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Barnsley 19th, English Premiership |
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| English Premiership |
| No. | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Attend |
| 1 | 09-Aug-97 | H | West Ham United | L | 1-2 | (1-0) | 18,667 |
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| 2 | 12-Aug-97 | A | Crystal Palace | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | 21,547 |
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| 3 | 24-Aug-97 | H | Chelsea | L | 0-6 | (0-3) | 18,170 |
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| 4 | 27-Aug-97 | H | Bolton Wanderers | W | 2-1 | (1-1) | 18,661 |
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| 5 | 30-Aug-97 | A | Derby County | L | 0-1 | (0-1) | 27,232 |
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| 6 | 13-Sep-97 | H | Aston Villa | L | 0-3 | (0-1) | 18,649 |
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| 7 | 20-Sep-97 | A | Everton | L | 2-4 | (1-2) | 32,659 |
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| 8 | 23-Sep-97 | A | Wimbledon | L | 1-4 | (1-0) | 7,686 |
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| 9 | 27-Sep-97 | H | Leicester City | L | 0-2 | (0-0) | 18,660 |
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| 10 | 04-Oct-97 | A | Arsenal | L | 0-5 | (0-3) | 38,049 |
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| 11 | 20-Oct-97 | H | Coventry City | W | 2-0 | (1-0) | 17,463 |
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| 12 | 25-Oct-97 | A | Manchester United | L | 0-7 | (0-4) | 55,142 |
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| 13 | 01-Nov-97 | H | Blackburn Rovers | D | 1-1 | (0-1) | 18,665 |
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| 14 | 08-Nov-97 | A | Southampton | L | 1-4 | (1-3) | 15,018 |
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| 15 | 22-Nov-97 | A | Liverpool | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | 41,011 |
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| 16 | 29-Nov-97 | H | Leeds United | L | 2-3 | (2-1) | 18,690 |
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| 17 | 08-Dec-97 | A | Sheffield Wednesday | L | 1-2 | (1-1) | 29,086 |
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| 18 | 13-Dec-97 | H | Newcastle United | D | 2-2 | (1-1) | 18,694 |
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| 19 | 20-Dec-97 | A | Tottenham Hotspur | L | 0-3 | (0-3) | 28,232 |
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| 20 | 26-Dec-97 | A | Bolton Wanderers | D | 1-1 | (1-1) | 25,000 |
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| 21 | 28-Dec-97 | H | Derby County | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | 18,686 |
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| 22 | 10-Jan-98 | A | West Ham United | L | 0-6 | (0-2) | 23,714 |
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| 23 | 17-Jan-98 | H | Crystal Palace | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | 17,819 |
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| 24 | 31-Jan-98 | A | Chelsea | L | 0-2 | (0-1) | 34,442 |
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| 25 | 07-Feb-98 | H | Everton | D | 2-2 | (1-1) | 18,672 |
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| 26 | 21-Feb-98 | A | Coventry City | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | 20,265 |
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| 27 | 28-Feb-98 | H | Wimbledon | W | 2-1 | (1-0) | 17,102 |
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| 28 | 11-Mar-98 | A | Aston Villa | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | 29,519 |
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| 29 | 14-Mar-98 | H | Southampton | W | 4-3 | (3-2) | 18,368 |
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| 30 | 28-Mar-98 | H | Liverpool | L | 2-3 | (1-1) | 18,684 |
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| 31 | 31-Mar-98 | A | Blackburn Rovers | L | 1-2 | (0-1) | 24,179 |
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| 32 | 04-Apr-98 | A | Leeds United | L | 1-2 | (1-1) | 37,749 |
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| 33 | 11-Apr-98 | H | Sheffield Wednesday | W | 2-1 | (0-0) | 18,692 |
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| 34 | 13-Apr-98 | A | Newcastle United | L | 1-2 | (0-1) | 36,534 |
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| 35 | 18-Apr-98 | H | Tottenham Hotspur | D | 1-1 | (1-0) | 18,692 |
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| 36 | 25-Apr-98 | H | Arsenal | L | 0-2 | (0-1) | 18,691 |
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| 37 | 02-May-98 | A | Leicester City | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | 21,293 |
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| 38 | 10-May-98 | H | Manchester United | L | 0-2 | (0-1) | 18,694 |
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| English FA Cup |
| Round | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Attend |
| 3 | 03-Jan-98 | H | Bolton Wanderers | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | 15,042 |
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| 4 | 24-Jan-98 | A | Tottenham Hotspur | D | 1-1 | (0-1) | 28,722 |
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| 4r | 04-Feb-98 | H | Tottenham Hotspur | W | 3-1 | (0-0) | 18,220 |
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| 5 | 15-Feb-98 | A | Manchester United | D | 1-1 | (1-1) | 54,700 |
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| 5r | 25-Feb-98 | H | Manchester United | W | 3-2 | (2-0) | 18,655 |
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| QF | 08-Mar-98 | A | Newcastle United | L | 1-3 | (0-2) | 36,695 |
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| English League Cup |
| Round | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Attend |
| 2 L1 | 16-Sep-97 | A | Chesterfield | W | 2-1 | (0-0) | 6,318 |
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| 2 L2 | 30-Sep-97 | H | Chesterfield | W | 4-1 | (2-0) | 8,417 |
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| 3 | 14-Oct-97 | H | Southampton | L | 1-2 | (1-1) | 9,019 |
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| Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | GFA | GAA | | PpG | Pts | Rank |
| August | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -6 | 0.80 | 2.00 | | 1.20 | 6 | 10 |
| September | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 13 | -10 | 0.75 | 3.25 | | 0.00 | 0 | 20 |
| October | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | -10 | 0.66 | 4.00 | | 1.00 | 3 | 19 |
| November | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 1.25 | 2.00 | | 1.00 | 4 | 14 |
| December | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 1.00 | 1.60 | | 1.00 | 5 | 14 |
| January | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | -7 | 0.33 | 2.66 | | 1.00 | 3 | 16 |
| February | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1.33 | 1.33 | | 1.33 | 4 | 12 |
| March | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2.00 | 2.00 | | 1.50 | 6 | 8 |
| April | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 1.00 | 1.60 | | 0.80 | 4 | 17 |
| May | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0.00 | 1.50 | | 0.00 | 0 | 20 |
Home and away results against each team, listed in the current league table standings
| Home | Team | Away | Pts |
| L 0-2 | Arsenal | L 0-5 | 0 |
| L 0-2 | Manchester United | L 0-7 | 0 |
| L 2-3 | Liverpool | W 1-0 | 3 |
| L 0-6 | Chelsea | L 0-2 | 0 |
| L 2-3 | Leeds United | L 1-2 | 0 |
| D 1-1 | Blackburn Rovers | L 1-2 | 1 |
| L 0-3 | Aston Villa | W 1-0 | 3 |
| L 1-2 | West Ham United | L 0-6 | 0 |
| W 1-0 | Derby County | L 0-1 | 3 |
| L 0-2 | Leicester City | L 0-1 | 0 |
| W 2-0 | Coventry City | L 0-1 | 3 |
| W 4-3 | Southampton | L 1-4 | 3 |
| D 2-2 | Newcastle United | L 1-2 | 1 |
| D 1-1 | Tottenham Hotspur | L 0-3 | 1 |
| W 2-1 | Wimbledon | L 1-4 | 3 |
| W 2-1 | Sheffield Wednesday | L 1-2 | 3 |
| D 2-2 | Everton | L 2-4 | 1 |
| W 2-1 | Bolton Wanderers | D 1-1 | 4 |
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| W 1-0 | Crystal Palace | W 1-0 | 6 |
| Leading Scorers |
League Cup |
| Redfearn | | 14 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Ward | | 10 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Fjortoft | | 6 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Hristov | | 5 | |  |  |  |  |  |
| Barnard | | 4 | |  |  |  |  |
| Liddell | | 4 | |  |  |  |  |
| Hendrie | | 3 | |  |  |  |
| Jones | | 3 | |  |  |  |
| Bosancic | | 2 | |  |  |
| Tinkler | | 2 | |  |  |
| Sheridan | | 1 | |  |
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 |
 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| 0 | | 3 | 4 | 2 | | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
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| 4 | | | | 1 |
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 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 0 |
| 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | | 1 |
| 3 | | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | | 1 |
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When the goals have been scored and conceded this season