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Chester City 14th, English Div 3 |
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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 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 34 | 15 | 19 | 1.47 | 0.65 | | 1.86 | 43 | 10 |
| Away Record | 23 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 26 | 46 | -20 | 1.13 | 2.00 | | 0.78 | 18 | 17 |
| Overall Record | 46 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 60 | 61 | -1 | 1.30 | 1.32 | | 1.32 | 61 | 14 |
| English Div 3 |
| No. | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Attend |
| 1 | 08-Aug-98 | H | Leyton Orient | L | 0-2 | (0-1) | 2,541 |
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| 2 | 15-Aug-98 | A | Brighton & Hove Albion | D | 2-2 | (1-0) | 2,703 |
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| 3 | 23-Aug-98 | H | Hull City | D | 2-2 | (1-1) | 2,577 |
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| 4 | 29-Aug-98 | A | Southend United | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | 4,241 |
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| 5 | 01-Sep-98 | H | Cambridge United | L | 0-3 | (0-1) | 2,199 |
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| 6 | 05-Sep-98 | A | Exeter City | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | 2,551 |
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| 7 | 08-Sep-98 | A | Peterborough United | L | 0-3 | (0-3) | 4,548 |
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| 8 | 12-Sep-98 | H | Torquay United | W | 2-0 | (1-0) | 1,729 |
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| 9 | 19-Sep-98 | A | Carlisle United | D | 1-1 | (0-0) | 2,971 |
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| 10 | 26-Sep-98 | H | Cardiff City | D | 2-2 | (0-0) | 2,842 |
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| 11 | 03-Oct-98 | A | Scarborough | W | 4-2 | (2-0) | 1,832 |
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| 12 | 11-Oct-98 | A | Barnet | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 2,236 |
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| 13 | 17-Oct-98 | H | Swansea City | D | 1-1 | (1-1) | 3,926 |
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| 14 | 20-Oct-98 | H | Hartlepool United | D | 1-1 | (1-0) | 2,182 |
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| 15 | 31-Oct-98 | H | Shrewsbury Town | D | 1-1 | (0-0) | 3,699 |
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| 16 | 07-Nov-98 | A | Scunthorpe United | L | 1-2 | (0-2) | 3,160 |
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| 17 | 10-Nov-98 | A | Halifax Town | L | 2-3 | (0-1) | 2,427 |
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| 18 | 21-Nov-98 | H | Rochdale | D | 1-1 | (1-0) | 2,495 |
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| 19 | 28-Nov-98 | A | Brentford | L | 1-2 | (0-1) | 5,173 |
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| 20 | 12-Dec-98 | H | Darlington | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | 2,011 |
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| 21 | 18-Dec-98 | A | Rotherham United | W | 4-2 | (1-0) | 2,696 |
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| 22 | 26-Dec-98 | A | Hull City | W | 2-1 | (2-0) | 6,695 |
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| 23 | 28-Dec-98 | H | Mansfield Town | D | 1-1 | (0-1) | 3,320 |
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| 24 | 02-Jan-99 | H | Southend United | D | 1-1 | (0-0) | 2,574 |
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| 25 | 09-Jan-99 | A | Leyton Orient | D | 2-2 | (1-1) | 4,132 |
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| 26 | 15-Jan-99 | H | Brighton & Hove Albion | D | 1-1 | (1-0) | 3,869 |
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| 27 | 23-Jan-99 | A | Cambridge United | L | 1-2 | (1-1) | 3,635 |
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| 28 | 30-Jan-99 | A | Mansfield Town | L | 0-3 | (0-0) | 2,654 |
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| 29 | 06-Feb-99 | H | Exeter City | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 2,243 |
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| 30 | 13-Feb-99 | H | Peterborough United | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | 2,087 |
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| 31 | 20-Feb-99 | A | Torquay United | W | 3-0 | (1-0) | 2,384 |
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| 32 | 23-Feb-99 | A | Plymouth Argyle | L | 0-2 | (0-2) | 4,208 |
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| 33 | 27-Feb-99 | H | Carlisle United | W | 2-1 | (0-0) | 2,450 |
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| 34 | 05-Mar-99 | A | Cardiff City | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 7,526 |
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| 35 | 09-Mar-99 | H | Scarborough | L | 1-3 | (0-1) | 1,954 |
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| 36 | 13-Mar-99 | H | Scunthorpe United | L | 0-2 | (0-1) | 2,115 |
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| 37 | 20-Mar-99 | A | Shrewsbury Town | L | 0-2 | (0-1) | 2,903 |
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| 38 | 27-Mar-99 | H | Plymouth Argyle | W | 3-2 | (0-1) | 1,982 |
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| 39 | 03-Apr-99 | A | Swansea City | D | 1-1 | (0-1) | 5,994 |
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| 40 | 05-Apr-99 | H | Barnet | W | 3-0 | (2-0) | 2,122 |
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| 41 | 10-Apr-99 | A | Hartlepool United | L | 0-2 | (0-1) | 2,413 |
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| 42 | 13-Apr-99 | H | Brentford | L | 1-3 | (0-2) | 1,766 |
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| 43 | 17-Apr-99 | A | Rochdale | L | 1-3 | (1-0) | 1,712 |
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| 44 | 24-Apr-99 | H | Halifax Town | D | 2-2 | (1-1) | 2,461 |
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| 45 | 01-May-99 | A | Darlington | W | 2-1 | (1-1) | 2,564 |
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| 46 | 08-May-99 | H | Rotherham United | D | 1-1 | (1-0) | 3,792 |
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| English FA Cup |
| Round | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Attend |
| 1 | 14-Nov-98 | A | Cardiff City | L | 0-6 | (0-3) | 4,220 |
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| English League Cup |
| Round | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Attend |
| 1 L1 | 11-Aug-98 | A | Port Vale | W | 2-1 | (2-0) | 3,478 |
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| 1 L2 | 18-Aug-98 | H | Port Vale | D | 2-2 | (0-1) | 2,461 |
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| 2 L1 | 15-Sep-98 | A | Sunderland | L | 0-3 | (0-2) | 20,618 |
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| 2 L2 | 22-Sep-98 | H | Sunderland | L | 0-1 | (0-1) | 2,738 |
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Home and away results against each team, listed in the current league table standings
| Home | 1997-1998 | Team | 1997-1998 | Away | Pts |
| L 1-3 | - | Brentford | - | L 1-2 | 0 |
| L 0-3 | [1-1] | Cambridge United | [2-1] | L 1-2 | 0 |
| D 2-2 | [0-0] | Cardiff City | [2-0] | D 0-0 | 2 |
| L 0-2 | [1-0] | Scunthorpe United | [1-2] | L 1-2 | 0 |
| D 1-1 | [4-0] | Rotherham United | [2-4] | W 4-2 | 4 |
| L 0-2 | [1-1] | Leyton Orient | [0-1] | D 2-2 | 1 |
| D 1-1 | [2-0] | Swansea City | [0-2] | D 1-1 | 2 |
| D 1-1 | [0-1] | Mansfield Town | [1-4] | L 0-3 | 1 |
| W 1-0 | [0-0] | Peterborough United | [1-2] | L 0-3 | 3 |
| D 2-2 | - | Halifax Town | - | L 2-3 | 1 |
| W 1-0 | [2-1] | Darlington | [0-1] | W 2-1 | 6 |
| D 0-0 | [1-1] | Exeter City | [0-5] | W 1-0 | 4 |
| W 3-2 | - | Plymouth Argyle | - | L 0-2 | 3 |
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| D 1-1 | [2-0] | Shrewsbury Town | [1-1] | L 0-2 | 1 |
| W 3-0 | [0-1] | Barnet | [1-2] | D 0-0 | 4 |
| D 1-1 | [2-0] | Brighton & Hove Albion | [2-3] | D 2-2 | 2 |
| D 1-1 | - | Southend United | - | W 1-0 | 4 |
| D 1-1 | [4-0] | Rochdale | [1-1] | L 1-3 | 1 |
| W 2-0 | [1-3] | Torquay United | [1-3] | W 3-0 | 6 |
| D 2-2 | [1-0] | Hull City | [2-1] | W 2-1 | 4 |
| D 1-1 | [3-1] | Hartlepool United | [0-0] | L 0-2 | 1 |
| W 2-1 | - | Carlisle United | - | D 1-1 | 4 |
| L 1-3 | [1-1] | Scarborough | [1-4] | W 4-2 | 3 |
| Leading Scorers |
League Cup |
| Beckett | | 12 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Murphy | | 12 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Flitcroft | | 6 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Crosby | | 4 | |  |  |  |  |
| Priest | | 4 | |  |  |  |  |
| Conroy | | 3 | |  |  |  |
| Richardson | | 3 | |  |  |  |
| Smith | | 3 | |  |  |  |
| Thomas | | 3 | |  |  |  |
| A. Shelton | | 1 | |  |
| Alsford | | 1 | |  |
| Bennett | | 1 | |  |
| Cross | | 1 | |  |
| Davidson | | 1 | |  |
| L. Beckett | | 1 | |  |
| Reid | | 1 | |  |
| Woods | | 1 | |  |
| Wright | | 1 | |  |
| (own goals) | | 2 | |  |  |
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 | 3 | | 5 | 3 |
| 1 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| 3 | 2 | | 1 |
| 4 | | | 2 |
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 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| 0 | | 1 | | 1 | | | 1 |
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| 2 | | 1 | 1 |
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When the goals have been scored and conceded this season