1997–98 Walsall F.C. Season
The 1997–98 season was the List of Walsall F.C. seasons, 99th completed season in the history of Walsall F.C., Walsall Football Club, the clubs 78th season in the English Football League, Football League and third consecutive season in the Football League Second Division. In addition to the league, Walsall also participated in the 1997–98 FA Cup, FA Cup, 1997–98 Football League Cup, League Cup and 1997–98 Football League Trophy, Football League Trophy. Season summary ''The Saddlers'' finished in the top half of the Second Division in the previous two seasons under Chris Nicholl's management, however, he quit in May 1997 citing family reasons. After Nicholl's departure, Walsall turned to former Denmark national football team, Denmark international Jan Sørensen who became Walsall's first, and to date only, ever manager from continental Europe. Sørensen attracted some exciting foreign talent to Walsall, bringing in former Ligue 1 top goalscorer Roger Boli and his compatriot ...
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Walsall (, or ; locally ) is a market town and administrative centre in the West Midlands County, England. Historically part of Staffordshire, it is located north-west of Birmingham, east of Wolverhampton and from Lichfield. Walsall is the administrative centre of the wider Metropolitan Borough of Walsall. It was transferred from Staffordshire to the newly created West Midlands County in 1974. At the 2011 census, the town's built-up area had a population of 67,594, with the wider borough having a population of 269,323. Neighbouring settlements in the borough include Darlaston, Brownhills, Pelsall, Willenhall, Bloxwich and Aldridge. History Early settlement The name Walsall is derived from " Walh halh", meaning "valley of the Welsh", referring to the British who first lived in the area. However, it is believed that a manor was held here by William FitzAnsculf, who held numerous manors in the Midlands. By the first part of the 13th century, Walsall was a small ma ...
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