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| English Div 1 |
| No. | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Attend |
| 1 | 09-Aug-97 | H | Charlton Athletic | W | 2-1 | (0-1) | 29,414 |
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| 2 | 23-Aug-97 | H | Stoke City | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | 30,122 |
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| 3 | 30-Aug-97 | A | Tranmere Rovers | W | 2-0 | (1-0) | 12,095 |
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| 4 | 02-Sep-97 | A | Stockport County | D | 1-1 | (1-0) | 8,257 |
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| 5 | 13-Sep-97 | A | Bradford City | D | 2-2 | (1-1) | 17,767 |
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| 6 | 20-Sep-97 | H | Birmingham City | W | 3-1 | (3-0) | 30,125 |
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| 7 | 28-Sep-97 | A | Sunderland | W | 2-1 | (0-0) | 35,384 |
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| 8 | 05-Oct-97 | H | Sheffield United | L | 1-2 | (1-1) | 30,000 |
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| 9 | 18-Oct-97 | A | Crewe Alexandra | D | 1-1 | (0-0) | 5,759 |
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| 10 | 21-Oct-97 | A | Oxford United | W | 4-1 | (1-0) | 8,306 |
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| 11 | 25-Oct-97 | H | Port Vale | W | 2-1 | (1-0) | 30,096 |
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| 12 | 28-Oct-97 | H | Huddersfield Town | W | 3-0 | (2-0) | 29,965 |
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| 13 | 01-Nov-97 | A | Wolverhampton Wndrs | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | 26,896 |
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| 14 | 05-Nov-97 | H | Portsmouth | D | 1-1 | (0-0) | 29,724 |
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| 15 | 08-Nov-97 | H | Queens Park Rangers | W | 3-0 | (2-0) | 30,067 |
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| 16 | 15-Nov-97 | A | Norwich City | W | 3-1 | (1-1) | 16,011 |
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| 17 | 22-Nov-97 | A | Swindon Town | W | 2-1 | (1-1) | 15,228 |
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| 18 | 26-Nov-97 | H | Nottingham Forest | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 30,143 |
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| 19 | 29-Nov-97 | H | West Bromwich Albion | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | 30,163 |
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| 20 | 02-Dec-97 | A | Ipswich Town | D | 1-1 | (1-0) | 13,619 |
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| 21 | 06-Dec-97 | A | Bury | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | 8,016 |
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| 22 | 13-Dec-97 | H | Reading | W | 4-0 | (0-0) | 29,876 |
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| 23 | 20-Dec-97 | A | Manchester City | L | 0-2 | (0-2) | 28,097 |
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| 24 | 26-Dec-97 | A | Huddersfield Town | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | 18,820 |
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| 25 | 28-Dec-97 | H | Stockport County | W | 3-1 | (1-1) | 30,166 |
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| 26 | 10-Jan-98 | A | Charlton Athletic | L | 0-3 | (0-2) | 15,742 |
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| 27 | 17-Jan-98 | H | Ipswich Town | D | 1-1 | (0-0) | 30,081 |
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| 28 | 01-Feb-98 | A | Stoke City | W | 2-1 | (1-1) | 13,242 |
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| 29 | 04-Feb-98 | H | Tranmere Rovers | W | 3-0 | (2-0) | 29,540 |
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| 30 | 07-Feb-98 | A | Birmingham City | D | 1-1 | (1-1) | 20,634 |
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| 31 | 14-Feb-98 | H | Bradford City | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | 30,165 |
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| 32 | 21-Feb-98 | H | Sunderland | W | 3-1 | (1-0) | 30,227 |
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| 33 | 25-Feb-98 | H | Crewe Alexandra | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | 29,936 |
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| 34 | 01-Mar-98 | A | Nottingham Forest | L | 0-4 | (0-0) | 25,286 |
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| 35 | 04-Mar-98 | A | Queens Park Rangers | L | 0-5 | (0-4) | 11,580 |
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| 36 | 11-Mar-98 | H | Swindon Town | W | 6-0 | (2-0) | 29,581 |
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| 37 | 14-Mar-98 | A | Portsmouth | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 17,003 |
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| 38 | 22-Mar-98 | H | Norwich City | W | 3-0 | (1-0) | 30,040 |
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| 39 | 04-Apr-98 | A | West Bromwich Albion | L | 1-2 | (0-1) | 20,620 |
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| 40 | 07-Apr-98 | A | Sheffield United | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | 18,421 |
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| 41 | 11-Apr-98 | H | Bury | W | 4-0 | (1-0) | 30,218 |
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| 42 | 13-Apr-98 | A | Reading | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | 14,501 |
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| 43 | 17-Apr-98 | H | Manchester City | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | 30,182 |
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| 44 | 24-Apr-98 | A | Port Vale | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | 12,096 |
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| 45 | 29-Apr-98 | H | Wolverhampton Wndrs | D | 1-1 | (1-1) | 29,878 |
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| 46 | 03-May-98 | H | Oxford United | W | 4-1 | (0-0) | 30,228 |
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| English FA Cup |
| Round | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Attend |
| 3 | 03-Jan-98 | A | Queens Park Rangers | D | 2-2 | (1-1) | 13,379 |
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| 3r | 13-Jan-98 | H | Queens Park Rangers | W | 2-0 | (0-0) | 21,817 |
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| 4 | 24-Jan-98 | H | Arsenal | L | 1-2 | (0-2) | 28,264 |
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| English League Cup |
| Round | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Attend |
| 2 L1 | 16-Sep-97 | H | Barnet | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | 9,611 |
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| 2 L2 | 23-Sep-97 | A | Barnet | W | 2-0 | (1-0) | 3,968 |
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| 3 | 15-Oct-97 | H | Sunderland | W | 2-0 | (0-0) | 26,451 |
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| 4 | 18-Nov-97 | H | Bolton Wanderers | W | 2-1 | (1-1) | 22,801 |
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| QF | 06-Jan-98 | A | Reading | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | 13,072 |
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| SF L1 | 27-Jan-98 | A | Liverpool | L | 1-2 | (1-1) | 33,438 |
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| SF L2 | 18-Feb-98 | H | Liverpool | W | 2-0 | (2-0) | 29,828 |
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| F | 29-Mar-98 | N | Chelsea | L | 0-2 | (0-0) | 77,698 |
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Home and away results against each team, listed in the current league table standings
| Home | Team | Away | Pts |
| D 0-0 | Nottingham Forest | L 0-4 | 1 |
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| W 3-1 | Sunderland | W 2-1 | 6 |
| W 2-1 | Charlton Athletic | L 0-3 | 3 |
| D 1-1 | Ipswich Town | D 1-1 | 2 |
| L 1-2 | Sheffield United | L 0-1 | 0 |
| W 3-1 | Birmingham City | D 1-1 | 4 |
| W 3-1 | Stockport County | D 1-1 | 4 |
| D 1-1 | Wolverhampton Wndrs | L 0-1 | 1 |
| W 1-0 | West Bromwich Albion | L 1-2 | 3 |
| W 1-0 | Crewe Alexandra | D 1-1 | 4 |
| W 4-1 | Oxford United | W 4-1 | 6 |
| W 1-0 | Bradford City | D 2-2 | 4 |
| W 3-0 | Tranmere Rovers | W 2-0 | 6 |
| W 3-0 | Norwich City | W 3-1 | 6 |
| W 3-0 | Huddersfield Town | W 1-0 | 6 |
| W 4-0 | Bury | W 1-0 | 6 |
| W 6-0 | Swindon Town | W 2-1 | 6 |
| W 2-1 | Port Vale | W 1-0 | 6 |
| D 1-1 | Portsmouth | D 0-0 | 2 |
| W 3-0 | Queens Park Rangers | L 0-5 | 3 |
| W 1-0 | Manchester City | L 0-2 | 3 |
| L 0-1 | Stoke City | W 2-1 | 3 |
| W 4-0 | Reading | W 1-0 | 6 |
| Leading Scorers |
League Cup |
| Merson | | 16 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Beck | | 15 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Hignett | | 11 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Branca | | 10 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Armstrong | | 7 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Mustoe | | 5 | |  |  |  |  |  |
| Emerson | | 4 | |  |  |  |  |
| Maddison | | 4 | |  |  |  |  |
| Ormerod | | 3 | |  |  |  |
| Campbell | | 2 | |  |  |
| Festa | | 2 | |  |  |
| Kinder | | 2 | |  |  |
| Pearson | | 2 | |  |  |
| Ricard | | 2 | |  |  |
| Townsend | | 2 | |  |  |
| Fleming | | 1 | |  |
| Freestone | | 1 | |  |
| Moreno | | 1 | |  |
| Ravanelli | | 1 | |  |
| Summerbell | | 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 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 8 | 7 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| 3 | 4 | 4 |
| 4 | 2 | 2 |
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| 6 | 1 |
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 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 0 | | | 1 |
| 1 | 2 | | 2 |
| 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
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When the goals have been scored and conceded this season