1997–98 Manchester City F.C. season
1997–98 season of Manchester City
Manchester City 1997–98 football season
| 1997–98 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Francis Lee David Bernstein | |||
| Manager | Frank Clark (until 17 February) Joe Royle (from 18 February) | |||
| Stadium | Maine Road | |||
| First Division | 22nd (relegated) | |||
| FA Cup | Fourth round | |||
| League Cup | First round | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Paul Dickov (9) All: Paul Dickov (9) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 32,040 – (25 April vs Queens Park Rangers, First Division) | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 12,563 – (12 August vs Blackpool, League Cup first round) | |||
| Average home league attendance | 28,037 | |||
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The 1997–98 season was Manchester City's second in the First Division following relegation from the Premier League in 1995–96. The 1996–97 season had been a turbulent one; Five different managers took charge of the team over the course of the season (three permanent appointments and two caretakers), including Steve Coppell, who resigned after just 32 days as manager.[1] Frank Clark became manager in December 1996 and was in charge for the start of the 1997–98 season.
Despite speculation that linked him with a transfer, 1996–97 Player of the Season Georgi Kinkladze stayed at the club, and signed a three-year contract that made him the highest-paid player in Manchester City's history.[2] The highest profile signing was striker Lee Bradbury, who joined from Portsmouth for a club record £3 million.[3] Defender Tony Vaughan arrived from Ipswich Town. His transfer free was decided by tribunal and set at £1.35 million, more than double City's valuation.[4] The club also signed Dutch midfielder Gerard Wiekens from BV Veendam for £500,000.[5] Wiekens had agreed to join the club in March, but the move only took place once the previous season had finished.[6] Departing was Peter Beagrie, sold to Bradford City for £200,000.[7] In an early-season interview with the Sunday Times, Frank Clark bemoaned the difficulty of reducing the size of his squad, which contained 40 senior professionals: "This squad is too big, but a lot of the players are on good contracts which other clubs won't match. You can't blame them for staying." "We've got around 12 very good youngsters whose potential is really encouraging, but they can't get a reserve-team game. Because we've got to fill the reserves with senior pros needing match practice or players we're trying to sell, the youngsters' development is held up."[8]
Joe Royle replaced Frank Clark in February 1998.
Off the field, the club introduced a new badge, and changed the colour of the home shirt to a much deeper shade termed "laser blue". The new kit was made by Kappa; this ended a 63-year association with Umbro.[9]
In its preview of the forthcoming season, The Times listed bookmakers odds that put Manchester City as 6/1 joint second favourites to win the division.[10]
Team kit
          Home |      Away |    Third |
League
The league campaign started with a home match against Portsmouth. Bradbury, Vaughan and Wiekens all made their debuts. The match finished 2–2, with a debut goal for Wiekens.[11] The first away match was a trip to Sunderland, a match that was the first competitive fixture at the Stadium of Light. City lost 3–1 to a team spearheaded by their former striker Niall Quinn. Jason van Blerk made his debut in the match, having signed on a free transfer in the run-up to the fixture.[12] The first league win did not arrive until the fifth match, when Nottingham Forest were beaten at the City Ground.[13] Three games later City's second win of the season was emphatic, 6–0 at home to Swindon Town.
Lee Bradbury cracked a vertebra at the start of October, and coupled with an injury to Uwe Rösler, City were left with few options in attack.[11] The team scored just one goal in October. A succession of reserve strikers were tried; Barry Conlon, Chris Greenacre, Ray Kelly and Gerry Creaney all saw their first action of the season.[11] The situation was exacerbated in late October when Kinkladze crashed his Ferrari, sustaining a back injury that required 30 stitches and caused him to miss two matches.[14] By November City lay in the relegation zone with just 3 wins from 16 matches.[15] A home defeat to Huddersfield Town led to open rebellion amongst the club's supporters. On the tenth anniversary of a match in which the same opposition were beaten 10–1, Manchester City succumbed to a defeat that was last-placed club Huddersfield's first away win of the season.[16] Choruses of "You're not fit to wear the shirt" rang out during the match.[17] Afterward two thousand supporters held a demonstration demanding the resignation of chairman Francis Lee.[18] The season hit a new low with 3–1 away defeat to local rivals Stockport County who were having the best season in their history. The club picked up enough wins here and there to at least stay out of the relegation zone, but then a horrific run of form after Christmas saw the club dumped to the bottom of the table following a 2–1 loss to Ipswich Town in February. This proved the end of the road for Clark, who was sacked later that day and replaced by Joe Royle, who had been out of the game since resigning as Everton manager a year prior.
A run of three wins from Royle's first four matches seemed to get things back on track for City, but then the club's form slumped again, and most damagingly they lost virtually all of their matches against the other teams involved in the relegation struggle. Francis Lee finally resigned during this poor run-in, with David Bernstein replacing him as chairman. A failure to beat Queens Park Rangers in their penultimate match left the Blues needing to defeat Stoke City and hope that at least one of Port Vale and Portsmouth would fail to win their own final matches to preserve their First Division status. In the end, City were able to beat Stoke, however both Port Vale and Portsmouth also won that day to send City into the third tier for the first time in their history.
Table
| Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Portsmouth | 46 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 51 | 63 | −12 | 49 | |
| 21 | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 10 | 19 | 17 | 51 | 63 | −12 | 49 | |
| 22 | Manchester City (R) | 46 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 56 | 57 | −1 | 48 | Relegation to the Second Division |
| 23 | Stoke City (R) | 46 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 44 | 74 | −30 | 46 | |
| 24 | Reading (R) | 46 | 11 | 9 | 26 | 39 | 78 | −39 | 42 |
Source: Statto.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference
(R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference
(R) Relegated
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 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 56 | 57 | −1 | 48 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 28 | 26 | +2 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 28 | 31 | −3 |
Source: [1]
Matches
Manchester City v Portsmouth
| 9 August 1997 1 | Manchester City | 2-2 | Portsmouth | Manchester |
Rösler  16'Wiekens 55' | Aloisi 5' Hall 80' | Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 30,474 Referee: David Laws |
Sunderland v Manchester City
| 15 August 1997 2 | Sunderland | 3–1 | Manchester City | Sunderland |
| Quinn 17' Phillips 84'Clark 89' | Kinkladze 76' (pen.) | Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 38,827 Referee: Eddie Wolstenholme |
Manchester City v Tranmere Rovers
| 22 August 1997 3 | Manchester City | 1-1 | Tranmere Rovers | Manchester |
| Horlock 46' | Jones 61' | Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 26,336 Referee: John Brandwood |
Charlton Athletic v Manchester City
| 29 August 1997 4 | Charlton Athletic | 2–1 | Manchester City | London |
| Van Blerk 67' (o.g.) Jones 69' | Wiekens 20' | Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 14,009 Referee: Rob Harris |
Nottingham Forest v Manchester City
| 3 September 1997 5 | Nottingham Forest | 1-3 | Manchester City | Nottingham |
| Campbell 81' | Brannan 20', 71' Dickov 88' | Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 23,681 Referee: Stephen Finch |
Bury v Manchester City
| 12 September 1997 6 | Bury | 1–1 | Manchester City | Bury |
| Johnson 65' | Morley 81' | Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 11,216 Referee: Phil Richards |
Manchester City v Norwich City
| 20 September 1997 7 | Manchester City | 1-2 | Norwich City | Manchester |
| Bradbury 27' | Adams 38' Coote 64' | Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 27,258 Referee: Alan Butler |
Manchester City v Swindon Town
| 27 September 1997 8 | Manchester City | 6-0 | Swindon Town | Manchester |
| Kinkladze 7' Casper 17' (o.g.)Horlock 37'Dickov 50', 59'Bradbury 80' | Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 26,646 Referee: Roy Pearson |
Ipswich Town v Manchester City
| 4 October 1997 9 | Ipswich Town | 1-0 | Manchester City | Ipswich |
| Mathie 63' | Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 14,322 Referee: Mike Bailey |
Manchester City v Reading
| 18 October 1997 10 | Manchester City | 0-0 | Reading | Manchester |
| Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 26,488 |
Manchester City v Stoke City
| 22 October 1997 11 | Manchester City | 0-1 | Stoke City | Manchester |
| Wallace 63' | Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 25,333 Referee: Anthony Leake |
Queens Park Rangers v Manchester City
| 26 October 1997 12 | Queens Park Rangers | 2-0 | Manchester City | Shepherd's Bush, London |
| Ready 13' Peacock 33' | Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 14,451 Referee: Rob Harris |
Manchester City v Crewe Alexandra
| 29 October 1997 13 | Manchester City | 1-0 | Crewe Alexandra | Manchester |
| Greenacre 44' | Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 27,384 Referee: Kevin Lynch |
Oxford United v Manchester City
| 1 November 1997 14 | Oxford United | 0-0 | Manchester City | Oxford |
| Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 8,592 Referee: David Orr |
Manchester City v Port Vale
| 4 November 1997 15 | Manchester City | 2-3 | Port Vale | Manchester |
| Wiekens 15' Dickov 41' | Snijders 17' Talbot 45'Naylor 50' | Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 24,554 Referee: John Brandwood |
Manchester City v Huddersfield Town
| 7 November 1997 16 | Manchester City | 0-1 | Huddersfield Town | Manchester |
| Edwards 76' | Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 24,425 Referee: Graham Frankland |
Sheffield United v Manchester City
| 15 November 1997 17 | Sheffield United | 1-1 | Manchester City | Sheffield |
| Deane 21' | Horlock 90' | Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 23,850 Referee: Paul Rejer |
Manchester City v Bradford City
| 22 November 1997 18 | Manchester City | 1–0 | Bradford City | Manchester |
| Vaughan 90' | Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 29,746 Referee: Guy Stretton |
Stockport County v Manchester City
| 21 November 1998 19 | Stockport County | 3-1 | Manchester City | Stockport |
| Cook 6' Armstrong 8'Angell 30' | Brannan 49' | Stadium: Edgeley Park Attendance: 11,351 Referee: Eddie Wolstenholme |
West Bromwich Albion v Manchester City
| 28 November 1998 20 | West Bromwich Albion | 0-1 | Manchester City | West Bromwich |
| Dickov 55' | Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 17,904 Referee: John Kirkby |
Manchester City v Wolverhampton Wanderers
| 6 December 1997 21 | Manchester City | 0-1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Manchester |
| Symons 42' | Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 28,999 Referee: Clive Wilkes |
Birmingham City v Manchester City
| 13 December 1997 22 | Birmingham City | 2–1 | Manchester City | Birmingham |
| O'Connor 90' Forster 90' | Shelia 88' | Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 21,014 Referee: Andy D'Urso |
Manchester City v Middlesbrough
| 20 December 1997 23 | Manchester City | 2-0 | Middlesbrough | Manchester |
| Rösler 17' (pen.) Dickov 32' | Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 28,097 Referee: Mike C Bailey |
Crewe Alexandra v Manchester City
| 26 December 1997 24 | Crewe Alexandra | 1-0 | Manchester City | Crewe |
| Holsgrove 19' | Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 5,759 Referee: Trevor Jones |
Manchester City v Nottingham Forest
| 28 December 1997 25 | Manchester City | 2-3 | Nottingham Forest | Manchester |
| Shelia 56' Dickov 77' | van Hooijdonk 31' (pen.), 53' (pen.) Campbell 50' | Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 31,839 Referee: Alan Wiley |
Portsmouth v Manchester City
| 10 January 1998 26 | Portsmouth | 0-3 | Manchester City | Portsmouth |
| Russell 44' Kinkladze 51'Rösler 89' | Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 13,512 Referee: Paul Taylor |
Manchester City v Sunderland
| 17 January 1998 27 | Manchester City | 0-1 | Sunderland | Manchester |
| Phillips 55' | Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 31,715 Referee: Matt Messias |
Manchester City v Charlton Athletic
| 28 January 1998 28 | Manchester City | 2-2 | Charlton Athletic | Manchester |
| Dickov 7' (pen.) Symons 88' | Jones 74', 90' | Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 24,058 Referee: Phil Richards |
Tranmere Rovers v Manchester City
| 31 January 1998 29 | Tranmere Rovers | 0–0 | Manchester City | Birkenhead |
| Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 12,830 Referee: Clive Wilkes |
Norwich City v Manchester City
| 7 February 1998 30 | Norwich City | 0–0 | Manchester City | Norwich |
| Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 15,274 Referee: Barry Knight |
Manchester City v Bury
| 14 February 1998 31 | Manchester City | 0-1 | Bury | Manchester |
| Butler 52' | Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 28,885 Referee: Terry Heilbron |
Manchester City v Ipswich Town
| 18 February 1998 32 | Manchester City | 1-2 | Ipswich Town | Manchester |
| Symons 5' | Mathie 83' Dyer 90' | Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 27,156 Referee: Graham Frankland |
Swindon Town v Manchester City
| 21 February 1998 33 | Swindon Town | 1-3 | Manchester City | Swindon |
| Cowe 71' | Rösler 22', 77' Bradbury 83' | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 12,280 Referee: Brian Coddington |
Reading v Manchester City
| 24 February 1998 34 | Reading | 3-0 | Manchester City | Reading |
| Hodges 8' Houghton 29'Asaba 89' | Stadium: Elm Park Attendance: 11,513 Referee: Anthony Bates |
Manchester City v West Bromwich Albion
| 28 February 1998 35 | Manchester City | 1-0 | West Bromwich Albion | Manchester |
| Rösler 43' | Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 28,460 Referee: Alan Butler |
Huddersfield Town v Manchester City
| 3 March 1998 36 | Huddersfield Town | 1-3 | Manchester City | Huddersfield |
| Dalton 38' (pen.) | Wiekens 10' Briscoe 45'Tskhadadze 65' | Stadium: Alfred McAlpine Stadion Attendance: 15,694 Referee: George Cain |
Manchester City v Oxford United
| 7 March 1998 37 | Manchester City | 0-2 | Oxford United | Manchester |
| Beauchamp 44' Cook 81' | Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 28,720 Referee: William Burns (referee) |
Port Vale v Manchester City
| 14 March 1998 38 | Port Vale | 2-1 | Manchester City | Stoke-on-Trent |
| Foyle 13' Ainsworth 73' | Wiekens 61' | Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 13,122 Referee: Roger Furnandiz |
Manchester City v Sheffield United
| 21 March 1998 39 | Manchester City | 0-0 | Sheffield United | Manchester |
| Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 28,496 Referee: Roy Pearson |
Bradford City v Manchester City
| 28 March 1998 40 | Bradford City | 2-1 | Manchester City | Bradford |
| Pepper 49' Edinho 66' | Whitley 24' | Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 17,099 Referee: Eddie Wolstenholme |
Manchester City v Stockport County
| 4 April 1998 41 | Manchester City | 4-1 | Stockport County | Manchester |
| Goater 5' Jobson 32'Bradbury 37', 57' | Wilbraham 6' | Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 31,855 Referee: Rob Harris |
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Manchester City
| 11 April 1998 42 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2-2 | Manchester City | Wolverhampton |
| Margetson 34' Simpson 85' | Pollock 13' Horlock 63' | Stadium: Molineux Stadium Attendance: 24,458 Referee: Mark Halsey |
Manchester City v Birmingham City
| 13 April 1998 43 | Manchester City | 0-1 | Birmingham City | Manchester |
| Adebola 90' | Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 29,569 Referee: Terry Heilbron |
Middlesbrough v Manchester City
| 17 April 1998 44 | Middlesbrough | 1-0 | Manchester City | Middlesbrough |
| Armstrong 43' | Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 30,182 Referee: Alan Wiley |
Manchester City v Queens Park Rangers
| 25 April 1998 45 | Manchester City | 2-2 | Queens Park Rangers | Manchester |
| Kinkladze 1' Bradbury 48' | Sheron 8' Pollock 21' (o.g.) | Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 32,040 |
Stoke City v Manchester City
| 3 May 1998 46 | Stoke City | 2-5 | Manchester City | Stoke-on-Trent |
| Thorne 62', 87' | Goater 32', 71' Dickov 49'Bradbury 64'Horlock 90' | Stadium: Britannia Stadium Attendance: 28,000 Referee: Mike C Bailey |
FA Cup
Manchester City entered the FA Cup in the third round, the starting point for all clubs in the top two divisions. Drawn at home to fellow First Division club Bradford City, Manchester City won 2–0.[19] Another home tie followed in the fourth round, against Premier League club West Ham United. City trailed 1–0 at half time, but a solo goal from Georgi Kinkladze levelled the score. A penalty gave City the chance to take the lead, but Uwe Rösler's kick went high over the crossbar.[20] Two minutes later, former City player Steve Lomas scored for West Ham.[21] City lost 2–1 and exited the competition.
| Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Venue | Result F – A | Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 January 1998 | Third round | Bradford City | H | Maine Road | 2 – 0 | Brown, Rösler | 23,686 |
| 25 January 1998 | Fourth round | West Ham United | H | Maine Road | 1 – 2 | Kinkladze | 26,495 |
League Cup
Manchester City entered the League Cup in the first round for the first time. In previous years, the club's league position had been sufficient to gain a bye into the second round. Blackpool were the opposition in the first round, for which ties were played over two legs. In the first leg, at Bloomfield Road, City lost 1–0.[22] The return leg was chosen for live television coverage.[23] Kevin Horlock scored with two minutes of normal time remaining to make the score 1–1 on aggregate and take the tie to extra time.[24] No goals were scored in extra time, so the result was decided by a penalty shootout. Horlock and Bradbury's kicks missed, and Blackpool won the shootout 4–2.[25]
| Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Venue | Result F – A | Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 August 1997 | First round first leg | Blackpool | A | Bloomfield Road | 0 – 1 | 8,084 | |
| 26 August 1997 | First round second leg | Blackpool | H | Maine Road | 1 – 0 (aet, 2 – 4 pens) | Horlock | 12,563 |
Squad
Appearances for competitive matches only, substitute appearances in brackets
Source:[26]
| Pos. | Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
| GK |  Martyn Margetson | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| GK |  Tommy Wright | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| DF |  Paul Beesley | 4 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 (3) | 0 |
| DF | Ian Brightwell | 19 (2) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23 (2) | 0 |
| DF | Lee Briscoe | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| DF | Lee Crooks | 3 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 (2) | 0 |
| DF | Richard Edghill | 36 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 |
| DF | Richard Jobson | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| DF |  Alan Kernaghan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| DF | Dave Morley | 1 (2) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (2) | 0 |
| DF |  Murtaz Shelia | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 |
| DF | Kit Symons | 42 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 2 |
| DF | Kakhaber Tskhadadze | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| DF |  Jason van Blerk | 10 (9) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 10 (11) | 0 |
| DF | Tony Vaughan | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 1 |
| DF/MF |  Gerard Wiekens | 35 (2) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 38 (2) | 5 |
| MF | Peter Beardsley | 5 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 (1) | 0 |
| MF | Ian Bishop | 4 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 (2) | 0 |
| MF | Ged Brannan | 27 (5) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 32 (5) | 3 |
| MF | Michael Brown | 18 (8) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 (8) | 0 |
| MF | Neil Heaney | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| MF | Kevin Horlock | 25 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 6 |
| MF | Georgi Kinkladze | 29 (1) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33 (1) | 5 |
| MF | Eddie McGoldrick | 6 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 6 (2) | 0 |
| MF |  Jamie Pollock | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| MF | Tony Scully | 1 (8) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (8) | 0 |
| MF | Nicky Summerbee | 4 (5) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 (5) | 0 |
| MF | Jeff Whitley | 14 (3) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 (3) | 1 |
| MF | Jim Whitley | 17 (2) | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 (3) | 0 |
| FW | Lee Bradbury | 23 (4) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 25 (4) | 7 |
| FW | Gerry Creaney | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| FW | Barry Conlon | 1 (6) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (6) | 0 |
| FW | Paul Dickov | 21 (9) | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 23 (10) | 9 |
| FW |  Shaun Goater | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 |
| FW | Chris Greenacre | 2 (1) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (2) | 0 |
| FW | Ray Kelly | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| FW |  Uwe Rösler | 23 (6) | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 27 (6) | 7 |
| FW | Craig Russell | 17 (7) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 (7) | 1 |
Transfers
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