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1997/98

League Tier
2
League Pos
14
Win Rate
33.3%
Avg Attendance
7,892

Results

Date Opposition Venue Competition Result Pos Att. Manager
Game 1
West Bromwich Albion
A League Division 1
1-2
Kelly (74')
17 16,727 John Aldridge
Game 2
HARTLEPOOL UNITED
H League Cup
3-1
Jones (57'), Morrissey (70'), Kelly (89')
- 3,878 John Aldridge
Game 3
QUEENS PARK RANGERS
H League Division 1
2-1
Kelly (40'), Jones (72')
11 7,447 John Aldridge
Game 4
Manchester City
A League Division 1
1-1
Jones (61')
8 26,336 John Aldridge
Game 5
Hartlepool United
A League Cup
1-2
O'Brien (45')
- 1,626 John Aldridge
Game 6
MIDDLESBROUGH
H League Division 1
0-2
-
11 12,095 John Aldridge
Game 7
BIRMINGHAM CITY
H League Division 1
0-3
-
16 6,620 John Aldridge
Game 8
Bury
A League Division 1
0-1
-
19 5,073 John Aldridge
Game 9
Swindon Town
A League Division 1
1-2
Jones (43')
21 8,002 John Aldridge
Game 10
Notts County
A League Cup
2-0
Jones (31'), Kelly (60')
- 1,779 John Aldridge
Game 11
READING
H League Division 1
6-0
Morrissey (4'), Kelly (10', 41'), Jones, L (20'), Jones, G (38'), Thompson (59')
17 5,565 John Aldridge
Game 12
NOTTS COUNTY
H League Cup
0-1
-
- 3,287 John Aldridge
Game 13
Crewe Alexandra
A League Division 1
1-2
Stevens (60')
20 4,845 John Aldridge
Game 14
NORWICH CITY
H League Division 1
2-0
Kelly (12'), Jones (68')
18 6,674 John Aldridge
Game 15
Oxford United
A League Cup
1-1
Kelly (34')
- 3,878 John Aldridge
Game 16
Nottingham Forest
A League Division 1
2-2
Jones (5'), Thompson (59')
20 17,009 John Aldridge
Game 17
Wolverhampton Wanderers
A League Division 1
1-2
Jones (65')
20 20,841 John Aldridge
Game 18
CHARLTON ATHLETIC
H League Division 1
2-2
Branch (13'), Jones (66')
21 5,911 John Aldridge
Game 19
Sheffield United
A League Division 1
1-2
Kelly (69')
22 16,578 John Aldridge
Game 20
HUDDERSFIELD TOWN
H League Division 1
1-0
Irons (3')
18 5,127 John Aldridge
Game 21
PORT VALE
H League Division 1
1-2
Irons (51')
20 7,063 John Aldridge
Game 22
Bradford City
A League Division 1
1-0
Aldridge (61')
17 16,494 John Aldridge
Game 23
STOKE CITY
H League Division 1
3-1
Jones (9'), Aldridge (66'), O'Brien (87')
16 8,009 John Aldridge
Game 24
Sunderland
A League Division 1
0-3
-
16 25,633 John Aldridge
Game 25
IPSWICH TOWN
H League Division 1
1-1
Jones (73')
17 5,720 John Aldridge
Game 26
Stockport County
A League Division 1
1-3
Aldridge (33')
19 7,903 John Aldridge
Game 27
OXFORD UNITED
H League Division 1
0-2
-
21 5,181 John Aldridge
Game 28
BURY
H League Division 1
0-0
-
21 9,146 John Aldridge
Game 29
Birmingham City
A League Division 1
0-0
-
21 19,533 John Aldridge
Game 30
WEST BROMWICH ALBION
H League Division 1
0-0
-
19 8,058 John Aldridge
Game 31
Hereford United
A FA Cup
3-0
Jones (14', 53'), Hill (59')
- 7,473 John Aldridge
Game 32
Queens Park Rangers
A League Division 1
0-0
-
22 12,033 John Aldridge
Game 33
SUNDERLAND
H FA Cup
1-0
Parkinson (77')
- 14,055 John Aldridge
Game 34
MANCHESTER CITY
H League Division 1
0-0
-
22 12,830 John Aldridge
Game 35
Middlesbrough
A League Division 1
0-3
-
22 29,540 John Aldridge
Game 36
Reading
A League Division 1
3-1
Irons (10'), Kelly (65'), Branch (72')
21 7,069 John Aldridge
Game 37
SWINDON TOWN
H League Division 1
3-0
Thompson (35'), Branch (39'), Morrissey (70')
17 5,288 John Aldridge
Game 38
Newcastle United
A FA Cup
0-1
-
- 36,675 John Aldridge
Game 39
Norwich City
A League Division 1
2-0
O'Brien (66'), Kelly (75')
16 12,105 John Aldridge
Game 40
CREWE ALEXANDRA
H League Division 1
0-3
-
17 7,534 John Aldridge
Game 41
NOTTINGHAM FOREST
H League Division 1
0-0
-
17 7,377 John Aldridge
Game 42
Portsmouth
A League Division 1
0-1
-
19 12,250 John Aldridge
Game 43
Port Vale
A League Division 1
1-0
Kelly (47')
17 5,465 John Aldridge
Game 44
Huddersfield Town
A League Division 1
0-3
-
21 10,844 John Aldridge
Game 45
BRADFORD CITY
H League Division 1
3-1
Irons (56'), Jones (65'), Kelly (81')
18 9,463 John Aldridge
Game 46
Stoke City
A League Division 1
3-0
Jones (26'), Mellon (39'), Kelly (60')
15 16,692 John Aldridge
Game 47
SUNDERLAND
H League Division 1
0-2
-
15 14,116 John Aldridge
Game 48
PORTSMOUTH
H League Division 1
2-2
Jones (14'), Challinor (53')
15 8,020 John Aldridge
Game 49
Ipswich Town
A League Division 1
0-0
-
16 18,032 John Aldridge
Game 50
STOCKPORT COUNTY
H League Division 1
3-0
Jones (7', 42'), Mellon (51')
15 8,070 John Aldridge
Game 51
Oxford United
A League Division 1
1-1
Mahon (69')
15 6,489 John Aldridge
Game 52
Charlton Athletic
A League Division 1
0-2
-
15 15,409 John Aldridge
Game 53
SHEFFIELD UNITED
H League Division 1
3-3
O'Brien (10'), Jones (64'), Parkinson (66')
14 7,526 John Aldridge
Game 54
WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS
H League Division 1
2-1
Aldridge (34', 75')
14 11,144 John Aldridge