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Reserves/U23/U21 Results & Match Reports

Season 1997-98 Avon Insurance Combination League

Date Opponent V F-A WDL Notes Competition Att. Scorers
19970107Tue 7/1 CHELSEA H P-P          
19970723Wed 23/7 Needham Market A 0-0 D Friendly  
19970726Sat 26/7 Canvey Island A 0-0 D Friendly  
19970729Tue 29/7 Braintree Town A 5-3 W   Friendly   Unknown5
19970802Sat 2/8 Lowestoft Town A 2-2 D Butterfield Cup   Unknown2
19970806Wed 6/8 Harlow Town A 0-1 L   Friendly  
19970814Thu 14/8 NORWICH CITY H 2-0 W       Gregory, Niven
19970820Wed 20/8 WIMBLEDON H 0-3 L    
19970827Wed 27/8 Watford A 0-0 D      
19970903Wed 3/9 Southampton A 0-3 L      
19970908Mon 8/9 Chelsea A 1-1 D       Niven
19970918Thu 18/9 ARSENAL H 2-6 L     Mathie, Petta
19970925Thu 25/9 Queens Park Rangers A 2-1 W       Bramble2
19971001Wed 1/10 OXFORD UNITED H 2-3 L       Dozzell, Gregory
19971008Wed 8/10 MILLWALL H 2-2 D       Bramble2
19971015Wed 15/10 Swindon Town A 1-1 D       Brown
19971022Wed 22/10 PORTSMOUTH H 2-2 D       Gregory2
19971029Wed 29/10 Tottenham Hotspur A 1-2 L       Bell
19971105Wed 5/11 WEST HAM UNITED H 0-0 D Friendly  
19971110Mon 10/11 Luton Town A 3-0 W       Keeble2, Niven
19971112Wed 12/11 Cambridge University A 5-1 W   Friendly   Barros, Keeble2, Scowcroft, Midgley
19971119Wed 19/11 PETERBOROUGH UNITED H 4-2 W   Friendly   Unknown4
19971119Wed 19/11 BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION H P-P          
19971125Tue 25/11 Charlton Athletic A 2-2 D       Sonner, Naylor
19971203Wed 3/12 WATFORD H P-P          
19971210Wed 10/12 SOUTHAMPTON H 3-1 W       Unknown3
19971216Tue 16/12 Arsenal A 1-5 L       Unknown
19980106Tue 6/1 COLCHESTER UNITED H 0-0 D Friendly  
19980114Wed 14/1 Oxford United A P-P          
19980121Wed 21/1 QUEENS PARK RANGERS H 3-1 W       Unknown3
19980128Wed 28/1 Millwall A 1-3 L       Unknown
19980204Wed 4/2 SWINDON TOWN H 3-1 W       Unknown3
19980211Wed 11/2 Crystal Palace A 1-0 W       Unknown
19980218Wed 18/2 CHARLTON ATHLETIC H 0-3 L      
19980225Wed 25/2 Wimbledon A 1-0 W       Unknown
19980304Wed 4/3 West Ham United A 3-3 D       Unknown3
19980311Wed 11/3 TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR H 0-2 L      
19980318Wed 18/3 WEST HAM UNITED H 0-3 L      
19980323Mon 23/3 Oxford United A 1-0 W       Unknown
19980326Thu 26/3 Norwich City A 2-2 D     1,600 Unknown2
19980330Mon 30/3 Brighton & Hove Albion A 1-1 D       Unknown
19980402Thu 2/4 WATFORD H 1-0 W       Unknown
19980415Wed 15/4 LUTON TOWN H 1-2 L       Unknown
19980420Mon 20/4 BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION H 2-0 W       Unknown2
19980422Wed 22/4 Portsmouth A 1-4 L       Unknown
19980429Wed 29/4 CHELSEA H 3-0 W       Unknown3
19980506Wed 6/5 CRYSTAL PALACE H 0-2 L      

Season Summary

CompPWDLFA
Reserve Friendly9351169
Football Combination34129134859
TOTALS431514146468

 Excludes abandoned games (if any), Matches decided on penalties (if any) count as a drawn game.

Attendance Summary

 Home AverageHome TotalAway AverageAway Total
League--941,600
Cup/Play-offs----

Final League Table

 Final League Table Avon Insurance Combination
                            P   W   D   L   F   A  Pts
 1. Charlton Athletic       33  25   5   3  81  19  80
 2. Tottenham Hotspur       34  22   7   5  75  29  73
 3. Arsenal                 34  20   9   5  71  26  69
 4. Southampton             34  13  13   8  54  42  52
 5. Millwall                34  15   6  13  39  41  51
 6. Crystal Palace          33  16   2  15  45  39  50
 7. Norwich City            34  12  13   9  42  44  49
 8. Watford                 34  11  11  12  39  50  44
 9. Portsmouth              34  12   7  15  45  51  43
10. IPSWICH TOWN            34  11  10  13  48  60  43
11. Wimbledon               34  11   9  14  42  42  42
12. Luton Town              32  11   9  12  48  47  42
13. Oxford United           34  11   8  15  41  63  41
14. Queens Park Rangers     32   9  10  13  45  44  37
15. Chelsea                 34   8  12  14  45  61  36
16. Swindon                 34   9   3  22  48  74  30
17. West Ham United         30   6   9  15  33  54  27
18. Brighton & Hove Albion  34   3   9  22  28  81  18

(Some teams failed to complete all their fixtures)