Jerry brings Lynda home after spending the whole summer in hospital.DI Dawson goes to the Block's new mansion to question Lynda and Jerry, the only problem is lynda cant remeber anything from the day of the cup final. Harchester's new stadium 'The Dragon's Lair' opens with their first Home Game of the season against Wimbledon. New signing Scott Lucas causes trouble and makes an instant enemy of Sean, who is really missing his best mate Fletch, now playing for Real Mallorca. After playing Wimbledon, Scott and Sean end up in a fight in the changing rooms.

While the team is preparing for their first round, second leg, UEFA Cup decider against Ajax. Luis continues to try and see linda but fails due to the private nurse Jerry has hired. While Lindda is at home she read about luis' trip to argentina and he is pictured with lots of women, Lynda gets very upset and tells jerry that it is over between her and Luis later Luis visits Jerrys office and demands to see Lynda, but when he finally does get to see her she tells him she wants nothing more to do with him.Meanwhile Scott and Sean continue to argue.

The team arrive in Amsterdam ready for their match against ajax. Leon and Sean have to help out scott when he gets into some trouble with some locals at a a bar. Luis meets with his agent in order toget a move away from harchester Biloo invites Julie aboard his private jet to go to see the Ajax match. The first half of the game doesnt go very well for harchester , Also Billy gets send off.

Harchester beat Ajax on the away goals rule. later on at the airport leon asks julie to marry him and she says yes Luis' agent arranges a metting with another club , so Luis decides to stay behind. Leon, Julie and Sean decide to fly back to harchester with Biloo on his private jet.

The team arrive back in England to find out that Biloo's jet crashed during the night and that Biloo, Leon, Julie and Sean are all presumed dead. Jerry's lawyer meets Jerry at the club and he discovers that the dead players were not insured as Biloo's jet was not official transport, so Jerry stands to lose millions. With the weekend fast approaching, Harchester are playing Chelsea, the team want the match to be called off- but Jerry tells the press that they will go ahead with the game anyway

Wes finally decides to sign for Harchester.Harchester play chelsea so soon after the disaster and Leon's ex-girlfriend Claire brings their child to the match.

A memorial service is held for the dead players. Frank Patcham returns for the service to say a few words for Leon and Sean. Fletch also returns, but Kelly is not so happy to see him. Another un-welcomed face turns up at the service, Mica who then goes back to the club to see Jerry and demands he give her 1 million pounds compensation for the loss of her husband. Marilyn Harwood arrives in Harchester, and Jerry offers her a job as Chief Executive at Harchester. The team discover that Luis is looking for a move from the club, but Luis decides that he cant go and his responsibilities are for Harchester.

Marilyn Harwood faces her first day at work and try's to get the Rangers match postponed, but UEFA wont agree. Billy has trouble facing up to Leon's death. Wes shows his mate around the club. Luis takes Marilyn to dinner at the Grange.

Luis goes to Devon to persuade his old friend Ray Wyatt to help coach the team. With persuasion from his wife Kitty, Ray agrees to go with Luis. Marilyn gets together support for UEFA to agree to let Wes Kingsley play at the Rangers match. Billy goes deeper and deeper into depression and Zena throws a drink over Scott. Scott try's to make a fool out of Wes, until Wes warns Scott off.

Ray takes the team bowling in-order to win their trust and Lynda & Jerry go to dinner with Marilyn & Luis, however Lynda does not realise that Luis is going. Luis asks Marilyn to go to Glasgow with him where they will book a room in a hotel to stay overnight

The Harchester team prepare to go to Glasgow for the 2nd round, UEFA cup game, Billy has a panic attack about flying. Michael accuses Ann of not paying him enough attention, and when she is late to meet him they have a big argument. Luis and Ray decide to play Scott out of position in the Rangers match and Wes upfront as a striker, Scott is not happy about this and throws a tantrum!

Harchester lose to Rangers in the 2nd round, 1st leg UEFA Cup Game. Billy, who is banned from the game after being sent off in the game against ajax stays in Harchester when he gets upset he is comforted by Kelly, and they end up spending the night together. Lynda and Ann go out for a meal together during the game and meet up with some young lads who buy them a drink.

DI Dawson continues his investigations in the Wembley shooting and the police raid the club, taking all the clubs files. Jerry realises that the police are getting closer to the truth about the Wembley shootings and nearly confesses to Marilyn what he did in what he calls 'a moment of madness'.

The net closes in on Jerry as the police become suspicious of his involvement in the Wembley shooting and Lynda is also getting worried that she is going to be a target again. Lynda is also interviewed by the police but cant help them with their investigation but instead makes Lynda more worried. Scott Lucas throws a party at his flat but ends up in a fight with Michael when he thinks that Eddie is chatting up Ann.

Harchester lose 2-0 to Aston Villa so later on the team have a meeting to discuss whats going wrong. Sponsership has been withdrawn from the club by dream inc and this leads to the team having a bust up and it is all caught on camera by the press. Meanwhile Lynda and Marilyn discus the Wembley shootings