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).
Table
Pos Name P W D L F A Pts 1 Watford 46 24 16 6 67 41 88 2 Bristol City 46 25 10 11 69 39 85 3 Grimsby Town 46 19 15 12 55 37 72 4 Northampton Town 46 18 17 11 52 37 71 5 Bristol Rovers 46 20 10 16 70 64 70 6 Fulham 46 20 10 16 60 43 70 7 Wrexham 46 18 16 12 55 51 70 8 Gillingham 46 19 13 14 52 47 70 9 A F C Bournemouth 46 18 12 16 57 52 66 10 Chesterfield 46 16 17 13 46 44 65 11 Wigan Athletic 46 17 11 18 64 66 62 12 Blackpool 46 17 11 18 59 67 62 13 Oldham Athletic 46 15 16 15 62 54 61 14 Wycombe Wanderers 46 14 18 14 51 53 60 15 Preston North End 46 15 14 17 56 56 59 16 York City 46 14 17 15 52 58 59 17 Luton Town 46 14 15 17 60 64 57 18 Millwall 46 14 13 19 43 54 55 19 Walsall 46 14 12 20 43 52 54 20 Burnley 46 13 13 20 55 65 52 21 Brentford 46 11 17 18 50 71 50 22 Plymouth Argyle 46 12 13 21 55 70 49 23 Carlisle United 46 12 8 26 57 73 44 24 Southend United 46 11 10 25 47 79 43P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; Pts = Points
References
1997–98 Blackpool F.C. season Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA