KiwiWolf61
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Today's update:
1997/98 Season (57 matches)
Season Summary:
Division 1 = 9th
FA Cup = Semi-Finalist
League Cup = 3rd Round
Wolves never really seriously threatened to make the play-offs and with it a promotion challenge, despite the near miss of the previous season, finishing in ninth place 9 points behind Sheffield United in sixth place.
With Steve Bull nearing the end of his career with persistent knee injuries a new Wolves hero emerged in the form of 17yo teenager Robbie Keane who scored twice on his debut in the opening season fixture away at Norwich City. Keane was the most precocious young talent seen in a Wolves shirt since Peter Knowles way back in 1964.
But the most striking feature of the season was that Wolves managed to reach the semi-finals of the FA Cup for the first time in 19 years where they lost to eventual double winners Arsenal.
However, the highlight of the cup run was undoubtedly the 1-0 win at Leeds United with the winning goal scored in the 83rd minute by Don Goodman from a peach of a pass by Carl Robinson.
Further tension occurred in the 90th minute when Hans Seger saved a penalty from Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink after Robbie Keane had brought down Hasselbaink.
For me this game is always etched as one of my favourites as it was the first game I saw Wolves play for 16 years and watching it in the wee hours of the morning I woke the entire house up when Goodman scored and then repeated the dose again 7 minutes later with Seger's save.
1997/98 Season (57 matches)
Season Summary:
Division 1 = 9th
FA Cup = Semi-Finalist
League Cup = 3rd Round
Wolves never really seriously threatened to make the play-offs and with it a promotion challenge, despite the near miss of the previous season, finishing in ninth place 9 points behind Sheffield United in sixth place.
With Steve Bull nearing the end of his career with persistent knee injuries a new Wolves hero emerged in the form of 17yo teenager Robbie Keane who scored twice on his debut in the opening season fixture away at Norwich City. Keane was the most precocious young talent seen in a Wolves shirt since Peter Knowles way back in 1964.
But the most striking feature of the season was that Wolves managed to reach the semi-finals of the FA Cup for the first time in 19 years where they lost to eventual double winners Arsenal.
However, the highlight of the cup run was undoubtedly the 1-0 win at Leeds United with the winning goal scored in the 83rd minute by Don Goodman from a peach of a pass by Carl Robinson.
Further tension occurred in the 90th minute when Hans Seger saved a penalty from Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink after Robbie Keane had brought down Hasselbaink.
For me this game is always etched as one of my favourites as it was the first game I saw Wolves play for 16 years and watching it in the wee hours of the morning I woke the entire house up when Goodman scored and then repeated the dose again 7 minutes later with Seger's save.