During the 1997–98 English football season,
Middlesbrough F.C.
Middlesbrough Football Club ( ) is a professional football club in Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England, which competes in the EFL Championship, the second tier of English football. Formed in 1876, they have played at the Riverside Stadium ...
competed in the
Football League First Division.
Season summary
Middlesbrough were promoted to the
Premier League
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, also reaching the
League Cup final, where the club lost its third domestic cup final in a year. Just reaching the final was a huge success, though, with the club not playing in the top flight and having lost international star players
Fabrizio Ravanelli and
Juninho following relegation.
The season also saw the arrivals of well-known players such as
Paul Gascoigne from
Rangers,
Marco Branca
Marco Branca (born 6 January 1965) is an Italian former professional football striker who was, until February 2014, sporting director of Serie A club Internazionale.
Club career
Early career
Born in Grosseto, Branca started his playing career ...
from
Inter Milan
Football Club Internazionale Milano, commonly referred to as Internazionale () or simply Inter, and colloquially known as Inter Milan in English-speaking countries, is an Italian professional football club based in Milan, Lombardy. Inter is ...
and
Paul Merson
Paul Charles Merson (born 20 March 1968) is an English former professional footballer, manager, commentator and sports television pundit for Sky Sports.
Originally a forward, Merson found success as an attacking midfielder and playmaker later ...
from
Arsenal, with Boro bucking the trend of players only being attracted by top-flight clubs.
Final league table
Results
''Middlesbrough's score comes first''
Legend
Football League First Division
FA Cup
League Cup
Squad
References
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Middlesbrough F.C. seasons
Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough ( ) is a town on the southern bank of the River Tees in North Yorkshire, England. It is near the North York Moors national park. It is the namesake and main town of its local borough council area.
Until the early 1800s, the a ...