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Tranmere Rovers 14th, English Div 1 |
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| English Div 1 |
| No. | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Attend |
| 1 | 09-Aug-97 | A | West Bromwich Albion | L | 1-2 | (0-2) | 16,727 |
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| 2 | 15-Aug-97 | H | Queens Park Rangers | W | 2-1 | (1-0) | 7,147 |
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| 3 | 22-Aug-97 | A | Manchester City | D | 1-1 | (0-0) | 26,336 |
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| 4 | 30-Aug-97 | H | Middlesbrough | L | 0-2 | (0-1) | 12,095 |
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| 5 | 02-Sep-97 | H | Birmingham City | L | 0-3 | (0-2) | 6,620 |
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| 6 | 07-Sep-97 | A | Bury | L | 0-1 | (0-1) | 5,073 |
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| 7 | 13-Sep-97 | A | Swindon Town | L | 1-2 | (1-1) | 6,811 |
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| 8 | 20-Sep-97 | H | Reading | W | 6-0 | (5-0) | 5,565 |
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| 9 | 27-Sep-97 | A | Crewe Alexandra | L | 1-2 | (0-1) | 4,845 |
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| 10 | 04-Oct-97 | H | Norwich City | W | 2-0 | (1-0) | 6,674 |
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| 11 | 18-Oct-97 | A | Nottingham Forest | D | 2-2 | (1-2) | 17,009 |
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| 12 | 22-Oct-97 | A | Wolverhampton Wndrs | L | 1-2 | (0-2) | 20,841 |
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| 13 | 25-Oct-97 | H | Charlton Athletic | D | 2-2 | (1-0) | 5,911 |
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| 14 | 01-Nov-97 | A | Sheffield United | L | 1-2 | (0-0) | 16,578 |
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| 15 | 04-Nov-97 | H | Huddersfield Town | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | 5,127 |
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| 16 | 08-Nov-97 | H | Port Vale | L | 1-2 | (0-1) | 7,063 |
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| 17 | 15-Nov-97 | A | Bradford City | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | 16,494 |
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| 18 | 22-Nov-97 | H | Stoke City | W | 3-1 | (1-1) | 8,009 |
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| 19 | 29-Nov-97 | A | Sunderland | L | 0-3 | (0-3) | 26,674 |
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| 20 | 06-Dec-97 | H | Ipswich Town | D | 1-1 | (0-1) | 5,720 |
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| 21 | 13-Dec-97 | A | Stockport County | L | 1-3 | (1-1) | 7,903 |
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| 22 | 20-Dec-97 | H | Oxford United | L | 0-2 | (0-0) | 5,181 |
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| 23 | 26-Dec-97 | H | Bury | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 9,146 |
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| 24 | 28-Dec-97 | A | Birmingham City | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 19,533 |
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| 25 | 09-Jan-98 | H | West Bromwich Albion | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 8,058 |
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| 26 | 17-Jan-98 | A | Queens Park Rangers | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 12,033 |
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| 27 | 31-Jan-98 | H | Manchester City | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 12,830 |
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| 28 | 04-Feb-98 | A | Middlesbrough | L | 0-3 | (0-2) | 29,540 |
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| 29 | 07-Feb-98 | A | Reading | W | 3-1 | (1-0) | 7,069 |
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| 30 | 10-Feb-98 | H | Swindon Town | W | 3-0 | (2-0) | 5,288 |
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| 31 | 18-Feb-98 | A | Norwich City | W | 2-0 | (0-0) | 12,105 |
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| 32 | 21-Feb-98 | H | Crewe Alexandra | L | 0-3 | (0-1) | 7,534 |
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| 33 | 24-Feb-98 | H | Nottingham Forest | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 7,377 |
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| 34 | 28-Feb-98 | A | Portsmouth | L | 0-1 | (0-1) | 12,250 |
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| 35 | 04-Mar-98 | A | Port Vale | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | 5,465 |
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| 36 | 14-Mar-98 | A | Huddersfield Town | L | 0-3 | (0-1) | 10,844 |
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| 37 | 21-Mar-98 | H | Bradford City | W | 3-1 | (0-1) | 9,463 |
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| 38 | 28-Mar-98 | A | Stoke City | W | 3-0 | (2-0) | 16,692 |
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| 39 | 03-Apr-98 | H | Sunderland | L | 0-2 | (0-2) | 14,116 |
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| 40 | 07-Apr-98 | H | Portsmouth | D | 2-2 | (1-1) | 8,020 |
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| 41 | 11-Apr-98 | A | Ipswich Town | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 18,039 |
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| 42 | 13-Apr-98 | H | Stockport County | W | 3-0 | (2-0) | 8,070 |
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| 43 | 18-Apr-98 | A | Oxford United | D | 1-1 | (0-1) | 6,489 |
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| 44 | 25-Apr-98 | A | Charlton Athletic | L | 0-2 | (0-1) | 15,393 |
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| 45 | 28-Apr-98 | H | Sheffield United | D | 3-3 | (1-0) | 7,526 |
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| 46 | 03-May-98 | H | Wolverhampton Wndrs | W | 2-1 | (1-0) | 11,144 |
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| English FA Cup |
| Round | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Attend |
| 3 | 13-Jan-98 | A | Hereford United | W | 3-0 | (1-0) | 7,473 |
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| 4 | 24-Jan-98 | H | Sunderland | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | 14,055 |
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| 5 | 14-Feb-98 | A | Newcastle United | L | 0-1 | (0-1) | 36,675 |
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| English League Cup |
| Round | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Attend |
| 1 L1 | 12-Aug-97 | H | Hartlepool United | W | 3-1 | (0-1) | 3,878 |
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| 1 L2 | 26-Aug-97 | A | Hartlepool United | L | 1-2 | (1-1) | 1,626 |
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| 2 L1 | 16-Sep-97 | A | Notts County | W | 2-0 | (1-0) | 1,779 |
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| 2 L2 | 23-Sep-97 | H | Notts County | L | 0-1 | (0-1) | 3,287 |
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| 3 | 14-Oct-97 | A | Oxford United | D | 1-1 | (1-0) | 3,878 |
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Home and away results against each team, listed in the current league table standings
| Home | Team | Away | Pts |
| D 0-0 | Nottingham Forest | D 2-2 | 2 |
| L 0-2 | Middlesbrough | L 0-3 | 0 |
| L 0-2 | Sunderland | L 0-3 | 0 |
| D 2-2 | Charlton Athletic | L 0-2 | 1 |
| D 1-1 | Ipswich Town | D 0-0 | 2 |
| D 3-3 | Sheffield United | L 1-2 | 1 |
| L 0-3 | Birmingham City | D 0-0 | 1 |
| W 3-0 | Stockport County | L 1-3 | 3 |
| W 2-1 | Wolverhampton Wndrs | L 1-2 | 3 |
| D 0-0 | West Bromwich Albion | L 1-2 | 1 |
| L 0-3 | Crewe Alexandra | L 1-2 | 0 |
| L 0-2 | Oxford United | D 1-1 | 1 |
| W 3-1 | Bradford City | W 1-0 | 6 |
| Tranmere Rovers | |
| W 2-0 | Norwich City | W 2-0 | 6 |
| W 1-0 | Huddersfield Town | L 0-3 | 3 |
| D 0-0 | Bury | L 0-1 | 1 |
| W 3-0 | Swindon Town | L 1-2 | 3 |
| L 1-2 | Port Vale | W 1-0 | 3 |
| D 2-2 | Portsmouth | L 0-1 | 1 |
| W 2-1 | Queens Park Rangers | D 0-0 | 4 |
| D 0-0 | Manchester City | D 1-1 | 2 |
| W 3-1 | Stoke City | W 3-0 | 6 |
| W 6-0 | Reading | W 3-1 | 6 |
| Leading Scorers |
League Cup |
| Kelly | | 14 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Jones | | 12 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Aldridge | | 5 | |  |  |  |  |  |
| L Jones | | 5 | |  |  |  |  |  |
| G Jones | | 4 | |  |  |  |  |
| Irons | | 4 | |  |  |  |  |
| O'Brien | | 4 | |  |  |  |  |
| Branch | | 3 | |  |  |  |
| Morrissey | | 3 | |  |  |  |
| Thompson | | 3 | |  |  |  |
| Mellon | | 2 | |  |  |
| Parkinson | | 2 | |  |  |
| Challinor | | 1 | |  |
| Hill | | 1 | |  |
| Mahon | | 1 | |  |
| Stevens | | 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 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | | 1 |
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| 6 | 1 |
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 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 0 | | 2 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 1 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 |
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When the goals have been scored and conceded this season
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