Saturday 1998-05-02
| Premier League |
| Premier League | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bolton Wanderers | 5 | 2 | Crystal Palace | Reebok Stadium | 24,449 | |
| Blake, Fish, Phillips, Thompson, Holdsworth | Lineups | Gordon, Bent | ||||
| Coventry City | 2 | 0 | Blackburn Rovers | Highfield Road | 18,792 | |
| Dublin (p), Boateng | Lineups | |||||
| Leicester City | 1 | 0 | Barnsley | Filbert Street | 21,293 | |
| Zagorakis | Lineups | |||||
| Liverpool | 5 | 0 | West Ham United | Anfield Road | 44,414 | |
| Owen, Ince, McAteer 2, Leonhardsen | Lineups | |||||
| Newcastle United | 3 | 1 | Chelsea | St James' Park | 36,710 | |
| Dabizas, Lee, Speed | Lineups | Di Matteo | ||||
| Sheffield Wednesday | 1 | 3 | Aston Villa | Hillsborough | 34,177 | |
| Sanetti | Lineups | Yorke, Hendrie, Joachim | ||||
| Southampton | 0 | 2 | Derby County | The Dell | 15,202 | |
| Lineups | Dailly, Sturridge | |||||
| Wimbledon | 2 | 6 | Tottenham Hotspur | Selhurst Park | 25,972 | |
| Fear 2 | Lineups | Ferdinand, Klinsmann 4, Saib | ||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ptn |  |
Premier League | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Arsenal | 35 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 39 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 25 | 18 | 36 | 75 | W | W | W | W | W | 1998-05-03 | Everton | H |
| 2 | 0 | Manchester United | 36 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 39 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 17 | 42 | 71 | W | D | D | W | W | 1998-05-04 | Leeds United | H |
| 3 | 1 | Liverpool | 36 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 38 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 62 | W | L | D | W | D | 1998-05-06 | Arsenal | H |
| 4 | -1 | Chelsea | 37 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 35 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 34 | 29 | 26 | 60 | L | L | W | W | W | 1998-05-10 | Bolton Wanderers | H |
| 5 | 0 | Leeds United | 36 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 30 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 22 | 14 | 58 | D | W | L | W | W | 1998-05-04 | Manchester United | A |
| 6 | 0 | Blackburn Rovers | 37 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 39 | 26 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 26 | 4 | 55 | L | W | D | L | L | 1998-05-10 | Newcastle United | H |
| 7 | 1 | Aston Villa | 37 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 25 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 24 | 0 | 54 | W | L | W | W | W | 1998-05-10 | Arsenal | H |
| 8 | 1 | Leicester City | 37 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 22 | 11 | 53 | W | D | W | D | D | 1998-05-10 | West Ham United | A |
| 9 | 1 | Derby County | 37 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 32 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 31 | 2 | 52 | W | L | L | L | W | 1998-05-10 | Liverpool | H |
| 10 | -3 | West Ham United | 36 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 36 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 36 | -2 | 52 | L | L | W | D | D | 1998-05-05 | Crystal Palace | A |
| 11 | 0 | Coventry City | 37 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 26 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 26 | 2 | 51 | W | D | D | D | D | 1998-05-10 | Everton | A |
| 12 | 0 | Southampton | 37 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 28 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 21 | 31 | -5 | 47 | L | W | L | D | L | 1998-05-10 | Tottenham Hotspur | A |
| 13 | 2 | Newcastle United | 37 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 20 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 23 | -8 | 44 | W | D | L | D | W | 1998-05-10 | Blackburn Rovers | A |
| 14 | -1 | Sheffield Wednesday | 37 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 22 | 40 | -14 | 44 | L | W | L | D | L | 1998-05-10 | Crystal Palace | A |
| 15 | 1 | Tottenham Hotspur | 37 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 22 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 21 | 34 | -12 | 43 | W | W | D | D | L | 1998-05-10 | Southampton | H |
| 16 | -2 | Wimbledon | 37 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 25 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 20 | -12 | 43 | L | D | D | L | D | 1998-05-10 | Leeds United | A |
| 17 | 1 | Bolton Wanderers | 37 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 25 | 22 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 37 | -18 | 40 | W | W | L | L | W | 1998-05-10 | Chelsea | A |
| 18 | -1 | Everton | 36 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 26 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 25 | -11 | 39 | L | D | D | W | D | 1998-05-03 | Arsenal | A |
| 19 | 0 | Barnsley | 37 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 33 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 47 | -43 | 35 | L | L | D | L | W | 1998-05-10 | Manchester United | H |
| 20 | 0 | Crystal Palace | 36 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 36 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 22 | 32 | -35 | 29 | L | L | W | L | L | 1998-05-05 | West Ham United | H |
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bristol Rovers | 2 | 1 | Brentford | The Memorial Stadium | 9,043 | |
| Cureton, Hayles | Lineups | Rapley | ||||
| Burnley | 2 | 1 | Plymouth Argyle | Turf Moor | 18,811 | |
| Cooke 2 | Lineups | Saunders | ||||
| Chesterfield | 1 | 1 | Blackpool | Saltergate Recreation Ground | 4,462 | |
| Howard | Lineups | Carlisle | ||||
| Fulham | 1 | 2 | Watford | Craven Cottage | 17,114 | |
| Beardsley | Lineups | Noel-Williams, Lee | ||||
| Gillingham | 0 | 0 | Wigan Athletic | Priestfield Stadium | 10,339 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Grimsby Town | 0 | 2 | Oldham Athletic | Blundell Park | 8,054 | |
| Lineups | Jepson 2 | |||||
| Luton Town | 3 | 2 | Carlisle United | Kenilworth Road | 7,381 | |
| Evers, Oldfield, Allen R | Lineups | Anthony, Wright | ||||
| Millwall | 1 | 2 | AFC Bournemouth | The Den | 7,872 | |
| Grant (p) | Lineups | Witter OG, Stein | ||||
| Preston North End | 2 | 1 | Bristol City | Deepdale | 12,067 | |
| Ashcroft, Eyres | Lineups | McCarthy | ||||
| Southend United | 1 | 3 | Wrexham | Roots Hall | 4,220 | |
| Boere | Lineups | Ward 2, Connolly | ||||
| Walsall | 0 | 1 | Wycombe Wanderers | Bescot Stadium | 4,412 | |
| Lineups | Read | |||||
| York City | 0 | 0 | Northampton Town | Bootham Crescent | 6,688 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Footnotes | ||||||
| Plymouth Argyle relegated | ||||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ptn | |
Second Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 1 | Watford | 46 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 36 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 31 | 19 | 67 | 88 | W | W | D | D | W | End of Season | ||
| 2 | -1 | Bristol City | 46 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 41 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 28 | 22 | 69 | 85 | L | W | L | D | L | End of Season | ||
| 3 | 0 | Grimsby Town | 46 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 25 | 23 | 55 | 72 | L | D | W | L | D | End of Season | ||
| 4 | 1 | Northampton Town | 46 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 33 | 17 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 20 | 52 | 71 | D | W | W | D | L | End of Season | ||
| 5 | 2 | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 43 | 33 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 27 | 31 | 70 | 70 | W | L | W | W | W | End of Season | ||
| 6 | -2 | Fulham | 46 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 31 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 29 | 29 | 60 | 70 | L | L | L | W | W | End of Season | ||
| 7 | 1 | Wrexham | 46 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 31 | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 28 | 55 | 70 | W | D | D | L | L | End of Season | ||
| 8 | -2 | Gillingham | 46 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 30 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 22 | 29 | 52 | 70 | D | W | D | D | W | End of Season | ||
| 9 | 1 | AFC Bournemouth | 46 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 28 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 29 | 37 | 57 | 66 | W | L | W | W | W | End of Season | ||
| 10 | -1 | Chesterfield | 46 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 31 | 19 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 46 | 65 | D | D | W | L | W | End of Season | ||
| 11 | 0 | Wigan Athletic | 46 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 41 | 31 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 23 | 35 | 64 | 62 | D | D | W | W | W | End of Season | ||
| 12 | 0 | Blackpool | 46 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 35 | 24 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 24 | 43 | 59 | 62 | D | W | D | L | L | End of Season | ||
| 13 | 0 | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 43 | 23 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 19 | 31 | 62 | 61 | W | D | W | D | L | End of Season | ||
| 14 | 1 | Wycombe Wanderers | 46 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 32 | 20 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 33 | 51 | 60 | W | D | D | W | D | End of Season | ||
| 15 | 1 | Preston North End | 46 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 26 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 27 | 30 | 56 | 59 | W | D | D | D | W | End of Season | ||
| 16 | -2 | York City | 46 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 26 | 21 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 26 | 37 | 52 | 59 | D | W | D | W | L | End of Season | ||
| 17 | 1 | Luton Town | 46 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 35 | 38 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 26 | 60 | 57 | W | D | L | W | L | End of Season | ||
| 18 | -1 | Millwall | 46 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 23 | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 31 | 43 | 55 | L | D | D | D | L | End of Season | ||
| 19 | 0 | Walsall | 46 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 26 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 36 | 43 | 54 | L | L | L | D | L | End of Season | ||
| 20 | 2 | Burnley | 46 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 34 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 21 | 42 | 55 | 52 | W | D | L | W | L | End of Season | ||
| 21 | -1 | Brentford | 46 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 33 | 29 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 42 | 50 | 50 | L | D | L | W | L | End of Season | ||
| 22 | -1 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 36 | 30 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 19 | 40 | 55 | 49 | L | L | L | D | W | End of Season | ||
| 23 | 0 | Carlisle United | 46 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 27 | 28 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 30 | 45 | 57 | 44 | L | L | L | L | W | End of Season | ||
| 24 | 0 | Southend United | 46 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 29 | 30 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 18 | 49 | 47 | 43 | L | L | D | D | L | End of Season | ||
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff City | 0 | 0 | Darlington | Ninian Park | 2,610 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Chester City | 1 | 1 | Scarborough | Deva Stadium | 2,719 | |
| Rimmer | Lineups | Flitcroft OG | ||||
| Doncaster Rovers | 0 | 1 | Colchester United | Belle Vue | 3,572 | |
| Lineups | Gregory N | |||||
| Exeter City | 1 | 3 | Macclesfield Town | St James Park | 4,499 | |
| Birch | Lineups | Wood, Davenport, Pilliskirk | ||||
| Hull City | 1 | 0 | Cambridge United | Boothferry Park | 4,930 | |
| Darby | Lineups | |||||
| Leyton Orient | 2 | 1 | Torquay United | Brisbane Road | 6,545 | |
| Smith, Maskell | Lineups | McFarlane | ||||
| Lincoln City | 2 | 1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Sincil Bank | 9,890 | |
| Fleming, Thorpe | Lineups | Barker | ||||
| Mansfield Town | 1 | 0 | Swansea City | Field Mill | 2,867 | |
| Kerr | Lineups | |||||
| Notts County | 5 | 2 | Rotherham United | Meadow Lane | 12,431 | |
| Jones G 2, Pearce, Farrell, Robinson | Lineups | White, Glover | ||||
| Peterborough United | 0 | 0 | Hartlepool United | London Road | 4,727 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Rochdale | 2 | 1 | Barnet | Spotland | 2,102 | |
| Gouck, Painter | Lineups | McGleish | ||||
| Shrewsbury Town | 0 | 2 | Scunthorpe United | Gay Meadow | 2,704 | |
| Lineups | Marshall, Forrester | |||||
| Footnotes | ||||||
| Lincoln City promoted | ||||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ptn | |
Third Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Notts County | 46 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 41 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 41 | 23 | 82 | 99 | W | D | W | W | D | End of Season | # | |
| 2 | 0 | Macclesfield Town | 46 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 40 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 23 | 33 | 63 | 82 | W | W | W | W | L | End of Season | # | |
| 3 | 1 | Lincoln City | 46 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 32 | 24 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 28 | 27 | 60 | 75 | W | D | W | W | D | End of Season | # | |
| 4 | -1 | Torquay United | 46 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 39 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 29 | 37 | 68 | 74 | L | W | L | L | D | End of Season | # | |
| 5 | 1 | Colchester United | 46 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 41 | 24 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 31 | 36 | 72 | 74 | W | D | L | W | W | End of Season | # | |
| 6 | -1 | Scarborough | 46 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 44 | 23 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 23 | 35 | 67 | 72 | D | D | D | D | L | End of Season | # | |
| 7 | 0 | Barnet | 46 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 35 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 26 | 29 | 61 | 70 | L | L | D | L | L | End of Season | # | |
| 8 | 1 | Scunthorpe United | 46 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 30 | 24 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 26 | 28 | 56 | 69 | W | W | L | W | D | End of Season | # | |
| 9 | 1 | Peterborough United | 46 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 37 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 26 | 35 | 63 | 67 | D | L | L | W | L | End of Season | # | |
| 10 | -2 | Rotherham United | 46 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 41 | 30 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 26 | 31 | 67 | 67 | L | D | W | W | D | End of Season | # | |
| 11 | 0 | Leyton Orient | 46 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 40 | 20 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 27 | 62 | 66 | W | D | W | L | L | End of Season | # | |
| 12 | 0 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 42 | 26 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 22 | 29 | 64 | 65 | W | W | D | D | D | End of Season | # | |
| 13 | 1 | Chester City | 46 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 34 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 26 | 46 | 60 | 61 | D | L | W | L | W | End of Season | # | |
| 14 | -1 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 35 | 28 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 26 | 34 | 61 | 61 | L | D | W | W | W | End of Season | # | |
| 15 | 0 | Cambridge United | 46 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 39 | 27 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 24 | 30 | 63 | 60 | L | D | W | L | W | End of Season | # | |
| 16 | 0 | Exeter City | 46 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 39 | 25 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 29 | 38 | 68 | 60 | L | L | L | L | W | End of Season | # | |
| 17 | 0 | Hartlepool United | 46 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 40 | 22 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 31 | 61 | 59 | D | W | D | D | L | End of Season | # | |
| 18 | 0 | Rochdale | 46 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 43 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 40 | 56 | 58 | W | D | W | L | W | End of Season | # | |
| 19 | 0 | Darlington | 46 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 43 | 28 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 13 | 44 | 56 | 54 | D | D | L | W | L | End of Season | # | |
| 20 | 1 | Cardiff City | 46 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 27 | 22 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 48 | 50 | D | L | L | L | L | End of Season | # | |
| 21 | -1 | Swansea City | 46 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 24 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 25 | 46 | 49 | 50 | L | D | L | W | D | End of Season | # | |
| 22 | 0 | Hull City | 46 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 36 | 32 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 20 | 51 | 56 | 41 | W | D | W | L | W | End of Season | # | |
| 23 | 0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 46 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 21 | 34 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 32 | 38 | 35 | L | D | L | D | D | End of Season | # | |
| 24 | 0 | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 48 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 65 | 30 | 20 | L | D | L | L | L | End of Season | # | |
