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Preston North End 5th, 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 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 26 | 3 | 1.26 | 1.13 | | 1.56 | 36 | 17 |
| Away Record | 23 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 27 | 30 | -3 | 1.17 | 1.30 | | 1.00 | 23 | 13 |
| Overall Record | 46 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 56 | 56 | 0 | 1.21 | 1.21 | | 1.28 | 59 | 15 |
| English Div 2 |
| No. | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Attend |
| 1 | 08-Aug-98 | H | York City | W | 3-0 | (2-0) | 8,656 |
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| 2 | 15-Aug-98 | A | Luton Town | D | 1-1 | (1-0) | 5,392 |
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| 3 | 22-Aug-98 | H | Stoke City | L | 3-4 | (2-0) | 11,587 |
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| 4 | 29-Aug-98 | A | Lincoln City | W | 4-3 | (1-1) | 4,130 |
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| 5 | 31-Aug-98 | H | Chesterfield | W | 2-0 | (0-0) | 9,249 |
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| 6 | 05-Sep-98 | A | Bristol Rovers | D | 2-2 | (0-2) | 6,702 |
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| 7 | 08-Sep-98 | A | Wycombe Wanderers | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | 3,800 |
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| 8 | 12-Sep-98 | H | Reading | W | 4-0 | (3-0) | 9,836 |
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| 9 | 19-Sep-98 | A | Oldham Athletic | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | 8,205 |
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| 10 | 26-Sep-98 | H | Gillingham | D | 1-1 | (0-0) | 10,506 |
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| 11 | 03-Oct-98 | A | Walsall | L | 0-1 | (0-1) | 5,802 |
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| 12 | 12-Oct-98 | A | Manchester City | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | 28,779 |
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| 13 | 17-Oct-98 | H | Colchester United | W | 2-0 | (2-0) | 10,483 |
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| 14 | 20-Oct-98 | H | Macclesfield Town | D | 2-2 | (0-2) | 10,216 |
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| 15 | 24-Oct-98 | A | Northampton Town | D | 1-1 | (1-0) | 6,085 |
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| 16 | 07-Nov-98 | H | Burnley | W | 4-1 | (1-1) | 15,888 |
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| 17 | 10-Nov-98 | H | Millwall | L | 0-1 | (0-1) | 10,228 |
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| 18 | 21-Nov-98 | A | Blackpool | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 10,868 |
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| 19 | 28-Nov-98 | H | Wigan Athletic | D | 2-2 | (0-1) | 11,562 |
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| 20 | 12-Dec-98 | A | Notts County | W | 3-2 | (0-0) | 5,096 |
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| 21 | 19-Dec-98 | H | Fulham | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | 12,321 |
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| 22 | 26-Dec-98 | A | Stoke City | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | 23,272 |
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| 23 | 28-Dec-98 | H | Wrexham | W | 3-1 | (2-0) | 12,106 |
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| 24 | 09-Jan-99 | A | York City | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | 5,744 |
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| 25 | 16-Jan-99 | H | Luton Town | W | 2-1 | (0-1) | 11,034 |
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| 26 | 23-Jan-99 | A | Chesterfield | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | 6,138 |
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| 27 | 26-Jan-99 | A | AFC Bournemouth | L | 1-3 | (0-1) | 6,170 |
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| 28 | 30-Jan-99 | A | Wrexham | W | 5-0 | (3-0) | 6,394 |
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| 29 | 06-Feb-99 | H | Bristol Rovers | D | 2-2 | (1-2) | 12,170 |
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| 30 | 13-Feb-99 | H | Wycombe Wanderers | W | 2-1 | (1-1) | 10,686 |
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| 31 | 20-Feb-99 | A | Reading | L | 1-2 | (0-0) | 10,937 |
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| 32 | 23-Feb-99 | H | Lincoln City | W | 5-0 | (2-0) | 9,849 |
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| 33 | 27-Feb-99 | H | Oldham Athletic | W | 2-1 | (1-1) | 12,965 |
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| 34 | 06-Mar-99 | A | Gillingham | D | 1-1 | (1-0) | 9,581 |
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| 35 | 14-Mar-99 | A | Burnley | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | 11,561 |
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| 36 | 20-Mar-99 | H | AFC Bournemouth | L | 0-1 | (0-1) | 12,882 |
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| 37 | 27-Mar-99 | H | Northampton Town | W | 3-0 | (1-0) | 10,686 |
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| 38 | 02-Apr-99 | A | Colchester United | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | 5,644 |
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| 39 | 05-Apr-99 | H | Manchester City | D | 1-1 | (1-1) | 20,857 |
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| 40 | 10-Apr-99 | A | Macclesfield Town | L | 2-3 | (1-0) | 4,325 |
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| 41 | 13-Apr-99 | A | Wigan Athletic | D | 2-2 | (2-2) | 5,396 |
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| 42 | 17-Apr-99 | H | Blackpool | L | 1-2 | (0-1) | 15,337 |
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| 43 | 20-Apr-99 | H | Walsall | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | 13,337 |
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| 44 | 24-Apr-99 | A | Millwall | D | 2-2 | (0-0) | 6,016 |
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| 45 | 01-May-99 | H | Notts County | D | 1-1 | (0-0) | 11,862 |
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| 46 | 08-May-99 | A | Fulham | L | 0-3 | (0-0) | 17,176 |
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| English FA Cup |
| Round | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Attend |
| 1 | 14-Nov-98 | H | Ford United | W | 3-0 | (1-0) | 10,167 |
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| 2 | 05-Dec-98 | H | Walsall | W | 2-0 | (0-0) | 8,488 |
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| 3 | 04-Jan-99 | H | Arsenal | L | 2-4 | (2-1) | 21,099 |
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| English League Cup |
| Round | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Attend |
| 1 L1 | 12-Aug-98 | A | Grimsby Town | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 3,008 |
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| 1 L2 | 18-Aug-98 | H | Grimsby Town | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 5,650 |
| [aet, pen 6-7] |
| Division Two Play-offs |
| Round | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Attend |
| SF L1 | 16-May-99 | H | Gillingham | D | 1-1 | (0-0) | 18,584 |
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| SF L2 | 19-May-99 | A | Gillingham | L | 0-1 | (0-1) | 10,505 |
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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 0-1 | [3-1] | Fulham | [1-2] | L 0-3 | 0 |
| W 1-0 | [0-0] | Walsall | [1-1] | L 0-1 | 3 |
| D 1-1 | - | Manchester City | - | W 1-0 | 4 |
| D 1-1 | [1-3] | Gillingham | [0-0] | D 1-1 | 2 |
| | Preston North End | | |
| D 2-2 | [1-1] | Wigan Athletic | [4-1] | D 2-2 | 2 |
| L 0-1 | [0-1] | AFC Bournemouth | [2-0] | L 1-3 | 0 |
| L 3-4 | - | Stoke City | - | W 1-0 | 3 |
| W 2-0 | [0-0] | Chesterfield | [2-3] | W 1-0 | 6 |
| L 0-1 | [2-1] | Millwall | [1-0] | D 2-2 | 1 |
| W 4-0 | - | Reading | - | L 1-2 | 3 |
| W 2-1 | [1-0] | Luton Town | [3-1] | D 1-1 | 4 |
| D 2-2 | [1-2] | Bristol Rovers | [2-2] | D 2-2 | 2 |
| L 1-2 | [3-3] | Blackpool | [1-2] | D 0-0 | 1 |
| W 4-1 | [2-3] | Burnley | [1-1] | W 1-0 | 6 |
| D 1-1 | - | Notts County | - | W 3-2 | 4 |
| W 3-1 | [0-1] | Wrexham | [0-0] | W 5-0 | 6 |
| W 2-0 | - | Colchester United | - | L 0-1 | 3 |
| W 2-1 | [1-1] | Wycombe Wanderers | [0-0] | W 1-0 | 6 |
| W 2-1 | [1-1] | Oldham Athletic | [0-1] | W 1-0 | 6 |
| W 3-0 | [3-2] | York City | [0-1] | W 1-0 | 6 |
| W 3-0 | [1-0] | Northampton Town | [2-2] | D 1-1 | 4 |
| W 5-0 | - | Lincoln City | - | W 4-3 | 6 |
| D 2-2 | - | Macclesfield Town | - | L 2-3 | 1 |
| Leading Scorers |
League Cup Other |
| Nogan | | 21 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Basham | | 10 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Eyres | | 9 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Jackson | | 8 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Macken | | 8 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Harris | | 7 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Cartwright | | 4 | |  |  |  |  |
| Rankine | | 4 | |  |  |  |  |
| Gregan | | 3 | |  |  |  |
| Kidd | | 3 | |  |  |  |
| Appleton | | 2 | |  |  |
| Darby | | 2 | |  |  |
| Byfield | | 1 | |  |
| McKenna | | 1 | |  |
| Murdock | | 1 | |  |
| Parkinson | | 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 | Other |
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| 0 | 1 | 5 | | 1 |
| 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | | 1 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | | 1 |
| 5 | 2 |
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 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 0 | 2 |
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| 2 | 1 | | | | 1 |
| 3 | 1 |
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| 0 | | 1 |
| 1 | | 1 |
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When the goals have been scored and conceded this season
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