1997–98 Aston Villa F.C. season
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In the 1997–98 English football season, Aston Villa competed in the FA Premier League (known as the FA Carling Premiership for sponsorship reasons).
1997–98 season | ||||
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Chairman | Doug Ellis | |||
Manager | Brian Little (until 24 February) John Gregory (from 25 February) | |||
Stadium | Villa Park | |||
Premiership | 7th | |||
FA Cup | Fifth round | |||
League Cup | Third round | |||
UEFA Cup | Quarter-finals | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Dwight Yorke (12) All: Dwight Yorke (14) | |||
Average home league attendance | 36,137 | |||
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When Brian Little resigned as Aston Villa manager in February, Villa were 15th in the Premiership and were starting to look like outside bets for relegation.[1] Ruud Gullit, recently sacked by Chelsea, was linked with the vacancy, but the surprise choice for the job was Wycombe manager John Gregory, a former Villa coach.[2] He influenced a late run of form which saw Villa climb to seventh place, and for the second season running Villa qualified for the UEFA Cup via the UEFA Respect Fair Play ranking.[3]
There were debut appearances for Gareth Barry (365), Simon Grayson (48), Stan Collymore (46), Darren Byfield (7), Richard Walker (6), Matthew Ghent, Paul Crichton and Lee Collins.[4]