1997–98 Grimsby Town F.C. season

The mid-season capture of Huddersfield Town midfielder Wayne Burnett proved to be a great bit of business for Buckley.A decent run of form had ignited the careers of such younger players as Daryl Clare, Danny Butterfield and Jack Lester who were becoming an integral part of the Blundell Park set-up.The Mariners went on to dump Burnley out of the Football League Trophy Northern section area final, which would see the club book its first trip to Wembley Stadium.It took only four weeks for Grimsby to return to the stadium though, this time to face Northampton Town in the Division Two Play Off Final.[1] Town won the game 1–0 thanks to a first half Kevin Donovan goal which gave the club a historic Wembley double and The Mariners promotion back to Division One.
Grimsby TownPeter FurneauxAlan BuckleyBlundell ParkFA CupLeague CupAuto Windscreens ShieldWinnersDonovan1996–971998–99Grimsby Town F.C.Football League Second DivisionWest Bromwich AlbionPaul GrovesKevin DonovanDavid SmithHuddersfield TownWayne BurnettWatfordBristol CityFulhamLeicester CitySheffield WednesdayLiverpoolDaryl ClareDanny ButterfieldJack LesterBurnleyFootball League TrophyWembley StadiumAFC BournemouthKingsley Blackgolden goalNorthampton TownLee NoganReadingAidan DavisonBradford CityJim DobbinScarboroughDave GilbertPaul HolsgroveClive MendoncaCharlton AthleticCraig ShakespeareScunthorpe UnitedLincoln CityNeil WebbAldershot TownAndy QuyStevenage BoroughPaul HarsleyJohn OsterEvertonJimmy NeilGary ChildsWisbech TownNicky SouthallGillinghamNeil WoodsWigan AthleticMansfield TownAshley FicklingDarlington1997–98 Football LeagueBristol RoversWiddringtonPlymouth ArgyleWrexhamBrentfordPreston North EndYork CityLivingstoneMillwallBournemouthGrovesBlackpoolOldham AthleticSouthend UnitedLesterWalsallChesterfieldJoblingWycombe WanderersGallimoreCarlisle UnitedMcDermottBurnettO'NeilLuton Town1997–98 FA CupShrewsbury TownSouthallHerbertRodgerNorwich CityLeeds United1997–98 Football League Cup1997–98 Football League TrophyHull CityButterfieldJason PearceyPeter HandysideJohn McDermottMark LeverTony GallimoreKevin JoblingGraham RodgerMatthew BloomerBen ChapmanTommy WiddringtonDarren WrackSteve LivingstoneGrimsby Town F.C. seasons1993–941994–951995–961999–20002000–012001–022002–032003–042004–052005–062006–072007–082008–092009–102016–172017–182018–192019–202020–212022–232023–242024–251997–98 in English football1998 FIFA World CupUEFA QualificationGroup 2Group GKnockout stageGlenn HoddlePremier LeagueFootball LeagueFirst DivisionSecond DivisionThird Divisionplay-offsFootball ConferenceIsthmian LeagueNorthern Premier LeagueSouthern LeagueCombined Counties LeagueEastern Counties LeagueEssex Senior LeagueHellenic LeagueKent LeagueMidland AllianceMidland Football CombinationNorth West Counties LeagueNorthern Counties East LeagueNorthern LeagueSpartan South Midlands LeagueSussex County LeagueUnited Counties LeagueWessex LeagueWest Midlands (Regional) LeagueWestern LeagueQualifying roundsCharity ShieldFA TrophyChampions LeagueUEFA CupCup Winners' CupIntertoto CupArsenalAston VillaBarnsleyBlackburn RoversBolton WanderersChelseaCoventry CityCrystal PalaceDerby CountyManchester UnitedNewcastle UnitedSouthamptonTottenham HotspurWest Ham UnitedWimbledonBirmingham CityCrewe AlexandraIpswich TownManchester CityMiddlesbroughNottingham ForestOxford UnitedPortsmouthPort ValeQueens Park RangersSheffield UnitedStockport CountyStoke CitySunderlandSwindon TownTranmere RoversWolverhampton WanderersCardiff CityChester CityColchester UnitedDoncaster RoversNotts CountyRochdale