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Blackpool 14th, English Div 2 |
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| League Record 1997-1998 [for the same period] |
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| Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | GFA | GAA | | PpG | Pts | Rank |
| Home Record | 23 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 35 | 24 | 11 | 1.52 | 1.04 | | 1.95 | 45 | 7 |
| Away Record | 23 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 24 | 43 | -19 | 1.04 | 1.86 | | 0.73 | 17 | 17 |
| Overall Record | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 59 | 67 | -8 | 1.28 | 1.45 | | 1.34 | 62 | 12 |
| English Div 2 |
| No. | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Attend |
| 1 | 08-Aug-98 | A | Manchester City | L | 0-3 | (0-1) | 32,134 |
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| 2 | 15-Aug-98 | H | Oldham Athletic | W | 3-0 | (1-0) | 5,258 |
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| 3 | 22-Aug-98 | A | Wigan Athletic | L | 0-3 | (0-2) | 4,853 |
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| 4 | 29-Aug-98 | H | Gillingham | D | 2-2 | (0-0) | 3,994 |
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| 5 | 01-Sep-98 | A | AFC Bournemouth | D | 1-1 | (0-0) | 6,785 |
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| 6 | 05-Sep-98 | H | Northampton Town | W | 2-1 | (0-1) | 4,017 |
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| 7 | 08-Sep-98 | H | Notts County | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | 3,849 |
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| 8 | 12-Sep-98 | A | Lincoln City | W | 2-1 | (1-1) | 2,949 |
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| 9 | 19-Sep-98 | H | Luton Town | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | 5,695 |
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| 10 | 26-Sep-98 | A | Stoke City | W | 3-1 | (2-0) | 15,002 |
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| 11 | 03-Oct-98 | H | York City | L | 1-2 | (0-1) | 5,633 |
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| 12 | 10-Oct-98 | H | Millwall | L | 2-3 | (1-2) | 5,295 |
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| 13 | 17-Oct-98 | A | Walsall | L | 0-1 | (0-1) | 4,728 |
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| 14 | 21-Oct-98 | A | Reading | D | 1-1 | (0-0) | 8,450 |
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| 15 | 31-Oct-98 | H | Fulham | L | 2-3 | (1-3) | 5,904 |
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| 16 | 07-Nov-98 | A | Wrexham | D | 1-1 | (0-0) | 3,511 |
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| 17 | 10-Nov-98 | A | Bristol Rovers | W | 2-0 | (0-0) | 5,361 |
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| 18 | 21-Nov-98 | H | Preston North End | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 10,868 |
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| 19 | 28-Nov-98 | A | Burnley | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | 11,925 |
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| 20 | 05-Dec-98 | H | Chesterfield | D | 1-1 | (0-0) | 3,278 |
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| 21 | 12-Dec-98 | H | Wycombe Wanderers | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 2,990 |
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| 22 | 18-Dec-98 | A | Colchester United | D | 2-2 | (1-1) | 3,228 |
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| 23 | 26-Dec-98 | H | Wigan Athletic | D | 1-1 | (0-0) | 5,147 |
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| 24 | 28-Dec-98 | A | Macclesfield Town | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | 3,919 |
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| 25 | 02-Jan-99 | A | Gillingham | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | 7,022 |
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| 26 | 09-Jan-99 | H | Manchester City | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 9,752 |
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| 27 | 16-Jan-99 | A | Oldham Athletic | L | 0-3 | (0-0) | 5,353 |
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| 28 | 30-Jan-99 | H | Macclesfield Town | W | 2-1 | (0-1) | 4,569 |
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| 29 | 06-Feb-99 | A | Northampton Town | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 5,592 |
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| 30 | 13-Feb-99 | A | Notts County | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | 4,778 |
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| 31 | 20-Feb-99 | H | Lincoln City | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | 4,215 |
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| 32 | 27-Feb-99 | A | Luton Town | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | 4,646 |
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| 33 | 06-Mar-99 | H | Stoke City | L | 0-1 | (0-1) | 5,504 |
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| 34 | 13-Mar-99 | H | Wrexham | D | 1-1 | (0-0) | 3,905 |
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| 35 | 16-Mar-99 | H | AFC Bournemouth | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 3,186 |
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| 36 | 20-Mar-99 | A | Fulham | L | 0-4 | (0-1) | 12,869 |
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| 37 | 27-Mar-99 | A | Chesterfield | W | 2-1 | (1-0) | 4,027 |
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| 38 | 03-Apr-99 | H | Walsall | L | 0-2 | (0-1) | 5,432 |
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| 39 | 05-Apr-99 | A | Millwall | L | 0-1 | (0-1) | 6,672 |
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| 40 | 10-Apr-99 | H | Reading | W | 2-0 | (1-0) | 3,617 |
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| 41 | 13-Apr-99 | H | Burnley | L | 0-2 | (0-1) | 5,658 |
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| 42 | 17-Apr-99 | A | Preston North End | W | 2-1 | (1-0) | 15,337 |
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| 43 | 24-Apr-99 | H | Bristol Rovers | L | 1-2 | (0-0) | 5,033 |
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| 44 | 27-Apr-99 | A | York City | L | 0-1 | (0-1) | 2,971 |
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| 45 | 01-May-99 | A | Wycombe Wanderers | D | 2-2 | (1-2) | 5,286 |
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| 46 | 08-May-99 | H | Colchester United | W | 2-1 | (1-1) | 4,866 |
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| English FA Cup |
| Round | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Attend |
| 1 | 14-Nov-98 | A | Wigan Athletic | L | 3-4 | (1-2) | 4,640 |
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| English League Cup |
| Round | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Attend |
| 1 L1 | 11-Aug-98 | H | Scunthorpe United | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | 1,873 |
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| 1 L2 | 18-Aug-98 | A | Scunthorpe United | D | 1-1 | (1-1) | 2,211 |
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| 2 L1 | 15-Sep-98 | H | Tranmere Rovers | W | 2-1 | (1-1) | 3,954 |
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| 2 L2 | 22-Sep-98 | A | Tranmere Rovers | L | 1-3 | (1-1) | 5,765 |
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| Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | GFA | GAA | | PpG | Pts | Rank |
| August | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 1.25 | 2.00 | | 1.00 | 4 | 16 |
| September | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 1.66 | 0.66 | | 2.66 | 16 | 1 |
| October | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -4 | 1.20 | 2.00 | | 0.20 | 1 | 23 |
| November | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0.75 | 0.50 | | 1.25 | 5 | 11 |
| December | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1.00 | 0.80 | | 1.40 | 7 | 7 |
| January | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 0.50 | 1.25 | | 1.00 | 4 | 18 |
| February | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0.25 | 0.50 | | 1.00 | 4 | 18 |
| March | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 0.60 | 1.40 | | 1.00 | 5 | 16 |
| April | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 0.71 | 1.28 | | 0.85 | 6 | 21 |
| May | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2.00 | 1.50 | | 2.00 | 4 | 12 |
Home and away results against each team, listed in the current league table standings
| Home | 1997-1998 | Team | 1997-1998 | Away | Pts |
| L 2-3 | [2-1] | Fulham | [0-1] | L 0-4 | 0 |
| L 0-2 | [1-0] | Walsall | [1-2] | L 0-1 | 0 |
| D 0-0 | - | Manchester City | - | L 0-3 | 1 |
| D 2-2 | [2-1] | Gillingham | [1-1] | L 0-1 | 1 |
| D 0-0 | [2-1] | Preston North End | [3-3] | W 2-1 | 4 |
| D 1-1 | [0-2] | Wigan Athletic | [0-3] | L 0-3 | 1 |
| D 0-0 | [1-0] | AFC Bournemouth | [0-2] | D 1-1 | 2 |
| L 0-1 | - | Stoke City | - | W 3-1 | 3 |
| D 1-1 | [2-1] | Chesterfield | [1-1] | W 2-1 | 4 |
| L 2-3 | [3-0] | Millwall | [1-2] | L 0-1 | 0 |
| W 2-0 | - | Reading | - | D 1-1 | 4 |
| W 1-0 | [1-0] | Luton Town | [0-3] | L 0-1 | 3 |
| L 1-2 | [1-0] | Bristol Rovers | [3-0] | W 2-0 | 3 |
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| L 0-2 | [2-1] | Burnley | [2-1] | L 0-1 | 0 |
| W 1-0 | - | Notts County | - | W 1-0 | 6 |
| D 1-1 | [1-2] | Wrexham | [4-3] | D 1-1 | 2 |
| W 2-1 | - | Colchester United | - | D 2-2 | 4 |
| D 0-0 | [2-4] | Wycombe Wanderers | [1-2] | D 2-2 | 2 |
| W 3-0 | [2-2] | Oldham Athletic | [1-0] | L 0-3 | 3 |
| L 1-2 | [1-0] | York City | [1-1] | L 0-1 | 0 |
| W 2-1 | [1-1] | Northampton Town | [0-2] | D 0-0 | 4 |
| L 0-1 | - | Lincoln City | - | W 2-1 | 3 |
| W 2-1 | - | Macclesfield Town | - | W 1-0 | 6 |
| Leading Scorers |
League Cup |
| Aldridge | | 10 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Clarkson | | 9 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Ormerod | | 9 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Bushell | | 3 | |  |  |  |
| Lawson | | 3 | |  |  |  |
| Bent | | 2 | |  |  |
| Malkin | | 2 | |  |  |
| Nowland | | 2 | |  |  |
| Thompson | | 2 | |  |  |
| Blunt | | 1 | |  |
| Bryan | | 1 | |  |
| Carlisle | | 1 | |  |
| Conroy | | 1 | |  |
| Garvey | | 1 | |  |
| Hills | | 1 | |  |
| Hughes | | 1 | |  |
| Shuttleworth | | 1 | |  |
| Sturridge | | 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 |
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| 0 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 |
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| 1 | 1 | 1 | | 1 |
| 2 | | 1 |
| 3 | | | | | 1 |
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When the goals have been scored and conceded this season