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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 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 26 | 16 | 10 | 1.13 | 0.69 | | 1.65 | 38 | 16 |
| Away Record | 23 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 36 | -19 | 0.73 | 1.56 | | 0.69 | 16 | 18 |
| Overall Record | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 43 | 52 | -9 | 0.93 | 1.13 | | 1.17 | 54 | 19 |
| English Div 2 |
| No. | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Attend |
| 1 | 08-Aug-98 | A | Gillingham | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | 5,712 |
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| 2 | 15-Aug-98 | H | Northampton Town | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 4,360 |
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| 3 | 22-Aug-98 | A | Wycombe Wanderers | W | 2-1 | (0-0) | 4,102 |
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| 4 | 29-Aug-98 | H | Burnley | W | 3-1 | (1-0) | 4,599 |
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| 5 | 02-Sep-98 | A | Manchester City | L | 1-3 | (0-1) | 24,021 |
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| 6 | 08-Sep-98 | H | York City | L | 2-3 | (1-2) | 3,098 |
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| 7 | 12-Sep-98 | A | Chesterfield | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | 4,169 |
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| 8 | 18-Sep-98 | H | Notts County | W | 3-2 | (1-0) | 3,991 |
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| 9 | 26-Sep-98 | A | Luton Town | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | 5,530 |
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| 10 | 30-Sep-98 | H | Reading | L | 0-2 | (0-1) | 3,729 |
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| 11 | 03-Oct-98 | H | Preston North End | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | 5,802 |
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| 12 | 10-Oct-98 | A | Wrexham | L | 1-2 | (1-2) | 3,842 |
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| 13 | 17-Oct-98 | H | Blackpool | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | 4,728 |
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| 14 | 20-Oct-98 | H | Colchester United | D | 1-1 | (0-0) | 3,319 |
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| 15 | 24-Oct-98 | A | Fulham | L | 1-4 | (0-1) | 8,452 |
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| 16 | 31-Oct-98 | A | Bristol Rovers | W | 4-3 | (2-2) | 5,753 |
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| 17 | 07-Nov-98 | H | Millwall | W | 3-0 | (2-0) | 4,237 |
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| 18 | 10-Nov-98 | H | Lincoln City | W | 2-1 | (0-1) | 3,698 |
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| 19 | 21-Nov-98 | A | Macclesfield Town | D | 1-1 | (1-0) | 3,183 |
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| 20 | 28-Nov-98 | H | AFC Bournemouth | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | 3,895 |
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| 21 | 12-Dec-98 | A | Oldham Athletic | W | 2-0 | (2-0) | 4,195 |
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| 22 | 19-Dec-98 | H | Stoke City | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | 9,018 |
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| 23 | 26-Dec-98 | H | Wycombe Wanderers | D | 2-2 | (1-0) | 6,258 |
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| 24 | 28-Dec-98 | A | Wigan Athletic | L | 0-2 | (0-0) | 4,579 |
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| 25 | 02-Jan-99 | A | Burnley | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 10,892 |
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| 26 | 09-Jan-99 | H | Gillingham | W | 2-1 | (1-0) | 5,495 |
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| 27 | 23-Jan-99 | H | Manchester City | D | 1-1 | (0-0) | 9,517 |
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| 28 | 30-Jan-99 | H | Wigan Athletic | L | 1-2 | (0-1) | 5,473 |
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| 29 | 06-Feb-99 | A | Reading | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | 9,481 |
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| 30 | 13-Feb-99 | A | York City | W | 2-1 | (1-0) | 2,969 |
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| 31 | 20-Feb-99 | H | Chesterfield | D | 1-1 | (1-1) | 5,268 |
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| 32 | 23-Feb-99 | A | Northampton Town | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | 5,631 |
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| 33 | 27-Feb-99 | A | Notts County | L | 1-2 | (1-0) | 6,172 |
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| 34 | 06-Mar-99 | H | Luton Town | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | 4,508 |
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| 35 | 13-Mar-99 | A | Millwall | W | 2-1 | (2-1) | 6,248 |
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| 36 | 20-Mar-99 | H | Bristol Rovers | D | 3-3 | (2-0) | 4,967 |
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| 37 | 03-Apr-99 | A | Blackpool | W | 2-0 | (1-0) | 5,432 |
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| 38 | 06-Apr-99 | H | Wrexham | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | 5,763 |
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| 39 | 10-Apr-99 | A | Colchester United | L | 0-1 | (0-1) | 4,082 |
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| 40 | 13-Apr-99 | A | AFC Bournemouth | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | 8,390 |
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| 41 | 17-Apr-99 | H | Macclesfield Town | W | 2-0 | (0-0) | 6,256 |
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| 42 | 20-Apr-99 | A | Preston North End | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | 13,337 |
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| 43 | 24-Apr-99 | A | Lincoln City | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | 4,588 |
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| 44 | 01-May-99 | H | Oldham Athletic | W | 3-1 | (2-0) | 9,184 |
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| 45 | 04-May-99 | H | Fulham | D | 2-2 | (1-1) | 8,326 |
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| 46 | 08-May-99 | A | Stoke City | L | 0-2 | (0-1) | 12,091 |
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| English FA Cup |
| Round | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Attend |
| 1 | 14-Nov-98 | H | Gresley Rovers | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | 4,274 |
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| 2 | 05-Dec-98 | A | Preston North End | L | 0-2 | (0-0) | 8,488 |
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| English League Cup |
| Round | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Attend |
| 1 L1 | 11-Aug-98 | H | Queens Park Rangers | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 3,691 |
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| 1 L2 | 26-Aug-98 | A | Queens Park Rangers | L | 1-3 | (0-0) | 5,052 |
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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 |
| D 2-2 | [1-1] | Fulham | [1-1] | L 1-4 | 1 |
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| D 1-1 | - | Manchester City | - | L 1-3 | 1 |
| W 2-1 | [1-0] | Gillingham | [1-2] | W 1-0 | 6 |
| W 1-0 | [1-1] | Preston North End | [0-0] | L 0-1 | 3 |
| L 1-2 | [1-0] | Wigan Athletic | [0-2] | L 0-2 | 0 |
| W 1-0 | [2-1] | AFC Bournemouth | [0-1] | W 1-0 | 6 |
| W 1-0 | - | Stoke City | - | L 0-2 | 3 |
| D 1-1 | [3-2] | Chesterfield | [1-3] | W 1-0 | 4 |
| W 3-0 | [2-0] | Millwall | [1-0] | W 2-1 | 6 |
| L 0-2 | - | Reading | - | W 1-0 | 3 |
| W 1-0 | [2-3] | Luton Town | [1-0] | W 1-0 | 6 |
| D 3-3 | [0-1] | Bristol Rovers | [0-2] | W 4-3 | 4 |
| W 1-0 | [2-1] | Blackpool | [0-1] | W 2-0 | 6 |
| W 3-1 | [0-0] | Burnley | [1-2] | D 0-0 | 4 |
| W 3-2 | - | Notts County | - | L 1-2 | 3 |
| W 1-0 | [3-0] | Wrexham | [1-2] | L 1-2 | 3 |
| D 1-1 | - | Colchester United | - | L 0-1 | 1 |
| D 2-2 | [0-1] | Wycombe Wanderers | [2-4] | W 2-1 | 4 |
| W 3-1 | [0-0] | Oldham Athletic | [0-0] | W 2-0 | 6 |
| L 2-3 | [2-0] | York City | [0-1] | W 2-1 | 3 |
| D 0-0 | [0-2] | Northampton Town | [2-3] | W 1-0 | 4 |
| W 2-1 | - | Lincoln City | - | W 1-0 | 6 |
| W 2-0 | - | Macclesfield Town | - | D 1-1 | 4 |
| Leading Scorers |
League Cup |
| Rammell | | 19 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Wrack | | 13 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Cramb | | 4 | |  |  |  |  |
| Steiner | | 3 | |  |  |  |
| Watson | | 3 | |  |  |  |
| Brissett | | 2 | |  |  |
| Eyjolfsson | | 2 | |  |  |
| Keates | | 2 | |  |  |
| Larusson | | 2 | |  |  |
| Marsh | | 2 | |  |  |
| Mavrak | | 2 | |  |  |
| Otter | | 2 | |  |  |
| Roper | | 2 | |  |  |
| Green | | 1 | |  |
| Otta | | 1 | |  |
| Platt | | 1 | |  |
| Simpson | | 1 | |  |
| (own goals) | | 3 | |  |  |  |
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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| 1 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | | | | 1 |
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| 0 | 1 | | 1 |
| 1 | 1 | | | 1 |
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When the goals have been scored and conceded this season
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