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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 | 7 | 2 | 49 | 22 | 27 | 2.13 | 0.95 | | 2.13 | 49 | 5 |
| Away Record | 23 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 37 | 28 | 9 | 1.60 | 1.21 | | 1.78 | 41 | 1 |
| Overall Record | 46 | 26 | 12 | 8 | 86 | 50 | 36 | 1.86 | 1.08 | | 1.95 | 90 | 3 |
| English Div 1 |
| No. | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Attend |
| 1 | 08-Aug-98 | H | Queens Park Rangers | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | 41,008 |
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| 2 | 15-Aug-98 | A | Swindon Town | D | 1-1 | (0-1) | 10,207 |
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| 3 | 22-Aug-98 | H | Tranmere Rovers | W | 5-0 | (2-0) | 34,155 |
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| 4 | 25-Aug-98 | H | Watford | W | 4-1 | (3-1) | 36,587 |
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| 5 | 29-Aug-98 | A | Ipswich Town | W | 2-0 | (2-0) | 15,813 |
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| 6 | 08-Sep-98 | H | Bristol City | D | 1-1 | (1-0) | 34,111 |
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| 7 | 12-Sep-98 | A | Wolverhampton Wndrs | D | 1-1 | (0-0) | 26,816 |
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| 8 | 19-Sep-98 | H | Oxford United | W | 7-0 | (3-0) | 34,567 |
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| 9 | 26-Sep-98 | A | Portsmouth | D | 1-1 | (0-1) | 17,022 |
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| 10 | 29-Sep-98 | A | Norwich City | D | 2-2 | (1-2) | 17,504 |
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| 11 | 03-Oct-98 | H | Bradford City | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 37,828 |
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| 12 | 18-Oct-98 | A | West Bromwich Albion | W | 3-2 | (0-2) | 14,746 |
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| 13 | 21-Oct-98 | A | Huddersfield Town | D | 1-1 | (1-1) | 20,741 |
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| 14 | 24-Oct-98 | H | Bury | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | 38,049 |
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| 15 | 01-Nov-98 | A | Bolton Wanderers | W | 3-0 | (2-0) | 21,676 |
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| 16 | 03-Nov-98 | A | Crewe Alexandra | W | 4-1 | (3-0) | 5,361 |
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| 17 | 07-Nov-98 | H | Grimsby Town | W | 3-1 | (0-0) | 40,077 |
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| 18 | 14-Nov-98 | A | Port Vale | W | 2-0 | (1-0) | 8,839 |
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| 19 | 21-Nov-98 | H | Barnsley | L | 2-3 | (0-1) | 40,231 |
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| 20 | 28-Nov-98 | A | Sheffield United | W | 4-0 | (3-0) | 25,229 |
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| 21 | 05-Dec-98 | H | Stockport County | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | 36,040 |
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| 22 | 12-Dec-98 | H | Port Vale | W | 2-0 | (2-0) | 37,583 |
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| 23 | 15-Dec-98 | H | Crystal Palace | W | 2-0 | (1-0) | 33,870 |
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| 24 | 19-Dec-98 | A | Birmingham City | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 22,095 |
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| 25 | 26-Dec-98 | A | Tranmere Rovers | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | 14,248 |
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| 26 | 28-Dec-98 | H | Crewe Alexandra | W | 2-0 | (1-0) | 41,433 |
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| 27 | 09-Jan-99 | A | Queens Park Rangers | D | 2-2 | (1-1) | 17,444 |
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| 28 | 17-Jan-99 | H | Ipswich Town | W | 2-1 | (2-1) | 39,835 |
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| 29 | 30-Jan-99 | A | Watford | L | 1-2 | (1-1) | 20,188 |
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| 30 | 06-Feb-99 | H | Swindon Town | W | 2-0 | (2-0) | 41,304 |
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| 31 | 13-Feb-99 | A | Bristol City | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | 15,736 |
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| 32 | 20-Feb-99 | H | Wolverhampton Wndrs | W | 2-1 | (1-1) | 41,268 |
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| 33 | 27-Feb-99 | A | Oxford United | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 9,044 |
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| 34 | 02-Mar-99 | H | Portsmouth | W | 2-0 | (1-0) | 37,656 |
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| 35 | 06-Mar-99 | H | Norwich City | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | 39,004 |
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| 36 | 09-Mar-99 | A | Bradford City | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | 15,124 |
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| 37 | 13-Mar-99 | A | Grimsby Town | W | 2-0 | (0-0) | 9,528 |
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| 38 | 20-Mar-99 | H | Bolton Wanderers | W | 3-1 | (2-0) | 41,505 |
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| 39 | 03-Apr-99 | H | West Bromwich Albion | W | 3-0 | (2-0) | 41,135 |
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| 40 | 05-Apr-99 | A | Crystal Palace | D | 1-1 | (1-1) | 22,096 |
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| 41 | 10-Apr-99 | H | Huddersfield Town | W | 2-0 | (2-0) | 41,074 |
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| 42 | 13-Apr-99 | A | Bury | W | 5-2 | (4-1) | 8,669 |
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| 43 | 16-Apr-99 | A | Barnsley | W | 3-1 | (1-0) | 17,390 |
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| 44 | 24-Apr-99 | H | Sheffield United | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 41,179 |
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| 45 | 01-May-99 | A | Stockport County | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | 10,548 |
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| 46 | 09-May-99 | H | Birmingham City | W | 2-1 | (0-1) | 41,634 |
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| English FA Cup |
| Round | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Attend |
| 3 | 02-Jan-99 | A | Lincoln City | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | 10,408 |
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| 4 | 23-Jan-99 | A | Blackburn Rovers | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | 30,125 |
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| English League Cup |
| Round | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Attend |
| 1 L1 | 11-Aug-98 | A | York City | W | 2-0 | (2-0) | 6,277 |
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| 1 L2 | 18-Aug-98 | H | York City | W | 2-1 | (0-0) | 22,695 |
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| 2 L1 | 15-Sep-98 | H | Chester City | W | 3-0 | (2-0) | 20,618 |
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| 2 L2 | 22-Sep-98 | A | Chester City | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | 2,738 |
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| 3 | 27-Oct-98 | H | Grimsby Town | W | 2-1 | (0-1) | 18,676 |
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| 4 | 11-Nov-98 | A | Everton | D | 1-1 | (1-0) | 28,132 |
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| QF | 01-Dec-98 | H | Luton Town | W | 3-0 | (1-0) | 35,472 |
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| SF L1 | 26-Jan-99 | H | Leicester City | L | 1-2 | (0-1) | 38,332 |
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| SF L2 | 17-Feb-99 | A | Leicester City | D | 1-1 | (1-0) | 21,231 |
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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 |
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| D 0-0 | [2-0] | Bradford City | [4-0] | W 1-0 | 4 |
| W 2-1 | [2-2] | Ipswich Town | [0-2] | W 2-0 | 6 |
| W 2-1 | [1-1] | Birmingham City | [1-0] | D 0-0 | 4 |
| W 4-1 | - | Watford | - | L 1-2 | 3 |
| W 3-1 | - | Bolton Wanderers | - | W 3-0 | 6 |
| W 2-1 | [1-1] | Wolverhampton Wndrs | [1-0] | D 1-1 | 4 |
| D 0-0 | [4-2] | Sheffield United | [0-2] | W 4-0 | 4 |
| W 1-0 | [0-1] | Norwich City | [1-2] | D 2-2 | 4 |
| W 2-0 | [3-1] | Huddersfield Town | [3-2] | D 1-1 | 4 |
| W 3-1 | - | Grimsby Town | - | W 2-0 | 6 |
| W 3-0 | [2-0] | West Bromwich Albion | [3-3] | W 3-2 | 6 |
| L 2-3 | - | Barnsley | - | W 3-1 | 3 |
| W 2-0 | - | Crystal Palace | - | D 1-1 | 4 |
| W 5-0 | [3-0] | Tranmere Rovers | [2-0] | L 0-1 | 3 |
| W 1-0 | [4-1] | Stockport County | [1-1] | W 1-0 | 6 |
| W 2-0 | [0-0] | Swindon Town | [2-1] | D 1-1 | 4 |
| W 2-0 | [2-1] | Crewe Alexandra | [3-0] | W 4-1 | 6 |
| W 2-0 | [2-1] | Portsmouth | [4-1] | D 1-1 | 4 |
| W 1-0 | [2-2] | Queens Park Rangers | [1-0] | D 2-2 | 4 |
| W 2-0 | [4-2] | Port Vale | [1-3] | W 2-0 | 6 |
| W 1-0 | [2-1] | Bury | [1-1] | W 5-2 | 6 |
| W 7-0 | [3-1] | Oxford United | [1-1] | D 0-0 | 4 |
| D 1-1 | - | Bristol City | - | W 1-0 | 4 |
| Leading Scorers |
League Cup |
| Phillips | | 25 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Quinn | | 21 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Bridges | | 12 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Dichio | | 12 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Johnston | | 8 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Smith | | 4 | |  |  |  |  |
| Clark | | 3 | |  |  |  |
| Melville | | 3 | |  |  |  |
| Scott | | 3 | |  |  |  |
| Summerbee | | 3 | |  |  |  |
| Ball | | 2 | |  |  |
| Butler | | 2 | |  |  |
| Gray | | 2 | |  |  |
| McCann | | 2 | |  |  |
| Mullin | | 2 | |  |  |
| Rae | | 2 | |  |  |
| A. Marshall | | 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 |
| 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 4 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | 1 | | 1 |
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| 7 | 1 |
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| 0 | | 1 |
| 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | 2 |
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When the goals have been scored and conceded this season