| 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 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 31 | 14 | 17 | 1.34 | 0.60 | | 1.86 | 43 | 8 |
| Away Record | 23 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 1.26 | 1.26 | | 1.17 | 27 | 7 |
| Overall Record | 46 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 60 | 43 | 17 | 1.30 | 0.93 | | 1.52 | 70 | 6 |
| English Div 2 |
| No. | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Attend |
| 1 | 08-Aug-98 | A | Macclesfield Town | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | 3,933 |
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| 2 | 14-Aug-98 | H | Manchester City | W | 3-0 | (3-0) | 14,284 |
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| 3 | 22-Aug-98 | A | Colchester United | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | 6,377 |
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| 4 | 29-Aug-98 | H | AFC Bournemouth | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 12,107 |
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| 5 | 31-Aug-98 | A | Oldham Athletic | D | 1-1 | (0-0) | 4,744 |
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| 6 | 08-Sep-98 | H | Stoke City | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | 12,055 |
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| 7 | 12-Sep-98 | A | Notts County | L | 0-1 | (0-1) | 5,802 |
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| 8 | 19-Sep-98 | H | York City | D | 3-3 | (2-1) | 9,071 |
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| 9 | 26-Sep-98 | A | Lincoln City | W | 2-1 | (0-0) | 4,731 |
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| 10 | 29-Sep-98 | H | Wycombe Wanderers | W | 2-0 | (1-0) | 7,447 |
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| 11 | 03-Oct-98 | H | Luton Town | L | 1-3 | (0-1) | 11,856 |
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| 12 | 17-Oct-98 | A | Millwall | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | 11,876 |
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| 13 | 24-Oct-98 | H | Walsall | W | 4-1 | (1-0) | 8,452 |
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| 14 | 31-Oct-98 | A | Blackpool | W | 3-2 | (3-1) | 5,904 |
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| 15 | 07-Nov-98 | H | Bristol Rovers | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | 11,575 |
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| 16 | 10-Nov-98 | A | Wrexham | W | 2-0 | (2-0) | 3,485 |
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| 17 | 21-Nov-98 | H | Chesterfield | W | 2-1 | (1-0) | 10,005 |
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| 18 | 28-Nov-98 | A | Gillingham | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | 7,614 |
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| 19 | 01-Dec-98 | A | Wigan Athletic | L | 0-2 | (0-0) | 3,951 |
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| 20 | 12-Dec-98 | H | Burnley | W | 4-0 | (2-0) | 9,983 |
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| 21 | 19-Dec-98 | A | Preston North End | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | 12,321 |
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| 22 | 26-Dec-98 | H | Colchester United | W | 2-0 | (1-0) | 11,939 |
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| 23 | 28-Dec-98 | A | Northampton Town | D | 1-1 | (0-0) | 7,315 |
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| 24 | 09-Jan-99 | H | Macclesfield Town | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | 10,153 |
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| 25 | 16-Jan-99 | A | Manchester City | L | 0-3 | (0-2) | 30,251 |
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| 26 | 26-Jan-99 | H | Oldham Athletic | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | 8,160 |
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| 27 | 30-Jan-99 | H | Northampton Town | W | 2-0 | (1-0) | 11,641 |
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| 28 | 06-Feb-99 | A | Wycombe Wanderers | D | 1-1 | (1-1) | 7,538 |
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| 29 | 20-Feb-99 | H | Notts County | W | 2-1 | (1-0) | 11,909 |
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| 30 | 23-Feb-99 | H | Reading | W | 3-1 | (0-1) | 11,247 |
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| 31 | 27-Feb-99 | A | York City | W | 3-0 | (2-0) | 6,169 |
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| 32 | 02-Mar-99 | A | AFC Bournemouth | D | 1-1 | (0-0) | 9,928 |
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| 33 | 06-Mar-99 | H | Lincoln City | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | 11,702 |
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| 34 | 09-Mar-99 | A | Luton Town | W | 4-0 | (1-0) | 7,424 |
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| 35 | 12-Mar-99 | A | Bristol Rovers | W | 3-2 | (2-1) | 8,011 |
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| 36 | 16-Mar-99 | A | Stoke City | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | 12,298 |
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| 37 | 20-Mar-99 | H | Blackpool | W | 4-0 | (1-0) | 12,869 |
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| 38 | 05-Apr-99 | A | Reading | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | 18,741 |
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| 39 | 10-Apr-99 | H | Wigan Athletic | W | 2-0 | (0-0) | 12,140 |
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| 40 | 13-Apr-99 | H | Gillingham | W | 3-0 | (1-0) | 13,119 |
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| 41 | 17-Apr-99 | A | Chesterfield | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | 5,800 |
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| 42 | 21-Apr-99 | H | Millwall | W | 4-1 | (2-0) | 11,266 |
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| 43 | 24-Apr-99 | H | Wrexham | D | 1-1 | (1-1) | 11,754 |
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| 44 | 01-May-99 | A | Burnley | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | 13,086 |
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| 45 | 04-May-99 | A | Walsall | D | 2-2 | (1-1) | 8,326 |
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| 46 | 08-May-99 | H | Preston North End | W | 3-0 | (0-0) | 17,176 |
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| English FA Cup |
| Round | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Attend |
| 1 | 15-Nov-98 | H | Leigh Rmi | D | 1-1 | (1-1) | 7,965 |
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| 1r | 24-Nov-98 | A | Leigh Rmi | W | 2-0 | (2-0) | 7,125 |
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| 2 | 05-Dec-98 | H | Hartlepool United | W | 4-2 | (1-1) | 6,358 |
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| 3 | 02-Jan-99 | A | Southampton | D | 1-1 | (1-0) | 12,549 |
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| 3r | 13-Jan-99 | H | Southampton | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | 17,448 |
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| 4 | 23-Jan-99 | A | Aston Villa | W | 2-0 | (2-0) | 35,260 |
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| 5 | 14-Feb-99 | A | Manchester United | L | 0-1 | (0-1) | 54,798 |
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| English League Cup |
| Round | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Attend |
| 1 L1 | 11-Aug-98 | H | Cardiff City | W | 2-1 | (1-1) | 4,305 |
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| 1 L2 | 18-Aug-98 | A | Cardiff City | W | 2-1 | (2-0) | 4,768 |
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| 2 L1 | 15-Sep-98 | H | Southampton | D | 1-1 | (0-0) | 10,222 |
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| 2 L2 | 23-Sep-98 | A | Southampton | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | 11,645 |
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| 3 | 27-Oct-98 | A | Liverpool | L | 1-3 | (0-0) | 22,296 |
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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 |
| | Fulham | | |
| W 4-1 | [1-1] | Walsall | [1-1] | D 2-2 | 4 |
| W 3-0 | - | Manchester City | - | L 0-3 | 3 |
| W 3-0 | [3-0] | Gillingham | [0-2] | L 0-1 | 3 |
| W 3-0 | [2-1] | Preston North End | [1-3] | W 1-0 | 6 |
| W 2-0 | [2-0] | Wigan Athletic | [1-2] | L 0-2 | 3 |
| D 0-0 | [0-1] | AFC Bournemouth | [1-2] | D 1-1 | 2 |
| W 1-0 | - | Stoke City | - | W 1-0 | 6 |
| W 2-1 | [1-1] | Chesterfield | [2-0] | L 0-1 | 3 |
| W 4-1 | [1-2] | Millwall | [1-1] | W 1-0 | 6 |
| W 3-1 | - | Reading | - | W 1-0 | 6 |
| L 1-3 | [0-0] | Luton Town | [4-1] | W 4-0 | 3 |
| W 1-0 | [1-0] | Bristol Rovers | [3-2] | W 3-2 | 6 |
| W 4-0 | [1-0] | Blackpool | [1-2] | W 3-2 | 6 |
| W 4-0 | [1-0] | Burnley | [1-2] | L 0-1 | 3 |
| W 2-1 | - | Notts County | - | L 0-1 | 3 |
| D 1-1 | [1-0] | Wrexham | [3-0] | W 2-0 | 4 |
| W 2-0 | - | Colchester United | - | W 1-0 | 6 |
| W 2-0 | [0-0] | Wycombe Wanderers | [0-2] | D 1-1 | 4 |
| W 1-0 | [3-1] | Oldham Athletic | [0-1] | D 1-1 | 4 |
| D 3-3 | [1-1] | York City | [1-0] | W 3-0 | 4 |
| W 2-0 | [1-1] | Northampton Town | [0-1] | D 1-1 | 4 |
| W 1-0 | - | Lincoln City | - | W 2-1 | 6 |
| W 1-0 | - | Macclesfield Town | - | W 1-0 | 6 |
| Leading Scorers |
League Cup |
| Horsfield | | 16 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Symons | | 11 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Peschisolido | | 10 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Hayles | | 9 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Morgan | | 8 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Hayward | | 6 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Coleman | | 5 | |  |  |  |  |  |
| Lehmann | | 5 | |  |  |  |  |  |
| Beardsley | | 4 | |  |  |  |  |
| Moody | | 4 | |  |  |  |  |
| Albert | | 2 | |  |  |
| Collins | | 2 | |  |  |
| Finnan | | 2 | |  |  |
| Salako | | 2 | |  |  |
| Trollope | | 2 | |  |  |
| Betsy | | 1 | |  |
| Bracewell | | 1 | |  |
| Brevett | | 1 | |  |
| Cornwall | | 1 | |  |
| J. Smith | | 1 | |  |
| Neilson | | 1 | |  |
| Smith | | 1 | |  |
| Uhlenbeek | | 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 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 11 | 5 | | 1 |
| 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | 3 | 2 |
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 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 0 | | 1 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | | 1 |
| 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 |
| 4 | | | 1 |
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When the goals have been scored and conceded this season
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