experienced as an Everton fan, as the team dangled over the precipice only to survive by the skin of their teeth.
For those who don’t know, Everton went into the final game of the 1997-98 season in the relegation zone, one point behind Bolton in 17th.
While the Toffees hosted coventry at Goodison, Bolton were away at Chelsea, who had a European Cup Winners’ Cup final to prepare for just three days later.
As the two games edged towards their conclusions, Everton were still leading 1-0 courtesy of Gareth Farrelly’s early strike, though they had missed the chance to double their advantage when Nick Barmby’s penalty was saved by Magnus Hedman. Bolton meanwhile were losing 1-0 at Stamford Bridge. As things stood, Everton were safe by two points.
