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Preston North End 15th, English Div 2 |
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| English Div 2 |
| No. | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Attend |
| 1 | 09-Aug-97 | A | Gillingham | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 6,562 |
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| 2 | 16-Aug-97 | H | Millwall | W | 2-1 | (1-1) | 11,486 |
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| 3 | 23-Aug-97 | A | Chesterfield | L | 2-3 | (0-3) | 6,288 |
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| 4 | 30-Aug-97 | H | Watford | W | 2-0 | (1-0) | 11,042 |
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| 5 | 02-Sep-97 | H | Grimsby Town | W | 2-0 | (0-0) | 9,489 |
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| 6 | 09-Sep-97 | A | Oldham Athletic | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | 8,732 |
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| 7 | 13-Sep-97 | H | Walsall | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 9,092 |
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| 8 | 20-Sep-97 | A | Burnley | D | 1-1 | (1-0) | 13,809 |
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| 9 | 27-Sep-97 | A | Wycombe Wanderers | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 4,838 |
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| 10 | 04-Oct-97 | H | Brentford | W | 2-1 | (0-1) | 8,804 |
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| 11 | 11-Oct-97 | H | AFC Bournemouth | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | 8,531 |
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| 12 | 17-Oct-97 | A | Carlisle United | W | 2-0 | (1-0) | 6,541 |
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| 13 | 21-Oct-97 | A | Bristol City | L | 1-2 | (0-0) | 9,039 |
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| 14 | 25-Oct-97 | H | Wrexham | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | 9,098 |
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| 15 | 01-Nov-97 | H | Plymouth Argyle | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | 8,405 |
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| 16 | 04-Nov-97 | A | York City | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | 3,370 |
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| 17 | 08-Nov-97 | A | Luton Town | W | 3-1 | (2-1) | 5,767 |
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| 18 | 18-Nov-97 | H | Bristol Rovers | L | 1-2 | (0-1) | 7,798 |
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| 19 | 22-Nov-97 | A | Wigan Athletic | W | 4-1 | (1-0) | 5,649 |
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| 20 | 29-Nov-97 | H | Fulham | W | 3-1 | (1-1) | 9,723 |
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| 21 | 02-Dec-97 | A | Southend United | L | 2-3 | (2-3) | 2,307 |
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| 22 | 13-Dec-97 | H | Northampton Town | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | 7,448 |
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| 23 | 20-Dec-97 | A | Blackpool | L | 1-2 | (0-2) | 8,342 |
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| 24 | 26-Dec-97 | H | Oldham Athletic | D | 1-1 | (0-1) | 13,441 |
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| 25 | 28-Dec-97 | A | Grimsby Town | L | 1-3 | (0-3) | 6,725 |
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| 26 | 10-Jan-98 | H | Gillingham | L | 1-3 | (0-2) | 7,776 |
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| 27 | 17-Jan-98 | A | Watford | L | 1-3 | (0-2) | 10,182 |
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| 28 | 24-Jan-98 | H | Chesterfield | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 8,233 |
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| 29 | 31-Jan-98 | A | Walsall | D | 1-1 | (0-0) | 5,377 |
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| 30 | 07-Feb-98 | H | Burnley | L | 2-3 | (1-0) | 12,263 |
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| 31 | 14-Feb-98 | A | Brentford | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 4,952 |
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| 32 | 21-Feb-98 | H | Wycombe Wanderers | D | 1-1 | (0-0) | 7,665 |
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| 33 | 24-Feb-98 | H | Carlisle United | L | 0-3 | (0-2) | 8,985 |
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| 34 | 28-Feb-98 | A | AFC Bournemouth | W | 2-0 | (2-0) | 5,009 |
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| 35 | 03-Mar-98 | H | Luton Town | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | 6,992 |
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| 36 | 07-Mar-98 | A | Plymouth Argyle | L | 0-2 | (0-1) | 4,201 |
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| 37 | 14-Mar-98 | H | York City | W | 3-2 | (0-1) | 7,664 |
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| 38 | 21-Mar-98 | A | Bristol Rovers | D | 2-2 | (1-0) | 5,278 |
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| 39 | 25-Mar-98 | A | Millwall | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | 5,888 |
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| 40 | 28-Mar-98 | H | Wigan Athletic | D | 1-1 | (1-0) | 10,171 |
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| 41 | 04-Apr-98 | A | Fulham | L | 1-2 | (1-0) | 8,814 |
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| 42 | 11-Apr-98 | H | Southend United | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | 8,096 |
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| 43 | 13-Apr-98 | A | Northampton Town | D | 2-2 | (1-0) | 5,664 |
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| 44 | 18-Apr-98 | H | Blackpool | D | 3-3 | (1-2) | 13,500 |
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| 45 | 25-Apr-98 | A | Wrexham | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 7,302 |
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| 46 | 02-May-98 | H | Bristol City | W | 2-1 | (2-1) | 12,067 |
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| English FA Cup |
| Round | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Attend |
| 1 | 15-Nov-97 | H | Doncaster Rovers | W | 3-2 | (0-1) | 7,953 |
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| 2 | 06-Dec-97 | H | Notts County | D | 2-2 | (1-1) | 7,583 |
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| 2r | 16-Dec-97 | A | Notts County | W | 2-1 | (0-0) | 3,052 |
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| 3 | 03-Jan-98 | H | Stockport County | L | 1-2 | (0-1) | 12,180 |
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| English League Cup |
| Round | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Attend |
| 1 L1 | 12-Aug-97 | A | Rotherham United | W | 3-1 | (0-0) | 2,901 |
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| 1 L2 | 26-Aug-97 | H | Rotherham United | W | 2-0 | (0-0) | 9,441 |
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| 2 L1 | 17-Sep-97 | A | Blackburn Rovers | L | 0-6 | (0-2) | 22,564 |
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| 2 L2 | 30-Sep-97 | H | Blackburn Rovers | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | 11,472 |
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Home and away results against each team, listed in the current league table standings
| Home | Team | Away | Pts |
| W 2-0 | Watford | L 1-3 | 3 |
| W 2-1 | Bristol City | L 1-2 | 3 |
| W 2-0 | Grimsby Town | L 1-3 | 3 |
| W 1-0 | Northampton Town | D 2-2 | 4 |
| L 1-2 | Bristol Rovers | D 2-2 | 1 |
| W 3-1 | Fulham | L 1-2 | 3 |
| L 0-1 | Wrexham | D 0-0 | 1 |
| L 1-3 | Gillingham | D 0-0 | 1 |
| L 0-1 | AFC Bournemouth | W 2-0 | 3 |
| D 0-0 | Chesterfield | L 2-3 | 1 |
| D 1-1 | Wigan Athletic | W 4-1 | 4 |
| D 3-3 | Blackpool | L 1-2 | 1 |
| D 1-1 | Oldham Athletic | L 0-1 | 1 |
| D 1-1 | Wycombe Wanderers | D 0-0 | 2 |
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| W 3-2 | York City | L 0-1 | 3 |
| W 1-0 | Luton Town | W 3-1 | 6 |
| W 2-1 | Millwall | W 1-0 | 6 |
| D 0-0 | Walsall | D 1-1 | 2 |
| L 2-3 | Burnley | D 1-1 | 1 |
| W 2-1 | Brentford | D 0-0 | 4 |
| L 0-1 | Plymouth Argyle | L 0-2 | 0 |
| L 0-3 | Carlisle United | W 2-0 | 3 |
| W 1-0 | Southend United | L 2-3 | 3 |
| Leading Scorers |
League Cup |
| Ashcroft | | 16 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Macken | | 8 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Eyres | | 6 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Parkinson | | 6 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Nogan | | 5 | |  |  |  |  |  |
| Gregan | | 4 | |  |  |  |  |
| Reeves | | 4 | |  |  |  |  |
| Lormor | | 3 | |  |  |  |
| Appleton | | 2 | |  |  |
| Barrick | | 2 | |  |  |
| Cartwright | | 2 | |  |  |
| Davey | | 2 | |  |  |
| Holt | | 2 | |  |  |
| Jackson | | 2 | |  |  |
| Kidd | | 2 | |  |  |
| Moyes | | 1 | |  |
| Murdock | | 1 | |  |
| Rakine | | 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 |
| 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
| 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | | 1 |
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 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| 0 | | | | | | | 1 |
| 1 | 1 | | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | | 1 | 1 |
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When the goals have been scored and conceded this season
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