Stadium Manor Ground FA Cup Third round | First Division 12th League Cup Fourth round | |
Manager Denis Smith (until 24 December)
Malcolm Crosby (caretaker from 24 December - 24 January)
Malcolm Shotton (from 24 January) Top goalscorer League: Beauchamp (13)
All: Beauchamp (19) | ||
During the 1997–98 English football season, Oxford United F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.
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Season summary
In the 1997–98 season, Denis Smith resigned in December with the club £10 million in debt and was replaced in January by Malcolm Shotton. His appointment was popular and initially successful, as he led the team out of relegation danger to a creditable 12th-place finish in Division One.
Final league table
Updated to games played on 3 May 1998.
Source: Statto.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Results
Oxford United'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.