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Sheffield United 8th, 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 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 44 | 20 | 24 | 1.91 | 0.86 | | 2.30 | 53 | 4 |
| Away Record | 23 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 25 | 34 | -9 | 1.08 | 1.47 | | 0.91 | 21 | 11 |
| Overall Record | 46 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 69 | 54 | 15 | 1.50 | 1.17 | | 1.60 | 74 | 6 |
| English Div 1 |
| No. | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Attend |
| 1 | 08-Aug-98 | H | Swindon Town | W | 2-1 | (2-0) | 15,977 |
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| 2 | 15-Aug-98 | A | West Bromwich Albion | L | 1-4 | (1-2) | 16,901 |
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| 3 | 22-Aug-98 | H | Birmingham City | L | 0-2 | (0-0) | 17,528 |
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| 4 | 29-Aug-98 | A | Bolton Wanderers | D | 2-2 | (0-2) | 18,263 |
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| 5 | 31-Aug-98 | H | Crewe Alexandra | W | 3-1 | (1-1) | 15,962 |
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| 6 | 05-Sep-98 | A | Huddersfield Town | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | 12,192 |
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| 7 | 08-Sep-98 | H | Grimsby Town | W | 3-2 | (0-1) | 12,293 |
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| 8 | 12-Sep-98 | A | Bradford City | D | 2-2 | (1-2) | 13,169 |
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| 9 | 19-Sep-98 | H | Norwich City | W | 2-1 | (1-0) | 16,155 |
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| 10 | 27-Sep-98 | A | Crystal Palace | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | 20,370 |
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| 11 | 29-Sep-98 | A | Watford | D | 1-1 | (0-1) | 9,090 |
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| 12 | 03-Oct-98 | H | Portsmouth | W | 2-1 | (1-0) | 15,386 |
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| 13 | 17-Oct-98 | H | Barnsley | D | 1-1 | (0-1) | 23,180 |
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| 14 | 20-Oct-98 | H | Stockport County | D | 1-1 | (0-1) | 12,657 |
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| 15 | 24-Oct-98 | A | Oxford United | W | 2-0 | (1-0) | 6,586 |
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| 16 | 31-Oct-98 | A | Port Vale | W | 3-2 | (1-0) | 6,737 |
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| 17 | 07-Nov-98 | H | Tranmere Rovers | D | 2-2 | (1-1) | 15,844 |
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| 18 | 10-Nov-98 | A | Wolverhampton Wndrs | L | 1-2 | (1-0) | 20,804 |
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| 19 | 14-Nov-98 | H | Bury | W | 3-1 | (0-1) | 14,164 |
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| 20 | 21-Nov-98 | A | Queens Park Rangers | W | 2-1 | (2-0) | 12,558 |
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| 21 | 28-Nov-98 | H | Sunderland | L | 0-4 | (0-3) | 25,229 |
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| 22 | 05-Dec-98 | A | Bristol City | L | 0-2 | (0-1) | 11,134 |
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| 23 | 11-Dec-98 | A | Bury | D | 3-3 | (1-1) | 5,002 |
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| 24 | 20-Dec-98 | H | Ipswich Town | L | 1-2 | (0-0) | 12,944 |
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| 25 | 26-Dec-98 | A | Birmingham City | L | 0-1 | (0-1) | 22,005 |
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| 26 | 28-Dec-98 | H | Huddersfield Town | W | 2-1 | (0-0) | 17,359 |
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| 27 | 09-Jan-99 | A | Swindon Town | D | 2-2 | (1-1) | 7,583 |
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| 28 | 16-Jan-99 | H | Bolton Wanderers | L | 1-2 | (1-1) | 15,787 |
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| 29 | 30-Jan-99 | A | Crewe Alexandra | W | 2-1 | (0-1) | 5,243 |
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| 30 | 06-Feb-99 | H | West Bromwich Albion | W | 3-0 | (2-0) | 16,566 |
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| 31 | 19-Feb-99 | H | Bradford City | D | 2-2 | (1-1) | 14,675 |
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| 32 | 27-Feb-99 | A | Norwich City | D | 1-1 | (0-1) | 14,224 |
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| 33 | 02-Mar-99 | H | Crystal Palace | D | 1-1 | (0-1) | 12,896 |
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| 34 | 06-Mar-99 | H | Watford | W | 3-0 | (2-0) | 15,943 |
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| 35 | 09-Mar-99 | A | Portsmouth | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | 10,287 |
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| 36 | 13-Mar-99 | A | Tranmere Rovers | W | 3-2 | (0-2) | 6,588 |
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| 37 | 20-Mar-99 | H | Port Vale | W | 3-0 | (0-0) | 15,515 |
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| 38 | 26-Mar-99 | H | Oxford United | L | 1-2 | (1-1) | 14,115 |
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| 39 | 03-Apr-99 | A | Barnsley | L | 1-2 | (0-1) | 17,566 |
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| 40 | 05-Apr-99 | H | Wolverhampton Wndrs | D | 1-1 | (0-0) | 21,761 |
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| 41 | 10-Apr-99 | A | Stockport County | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | 7,551 |
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| 42 | 17-Apr-99 | H | Queens Park Rangers | W | 2-0 | (1-0) | 14,341 |
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| 43 | 20-Apr-99 | A | Grimsby Town | W | 2-1 | (1-0) | 5,109 |
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| 44 | 24-Apr-99 | A | Sunderland | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 41,179 |
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| 45 | 01-May-99 | H | Bristol City | W | 3-1 | (1-0) | 17,310 |
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| 46 | 09-May-99 | A | Ipswich Town | L | 1-4 | (0-3) | 21,689 |
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| English FA Cup |
| Round | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Attend |
| 3 | 02-Jan-99 | H | Notts County | D | 1-1 | (1-0) | 12,264 |
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| 3r | 23-Jan-99 | A | Notts County | W | 4-3 | (1-1) | 7,489 |
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| 4 | 27-Jan-99 | H | Cardiff City | W | 4-1 | (1-1) | 13,296 |
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| 5 | 23-Feb-99 | A | Arsenal | L | 1-2 | (0-2) | 37,161 |
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| English League Cup |
| Round | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Attend |
| 1 L1 | 11-Aug-98 | H | Darlington | W | 3-1 | (1-0) | 5,035 |
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| 1 L2 | 18-Aug-98 | A | Darlington | D | 2-2 | (0-0) | 3,756 |
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| 2 L1 | 15-Sep-98 | H | Grimsby Town | W | 2-1 | (1-0) | 4,689 |
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| 2 L2 | 22-Sep-98 | A | Grimsby Town | L | 0-2 | (0-0) | 4,287 |
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Home and away results against each team, listed in the current league table standings
| Home | 1997-1998 | Team | 1997-1998 | Away | Pts |
| L 0-4 | [2-0] | Sunderland | [2-4] | D 0-0 | 1 |
| D 2-2 | [2-1] | Bradford City | [1-1] | D 2-2 | 2 |
| L 1-2 | [0-1] | Ipswich Town | [2-2] | L 1-4 | 0 |
| L 0-2 | [0-0] | Birmingham City | [0-2] | L 0-1 | 0 |
| W 3-0 | - | Watford | - | D 1-1 | 4 |
| L 1-2 | - | Bolton Wanderers | - | D 2-2 | 1 |
| D 1-1 | [1-0] | Wolverhampton Wndrs | [0-0] | L 1-2 | 1 |
| | Sheffield United | | |
| W 2-1 | [2-2] | Norwich City | [1-2] | D 1-1 | 4 |
| W 2-1 | [1-1] | Huddersfield Town | [0-0] | L 0-1 | 3 |
| W 3-2 | - | Grimsby Town | - | W 2-1 | 6 |
| W 3-0 | [2-4] | West Bromwich Albion | [0-2] | L 1-4 | 3 |
| D 1-1 | - | Barnsley | - | L 1-2 | 1 |
| D 1-1 | - | Crystal Palace | - | L 0-1 | 1 |
| D 2-2 | [2-1] | Tranmere Rovers | [3-3] | W 3-2 | 4 |
| D 1-1 | [5-1] | Stockport County | [0-1] | L 0-1 | 1 |
| W 2-1 | [2-1] | Swindon Town | [1-1] | D 2-2 | 4 |
| W 3-1 | [1-0] | Crewe Alexandra | [1-2] | W 2-1 | 6 |
| W 2-1 | [2-1] | Portsmouth | [1-1] | L 0-1 | 3 |
| W 2-0 | [2-2] | Queens Park Rangers | [2-2] | W 2-1 | 6 |
| W 3-0 | [2-1] | Port Vale | [0-0] | W 3-2 | 6 |
| W 3-1 | [3-0] | Bury | [1-1] | D 3-3 | 4 |
| L 1-2 | [1-0] | Oxford United | [4-2] | W 2-0 | 3 |
| W 3-1 | - | Bristol City | - | L 0-2 | 3 |
| Leading Scorers |
League Cup |
| Marcello | | 19 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Saunders | | 10 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Morris | | 8 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Stuart | | 7 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Devlin | | 6 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Kachouro | | 6 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Borbokis | | 4 | |  |  |  |  |
| Campbell | | 3 | |  |  |  |
| Dellas | | 3 | |  |  |  |
| Hamilton | | 3 | |  |  |  |
| Holdsworth | | 3 | |  |  |  |
| Marker | | 3 | |  |  |  |
| Woodhouse | | 3 | |  |  |  |
| Hunt | | 2 | |  |  |
| Taylor | | 2 | |  |  |
| Donis | | 1 | |  |
| Ford | | 1 | |  |
| Quinn | | 1 | |  |
| Twiss | | 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 | 1 | 5 | 2 | | 1 |
| 1 | | 6 | 5 | | 2 |
| 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
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 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 0 | | | 1 |
| 1 | | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | | 1 |
| 4 | | 1 | | 1 |
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When the goals have been scored and conceded this season
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