1998-08-15
| Premier League |
| Premier League | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackburn Rovers | 0 | 0 | Derby County | Ewood Park | 24,235 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Coventry City | 2 | 1 | Chelsea | Highfield Road | 23,042 | |
| Huckerby, Dublin | Lineups | Poyet | ||||
| Everton | 0 | 0 | Aston Villa | Goodison Park | 40,112 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Manchester United | 2 | 2 | Leicester City | Old Trafford | 55,052 | |
| Sheringham, Beckham | Lineups | Heskey, Cottee | ||||
| Middlesbrough | 0 | 0 | Leeds United | Riverside Stadium | 34,160 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Newcastle United | 0 | 0 | Charlton Athletic | St James' Park | 36,719 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Sheffield Wednesday | 0 | 1 | West Ham United | Hillsborough | 30,236 | |
| Lineups | Wright | |||||
| Wimbledon | 3 | 1 | Tottenham Hotspur | Selhurst Park | 23,031 | |
| Earle, Ekoku 2 | Lineups | Fox | ||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ptn |  |
Premier League | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Wimbledon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | W | # | # | # | # | 1998-08-22 | Derby County | A |
| 2 | 0 | Coventry City | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | W | # | # | # | # | 1998-08-22 | Nottingham Forest | A |
| 3 | 0 | West Ham United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | W | # | # | # | # | 1998-08-22 | Manchester United | H |
| 4 | 0 | Manchester United | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | D | # | # | # | # | 1998-08-22 | West Ham United | A |
| 5 | 0 | Leicester City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | D | # | # | # | # | 1998-08-22 | Everton | H |
| 6 | 0 | Blackburn Rovers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | D | # | # | # | # | 1998-08-24 | Leeds United | A |
| 7 | 0 | Everton | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | D | # | # | # | # | 1998-08-22 | Leicester City | A |
| 8 | 0 | Middlesbrough | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | D | # | # | # | # | 1998-08-23 | Aston Villa | A |
| 9 | 0 | Newcastle United | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | D | # | # | # | # | 1998-08-22 | Chelsea | A |
| 10 | 0 | Aston Villa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | D | # | # | # | # | 1998-08-23 | Middlesbrough | H |
| 11 | 0 | Charlton Athletic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | D | # | # | # | # | 1998-08-22 | Southampton | H |
| 12 | 0 | Derby County | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | D | # | # | # | # | 1998-08-22 | Wimbledon | H |
| 13 | 0 | Leeds United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | D | # | # | # | # | 1998-08-24 | Blackburn Rovers | H |
| 14 | 0 | Arsenal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | # | # | # | # | # | 1998-08-17 | Nottingham Forest | H |
| 15 | 0 | Southampton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | # | # | # | # | # | 1998-08-16 | Liverpool | H |
| 16 | 0 | Liverpool | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | # | # | # | # | # | 1998-08-16 | Southampton | A |
| 17 | 0 | Nottingham Forest | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | # | # | # | # | # | 1998-08-17 | Arsenal | A |
| 18 | 0 | Chelsea | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1998-08-22 | Newcastle United | H |
| 19 | 0 | Sheffield Wednesday | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1998-08-22 | Tottenham Hotspur | A |
| 20 | 0 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1998-08-22 | Sheffield Wednesday | H |
| First Division |
| First Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bolton Wanderers | 2 | 0 | Grimsby Town | Reebok Stadium | 16,584 | |
| Blake, Holdsworth (p) | Lineups | |||||
| Crewe Alexandra | 3 | 1 | Barnsley | Gresty Road | 5,289 | |
| Smith S (p), Lightfoot 2 | Lineups | McClare | ||||
| Huddersfield Town | 2 | 1 | Port Vale | Kirklees Stadium | 10,030 | |
| Dalton, Stewart | Lineups | Ainsworth | ||||
| Ipswich Town | 0 | 0 | Bury | Portman Road | 13,267 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Oxford United | 0 | 2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Manor Ground | 7,521 | |
| Lineups | Bull, Osborn | |||||
| Queens Park Rangers | 1 | 1 | Bristol City | Loftus Road | 13,337 | |
| Ready | Lineups | Hewlett | ||||
| Stockport County | 0 | 2 | Norwich City | Edgeley Park | 6,538 | |
| Lineups | Bellamy, Woodthorpe OG | |||||
| Swindon Town | 1 | 1 | Sunderland | County Ground | 10,207 | |
| Onuora | Lineups | Phillips | ||||
| Tranmere Rovers | 1 | 1 | Portsmouth | Prenton Park | 6,714 | |
| Mellon | Lineups | Aloisi | ||||
| Watford | 1 | 0 | Bradford City | Vicarage Road | 10,731 | |
| Ngonge | Lineups | |||||
| West Bromwich Albion | 4 | 1 | Sheffield United | The Hawthorns | 16,901 | |
| Carbon, Kilbane, Hughes 2 | Lineups | Saunders | ||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ptn | | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GS | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | W | W | # | # | # | 1998-08-22 | Swindon Town | H |
| 2 | 1 | Norwich City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | W | W | # | # | # | 1998-08-22 | Queens Park Rangers | H |
| 3 | 3 | Watford | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | W | W | # | # | # | 1998-08-22 | Bristol City | A |
| 4 | 10 | West Bromwich Albion | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | W | D | # | # | # | 1998-08-22 | Port Vale | A |
| 5 | 5 | Bolton Wanderers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | W | D | # | # | # | 1998-08-23 | Bradford City | A |
| 6 | 2 | Sunderland | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | D | W | # | # | # | 1998-08-22 | Tranmere Rovers | H |
| 7 | 0 | Bury | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | D | W | # | # | # | 1998-08-22 | Crewe Alexandra | H |
| 8 | 10 | Crewe Alexandra | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | W | L | # | # | # | 1998-08-22 | Bury | A |
| 9 | -5 | Sheffield United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | L | W | # | # | # | 1998-08-22 | Birmingham City | H |
| 10 | -9 | Birmingham City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | W | # | # | # | # | 1998-08-16 | Crystal Palace | H |
| 11 | 10 | Huddersfield Town | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | W | L | # | # | # | 1998-08-22 | Grimsby Town | A |
| 12 | -7 | Stockport County | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | L | W | # | # | # | 1998-08-21 | Barnsley | A |
| 13 | -2 | Bristol City | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | D | D | # | # | # | 1998-08-22 | Watford | H |
| 14 | 2 | Ipswich Town | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | D | D | # | # | # | 1998-08-22 | Portsmouth | A |
| 15 | -6 | Barnsley | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | L | D | # | # | # | 1998-08-21 | Stockport County | H |
| 16 | -4 | Crystal Palace | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | D | # | # | # | # | 1998-08-16 | Birmingham City | A |
| 17 | 2 | Portsmouth | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | D | L | # | # | # | 1998-08-22 | Ipswich Town | H |
| 18 | 2 | Swindon Town | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | D | L | # | # | # | 1998-08-22 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A |
| 19 | -6 | Oxford United | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | L | D | # | # | # | 1998-08-22 | Crystal Palace | A |
| 20 | 2 | Queens Park Rangers | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | D | L | # | # | # | 1998-08-22 | Norwich City | A |
| 21 | 3 | Tranmere Rovers | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | D | L | # | # | # | 1998-08-22 | Sunderland | A |
| 22 | -7 | Grimsby Town | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | L | D | # | # | # | 1998-08-22 | Huddersfield Town | H |
| 23 | -6 | Bradford City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | L | L | # | # | # | 1998-08-23 | Bolton Wanderers | H |
| 24 | -1 | Port Vale | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | L | L | # | # | # | 1998-08-22 | West Bromwich Albion | H |
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackpool | 3 | 0 | Oldham Athletic | Bloomfield Road | 5,258 | |
| Bent, Malkin, Bushell | Lineups | |||||
| Bristol Rovers | 4 | 1 | Reading | The Memorial Stadium | 7,529 | |
| Hayles, Meaker, Cureton (p), Roberts | Lineups | Williams | ||||
| Chesterfield | 1 | 0 | Burnley | Saltergate Recreation Ground | 5,426 | |
| Reeves (p) | Lineups | |||||
| Lincoln City | 1 | 0 | Wigan Athletic | Sincil Bank | 3,355 | |
| Battersby | Lineups | |||||
| Luton Town | 1 | 1 | Preston North End | Kenilworth Road | 5,392 | |
| Marshall | Lineups | Macken | ||||
| Millwall | 2 | 1 | Wycombe Wanderers | The Den | 7,492 | |
| Fitzgerald, Sadlier | Lineups | Read | ||||
| Notts County | 1 | 2 | AFC Bournemouth | Meadow Lane | 5,269 | |
| Hendon (p) | Lineups | Berthe, Robinson | ||||
| Stoke City | 2 | 0 | Macclesfield Town | Britannia Stadium | 13,981 | |
| Crowe, Thorne | Lineups | |||||
| Walsall | 0 | 0 | Northampton Town | Bescot Stadium | 4,360 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Wrexham | 2 | 4 | Colchester United | Racecourse Ground | 4,157 | |
| Roberts N, Connolly (p) | Lineups | Abrahams, Haydon, Gregory N, Gregory D (p) | ||||
| York City | 1 | 1 | Gillingham | Bootham Crescent | 2,634 | |
| Cresswell | Lineups | Saunders | ||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ptn | |
Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 4 | Stoke City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | W | W | # | # | # | 1998-08-22 | Preston North End | A |
| 2 | 7 | Colchester United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 6 | W | W | # | # | # | 1998-08-22 | Fulham | H |
| 3 | -2 | Fulham | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | W | W | # | # | # | 1998-08-22 | Colchester United | A |
| 4 | 3 | AFC Bournemouth | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | W | W | # | # | # | 1998-08-22 | Millwall | H |
| 5 | 6 | Millwall | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | W | W | # | # | # | 1998-08-22 | AFC Bournemouth | A |
| 6 | -4 | Preston North End | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | D | W | # | # | # | 1998-08-22 | Stoke City | H |
| 7 | 3 | Luton Town | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | D | W | # | # | # | 1998-08-22 | Reading | A |
| 8 | 4 | Walsall | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | D | W | # | # | # | 1998-08-22 | Wycombe Wanderers | A |
| 9 | 4 | Bristol Rovers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | W | L | # | # | # | 1998-08-22 | Gillingham | A |
| 10 | -7 | Wrexham | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | L | W | # | # | # | 1998-08-22 | Manchester City | A |
| 11 | -7 | Notts County | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | L | W | # | # | # | 1998-08-22 | Northampton Town | A |
| 12 | 10 | Blackpool | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | W | L | # | # | # | 1998-08-22 | Wigan Athletic | A |
| 13 | -7 | Manchester City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | L | W | # | # | # | 1998-08-22 | Wrexham | H |
| 14 | -6 | Burnley | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | L | W | # | # | # | 1998-08-22 | York City | H |
| 15 | 5 | Chesterfield | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | W | L | # | # | # | 1998-08-22 | Oldham Athletic | A |
| 16 | 5 | Lincoln City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | W | L | # | # | # | 1998-08-22 | Macclesfield Town | A |
| 17 | -1 | Gillingham | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | D | L | # | # | # | 1998-08-22 | Bristol Rovers | H |
| 18 | -4 | Northampton Town | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | D | L | # | # | # | 1998-08-22 | Notts County | H |
| 19 | 5 | York City | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | D | L | # | # | # | 1998-08-22 | Burnley | A |
| 20 | -1 | Wycombe Wanderers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | L | L | # | # | # | 1998-08-22 | Walsall | H |
| 21 | -6 | Oldham Athletic | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | L | L | # | # | # | 1998-08-22 | Chesterfield | H |
| 22 | 1 | Reading | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | L | L | # | # | # | 1998-08-22 | Luton Town | H |
| 23 | -5 | Wigan Athletic | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | L | L | # | # | # | 1998-08-22 | Blackpool | H |
| 24 | -7 | Macclesfield Town | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | L | L | # | # | # | 1998-08-22 | Lincoln City | H |
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnet | 0 | 2 | Hartlepool United | Underhill Stadium | 2,049 | |
| Lineups | Midgley, Beech | |||||
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 2 | 2 | Chester City | Priestfield Stadium, Gillingham | 2,703 | |
| Barker, Woods OG | Lineups | Smith, Flitcroft (p) | ||||
| Cambridge United | 2 | 1 | Swansea City | Abbey Stadium | 3,074 | |
| Butler 2 | Lineups | Casey | ||||
| Cardiff City | 1 | 3 | Peterborough United | Ninian Park | 5,629 | |
| Saville | Lineups | McKenzie 2, Carruthers | ||||
| Exeter City | 1 | 0 | Scarborough | St James Park | 2,703 | |
| Gittens | Lineups | |||||
| Halifax Town | 1 | 0 | Brentford | The Shay | 3,876 | |
| Horsfield | Lineups | |||||
| Hull City | 1 | 2 | Darlington | Boothferry Park | 5,217 | |
| Whitworth | Lineups | Gaughan, Atkinson | ||||
| Leyton Orient | 1 | 4 | Rotherham United | Brisbane Road | 4,457 | |
| Smith | Lineups | Garner, Glover, Ingledow, Roscoe | ||||
| Mansfield Town | 2 | 0 | Plymouth Argyle | Field Mill | 2,451 | |
| Peacock, Gibbs OG | Lineups | |||||
| Rochdale | 0 | 2 | Torquay United | Spotland | 1,713 | |
| Lineups | Partridge 2 | |||||
| Scunthorpe United | 3 | 1 | Carlisle United | Glanford Park | 2,810 | |
| Hope, Eyre, Gayle | Lineups | Stevens | ||||
| Southend United | 2 | 1 | Shrewsbury Town | Roots Hall | 3,734 | |
| Clarke, Burns | Lineups | Berkley | ||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ptn | | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GS | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 1 | Rotherham United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 6 | W | W | # | # | # | 1998-08-22 | Cambridge United | H |
| 2 | 7 | Southend United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | W | W | # | # | # | 1998-08-22 | Peterborough United | A |
| 3 | 1 | Halifax Town | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | W | W | # | # | # | 1998-08-22 | Darlington | A |
| 4 | 6 | Cambridge United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | W | W | # | # | # | 1998-08-22 | Rotherham United | A |
| 5 | 8 | Hartlepool United | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | W | D | # | # | # | 1998-08-22 | Scunthorpe United | H |
| 6 | 10 | Scunthorpe United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | W | L | # | # | # | 1998-08-22 | Hartlepool United | A |
| 7 | -6 | Brentford | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | L | W | # | # | # | 1998-08-22 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H |
| 8 | -2 | Swansea City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | L | W | # | # | # | 1998-08-22 | Leyton Orient | H |
| 9 | 14 | Peterborough United | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | W | L | # | # | # | 1998-08-22 | Southend United | H |
| 10 | -2 | Shrewsbury Town | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | L | W | # | # | # | 1998-08-21 | Cardiff City | H |
| 11 | -6 | Leyton Orient | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | L | W | # | # | # | 1998-08-22 | Swansea City | A |
| 12 | 7 | Torquay United | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | W | L | # | # | # | 1998-08-22 | Exeter City | H |
| 13 | -10 | Barnet | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | L | W | # | # | # | 1998-08-22 | Plymouth Argyle | A |
| 14 | -3 | Carlisle United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | L | W | # | # | # | 1998-08-22 | Rochdale | H |
| 15 | 6 | Darlington | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | W | L | # | # | # | 1998-08-22 | Halifax Town | H |
| 16 | 8 | Mansfield Town | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | W | L | # | # | # | 1998-08-22 | Scarborough | A |
| 17 | -10 | Plymouth Argyle | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | L | W | # | # | # | 1998-08-22 | Barnet | H |
| 18 | 4 | Exeter City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | W | L | # | # | # | 1998-08-22 | Torquay United | A |
| 19 | -1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | D | L | # | # | # | 1998-08-22 | Brentford | A |
| 20 | -8 | Cardiff City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | L | D | # | # | # | 1998-08-21 | Shrewsbury Town | A |
| 21 | -1 | Chester City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | D | L | # | # | # | 1998-08-23 | Hull City | H |
| 22 | -5 | Hull City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | L | L | # | # | # | 1998-08-23 | Chester City | A |
| 23 | -8 | Scarborough | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | L | L | # | # | # | 1998-08-22 | Mansfield Town | H |
| 24 | -10 | Rochdale | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | L | L | # | # | # | 1998-08-22 | Carlisle United | A |
