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Reading 11th, English Div 2 |
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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 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 27 | 31 | -4 | 1.17 | 1.34 | | 1.21 | 28 | 22 |
| Away Record | 23 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 47 | -35 | 0.52 | 2.04 | | 0.60 | 14 | 24 |
| Overall Record | 46 | 11 | 9 | 26 | 39 | 78 | -39 | 0.84 | 1.69 | | 0.91 | 42 | 24 |
| English Div 2 |
| No. | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Attend |
| 1 | 08-Aug-98 | A | Wrexham | L | 0-3 | (0-1) | 6,671 |
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| 2 | 15-Aug-98 | A | Bristol Rovers | L | 1-4 | (1-3) | 7,529 |
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| 3 | 22-Aug-98 | H | Luton Town | W | 3-0 | (1-0) | 18,108 |
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| 4 | 29-Aug-98 | A | Chesterfield | L | 0-1 | (0-1) | 4,145 |
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| 5 | 09-Sep-98 | H | Burnley | D | 1-1 | (1-0) | 10,080 |
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| 6 | 12-Sep-98 | A | Preston North End | L | 0-4 | (0-3) | 9,836 |
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| 7 | 19-Sep-98 | H | Colchester United | D | 1-1 | (1-0) | 9,058 |
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| 8 | 26-Sep-98 | A | Macclesfield Town | L | 1-2 | (0-1) | 2,920 |
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| 9 | 30-Sep-98 | A | Walsall | W | 2-0 | (1-0) | 3,729 |
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| 10 | 03-Oct-98 | H | Stoke City | W | 2-1 | (1-0) | 13,089 |
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| 11 | 17-Oct-98 | H | Gillingham | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 11,467 |
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| 12 | 21-Oct-98 | H | Blackpool | D | 1-1 | (0-0) | 8,450 |
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| 13 | 24-Oct-98 | A | Manchester City | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | 24,365 |
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| 14 | 31-Oct-98 | A | Wycombe Wanderers | W | 3-2 | (2-1) | 6,373 |
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| 15 | 04-Nov-98 | H | York City | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | 7,914 |
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| 16 | 07-Nov-98 | H | AFC Bournemouth | D | 3-3 | (2-1) | 13,004 |
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| 17 | 11-Nov-98 | H | Wigan Athletic | L | 0-1 | (0-1) | 9,317 |
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| 18 | 21-Nov-98 | A | Northampton Town | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | 5,970 |
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| 19 | 28-Nov-98 | H | Lincoln City | W | 2-1 | (0-1) | 8,694 |
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| 20 | 12-Dec-98 | A | Millwall | D | 1-1 | (0-1) | 6,058 |
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| 21 | 19-Dec-98 | H | Oldham Athletic | D | 1-1 | (1-0) | 9,390 |
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| 22 | 28-Dec-98 | H | Notts County | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | 13,026 |
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| 23 | 02-Jan-99 | H | Chesterfield | L | 1-2 | (0-2) | 10,409 |
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| 24 | 09-Jan-99 | H | Wrexham | W | 4-0 | (2-0) | 8,087 |
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| 25 | 16-Jan-99 | H | Bristol Rovers | L | 0-6 | (0-0) | 13,258 |
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| 26 | 23-Jan-99 | A | York City | D | 1-1 | (0-0) | 3,274 |
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| 27 | 30-Jan-99 | A | Notts County | D | 1-1 | (1-0) | 5,192 |
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| 28 | 06-Feb-99 | H | Walsall | L | 0-1 | (0-1) | 9,481 |
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| 29 | 13-Feb-99 | A | Burnley | D | 1-1 | (0-0) | 9,366 |
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| 30 | 20-Feb-99 | H | Preston North End | W | 2-1 | (0-0) | 10,937 |
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| 31 | 23-Feb-99 | A | Fulham | L | 1-3 | (1-0) | 11,247 |
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| 32 | 27-Feb-99 | A | Colchester United | D | 1-1 | (0-1) | 4,686 |
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| 33 | 06-Mar-99 | H | Macclesfield Town | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | 8,085 |
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| 34 | 10-Mar-99 | A | Stoke City | W | 4-0 | (0-0) | 8,218 |
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| 35 | 13-Mar-99 | A | AFC Bournemouth | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | 9,445 |
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| 36 | 20-Mar-99 | H | Wycombe Wanderers | W | 2-1 | (1-0) | 10,298 |
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| 37 | 23-Mar-99 | A | Luton Town | D | 1-1 | (0-1) | 5,527 |
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| 38 | 27-Mar-99 | H | Manchester City | L | 1-3 | (0-1) | 20,055 |
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| 39 | 01-Apr-99 | A | Gillingham | L | 1-2 | (0-1) | 8,195 |
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| 40 | 05-Apr-99 | H | Fulham | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | 18,741 |
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| 41 | 10-Apr-99 | A | Blackpool | L | 0-2 | (0-1) | 3,617 |
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| 42 | 13-Apr-99 | A | Lincoln City | D | 2-2 | (1-0) | 2,518 |
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| 43 | 17-Apr-99 | H | Northampton Town | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | 10,132 |
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| 44 | 24-Apr-99 | A | Wigan Athletic | L | 1-4 | (0-3) | 3,885 |
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| 45 | 01-May-99 | H | Millwall | W | 2-0 | (2-0) | 7,943 |
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| 46 | 08-May-99 | A | Oldham Athletic | L | 0-2 | (0-2) | 7,724 |
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| English FA Cup |
| Round | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Attend |
| 1 | 14-Nov-98 | H | Stoke City | L | 0-1 | (0-1) | 10,095 |
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| English League Cup |
| Round | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Attend |
| 1 L1 | 11-Aug-98 | A | Peterborough United | D | 1-1 | (0-0) | 2,187 |
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| 1 L2 | 26-Aug-98 | H | Peterborough United | W | 2-0 | (1-0) | 9,151 |
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| 2 L1 | 15-Sep-98 | A | Barnsley | L | 0-3 | (0-1) | 7,840 |
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| 2 L2 | 23-Sep-98 | H | Barnsley | D | 1-1 | (0-0) | 6,983 |
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| Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | GFA | GAA | | PpG | Pts | Rank |
| August | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 1.00 | 2.00 | | 0.75 | 3 | 19 |
| September | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 1.00 | 1.60 | | 1.00 | 5 | 20 |
| October | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1.40 | 0.80 | | 2.20 | 11 | 3 |
| November | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1.40 | 1.00 | | 2.00 | 10 | 3 |
| December | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1.00 | 0.66 | | 1.66 | 5 | 15 |
| January | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 1.40 | 2.00 | | 1.00 | 5 | 13 |
| February | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 1.00 | 1.40 | | 1.00 | 5 | 14 |
| March | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 1.66 | 0.83 | | 2.16 | 13 | 4 |
| April | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 12 | -8 | 0.66 | 2.00 | | 0.16 | 1 | 24 |
| May | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1.00 | 1.00 | | 1.50 | 3 | 15 |
Home and away results against each team, listed in the current league table standings
| Home | 1997-1998 | Team | 1997-1998 | Away | Pts |
| L 0-1 | - | Fulham | - | L 1-3 | 0 |
| L 0-1 | - | Walsall | - | W 2-0 | 3 |
| L 1-3 | [3-0] | Manchester City | [0-0] | W 1-0 | 3 |
| D 0-0 | - | Gillingham | - | L 1-2 | 1 |
| W 2-1 | - | Preston North End | - | L 0-4 | 3 |
| L 0-1 | - | Wigan Athletic | - | L 1-4 | 0 |
| D 3-3 | - | AFC Bournemouth | - | W 1-0 | 4 |
| W 2-1 | [2-0] | Stoke City | [2-1] | W 4-0 | 6 |
| L 1-2 | - | Chesterfield | - | L 0-1 | 0 |
| W 2-0 | - | Millwall | - | D 1-1 | 4 |
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| W 3-0 | - | Luton Town | - | D 1-1 | 4 |
| L 0-6 | - | Bristol Rovers | - | L 1-4 | 0 |
| D 1-1 | - | Blackpool | - | L 0-2 | 1 |
| D 1-1 | - | Burnley | - | D 1-1 | 2 |
| W 1-0 | - | Notts County | - | D 1-1 | 4 |
| W 4-0 | - | Wrexham | - | L 0-3 | 3 |
| D 1-1 | - | Colchester United | - | D 1-1 | 2 |
| W 2-1 | - | Wycombe Wanderers | - | W 3-2 | 6 |
| D 1-1 | - | Oldham Athletic | - | L 0-2 | 1 |
| W 1-0 | - | York City | - | D 1-1 | 4 |
| L 0-1 | - | Northampton Town | - | W 1-0 | 3 |
| W 2-1 | - | Lincoln City | - | D 2-2 | 4 |
| W 1-0 | - | Macclesfield Town | - | L 1-2 | 3 |
| Leading Scorers |
League Cup |
| Williams | | 11 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Brebner | | 10 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Caskey | | 9 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| McIntyre | | 6 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Parkinson | | 5 | |  |  |  |  |  |
| Sarr | | 3 | |  |  |  |
| Gray | | 2 | |  |  |
| McKeever | | 2 | |  |  |
| Scott | | 2 | |  |  |
| Asaba | | 1 | |  |
| Barras | | 1 | |  |
| Clement | | 1 | |  |
| Fleck | | 1 | |  |
| Glasgow | | 1 | |  |
| McLaren | | 1 | |  |
| Thorpe | | 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 | 5 | 6 |
| 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | | 1 |
| 1 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 3 | 1 | | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | 2 |
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 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 0 | | 1 | | 1 |
| 1 | | 2 |
| 2 | 1 |
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When the goals have been scored and conceded this season
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