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Tranmere Rovers 15th, English Div 1 |
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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 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 34 | 26 | 8 | 1.47 | 1.13 | | 1.52 | 35 | 12 |
| Away Record | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 31 | -11 | 0.86 | 1.34 | | 0.91 | 21 | 13 |
| Overall Record | 46 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 54 | 57 | -3 | 1.17 | 1.23 | | 1.21 | 56 | 14 |
| English Div 1 |
| No. | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Attend |
| 1 | 08-Aug-98 | A | Wolverhampton Wndrs | L | 0-2 | (0-1) | 20,203 |
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| 2 | 15-Aug-98 | H | Portsmouth | D | 1-1 | (1-1) | 6,714 |
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| 3 | 22-Aug-98 | A | Sunderland | L | 0-5 | (0-2) | 34,155 |
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| 4 | 29-Aug-98 | H | Bristol City | D | 1-1 | (1-1) | 5,960 |
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| 5 | 08-Sep-98 | A | Queens Park Rangers | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 8,070 |
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| 6 | 11-Sep-98 | H | Huddersfield Town | L | 2-3 | (0-2) | 5,770 |
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| 7 | 19-Sep-98 | A | Bury | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 5,030 |
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| 8 | 25-Sep-98 | H | Swindon Town | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 5,501 |
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| 9 | 29-Sep-98 | H | Ipswich Town | L | 0-2 | (0-1) | 5,072 |
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| 10 | 03-Oct-98 | A | Birmingham City | D | 2-2 | (1-1) | 17,189 |
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| 11 | 10-Oct-98 | A | Oxford United | W | 2-1 | (1-1) | 5,862 |
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| 12 | 17-Oct-98 | H | Watford | W | 3-2 | (2-1) | 6,753 |
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| 13 | 20-Oct-98 | H | Barnsley | W | 3-0 | (2-0) | 5,194 |
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| 14 | 24-Oct-98 | A | Crewe Alexandra | W | 4-1 | (4-0) | 5,080 |
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| 15 | 31-Oct-98 | H | Stockport County | D | 1-1 | (0-0) | 6,597 |
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| 16 | 07-Nov-98 | A | Sheffield United | D | 2-2 | (1-1) | 15,844 |
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| 17 | 10-Nov-98 | H | Bradford City | L | 0-1 | (0-1) | 6,002 |
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| 18 | 14-Nov-98 | A | Bolton Wanderers | D | 2-2 | (1-0) | 16,564 |
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| 19 | 21-Nov-98 | H | Norwich City | L | 1-3 | (0-2) | 6,319 |
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| 20 | 28-Nov-98 | A | Port Vale | D | 2-2 | (0-1) | 5,216 |
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| 21 | 05-Dec-98 | H | Grimsby Town | L | 1-2 | (1-1) | 4,937 |
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| 22 | 08-Dec-98 | A | Crystal Palace | D | 1-1 | (0-0) | 12,919 |
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| 23 | 12-Dec-98 | H | Bolton Wanderers | D | 1-1 | (0-1) | 6,959 |
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| 24 | 19-Dec-98 | A | West Bromwich Albion | W | 2-0 | (0-0) | 13,966 |
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| 25 | 26-Dec-98 | H | Sunderland | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | 14,248 |
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| 26 | 28-Dec-98 | A | Bradford City | L | 0-2 | (0-1) | 14,076 |
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| 27 | 08-Jan-99 | H | Wolverhampton Wndrs | L | 1-2 | (1-2) | 6,179 |
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| 28 | 16-Jan-99 | A | Bristol City | D | 1-1 | (1-1) | 13,217 |
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| 29 | 30-Jan-99 | H | Crystal Palace | W | 3-1 | (2-1) | 6,017 |
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| 30 | 06-Feb-99 | A | Portsmouth | D | 1-1 | (1-1) | 10,597 |
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| 31 | 13-Feb-99 | H | Queens Park Rangers | W | 3-2 | (1-1) | 5,896 |
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| 32 | 20-Feb-99 | A | Huddersfield Town | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 11,411 |
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| 33 | 27-Feb-99 | H | Bury | W | 4-0 | (1-0) | 6,002 |
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| 34 | 03-Mar-99 | A | Swindon Town | W | 3-2 | (0-1) | 5,765 |
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| 35 | 06-Mar-99 | A | Ipswich Town | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | 15,929 |
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| 36 | 09-Mar-99 | H | Birmingham City | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | 7,184 |
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| 37 | 13-Mar-99 | H | Sheffield United | L | 2-3 | (2-0) | 6,588 |
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| 38 | 20-Mar-99 | A | Stockport County | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 7,589 |
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| 39 | 26-Mar-99 | H | Crewe Alexandra | W | 3-0 | (2-0) | 9,359 |
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| 40 | 03-Apr-99 | A | Watford | L | 1-2 | (0-0) | 8,682 |
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| 41 | 05-Apr-99 | H | Oxford United | D | 2-2 | (2-0) | 7,837 |
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| 42 | 10-Apr-99 | A | Barnsley | D | 1-1 | (1-0) | 15,133 |
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| 43 | 17-Apr-99 | A | Norwich City | D | 2-2 | (1-1) | 14,735 |
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| 44 | 24-Apr-99 | H | Port Vale | D | 1-1 | (1-0) | 7,770 |
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| 45 | 01-May-99 | A | Grimsby Town | L | 0-1 | (0-1) | 5,516 |
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| 46 | 09-May-99 | H | West Bromwich Albion | W | 3-1 | (2-0) | 10,540 |
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| English FA Cup |
| Round | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Attend |
| 3 | 02-Jan-99 | H | Ipswich Town | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | 7,223 |
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| English League Cup |
| Round | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Attend |
| 1 L1 | 11-Aug-98 | H | Carlisle United | W | 3-0 | (1-0) | 5,116 |
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| 1 L2 | 18-Aug-98 | A | Carlisle United | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | 2,106 |
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| 2 L1 | 15-Sep-98 | A | Blackpool | L | 1-2 | (1-1) | 3,954 |
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| 2 L2 | 22-Sep-98 | H | Blackpool | W | 3-1 | (1-1) | 5,765 |
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| 3 | 27-Oct-98 | H | Newcastle United | L | 0-1 | (0-1) | 12,017 |
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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 |
| W 1-0 | [0-2] | Sunderland | [0-3] | L 0-5 | 3 |
| L 0-1 | [3-1] | Bradford City | [1-0] | L 0-2 | 0 |
| L 0-2 | [1-1] | Ipswich Town | [0-0] | L 0-1 | 0 |
| L 0-1 | [0-3] | Birmingham City | [0-0] | D 2-2 | 1 |
| W 3-2 | - | Watford | - | L 1-2 | 3 |
| D 1-1 | - | Bolton Wanderers | - | D 2-2 | 2 |
| L 1-2 | [2-1] | Wolverhampton Wndrs | [1-2] | L 0-2 | 0 |
| L 2-3 | [3-3] | Sheffield United | [1-2] | D 2-2 | 1 |
| L 1-3 | [2-0] | Norwich City | [2-0] | D 2-2 | 1 |
| L 2-3 | [1-0] | Huddersfield Town | [0-3] | D 0-0 | 1 |
| L 1-2 | - | Grimsby Town | - | L 0-1 | 0 |
| W 3-1 | [0-0] | West Bromwich Albion | [1-2] | W 2-0 | 6 |
| W 3-0 | - | Barnsley | - | D 1-1 | 4 |
| W 3-1 | - | Crystal Palace | - | D 1-1 | 4 |
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| D 1-1 | [3-0] | Stockport County | [1-3] | D 0-0 | 2 |
| D 0-0 | [3-0] | Swindon Town | [1-2] | W 3-2 | 4 |
| W 3-0 | [0-3] | Crewe Alexandra | [1-2] | W 4-1 | 6 |
| D 1-1 | [2-2] | Portsmouth | [0-1] | D 1-1 | 2 |
| W 3-2 | [2-1] | Queens Park Rangers | [0-0] | D 0-0 | 4 |
| D 1-1 | [1-2] | Port Vale | [1-0] | D 2-2 | 2 |
| W 4-0 | [0-0] | Bury | [0-1] | D 0-0 | 4 |
| D 2-2 | [0-2] | Oxford United | [1-1] | W 2-1 | 4 |
| D 1-1 | - | Bristol City | - | D 1-1 | 2 |
| Leading Scorers |
League Cup |
| Irons | | 18 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Taylor | | 9 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Kelly | | 6 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Mahon | | 6 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Allen | | 5 | |  |  |  |  |  |
| G. Jones | | 5 | |  |  |  |  |  |
| Hill | | 4 | |  |  |  |  |
| Koumas | | 4 | |  |  |  |  |
| Parkinson | | 3 | |  |  |  |
| Challinor | | 2 | |  |  |
| L. Jones | | 2 | |  |  |
| O'Brien | | 2 | |  |  |
| Jones | | 1 | |  |
| Mellon | | 1 | |  |
| Santos | | 1 | |  |
| Thompson | | 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 | 5 | 4 | 3 | | | 1 |
| 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 |
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| 0 | | 2 |
| 1 | 1 | | 1 |
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| 3 | 1 | 1 |
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When the goals have been scored and conceded this season
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