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Colchester United 18th, 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 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 41 | 24 | 17 | 1.78 | 1.04 | | 2.04 | 47 | 5 |
| Away Record | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 31 | 36 | -5 | 1.34 | 1.56 | | 1.17 | 27 | 7 |
| Overall Record | 46 | 21 | 11 | 14 | 72 | 60 | 12 | 1.56 | 1.30 | | 1.60 | 74 | 4 |
| English Div 2 |
| No. | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Attend |
| 1 | 08-Aug-98 | H | Chesterfield | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | 4,042 |
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| 2 | 15-Aug-98 | A | Wrexham | W | 4-2 | (2-0) | 4,157 |
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| 3 | 22-Aug-98 | H | Fulham | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | 6,377 |
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| 4 | 29-Aug-98 | A | Luton Town | L | 0-2 | (0-0) | 5,005 |
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| 5 | 31-Aug-98 | H | Stoke City | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | 4,728 |
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| 6 | 05-Sep-98 | A | York City | W | 2-1 | (1-0) | 2,699 |
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| 7 | 08-Sep-98 | A | Wigan Athletic | D | 1-1 | (0-0) | 2,784 |
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| 8 | 12-Sep-98 | H | Gillingham | D | 1-1 | (1-1) | 4,612 |
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| 9 | 19-Sep-98 | A | Reading | D | 1-1 | (0-1) | 9,058 |
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| 10 | 26-Sep-98 | H | Wycombe Wanderers | W | 2-1 | (0-0) | 4,205 |
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| 11 | 03-Oct-98 | A | Oldham Athletic | L | 0-1 | (0-1) | 4,231 |
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| 12 | 09-Oct-98 | H | Burnley | L | 0-4 | (0-2) | 5,532 |
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| 13 | 17-Oct-98 | A | Preston North End | L | 0-2 | (0-2) | 10,483 |
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| 14 | 20-Oct-98 | A | Walsall | D | 1-1 | (0-0) | 3,319 |
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| 15 | 31-Oct-98 | A | Manchester City | L | 1-2 | (0-0) | 24,820 |
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| 16 | 06-Nov-98 | H | Macclesfield Town | D | 1-1 | (0-1) | 3,927 |
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| 17 | 10-Nov-98 | H | Northampton Town | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | 3,597 |
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| 18 | 21-Nov-98 | A | Notts County | W | 3-1 | (2-0) | 4,598 |
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| 19 | 28-Nov-98 | H | Millwall | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 4,476 |
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| 20 | 12-Dec-98 | A | Lincoln City | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 4,513 |
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| 21 | 18-Dec-98 | H | Blackpool | D | 2-2 | (1-1) | 3,228 |
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| 22 | 26-Dec-98 | A | Fulham | L | 0-2 | (0-1) | 11,939 |
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| 23 | 28-Dec-98 | H | Bristol Rovers | L | 0-3 | (0-2) | 4,609 |
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| 24 | 02-Jan-99 | H | Luton Town | D | 2-2 | (1-1) | 4,694 |
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| 25 | 09-Jan-99 | A | Chesterfield | L | 1-3 | (0-0) | 3,761 |
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| 26 | 15-Jan-99 | H | Wrexham | L | 1-3 | (1-3) | 3,491 |
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| 27 | 23-Jan-99 | A | Stoke City | D | 3-3 | (2-3) | 12,507 |
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| 28 | 30-Jan-99 | A | Bristol Rovers | D | 1-1 | (0-1) | 6,249 |
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| 29 | 05-Feb-99 | H | York City | W | 2-1 | (2-0) | 3,982 |
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| 30 | 12-Feb-99 | H | Wigan Athletic | W | 2-1 | (2-0) | 3,934 |
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| 31 | 20-Feb-99 | A | Gillingham | D | 1-1 | (0-1) | 7,276 |
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| 32 | 27-Feb-99 | H | Reading | D | 1-1 | (1-0) | 4,686 |
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| 33 | 06-Mar-99 | A | Wycombe Wanderers | D | 2-2 | (1-0) | 4,670 |
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| 34 | 09-Mar-99 | H | Oldham Athletic | D | 2-2 | (1-0) | 3,616 |
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| 35 | 13-Mar-99 | A | Macclesfield Town | L | 0-2 | (0-0) | 2,796 |
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| 36 | 20-Mar-99 | H | Manchester City | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | 6,554 |
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| 37 | 27-Mar-99 | A | AFC Bournemouth | L | 1-2 | (1-2) | 6,447 |
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| 38 | 02-Apr-99 | H | Preston North End | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | 5,644 |
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| 39 | 05-Apr-99 | A | Burnley | L | 1-3 | (1-0) | 10,747 |
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| 40 | 10-Apr-99 | H | Walsall | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | 4,082 |
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| 41 | 14-Apr-99 | A | Millwall | L | 0-2 | (0-2) | 4,686 |
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| 42 | 16-Apr-99 | H | Notts County | W | 2-1 | (1-0) | 4,215 |
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| 43 | 24-Apr-99 | A | Northampton Town | D | 3-3 | (1-2) | 6,146 |
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| 44 | 27-Apr-99 | H | AFC Bournemouth | W | 2-1 | (1-1) | 4,188 |
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| 45 | 01-May-99 | H | Lincoln City | L | 1-3 | (0-2) | 4,613 |
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| 46 | 08-May-99 | A | Blackpool | L | 1-2 | (1-1) | 4,866 |
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| English FA Cup |
| Round | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Attend |
| 1 | 14-Nov-98 | A | Bedlington Terriers | L | 1-4 | (0-2) | 1,600 |
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| English League Cup |
| Round | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Attend |
| 1 L1 | 11-Aug-98 | A | AFC Bournemouth | L | 0-2 | (0-1) | 3,745 |
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| 1 L2 | 18-Aug-98 | H | AFC Bournemouth | W | 3-2 | (1-2) | 2,550 |
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| Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | GFA | GAA | | PpG | Pts | Rank |
| August | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 1.00 | 1.20 | | 1.20 | 6 | 12 |
| September | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1.40 | 1.00 | | 1.80 | 9 | 7 |
| October | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | -8 | 0.40 | 2.00 | | 0.20 | 1 | 24 |
| November | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1.25 | 0.50 | | 2.00 | 8 | 7 |
| December | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 0.50 | 1.75 | | 0.50 | 2 | 21 |
| January | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 12 | -4 | 1.60 | 2.40 | | 0.60 | 3 | 19 |
| February | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1.50 | 1.00 | | 2.00 | 8 | 9 |
| March | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 1.00 | 1.80 | | 0.40 | 2 | 24 |
| April | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 1.42 | 1.42 | | 1.85 | 13 | 5 |
| May | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 1.00 | 2.50 | | 0.00 | 0 | 22 |
Home and away results against each team, listed in the current league table standings
| Home | 1997-1998 | Team | 1997-1998 | Away | Pts |
| L 0-1 | - | Fulham | - | L 0-2 | 0 |
| W 1-0 | - | Walsall | - | D 1-1 | 4 |
| L 0-1 | - | Manchester City | - | L 1-2 | 0 |
| D 1-1 | - | Gillingham | - | D 1-1 | 2 |
| W 1-0 | - | Preston North End | - | L 0-2 | 3 |
| W 2-1 | - | Wigan Athletic | - | D 1-1 | 4 |
| W 2-1 | - | AFC Bournemouth | - | L 1-2 | 3 |
| L 0-1 | - | Stoke City | - | D 3-3 | 1 |
| W 1-0 | - | Chesterfield | - | L 1-3 | 3 |
| D 0-0 | - | Millwall | - | L 0-2 | 1 |
| D 1-1 | - | Reading | - | D 1-1 | 2 |
| D 2-2 | - | Luton Town | - | L 0-2 | 1 |
| L 0-3 | - | Bristol Rovers | - | D 1-1 | 1 |
| D 2-2 | - | Blackpool | - | L 1-2 | 1 |
| L 0-4 | - | Burnley | - | L 1-3 | 0 |
| W 2-1 | [2-0] | Notts County | [0-0] | W 3-1 | 6 |
| L 1-3 | - | Wrexham | - | W 4-2 | 3 |
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| W 2-1 | - | Wycombe Wanderers | - | D 2-2 | 4 |
| D 2-2 | - | Oldham Athletic | - | L 0-1 | 1 |
| W 2-1 | - | York City | - | W 2-1 | 6 |
| W 1-0 | - | Northampton Town | - | D 3-3 | 4 |
| L 1-3 | [0-1] | Lincoln City | [1-0] | D 0-0 | 1 |
| D 1-1 | [5-1] | Macclesfield Town | [0-0] | L 0-2 | 1 |
| Leading Scorers |
League Cup |
| D. Gregory | | 13 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Greene | | 8 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Dozzell | | 4 | |  |  |  |  |
| Duguid | | 4 | |  |  |  |  |
| N. Gregory | | 4 | |  |  |  |  |
| Abrahams | | 3 | |  |  |  |
| Aspinall | | 3 | |  |  |  |
| Betts | | 2 | |  |  |
| Buckle | | 2 | |  |  |
| Forbes | | 2 | |  |  |
| Sale | | 2 | |  |  |
| Wilkins | | 2 | |  |  |
| Allen | | 1 | |  |
| Haydon | | 1 | |  |
| Lock | | 1 | |  |
| Pounewatchy | | 1 | |  |
| Tresor Lua Lua | | 1 | |  |
| Williams | | 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 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 4 |
| 2 | | 6 | 4 |
| 3 | | 1 | | 2 |
| 4 | | | 1 |
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 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 0 | | | 1 |
| 1 | | | | | 1 |
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| 3 | | | 1 |
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When the goals have been scored and conceded this season