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| English Div 2 |
| No. | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Attend |
| 1 | 09-Aug-97 | H | Burnley | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | 11,155 |
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| 2 | 16-Aug-97 | A | Carlisle United | W | 2-0 | (0-0) | 7,395 |
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| 3 | 23-Aug-97 | H | Brentford | W | 3-1 | (2-0) | 10,125 |
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| 4 | 30-Aug-97 | A | Preston North End | L | 0-2 | (0-1) | 11,042 |
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| 5 | 02-Sep-97 | A | Plymouth Argyle | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | 5,141 |
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| 6 | 07-Sep-97 | H | Wycombe Wanderers | W | 2-1 | (1-0) | 12,100 |
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| 7 | 13-Sep-97 | H | Chesterfield | W | 2-1 | (1-0) | 11,204 |
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| 8 | 20-Sep-97 | A | Gillingham | D | 2-2 | (0-1) | 7,780 |
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| 9 | 27-Sep-97 | H | York City | D | 1-1 | (0-1) | 13,812 |
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| 10 | 04-Oct-97 | A | Luton Town | W | 4-0 | (4-0) | 9,041 |
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| 11 | 14-Oct-97 | A | Bristol Rovers | W | 2-1 | (0-0) | 8,110 |
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| 12 | 18-Oct-97 | H | Millwall | L | 0-1 | (0-1) | 12,530 |
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| 13 | 21-Oct-97 | H | Fulham | W | 2-0 | (1-0) | 11,486 |
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| 14 | 25-Oct-97 | A | Grimsby Town | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | 5,699 |
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| 15 | 01-Nov-97 | H | Blackpool | W | 4-1 | (1-0) | 9,723 |
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| 16 | 04-Nov-97 | A | Southend United | W | 3-0 | (2-0) | 4,001 |
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| 17 | 08-Nov-97 | A | Walsall | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 5,077 |
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| 18 | 18-Nov-97 | H | Oldham Athletic | W | 2-1 | (1-0) | 8,397 |
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| 19 | 22-Nov-97 | A | Northampton Town | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | 7,373 |
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| 20 | 29-Nov-97 | H | Wigan Athletic | W | 2-1 | (2-1) | 9,455 |
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| 21 | 02-Dec-97 | A | Wrexham | D | 1-1 | (0-0) | 3,702 |
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| 22 | 13-Dec-97 | H | Bristol City | D | 1-1 | (0-0) | 16,072 |
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| 23 | 20-Dec-97 | A | AFC Bournemouth | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | 6,081 |
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| 24 | 26-Dec-97 | A | Wycombe Wanderers | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 8,090 |
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| 25 | 28-Dec-97 | H | Plymouth Argyle | D | 1-1 | (0-0) | 11,594 |
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| 26 | 10-Jan-98 | A | Burnley | L | 0-2 | (0-2) | 9,551 |
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| 27 | 17-Jan-98 | H | Preston North End | W | 3-1 | (2-0) | 10,182 |
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| 28 | 24-Jan-98 | A | Brentford | W | 2-1 | (1-1) | 6,969 |
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| 29 | 31-Jan-98 | A | Chesterfield | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | 5,975 |
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| 30 | 08-Feb-98 | H | Gillingham | L | 0-2 | (0-1) | 10,498 |
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| 31 | 14-Feb-98 | H | Luton Town | D | 1-1 | (0-0) | 15,182 |
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| 32 | 21-Feb-98 | A | York City | D | 1-1 | (0-1) | 4,890 |
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| 33 | 25-Feb-98 | A | Millwall | D | 1-1 | (0-1) | 7,126 |
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| 34 | 28-Feb-98 | H | Bristol Rovers | W | 3-2 | (2-0) | 12,186 |
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| 35 | 03-Mar-98 | H | Walsall | L | 1-2 | (0-1) | 8,096 |
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| 36 | 07-Mar-98 | A | Blackpool | D | 1-1 | (0-0) | 5,237 |
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| 37 | 14-Mar-98 | H | Southend United | D | 1-1 | (1-0) | 10,750 |
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| 38 | 17-Mar-98 | H | Carlisle United | W | 2-1 | (1-0) | 7,274 |
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| 39 | 21-Mar-98 | A | Oldham Athletic | D | 2-2 | (1-0) | 5,744 |
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| 40 | 28-Mar-98 | H | Northampton Town | D | 1-1 | (0-0) | 14,268 |
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| 41 | 04-Apr-98 | A | Wigan Athletic | L | 2-3 | (0-3) | 4,262 |
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| 42 | 11-Apr-98 | H | Wrexham | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | 12,340 |
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| 43 | 13-Apr-98 | A | Bristol City | D | 1-1 | (0-0) | 19,141 |
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| 44 | 25-Apr-98 | H | Grimsby Town | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 14,002 |
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| 45 | 28-Apr-98 | H | AFC Bournemouth | W | 2-1 | (0-1) | 12,834 |
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| 46 | 02-May-98 | A | Fulham | W | 2-1 | (1-0) | 17,114 |
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| English FA Cup |
| Round | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Attend |
| 1 | 15-Nov-97 | A | Barnet | W | 2-1 | (0-1) | 4,040 |
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| 2 | 06-Dec-97 | A | Torquay United | D | 1-1 | (1-1) | 3,416 |
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| 2r | 16-Dec-97 | H | Torquay United | W | 2-1 | (0-0) | 5,848 |
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| 3 | 03-Jan-98 | H | Sheffield Wednesday | D | 1-1 | (0-0) | 18,306 |
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| 3r | 14-Jan-98 | A | Sheffield Wednesday | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 18,707 |
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| English League Cup |
| Round | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Attend |
| 1 L1 | 13-Aug-97 | A | Swindon Town | W | 2-0 | (1-0) | 6,271 |
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| 1 L2 | 26-Aug-97 | H | Swindon Town | D | 1-1 | (1-0) | 7,712 |
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| 2 L1 | 16-Sep-97 | H | Sheffield United | D | 1-1 | (0-1) | 7,154 |
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| 2 L2 | 23-Sep-97 | A | Sheffield United | L | 0-4 | (0-1) | 7,511 |
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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 1-1 | Bristol City | D 1-1 | 2 |
| D 0-0 | Grimsby Town | W 1-0 | 4 |
| D 1-1 | Northampton Town | W 1-0 | 4 |
| W 3-2 | Bristol Rovers | W 2-1 | 6 |
| W 2-0 | Fulham | W 2-1 | 6 |
| W 1-0 | Wrexham | D 1-1 | 4 |
| L 0-2 | Gillingham | D 2-2 | 1 |
| W 2-1 | AFC Bournemouth | W 1-0 | 6 |
| W 2-1 | Chesterfield | W 1-0 | 6 |
| W 2-1 | Wigan Athletic | L 2-3 | 3 |
| W 4-1 | Blackpool | D 1-1 | 4 |
| W 2-1 | Oldham Athletic | D 2-2 | 4 |
| W 2-1 | Wycombe Wanderers | D 0-0 | 4 |
| W 3-1 | Preston North End | L 0-2 | 3 |
| D 1-1 | York City | D 1-1 | 2 |
| D 1-1 | Luton Town | W 4-0 | 4 |
| L 0-1 | Millwall | D 1-1 | 1 |
| L 1-2 | Walsall | D 0-0 | 1 |
| W 1-0 | Burnley | L 0-2 | 3 |
| W 3-1 | Brentford | W 2-1 | 6 |
| D 1-1 | Plymouth Argyle | W 1-0 | 4 |
| W 2-1 | Carlisle United | W 2-0 | 6 |
| D 1-1 | Southend United | W 3-0 | 4 |
| Leading Scorers |
League Cup |
| Kennedy | | 13 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Noel-Williams | | 11 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Rosenthal | | 11 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Lee | | 10 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Johnson | | 7 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Mooney | | 6 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Hyde | | 5 | |  |  |  |  |  |
| Bazeley | | 3 | |  |  |  |
| Thomas | | 3 | |  |  |  |
| Palmer | | 2 | |  |  |
| Robinson | | 2 | |  |  |
| Foley | | 1 | |  |
| Gibbs | | 1 | |  |
| Melvang | | 1 | |  |
| Millen | | 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 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 1 | 7 | 11 | 1 |
| 2 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 |
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 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 0 | 1 | | | | 1 |
| 1 | | 4 |
| 2 | 1 | 2 |
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When the goals have been scored and conceded this season
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