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1997–98 Blackpool F.C. season

English football club season

Field	Value
club	Blackpool F.C.
season	1997–98
league	Division Two
owner	Owen Oyston
chairman	Vicki Oyston
manager	Nigel Worthington
stadium	Bloomfield Road
league result	12th
league topscorer	Phil Clarkson (13)
season topscorer	Phil Clarkson (18)
cup1	FA Cup
cup1 result	Second round
cup2	League Cup
cup2 result	Second round
cup3	FL Trophy
cup3 result	Northern semi-final
prevseason	1996–97
nextseason	1998–99

The 1997–98 season was '''Blackpool F.C.''''s 90th season (87th consecutive) in the Football League. They competed in the 24-team Division Two, then the third tier of English league football, finishing twelfth.

Gary Megson left the club during the close season, in favour of managing Stockport County. His replacement was Nigel Worthington, who began in a player-manager capacity in his first managerial role.

Phil Clarkson was the club's top scorer, with sixteen goals (thirteen in the league, two in the FA Cup and one in the League Trophy).

Competitions

Second Division

League table

Matches

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result
F–A	Scorers	Attendance
	Luton Town	H	1–0	Lydiate 11'	6,547
	Bristol City	A	0–2		9,043
	Wycombe Wanderers	H	2–4	Quinn 23', Brabin 90'	4,733
	Bournemouth	A	0–2		4,196
	Wrexham	A	4–3	Ellis 62', 69', 76', Bonner 82'	3,763
	Carlisle United	H	2–1	Ellis 19', Carlisle 90'	7,259
	Wigan Athletic	A	0–3		5,517
	Oldham Athletic	H	2–2	Quinn 42', Philpott 53'	7,174
	Southend United	H	3–0	Bonner 12', Ellis 80', Clarkson 88'	4,542
	Millwall	A	1–2	Ellis 86'	7,042
	Fulham	A	0–1		7,760
	Grimsby Town	H	2–2	Quinn 44', Ellis 77'	5,234
	Chesterfield	H	2–1	Clarkson 42', Quinn 47' (pen.)	3,682
	Bristol Rovers	A	3–0	Bonner 30' Clarkson 48', Preece 53'	6,183
	Watford	A	1–4	Preece 74'	9,723
	Northampton Town	H	1–1	Clarkson 37'	3,685
	Burnley	H	2–1	Clarkson 41', Preece 74'	7,429
	Gillingham	A	1–1	Ellis 90'	5,045
	York City	H	1–0	Strong 68'	4,508
	Walsall	A	1–2	Clarkson 35'	3,933
	Plymouth Argyle	H	0–0		3,281
	Brentford	A	1–3	Preece 4'	3,725
	Preston North End	H	2–1	Preece 21, Philpott 37'	8,342
	Carlisle United	A	1–1	Ormerod 53'	8,010
	Wrexham	H	1–2	Ormerod 17'	5,424
	Luton Town	A	0–3		5,574
	Bournemouth	H	1–0	Clarkson 19'	4,550
	Wycombe Wanderers	A	1–2	Preece 20'	5,073
	Wigan Athletic	H	0–2		5,288
	Bristol City	H	2–2	Preece 54', Bent 88'	3,724
	Oldham Athletic	A	1–0	Bent 56'	6,576
	Millwall	H	3–0	Bryan 7', Malkin 18', Preece 39'	4,455
	Southend United	A	1–2	Brabin 49'	3,340
	Grimsby Town	A	0–1		4,924
	Fulham	H	2–1	Preece 77', Clarkson 85'	5,183
	Watford	H	1–1	Clarkson 88'	5,237
	Northampton Town	A	0–2		6,586
	Gillingham	H	2–1	Malkin 73', Clarkson 83'	4,165
	York City	A	1–1	Preece 5'	3,650
	Walsall	H	1–0	Preece 48'	4,451
	Burnley	A	2–1	Clarkson 45', Bent 51'	13,413
	Plymouth Argyle	A	1–3	Heathcote 28' (o.g.)	5,655
	Brentford	H	1–2	Taylor 81'	3,926
	Preston North End	A	3–3	Clarkson 3', 65', Hills 45'	13,500
	Bristol Rovers	H	1–0	Brabin 68'	7,057
	Chesterfield	A	1–1	Carlisle 86'	4,462

FA Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result
F–A	Scorers	Attendance
First round		Blyth Spartans	H	4–3	Preece 4', Linighan 59', Clarkson 71', 89'	4,814
Second round		Oldham Athletic	A	1–2	Ellis 83'	6,590

Football League Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result
F–A	Scorers	Attendance
First round, first leg		Manchester City	H	1–0	Preece 73'	8,084
First round, second leg		Manchester City	A	0–1
	12,563
Second round, first leg		Coventry City	H	1–0	Linighan 76'	5,884
Second round, second leg		Coventry City	A	1–3	Linighan 36'	9,565

Football League Trophy

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result
F–A	Scorers	Attendance
Second round		York City	H	1–1
Clarkson 87'	1,105
Northern quarter-final		Wigan Athletic	H	1–0	Preece 15'	1,687
Northern semi-final		Grimsby Town	A	0–1		8,027

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