since 1878
First Team Results & Match Reports
Season 1997-98 Nationwide League Division One
Final League Position 5th Lost in Play-Offs
| Date | Opponent | V | F-A | WDL | Notes | Competition | Att. | Scorers | Manager | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 16/7 | CAMBRIDGE UNITED | H | 1-1 | D |  |
Friendly | Unknown | Burley | |||
| Sat 19/7 | Visan Pallo | A | 6-1 | W | Friendly | Mathie3, Unknown3 | Burley | ||||
| Tue 22/7 | Lulea Select | A | 2-1 | W | Friendly | Sonner, Stockwell | Burley | ||||
| Thu 24/7 | Umea | A | 1-0 | W | Friendly | Gregory | Burley | ||||
| Fri 25/7 | Betsele IK | A | 6-0 | W | Friendly | Mathie2, Stockwell2, Unknown2 | Burley | ||||
| Wed 30/7 | Rushden & Diamonds | A | 5-3 | W | Friendly | Mathie3, Unknown2 | Burley | ||||
| Sat 2/8 | GILLINGHAM | H | 3-1 | W | Friendly | Scowcroft, Holland, Stockwell | Burley | ||||
| Sat 9/8 | Queens Park Rangers | A | 0-0 | D | 17,614 | Burley | |||||
| Tue 12/8 | Charlton Athletic | A | 1-0 | W | League Cup 1st Round, 1st Leg | 6,598 | Venus | Burley | |||
| Sat 23/8 | Bradford City | A | 1-2 | L | 13,913 | Dyer | Burley | ||||
| Tue 26/8 | CHARLTON ATHLETIC | H | 3-1 | W | League Cup 1st Round, 2nd Leg | 10,989 | Brownog, Scowcroft, Stein | Burley | |||
| Sat 30/8 | WEST BROMWICH ALBION | H | 1-1 | D | 13,508 | Stein | Burley | ||||
| Tue 2/9 | SWINDON TOWN | H | 2-1 | W | 11,246 | Venus, Sonner | Burley | ||||
| Sat 6/9 | Birmingham City | A | P-P | ||||||||
| Sat 13/9 | Huddersfield Town | A | 2-2 | D | 9,313 | Edmondsonog, Dyer | Burley | ||||
| Tue 16/9 | TORQUAY UNITED | H | 1-1 | D | League Cup 2nd Round, 1st Leg | 8,031 | Stockwell | Burley | |||
| Sat 20/9 | STOKE CITY | H | 2-3 | L | 10,665 | Scowcroft, Holland | Burley | ||||
| Tue 23/9 | Torquay United | A | 3-0 | W | League Cup 2nd Round, 2nd Leg | 3,598 | Dyer, Holland2 | Burley | |||
| Fri 26/9 | Norwich City | A | 1-2 | L |  |
18,911 | Stein | Burley | |||
| Sat 4/10 | MANCHESTER CITY | H | 1-0 | W | 14,322 | Mathie | Burley | ||||
| Thu 9/10 | Braintree Town | A | 0-0 | D | |
Testimonial Culling | Burley | ||||
| Tue 14/10 | MANCHESTER UNITED | H | 2-0 | W | League Cup 3rd Round | 22,173 | Taricco, Mathie | Burley | |||
| Sat 18/10 | Oxford United | A | 0-1 | L | 7,594 | Burley | |||||
| Tue 21/10 | Crewe Alexandra | A | 0-0 | D | 4,730 | Burley | |||||
| Sat 25/10 | BURY | H | 2-0 | W | 10,478 | Tanner, Dozzell | Burley | ||||
| Tue 28/10 | Birmingham City | A | 1-1 | D | 16,778 | Holland | Burley | ||||
| Sat 1/11 | Charlton Athletic | A | 0-3 | L | 12,672 | Burley | |||||
| Tue 4/11 | STOCKPORT COUNTY | H | 0-2 | L | 8,938 | Burley | |||||
| Sun 9/11 | SHEFFIELD UNITED | H | 2-2 | D | |
9,695 | Legg, Gregory | Burley | |||
| Sat 15/11 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 1-1 | D | 21,937 | Johnson | Burley | ||||
| Tue 18/11 | Oxford United | A | 2-1 | W | League Cup 4th Round | 5,723 | Mowbray, Dozzell | Burley | |||
| Sat 22/11 | Reading | A | 4-0 | W | 9,400 | Holland, Johnson, Scowcroft, Naylor | Burley | ||||
| Sat 29/11 | NOTTINGHAM FOREST | H | 0-1 | L | 17,580 | Burley | |||||
| Tue 2/12 | MIDDLESBROUGH | H | 1-1 | D | 13,619 | Johnson | Burley | ||||
| Sat 6/12 | Tranmere Rovers | A | 1-1 | D | 5,720 | Johnson | Burley | ||||
| Sat 13/12 | PORTSMOUTH | H | 2-0 | W | 11,641 | Johnson, Cundy | Burley | ||||
| Sat 20/12 | Port Vale | A | 3-1 | W | 5,784 | Johnson, Mathie2 | Burley | ||||
| Fri 26/12 | BIRMINGHAM CITY | H | 0-1 | L | 17,459 | Burley | |||||
| Sun 28/12 | Swindon Town | A | 2-0 | W | 10,609 | Petta, Johnson | Burley | ||||
| Sat 3/1 | Bristol Rovers | A | 1-1 | D | FA Cup 3rd Round | 8,610 | Stockwell | Burley | |||
| Wed 7/1 | CHELSEA | H | 2-2 | D | |
League Cup 5th Round | 22,088 | Mathie, Taricco | Burley | ||
| Sat 10/1 | QUEENS PARK RANGERS | H | 0-0 | D | 12,672 | Burley | |||||
| Tue 13/1 | BRISTOL ROVERS | H | 1-0 | W | FA Cup 3rd Round, Replay | 11,362 | Johnson | Burley | |||
| Sat 17/1 | Middlesbrough | A | 1-1 | D | 30,081 | Johnson | Burley | ||||
| Sat 24/1 | SHEFFIELD UNITED | H | 1-1 | D | FA Cup 4th Round | 14,654 | Johnson | Burley | |||
| Tue 27/1 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 3-2 | W | 12,403 | Holland, Cundy, Scowcroft | Burley | ||||
| Sat 31/1 | BRADFORD CITY | H | 2-1 | W | 11,864 | Mathie2 | Burley | ||||
| Tue 3/2 | Sheffield United | A | 0-1 | L | FA Cup 4th Round, Replay | 14,144 | Burley | ||||
| Sat 7/2 | Stoke City | A | 1-1 | D | 11,416 | Holland | Burley | ||||
| Sat 14/2 | HUDDERSFIELD TOWN | H | 5-1 | W | 10,509 | Holland, Johnson2, Mathie, Naylor | Burley | ||||
| Wed 18/2 | Manchester City | A | 2-1 | W | 27,156 | Petta, Dyer | Burley | ||||
| Sat 21/2 | NORWICH CITY | H | 5-0 | W | 21,858 | Mathie3, Petta2 | Burley | ||||
| Tue 24/2 | OXFORD UNITED | H | 5-2 | W | 11,824 | Holland, Johnson3, Mathie | Burley | ||||
| Sat 28/2 | Sunderland | A | 2-2 | D | 35,114 | Petta, Dyer | Burley | ||||
| Tue 3/3 | Sheffield United | A | 1-0 | W | 14,120 | Holland | Burley | ||||
| Sat 7/3 | CHARLTON ATHLETIC | H | 3-1 | W | 19,831 | Stockwell, Cundy, Johnson | Burley | ||||
| Sat 14/3 | Stockport County | A | 1-0 | W | 8,939 | Johnson | Burley | ||||
| Sat 21/3 | WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS | H | 3-0 | W | 21,510 | Johnson, Scowcroft, Holland | Burley | ||||
| Sat 28/3 | READING | H | 1-0 | W | 19,075 | Scowcroft | Burley | ||||
| Sun 5/4 | Nottingham Forest | A | 1-2 | L | |
22,292 | Scowcroft | Burley | |||
| Tue 7/4 | WEST HAM UNITED | H | 2-2 | D | Testimonial Simon Milton | Unknown2 | Burley | ||||
| Sat 11/4 | TRANMERE ROVERS | H | 0-0 | D | 18,039 | Burley | |||||
| Mon 13/4 | Portsmouth | A | 1-0 | W | 15,040 | Johnson | Burley | ||||
| Sat 18/4 | PORT VALE | H | 5-1 | W | 16,205 | Johnson2, Mathie, Petta2 | Burley | ||||
| Sat 25/4 | Bury | A | 1-0 | W | 7,830 | Stockwell | Burley | ||||
| Tue 28/4 | SUNDERLAND | H | 2-0 | W | |
20,902 | Holland, Mathie | Burley | |||
| Sun 3/5 | CREWE ALEXANDRA | H | 3-2 | W | 19,105 | Stockwell, Johnson, Mathie | Burley | ||||
| Sun 10/5 | CHARLTON ATHLETIC | H | 0-1 | L | |
Division 1 Play-Off Semi-Final, 1st Leg | 21,681 | Burley | |||
| Wed 13/5 | Charlton Athletic | A | 0-1 | L | Division 1 Play-Off Semi-Final, 2nd Leg | 15,585 | Burley | ||||
Season Summary
| Comp | P | W | D | L | F | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friendly | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 9 |
| League | 46 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 77 | 43 |
| League Cup | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 5 |
| FA Cup | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Play-Offs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| TOTALS | 68 | 35 | 21 | 12 | 120 | 62 |
Excludes abandoned games (if any), Matches decided on penalties (if any) count as a drawn game.
Attendance Summary
| Home Average | Home Total | Away Average | Away Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | 14,893 | 342,545 | 14,755 | 339,366 |
| Cup/Play-offs | 15,854 | 110,978 | 9,043 | 54,258 |
Final League Table
Final League Table Division 1
P W D L F A W D L F A Pts
1. NOTTINGHAM FOREST 46 18 2 3 52 20 10 8 5 30 22 94
2. MIDDLESBROUGH 46 17 4 2 51 12 10 6 7 26 29 91
3. Sunderland 46 14 7 2 49 22 12 5 6 37 28 90
4. CHARLTON ATHLETIC 46 17 5 1 48 17 9 5 9 32 32 88
5. Ipswich Town 46 14 5 4 47 20 9 9 5 30 23 83
6. Sheffield United 46 16 5 2 44 20 3 12 8 25 34 74
7. Birmingham City 46 10 8 5 27 15 9 9 5 33 20 74
8. Stockport County 46 14 6 3 46 21 5 2 16 25 48 65
9. Wolverhampton Wanderers 46 13 6 4 42 25 5 5 13 15 28 65
10. West Bromwich Albion 46 9 8 6 27 26 7 5 11 23 30 61
11. Crewe Alexandra 46 10 2 11 30 34 8 3 12 28 31 59
12. Oxford United 46 12 6 5 36 20 4 4 15 24 44 58
13. Bradford City 46 10 9 4 26 23 4 6 13 20 36 57
14. Tranmere Rovers 46 9 8 6 34 26 5 6 12 20 31 56
15. Norwich City 46 9 8 6 32 27 5 5 13 20 42 55
16. Huddersfield Town 46 9 5 9 28 28 5 6 12 22 44 53
17. Bury 46 7 10 6 22 22 4 9 10 20 36 52
18. Swindon Town 46 9 6 8 28 25 5 4 14 14 48 52
19. Port Vale 46 7 6 10 25 24 6 4 13 31 42 49
20. Portsmouth 46 8 6 9 28 30 5 4 14 23 33 49
21. Queens Park Rangers 46 8 9 6 28 21 2 10 11 23 42 49
22. MANCHESTER CITY 46 6 6 11 28 26 6 6 11 28 31 48
23. STOKE CITY 46 8 5 10 30 40 3 8 12 14 34 46
24. READING 46 8 4 11 27 31 3 5 15 12 47 42
League Table (C) Copyright Paul Felton and RSSSF 1999/2000
