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Rochdale 18th, English Div 3 |
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| English Div 3 |
| No. | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Attend |
| 1 | 09-Aug-97 | A | Notts County | L | 1-2 | (0-1) | 4,173 |
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| 2 | 16-Aug-97 | H | Mansfield Town | W | 2-0 | (2-0) | 2,133 |
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| 3 | 23-Aug-97 | A | Leyton Orient | L | 0-2 | (0-1) | 3,463 |
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| 4 | 30-Aug-97 | H | Peterborough United | L | 1-2 | (1-1) | 2,104 |
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| 5 | 02-Sep-97 | H | Macclesfield Town | W | 2-0 | (0-0) | 2,197 |
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| 6 | 09-Sep-97 | A | Shrewsbury Town | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | 2,410 |
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| 7 | 13-Sep-97 | A | Cardiff City | L | 1-2 | (1-1) | 4,306 |
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| 8 | 20-Sep-97 | H | Hull City | W | 2-1 | (1-1) | 2,085 |
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| 9 | 27-Sep-97 | A | Brighton & Hove Albion | L | 1-2 | (1-1) | 1,544 |
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| 10 | 04-Oct-97 | H | Scunthorpe United | W | 2-0 | (1-0) | 2,087 |
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| 11 | 11-Oct-97 | H | Darlington | W | 5-0 | (2-0) | 2,134 |
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| 12 | 18-Oct-97 | A | Cambridge United | D | 1-1 | (0-1) | 2,703 |
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| 13 | 21-Oct-97 | A | Barnet | L | 1-3 | (0-1) | 1,310 |
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| 14 | 25-Oct-97 | H | Rotherham United | L | 0-1 | (0-1) | 2,267 |
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| 15 | 01-Nov-97 | A | Chester City | L | 0-4 | (0-1) | 2,431 |
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| 16 | 04-Nov-97 | H | Lincoln City | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 1,537 |
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| 17 | 08-Nov-97 | H | Colchester United | W | 2-1 | (1-0) | 1,702 |
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| 18 | 18-Nov-97 | A | Hartlepool United | L | 0-2 | (0-1) | 1,666 |
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| 19 | 22-Nov-97 | A | Doncaster Rovers | W | 3-0 | (1-0) | 1,503 |
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| 20 | 29-Nov-97 | H | Torquay United | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | 1,729 |
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| 21 | 06-Dec-97 | A | Scarborough | L | 0-1 | (0-1) | 1,705 |
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| 22 | 13-Dec-97 | H | Swansea City | W | 3-0 | (2-0) | 1,482 |
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| 23 | 20-Dec-97 | A | Exeter City | L | 0-3 | (0-3) | 3,378 |
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| 24 | 26-Dec-97 | H | Shrewsbury Town | W | 3-1 | (1-1) | 2,247 |
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| 25 | 28-Dec-97 | A | Macclesfield Town | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | 2,666 |
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| 26 | 03-Jan-98 | A | Mansfield Town | L | 0-3 | (0-0) | 2,303 |
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| 27 | 10-Jan-98 | H | Notts County | L | 1-2 | (0-0) | 2,387 |
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| 28 | 17-Jan-98 | A | Peterborough United | L | 1-3 | (1-2) | 5,676 |
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| 29 | 24-Jan-98 | H | Leyton Orient | L | 0-2 | (0-0) | 1,774 |
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| 30 | 31-Jan-98 | H | Cardiff City | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 1,445 |
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| 31 | 07-Feb-98 | A | Hull City | W | 2-0 | (1-0) | 4,031 |
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| 32 | 14-Feb-98 | A | Scunthorpe United | L | 0-2 | (0-1) | 2,284 |
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| 33 | 21-Feb-98 | H | Brighton & Hove Albion | W | 2-0 | (1-0) | 1,865 |
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| 34 | 24-Feb-98 | H | Cambridge United | W | 2-0 | (1-0) | 1,192 |
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| 35 | 28-Feb-98 | A | Darlington | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | 2,181 |
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| 36 | 03-Mar-98 | A | Colchester United | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 2,112 |
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| 37 | 07-Mar-98 | H | Chester City | D | 1-1 | (0-0) | 1,955 |
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| 38 | 14-Mar-98 | A | Lincoln City | L | 0-2 | (0-1) | 2,992 |
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| 39 | 21-Mar-98 | H | Hartlepool United | W | 2-1 | (0-0) | 1,395 |
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| 40 | 28-Mar-98 | H | Doncaster Rovers | W | 4-1 | (2-0) | 1,858 |
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| 41 | 04-Apr-98 | A | Torquay United | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 2,796 |
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| 42 | 11-Apr-98 | H | Scarborough | W | 4-0 | (1-0) | 1,795 |
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| 43 | 13-Apr-98 | A | Swansea City | L | 0-3 | (0-0) | 2,854 |
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| 44 | 18-Apr-98 | H | Exeter City | W | 3-0 | (0-0) | 1,850 |
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| 45 | 25-Apr-98 | A | Rotherham United | D | 2-2 | (2-0) | 3,463 |
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| 46 | 02-May-98 | H | Barnet | W | 2-1 | (2-0) | 2,102 |
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| English FA Cup |
| Round | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Attend |
| 1 | 15-Nov-97 | H | Wrexham | L | 0-2 | (0-0) | 3,956 |
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| English League Cup |
| Round | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Attend |
| 1 L1 | 12-Aug-97 | H | Stoke City | L | 1-3 | (1-1) | 2,509 |
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| 1 L2 | 27-Aug-97 | A | Stoke City | D | 1-1 | (0-0) | 12,768 |
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Home and away results against each team, listed in the current league table standings
| Home | Team | Away | Pts |
| L 1-2 | Notts County | L 1-2 | 0 |
| W 2-0 | Macclesfield Town | L 0-1 | 3 |
| D 0-0 | Lincoln City | L 0-2 | 1 |
| W 2-1 | Colchester United | D 0-0 | 4 |
| L 0-1 | Torquay United | D 0-0 | 1 |
| W 4-0 | Scarborough | L 0-1 | 3 |
| W 2-1 | Barnet | L 1-3 | 3 |
| W 2-0 | Scunthorpe United | L 0-2 | 3 |
| L 0-1 | Rotherham United | D 2-2 | 1 |
| L 1-2 | Peterborough United | L 1-3 | 0 |
| L 0-2 | Leyton Orient | L 0-2 | 0 |
| W 2-0 | Mansfield Town | L 0-3 | 3 |
| W 3-1 | Shrewsbury Town | L 0-1 | 3 |
| D 1-1 | Chester City | L 0-4 | 1 |
| W 3-0 | Exeter City | L 0-3 | 3 |
| W 2-0 | Cambridge United | D 1-1 | 4 |
| W 2-1 | Hartlepool United | L 0-2 | 3 |
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| W 5-0 | Darlington | L 0-1 | 3 |
| W 3-0 | Swansea City | L 0-3 | 3 |
| D 0-0 | Cardiff City | L 1-2 | 1 |
| W 2-1 | Hull City | W 2-0 | 6 |
| W 2-0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | L 1-2 | 3 |
| W 4-1 | Doncaster Rovers | W 3-0 | 6 |
| Leading Scorers |
League Cup |
| Painter | | 17 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Lancashire | | 9 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Stuart | | 6 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Farrell | | 5 | |  |  |  |  |  |
| Gouck | | 5 | |  |  |  |  |  |
| Russell | | 5 | |  |  |  |  |  |
| Bayliss | | 2 | |  |  |
| Carter | | 2 | |  |  |
| Hill | | 2 | |  |  |
| Jones | | 2 | |  |  |
| Leonard | | 2 | |  |  |
| Bryson | | 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 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 1 | | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | 1 |
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 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 0 | | | 1 |
| 1 | | 1 | | 1 |
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When the goals have been scored and conceded this season
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