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1997–98 Fulham F.C. season

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Chairman
  
Mohammed Al Fayed

Play-offs
  
Semi-finals

League Cup
  
Second round

Second Division
  
6th

FA Cup
  
Third round

Manager
  
Micky Adams (until 25 September) Ray Wilkins (from 25 September - 3 May) Kevin Keegan (from 3 May)

The 1997–98 season was Fulham's 100th season in professional football. They played in the Second Division (previously known as the Third Division).

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Season summary

Manager Micky Adams was sacked in September, soon after Mohammed Al Fayed's take-over. Ray Wilkins and Kevin Keegan were appointed as head coach and director of football respectively. The club managed to make the play-offs despite losing their last three games, but this wasn't good enough for Al Fayed, who sacked Wilkins and promoted Keegan to his position. Keegan was unable to navigate Fulham through the play-offs as they were defeated by Grimsby Town 2–1 on aggregate (1–1 and 1–0 over two legs) in the semi-finals.

Final league table

  • Pld = Matches ; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
  • NB: In the Football League goals scored (F) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).

    • Results

    Fulham's score comes first

    Squad

    Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

    Out

    Transfers in: £7,473,000 Transfers out: £295,000 Total spending: £7,178,000

    References

    1997–98 Fulham F.C. season Wikipedia
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