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Wigan Athletic 6th, 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 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 41 | 31 | 10 | 1.78 | 1.34 | | 1.78 | 41 | 10 |
| Away Record | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 23 | 35 | -12 | 1.00 | 1.52 | | 0.91 | 21 | 14 |
| Overall Record | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 64 | 66 | -2 | 1.39 | 1.43 | | 1.34 | 62 | 11 |
| English Div 2 |
| No. | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Attend |
| 1 | 08-Aug-98 | H | Millwall | L | 0-1 | (0-1) | 4,285 |
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| 2 | 15-Aug-98 | A | Lincoln City | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | 3,355 |
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| 3 | 22-Aug-98 | H | Blackpool | W | 3-0 | (2-0) | 4,853 |
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| 4 | 29-Aug-98 | A | Bristol Rovers | L | 2-3 | (0-1) | 6,140 |
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| 5 | 31-Aug-98 | H | Luton Town | L | 1-3 | (0-1) | 3,778 |
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| 6 | 05-Sep-98 | A | Notts County | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | 4,445 |
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| 7 | 08-Sep-98 | H | Colchester United | D | 1-1 | (0-0) | 2,784 |
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| 8 | 12-Sep-98 | A | AFC Bournemouth | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | 5,151 |
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| 9 | 19-Sep-98 | H | Macclesfield Town | W | 2-0 | (1-0) | 3,839 |
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| 10 | 26-Sep-98 | A | Burnley | D | 1-1 | (0-0) | 10,183 |
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| 11 | 03-Oct-98 | H | Northampton Town | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | 4,396 |
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| 12 | 09-Oct-98 | A | Oldham Athletic | W | 3-2 | (1-0) | 5,499 |
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| 13 | 17-Oct-98 | H | Manchester City | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | 6,700 |
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| 14 | 24-Oct-98 | A | Stoke City | L | 1-2 | (0-0) | 11,482 |
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| 15 | 31-Oct-98 | H | York City | W | 5-0 | (2-0) | 3,583 |
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| 16 | 07-Nov-98 | A | Gillingham | L | 0-2 | (0-1) | 5,869 |
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| 17 | 11-Nov-98 | A | Reading | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | 9,317 |
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| 18 | 21-Nov-98 | H | Wycombe Wanderers | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 3,349 |
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| 19 | 28-Nov-98 | A | Preston North End | D | 2-2 | (1-0) | 11,562 |
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| 20 | 01-Dec-98 | H | Fulham | W | 2-0 | (0-0) | 3,951 |
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| 21 | 12-Dec-98 | H | Wrexham | D | 1-1 | (0-0) | 3,440 |
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| 22 | 19-Dec-98 | A | Chesterfield | D | 1-1 | (1-1) | 3,896 |
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| 23 | 26-Dec-98 | A | Blackpool | D | 1-1 | (0-0) | 5,147 |
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| 24 | 28-Dec-98 | H | Walsall | W | 2-0 | (0-0) | 4,579 |
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| 25 | 09-Jan-99 | A | Millwall | L | 1-3 | (0-1) | 5,625 |
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| 26 | 23-Jan-99 | A | Luton Town | W | 4-0 | (2-0) | 4,934 |
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| 27 | 30-Jan-99 | A | Walsall | W | 2-1 | (1-0) | 5,473 |
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| 28 | 12-Feb-99 | A | Colchester United | L | 1-2 | (0-2) | 3,934 |
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| 29 | 16-Feb-99 | H | Notts County | W | 3-0 | (0-0) | 2,971 |
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| 30 | 20-Feb-99 | H | AFC Bournemouth | W | 2-1 | (0-0) | 4,144 |
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| 31 | 27-Feb-99 | A | Macclesfield Town | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | 3,706 |
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| 32 | 13-Mar-99 | H | Gillingham | W | 4-1 | (2-1) | 4,248 |
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| 33 | 20-Mar-99 | A | York City | W | 3-1 | (3-1) | 3,356 |
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| 34 | 27-Mar-99 | H | Stoke City | L | 2-3 | (0-0) | 4,133 |
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| 35 | 30-Mar-99 | H | Bristol Rovers | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | 3,568 |
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| 36 | 03-Apr-99 | A | Manchester City | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | 31,058 |
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| 37 | 05-Apr-99 | H | Oldham Athletic | W | 2-0 | (1-0) | 4,754 |
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| 38 | 10-Apr-99 | A | Fulham | L | 0-2 | (0-0) | 12,140 |
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| 39 | 13-Apr-99 | H | Preston North End | D | 2-2 | (2-2) | 5,396 |
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| 40 | 24-Apr-99 | H | Reading | W | 4-1 | (3-0) | 3,885 |
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| 41 | 27-Apr-99 | H | Lincoln City | W | 3-1 | (0-0) | 3,728 |
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| 42 | 29-Apr-99 | A | Northampton Town | D | 3-3 | (1-1) | 5,404 |
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| 43 | 01-May-99 | A | Wrexham | W | 2-0 | (1-0) | 4,172 |
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| 44 | 03-May-99 | H | Burnley | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 5,528 |
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| 45 | 05-May-99 | A | Wycombe Wanderers | L | 1-2 | (1-1) | 5,410 |
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| 46 | 08-May-99 | H | Chesterfield | W | 3-1 | (1-1) | 5,858 |
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| English FA Cup |
| Round | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Attend |
| 1 | 14-Nov-98 | H | Blackpool | W | 4-3 | (2-1) | 4,640 |
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| 2 | 05-Dec-98 | A | Notts County | D | 1-1 | (0-1) | 3,591 |
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| 2r | 15-Dec-98 | H | Notts County | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 3,292 |
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| English League Cup |
| Round | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Attend |
| 1 L1 | 11-Aug-98 | H | Rochdale | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | 2,252 |
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| 1 L2 | 18-Aug-98 | A | Rochdale | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | 1,697 |
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| 2 L1 | 16-Sep-98 | A | Norwich City | L | 0-1 | (0-1) | 11,426 |
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| 2 L2 | 22-Sep-98 | H | Norwich City | L | 2-3 | (0-2) | 3,402 |
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| Division Two Play-offs |
| Round | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Attend |
| SF L1 | 15-May-99 | H | Manchester City | D | 1-1 | (1-0) | 6,762 |
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| SF L2 | 19-May-99 | A | Manchester City | L | 0-1 | (0-1) | 31,305 |
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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 |
| W 2-0 | [2-1] | Fulham | [0-2] | L 0-2 | 3 |
| W 2-0 | [2-0] | Walsall | [0-1] | W 2-1 | 6 |
| L 0-1 | - | Manchester City | - | L 0-1 | 0 |
| W 4-1 | [1-4] | Gillingham | [0-0] | L 0-2 | 3 |
| D 2-2 | [1-4] | Preston North End | [1-1] | D 2-2 | 2 |
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| W 2-1 | [1-0] | AFC Bournemouth | [0-1] | L 0-1 | 3 |
| L 2-3 | - | Stoke City | - | L 1-2 | 0 |
| W 3-1 | [2-1] | Chesterfield | [3-2] | D 1-1 | 4 |
| L 0-1 | [0-0] | Millwall | [1-1] | L 1-3 | 0 |
| W 4-1 | - | Reading | - | W 1-0 | 6 |
| L 1-3 | [1-1] | Luton Town | [1-1] | W 4-0 | 3 |
| W 1-0 | [3-0] | Bristol Rovers | [0-5] | L 2-3 | 3 |
| W 3-0 | [3-0] | Blackpool | [2-0] | D 1-1 | 4 |
| D 0-0 | [5-1] | Burnley | [2-0] | D 1-1 | 2 |
| W 3-0 | - | Notts County | - | W 1-0 | 6 |
| D 1-1 | [3-2] | Wrexham | [2-2] | W 2-0 | 4 |
| D 1-1 | - | Colchester United | - | L 1-2 | 1 |
| D 0-0 | [5-2] | Wycombe Wanderers | [2-1] | L 1-2 | 1 |
| W 2-0 | [1-0] | Oldham Athletic | [1-3] | W 3-2 | 6 |
| W 5-0 | [1-1] | York City | [2-2] | W 3-1 | 6 |
| W 1-0 | [1-1] | Northampton Town | [0-1] | D 3-3 | 4 |
| W 3-1 | - | Lincoln City | - | L 0-1 | 3 |
| W 2-0 | - | Macclesfield Town | - | W 1-0 | 6 |
| Leading Scorers |
League Cup Other |
| Barlow | | 22 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Haworth | | 11 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Liddell | | 10 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Greenall | | 7 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Lee | | 7 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Bradshaw | | 6 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| McGibbon | | 5 | |  |  |  |  |  |
| Jones | | 3 | |  |  |  |
| Lowe | | 3 | |  |  |  |
| Rogers | | 2 | |  |  |
| Sharp | | 2 | |  |  |
| Balmer | | 1 | |  |
| Griffiths | | 1 | |  |
| Porter | | 1 | |  |
| Warne | | 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 | Other |
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| 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | 1 |
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 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | | | | 1 |
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| 4 | | | | 1 |
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| 0 | | 1 |
| 1 | | 1 |
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When the goals have been scored and conceded this season
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