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Grimsby Town 11th, English Div 1 |
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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 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 30 | 14 | 16 | 1.30 | 0.60 | | 1.73 | 40 | 14 |
| Away Record | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 25 | 23 | 2 | 1.08 | 1.00 | | 1.39 | 32 | 3 |
| Overall Record | 46 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 55 | 37 | 18 | 1.19 | 0.80 | | 1.56 | 72 | 3 |
| English Div 1 |
| No. | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Attend |
| 1 | 09-Aug-98 | H | Ipswich Town | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 7,211 |
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| 2 | 15-Aug-98 | A | Bolton Wanderers | L | 0-2 | (0-0) | 16,584 |
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| 3 | 22-Aug-98 | H | Huddersfield Town | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | 6,974 |
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| 4 | 29-Aug-98 | A | Oxford United | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 5,587 |
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| 5 | 31-Aug-98 | H | West Bromwich Albion | W | 5-1 | (4-0) | 7,931 |
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| 6 | 05-Sep-98 | A | Stockport County | L | 0-2 | (0-0) | 6,199 |
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| 7 | 08-Sep-98 | A | Sheffield United | L | 2-3 | (1-0) | 12,293 |
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| 8 | 12-Sep-98 | H | Barnsley | L | 1-2 | (0-1) | 8,149 |
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| 9 | 19-Sep-98 | A | Birmingham City | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | 17,563 |
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| 10 | 26-Sep-98 | H | Port Vale | D | 2-2 | (0-2) | 5,747 |
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| 11 | 29-Sep-98 | H | Crewe Alexandra | D | 1-1 | (1-1) | 5,024 |
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| 12 | 03-Oct-98 | A | Queens Park Rangers | W | 2-1 | (1-1) | 10,240 |
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| 13 | 17-Oct-98 | H | Bradford City | W | 2-0 | (1-0) | 7,473 |
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| 14 | 20-Oct-98 | H | Bristol City | W | 2-1 | (0-1) | 5,082 |
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| 15 | 24-Oct-98 | A | Wolverhampton Wndrs | L | 0-2 | (0-2) | 18,480 |
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| 16 | 31-Oct-98 | H | Crystal Palace | W | 2-0 | (1-0) | 6,948 |
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| 17 | 07-Nov-98 | A | Sunderland | L | 1-3 | (0-0) | 40,077 |
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| 18 | 14-Nov-98 | H | Portsmouth | D | 1-1 | (1-1) | 6,236 |
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| 19 | 21-Nov-98 | A | Bury | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | 4,198 |
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| 20 | 28-Nov-98 | H | Swindon Town | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | 5,657 |
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| 21 | 02-Dec-98 | A | Norwich City | L | 1-3 | (0-1) | 12,024 |
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| 22 | 05-Dec-98 | A | Tranmere Rovers | W | 2-1 | (1-1) | 4,937 |
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| 23 | 13-Dec-98 | A | Portsmouth | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | 8,180 |
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| 24 | 19-Dec-98 | H | Watford | W | 2-1 | (0-0) | 6,679 |
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| 25 | 26-Dec-98 | A | Huddersfield Town | L | 0-2 | (0-0) | 16,186 |
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| 26 | 28-Dec-98 | H | Stockport County | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | 8,058 |
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| 27 | 09-Jan-99 | A | Ipswich Town | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | 15,575 |
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| 28 | 16-Jan-99 | H | Oxford United | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | 6,626 |
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| 29 | 30-Jan-99 | A | West Bromwich Albion | D | 1-1 | (1-0) | 17,843 |
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| 30 | 06-Feb-99 | H | Bolton Wanderers | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | 8,674 |
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| 31 | 20-Feb-99 | A | Barnsley | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 16,343 |
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| 32 | 27-Feb-99 | H | Birmingham City | L | 0-3 | (0-1) | 7,807 |
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| 33 | 13-Mar-99 | H | Sunderland | L | 0-2 | (0-0) | 9,528 |
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| 34 | 16-Mar-99 | A | Crewe Alexandra | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 4,855 |
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| 35 | 20-Mar-99 | A | Crystal Palace | L | 1-3 | (1-2) | 15,228 |
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| 36 | 23-Mar-99 | A | Port Vale | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | 4,988 |
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| 37 | 03-Apr-99 | A | Bradford City | L | 0-3 | (0-1) | 14,522 |
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| 38 | 05-Apr-99 | H | Norwich City | L | 0-1 | (0-1) | 6,302 |
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| 39 | 10-Apr-99 | A | Bristol City | L | 1-4 | (1-2) | 11,616 |
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| 40 | 13-Apr-99 | H | Queens Park Rangers | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | 4,789 |
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| 41 | 17-Apr-99 | H | Bury | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 5,132 |
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| 42 | 20-Apr-99 | H | Sheffield United | L | 1-2 | (0-1) | 5,109 |
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| 43 | 24-Apr-99 | A | Swindon Town | L | 0-2 | (0-1) | 7,197 |
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| 44 | 01-May-99 | H | Tranmere Rovers | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | 5,516 |
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| 45 | 04-May-99 | H | Wolverhampton Wndrs | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 7,009 |
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| 46 | 09-May-99 | A | Watford | L | 0-1 | (0-1) | 20,303 |
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| English FA Cup |
| Round | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Attend |
| 3 | 02-Jan-99 | A | Bradford City | L | 1-2 | (0-1) | 13,870 |
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| English League Cup |
| Round | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Attend |
| 1 L1 | 12-Aug-98 | H | Preston North End | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 3,008 |
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| 1 L2 | 18-Aug-98 | A | Preston North End | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 5,650 |
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| 2 L1 | 15-Sep-98 | A | Sheffield United | L | 1-2 | (0-1) | 4,689 |
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| 2 L2 | 22-Sep-98 | H | Sheffield United | W | 2-0 | (0-0) | 4,287 |
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| 3 | 27-Oct-98 | A | Sunderland | L | 1-2 | (1-0) | 18,676 |
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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 0-2 | - | Sunderland | - | L 1-3 | 0 |
| W 2-0 | - | Bradford City | - | L 0-3 | 3 |
| D 0-0 | - | Ipswich Town | - | W 1-0 | 4 |
| L 0-3 | - | Birmingham City | - | W 1-0 | 3 |
| W 2-1 | [0-1] | Watford | [0-0] | L 0-1 | 3 |
| L 0-1 | - | Bolton Wanderers | - | L 0-2 | 0 |
| D 0-0 | - | Wolverhampton Wndrs | - | L 0-2 | 1 |
| L 1-2 | - | Sheffield United | - | L 2-3 | 0 |
| L 0-1 | - | Norwich City | - | L 1-3 | 0 |
| W 1-0 | - | Huddersfield Town | - | L 0-2 | 3 |
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| W 5-1 | - | West Bromwich Albion | - | D 1-1 | 4 |
| L 1-2 | - | Barnsley | - | D 0-0 | 1 |
| W 2-0 | - | Crystal Palace | - | L 1-3 | 3 |
| W 1-0 | - | Tranmere Rovers | - | W 2-1 | 6 |
| W 1-0 | - | Stockport County | - | L 0-2 | 3 |
| W 1-0 | - | Swindon Town | - | L 0-2 | 3 |
| D 1-1 | - | Crewe Alexandra | - | D 0-0 | 2 |
| D 1-1 | - | Portsmouth | - | W 1-0 | 4 |
| W 1-0 | - | Queens Park Rangers | - | W 2-1 | 6 |
| D 2-2 | - | Port Vale | - | W 1-0 | 4 |
| D 0-0 | - | Bury | - | L 0-1 | 1 |
| W 1-0 | - | Oxford United | - | D 0-0 | 4 |
| W 2-1 | [1-1] | Bristol City | [1-4] | L 1-4 | 3 |
| Leading Scorers |
League Cup |
| Groves | | 15 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| D. Smith | | 5 | |  |  |  |  |  |
| Ashcroft | | 4 | |  |  |  |  |
| Black | | 4 | |  |  |  |  |
| Clare | | 4 | |  |  |  |  |
| Lester | | 4 | |  |  |  |  |
| Nogan | | 3 | |  |  |  |
| Burnett | | 2 | |  |  |
| Handyside | | 2 | |  |  |
| McDermott | | 1 | |  |
| Widdrington | | 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 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| 1 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
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| 5 | | 1 |
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| 0 | 2 |
| 1 | | | 3 |
| 2 | 1 |
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When the goals have been scored and conceded this season