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Bradford City 13th, English Div 1 |
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| English Div 1 |
| No. | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Attend |
| 1 | 09-Aug-97 | H | Stockport County | W | 2-1 | (1-0) | 14,312 |
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| 2 | 15-Aug-97 | H | Stoke City | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 13,823 |
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| 3 | 23-Aug-97 | H | Ipswich Town | W | 2-1 | (1-0) | 13,913 |
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| 4 | 30-Aug-97 | A | Reading | W | 3-0 | (2-0) | 7,163 |
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| 5 | 02-Sep-97 | A | Huddersfield Town | W | 2-1 | (1-0) | 13,159 |
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| 6 | 05-Sep-97 | H | Sunderland | L | 0-4 | (0-4) | 16,484 |
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| 7 | 13-Sep-97 | H | Middlesbrough | D | 2-2 | (1-1) | 17,767 |
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| 8 | 21-Sep-97 | A | Charlton Athletic | L | 1-4 | (1-3) | 11,583 |
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| 9 | 27-Sep-97 | A | Oxford United | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 6,468 |
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| 10 | 04-Oct-97 | H | Wolverhampton Wndrs | W | 2-0 | (2-0) | 15,236 |
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| 11 | 18-Oct-97 | A | Port Vale | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 7,148 |
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| 12 | 21-Oct-97 | A | Portsmouth | D | 1-1 | (1-1) | 6,827 |
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| 13 | 25-Oct-97 | H | Crewe Alexandra | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | 15,333 |
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| 14 | 01-Nov-97 | H | West Bromwich Albion | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 16,212 |
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| 15 | 04-Nov-97 | A | Birmingham City | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 14,552 |
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| 16 | 08-Nov-97 | A | Swindon Town | L | 0-1 | (0-1) | 10,029 |
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| 17 | 15-Nov-97 | H | Tranmere Rovers | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | 16,494 |
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| 18 | 18-Nov-97 | H | Sheffield United | D | 1-1 | (0-0) | 16,127 |
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| 19 | 22-Nov-97 | A | Manchester City | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | 29,746 |
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| 20 | 29-Nov-97 | H | Norwich City | W | 2-1 | (1-0) | 16,637 |
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| 21 | 06-Dec-97 | A | Nottingham Forest | D | 2-2 | (0-1) | 17,943 |
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| 22 | 13-Dec-97 | H | Bury | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | 15,812 |
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| 23 | 21-Dec-97 | A | Queens Park Rangers | L | 0-1 | (0-1) | 8,853 |
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| 24 | 26-Dec-97 | A | Sunderland | L | 0-2 | (0-1) | 40,055 |
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| 25 | 28-Dec-97 | H | Huddersfield Town | D | 1-1 | (1-1) | 17,842 |
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| 26 | 10-Jan-98 | A | Stockport County | W | 2-1 | (2-0) | 8,460 |
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| 27 | 16-Jan-98 | A | Stoke City | L | 1-2 | (1-2) | 10,459 |
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| 28 | 24-Jan-98 | H | Swindon Town | D | 1-1 | (1-0) | 15,130 |
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| 29 | 27-Jan-98 | H | Reading | W | 4-1 | (2-1) | 13,021 |
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| 30 | 31-Jan-98 | A | Ipswich Town | L | 1-2 | (0-0) | 11,864 |
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| 31 | 07-Feb-98 | H | Charlton Athletic | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | 14,851 |
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| 32 | 14-Feb-98 | A | Middlesbrough | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | 30,165 |
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| 33 | 18-Feb-98 | A | Wolverhampton Wndrs | L | 1-2 | (0-1) | 21,510 |
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| 34 | 21-Feb-98 | H | Oxford United | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 14,190 |
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| 35 | 24-Feb-98 | H | Port Vale | W | 2-1 | (1-1) | 13,293 |
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| 36 | 28-Feb-98 | A | Sheffield United | L | 1-2 | (0-1) | 17,848 |
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| 37 | 07-Mar-98 | A | West Bromwich Albion | D | 1-1 | (1-0) | 13,281 |
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| 38 | 14-Mar-98 | H | Birmingham City | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 16,392 |
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| 39 | 21-Mar-98 | A | Tranmere Rovers | L | 1-3 | (1-0) | 9,463 |
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| 40 | 28-Mar-98 | H | Manchester City | W | 2-1 | (0-1) | 17,099 |
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| 41 | 04-Apr-98 | A | Norwich City | W | 3-2 | (1-0) | 13,260 |
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| 42 | 11-Apr-98 | H | Nottingham Forest | L | 0-3 | (0-1) | 17,248 |
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| 43 | 13-Apr-98 | A | Bury | L | 0-2 | (0-1) | 6,570 |
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| 44 | 19-Apr-98 | H | Queens Park Rangers | D | 1-1 | (1-0) | 14,871 |
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| 45 | 25-Apr-98 | A | Crewe Alexandra | L | 0-5 | (0-4) | 5,054 |
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| 46 | 03-May-98 | H | Portsmouth | L | 1-3 | (0-1) | 15,890 |
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| English FA Cup |
| Round | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Attend |
| 3 | 03-Jan-98 | A | Manchester City | L | 0-2 | (0-2) | 23,686 |
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| English League Cup |
| Round | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Attend |
| 1 L1 | 12-Aug-97 | A | Huddersfield Town | L | 1-2 | (1-2) | 8,720 |
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| 1 L2 | 26-Aug-97 | H | Huddersfield Town | D | 1-1 | (1-0) | 8,065 |
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| Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | GFA | GAA | | PpG | Pts | Rank |
| August | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 1.75 | 0.50 | | 2.50 | 10 | 2 |
| September | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | -6 | 1.00 | 2.20 | | 1.00 | 5 | 18 |
| October | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1.00 | 0.25 | | 2.00 | 8 | 7 |
| November | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 0.42 | 0.71 | | 0.85 | 6 | 17 |
| December | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 0.80 | 1.20 | | 1.00 | 5 | 18 |
| January | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1.80 | 1.40 | | 1.40 | 7 | 6 |
| February | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 0.83 | 1.00 | | 1.16 | 7 | 14 |
| March | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 1.00 | 1.25 | | 1.25 | 5 | 15 |
| April | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 13 | -9 | 0.80 | 2.60 | | 0.80 | 4 | 22 |
| May | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 1.00 | 3.00 | | 0.00 | 0 | 19 |
Home and away results against each team, listed in the current league table standings
| Home | Team | Away | Pts |
| L 0-3 | Nottingham Forest | D 2-2 | 1 |
| D 2-2 | Middlesbrough | L 0-1 | 1 |
| L 0-4 | Sunderland | L 0-2 | 0 |
| W 1-0 | Charlton Athletic | L 1-4 | 3 |
| W 2-1 | Ipswich Town | L 1-2 | 3 |
| D 1-1 | Sheffield United | L 1-2 | 1 |
| D 0-0 | Birmingham City | D 0-0 | 2 |
| W 2-1 | Stockport County | W 2-1 | 6 |
| W 2-0 | Wolverhampton Wndrs | L 1-2 | 3 |
| D 0-0 | West Bromwich Albion | D 1-1 | 2 |
| W 1-0 | Crewe Alexandra | L 0-5 | 3 |
| D 0-0 | Oxford United | D 0-0 | 2 |
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| L 0-1 | Tranmere Rovers | L 1-3 | 0 |
| W 2-1 | Norwich City | W 3-2 | 6 |
| D 1-1 | Huddersfield Town | W 2-1 | 4 |
| W 1-0 | Bury | L 0-2 | 3 |
| D 1-1 | Swindon Town | L 0-1 | 1 |
| W 2-1 | Port Vale | D 0-0 | 4 |
| L 1-3 | Portsmouth | D 1-1 | 1 |
| D 1-1 | Queens Park Rangers | L 0-1 | 1 |
| W 2-1 | Manchester City | L 0-1 | 3 |
| D 0-0 | Stoke City | L 1-2 | 1 |
| W 4-1 | Reading | W 3-0 | 6 |
| Leading Scorers |
League Cup |
| Steiner | | 11 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Blake | | 8 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Edinho | | 8 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Pepper | | 5 | |  |  |  |  |  |
| Edhino | | 3 | |  |  |  |
| Lawrence | | 3 | |  |  |  |
| McGinlay | | 3 | |  |  |  |
| Jacobs | | 2 | |  |  |
| Kulcsar | | 1 | |  |
| Melville | | 1 | |  |
| Ramage | | 1 | |  |
| Youds | | 1 | |  |
| (own goals) | | 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 |
| 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
| 3 | 1 | | 1 |
| 4 | | 1 |
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 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 0 | | | 1 |
| 1 | | 1 | 1 |
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When the goals have been scored and conceded this season