| English Div 1 |
| No. | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Attend |
| 1 | 09-Aug-97 | H | Reading | D | 1-1 | (0-1) | 5,065 |
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| 2 | 16-Aug-97 | A | Stockport County | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 7,260 |
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| 3 | 23-Aug-97 | H | Charlton Athletic | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 4,657 |
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| 4 | 30-Aug-97 | A | Wolverhampton Wndrs | L | 2-4 | (1-2) | 21,141 |
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| 5 | 02-Sep-97 | A | Crewe Alexandra | W | 2-1 | (1-1) | 4,447 |
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| 6 | 07-Sep-97 | H | Tranmere Rovers | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | 5,073 |
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| 7 | 12-Sep-97 | H | Manchester City | D | 1-1 | (0-0) | 11,216 |
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| 8 | 20-Sep-97 | A | Port Vale | D | 1-1 | (0-1) | 6,781 |
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| 9 | 27-Sep-97 | H | West Bromwich Albion | L | 1-3 | (0-2) | 6,439 |
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| 10 | 04-Oct-97 | A | Stoke City | L | 2-3 | (0-0) | 11,760 |
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| 11 | 11-Oct-97 | A | Swindon Town | L | 1-3 | (1-2) | 7,640 |
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| 12 | 18-Oct-97 | H | Birmingham City | W | 2-1 | (2-0) | 5,700 |
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| 13 | 21-Oct-97 | H | Queens Park Rangers | D | 1-1 | (0-0) | 4,602 |
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| 14 | 25-Oct-97 | A | Ipswich Town | L | 0-2 | (0-0) | 10,478 |
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| 15 | 01-Nov-97 | A | Norwich City | D | 2-2 | (1-2) | 14,419 |
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| 16 | 04-Nov-97 | H | Nottingham Forest | W | 2-0 | (1-0) | 6,137 |
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| 17 | 08-Nov-97 | H | Portsmouth | L | 0-2 | (0-0) | 5,065 |
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| 18 | 15-Nov-97 | A | Oxford United | D | 1-1 | (1-1) | 5,811 |
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| 19 | 22-Nov-97 | H | Sunderland | D | 1-1 | (1-1) | 7,790 |
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| 20 | 29-Nov-97 | A | Huddersfield Town | L | 0-2 | (0-1) | 11,929 |
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| 21 | 06-Dec-97 | H | Middlesbrough | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | 8,016 |
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| 22 | 13-Dec-97 | A | Bradford City | L | 0-1 | (0-1) | 15,812 |
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| 23 | 20-Dec-97 | H | Sheffield United | D | 1-1 | (1-0) | 6,012 |
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| 24 | 26-Dec-97 | A | Tranmere Rovers | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 9,146 |
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| 25 | 28-Dec-97 | H | Crewe Alexandra | D | 1-1 | (0-0) | 5,661 |
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| 26 | 10-Jan-98 | A | Reading | D | 1-1 | (0-1) | 7,499 |
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| 27 | 18-Jan-98 | H | Stockport County | L | 0-1 | (0-1) | 5,699 |
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| 28 | 27-Jan-98 | H | Wolverhampton Wndrs | L | 1-3 | (1-1) | 6,134 |
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| 29 | 31-Jan-98 | A | Charlton Athletic | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 15,312 |
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| 30 | 07-Feb-98 | H | Port Vale | D | 2-2 | (1-2) | 5,285 |
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| 31 | 14-Feb-98 | A | Manchester City | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | 28,885 |
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| 32 | 17-Feb-98 | H | Stoke City | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 5,802 |
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| 33 | 21-Feb-98 | A | West Bromwich Albion | D | 1-1 | (0-1) | 15,840 |
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| 34 | 25-Feb-98 | A | Birmingham City | W | 3-1 | (1-0) | 20,021 |
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| 35 | 28-Feb-98 | H | Swindon Town | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | 5,002 |
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| 36 | 03-Mar-98 | A | Portsmouth | D | 1-1 | (1-0) | 12,462 |
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| 37 | 07-Mar-98 | H | Norwich City | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | 5,154 |
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| 38 | 14-Mar-98 | A | Nottingham Forest | L | 0-3 | (0-0) | 18,846 |
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| 39 | 21-Mar-98 | H | Oxford United | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | 5,159 |
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| 40 | 28-Mar-98 | A | Sunderland | L | 1-2 | (1-1) | 37,425 |
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| 41 | 04-Apr-98 | H | Huddersfield Town | D | 2-2 | (1-1) | 8,042 |
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| 42 | 11-Apr-98 | A | Middlesbrough | L | 0-4 | (0-1) | 30,218 |
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| 43 | 13-Apr-98 | H | Bradford City | W | 2-0 | (1-0) | 6,570 |
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| 44 | 18-Apr-98 | A | Sheffield United | L | 0-3 | (0-1) | 16,056 |
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| 45 | 25-Apr-98 | H | Ipswich Town | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | 7,830 |
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| 46 | 03-May-98 | A | Queens Park Rangers | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | 15,210 |
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| English FA Cup |
| Round | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Attend |
| 3 | 03-Jan-98 | A | Sheffield United | D | 1-1 | (1-0) | 14,009 |
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| 3r | 13-Jan-98 | H | Sheffield United | L | 0-2 | (0-0) | 4,920 |
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| English League Cup |
| Round | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Attend |
| 1 L1 | 12-Aug-97 | A | Crewe Alexandra | W | 3-2 | (2-2) | 2,618 |
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| 1 L2 | 26-Aug-97 | H | Crewe Alexandra | D | 3-3 | (2-2) | 3,296 |
| [aet] |
| 2 L1 | 16-Sep-97 | A | Sunderland | L | 1-2 | (1-1) | 18,775 |
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| 2 L2 | 23-Sep-97 | H | Sunderland | L | 1-2 | (0-2) | 3,928 |
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| Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | GFA | GAA | | PpG | Pts | Rank |
| August | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 0.75 | 1.25 | | 0.75 | 3 | 18 |
| September | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1.20 | 1.20 | | 1.60 | 8 | 6 |
| October | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -4 | 1.20 | 2.00 | | 0.80 | 4 | 20 |
| November | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 1.00 | 1.33 | | 1.00 | 6 | 15 |
| December | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 0.40 | 0.80 | | 0.60 | 3 | 22 |
| January | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 0.50 | 1.25 | | 0.50 | 2 | 21 |
| February | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1.33 | 0.66 | | 2.00 | 12 | 3 |
| March | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 0.80 | 1.20 | | 1.40 | 7 | 13 |
| April | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -6 | 0.80 | 2.00 | | 0.80 | 4 | 21 |
| May | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 | 0.00 | | 3.00 | 3 | 8 |
Home and away results against each team, listed in the current league table standings
| Home | Team | Away | Pts |
| W 2-0 | Nottingham Forest | L 0-3 | 3 |
| L 0-1 | Middlesbrough | L 0-4 | 0 |
| D 1-1 | Sunderland | L 1-2 | 1 |
| D 0-0 | Charlton Athletic | D 0-0 | 2 |
| L 0-1 | Ipswich Town | L 0-2 | 0 |
| D 1-1 | Sheffield United | L 0-3 | 1 |
| W 2-1 | Birmingham City | W 3-1 | 6 |
| L 0-1 | Stockport County | D 0-0 | 1 |
| L 1-3 | Wolverhampton Wndrs | L 2-4 | 0 |
| L 1-3 | West Bromwich Albion | D 1-1 | 1 |
| D 1-1 | Crewe Alexandra | W 2-1 | 4 |
| W 1-0 | Oxford United | D 1-1 | 4 |
| W 2-0 | Bradford City | L 0-1 | 3 |
| W 1-0 | Tranmere Rovers | D 0-0 | 4 |
| W 1-0 | Norwich City | D 2-2 | 4 |
| D 2-2 | Huddersfield Town | L 0-2 | 1 |
| Bury | |
| W 1-0 | Swindon Town | L 1-3 | 3 |
| D 2-2 | Port Vale | D 1-1 | 2 |
| L 0-2 | Portsmouth | D 1-1 | 1 |
| D 1-1 | Queens Park Rangers | W 1-0 | 4 |
| D 1-1 | Manchester City | W 1-0 | 4 |
| D 0-0 | Stoke City | L 2-3 | 1 |
| D 1-1 | Reading | D 1-1 | 2 |
| Leading Scorers |
League Cup |
| Johnson | | 8 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Battersby | | 7 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Ellis | | 6 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Swan | | 5 | |  |  |  |  |  |
| Armstrong | | 3 | |  |  |  |
| Daws | | 3 | |  |  |  |
| Gray | | 3 | |  |  |  |
| Johnrose | | 3 | |  |  |  |
| Butler | | 2 | |  |  |
| Lucketti | | 2 | |  |  |
| Patterson | | 2 | |  |  |
| Gray Jr | | 1 | |  |
| Jemson | | 1 | |  |
| Jepson | | 1 | |  |
| Rigby | | 1 | |  |
| Small | | 1 | |  |
| Swailes | | 1 | |  |
| Swann | | 1 | |  |
Score distributions by match - goals scored by row, and goals conceded by column. Each box shows the number of this season's matches with the resulting scoreline.
| League | Cup |
 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 0 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 1 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | | 1 |
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 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 0 | | | 1 |
| 1 | | 1 | 2 |
| 2 |
| 3 | | | 1 | 1 |
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When the goals have been scored and conceded this season
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