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Oldham Athletic 13th, English Div 2 |
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| English Div 2 |
| No. | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Attend |
| 1 | 09-Aug-97 | H | York City | W | 3-1 | (1-0) | 6,474 |
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| 2 | 16-Aug-97 | A | Wrexham | L | 1-3 | (0-2) | 4,429 |
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| 3 | 23-Aug-97 | H | AFC Bournemouth | W | 2-1 | (1-0) | 4,986 |
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| 4 | 30-Aug-97 | A | Luton Town | D | 1-1 | (0-0) | 5,404 |
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| 5 | 02-Sep-97 | A | Burnley | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 11,189 |
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| 6 | 09-Sep-97 | H | Preston North End | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | 8,732 |
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| 7 | 13-Sep-97 | H | Northampton Town | D | 2-2 | (2-1) | 5,829 |
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| 8 | 20-Sep-97 | A | Blackpool | D | 2-2 | (1-1) | 7,174 |
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| 9 | 27-Sep-97 | H | Bristol Rovers | D | 4-4 | (3-3) | 5,990 |
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| 10 | 04-Oct-97 | A | Fulham | L | 1-3 | (0-1) | 8,805 |
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| 11 | 11-Oct-97 | A | Millwall | L | 1-2 | (1-0) | 7,906 |
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| 12 | 18-Oct-97 | H | Chesterfield | W | 2-0 | (0-0) | 5,777 |
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| 13 | 21-Oct-97 | H | Grimsby Town | W | 2-0 | (0-0) | 4,520 |
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| 14 | 25-Oct-97 | A | Southend United | D | 1-1 | (1-1) | 3,595 |
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| 15 | 01-Nov-97 | A | Bristol City | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | 10,221 |
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| 16 | 04-Nov-97 | H | Wigan Athletic | W | 3-1 | (2-1) | 5,446 |
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| 17 | 07-Nov-97 | H | Gillingham | W | 3-1 | (2-0) | 5,338 |
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| 18 | 18-Nov-97 | A | Watford | L | 1-2 | (0-1) | 8,397 |
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| 19 | 22-Nov-97 | H | Brentford | D | 1-1 | (0-0) | 5,012 |
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| 20 | 29-Nov-97 | A | Plymouth Argyle | W | 2-0 | (1-0) | 5,452 |
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| 21 | 02-Dec-97 | H | Carlisle United | W | 3-1 | (2-1) | 4,449 |
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| 22 | 13-Dec-97 | A | Wycombe Wanderers | L | 1-2 | (0-0) | 5,327 |
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| 23 | 19-Dec-97 | H | Walsall | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 4,677 |
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| 24 | 26-Dec-97 | A | Preston North End | D | 1-1 | (1-0) | 13,441 |
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| 25 | 10-Jan-98 | A | York City | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 4,454 |
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| 26 | 17-Jan-98 | H | Luton Town | W | 2-1 | (0-0) | 6,057 |
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| 27 | 24-Jan-98 | A | AFC Bournemouth | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 4,079 |
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| 28 | 27-Jan-98 | H | Wrexham | W | 3-0 | (2-0) | 4,680 |
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| 29 | 31-Jan-98 | A | Northampton Town | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 6,559 |
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| 30 | 07-Feb-98 | H | Blackpool | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | 6,576 |
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| 31 | 14-Feb-98 | H | Fulham | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | 6,063 |
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| 32 | 21-Feb-98 | A | Bristol Rovers | L | 1-3 | (0-2) | 5,789 |
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| 33 | 24-Feb-98 | A | Chesterfield | L | 1-2 | (0-1) | 4,077 |
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| 34 | 28-Feb-98 | H | Millwall | D | 1-1 | (0-0) | 4,805 |
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| 35 | 03-Mar-98 | A | Gillingham | L | 1-2 | (1-1) | 5,254 |
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| 36 | 14-Mar-98 | A | Wigan Athletic | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | 4,277 |
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| 37 | 21-Mar-98 | H | Watford | D | 2-2 | (0-1) | 5,744 |
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| 38 | 28-Mar-98 | A | Brentford | L | 1-2 | (0-2) | 4,547 |
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| 39 | 31-Mar-98 | H | Bristol City | L | 1-2 | (1-0) | 4,543 |
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| 40 | 04-Apr-98 | H | Plymouth Argyle | W | 2-0 | (1-0) | 4,244 |
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| 41 | 11-Apr-98 | A | Carlisle United | L | 1-3 | (1-2) | 4,594 |
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| 42 | 13-Apr-98 | H | Wycombe Wanderers | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | 4,305 |
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| 43 | 18-Apr-98 | A | Walsall | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 3,562 |
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| 44 | 25-Apr-98 | H | Southend United | W | 2-0 | (0-0) | 4,485 |
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| 45 | 28-Apr-98 | H | Burnley | D | 3-3 | (1-3) | 9,781 |
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| 46 | 02-May-98 | A | Grimsby Town | W | 2-0 | (0-0) | 8,054 |
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| English FA Cup |
| Round | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Attend |
| 1 | 15-Nov-97 | H | Mansfield Town | D | 1-1 | (1-0) | 5,253 |
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| 1r | 25-Nov-97 | A | Mansfield Town | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | 4,097 |
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| 2 | 06-Dec-97 | H | Blackpool | W | 2-1 | (0-0) | 6,590 |
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| 3 | 03-Jan-98 | A | Cardiff City | L | 0-1 | (0-1) | 6,635 |
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| English League Cup |
| Round | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Attend |
| 1 L1 | 12-Aug-97 | H | Grimsby Town | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | 5,656 |
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| 1 L2 | 26-Aug-97 | A | Grimsby Town | L | 0-5 | (0-3) | 5,078 |
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Home and away results against each team, listed in the current league table standings
| Home | Team | Away | Pts |
| D 2-2 | Watford | L 1-2 | 1 |
| L 1-2 | Bristol City | L 0-1 | 0 |
| W 2-0 | Grimsby Town | W 2-0 | 6 |
| D 2-2 | Northampton Town | D 0-0 | 2 |
| D 4-4 | Bristol Rovers | L 1-3 | 1 |
| W 1-0 | Fulham | L 1-3 | 3 |
| W 3-0 | Wrexham | L 1-3 | 3 |
| W 3-1 | Gillingham | L 1-2 | 3 |
| W 2-1 | AFC Bournemouth | D 0-0 | 4 |
| W 2-0 | Chesterfield | L 1-2 | 3 |
| W 3-1 | Wigan Athletic | L 0-1 | 3 |
| L 0-1 | Blackpool | D 2-2 | 1 |
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| L 0-1 | Wycombe Wanderers | L 1-2 | 0 |
| W 1-0 | Preston North End | D 1-1 | 4 |
| W 3-1 | York City | D 0-0 | 4 |
| W 2-1 | Luton Town | D 1-1 | 4 |
| D 1-1 | Millwall | L 1-2 | 1 |
| D 0-0 | Walsall | D 0-0 | 2 |
| D 3-3 | Burnley | D 0-0 | 2 |
| D 1-1 | Brentford | L 1-2 | 1 |
| W 2-0 | Plymouth Argyle | W 2-0 | 6 |
| W 3-1 | Carlisle United | L 1-3 | 3 |
| W 2-0 | Southend United | D 1-1 | 4 |
| Leading Scorers |
League Cup |
| Barlow | | 13 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| McCarthy | | 8 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Duxbury | | 5 | |  |  |  |  |  |
| Graham | | 5 | |  |  |  |  |  |
| Hodgson | | 4 | |  |  |  |  |
| Jepson | | 4 | |  |  |  |  |
| Reid | | 4 | |  |  |  |  |
| Rickers | | 4 | |  |  |  |  |
| Garnett | | 3 | |  |  |  |
| Littlejohn | | 3 | |  |  |  |
| Ritchie | | 3 | |  |  |  |
| Allott | | 2 | |  |  |
| Wright | | 2 | |  |  |
| D McNiven | | 1 | |  |
| Holt | | 1 | |  |
| Rush | | 1 | |  |
| S McNiven | | 1 | |  |
| Serrant | | 1 | |  |
| Starbuck | | 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 |
| 0 | 6 | 4 |
| 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 |
| 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | 1 | 4 | | 1 |
| 4 | | | | | 1 |
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 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 0 | | 1 | | | | 1 |
| 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | | 1 |
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When the goals have been scored and conceded this season