1998-08-08
| First Division |
| First Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnsley | 2 | 2 | West Bromwich Albion | Oakwell | 18,114 | Largest home gate 1998-99 |
| De Zeeuw 2 | Lineups | Sneekes, Quinn | ||||
| Bradford City | 1 | 2 | Stockport County | Valley Parade | 14,360 | |
| Beagrie (p) | Lineups | Dinning 2 (2p) | ||||
| Bristol City | 2 | 2 | Oxford United | Ashton Gate | 13,729 | |
| Andersen S 2 | Lineups | Murphy, Windass | ||||
| Bury | 1 | 0 | Huddersfield Town | Gigg Lane | 7,659 | |
| Ellis | Lineups | |||||
| Crystal Palace | 2 | 2 | Bolton Wanderers | Selhurst Park | 19,029 | |
| Jansen, Curcic | Lineups | Holdsworth, Gunnlaugsson | ||||
| Norwich City | 2 | 1 | Crewe Alexandra | Carrow Road | 15,016 | |
| Bellamy, Kenton | Lineups | Rivers | ||||
| Port Vale | 0 | 2 | Birmingham City | Vale Park | 10,465 | Largest home gate 1998-99 |
| Lineups | Furlong, Adebola | |||||
| Portsmouth | 1 | 2 | Watford | Fratton Park | 15,275 | |
| Aloisi | Lineups | Thomson OG, Lee | ||||
| Sheffield United | 2 | 1 | Swindon Town | Bramall Lane | 15,977 | |
| Stuart, Borbokis | Lineups | Holdsworth OG | ||||
| Sunderland | 1 | 0 | Queens Park Rangers | Stadium of Light | 41,008 | |
| Phillips (p) | Lineups | |||||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2 | 0 | Tranmere Rovers | Molineux | 20,203 | |
| Keane, Curle (p) | Lineups | |||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ptn |  | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GS | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Birmingham City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | W | # | # | # | # | 1998-08-16 | Crystal Palace | H |
| 2 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | W | # | # | # | # | 1998-08-15 | Oxford United | A |
| 3 | 0 | Norwich City | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | W | # | # | # | # | 1998-08-15 | Stockport County | A |
| 4 | 0 | Sheffield United | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | W | # | # | # | # | 1998-08-15 | West Bromwich Albion | A |
| 5 | 0 | Stockport County | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | W | # | # | # | # | 1998-08-15 | Norwich City | H |
| 6 | 0 | Watford | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | W | # | # | # | # | 1998-08-15 | Bradford City | H |
| 7 | 0 | Bury | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | W | # | # | # | # | 1998-08-15 | Ipswich Town | A |
| 8 | 0 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | W | # | # | # | # | 1998-08-15 | Swindon Town | A |
| 9 | 0 | Barnsley | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | D | # | # | # | # | 1998-08-15 | Crewe Alexandra | A |
| 10 | 0 | Bolton Wanderers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | D | # | # | # | # | 1998-08-15 | Grimsby Town | H |
| 11 | 0 | Bristol City | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | D | # | # | # | # | 1998-08-15 | Queens Park Rangers | A |
| 12 | 0 | Crystal Palace | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | D | # | # | # | # | 1998-08-16 | Birmingham City | A |
| 13 | 0 | Oxford United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | D | # | # | # | # | 1998-08-15 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H |
| 14 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | D | # | # | # | # | 1998-08-15 | Sheffield United | H |
| 15 | 0 | Bradford City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1998-08-15 | Watford | A |
| 16 | 0 | Crewe Alexandra | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1998-08-15 | Barnsley | H |
| 17 | 0 | Portsmouth | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1998-08-15 | Tranmere Rovers | A |
| 18 | 0 | Swindon Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1998-08-15 | Sunderland | H |
| 19 | 0 | Grimsby Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | # | # | # | # | # | 1998-08-09 | Ipswich Town | H |
| 20 | 0 | Ipswich Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | # | # | # | # | # | 1998-08-09 | Grimsby Town | A |
| 21 | 0 | Huddersfield Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1998-08-15 | Port Vale | H |
| 22 | 0 | Queens Park Rangers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1998-08-15 | Bristol City | H |
| 23 | 0 | Port Vale | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1998-08-15 | Huddersfield Town | A |
| 24 | 0 | Tranmere Rovers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1998-08-15 | Portsmouth | H |
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFC Bournemouth | 2 | 0 | Lincoln City | Dean Court | 5,573 | |
| Cox, Stein | Lineups | |||||
| Burnley | 2 | 1 | Bristol Rovers | Turf Moor | 11,781 | |
| Payton 2 | Lineups | Cureton | ||||
| Colchester United | 1 | 0 | Chesterfield | Layer Road | 4,042 | |
| Sale | Lineups | |||||
| Gillingham | 0 | 1 | Walsall | Priestfield Stadium | 5,712 | |
| Lineups | Carr OG | |||||
| Macclesfield Town | 0 | 1 | Fulham | Moss Rose | 3,933 | |
| Lineups | Salako | |||||
| Manchester City | 3 | 0 | Blackpool | Maine Road | 32,134 | |
| Goater, Bradbury, Tskhadadze | Lineups | |||||
| Northampton Town | 1 | 3 | Stoke City | Sixfields Stadium | 6,661 | |
| Corazzin | Lineups | Kavanagh G (p), Thorne, Crowe | ||||
| Oldham Athletic | 1 | 3 | Notts County | Boundary Park | 5,709 | |
| Holt | Lineups | Richardson, Farrell 2 | ||||
| Preston North End | 3 | 0 | York City | Deepdale | 8,656 | |
| Appleton, Rankine, Nogan | Lineups | |||||
| Wigan Athletic | 0 | 1 | Millwall | Springfield Park | 4,285 | |
| Lineups | Shaw | |||||
| Wrexham | 3 | 0 | Reading | Racecourse Ground | 6,671 | |
| Connolly, Legg OG, Ward P | Lineups | |||||
| Wycombe Wanderers | 0 | 1 | Luton Town | Adams Park | 5,252 | |
| Lineups | Davis S | |||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ptn | | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GS | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Manchester City | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | W | # | # | # | # | 1998-08-14 | Fulham | A |
| 2 | 0 | Preston North End | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | W | # | # | # | # | 1998-08-15 | Luton Town | A |
| 3 | 0 | Wrexham | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | W | # | # | # | # | 1998-08-15 | Colchester United | H |
| 4 | 0 | Notts County | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | W | # | # | # | # | 1998-08-15 | AFC Bournemouth | H |
| 5 | 0 | Stoke City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | W | # | # | # | # | 1998-08-15 | Macclesfield Town | H |
| 6 | 0 | AFC Bournemouth | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | W | # | # | # | # | 1998-08-15 | Notts County | A |
| 7 | 0 | Burnley | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | W | # | # | # | # | 1998-08-15 | Chesterfield | A |
| 8 | 0 | Colchester United | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | W | # | # | # | # | 1998-08-15 | Wrexham | A |
| 9 | 0 | Fulham | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | W | # | # | # | # | 1998-08-14 | Manchester City | H |
| 10 | 0 | Luton Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | W | # | # | # | # | 1998-08-15 | Preston North End | H |
| 11 | 0 | Millwall | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | W | # | # | # | # | 1998-08-15 | Wycombe Wanderers | H |
| 12 | 0 | Walsall | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | W | # | # | # | # | 1998-08-15 | Northampton Town | H |
| 13 | 0 | Bristol Rovers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1998-08-15 | Reading | H |
| 14 | 0 | Northampton Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1998-08-15 | Walsall | A |
| 15 | 0 | Oldham Athletic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1998-08-15 | Blackpool | A |
| 16 | 0 | Chesterfield | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1998-08-15 | Burnley | H |
| 17 | 0 | Gillingham | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1998-08-15 | York City | A |
| 18 | 0 | Macclesfield Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1998-08-15 | Stoke City | A |
| 19 | 0 | Wigan Athletic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1998-08-15 | Lincoln City | A |
| 20 | 0 | Wycombe Wanderers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1998-08-15 | Millwall | A |
| 21 | 0 | Lincoln City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1998-08-15 | Wigan Athletic | H |
| 22 | 0 | Blackpool | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1998-08-15 | Oldham Athletic | H |
| 23 | 0 | Reading | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1998-08-15 | Bristol Rovers | A |
| 24 | 0 | York City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1998-08-15 | Gillingham | H |
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brentford | 3 | 0 | Mansfield Town | Griffin Park | 4,846 | |
| Rapley 2, Freeman | Lineups | |||||
| Carlisle United | 1 | 0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Brunton Park | 5,184 | |
| Stevens | Lineups | |||||
| Chester City | 0 | 2 | Leyton Orient | Deva Stadium | 2,541 | |
| Lineups | Richards, Harris | |||||
| Darlington | 0 | 2 | Barnet | Feethams Ground | 4,200 | |
| Lineups | Currie, McGleish | |||||
| Hartlepool United | 1 | 1 | Cardiff City | Victoria Park | 2,591 | |
| Beech | Lineups | Earnshaw | ||||
| Peterborough United | 0 | 2 | Halifax Town | London Road | 5,746 | |
| Lineups | Hanson, Horsfield | |||||
| Plymouth Argyle | 2 | 1 | Rochdale | Home Park | 5,547 | |
| Mauge, Jean | Lineups | Lancashire (p) | ||||
| Rotherham United | 3 | 1 | Hull City | Millmoor | 5,447 | |
| Warner, White, Glover | Lineups | D'Auria | ||||
| Scarborough | 1 | 2 | Southend United | Seamer Road | 2,298 | |
| Brodie | Lineups | Coleman, Hails | ||||
| Shrewsbury Town | 2 | 1 | Scunthorpe United | Gay Meadow | 2,649 | |
| Fickling OG, Evans | Lineups | Forrester | ||||
| Swansea City | 2 | 0 | Exeter City | Vetch Field | 5,089 | |
| Thomas, Watkin | Lineups | |||||
| Torquay United | 0 | 1 | Cambridge United | Plainmoor | 2,428 | |
| Lineups | Butler (p) | |||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ptn | | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GS | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Brentford | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | W | # | # | # | # | 1998-08-15 | Halifax Town | A |
| 2 | 0 | Rotherham United | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | W | # | # | # | # | 1998-08-15 | Leyton Orient | A |
| 3 | 0 | Barnet | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | W | # | # | # | # | 1998-08-15 | Hartlepool United | H |
| 4 | 0 | Halifax Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | W | # | # | # | # | 1998-08-15 | Brentford | H |
| 5 | 0 | Leyton Orient | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | W | # | # | # | # | 1998-08-15 | Rotherham United | H |
| 6 | 0 | Swansea City | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | W | # | # | # | # | 1998-08-15 | Cambridge United | A |
| 7 | 0 | Plymouth Argyle | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | W | # | # | # | # | 1998-08-15 | Mansfield Town | A |
| 8 | 0 | Shrewsbury Town | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | W | # | # | # | # | 1998-08-15 | Southend United | A |
| 9 | 0 | Southend United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | W | # | # | # | # | 1998-08-15 | Shrewsbury Town | H |
| 10 | 0 | Cambridge United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | W | # | # | # | # | 1998-08-15 | Swansea City | H |
| 11 | 0 | Carlisle United | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | W | # | # | # | # | 1998-08-15 | Scunthorpe United | A |
| 12 | 0 | Cardiff City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | D | # | # | # | # | 1998-08-15 | Peterborough United | H |
| 13 | 0 | Hartlepool United | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | D | # | # | # | # | 1998-08-15 | Barnet | A |
| 14 | 0 | Rochdale | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1998-08-15 | Torquay United | H |
| 15 | 0 | Scarborough | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1998-08-15 | Exeter City | A |
| 16 | 0 | Scunthorpe United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1998-08-15 | Carlisle United | H |
| 17 | 0 | Hull City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1998-08-15 | Darlington | H |
| 18 | 0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1998-08-15 | Chester City | H |
| 19 | 0 | Torquay United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1998-08-15 | Rochdale | A |
| 20 | 0 | Chester City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1998-08-15 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A |
| 21 | 0 | Darlington | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1998-08-15 | Hull City | A |
| 22 | 0 | Exeter City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1998-08-15 | Scarborough | H |
| 23 | 0 | Peterborough United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1998-08-15 | Cardiff City | A |
| 24 | 0 | Mansfield Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1998-08-15 | Plymouth Argyle | H |
