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Watford 5th, 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 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 36 | 22 | 14 | 1.56 | 0.95 | | 2.00 | 46 | 4 |
| Away Record | 23 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 31 | 19 | 12 | 1.34 | 0.82 | | 1.82 | 42 | 1 |
| Overall Record | 46 | 24 | 16 | 6 | 67 | 41 | 26 | 1.45 | 0.89 | | 1.91 | 88 | 1 |
| English Div 1 |
| No. | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Attend |
| 1 | 08-Aug-98 | A | Portsmouth | W | 2-1 | (0-1) | 15,275 |
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| 2 | 15-Aug-98 | H | Bradford City | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | 10,731 |
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| 3 | 22-Aug-98 | A | Bristol City | W | 4-1 | (1-0) | 13,063 |
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| 4 | 25-Aug-98 | A | Sunderland | L | 1-4 | (1-3) | 36,587 |
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| 5 | 28-Aug-98 | H | Wolverhampton Wndrs | L | 0-2 | (0-1) | 12,016 |
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| 6 | 08-Sep-98 | A | Huddersfield Town | L | 0-2 | (0-2) | 9,811 |
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| 7 | 12-Sep-98 | H | Queens Park Rangers | W | 2-1 | (1-0) | 14,251 |
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| 8 | 19-Sep-98 | A | Swindon Town | W | 4-1 | (2-1) | 8,781 |
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| 9 | 26-Sep-98 | H | Ipswich Town | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | 13,109 |
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| 10 | 29-Sep-98 | H | Sheffield United | D | 1-1 | (1-0) | 9,090 |
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| 11 | 04-Oct-98 | A | West Bromwich Albion | L | 1-4 | (1-2) | 11,840 |
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| 12 | 10-Oct-98 | H | Birmingham City | D | 1-1 | (0-1) | 10,096 |
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| 13 | 17-Oct-98 | A | Tranmere Rovers | L | 2-3 | (1-2) | 6,753 |
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| 14 | 20-Oct-98 | A | Bolton Wanderers | W | 2-1 | (1-1) | 15,921 |
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| 15 | 24-Oct-98 | H | Port Vale | D | 2-2 | (1-1) | 8,750 |
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| 16 | 31-Oct-98 | A | Bury | W | 3-1 | (2-1) | 4,342 |
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| 17 | 03-Nov-98 | H | Norwich City | D | 1-1 | (1-1) | 10,011 |
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| 18 | 07-Nov-98 | H | Oxford United | W | 2-0 | (1-0) | 10,137 |
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| 19 | 14-Nov-98 | A | Stockport County | D | 1-1 | (1-1) | 8,019 |
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| 20 | 21-Nov-98 | H | Crewe Alexandra | W | 4-2 | (3-0) | 9,405 |
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| 21 | 28-Nov-98 | A | Crystal Palace | D | 2-2 | (2-1) | 19,521 |
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| 22 | 05-Dec-98 | H | Barnsley | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 10,165 |
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| 23 | 12-Dec-98 | H | Stockport County | W | 4-2 | (2-0) | 9,250 |
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| 24 | 19-Dec-98 | A | Grimsby Town | L | 1-2 | (0-0) | 6,679 |
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| 25 | 26-Dec-98 | H | Bristol City | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | 15,081 |
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| 26 | 29-Dec-98 | A | Norwich City | D | 1-1 | (0-0) | 19,255 |
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| 27 | 09-Jan-99 | H | Portsmouth | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 12,057 |
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| 28 | 16-Jan-99 | A | Wolverhampton Wndrs | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 23,408 |
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| 29 | 23-Jan-99 | H | West Bromwich Albion | L | 0-2 | (0-1) | 11,664 |
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| 30 | 30-Jan-99 | H | Sunderland | W | 2-1 | (1-1) | 20,188 |
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| 31 | 06-Feb-99 | A | Bradford City | L | 0-2 | (0-1) | 14,142 |
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| 32 | 16-Feb-99 | H | Huddersfield Town | D | 1-1 | (0-0) | 10,303 |
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| 33 | 20-Feb-99 | A | Queens Park Rangers | W | 2-1 | (1-1) | 14,918 |
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| 34 | 26-Feb-99 | H | Swindon Town | L | 0-1 | (0-1) | 8,692 |
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| 35 | 02-Mar-99 | A | Ipswich Town | L | 2-3 | (0-2) | 18,818 |
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| 36 | 06-Mar-99 | A | Sheffield United | L | 0-3 | (0-2) | 15,943 |
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| 37 | 13-Mar-99 | A | Oxford United | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 8,137 |
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| 38 | 20-Mar-99 | H | Bury | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 9,336 |
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| 39 | 03-Apr-99 | H | Tranmere Rovers | W | 2-1 | (0-0) | 8,682 |
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| 40 | 05-Apr-99 | A | Birmingham City | W | 2-1 | (1-0) | 24,877 |
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| 41 | 10-Apr-99 | H | Bolton Wanderers | W | 2-0 | (1-0) | 13,001 |
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| 42 | 17-Apr-99 | A | Crewe Alexandra | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | 5,461 |
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| 43 | 24-Apr-99 | H | Crystal Palace | W | 2-1 | (1-0) | 15,590 |
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| 44 | 27-Apr-99 | A | Port Vale | W | 2-1 | (1-1) | 7,126 |
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| 45 | 01-May-99 | A | Barnsley | D | 2-2 | (1-0) | 17,098 |
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| 46 | 09-May-99 | H | Grimsby Town | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | 20,303 |
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| English FA Cup |
| Round | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Attend |
| 3 | 02-Jan-99 | A | Tottenham Hotspur | L | 2-5 | (2-4) | 36,022 |
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| English League Cup |
| Round | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Attend |
| 1 L1 | 11-Aug-98 | A | Cambridge United | L | 0-1 | (0-1) | 3,073 |
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| 1 L2 | 18-Aug-98 | H | Cambridge United | D | 1-1 | (0-0) | 6,817 |
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| Division One Play-offs |
| Round | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Attend |
| SF L1 | 16-May-99 | H | Birmingham City | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | 18,535 |
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| SF L2 | 20-May-99 | A | Birmingham City | L | 0-1 | (0-1) | 29,100 |
| [aet, pen 7-6] |
| F | 31-May-99 | N | Bolton Wanderers | W | 2-0 | (1-0) | 70,343 |
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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 2-1 | - | Sunderland | - | L 1-4 | 3 |
| W 1-0 | - | Bradford City | - | L 0-2 | 3 |
| W 1-0 | - | Ipswich Town | - | L 2-3 | 3 |
| D 1-1 | - | Birmingham City | - | W 2-1 | 4 |
| | Watford | | |
| W 2-0 | - | Bolton Wanderers | - | W 2-1 | 6 |
| L 0-2 | - | Wolverhampton Wndrs | - | D 0-0 | 1 |
| D 1-1 | - | Sheffield United | - | L 0-3 | 1 |
| D 1-1 | - | Norwich City | - | D 1-1 | 2 |
| D 1-1 | - | Huddersfield Town | - | L 0-2 | 1 |
| W 1-0 | [0-0] | Grimsby Town | [1-0] | L 1-2 | 3 |
| L 0-2 | - | West Bromwich Albion | - | L 1-4 | 0 |
| D 0-0 | - | Barnsley | - | D 2-2 | 2 |
| W 2-1 | - | Crystal Palace | - | D 2-2 | 4 |
| W 2-1 | - | Tranmere Rovers | - | L 2-3 | 3 |
| W 4-2 | - | Stockport County | - | D 1-1 | 4 |
| L 0-1 | - | Swindon Town | - | W 4-1 | 3 |
| W 4-2 | - | Crewe Alexandra | - | W 1-0 | 6 |
| D 0-0 | - | Portsmouth | - | W 2-1 | 4 |
| W 2-1 | - | Queens Park Rangers | - | W 2-1 | 6 |
| D 2-2 | - | Port Vale | - | W 2-1 | 4 |
| D 0-0 | - | Bury | - | W 3-1 | 4 |
| W 2-0 | - | Oxford United | - | D 0-0 | 4 |
| W 1-0 | [1-1] | Bristol City | [1-1] | W 4-1 | 6 |
| Leading Scorers |
League Cup Other |
| Noel-Williams | | 10 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Mooney | | 9 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Smart | | 8 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Kennedy | | 7 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Wright | | 7 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Ngonge | | 5 | |  |  |  |  |  |
| R. Johnson | | 5 | |  |  |  |  |  |
| Bazeley | | 2 | |  |  |
| Gudmundsson | | 2 | |  |  |
| Hazan | | 2 | |  |  |
| Hyde | | 2 | |  |  |
| Palmer | | 2 | |  |  |
| Smith | | 2 | |  |  |
| Daley | | 1 | |  |
| Lee | | 1 | |  |
| Millen | | 1 | |  |
| Njonge | | 1 | |  |
| Yates | | 1 | |  |
| (own goals) | | 3 | |  |  |  |
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 |
 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | | 2 |
| 2 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | | 1 |
| 4 | | 2 | 2 |
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 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 0 | | 1 |
| 1 | | 1 |
| 2 | | | | | | 1 |
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 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | | 1 |
| 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 1 |
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When the goals have been scored and conceded this season
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