| League Record 1997-1998 [for the same period] |
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| Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | GFA | GAA | | PpG | Pts | Rank |
| Home Record | 23 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0.95 | 0.95 | | 1.34 | 31 | 19 |
| Away Record | 23 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 20 | 36 | -16 | 0.86 | 1.56 | | 0.91 | 21 | 14 |
| Overall Record | 46 | 11 | 19 | 16 | 42 | 58 | -16 | 0.91 | 1.26 | | 1.13 | 52 | 17 |
| English Div 1 |
| No. | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Attend |
| 1 | 08-Aug-98 | H | Huddersfield Town | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | 7,659 |
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| 2 | 15-Aug-98 | A | Ipswich Town | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 13,267 |
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| 3 | 22-Aug-98 | H | Crewe Alexandra | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | 5,073 |
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| 4 | 29-Aug-98 | A | Queens Park Rangers | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 8,612 |
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| 5 | 31-Aug-98 | H | Swindon Town | W | 3-0 | (0-0) | 4,513 |
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| 6 | 05-Sep-98 | A | Birmingham City | L | 0-1 | (0-1) | 15,935 |
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| 7 | 08-Sep-98 | H | Portsmouth | W | 2-1 | (2-1) | 4,310 |
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| 8 | 13-Sep-98 | A | Norwich City | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 16,919 |
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| 9 | 19-Sep-98 | H | Tranmere Rovers | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 5,030 |
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| 10 | 26-Sep-98 | A | Wolverhampton Wndrs | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | 20,155 |
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| 11 | 30-Sep-98 | A | Crystal Palace | L | 2-4 | (2-1) | 13,219 |
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| 12 | 03-Oct-98 | H | Bristol City | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | 4,794 |
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| 13 | 09-Oct-98 | A | Bradford City | L | 0-3 | (0-1) | 15,697 |
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| 14 | 17-Oct-98 | H | Stockport County | D | 1-1 | (0-0) | 5,732 |
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| 15 | 20-Oct-98 | H | Oxford United | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | 3,436 |
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| 16 | 24-Oct-98 | A | Sunderland | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | 38,049 |
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| 17 | 31-Oct-98 | H | Watford | L | 1-3 | (1-2) | 4,342 |
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| 18 | 07-Nov-98 | A | Barnsley | D | 1-1 | (0-1) | 15,115 |
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| 19 | 14-Nov-98 | A | Sheffield United | L | 1-3 | (1-0) | 14,164 |
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| 20 | 21-Nov-98 | H | Grimsby Town | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | 4,198 |
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| 21 | 28-Nov-98 | A | Bolton Wanderers | L | 0-4 | (0-1) | 21,028 |
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| 22 | 05-Dec-98 | H | West Bromwich Albion | W | 2-0 | (2-0) | 5,007 |
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| 23 | 11-Dec-98 | H | Sheffield United | D | 3-3 | (1-1) | 5,002 |
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| 24 | 19-Dec-98 | A | Port Vale | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | 6,425 |
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| 25 | 26-Dec-98 | A | Crewe Alexandra | L | 1-3 | (0-0) | 5,333 |
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| 26 | 28-Dec-98 | H | Birmingham City | L | 2-4 | (1-2) | 7,024 |
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| 27 | 09-Jan-99 | A | Huddersfield Town | D | 2-2 | (0-1) | 10,788 |
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| 28 | 16-Jan-99 | H | Queens Park Rangers | D | 1-1 | (1-0) | 4,609 |
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| 29 | 30-Jan-99 | A | Swindon Town | D | 1-1 | (0-0) | 7,797 |
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| 30 | 06-Feb-99 | H | Ipswich Town | L | 0-3 | (0-0) | 4,750 |
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| 31 | 13-Feb-99 | A | Portsmouth | L | 1-2 | (0-1) | 9,062 |
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| 32 | 20-Feb-99 | H | Norwich City | L | 0-2 | (0-1) | 4,285 |
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| 33 | 27-Feb-99 | A | Tranmere Rovers | L | 0-4 | (0-1) | 6,002 |
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| 34 | 06-Mar-99 | H | Crystal Palace | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 4,334 |
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| 35 | 09-Mar-99 | A | Bristol City | D | 1-1 | (1-0) | 11,606 |
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| 36 | 13-Mar-99 | H | Barnsley | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 4,696 |
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| 37 | 16-Mar-99 | H | Wolverhampton Wndrs | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 5,204 |
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| 38 | 20-Mar-99 | A | Watford | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 9,336 |
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| 39 | 03-Apr-99 | A | Stockport County | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 7,483 |
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| 40 | 05-Apr-99 | H | Bradford City | L | 0-2 | (0-2) | 8,000 |
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| 41 | 10-Apr-99 | A | Oxford United | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | 6,358 |
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| 42 | 13-Apr-99 | H | Sunderland | L | 2-5 | (1-4) | 8,669 |
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| 43 | 17-Apr-99 | A | Grimsby Town | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 5,132 |
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| 44 | 23-Apr-99 | H | Bolton Wanderers | W | 2-1 | (2-0) | 7,680 |
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| 45 | 01-May-99 | A | West Bromwich Albion | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | 12,980 |
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| 46 | 09-May-99 | H | Port Vale | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | 7,567 |
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| English FA Cup |
| Round | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Attend |
| 3 | 02-Jan-99 | H | Stockport County | L | 0-3 | (0-3) | 5,325 |
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| English League Cup |
| Round | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Attend |
| 1 L1 | 11-Aug-98 | H | Burnley | D | 1-1 | (1-1) | 3,927 |
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| 1 L2 | 18-Aug-98 | A | Burnley | W | 4-1 | (1-1) | 5,453 |
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| 2 L1 | 15-Sep-98 | H | Crystal Palace | W | 3-0 | (2-0) | 2,780 |
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| 2 L2 | 23-Sep-98 | A | Crystal Palace | L | 1-2 | (1-1) | 3,546 |
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| 3 | 28-Oct-98 | A | Manchester United | L | 0-2 | (0-0) | 52,495 |
| [aet] |
| Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | GFA | GAA | | PpG | Pts | Rank |
| August | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1.00 | 0.00 | | 2.20 | 11 | 3 |
| September | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 0.66 | 1.16 | | 0.83 | 5 | 20 |
| October | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | -6 | 0.50 | 1.50 | | 0.66 | 4 | 20 |
| November | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 0.75 | 2.00 | | 1.00 | 4 | 20 |
| December | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -3 | 1.60 | 2.20 | | 0.80 | 4 | 19 |
| January | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1.33 | 1.33 | | 1.00 | 3 | 15 |
| February | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 11 | -10 | 0.25 | 2.75 | | 0.00 | 0 | 24 |
| March | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.20 | 0.20 | | 1.00 | 5 | 18 |
| April | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 0.83 | 1.33 | | 1.33 | 8 | 15 |
| May | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.50 | 0.50 | | 1.50 | 3 | 18 |
Home and away results against each team, listed in the current league table standings
| Home | 1997-1998 | Team | 1997-1998 | Away | Pts |
| L 2-5 | [1-1] | Sunderland | [1-2] | L 0-1 | 0 |
| L 0-2 | [2-0] | Bradford City | [0-1] | L 0-3 | 0 |
| L 0-3 | [0-1] | Ipswich Town | [0-2] | D 0-0 | 1 |
| L 2-4 | [2-1] | Birmingham City | [3-1] | L 0-1 | 0 |
| L 1-3 | - | Watford | - | D 0-0 | 1 |
| W 2-1 | - | Bolton Wanderers | - | L 0-4 | 3 |
| D 0-0 | [1-3] | Wolverhampton Wndrs | [2-4] | L 0-1 | 1 |
| D 3-3 | [1-1] | Sheffield United | [0-3] | L 1-3 | 1 |
| L 0-2 | [1-0] | Norwich City | [2-2] | D 0-0 | 1 |
| W 1-0 | [2-2] | Huddersfield Town | [0-2] | D 2-2 | 4 |
| W 1-0 | - | Grimsby Town | - | D 0-0 | 4 |
| W 2-0 | [1-3] | West Bromwich Albion | [1-1] | L 0-1 | 3 |
| D 0-0 | - | Barnsley | - | D 1-1 | 2 |
| D 0-0 | - | Crystal Palace | - | L 2-4 | 1 |
| D 0-0 | [1-0] | Tranmere Rovers | [0-0] | L 0-4 | 1 |
| D 1-1 | [0-1] | Stockport County | [0-0] | D 0-0 | 2 |
| W 3-0 | [1-0] | Swindon Town | [1-3] | D 1-1 | 4 |
| W 1-0 | [1-1] | Crewe Alexandra | [2-1] | L 1-3 | 3 |
| W 2-1 | [0-2] | Portsmouth | [1-1] | L 1-2 | 3 |
| D 1-1 | [1-1] | Queens Park Rangers | [1-0] | D 0-0 | 2 |
| W 1-0 | [2-2] | Port Vale | [1-1] | L 0-1 | 3 |
| | Bury | | |
| W 1-0 | [1-0] | Oxford United | [1-1] | W 1-0 | 6 |
| L 0-1 | - | Bristol City | - | D 1-1 | 1 |
| Leading Scorers |
League Cup |
| D'Jaffo | | 10 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Matthews | | 5 | |  |  |  |  |  |
| Johnrose | | 4 | |  |  |  |  |
| C. Swailes | | 3 | |  |  |  |
| Daws | | 3 | |  |  |  |
| Preece | | 3 | |  |  |  |
| West | | 3 | |  |  |  |
| Ellis | | 2 | |  |  |
| James | | 2 | |  |  |
| Armstrong | | 1 | |  |
| Avdiu | | 1 | |  |
| Barrick | | 1 | |  |
| Bullock | | 1 | |  |
| Lilley | | 1 | |  |
| Littlejohn | | 1 | |  |
| Lucketti | | 1 | |  |
| Williams | | 1 | |  |
| Woodward | | 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 |
| 0 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | 1 | | | 1 |
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 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 0 | | | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | | 1 | 1 |
| 2 |
| 3 | 1 |
| 4 | | 1 |
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When the goals have been scored and conceded this season
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