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Oxford United 12th, English Div 1 |
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| English Div 1 |
| No. | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Attend |
| 1 | 09-Aug-97 | H | Huddersfield Town | W | 2-0 | (0-0) | 7,085 |
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| 2 | 16-Aug-97 | A | Charlton Athletic | L | 2-3 | (0-1) | 10,230 |
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| 3 | 23-Aug-97 | H | Nottingham Forest | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | 9,486 |
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| 4 | 30-Aug-97 | A | Portsmouth | L | 1-2 | (1-1) | 10,209 |
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| 5 | 02-Sep-97 | A | Sunderland | L | 1-3 | (1-2) | 27,643 |
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| 6 | 07-Sep-97 | H | Wolverhampton Wndrs | W | 3-0 | (2-0) | 6,921 |
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| 7 | 13-Sep-97 | A | Reading | L | 1-2 | (1-1) | 9,003 |
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| 8 | 20-Sep-97 | H | Sheffield United | L | 2-4 | (1-2) | 7,514 |
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| 9 | 27-Sep-97 | H | Bradford City | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 6,468 |
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| 10 | 04-Oct-97 | A | West Bromwich Albion | W | 2-1 | (1-1) | 15,819 |
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| 11 | 11-Oct-97 | A | Stockport County | L | 2-3 | (0-0) | 7,333 |
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| 12 | 18-Oct-97 | H | Ipswich Town | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | 7,594 |
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| 13 | 21-Oct-97 | H | Middlesbrough | L | 1-4 | (0-1) | 8,306 |
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| 14 | 25-Oct-97 | A | Birmingham City | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 16,352 |
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| 15 | 01-Nov-97 | H | Manchester City | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 8,592 |
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| 16 | 04-Nov-97 | A | Stoke City | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 8,423 |
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| 17 | 08-Nov-97 | A | Crewe Alexandra | L | 1-2 | (1-2) | 4,524 |
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| 18 | 15-Nov-97 | H | Bury | D | 1-1 | (1-1) | 5,811 |
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| 19 | 22-Nov-97 | A | Norwich City | L | 1-2 | (0-1) | 11,241 |
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| 20 | 29-Nov-97 | H | Port Vale | W | 2-0 | (1-0) | 5,762 |
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| 21 | 06-Dec-97 | A | Swindon Town | L | 1-4 | (1-2) | 10,902 |
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| 22 | 12-Dec-97 | H | Queens Park Rangers | W | 3-1 | (2-1) | 6,664 |
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| 23 | 20-Dec-97 | A | Tranmere Rovers | W | 2-0 | (0-0) | 5,181 |
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| 24 | 26-Dec-97 | A | Wolverhampton Wndrs | L | 0-1 | (0-1) | 26,238 |
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| 25 | 28-Dec-97 | H | Sunderland | D | 1-1 | (1-1) | 8,659 |
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| 26 | 10-Jan-98 | A | Huddersfield Town | L | 1-5 | (0-3) | 10,378 |
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| 27 | 17-Jan-98 | H | Charlton Athletic | L | 1-2 | (1-0) | 7,234 |
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| 28 | 24-Jan-98 | H | Portsmouth | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | 7,402 |
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| 29 | 31-Jan-98 | A | Nottingham Forest | W | 3-1 | (1-1) | 18,392 |
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| 30 | 07-Feb-98 | A | Sheffield United | L | 0-1 | (0-1) | 16,881 |
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| 31 | 17-Feb-98 | H | West Bromwich Albion | W | 2-1 | (1-0) | 9,412 |
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| 32 | 21-Feb-98 | A | Bradford City | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 14,190 |
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| 33 | 24-Feb-98 | A | Ipswich Town | L | 2-5 | (1-3) | 11,824 |
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| 34 | 28-Feb-98 | H | Stockport County | W | 3-0 | (1-0) | 6,650 |
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| 35 | 03-Mar-98 | H | Crewe Alexandra | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 6,069 |
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| 36 | 07-Mar-98 | A | Manchester City | W | 2-0 | (1-0) | 28,720 |
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| 37 | 14-Mar-98 | H | Stoke City | W | 5-1 | (1-0) | 7,300 |
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| 38 | 17-Mar-98 | H | Reading | W | 3-0 | (1-0) | 8,105 |
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| 39 | 21-Mar-98 | A | Bury | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | 5,159 |
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| 40 | 28-Mar-98 | H | Norwich City | W | 2-0 | (0-0) | 7,869 |
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| 41 | 04-Apr-98 | A | Port Vale | L | 0-3 | (0-2) | 6,524 |
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| 42 | 11-Apr-98 | H | Swindon Town | W | 2-1 | (2-0) | 8,005 |
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| 43 | 14-Apr-98 | A | Queens Park Rangers | D | 1-1 | (1-0) | 12,859 |
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| 44 | 18-Apr-98 | H | Tranmere Rovers | D | 1-1 | (1-0) | 6,489 |
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| 45 | 25-Apr-98 | H | Birmingham City | L | 0-2 | (0-0) | 8,818 |
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| 46 | 03-May-98 | A | Middlesbrough | L | 1-4 | (0-0) | 30,228 |
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| English FA Cup |
| Round | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Attend |
| 3 | 03-Jan-98 | A | Leeds United | L | 0-4 | (0-2) | 20,568 |
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| English League Cup |
| Round | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Attend |
| 1 L1 | 12-Aug-97 | H | Plymouth Argyle | W | 2-0 | (1-0) | 5,083 |
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| 1 L2 | 26-Aug-97 | A | Plymouth Argyle | W | 5-3 | (0-2) | 3,037 |
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| 2 L1 | 16-Sep-97 | H | York City | W | 4-1 | (0-1) | 2,923 |
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| 2 L2 | 23-Sep-97 | A | York City | W | 2-1 | (0-0) | 1,555 |
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| 3 | 14-Oct-97 | H | Tranmere Rovers | D | 1-1 | (0-1) | 3,878 |
| [aet, pen 6-5] |
| 4 | 18-Nov-97 | H | Ipswich Town | L | 1-2 | (0-0) | 5,723 |
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| Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | GFA | GAA | | PpG | Pts | Rank |
| August | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 1.25 | 1.50 | | 0.75 | 3 | 14 |
| September | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | -2 | 1.40 | 1.80 | | 0.80 | 4 | 21 |
| October | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 1.20 | 1.60 | | 1.40 | 7 | 11 |
| November | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.83 | 0.83 | | 1.00 | 6 | 16 |
| December | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1.40 | 1.40 | | 1.40 | 7 | 13 |
| January | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 1.50 | 2.00 | | 1.50 | 6 | 10 |
| February | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1.40 | 1.40 | | 1.40 | 7 | 10 |
| March | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 2.00 | 0.33 | | 2.16 | 13 | 3 |
| April | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 0.80 | 1.60 | | 1.00 | 5 | 19 |
| May | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 1.00 | 4.00 | | 0.00 | 0 | 20 |
Home and away results against each team, listed in the current league table standings
| Home | Team | Away | Pts |
| L 0-1 | Nottingham Forest | W 3-1 | 3 |
| L 1-4 | Middlesbrough | L 1-4 | 0 |
| D 1-1 | Sunderland | L 1-3 | 1 |
| L 1-2 | Charlton Athletic | L 2-3 | 0 |
| W 1-0 | Ipswich Town | L 2-5 | 3 |
| L 2-4 | Sheffield United | L 0-1 | 0 |
| L 0-2 | Birmingham City | D 0-0 | 1 |
| W 3-0 | Stockport County | L 2-3 | 3 |
| W 3-0 | Wolverhampton Wndrs | L 0-1 | 3 |
| W 2-1 | West Bromwich Albion | W 2-1 | 6 |
| D 0-0 | Crewe Alexandra | L 1-2 | 1 |
| Oxford United | |
| D 0-0 | Bradford City | D 0-0 | 2 |
| D 1-1 | Tranmere Rovers | W 2-0 | 4 |
| W 2-0 | Norwich City | L 1-2 | 3 |
| W 2-0 | Huddersfield Town | L 1-5 | 3 |
| D 1-1 | Bury | L 0-1 | 1 |
| W 2-1 | Swindon Town | L 1-4 | 3 |
| W 2-0 | Port Vale | L 0-3 | 3 |
| W 1-0 | Portsmouth | L 1-2 | 3 |
| W 3-1 | Queens Park Rangers | D 1-1 | 4 |
| D 0-0 | Manchester City | W 2-0 | 4 |
| W 5-1 | Stoke City | D 0-0 | 4 |
| W 3-0 | Reading | L 1-2 | 3 |
| Leading Scorers |
League Cup |
| Beauchamp | | 19 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Jemson | | 10 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Francis | | 7 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Purse | | 6 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Aldridge | | 4 | |  |  |  |  |
| Banger | | 4 | |  |  |  |  |
| Ford | | 4 | |  |  |  |  |
| Murphy | | 3 | |  |  |  |
| Cook | | 2 | |  |  |
| Davis | | 2 | |  |  |
| Donaldson | | 2 | |  |  |
| Gilchrist | | 2 | |  |  |
| Gray | | 2 | |  |  |
| Robinson | | 2 | |  |  |
| Angel | | 1 | |  |
| Massey | | 1 | |  |
| Powell | | 1 | |  |
| Smith | | 1 | |  |
| Weatherstone | | 1 | |  |
| (own goals) | | 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 | 5 |
| 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2 | 5 | 3 | | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 4 |
| 5 | | 1 |
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 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 0 | | | | | 1 |
| 1 | | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 |
| 4 | | 1 |
| 5 | | | | 1 |
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When the goals have been scored and conceded this season
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