League Cup1997/1998

Season

Tier : 1

Type of clubs : A

Country : England

Games played : 153

Goals scored : 460 (3.01 goals per match )

Yellow cards : 336

Red cards : 13

50%
Home victories

18%
Draws

31%
Away victories

Players age average : 26.87 years

Number of players participating : 1613

League Cup 1997/1998's fixtures and results

Final

March 29, 1998

ChelseaPremier League (1)

2 0a.e.t.

MiddlesbroughFirst Division (2)

95'Frank Sinclair

107'Roberto Di Matteo

Latest transfers

March 27, 1998
Jason Drysdale ( Free)		Northampton
Martin Pemberton ( Doncaster)		Scunthorpe
Adem Poric ( Rotherham)		Notts

March 26, 1998
Mark Walton ( Gillingham)		Norwich
Jeremy Goss ( Hearts)		Colchester
Kieron Durkan ( Stockport)		Macclesfield
Dennis Bailey ( Gillingham)		Lincoln
Stuart Jones ( Weston/M)		S Wednesday
Gijsbert Bos ( Rotherham)		Walsall
Eddie McGoldrick ( Man City)		Stockport
Scott Partridge ( Cardiff)		Torquay
Paul Brayson ( Newcastle U-23)		Reading
Stuart Gray ( Celtic)		Reading
James McIntyre ( Kilmarnock)		Reading
Scott Thomas ( Man City U-23)		Brighton

All transfers

One match scorers

Iyseden Christiehas scored 3 goals during the match Mansfield Town 4-2 Stockport (12/08/1997)

Lee Steelehas scored 3 goals during the match Shrewsbury Town 3-5 Brentford (26/08/1997)

Jack Lesterhas scored 3 goals during the match Grimsby Town 5-0 Oldham Athletic (26/08/1997)

John Hartsonhas scored 3 goals during the match West Ham 3-0 Huddersfield (29/09/1997)

Michael Owenhas scored 3 goals during the match Liverpool 3-0 Grimsby Town (18/11/1997)

Frank Lampardhas scored 3 goals during the match West Ham 4-1 Walsall (19/11/1997)

Individual rankingsLast updated on 29/12/2025 at 17:59

Scorers

Assists

Games

clean sheets

Fair play

Scorers as subs

Scorers + Assists

Newcomers

Player	Goals	pen.	eff.	Min.p.	M.p.	Start	1H	2H	Team %	Last goal
Joey Beauchamp	6	0	100	600	6	6	0	6	43%	18/11/1997
John Hartson	6	0	75	450	5	5	4	2	55%	19/11/1997
Graham Kavanagh	5	1	79	395	5	4	1	4	45%	15/10/1997
Iyseden Christie	4	0	45	180	2	2	2	2	67%	26/08/1997
Jandro	4	0	86	342	4	4	2	2	100%	26/08/1997
Pierre van Hooijdonk	4	0	91	362	4	4	0	4	33%	24/09/1997
Peter Thorne	4	0	90	360	4	4	1	3	36%	24/09/1997
Steve Livingstone	4	0	77	309	6	3	0	4	33%	14/10/1997
Paulo Wanchope	4	0	83	332	4	4	2	2	50%	15/10/1997
Frank Lampard	4	0	113	450	5	5	2	2	36%	19/11/1997
Andy Watson	4	0	120	480	5	5	1	2	50%	19/11/1997
Michael Owen	4	1	96	384	4	4	2	1	44%	07/01/1998
Aidan Newhouse	3	0	77	230	4	3	3	0	50%	26/08/1997
Dave Reeves	3	0	93	280	4	3	0	3	50%	26/08/1997
Jack Lester	3	0	98	294	5	3	3	0	25%	26/08/1997

Rankings

Form

Home

Away

Second legs

Attendances

Offense

Defense

First half

Second half

Fair play

1	Ipswich Town	V 3-1 Charlton26/08/1997	D 1-1 Torquay United16/09/1997	VTorquay United 0-3 23/09/1997	V 2-0 Man United14/10/1997	VOxford United 1-2 18/11/1997	D 2-2 Chelsea07/01/1998
2	Walsall	V 2-0 Exeter City12/08/1997	VExeter City 0-1 26/08/1997	VNottingham 0-1 17/09/1997	D 2-2 Nottingham24/09/1997	V 2-1 Sheffield United14/10/1997	LWest Ham 4-1 19/11/1997
3	Oxford United	V 2-0 Plymouth12/08/1997	VPlymouth 3-5 26/08/1997	V 4-1 York City16/09/1997	VYork City 1-2 23/09/1997	D 1-1 Tranmere Rovers14/10/1997	L 1-2 Ipswich Town18/11/1997
4	Arsenal	V 4-1 Birmingham City14/10/1997	V 1-0 Coventry18/11/1997	VWest Ham 1-2 06/01/1998	V 2-1 Chelsea28/01/1998	LChelsea 3-1 18/02/1998
-	Liverpool	VWBA 0-2 15/10/1997	V 3-0 Grimsby Town18/11/1997	VNewcastle United 0-2 07/01/1998	V 2-1 Middlesbrough27/01/1998	LMiddlesbrough 2-0 18/02/1998
6	Middlesbrough	V 2-0 Sunderland15/10/1997	V 2-1 Bolton Wanderers18/11/1997	VReading 0-1 06/01/1998	LLiverpool 2-1 27/01/1998	V 2-0 Liverpool18/02/1998	LChelsea 2-0 29/03/1998
7	Chelsea	D 1-1 Blackburn15/10/1997	V 2-1 Southampton19/11/1997	DIpswich Town 2-2 07/01/1998	LArsenal 2-1 28/01/1998	V 3-1 Arsenal18/02/1998	V 2-0 Middlesbrough29/03/1998
8	Reading	DSwansea 1-1 26/08/1997	D 0-0 Peterborough16/09/1997	VPeterborough 0-2 23/09/1997	V 4-2 Wolverhampton14/10/1997	VLeeds United 2-3 18/11/1997	L 0-1 Middlesbrough06/01/1998
9	Stoke City	VRochdale 1-3 12/08/1997	D 1-1 Rochdale27/08/1997	VBurnley 0-4 16/09/1997	V 2-0 Burnley24/09/1997	L 1-3 Leeds United15/10/1997
10	Preston NE	VRotherham United 1-3 12/08/1997	V 2-0 Rotherham United26/08/1997	LBlackburn 6-0 17/09/1997	V 1-0 Blackburn30/09/1997
11	Southampton	V 3-1 Brentford17/09/1997	VBrentford 0-2 30/09/1997	VBarnsley 1-2 14/10/1997	LChelsea 2-1 19/11/1997
-	Derby County	VSouthend 0-1 16/09/1997	V 5-0 Southend01/10/1997	VTottenham 1-2 15/10/1997	L 0-1 Newcastle United18/11/1997
-	West Ham	LHuddersfield 1-0 16/09/1997	V 3-0 Huddersfield29/09/1997	V 3-0 Aston Villa15/10/1997	V 4-1 Walsall19/11/1997	L 1-2 Arsenal06/01/1998
14	Wolverhampton	VQPR 0-2 12/08/1997	L 1-2 QPR27/08/1997	VFulham 0-1 16/09/1997	V 1-0 Fulham24/09/1997	LReading 4-2 14/10/1997
15	Grimsby Town	LOldham Athletic 1-0 12/08/1997	V 5-0 Oldham Athletic26/08/1997	V 2-0 S Wednesday17/09/1997	LS Wednesday 3-2 01/10/1997	V 3-1 Leicester14/10/1997	LLiverpool 3-0 18/11/1997
16	Birmingham City	VGillingham 0-1 12/08/1997	V 3-0 Gillingham26/08/1997	V 4-1 Stockport17/09/1997	LStockport 2-1 23/09/1997	LArsenal 4-1 14/10/1997
17	Sheffield United	DWrexham 1-1 12/08/1997	V 3-1 Wrexham26/08/1997	DWatford 1-1 16/09/1997	V 4-0 Watford23/09/1997	LWalsall 2-1 14/10/1997
-	WBA	DCambridge United 1-1 12/08/1997	V 2-1 Cambridge United27/08/1997	DLuton Town 1-1 16/09/1997	V 4-2 Luton Town23/09/1997	L 0-2 Liverpool15/10/1997
19	Notts County	DDarlington 1-1 12/08/1997	V 2-1 Darlington26/08/1997	L 0-2 Tranmere Rovers16/09/1997	VTranmere Rovers 0-1 23/09/1997
-	Bristol City	D 0-0 Bristol Rovers12/08/1997	VBristol Rovers 1-2 26/08/1997	LLeeds United 3-1 17/09/1997	V 2-1 Leeds United30/09/1997
21	Nottingham	VDoncaster Rovers 0-8 11/08/1997	V 2-1 Doncaster Rovers27/08/1997	L 0-1 Walsall17/09/1997	DWalsall 2-2 24/09/1997
22	Tranmere Rovers	V 3-1 Hartlepool12/08/1997	LHartlepool 2-1 26/08/1997	VNotts County 0-2 16/09/1997	L 0-1 Notts County23/09/1997	DOxford United 1-1 14/10/1997
23	Bolton Wanderers	VLeyton Orient 1-3 16/09/1997	D 4-4 Leyton Orient30/09/1997	V 2-0 Wimbledon FC14/10/1997	LMiddlesbrough 2-1 18/11/1997
-	Huddersfield	V 2-1 Bradford12/08/1997	DBradford 1-1 26/08/1997	V 1-0 West Ham16/09/1997	LWest Ham 3-0 29/09/1997
25	Hull City	DMacclesfield 0-0 12/08/1997	V 2-1 Macclesfield26/08/1997	V 1-0 Crystal Palace16/09/1997	LCrystal Palace 2-1 30/09/1997	LNewcastle United 2-0 15/10/1997
26	Stockport	LMansfield Town 4-2 12/08/1997	V 6-3 Mansfield Town26/08/1997	LBirmingham City 4-1 17/09/1997	V 2-1 Birmingham City23/09/1997
27	Newcastle United	V 2-0 Hull City15/10/1997	VDerby County 0-1 18/11/1997	L 0-2 Liverpool07/01/1998
-	Sunderland	V 2-1 Bury FC16/09/1997	VBury FC 1-2 23/09/1997	LMiddlesbrough 2-0 15/10/1997
-	Everton	VScunthorpe 0-1 16/09/1997	V 5-0 Scunthorpe01/10/1997	LCoventry 4-1 15/10/1997
-	Tottenham	V 3-2 Carlisle United17/09/1997	VCarlisle United 0-2 30/09/1997	L 1-2 Derby County15/10/1997

Longest streaksLast updated on 31/12/2025 at 15:51

Winning streak

Loosing streak

Drawing streak

Drawless streak

Unbeaten streak

Winless streak

Invincibility streak

Goalless streak

Conceding streak

Scoring streak

	Series	Running
Middlesbrough	5
Oxford United	4
Arsenal	4
Liverpool	4
Birmingham City	3
Walsall	3
Reading	3
Ipswich Town	3
Derby County	3
Southampton	3
West Ham	3
Nottingham	2
Stoke City	2
Wolverhampton	2
Carlisle United	2
Chesterfield	2
Preston NE	2
Scunthorpe	2
Grimsby Town	2
Hull City	2
Sunderland	2
Everton	2
Wimbledon FC	2
Barnsley	2
Tottenham	2
Coventry	2
Newcastle United	2
Chelsea	2	2
Northampton Town	1
Norwich City	1

Goals per quarterLast updated on 31/12/2025 at 15:51

Minutes	Goals
0 - 15	44
Best scorer : Jack Lester - 3 Goals
16 - 30	59
Best scorer : David Wetherall - 2 Goals
31 - 45+	82
Best scorer : Mauricio Taricco - 2 Goals
46 - 60	76
Best scorer : Pierre van Hooijdonk - 3 Goals
61 - 75	86
Best scorer : Peter Thorne - 3 Goals
76 - 90+	93
Best scorer : Joey Beauchamp - 4 Goals

Most frequent scoresLast updated on 31/12/2025 at 15:51

Score	Frequence
0 - 0	3 times
1 - 0	23 times
1 - 1	19 times
2 - 0	22 times
2 - 1	34 times
2 - 2	3 times
3 - 0	6 times
3 - 1	15 times
3 - 2	4 times
3 - 3	1 times

Score	Frequence
4 - 0	2 times
4 - 1	7 times
4 - 2	3 times
4 - 4	2 times
5 - 0	3 times
5 - 1	1 times
5 - 3	2 times
6 - 0	1 times
6 - 3	1 times
8 - 0	1 times

General statistics by teamLast updated on 29/12/2025 at 17:59

	Participants	Different First XI	Different Scorers	Best scorer
Middlesbrough	27	8	7	Craig Hignett (3 goals)
Chelsea	27	6	7	Roberto Di Matteo (3 goals)
Hull City	25	5	4	Duane Darby (1 goals)
Nottingham	25	4	7	Pierre van Hooijdonk (4 goals)
Arsenal	25	5	7	Luis Boa Morte (2 goals)
Oxford United	22	6	7	Joey Beauchamp (6 goals)
Blackburn	22	3	6	Martin Dahlin (2 goals)
Huddersfield	22	4	3	Wayne Burnett (1 goals)
Ipswich Town	22	7	10	Mauricio Taricco (2 goals)
Reading	22	7	8	Carl Asaba (3 goals)
Luton Town	21	4	3	Tony Thorpe (3 goals)
WBA	21	5	6	Paul Peschisolido (3 goals)
Southampton	21	4	4	Kevin Davies (3 goals)
Derby County	21	4	4	Paulo Wanchope (4 goals)
Notts County	21	4	4	Ian Baraclough (1 goals)
Burnley	20	4	3	Lee Howey (1 goals)
Sheffield United	20	5	5	Dane Whitehouse (3 goals)
Wimbledon FC	20	3	5	Jason Euell (3 goals)
Stoke City	20	5	4	Graham Kavanagh (5 goals)
Millwall	20	4	4	Daniel Hockton (2 goals)

Teams ages statisticsLast updated on 01/01/2026 at 06:42

	Average age	Oldest player	Youngest player
Brentford	22.7	James Bates (28 years)	Ryan Denys (18 years)
Crewe Alexandra	23	John Pemberton (32 years)	Kenny Lunt (17 years)
Carlisle United	23.4	Owen Archdeacon (30 years)	Paul Boertien (17 years)
Bournemouth	23.5	Franck Rolling (28 years)	Eddie Howe (19 years)
Swansea	24.1	Keith Walker (30 years)	Jamie Harris (17 years)
Shrewsbury Town	24.3	Paul Edwards (31 years)	Emeka Nwadike (18 years)
Hartlepool	24.3	Paul Baker (33 years)	Warren Dobson (18 years)
QPR	24.3	Simon Barker (32 years)	Mark Perry (18 years)
Portsmouth	24.3	John Durnin (31 years)	David Waterman (19 years)
Derby County	24.4	Aljosa Asanovic (31 years)	Steve Elliott (18 years)
Oxford United	24.6	Stuart Massey (32 years)	Paul Powell (18 years)
Man United	24.7	Raimond van der Gouw (33 years)	John Curtis (18 years)
Darlington	24.8	Carl Shutt (35 years)	Paul Robinson (18 years)
Crystal Palace	24.8	Andy Linighan (34 years)	Danny Boxall (19 years)
Preston NE	24.8	Julian Darby (29 years)	Jon Macken (19 years)
Cambridge United	24.9	Scott Barrett (33 years)	Trevor Benjamin (17 years)
Sunderland	24.9	Paul Bracewell (34 years)	Michael Bridges (18 years)
York City	25	Gary Bull (30 years)	Jonathan Greening (17 years)
Stoke City	25	Paul Stewart (32 years)	Kristjan Sigurdsson (16 years)
Rotherham United	25	Alan Knill (32 years)	Chris Sedgwick (16 years)

Countries statisticsLast updated on 29/12/2025 at 23:37

	Number of games played	Number of players	Number of goals scored
England	2689	1111	287
Wales	209	84	25
Republic of Ireland	173	70	20
Scotland	172	73	20
Northern Ireland	82	38	4
Netherlands	63	24	12
Australia	50	23	5
France	47	18	4
Norway	44	18	6
Jamaica	41	18	9
Italy	26	10	6
Denmark	24	9	3
South Africa	17	6	0
Iceland	14	6	1
Germany	13	5	2
Spain	13	5	5
Sweden	13	6	5
Canada	12	6	3
Nigeria	12	7	1
Israel	11	3	1