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Oldham Athletic 20th, 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 | 7 | 3 | 43 | 23 | 20 | 1.86 | 1.00 | | 2.00 | 46 | 3 |
| Away Record | 23 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 19 | 31 | -12 | 0.82 | 1.34 | | 0.65 | 15 | 21 |
| Overall Record | 46 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 62 | 54 | 8 | 1.34 | 1.17 | | 1.32 | 61 | 13 |
| English Div 2 |
| No. | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Attend |
| 1 | 08-Aug-98 | H | Notts County | L | 1-3 | (0-3) | 5,709 |
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| 2 | 15-Aug-98 | A | Blackpool | L | 0-3 | (0-1) | 5,258 |
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| 3 | 22-Aug-98 | H | Chesterfield | W | 2-0 | (1-0) | 4,548 |
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| 4 | 29-Aug-98 | A | Stoke City | L | 0-2 | (0-1) | 12,306 |
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| 5 | 31-Aug-98 | H | Fulham | D | 1-1 | (0-0) | 4,744 |
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| 6 | 05-Sep-98 | A | Lincoln City | W | 3-1 | (2-0) | 3,224 |
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| 7 | 08-Sep-98 | H | Macclesfield Town | L | 1-2 | (1-0) | 5,401 |
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| 8 | 12-Sep-98 | A | Northampton Town | D | 1-1 | (1-0) | 5,210 |
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| 9 | 19-Sep-98 | H | Preston North End | L | 0-1 | (0-1) | 8,205 |
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| 10 | 26-Sep-98 | A | AFC Bournemouth | L | 0-2 | (0-1) | 5,877 |
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| 11 | 03-Oct-98 | H | Colchester United | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | 4,231 |
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| 12 | 09-Oct-98 | H | Wigan Athletic | L | 2-3 | (0-1) | 5,499 |
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| 13 | 17-Oct-98 | A | Luton Town | L | 0-2 | (0-0) | 5,447 |
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| 14 | 20-Oct-98 | A | Burnley | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | 9,539 |
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| 15 | 24-Oct-98 | H | Wycombe Wanderers | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 4,337 |
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| 16 | 31-Oct-98 | A | Millwall | D | 1-1 | (1-0) | 5,609 |
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| 17 | 07-Nov-98 | H | Manchester City | L | 0-3 | (0-2) | 12,976 |
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| 18 | 10-Nov-98 | A | Gillingham | L | 1-2 | (0-0) | 5,188 |
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| 19 | 21-Nov-98 | H | Wrexham | W | 3-2 | (1-1) | 4,446 |
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| 20 | 28-Nov-98 | A | Bristol Rovers | D | 2-2 | (1-0) | 5,614 |
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| 21 | 12-Dec-98 | H | Walsall | L | 0-2 | (0-2) | 4,195 |
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| 22 | 19-Dec-98 | A | Reading | D | 1-1 | (0-1) | 9,390 |
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| 23 | 26-Dec-98 | A | Chesterfield | W | 3-1 | (1-1) | 5,448 |
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| 24 | 28-Dec-98 | H | York City | L | 0-2 | (0-1) | 5,343 |
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| 25 | 09-Jan-99 | A | Notts County | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | 4,669 |
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| 26 | 16-Jan-99 | H | Blackpool | W | 3-0 | (0-0) | 5,353 |
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| 27 | 26-Jan-99 | A | Fulham | L | 0-1 | (0-1) | 8,160 |
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| 28 | 30-Jan-99 | A | York City | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | 3,760 |
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| 29 | 06-Feb-99 | H | Lincoln City | W | 2-0 | (0-0) | 5,220 |
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| 30 | 13-Feb-99 | A | Macclesfield Town | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | 4,038 |
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| 31 | 20-Feb-99 | H | Northampton Town | L | 0-1 | (0-1) | 4,752 |
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| 32 | 27-Feb-99 | A | Preston North End | L | 1-2 | (1-1) | 12,965 |
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| 33 | 06-Mar-99 | H | AFC Bournemouth | L | 2-3 | (0-2) | 4,453 |
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| 34 | 09-Mar-99 | A | Colchester United | D | 2-2 | (0-1) | 3,616 |
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| 35 | 13-Mar-99 | A | Manchester City | W | 2-1 | (1-0) | 30,321 |
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| 36 | 20-Mar-99 | H | Millwall | L | 0-1 | (0-1) | 4,565 |
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| 37 | 27-Mar-99 | A | Wycombe Wanderers | L | 0-3 | (0-3) | 4,083 |
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| 38 | 02-Apr-99 | H | Luton Town | D | 1-1 | (0-1) | 4,948 |
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| 39 | 05-Apr-99 | A | Wigan Athletic | L | 0-2 | (0-1) | 4,754 |
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| 40 | 10-Apr-99 | H | Burnley | D | 1-1 | (1-0) | 8,542 |
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| 41 | 13-Apr-99 | H | Bristol Rovers | W | 2-1 | (0-1) | 3,913 |
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| 42 | 17-Apr-99 | A | Wrexham | W | 2-1 | (1-1) | 3,267 |
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| 43 | 24-Apr-99 | H | Gillingham | L | 1-4 | (1-3) | 5,331 |
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| 44 | 01-May-99 | A | Walsall | L | 1-3 | (0-2) | 9,184 |
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| 45 | 04-May-99 | H | Stoke City | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | 5,015 |
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| 46 | 08-May-99 | H | Reading | W | 2-0 | (2-0) | 7,724 |
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| English FA Cup |
| Round | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Attend |
| 1 | 14-Nov-98 | H | Gillingham | W | 2-0 | (2-0) | 3,173 |
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| 2 | 05-Dec-98 | H | Brentford | D | 1-1 | (0-1) | 4,217 |
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| 2r | 15-Dec-98 | A | Brentford | D | 2-2 | (1-1) | 4,375 |
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| 3 | 02-Jan-99 | H | Chelsea | L | 0-2 | (0-0) | 12,770 |
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| English League Cup |
| Round | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Attend |
| 1 L1 | 11-Aug-98 | H | Crewe Alexandra | W | 3-2 | (3-1) | 3,766 |
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| 1 L2 | 18-Aug-98 | A | Crewe Alexandra | L | 0-2 | (0-1) | 3,428 |
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| Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | GFA | GAA | | PpG | Pts | Rank |
| August | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -5 | 0.80 | 1.80 | | 0.80 | 4 | 17 |
| September | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 1.00 | 1.40 | | 0.80 | 4 | 22 |
| October | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 0.66 | 1.16 | | 0.83 | 5 | 20 |
| November | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | -3 | 1.50 | 2.25 | | 1.00 | 4 | 16 |
| December | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 1.00 | 1.50 | | 1.00 | 4 | 16 |
| January | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1.25 | 0.25 | | 2.25 | 9 | 4 |
| February | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 0.75 | 1.00 | | 0.75 | 3 | 19 |
| March | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -4 | 1.20 | 2.00 | | 0.80 | 4 | 18 |
| April | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 1.16 | 1.66 | | 1.33 | 8 | 16 |
| May | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1.33 | 1.00 | | 2.00 | 6 | 5 |
Home and away results against each team, listed in the current league table standings
| Home | 1997-1998 | Team | 1997-1998 | Away | Pts |
| D 1-1 | [1-0] | Fulham | [1-3] | L 0-1 | 1 |
| L 0-2 | [0-0] | Walsall | [0-0] | L 1-3 | 0 |
| L 0-3 | - | Manchester City | - | W 2-1 | 3 |
| L 1-4 | [3-1] | Gillingham | [1-2] | L 1-2 | 0 |
| L 0-1 | [1-0] | Preston North End | [1-1] | L 1-2 | 0 |
| L 2-3 | [3-1] | Wigan Athletic | [0-1] | L 0-2 | 0 |
| L 2-3 | [2-1] | AFC Bournemouth | [0-0] | L 0-2 | 0 |
| W 1-0 | - | Stoke City | - | L 0-2 | 3 |
| W 2-0 | [2-0] | Chesterfield | [1-2] | W 3-1 | 6 |
| L 0-1 | [1-1] | Millwall | [1-2] | D 1-1 | 1 |
| W 2-0 | - | Reading | - | D 1-1 | 4 |
| D 1-1 | [2-1] | Luton Town | [1-1] | L 0-2 | 1 |
| W 2-1 | [4-4] | Bristol Rovers | [1-3] | D 2-2 | 4 |
| W 3-0 | [0-1] | Blackpool | [2-2] | L 0-3 | 3 |
| D 1-1 | [3-3] | Burnley | [0-0] | L 0-1 | 1 |
| L 1-3 | - | Notts County | - | W 1-0 | 3 |
| W 3-2 | [3-0] | Wrexham | [1-3] | W 2-1 | 6 |
| W 1-0 | - | Colchester United | - | D 2-2 | 4 |
| D 0-0 | [0-1] | Wycombe Wanderers | [1-2] | L 0-3 | 1 |
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| L 0-2 | [3-1] | York City | [0-0] | W 1-0 | 3 |
| L 0-1 | [2-2] | Northampton Town | [0-0] | D 1-1 | 1 |
| W 2-0 | - | Lincoln City | - | W 3-1 | 6 |
| L 1-2 | - | Macclesfield Town | - | L 0-1 | 0 |
| Leading Scorers |
League Cup |
| Allott | | 8 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Duxbury | | 7 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Holt | | 4 | |  |  |  |  |
| Rickers | | 4 | |  |  |  |  |
| Whitehall | | 4 | |  |  |  |  |
| Graham | | 3 | |  |  |  |
| Littlejohn | | 3 | |  |  |  |
| Mardon | | 3 | |  |  |  |
| McGinlay | | 3 | |  |  |  |
| Beavers | | 2 | |  |  |
| Garnett | | 2 | |  |  |
| Reid | | 2 | |  |  |
| Sheridan | | 2 | |  |  |
| Thom | | 2 | |  |  |
| Tipton | | 2 | |  |  |
| Innes | | 1 | |  |
| McNiven | | 1 | |  |
| S. McNiven | | 1 | |  |
| Salt | | 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 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
| 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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| 0 | | | 2 |
| 1 | | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | | 1 |
| 3 | | | 1 |
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When the goals have been scored and conceded this season