Season 1997-98
Division 1 1997-98 (24th)
PL | W | D | L | GF | GA | GF | PTS | ||
1 | Nottingham ForestP | 46 | 28 | 10 | 8 | 82 | 42 | 82 | 94 |
2 | MiddlesbroughP | 46 | 27 | 10 | 9 | 77 | 41 | 77 | 91 |
3 | Sunderland | 46 | 26 | 12 | 8 | 86 | 50 | 86 | 90 |
4 | Charlton Athletic1 | 46 | 26 | 10 | 10 | 80 | 49 | 80 | 88 |
5 | Ipswich Town | 46 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 77 | 43 | 77 | 83 |
6 | Sheffield United | 46 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 69 | 54 | 69 | 74 |
7 | Birmingham City | 46 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 60 | 35 | 60 | 74 |
8 | Stockport County | 46 | 19 | 8 | 19 | 71 | 69 | 71 | 65 |
9 | Wolverhampton W | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 57 | 53 | 57 | 65 |
10 | West Bromwich A | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 50 | 56 | 50 | 61 |
11 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 18 | 5 | 23 | 58 | 65 | 58 | 59 |
12 | Oxford United | 46 | 16 | 10 | 20 | 60 | 64 | 60 | 58 |
13 | Bradford City | 46 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 46 | 59 | 46 | 57 |
14 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 54 | 57 | 54 | 56 |
15 | Norwich City | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 52 | 69 | 52 | 55 |
16 | Huddersfield Town | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 50 | 72 | 50 | 53 |
17 | Bury | 46 | 11 | 19 | 16 | 42 | 58 | 42 | 52 |
18 | Swindon Town | 46 | 14 | 10 | 22 | 42 | 73 | 42 | 52 |
19 | Port Vale | 46 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 56 | 66 | 56 | 49 |
20 | Portsmouth | 46 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 51 | 63 | 51 | 49 |
= | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 10 | 19 | 17 | 51 | 63 | 51 | 49 |
22 | Manchester CityR | 46 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 56 | 57 | 56 | 48 |
23 | Stoke CityR | 46 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 44 | 74 | 44 | 46 |
24 | READINGR | 46 | 11 | 9 | 26 | 39 | 78 | 39 | 42 |
1 Charlton promoted after play-offs |
Division 1 1997-98
9 Aug | Bury | A | 1-1 |
16 Aug | Swindon Town | H | 0-1 |
23 Aug | Birmingham City | A | 0-3 |
30 Aug | Bradford City | H | 0-3 |
2 Sep | Queens Park Rangers | H | 1-2 |
7 Sep | West Bromwich A | A | 0-1 |
13 Sep | Oxford United | H | 2-1 |
20 Sep | Tranmere Rovers | A | 0-6 |
27 Sep | Portsmouth | A | 2-0 |
4 Oct | Sunderland | H | 4-0 |
11 Oct | Crewe Alexandra | H | 3-3 |
18 Oct | Manchester City | A | 0-0 |
21 Oct | Norwich City | A | 0-0 |
24 Oct | Nottingham Forest | H | 3-3 |
1 Nov | Port Vale | A | 0-0 |
4 Nov | Sheffield United | H | 0-1 |
8 Nov | Stockport County | H | 1-0 |
15 Nov | Huddersfield Town | A | 0-1 |
22 Nov | Ipswich Town | H | 0-4 |
29 Nov | Stoke City | A | 2-1 |
6 Dec | Charlton Athletic | H | 2-0 |
13 Dec | Middlesbrough | A | 0-4 |
20 Dec | Wolverhampton W | H | 0-0 |
26 Dec | West Bromwich A | H | 2-1 |
28 Dec | Queens Park Rangers | A | 1-1 |
10 Jan | Bury | H | 1-1 |
17 Jan | Swindon Town | A | 2-0 |
27 Jan | Bradford City | A | 1-4 |
31 Jan | Birmingham City | H | 2-0 |
7 Feb | Tranmere Rovers | H | 1-3 |
17 Feb | Sunderland | A | 1-4 |
21 Feb | Portsmouth | H | 0-1 |
24 Feb | Manchester City | H | 3-0 |
28 Feb | Crewe Alexandra | A | 0-1 |
3 Mar | Stockport County | A | 1-5 |
7 Mar | Port Vale | H | 0-3 |
14 Mar | Sheffield United | A | 0-4 |
17 Mar | Oxford United | A | 0-3 |
21 Mar | Huddersfield Town | H | 0-2 |
28 Mar | Ipswich Town | A | 0-1 |
4 Apr | Stoke City | H | 2-0 |
10 Apr | Charlton Athletic | A | 0-3 |
13 Apr | Middlesbrough | H | 0-1 |
18 Apr | Wolverhampton W | A | 1-3 |
26 Apr | Nottingham Forest | A | 0-1 |
3 May | Norwich City | H | 0-1 |
FA Cup 1997-98
13 Jan | R3 | Cheltenham Town | A | 1-1 |
20 Jan | (R) | Cheltenham Town | H | 2-1 |
24 Jan | R4 | Cardiff City | A | 1-1 |
3 Feb | (R) | Cardiff City | H | 1-11 |
13 Feb | R5 | Sheffield United | A | 0-1 |
1 after extra time, won 4-3 on penalties |
League Cup 1997-98
12 Aug | R1 | Swansea City | H | 2-0 |
26 Aug | (2) | Swansea City | A | 1-11 |
16 Sep | R2 | Peterborough Utd | H | 0-0 |
23 Sep | (2) | Peterborough Utd | A | 2-02 |
14 Oct | R3 | Wolverhampton W | H | 4-2 |
18 Nov | R4 | Leeds United | A | 3-2 |
6 Jan | R5 | Middlesbrough | H | 0-1 |
1 won 3-1 on aggregate 2 won 2-0 on aggregate |