1998-08-29
| Premier League |
| Premier League | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenal | 0 | 0 | Charlton Athletic | Highbury | 38,014 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Blackburn Rovers | 1 | 0 | Leicester City | Ewood Park | 22,544 | |
| Gallacher | Lineups | |||||
| Coventry City | 0 | 0 | West Ham United | Highfield Road | 20,818 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Everton | 0 | 1 | Tottenham Hotspur | Goodison Park | 39,378 | |
| Lineups | Ferdinand | |||||
| Middlesbrough | 1 | 1 | Derby County | Riverside Stadium | 34,087 | |
| Ricard | Lineups | Wanchope | ||||
| Sheffield Wednesday | 0 | 1 | Aston Villa | Hillsborough | 25,989 | |
| Lineups | Joachim | |||||
| Southampton | 1 | 2 | Nottingham Forest | The Dell | 14,942 | |
| Le Tissier (p) | Lineups | Darcheville, Stone | ||||
| Wimbledon | 1 | 1 | Leeds United | Selhurst Park | 16,473 | |
| Hughes M | Lineups | Bowyer | ||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ptn |  |
Premier League | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 2 | Aston Villa | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | W | W | D | # | # | 1998-09-09 | Newcastle United | H |
| 2 | 8 | Nottingham Forest | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | W | W | L | # | # | 1998-09-08 | Everton | H |
| 3 | -2 | Charlton Athletic | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | D | W | D | # | # | 1998-09-09 | Manchester United | A |
| 4 | 0 | Wimbledon | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | D | D | W | # | # | 1998-09-09 | West Ham United | A |
| 5 | 1 | Arsenal | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | D | D | W | # | # | 1998-09-09 | Chelsea | A |
| 6 | 1 | Leeds United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | D | W | D | # | # | 1998-09-08 | Southampton | H |
| 7 | 1 | West Ham United | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | D | D | W | # | # | 1998-09-09 | Wimbledon | H |
| 8 | -6 | Leicester City | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | L | W | D | # | # | 1998-09-09 | Middlesbrough | H |
| 9 | -4 | Liverpool | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | D | W | # | # | # | 1998-08-30 | Newcastle United | A |
| 10 | 1 | Coventry City | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | D | L | W | # | # | 1998-09-09 | Liverpool | A |
| 11 | 5 | Blackburn Rovers | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | W | L | D | # | # | 1998-09-09 | Tottenham Hotspur | A |
| 12 | -3 | Sheffield Wednesday | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | L | W | L | # | # | 1998-09-09 | Derby County | A |
| 13 | 1 | Derby County | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | D | D | D | # | # | 1998-09-09 | Sheffield Wednesday | H |
| 14 | 5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -4 | 3 | W | L | L | # | # | 1998-09-09 | Blackburn Rovers | H |
| 15 | -3 | Manchester United | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | D | D | # | # | # | 1998-09-09 | Charlton Athletic | H |
| 16 | -3 | Newcastle United | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | D | D | # | # | # | 1998-08-30 | Liverpool | H |
| 17 | 0 | Middlesbrough | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 2 | D | L | D | # | # | 1998-09-09 | Leicester City | A |
| 18 | -3 | Chelsea | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 | D | L | # | # | # | 1998-09-09 | Arsenal | H |
| 19 | -1 | Everton | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 1 | L | L | D | # | # | 1998-09-08 | Nottingham Forest | A |
| 20 | 0 | Southampton | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | -7 | 0 | L | L | L | # | # | 1998-09-08 | Leeds United | A |
| First Division |
| First Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham City | 0 | 0 | Barnsley | St Andrew's | 19,825 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Bolton Wanderers | 2 | 2 | Sheffield United | Reebok Stadium | 18,263 | |
| Strong, Blake | Lineups | Saunders, Taylor | ||||
| Huddersfield Town | 3 | 3 | Portsmouth | Kirklees Stadium | 10,085 | |
| Stewart 2, Allison | Lineups | Johnson OG, Aloisi, McLoughlin | ||||
| Ipswich Town | 0 | 2 | Sunderland | Portman Road | 15,813 | |
| Lineups | Mullin, Phillips | |||||
| Oxford United | 0 | 0 | Grimsby Town | Manor Ground | 5,587 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Queens Park Rangers | 0 | 0 | Bury | Loftus Road | 8,612 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Stockport County | 1 | 1 | Crystal Palace | Edgeley Park | 7,739 | |
| Byrne C | Lineups | Shipperley | ||||
| Swindon Town | 1 | 1 | Port Vale | County Ground | 7,800 | |
| Barnett OG | Lineups | Ainsworth | ||||
| Tranmere Rovers | 1 | 1 | Bristol City | Prenton Park | 5,960 | |
| Parkinson | Lineups | Akinbiyi | ||||
| West Bromwich Albion | 2 | 0 | Norwich City | The Hawthorns | 17,401 | |
| De Freitas 2 | Lineups | |||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ptn | |
Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 1 | Sunderland | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 13 | W | W | W | D | W | 1998-09-08 | Bristol City | H |
| 2 | -1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 12 | W | W | W | W | # | 1998-08-31 | Stockport County | H |
| 3 | 3 | West Bromwich Albion | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 10 | W | W | W | D | # | 1998-08-31 | Grimsby Town | A |
| 4 | 1 | Birmingham City | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 10 | D | W | W | W | # | 1998-08-31 | Bradford City | A |
| 5 | -2 | Norwich City | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | L | W | W | W | # | 1998-09-08 | Barnsley | A |
| 6 | -2 | Watford | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | L | L | W | W | W | 1998-09-08 | Huddersfield Town | A |
| 7 | 0 | Bury | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | D | W | D | W | # | 1998-08-31 | Swindon Town | H |
| 8 | 1 | Bolton Wanderers | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | D | D | W | D | # | 1998-09-08 | West Bromwich Albion | A |
| 9 | -1 | Crewe Alexandra | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | W | L | W | L | # | 1998-08-31 | Sheffield United | A |
| 10 | 0 | Crystal Palace | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | D | W | L | D | # | 1998-09-08 | Crewe Alexandra | A |
| 11 | 0 | Stockport County | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | D | D | L | W | # | 1998-08-31 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A |
| 12 | 0 | Grimsby Town | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | D | W | L | D | # | 1998-08-31 | West Bromwich Albion | H |
| 13 | 1 | Huddersfield Town | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | D | L | W | L | # | 1998-08-31 | Bristol City | A |
| 14 | -1 | Sheffield United | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 | D | L | L | W | # | 1998-08-31 | Crewe Alexandra | H |
| 15 | 3 | Portsmouth | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | D | D | D | L | # | 1998-08-31 | Queens Park Rangers | H |
| 16 | 1 | Bristol City | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | D | L | D | D | # | 1998-08-31 | Huddersfield Town | H |
| 17 | -1 | Barnsley | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | D | D | L | D | # | 1998-08-31 | Oxford United | H |
| 18 | -3 | Ipswich Town | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | L | D | D | D | # | 1998-08-31 | Port Vale | A |
| 19 | 2 | Swindon Town | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | D | L | D | L | # | 1998-08-31 | Bury | A |
| 20 | 0 | Queens Park Rangers | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | D | L | D | L | # | 1998-08-31 | Portsmouth | A |
| 21 | 1 | Oxford United | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | D | L | L | D | # | 1998-08-31 | Barnsley | A |
| 22 | 1 | Tranmere Rovers | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | D | L | D | L | # | 1998-09-08 | Queens Park Rangers | A |
| 23 | -4 | Bradford City | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | L | D | L | L | # | 1998-08-31 | Birmingham City | H |
| 24 | 0 | Port Vale | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | D | L | L | L | # | 1998-08-31 | Ipswich Town | H |
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackpool | 2 | 2 | Gillingham | Bloomfield Road | 3,994 | |
| Thompson, Clarkson | Lineups | Saunders, Carr | ||||
| Bristol Rovers | 3 | 2 | Wigan Athletic | The Memorial Stadium | 6,140 | |
| Hayles 2, Ipoua | Lineups | Barlow, McGibbon | ||||
| Chesterfield | 1 | 0 | Reading | Saltergate Recreation Ground | 4,145 | |
| Howard | Lineups | |||||
| Fulham | 0 | 0 | AFC Bournemouth | Craven Cottage | 12,107 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Lincoln City | 3 | 4 | Preston North End | Sincil Bank | 4,130 | |
| Brown, Fortune-West, Battersby | Lineups | Eyres, Macken 2, Nogan | ||||
| Luton Town | 2 | 0 | Colchester United | Kenilworth Road | 5,005 | |
| Douglas, Davis S | Lineups | |||||
| Millwall | 0 | 0 | Macclesfield Town | The Den | 5,997 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Notts County | 1 | 1 | Manchester City | Meadow Lane | 10,316 | Largest home gate 1998-99 |
| Hendon (p) | Lineups | Goater | ||||
| Stoke City | 2 | 0 | Oldham Athletic | Britannia Stadium | 12,306 | |
| Keen, Lightbourne | Lineups | |||||
| Walsall | 3 | 1 | Burnley | Bescot Stadium | 4,599 | |
| Brissett, Wrack 2 (1p) | Lineups | Armstrong | ||||
| Wrexham | 1 | 0 | Northampton Town | Racecourse Ground | 3,534 | |
| Ward P | Lineups | |||||
| York City | 3 | 0 | Wycombe Wanderers | Bootham Crescent | 2,775 | |
| Thompson 2 (1p), Cresswell | Lineups | |||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ptn | |
Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Stoke City | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 12 | W | W | W | W | # | 1998-08-31 | Colchester United | A |
| 2 | 0 | AFC Bournemouth | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 | D | W | W | W | # | 1998-09-01 | Blackpool | H |
| 3 | 1 | Walsall | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 | W | W | D | W | # | 1998-09-02 | Manchester City | A |
| 4 | -1 | Fulham | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 10 | D | W | W | W | # | 1998-08-31 | Oldham Athletic | A |
| 5 | 2 | Preston North End | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 7 | W | L | D | W | # | 1998-08-31 | Chesterfield | H |
| 6 | 2 | Bristol Rovers | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | W | D | W | L | # | 1998-08-31 | Wycombe Wanderers | A |
| 7 | 3 | Wrexham | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | W | D | L | W | # | 1998-09-01 | Gillingham | A |
| 8 | 5 | York City | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | W | W | D | L | # | 1998-09-05 | Colchester United | H |
| 9 | 3 | Luton Town | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | W | L | D | W | # | 1998-08-31 | Wigan Athletic | A |
| 10 | -4 | Millwall | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | D | L | W | W | # | 1998-09-01 | Burnley | A |
| 11 | -6 | Colchester United | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | L | L | W | W | # | 1998-08-31 | Stoke City | H |
| 12 | 8 | Chesterfield | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | W | L | W | L | # | 1998-08-31 | Preston North End | A |
| 13 | -4 | Notts County | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 5 | D | D | L | W | # | 1998-08-31 | Macclesfield Town | A |
| 14 | -3 | Manchester City | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | D | D | L | W | # | 1998-09-02 | Walsall | H |
| 15 | 3 | Blackpool | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 4 | D | L | W | L | # | 1998-09-01 | AFC Bournemouth | A |
| 16 | -2 | Lincoln City | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | L | D | W | L | # | 1998-08-31 | Northampton Town | A |
| 17 | -1 | Wigan Athletic | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | L | W | L | L | # | 1998-08-31 | Luton Town | H |
| 18 | -3 | Reading | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 3 | L | W | L | L | # | 1998-09-09 | Burnley | H |
| 19 | 3 | Gillingham | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | D | D | D | L | # | 1998-09-01 | Wrexham | H |
| 20 | -1 | Burnley | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | L | L | L | W | # | 1998-09-01 | Millwall | H |
| 21 | -4 | Oldham Athletic | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | L | W | L | L | # | 1998-08-31 | Fulham | H |
| 22 | -1 | Northampton Town | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | L | D | D | L | # | 1998-08-31 | Lincoln City | H |
| 23 | 0 | Macclesfield Town | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | D | D | L | L | # | 1998-08-31 | Notts County | H |
| 24 | 0 | Wycombe Wanderers | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | L | L | L | L | # | 1998-08-31 | Bristol Rovers | H |
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnet | 0 | 3 | Brentford | Underhill Stadium | 2,710 | |
| Lineups | Quinn, Rowlands, Owusu | |||||
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 2 | 0 | Torquay United | Priestfield Stadium, Gillingham | 2,703 | |
| Minton (p), Hart | Lineups | |||||
| Cambridge United | 1 | 2 | Hartlepool United | Abbey Stadium | 2,825 | |
| Campbell | Lineups | Howard, Lee | ||||
| Cardiff City | 0 | 1 | Rotherham United | Ninian Park | 5,356 | |
| Lineups | Glover | |||||
| Exeter City | 2 | 0 | Carlisle United | St James Park | 2,661 | |
| Breslan, Flack | Lineups | |||||
| Hull City | 1 | 0 | Peterborough United | Boothferry Park | 4,636 | |
| Hateley (p) | Lineups | |||||
| Leyton Orient | 0 | 3 | Scarborough | Brisbane Road | 3,845 | |
| Lineups | Robinson, Brodie, Russell | |||||
| Mansfield Town | 1 | 0 | Swansea City | Field Mill | 2,421 | |
| Christie | Lineups | |||||
| Rochdale | 0 | 0 | Darlington | Spotland | 1,953 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Scunthorpe United | 0 | 2 | Plymouth Argyle | Glanford Park | 2,868 | |
| Lineups | Heathcote, Jean | |||||
| Southend United | 0 | 1 | Chester City | Roots Hall | 4,241 | |
| Lineups | Bennett | |||||
| 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 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 12 | W | W | W | W | # | 1998-08-31 | Mansfield Town | H |
| 2 | -1 | Halifax Town | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 10 | W | D | W | W | # | 1998-08-31 | Plymouth Argyle | A |
| 3 | 2 | Brentford | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 9 | W | W | L | W | # | 1998-08-31 | Rochdale | H |
| 4 | 3 | Plymouth Argyle | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | W | W | L | W | # | 1998-08-31 | Halifax Town | H |
| 5 | 1 | Mansfield Town | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 9 | W | W | W | L | # | 1998-08-31 | Rotherham United | A |
| 6 | 5 | Hartlepool United | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7 | W | L | W | D | # | 1998-08-31 | Hull City | H |
| 7 | -4 | Southend United | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | L | D | W | W | # | 1998-09-01 | Carlisle United | A |
| 8 | -4 | Scunthorpe United | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | L | W | W | L | # | 1998-08-31 | Swansea City | A |
| 9 | 0 | Cambridge United | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | L | L | W | W | # | 1998-09-01 | Chester City | A |
| 10 | 10 | Exeter City | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | W | L | W | L | # | 1998-08-31 | Peterborough United | A |
| 11 | -3 | Torquay United | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | L | W | W | L | # | 1998-09-01 | Leyton Orient | H |
| 12 | 9 | Chester City | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | W | D | D | L | # | 1998-09-01 | Cambridge United | H |
| 13 | 1 | Darlington | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | D | D | W | L | # | 1998-08-31 | Cardiff City | H |
| 14 | -4 | Cardiff City | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | L | W | L | D | # | 1998-08-31 | Darlington | A |
| 15 | 7 | Hull City | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | W | D | L | L | # | 1998-08-31 | Hartlepool United | A |
| 16 | -4 | Swansea City | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | L | D | L | W | # | 1998-08-31 | Scunthorpe United | H |
| 17 | 6 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | W | L | D | L | # | 1998-08-31 | Scarborough | A |
| 18 | -5 | Peterborough United | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | L | D | W | L | # | 1998-08-31 | Exeter City | H |
| 19 | -4 | Leyton Orient | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | L | D | L | W | # | 1998-09-01 | Torquay United | A |
| 20 | -1 | Rochdale | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | D | W | L | L | # | 1998-08-31 | Brentford | A |
| 21 | 3 | Scarborough | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | W | L | L | L | # | 1998-08-31 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H |
| 22 | -6 | Shrewsbury Town | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | L | L | L | W | # | 1998-08-31 | Barnet | H |
| 23 | -5 | Carlisle United | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | L | L | L | W | # | 1998-09-01 | Southend United | H |
| 24 | -7 | Barnet | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | L | L | L | W | # | 1998-08-31 | Shrewsbury Town | A |
