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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.
Auto Windscreens Shield | |
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Tournament details | |
Country | England Wales |
Teams | 48 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Grimsby Town |
Runner-up | AFC Bournemouth |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 49 |
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.
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.
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Southern Section
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Northern Section
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Southern Section
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Northern Section
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Southern Section
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Northern Section
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Southern Section
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Grimsby Town | 1–1 | Burnley |
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Groves 78' | Payton 23' |
Burnley | 0–2 | Grimsby Town |
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Nogan 10' Donovan 57' |
Grimsby Town beat Burnley 3–1 on aggregate.
Walsall | 0–2 | AFC Bournemouth |
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Rolling 13' Beardsmore 30' |
AFC Bournemouth beat Walsall 4–3 on aggregate.
AFC Bournemouth | 1–2 | Grimsby Town |
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Bailey 31' | Glass 75' (o.g.) Burnett 112' |
AFC Bournemouth
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Grimsby Town
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Match rules
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