 July 1997.
↑ "Coppell chases Pearce". The Mirror. 14 August 1997.
↑ "Ablett gets thumbs up for clash with Blades". Birmingham Post. 20 February 1998.
↑ "McGhee still fears for job". Daily Mail. 3 September 1997.
↑ "Barnet secure sponsorship deal with Loaded magazine". The Independent. 16 September 1997.
↑ "No punishment for O'Neill". The Independent. 11 October 1997.
↑ "McGhee surviving on borrowed time and players". The Independent. 18 October 1997.
↑ "McGhee to cast net in last throw of the dice". Birmingham Post. 20 March 1998.
↑ "Candid Curle leaves Wolves no room for manoeuvre". Birmingham Post. 25 February 1998.
↑ "Equation is simple one as Wolves lick wounds". Birmingham Post. 4 March 1998.

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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

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 Wanderers York City

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

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

Others	Newport

Summer 1997 transfers
Winter 1997–98 transfers

R3 14 January 1998	Darlington	0–4	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Darlington
19:45 GMT		Report	Freedman 18' Paatelainen 66', 90' Ferguson 90'	Stadium: Feethams Attendance: 5,018 Referee: George Cain

R4 24 January 1998	Charlton Athletic	1–1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	London
15:00 GMT	Jones 64'	Report	Richards 47'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 15,540 Referee: Graham Poll

R4 rep. 3 February 1998	Wolverhampton Wanderers	3–0	Charlton Athletic	Wolverhampton
19:45 GMT	Curle 29' (pen.) Naylor 48' Paatelainen 65'	Report		Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 20,429 Referee: Graham Poll

R5 14 February 1998	Wimbledon	1–1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	London
15:00 GMT	Euell 14'	Report	Paatelainen 67'	Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 15,322 Referee: Uriah Rennie

R5 rep. 25 February 1998	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2–1	Wimbledon	Wolverhampton
19:45 GMT	Robinson 63' Freedman 85'	Report	Jones 48'	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 25,112 Referee: Uriah Rennie

QF 7 March 1998	Leeds United	0–1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Leeds
15:00 GMT		Report	Goodman 82'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 39,902 Referee: Paul Durkin

SF 5 April 1998	Wolverhampton Wanderers	0–1	Arsenal	Birmingham
12:00 BST		Report	Wreh 12'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 39,372 Referee: Stephen Lodge

R1.1 12 August 1997	Queens Park Rangers	0–2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	London
19:45 BST		Report	Froggatt 13' Paatelainen 86'	Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 8,355 Referee: Andy D'Urso

R1.2 27 August 1997	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1–2 (3–2 agg.)	Queens Park Rangers	Wolverhampton
19:45 BST	Ferguson 62' (pen.)	Report	Peacock 36' Murray 66'	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 18,398 Referee: John Kirkby

R2.2 24 September 1997	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1–0 (2–0 agg.)	Fulham	Wolverhampton
19:45 BST	Goodman 89'	Report		Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 17,862 Referee: Scott Mathieson

R3 14 October 1997	Reading	4–2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Reading
19:45 BST	Williams 33' (o.g.) Parkinson 34' Meaker 46' McPherson 54'	Report	Bull 44', 57'	Stadium: Elm Park Attendance: 11,080 Referee: Clive Wilkes