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Reading
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| English Div 1 |
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| No. | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Attend |
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| 1 | 09-Aug-97 | A | Bury | D | 1-1 | (1-0) | 5,065 |
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| 2 | 16-Aug-97 | H | Swindon Town | L | 0-1 | (0-1) | 9,338 |
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| 3 | 23-Aug-97 | A | Birmingham City | L | 0-3 | (0-1) | 16,495 |
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| 4 | 30-Aug-97 | H | Bradford City | L | 0-3 | (0-2) | 7,163 |
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| 5 | 02-Sep-97 | H | Queens Park Rangers | L | 1-2 | (1-0) | 10,203 |
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| 6 | 07-Sep-97 | A | West Bromwich Albion | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | 15,966 |
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| 7 | 13-Sep-97 | H | Oxford United | W | 2-1 | (1-1) | 9,003 |
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| 8 | 20-Sep-97 | A | Tranmere Rovers | L | 0-6 | (0-5) | 5,565 |
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| 9 | 27-Sep-97 | A | Portsmouth | W | 2-0 | (1-0) | 9,593 |
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| 10 | 04-Oct-97 | H | Sunderland | W | 4-0 | (2-0) | 10,795 |
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| 11 | 11-Oct-97 | H | Crewe Alexandra | D | 3-3 | (2-3) | 6,685 |
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| 12 | 18-Oct-97 | A | Manchester City | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 26,488 |
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| 13 | 21-Oct-97 | A | Norwich City | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 17,781 |
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| 14 | 24-Oct-97 | H | Nottingham Forest | D | 3-3 | (0-1) | 12,160 |
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| 15 | 01-Nov-97 | A | Port Vale | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 6,569 |
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| 16 | 04-Nov-97 | H | Sheffield United | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | 8,132 |
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| 17 | 08-Nov-97 | H | Stockport County | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | 7,444 |
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| 18 | 15-Nov-97 | A | Huddersfield Town | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | 12,617 |
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| 19 | 22-Nov-97 | H | Ipswich Town | L | 0-4 | (0-2) | 9,400 |
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| 20 | 29-Nov-97 | A | Stoke City | W | 2-1 | (1-0) | 8,500 |
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| 21 | 06-Dec-97 | H | Charlton Athletic | W | 2-0 | (2-0) | 8,076 |
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| 22 | 13-Dec-97 | A | Middlesbrough | L | 0-4 | (0-0) | 29,876 |
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| 23 | 20-Dec-97 | H | Wolverhampton Wndrs | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 11,715 |
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| 24 | 26-Dec-97 | H | West Bromwich Albion | W | 2-1 | (2-0) | 10,154 |
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| 25 | 28-Dec-97 | A | Queens Park Rangers | D | 1-1 | (0-1) | 13,015 |
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| 26 | 10-Jan-98 | H | Bury | D | 1-1 | (1-0) | 7,499 |
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| 27 | 17-Jan-98 | A | Swindon Town | W | 2-0 | (2-0) | 9,500 |
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| 28 | 27-Jan-98 | A | Bradford City | L | 1-4 | (1-2) | 13,021 |
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| 29 | 31-Jan-98 | H | Birmingham City | W | 2-0 | (0-0) | 10,315 |
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| 30 | 07-Feb-98 | H | Tranmere Rovers | L | 1-3 | (0-1) | 7,069 |
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| 31 | 17-Feb-98 | A | Sunderland | L | 1-4 | (0-2) | 40,579 |
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| 32 | 21-Feb-98 | H | Portsmouth | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | 9,928 |
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| 33 | 24-Feb-98 | H | Manchester City | W | 3-0 | (2-0) | 11,513 |
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| 34 | 28-Feb-98 | A | Crewe Alexandra | L | 0-1 | (0-1) | 5,202 |
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| 35 | 03-Mar-98 | A | Stockport County | L | 1-5 | (0-4) | 6,148 |
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| 36 | 07-Mar-98 | H | Port Vale | L | 0-3 | (0-2) | 7,139 |
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| 37 | 14-Mar-98 | A | Sheffield United | L | 0-4 | (0-1) | 15,473 |
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| 38 | 17-Mar-98 | A | Oxford United | L | 0-3 | (0-1) | 8,105 |
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| 39 | 21-Mar-98 | H | Huddersfield Town | L | 0-2 | (0-0) | 8,593 |
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| 40 | 28-Mar-98 | A | Ipswich Town | L | 0-1 | (0-1) | 19,075 |
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| 41 | 04-Apr-98 | H | Stoke City | W | 2-0 | (1-0) | 10,448 |
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| 42 | 10-Apr-98 | A | Charlton Athletic | L | 0-3 | (0-2) | 14,220 |
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| 43 | 13-Apr-98 | H | Middlesbrough | L | 0-1 | (0-1) | 14,501 |
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| 44 | 18-Apr-98 | A | Wolverhampton Wndrs | L | 1-3 | (1-1) | 19,785 |
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| 45 | 26-Apr-98 | A | Nottingham Forest | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | 29,302 |
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| 46 | 03-May-98 | H | Norwich City | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | 14,817 |
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| English FA Cup |
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| Round | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Attend |
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| 3 | 13-Jan-98 | A | Cheltenham Town | D | 1-1 | (0-1) | 6,000 |
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| 3r | 20-Jan-98 | H | Cheltenham Town | W | 2-1 | (1-0) | 9,686 |
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| 4 | 24-Jan-98 | A | Cardiff City | D | 1-1 | (0-0) | 10,174 |
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| 4r | 03-Feb-98 | H | Cardiff City | D | 1-1 | (0-1) | 11,808 |
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| 5 | 13-Feb-98 | A | Sheffield United | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | 17,845 |
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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 | H | Swansea City | W | 2-0 | (0-0) | 4,829 |
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| 1 L2 | 26-Aug-97 | A | Swansea City | D | 1-1 | (0-0) | 3,333 |
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| 2 L1 | 16-Sep-97 | H | Peterborough United | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 5,138 |
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| 2 L2 | 23-Sep-97 | A | Peterborough United | W | 2-0 | (0-0) | 6,067 |
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| 3 | 14-Oct-97 | H | Wolverhampton Wndrs | W | 4-2 | (2-1) | 11,080 |
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| 4 | 18-Nov-97 | A | Leeds United | W | 3-2 | (1-1) | 15,069 |
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| QF | 06-Jan-98 | H | Middlesbrough | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | 13,072 |
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| Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | GFA | GAA | | PpG | Pts | Rank |
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| August | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | -7 | 0.25 | 2.00 | | 0.25 | 1 | 24 |
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| September | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 1.00 | 2.00 | | 1.20 | 6 | 17 |
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| October | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2.00 | 1.20 | | 1.40 | 7 | 9 |
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| November | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 0.50 | 1.16 | | 1.16 | 7 | 13 |
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| December | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 1.00 | 1.20 | | 1.60 | 8 | 11 |
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| January | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1.50 | 1.25 | | 1.75 | 7 | 7 |
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| February | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 1.00 | 1.80 | | 0.60 | 3 | 21 |
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| March | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 18 | -17 | 0.16 | 3.00 | | 0.00 | 0 | 24 |
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| April | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 0.60 | 1.60 | | 0.60 | 3 | 23 |
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| May | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0.00 | 1.00 | | 0.00 | 0 | 22 |
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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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| D 3-3 | Nottingham Forest | L 0-1 | 1 |
| L 0-1 | Middlesbrough | L 0-4 | 0 |
| W 4-0 | Sunderland | L 1-4 | 3 |
| W 2-0 | Charlton Athletic | L 0-3 | 3 |
| L 0-4 | Ipswich Town | L 0-1 | 0 |
| L 0-1 | Sheffield United | L 0-4 | 0 |
| W 2-0 | Birmingham City | L 0-3 | 3 |
| W 1-0 | Stockport County | L 1-5 | 3 |
| D 0-0 | Wolverhampton Wndrs | L 1-3 | 1 |
| W 2-1 | West Bromwich Albion | L 0-1 | 3 |
| D 3-3 | Crewe Alexandra | L 0-1 | 1 |
| W 2-1 | Oxford United | L 0-3 | 3 |
| L 0-3 | Bradford City | L 1-4 | 0 |
| L 1-3 | Tranmere Rovers | L 0-6 | 0 |
| L 0-1 | Norwich City | D 0-0 | 1 |
| L 0-2 | Huddersfield Town | L 0-1 | 0 |
| D 1-1 | Bury | D 1-1 | 2 |
| L 0-1 | Swindon Town | W 2-0 | 3 |
| L 0-3 | Port Vale | D 0-0 | 1 |
| L 0-1 | Portsmouth | W 2-0 | 3 |
| L 1-2 | Queens Park Rangers | D 1-1 | 1 |
| W 3-0 | Manchester City | D 0-0 | 4 |
| W 2-0 | Stoke City | W 2-1 | 6 |
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| Leading Scorers |
 League  Cup |
| Asaba | | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Morley | | 9 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Williams | | 8 | | | | | | | | | |
| Hodges | | 6 | | | | | | | |
| Lambert | | 4 | | | | | |
| Meaker | | 2 | | | |
| Booty | | 1 | | |
| Bowen | | 1 | | |
| Brayson | | 1 | | |
| Houghton | | 1 | | |
| Lovell | | 1 | | |
| McPherson | | 1 | | |
| O'Neill | | 1 | | |
| Parkinson | | 1 | | |
| Primus | | 1 | | |
| Roach | | 1 | | |
| Swales | | 1 | | |
| (own goals) | | 4 | | | | | |
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 |
| 0 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 3 | | 1 |
| 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | 5 | 3 |
| 3 | 1 | | | 2 |
| 4 | 1 |
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| 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | | 4 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | | | 1 |
| 4 | | | 1 |
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When the goals have been scored and conceded this season
