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1997–98 Football League Trophy

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1997–98 Football League Trophy
Auto Windscreens Shield
Tournament details
Country England
 Wales
Teams48
Final positions
ChampionsGrimsby Town
Runner-upAFC Bournemouth
Tournament statistics
Matches played49

The Football League Trophy 1997–98, known as the Auto Windscreens Shield 1997–98 for sponsorship reasons, was the 17th 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 AFC 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.

First round

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Blackpool, Burnley, Macclesfield Town, Mansfield Town, Notts County, Rotherham United, Wrexham and York City from the North section all received byes.

Brentford, AFC Bournemouth, Brighton & Hove Albion, Bristol City, Exeter City, Luton Town, Swansea City and Torquay United from the South section all received byes.

Second round

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Quarter-finals

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Area semi-finals

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Area finals

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Northern Area final

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Grimsby Town1–1Burnley
Groves 78' Payton 23'
Blundell Park, Cleethorpes
Attendance: 6,064
Burnley0–2Grimsby Town
Nogan 10'
Donovan 57'
Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 10,257

Grimsby Town beat Burnley 3–1 on aggregate.

Southern Area final

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Walsall0–2AFC Bournemouth
Rolling 13'
Beardsmore 30'
Attendance: 6,017
AFC Bournemouth2–3Walsall
Evans 55' (o.g.)
Rolling 82'		 Thomas 47'
Boli 53'
Tholot 80'
Dean Court, Bournemouth
Attendance: 8,972

AFC Bournemouth beat Walsall 4–3 on aggregate.

Final

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See also: 1998 Football League Trophy Final
AFC Bournemouth1–2Grimsby Town
Bailey 31' Glass 75' (o.g.)
Burnettgold-colored soccer ball 112'
Attendance: 62,432
Referee: M.E. Pierce
AFC Bournemouth
Grimsby Town
GK 1 Jimmy Glass
DF 2 Neil Young
DF 3 Jamie Vincent
DF 4 Eddie Howe Yellow card
DF 5 Ian Cox
MF 6 John Bailey Yellow card
MF 7 Russell Beardsmore downward-facing red arrow 105'
MF 8 Steve Robinson
FW 9 Mark Stein
FW 10 Steve Fletcher
MF 11 Christer Warren downward-facing red arrow 90'
Substitutes:
DF Franck Rolling
MF Jason Brissett upward-facing green arrow 90'
MF John O'Neil upward-facing green arrow 105'
Manager:
Mel Machin
GK 1 Aidan Davison
DF 2 John McDermott Yellow card
DF 3 Tony Gallimore downward-facing red arrow 55'
DF 4 Peter Handyside
DF 5 Mark Lever
MF 6 Wayne Burnett Yellow card
MF 7 Kevin Donovan
MF 8 David Smith Yellow card
FW 9 Daryl Clare downward-facing red arrow 55'
FW 10 Lee Nogan downward-facing red arrow 93'
MF 11 Paul Groves (c)
Substitute:
FW 12 Steve Livingstone Yellow card upward-facing green arrow 55'
MF 13 Kingsley Black upward-facing green arrow 55'
MF 14 Kevin Jobling upward-facing green arrow 93'
Manager:
Alan Buckley

Match rules

  • 90 minutes
  • 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary
  • Golden goal in extra time
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level
  • Maximum of three substitutions

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d e after extra time
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