| English Div 3 |
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| No. | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Attend |
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| 1 | 09-Aug-97 | A | Rotherham United | W | 3-2 | (1-1) | 4,220 |
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| 2 | 16-Aug-97 | H | Exeter City | L | 1-2 | (0-2) | 2,137 |
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| 3 | 22-Aug-97 | A | Colchester United | D | 1-1 | (0-0) | 3,286 |
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| 4 | 30-Aug-97 | H | Chester City | W | 2-1 | (0-0) | 1,790 |
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| 5 | 02-Sep-97 | H | Swansea City | W | 2-0 | (2-0) | 1,946 |
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| 6 | 07-Sep-97 | A | Peterborough United | L | 1-5 | (0-2) | 7,243 |
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| 7 | 13-Sep-97 | A | Cambridge United | W | 3-1 | (1-0) | 3,395 |
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| 8 | 20-Sep-97 | H | Scunthorpe United | L | 0-1 | (0-1) | 1,951 |
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| 9 | 27-Sep-97 | H | Lincoln City | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 1,734 |
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| 10 | 04-Oct-97 | A | Cardiff City | D | 1-1 | (0-1) | 3,938 |
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| 11 | 11-Oct-97 | A | Shrewsbury Town | L | 0-2 | (0-1) | 2,112 |
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| 12 | 18-Oct-97 | H | Hull City | W | 2-0 | (1-0) | 2,315 |
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| 13 | 21-Oct-97 | H | Rochdale | W | 3-1 | (1-0) | 1,310 |
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| 14 | 25-Oct-97 | A | Mansfield Town | W | 2-1 | (1-1) | 2,340 |
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| 15 | 01-Nov-97 | H | Notts County | L | 1-2 | (0-0) | 2,530 |
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| 16 | 05-Nov-97 | A | Brighton & Hove Albion | W | 3-0 | (1-0) | 1,025 |
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| 17 | 08-Nov-97 | H | Doncaster Rovers | D | 1-1 | (1-0) | 2,015 |
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| 18 | 18-Nov-97 | H | Torquay United | D | 3-3 | (0-1) | 1,246 |
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| 19 | 22-Nov-97 | A | Hartlepool United | L | 0-2 | (0-1) | 2,225 |
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| 20 | 29-Nov-97 | H | Darlington | W | 2-0 | (2-0) | 1,726 |
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| 21 | 02-Dec-97 | A | Leyton Orient | L | 0-2 | (0-1) | 2,598 |
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| 22 | 13-Dec-97 | H | Macclesfield Town | W | 3-1 | (0-0) | 1,710 |
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| 23 | 19-Dec-97 | A | Scarborough | L | 0-1 | (0-1) | 1,714 |
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| 24 | 26-Dec-97 | H | Peterborough United | W | 2-0 | (0-0) | 3,449 |
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| 25 | 28-Dec-97 | A | Swansea City | W | 2-0 | (1-0) | 3,987 |
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| 26 | 10-Jan-98 | H | Rotherham United | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 2,558 |
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| 27 | 17-Jan-98 | A | Chester City | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | 2,479 |
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| 28 | 20-Jan-98 | A | Exeter City | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 3,697 |
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| 29 | 24-Jan-98 | H | Colchester United | W | 3-2 | (1-1) | 2,471 |
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| 30 | 31-Jan-98 | H | Cambridge United | W | 2-0 | (1-0) | 2,455 |
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| 31 | 07-Feb-98 | A | Scunthorpe United | D | 1-1 | (0-0) | 2,313 |
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| 32 | 14-Feb-98 | H | Cardiff City | D | 2-2 | (1-2) | 2,406 |
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| 33 | 21-Feb-98 | A | Lincoln City | L | 0-2 | (0-0) | 2,945 |
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| 34 | 24-Feb-98 | A | Hull City | W | 2-0 | (1-0) | 3,296 |
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| 35 | 28-Feb-98 | H | Shrewsbury Town | D | 1-1 | (1-1) | 2,322 |
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| 36 | 03-Mar-98 | A | Doncaster Rovers | W | 2-0 | (0-0) | 739 |
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| 37 | 07-Mar-98 | A | Notts County | L | 0-2 | (0-1) | 6,180 |
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| 38 | 14-Mar-98 | H | Brighton & Hove Albion | W | 2-0 | (1-0) | 2,845 |
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| 39 | 21-Mar-98 | A | Torquay United | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 4,020 |
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| 40 | 28-Mar-98 | H | Hartlepool United | D | 1-1 | (1-0) | 2,344 |
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| 41 | 04-Apr-98 | A | Darlington | W | 3-2 | (2-0) | 1,880 |
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| 42 | 11-Apr-98 | H | Leyton Orient | L | 1-2 | (0-0) | 3,437 |
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| 43 | 13-Apr-98 | A | Macclesfield Town | L | 0-2 | (0-2) | 4,171 |
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| 44 | 18-Apr-98 | H | Scarborough | D | 1-1 | (1-1) | 2,353 |
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| 45 | 25-Apr-98 | H | Mansfield Town | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | 2,797 |
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| 46 | 02-May-98 | A | Rochdale | L | 1-2 | (0-2) | 2,102 |
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| English FA Cup |
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| Round | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Attend |
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| 1 | 15-Nov-97 | H | Watford | L | 1-2 | (1-0) | 4,040 |
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| English League Cup |
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| Round | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Attend |
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| 1 L1 | 12-Aug-97 | A | Norwich City | L | 1-2 | (1-2) | 5,429 |
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| 1 L2 | 26-Aug-97 | H | Norwich City | W | 3-1 | (0-0) | 2,846 |
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| 2 L1 | 16-Sep-97 | A | Middlesbrough | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | 9,611 |
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| 2 L2 | 23-Sep-97 | H | Middlesbrough | L | 0-2 | (0-1) | 3,968 |
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| Division Three Play-offs |
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| Round | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Attend |
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| SF L1 | 10-May-98 | H | Colchester United | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | 3,858 |
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| SF L2 | 13-May-98 | A | Colchester United | L | 1-3 | (1-1) | 5,863 |
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Home and away results against each team, listed in the current league table standings
| Home | Team | Away | Pts |
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| L 1-2 | Notts County | L 0-2 | 0 |
| W 3-1 | Macclesfield Town | L 0-2 | 3 |
| D 0-0 | Lincoln City | L 0-2 | 1 |
| W 3-2 | Colchester United | D 1-1 | 4 |
| D 3-3 | Torquay United | D 0-0 | 2 |
| D 1-1 | Scarborough | L 0-1 | 1 |
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| L 0-1 | Scunthorpe United | D 1-1 | 1 |
| D 0-0 | Rotherham United | W 3-2 | 4 |
| W 2-0 | Peterborough United | L 1-5 | 3 |
| L 1-2 | Leyton Orient | L 0-2 | 0 |
| L 0-1 | Mansfield Town | W 2-1 | 3 |
| D 1-1 | Shrewsbury Town | L 0-2 | 1 |
| W 2-1 | Chester City | W 1-0 | 6 |
| L 1-2 | Exeter City | D 0-0 | 1 |
| W 2-0 | Cambridge United | W 3-1 | 6 |
| D 1-1 | Hartlepool United | L 0-2 | 1 |
| W 3-1 | Rochdale | L 1-2 | 3 |
| W 2-0 | Darlington | W 3-2 | 6 |
| W 2-0 | Swansea City | W 2-0 | 6 |
| D 2-2 | Cardiff City | D 1-1 | 2 |
| W 2-0 | Hull City | W 2-0 | 6 |
| W 2-0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | W 3-0 | 6 |
| D 1-1 | Doncaster Rovers | W 2-0 | 4 |
| Leading Scorers |
 League  Cup  Other |
| Devine | | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| McGleish | | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Charlery | | 6 | | | | | | | |
| Heald | | 5 | | | | | | |
| Wilson | | 5 | | | | | | |
| Howarth | | 4 | | | | | |
| Simpson | | 4 | | | | | |
| Samuels | | 3 | | | | |
| Goodhind | | 2 | | | |
| Harle | | 2 | | | |
| Searle | | 2 | | | |
| Adams | | 1 | | |
| Basham | | 1 | | |
| McGleish,29Devine | | 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 | Other |
 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 0 | 4 | 3 | 6 |
| 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | | | 1 |
| 2 | 9 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
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| 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 0 | | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | | | 2 |
| 2 |
| 3 | | 1 |
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| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 0 |
| 1 | 1 | | | 1 |
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When the goals have been scored and conceded this season
