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Swindon Town 18th, English Div 1 |
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| English Div 1 |
| No. | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Attend |
| 1 | 09-Aug-97 | H | Crewe Alexandra | W | 2-0 | (1-0) | 8,334 |
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| 2 | 16-Aug-97 | A | Reading | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | 9,338 |
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| 3 | 23-Aug-97 | H | Huddersfield Town | D | 1-1 | (1-1) | 7,683 |
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| 4 | 30-Aug-97 | A | Stoke City | W | 2-1 | (0-1) | 23,000 |
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| 5 | 02-Sep-97 | A | Ipswich Town | L | 1-2 | (1-1) | 11,246 |
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| 6 | 07-Sep-97 | H | Nottingham Forest | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 13,051 |
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| 7 | 13-Sep-97 | H | Tranmere Rovers | W | 2-1 | (1-1) | 6,811 |
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| 8 | 20-Sep-97 | A | West Bromwich Albion | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 16,237 |
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| 9 | 27-Sep-97 | A | Manchester City | L | 0-6 | (0-3) | 26,646 |
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| 10 | 04-Oct-97 | H | Port Vale | W | 4-2 | (0-1) | 8,048 |
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| 11 | 11-Oct-97 | H | Bury | W | 3-1 | (2-1) | 7,640 |
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| 12 | 18-Oct-97 | A | Wolverhampton Wndrs | L | 1-3 | (1-1) | 21,794 |
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| 13 | 21-Oct-97 | A | Sunderland | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 27,553 |
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| 14 | 25-Oct-97 | H | Norwich City | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | 9,256 |
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| 15 | 31-Oct-97 | A | Portsmouth | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | 8,707 |
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| 16 | 05-Nov-97 | H | Queens Park Rangers | W | 3-1 | (0-1) | 10,132 |
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| 17 | 08-Nov-97 | H | Bradford City | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | 10,029 |
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| 18 | 15-Nov-97 | A | Stockport County | L | 2-4 | (1-2) | 7,694 |
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| 19 | 22-Nov-97 | H | Middlesbrough | L | 1-2 | (1-1) | 15,228 |
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| 20 | 28-Nov-97 | A | Charlton Athletic | L | 0-3 | (0-2) | 13,769 |
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| 21 | 06-Dec-97 | H | Oxford United | W | 4-1 | (2-1) | 10,902 |
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| 22 | 13-Dec-97 | A | Sheffield United | L | 1-2 | (1-1) | 18,115 |
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| 23 | 20-Dec-97 | H | Birmingham City | D | 1-1 | (1-1) | 10,334 |
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| 24 | 26-Dec-97 | A | Nottingham Forest | L | 0-3 | (0-3) | 26,500 |
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| 25 | 28-Dec-97 | H | Ipswich Town | L | 0-2 | (0-0) | 10,609 |
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| 26 | 11-Jan-98 | A | Crewe Alexandra | L | 0-2 | (0-0) | 4,176 |
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| 27 | 17-Jan-98 | H | Reading | L | 0-2 | (0-2) | 9,500 |
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| 28 | 24-Jan-98 | A | Bradford City | D | 1-1 | (0-1) | 15,130 |
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| 29 | 28-Jan-98 | H | Stoke City | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | 6,683 |
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| 30 | 31-Jan-98 | A | Huddersfield Town | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 10,028 |
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| 31 | 07-Feb-98 | H | West Bromwich Albion | L | 0-2 | (0-1) | 9,861 |
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| 32 | 10-Feb-98 | A | Tranmere Rovers | L | 0-3 | (0-2) | 5,288 |
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| 33 | 17-Feb-98 | A | Port Vale | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | 5,925 |
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| 34 | 21-Feb-98 | H | Manchester City | L | 1-3 | (0-1) | 12,280 |
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| 35 | 28-Feb-98 | A | Bury | L | 0-1 | (0-1) | 5,002 |
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| 36 | 07-Mar-98 | H | Portsmouth | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | 9,100 |
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| 37 | 11-Mar-98 | A | Middlesbrough | L | 0-6 | (0-2) | 29,581 |
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| 38 | 14-Mar-98 | A | Queens Park Rangers | W | 2-1 | (2-1) | 13,486 |
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| 39 | 18-Mar-98 | H | Wolverhampton Wndrs | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 7,770 |
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| 40 | 21-Mar-98 | H | Stockport County | D | 1-1 | (0-0) | 6,684 |
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| 41 | 04-Apr-98 | H | Charlton Athletic | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | 7,845 |
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| 42 | 11-Apr-98 | A | Oxford United | L | 1-2 | (0-2) | 8,005 |
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| 43 | 13-Apr-98 | H | Sheffield United | D | 1-1 | (1-0) | 5,956 |
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| 44 | 18-Apr-98 | A | Birmingham City | L | 0-3 | (0-2) | 17,016 |
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| 45 | 25-Apr-98 | A | Norwich City | L | 0-5 | (0-2) | 18,443 |
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| 46 | 03-May-98 | H | Sunderland | L | 1-2 | (0-2) | 14,868 |
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| English FA Cup |
| Round | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Attend |
| 3 | 03-Jan-98 | H | Stevenage Borough | L | 1-2 | (1-1) | 9,422 |
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| English League Cup |
| Round | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Attend |
| 1 L1 | 13-Aug-97 | H | Watford | L | 0-2 | (0-1) | 6,271 |
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| 1 L2 | 26-Aug-97 | A | Watford | D | 1-1 | (0-1) | 7,712 |
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| Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | GFA | GAA | | PpG | Pts | Rank |
| August | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1.50 | 0.50 | | 2.50 | 10 | 4 |
| September | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | -6 | 0.60 | 1.80 | | 1.00 | 5 | 19 |
| October | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1.66 | 1.00 | | 2.16 | 13 | 1 |
| November | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 1.40 | 2.00 | | 1.20 | 6 | 14 |
| December | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -3 | 1.20 | 1.80 | | 0.80 | 4 | 19 |
| January | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 0.40 | 1.00 | | 1.00 | 5 | 16 |
| February | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 9 | -7 | 0.40 | 1.80 | | 0.60 | 3 | 24 |
| March | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | -6 | 0.60 | 1.80 | | 1.00 | 5 | 17 |
| April | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 12 | -10 | 0.40 | 2.40 | | 0.20 | 1 | 24 |
| May | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1.00 | 2.00 | | 0.00 | 0 | 17 |
Home and away results against each team, listed in the current league table standings
| Home | Team | Away | Pts |
| D 0-0 | Nottingham Forest | L 0-3 | 1 |
| L 1-2 | Middlesbrough | L 0-6 | 0 |
| L 1-2 | Sunderland | D 0-0 | 1 |
| L 0-1 | Charlton Athletic | L 0-3 | 0 |
| L 0-2 | Ipswich Town | L 1-2 | 0 |
| D 1-1 | Sheffield United | L 1-2 | 1 |
| D 1-1 | Birmingham City | L 0-3 | 1 |
| D 1-1 | Stockport County | L 2-4 | 1 |
| D 0-0 | Wolverhampton Wndrs | L 1-3 | 1 |
| L 0-2 | West Bromwich Albion | D 0-0 | 1 |
| W 2-0 | Crewe Alexandra | L 0-2 | 3 |
| W 4-1 | Oxford United | L 1-2 | 3 |
| W 1-0 | Bradford City | D 1-1 | 4 |
| W 2-1 | Tranmere Rovers | L 0-3 | 3 |
| W 1-0 | Norwich City | L 0-5 | 3 |
| D 1-1 | Huddersfield Town | D 0-0 | 2 |
| W 3-1 | Bury | L 0-1 | 3 |
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| W 4-2 | Port Vale | W 1-0 | 6 |
| L 0-1 | Portsmouth | W 1-0 | 3 |
| W 3-1 | Queens Park Rangers | W 2-1 | 6 |
| L 1-3 | Manchester City | L 0-6 | 0 |
| W 1-0 | Stoke City | W 2-1 | 6 |
| L 0-2 | Reading | W 1-0 | 3 |
| Leading Scorers |
League Cup |
| Hay | | 13 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Walters | | 7 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Finney | | 4 | |  |  |  |  |
| Allison | | 3 | |  |  |  |
| Cowe | | 2 | |  |  |
| Gooden | | 2 | |  |  |
| Leitch | | 2 | |  |  |
| Ndah | | 2 | |  |  |
| Taylor | | 2 | |  |  |
| Casper | | 1 | |  |
| Collins | | 1 | |  |
| Hodge | | 1 | |  |
| McDonald | | 1 | |  |
| Onuora | | 1 | |  |
| Robinson | | 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 | 6 |
| 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 3 | | | 1 |
| 3 | | 2 |
| 4 | | 1 | 1 |
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 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 0 | | | 1 |
| 1 | | 1 | 1 |
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When the goals have been scored and conceded this season
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