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Port Vale 21st, English Div 1 |
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| 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 | 6 | 10 | 25 | 24 | 1 | 1.08 | 1.04 | | 1.17 | 27 | 23 |
| Away Record | 23 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 31 | 42 | -11 | 1.34 | 1.82 | | 0.95 | 22 | 10 |
| Overall Record | 46 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 56 | 66 | -10 | 1.21 | 1.43 | | 1.06 | 49 | 19 |
| English Div 1 |
| No. | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Attend |
| 1 | 08-Aug-98 | H | Birmingham City | L | 0-2 | (0-1) | 10,465 |
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| 2 | 15-Aug-98 | A | Huddersfield Town | L | 1-2 | (0-1) | 10,030 |
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| 3 | 22-Aug-98 | H | West Bromwich Albion | L | 0-3 | (0-0) | 8,146 |
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| 4 | 29-Aug-98 | A | Swindon Town | D | 1-1 | (1-0) | 7,800 |
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| 5 | 31-Aug-98 | H | Ipswich Town | L | 0-3 | (0-1) | 5,485 |
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| 6 | 08-Sep-98 | H | Wolverhampton Wndrs | W | 2-1 | (1-0) | 8,081 |
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| 7 | 12-Sep-98 | A | Crystal Palace | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | 15,983 |
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| 8 | 19-Sep-98 | H | Portsmouth | L | 0-2 | (0-0) | 5,992 |
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| 9 | 26-Sep-98 | A | Grimsby Town | D | 2-2 | (2-0) | 5,747 |
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| 10 | 29-Sep-98 | A | Bradford City | L | 0-4 | (0-1) | 13,245 |
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| 11 | 03-Oct-98 | H | Norwich City | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | 5,580 |
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| 12 | 11-Oct-98 | A | Barnsley | W | 2-0 | (0-0) | 16,195 |
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| 13 | 17-Oct-98 | H | Bristol City | W | 3-2 | (1-0) | 6,691 |
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| 14 | 20-Oct-98 | H | Crewe Alexandra | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | 8,205 |
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| 15 | 24-Oct-98 | A | Watford | D | 2-2 | (1-1) | 8,750 |
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| 16 | 31-Oct-98 | H | Sheffield United | L | 2-3 | (0-1) | 6,737 |
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| 17 | 04-Nov-98 | A | Bolton Wanderers | L | 1-3 | (0-2) | 14,324 |
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| 18 | 08-Nov-98 | A | Stockport County | L | 2-4 | (1-2) | 7,612 |
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| 19 | 14-Nov-98 | H | Sunderland | L | 0-2 | (0-1) | 8,839 |
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| 20 | 21-Nov-98 | A | Oxford United | L | 1-2 | (1-2) | 5,964 |
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| 21 | 28-Nov-98 | H | Tranmere Rovers | D | 2-2 | (1-0) | 5,216 |
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| 22 | 05-Dec-98 | A | Queens Park Rangers | L | 2-3 | (1-0) | 10,498 |
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| 23 | 12-Dec-98 | A | Sunderland | L | 0-2 | (0-2) | 37,583 |
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| 24 | 19-Dec-98 | H | Bury | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | 6,425 |
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| 25 | 26-Dec-98 | A | West Bromwich Albion | L | 2-3 | (0-1) | 14,929 |
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| 26 | 28-Dec-98 | H | Bolton Wanderers | L | 0-2 | (0-0) | 8,201 |
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| 27 | 09-Jan-99 | A | Birmingham City | L | 0-1 | (0-1) | 18,632 |
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| 28 | 16-Jan-99 | H | Swindon Town | L | 0-1 | (0-1) | 5,405 |
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| 29 | 30-Jan-99 | A | Ipswich Town | L | 0-1 | (0-1) | 16,328 |
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| 30 | 06-Feb-99 | H | Huddersfield Town | W | 2-0 | (2-0) | 6,499 |
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| 31 | 13-Feb-99 | A | Wolverhampton Wndrs | L | 1-3 | (1-2) | 20,952 |
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| 32 | 20-Feb-99 | H | Crystal Palace | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | 6,051 |
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| 33 | 27-Feb-99 | A | Portsmouth | L | 0-4 | (0-3) | 12,838 |
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| 34 | 09-Mar-99 | A | Norwich City | W | 4-3 | (2-1) | 12,960 |
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| 35 | 13-Mar-99 | H | Stockport County | D | 1-1 | (0-1) | 6,456 |
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| 36 | 20-Mar-99 | A | Sheffield United | L | 0-3 | (0-0) | 15,515 |
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| 37 | 23-Mar-99 | H | Grimsby Town | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | 4,988 |
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| 38 | 03-Apr-99 | A | Bristol City | L | 0-2 | (0-2) | 11,039 |
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| 39 | 05-Apr-99 | H | Barnsley | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | 5,968 |
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| 40 | 10-Apr-99 | A | Crewe Alexandra | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 5,606 |
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| 41 | 13-Apr-99 | H | Bradford City | D | 1-1 | (1-1) | 6,998 |
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| 42 | 17-Apr-99 | H | Oxford United | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | 7,393 |
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| 43 | 24-Apr-99 | A | Tranmere Rovers | D | 1-1 | (0-1) | 7,770 |
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| 44 | 27-Apr-99 | H | Watford | L | 1-2 | (1-1) | 7,126 |
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| 45 | 01-May-99 | H | Queens Park Rangers | W | 2-0 | (1-0) | 9,851 |
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| 46 | 09-May-99 | A | Bury | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | 7,567 |
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| English FA Cup |
| Round | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Attend |
| 3 | 03-Jan-99 | H | Liverpool | L | 0-3 | (0-2) | 16,557 |
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| English League Cup |
| Round | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Attend |
| 1 L1 | 11-Aug-98 | H | Chester City | L | 1-2 | (0-2) | 3,478 |
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| 1 L2 | 18-Aug-98 | A | Chester City | D | 2-2 | (1-0) | 2,461 |
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| Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | GFA | GAA | | PpG | Pts | Rank |
| August | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 11 | -9 | 0.40 | 2.20 | | 0.20 | 1 | 24 |
| September | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 1.00 | 1.80 | | 1.40 | 7 | 16 |
| October | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1.83 | 1.16 | | 2.16 | 13 | 2 |
| November | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 13 | -7 | 1.20 | 2.60 | | 0.20 | 1 | 22 |
| December | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 1.00 | 2.00 | | 0.60 | 3 | 22 |
| January | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0.00 | 1.00 | | 0.00 | 0 | 24 |
| February | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 1.00 | 1.75 | | 1.50 | 6 | 8 |
| March | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 1.25 | 2.00 | | 1.00 | 4 | 19 |
| April | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 0.71 | 0.85 | | 1.28 | 9 | 12 |
| May | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0.50 | | 1.50 | 3 | 13 |
Home and away results against each team, listed in the current league table standings
| Home | 1997-1998 | Team | 1997-1998 | Away | Pts |
| L 0-2 | [3-1] | Sunderland | [2-4] | L 0-2 | 0 |
| D 1-1 | [0-0] | Bradford City | [1-2] | L 0-4 | 1 |
| L 0-3 | [1-3] | Ipswich Town | [1-5] | L 0-1 | 0 |
| L 0-2 | [0-1] | Birmingham City | [1-1] | L 0-1 | 0 |
| L 1-2 | - | Watford | - | D 2-2 | 1 |
| L 0-2 | - | Bolton Wanderers | - | L 1-3 | 0 |
| W 2-1 | [0-2] | Wolverhampton Wndrs | [1-1] | L 1-3 | 3 |
| L 2-3 | [0-0] | Sheffield United | [1-2] | L 0-3 | 0 |
| W 1-0 | [2-2] | Norwich City | [0-1] | W 4-3 | 6 |
| W 2-0 | [4-1] | Huddersfield Town | [4-0] | L 1-2 | 3 |
| L 0-1 | - | Grimsby Town | - | D 2-2 | 1 |
| L 0-3 | [1-2] | West Bromwich Albion | [2-2] | L 2-3 | 0 |
| W 1-0 | - | Barnsley | - | W 2-0 | 6 |
| W 1-0 | - | Crystal Palace | - | W 1-0 | 6 |
| D 2-2 | [0-1] | Tranmere Rovers | [2-1] | D 1-1 | 2 |
| D 1-1 | [2-1] | Stockport County | [0-3] | L 2-4 | 1 |
| L 0-1 | [0-1] | Swindon Town | [2-4] | D 1-1 | 1 |
| W 1-0 | [2-3] | Crewe Alexandra | [1-0] | D 0-0 | 4 |
| L 0-2 | [2-1] | Portsmouth | [1-3] | L 0-4 | 0 |
| W 2-0 | [2-0] | Queens Park Rangers | [1-0] | L 2-3 | 3 |
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| W 1-0 | [1-1] | Bury | [2-2] | L 0-1 | 3 |
| W 1-0 | [3-0] | Oxford United | [0-2] | L 1-2 | 3 |
| W 3-2 | - | Bristol City | - | L 0-2 | 3 |
| Leading Scorers |
League Cup |
| Foyle | | 9 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Ainsworth | | 6 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Beadle | | 6 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Naylor | | 6 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Tankard | | 4 | |  |  |  |  |
| Beesley | | 3 | |  |  |  |
| Barker | | 2 | |  |  |
| Bogie | | 2 | |  |  |
| Lee | | 2 | |  |  |
| Allen | | 1 | |  |
| Gardner | | 1 | |  |
| Griffiths | | 1 | |  |
| McGlinchey | | 1 | |  |
| Russell | | 1 | |  |
| Walsh | | 1 | |  |
| Widdrington | | 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 |
| 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 3 | | | 1 |
| 4 | | | | 1 |
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| 0 | | | | 1 |
| 1 | | | 1 |
| 2 | | | 1 |
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When the goals have been scored and conceded this season
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