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Gillingham 8th, English Div 2 |
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| English Div 2 |
| No. | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Attend |
| 1 | 09-Aug-97 | H | Preston North End | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 6,562 |
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| 2 | 16-Aug-97 | A | Burnley | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 11,811 |
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| 3 | 23-Aug-97 | H | Walsall | W | 2-1 | (0-0) | 5,083 |
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| 4 | 30-Aug-97 | A | York City | L | 1-2 | (0-0) | 2,853 |
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| 5 | 02-Sep-97 | A | Brentford | L | 0-2 | (0-0) | 4,903 |
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| 6 | 05-Sep-97 | H | AFC Bournemouth | W | 2-1 | (0-1) | 5,168 |
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| 7 | 13-Sep-97 | A | Bristol Rovers | W | 2-1 | (0-0) | 6,572 |
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| 8 | 20-Sep-97 | H | Watford | D | 2-2 | (1-0) | 7,780 |
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| 9 | 27-Sep-97 | A | Carlisle United | L | 1-2 | (0-0) | 5,063 |
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| 10 | 04-Oct-97 | H | Bristol City | W | 2-0 | (2-0) | 6,277 |
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| 11 | 11-Oct-97 | H | Wycombe Wanderers | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | 5,545 |
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| 12 | 18-Oct-97 | A | Northampton Town | L | 1-2 | (0-2) | 7,191 |
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| 13 | 21-Oct-97 | A | Wigan Athletic | W | 4-1 | (1-0) | 3,214 |
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| 14 | 25-Oct-97 | H | Plymouth Argyle | W | 2-1 | (1-1) | 6,679 |
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| 15 | 01-Nov-97 | H | Millwall | L | 1-3 | (0-1) | 8,383 |
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| 16 | 04-Nov-97 | A | Chesterfield | D | 1-1 | (0-0) | 3,420 |
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| 17 | 07-Nov-97 | A | Oldham Athletic | L | 1-3 | (0-2) | 5,338 |
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| 18 | 18-Nov-97 | H | Blackpool | D | 1-1 | (1-0) | 5,045 |
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| 19 | 21-Nov-97 | A | Fulham | L | 0-3 | (0-1) | 8,274 |
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| 20 | 29-Nov-97 | H | Grimsby Town | L | 0-2 | (0-1) | 4,855 |
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| 21 | 02-Dec-97 | A | Luton Town | D | 2-2 | (1-1) | 4,408 |
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| 22 | 13-Dec-97 | H | Southend United | L | 1-2 | (1-0) | 4,774 |
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| 23 | 20-Dec-97 | A | Wrexham | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 2,834 |
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| 24 | 26-Dec-97 | A | AFC Bournemouth | L | 0-4 | (0-1) | 5,672 |
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| 25 | 29-Dec-97 | H | Brentford | W | 3-1 | (2-0) | 5,908 |
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| 26 | 03-Jan-98 | H | Burnley | W | 2-0 | (1-0) | 5,886 |
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| 27 | 10-Jan-98 | A | Preston North End | W | 3-1 | (2-0) | 7,776 |
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| 28 | 17-Jan-98 | H | York City | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 5,891 |
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| 29 | 31-Jan-98 | H | Bristol Rovers | D | 1-1 | (1-1) | 5,593 |
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| 30 | 08-Feb-98 | A | Watford | W | 2-0 | (1-0) | 10,498 |
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| 31 | 14-Feb-98 | A | Bristol City | W | 2-0 | (0-0) | 11,781 |
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| 32 | 21-Feb-98 | H | Carlisle United | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | 6,270 |
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| 33 | 24-Feb-98 | H | Northampton Town | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | 6,463 |
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| 34 | 28-Feb-98 | A | Wycombe Wanderers | L | 0-1 | (0-1) | 5,583 |
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| 35 | 03-Mar-98 | H | Oldham Athletic | W | 2-1 | (1-1) | 5,254 |
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| 36 | 07-Mar-98 | A | Millwall | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | 8,241 |
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| 37 | 14-Mar-98 | H | Chesterfield | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | 5,672 |
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| 38 | 21-Mar-98 | A | Blackpool | L | 1-2 | (0-0) | 4,165 |
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| 39 | 28-Mar-98 | H | Fulham | W | 2-0 | (1-0) | 10,507 |
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| 40 | 31-Mar-98 | A | Walsall | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | 3,117 |
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| 41 | 04-Apr-98 | A | Grimsby Town | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 5,190 |
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| 42 | 11-Apr-98 | H | Luton Town | W | 2-1 | (1-1) | 6,846 |
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| 43 | 13-Apr-98 | A | Southend United | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 6,151 |
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| 44 | 18-Apr-98 | H | Wrexham | D | 1-1 | (1-1) | 7,869 |
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| 45 | 25-Apr-98 | A | Plymouth Argyle | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | 7,941 |
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| 46 | 02-May-98 | H | Wigan Athletic | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 10,361 |
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| English FA Cup |
| Round | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Attend |
| 1 | 14-Nov-97 | A | Bristol Rovers | D | 2-2 | (1-1) | 4,825 |
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| 1r | 25-Nov-97 | H | Bristol Rovers | L | 0-2 | (0-2) | 4,459 |
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| English League Cup |
| Round | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Attend |
| 1 L1 | 12-Aug-97 | H | Birmingham City | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | 5,246 |
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| 1 L2 | 26-Aug-97 | A | Birmingham City | L | 0-3 | (0-0) | 7,921 |
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Home and away results against each team, listed in the current league table standings
| Home | Team | Away | Pts |
| D 2-2 | Watford | W 2-0 | 4 |
| W 2-0 | Bristol City | W 2-0 | 6 |
| L 0-2 | Grimsby Town | D 0-0 | 1 |
| W 1-0 | Northampton Town | L 1-2 | 3 |
| D 1-1 | Bristol Rovers | W 2-1 | 4 |
| W 2-0 | Fulham | L 0-3 | 3 |
| D 1-1 | Wrexham | D 0-0 | 2 |
| Gillingham | |
| W 2-1 | AFC Bournemouth | L 0-4 | 3 |
| W 1-0 | Chesterfield | D 1-1 | 4 |
| D 0-0 | Wigan Athletic | W 4-1 | 4 |
| D 1-1 | Blackpool | L 1-2 | 1 |
| W 2-1 | Oldham Athletic | L 1-3 | 3 |
| W 1-0 | Wycombe Wanderers | L 0-1 | 3 |
| D 0-0 | Preston North End | W 3-1 | 4 |
| D 0-0 | York City | L 1-2 | 1 |
| W 2-1 | Luton Town | D 2-2 | 4 |
| L 1-3 | Millwall | L 0-1 | 0 |
| W 2-1 | Walsall | L 0-1 | 3 |
| W 2-0 | Burnley | D 0-0 | 4 |
| W 3-1 | Brentford | L 0-2 | 3 |
| W 2-1 | Plymouth Argyle | W 1-0 | 6 |
| W 1-0 | Carlisle United | L 1-2 | 3 |
| L 1-2 | Southend United | D 0-0 | 1 |
| Leading Scorers |
League Cup |
| Akinbiyi | | 22 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Butters | | 7 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Butler | | 6 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Fortune-West | | 4 | |  |  |  |  |
| Onuora | | 3 | |  |  |  |
| Smith | | 3 | |  |  |  |
| Corbett | | 2 | |  |  |
| Southall | | 2 | |  |  |
| Bailey | | 1 | |  |
| Galloway | | 1 | |  |
| Ratcliffe | | 1 | |  |
| (own goals) | | 2 | |  |  |
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 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 |
| 3 | | 2 |
| 4 | | 1 |
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| 0 | | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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| 2 | | | 1 |
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When the goals have been scored and conceded this season
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