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Walsall
19th, English Div 2 |
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| English Div 2 |
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| No. | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Attend |
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| 1 | 09-Aug-97 | A | Chesterfield | L | 1-3 | (0-1) | 5,193 |
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| 2 | 16-Aug-97 | H | Fulham | D | 1-1 | (0-0) | 4,418 |
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| 3 | 23-Aug-97 | A | Gillingham | L | 1-2 | (0-0) | 5,083 |
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| 4 | 30-Aug-97 | H | Southend United | W | 3-1 | (2-1) | 3,304 |
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| 5 | 02-Sep-97 | H | Northampton Town | L | 0-2 | (0-1) | 4,435 |
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| 6 | 09-Sep-97 | A | Bristol Rovers | L | 0-2 | (0-1) | 6,225 |
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| 7 | 13-Sep-97 | A | Preston North End | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 9,092 |
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| 8 | 20-Sep-97 | H | York City | W | 2-0 | (0-0) | 2,972 |
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| 9 | 27-Sep-97 | A | Plymouth Argyle | L | 1-2 | (1-1) | 6,207 |
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| 10 | 04-Oct-97 | H | Carlisle United | W | 3-1 | (1-0) | 3,957 |
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| 11 | 11-Oct-97 | H | Wrexham | W | 3-0 | (2-0) | 4,042 |
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| 12 | 18-Oct-97 | A | Brentford | L | 0-3 | (0-0) | 4,874 |
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| 13 | 21-Oct-97 | A | Wycombe Wanderers | L | 2-4 | (2-3) | 3,884 |
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| 14 | 25-Oct-97 | H | Bristol City | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 4,618 |
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| 15 | 01-Nov-97 | A | Burnley | L | 1-2 | (0-1) | 9,293 |
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| 16 | 04-Nov-97 | H | Grimsby Town | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 2,599 |
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| 17 | 08-Nov-97 | H | Watford | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 5,077 |
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| 18 | 22-Nov-97 | A | Luton Town | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | 4,726 |
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| 19 | 29-Nov-97 | H | Blackpool | W | 2-1 | (0-1) | 3,933 |
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| 20 | 03-Dec-97 | A | Millwall | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | 4,647 |
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| 21 | 13-Dec-97 | H | AFC Bournemouth | W | 2-1 | (0-0) | 3,548 |
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| 22 | 19-Dec-97 | A | Oldham Athletic | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 4,677 |
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| 23 | 26-Dec-97 | H | Bristol Rovers | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | 6,634 |
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| 24 | 28-Dec-97 | A | Northampton Town | L | 2-3 | (1-1) | 7,094 |
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| 25 | 10-Jan-98 | H | Chesterfield | W | 3-2 | (0-1) | 4,042 |
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| 26 | 17-Jan-98 | A | Southend United | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | 3,310 |
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| 27 | 31-Jan-98 | H | Preston North End | D | 1-1 | (0-0) | 5,377 |
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| 28 | 07-Feb-98 | A | York City | L | 0-1 | (0-1) | 2,959 |
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| 29 | 14-Feb-98 | A | Carlisle United | D | 1-1 | (0-0) | 4,530 |
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| 30 | 21-Feb-98 | H | Plymouth Argyle | L | 0-1 | (0-1) | 4,612 |
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| 31 | 24-Feb-98 | H | Brentford | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 3,166 |
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| 32 | 28-Feb-98 | A | Wrexham | L | 1-2 | (1-2) | 3,622 |
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| 33 | 03-Mar-98 | A | Watford | W | 2-1 | (1-0) | 8,096 |
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| 34 | 07-Mar-98 | H | Burnley | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 5,212 |
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| 35 | 14-Mar-98 | A | Grimsby Town | L | 0-3 | (0-0) | 4,916 |
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| 36 | 21-Mar-98 | H | Wigan Athletic | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | 3,169 |
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| 37 | 28-Mar-98 | H | Luton Town | L | 2-3 | (0-1) | 3,922 |
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| 38 | 31-Mar-98 | H | Gillingham | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | 3,117 |
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| 39 | 04-Apr-98 | A | Blackpool | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | 4,451 |
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| 40 | 07-Apr-98 | A | Fulham | D | 1-1 | (1-0) | 6,733 |
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| 41 | 11-Apr-98 | H | Millwall | W | 2-0 | (1-0) | 3,307 |
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| 42 | 14-Apr-98 | A | AFC Bournemouth | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | 3,404 |
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| 43 | 18-Apr-98 | H | Oldham Athletic | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 3,562 |
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| 44 | 21-Apr-98 | A | Wigan Athletic | L | 0-2 | (0-0) | 2,725 |
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| 45 | 25-Apr-98 | A | Bristol City | L | 1-2 | (1-1) | 15,059 |
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| 46 | 02-May-98 | H | Wycombe Wanderers | L | 0-1 | (0-1) | 4,412 |
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| English FA Cup |
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| Round | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Attend |
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| 1 | 15-Nov-97 | H | Lincoln United | W | 2-0 | (1-0) | 3,279 |
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| 2 | 06-Dec-97 | A | Macclesfield Town | W | 7-0 | (2-0) | 3,566 |
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| 3 | 13-Jan-98 | A | Peterborough United | W | 2-0 | (1-0) | 12,809 |
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| 4 | 24-Jan-98 | A | Manchester United | L | 1-5 | (0-2) | 54,669 |
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| English League Cup |
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| Round | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Attend |
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| 1 L1 | 12-Aug-97 | H | Exeter City | W | 2-0 | (0-0) | 2,321 |
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| 1 L2 | 26-Aug-97 | A | Exeter City | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | 2,467 |
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| 2 L1 | 17-Sep-97 | A | Nottingham Forest | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | 7,841 |
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| 2 L2 | 24-Sep-97 | H | Nottingham Forest | D | 2-2 | (0-0) | 6,037 |
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| 3 | 14-Oct-97 | H | Sheffield United | W | 2-1 | (0-0) | 8,239 |
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| 4 | 19-Nov-97 | A | West Ham United | L | 1-4 | (1-2) | 17,463 |
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Home and away results against each team, listed in the current league table standings
| Home | Team | Away | Pts |
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| D 0-0 | Watford | W 2-1 | 4 |
| D 0-0 | Bristol City | L 1-2 | 1 |
| D 0-0 | Grimsby Town | L 0-3 | 1 |
| L 0-2 | Northampton Town | L 2-3 | 0 |
| L 0-1 | Bristol Rovers | L 0-2 | 0 |
| D 1-1 | Fulham | D 1-1 | 2 |
| W 3-0 | Wrexham | L 1-2 | 3 |
| W 1-0 | Gillingham | L 1-2 | 3 |
| W 2-1 | AFC Bournemouth | L 0-1 | 3 |
| W 3-2 | Chesterfield | L 1-3 | 3 |
| W 1-0 | Wigan Athletic | L 0-2 | 3 |
| W 2-1 | Blackpool | L 0-1 | 3 |
| D 0-0 | Oldham Athletic | D 0-0 | 2 |
| L 0-1 | Wycombe Wanderers | L 2-4 | 0 |
| D 1-1 | Preston North End | D 0-0 | 2 |
| W 2-0 | York City | L 0-1 | 3 |
| L 2-3 | Luton Town | W 1-0 | 3 |
| W 2-0 | Millwall | W 1-0 | 6 |
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| D 0-0 | Burnley | L 1-2 | 1 |
| D 0-0 | Brentford | L 0-3 | 1 |
| L 0-1 | Plymouth Argyle | L 1-2 | 0 |
| W 3-1 | Carlisle United | D 1-1 | 4 |
| W 3-1 | Southend United | W 1-0 | 6 |
| Leading Scorers |
 League  Cup |
| Boli | | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Watson | | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Hodge | | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Porter | | 4 | | | | | |
| Tholot | | 4 | | | | | |
| Viveash | | 4 | | | | | |
| Platt | | 2 | | | |
| Blake | | 1 | | |
| Evans | | 1 | | |
| Keates | | 1 | | |
| Mountfield | | 1 | | |
| Peron | | 1 | | |
| Ricketts | | 1 | | |
| Skinner | | 1 | | |
| (own goals) | | 2 | | | |
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 |
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| 0 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 1 |
| 2 | 2 | 3 | | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
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| 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
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| 7 | 1 |
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When the goals have been scored and conceded this season
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