1998-08-31
| First Division |
| First Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnsley | 1 | 0 | Oxford United | Oakwell | 15,328 | |
| Hendrie | Lineups | |||||
| Bradford City | 2 | 1 | Birmingham City | Valley Parade | 13,910 | |
| Mills, Moore | Lineups | Ndlovu | ||||
| Bristol City | 1 | 2 | Huddersfield Town | Ashton Gate | 11,801 | |
| Goodridge | Lineups | Horne, Stewart | ||||
| Bury | 3 | 0 | Swindon Town | Gigg Lane | 4,513 | |
| Barrick, Matthews, Preece | Lineups | |||||
| Grimsby Town | 5 | 1 | West Bromwich Albion | Blundell Park | 7,931 | |
| Handyside, Burnett, Smith D, Groves (p), Black | Lineups | Sneekes | ||||
| Port Vale | 0 | 3 | Ipswich Town | Vale Park | 5,485 | |
| Lineups | Scowcroft, Johnson, Holland | |||||
| Portsmouth | 3 | 0 | Queens Park Rangers | Fratton Park | 12,106 | |
| Aloisi, McLoughlin, Phillips | Lineups | |||||
| Sheffield United | 3 | 1 | Crewe Alexandra | Bramall Lane | 15,922 | |
| Hunt, Hamilton D, Woodhouse | Lineups | Jack | ||||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2 | 2 | Stockport County | Molineux | 22,217 | |
| Richards, Fernando | Lineups | Angell 2 | ||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ptn |  |
Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | 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 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 13 | D | W | W | W | W | 1998-09-08 | Port Vale | A |
| 3 | 4 | Bury | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 | W | D | W | D | W | 1998-09-05 | Birmingham City | A |
| 4 | -1 | West Bromwich Albion | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 10 | L | W | W | W | D | 1998-09-08 | Bolton Wanderers | H |
| 5 | -1 | Birmingham City | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 10 | L | D | W | W | W | 1998-09-05 | Bury | H |
| 6 | -1 | Norwich City | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | L | W | W | W | # | 1998-09-08 | Barnsley | A |
| 7 | -1 | 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 |
| 8 | 4 | Grimsby Town | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | W | D | W | L | D | 1998-09-05 | Stockport County | A |
| 9 | 5 | Sheffield United | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 | W | D | L | L | W | 1998-09-05 | Huddersfield Town | A |
| 10 | 3 | Huddersfield Town | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | W | D | L | W | L | 1998-09-05 | Sheffield United | H |
| 11 | -3 | 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 |
| 12 | 3 | Portsmouth | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | W | D | D | D | L | 1998-09-06 | Oxford United | A |
| 13 | -4 | Crewe Alexandra | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 | L | W | L | W | L | 1998-09-08 | Crystal Palace | H |
| 14 | -3 | Stockport County | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | D | D | D | L | W | 1998-09-05 | Grimsby Town | H |
| 15 | 2 | Barnsley | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | W | D | D | L | D | 1998-09-08 | Norwich City | H |
| 16 | 2 | Ipswich Town | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | W | L | D | D | D | 1998-09-08 | Bradford City | H |
| 17 | -7 | 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 |
| 18 | 5 | Bradford City | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | W | L | D | L | L | 1998-09-08 | Ipswich Town | A |
| 19 | -3 | Bristol City | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | L | D | L | D | D | 1998-09-05 | Swindon Town | A |
| 20 | -1 | Swindon Town | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | L | D | L | D | L | 1998-09-05 | Bristol City | H |
| 21 | -1 | Queens Park Rangers | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 2 | L | D | L | D | L | 1998-09-08 | Tranmere Rovers | H |
| 22 | -1 | Oxford United | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | L | D | L | L | D | 1998-09-06 | Portsmouth | H |
| 23 | -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 |
| 24 | 0 | Port Vale | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | L | D | L | L | L | 1998-09-08 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H |
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colchester United | 0 | 1 | Stoke City | Layer Road | 4,728 | |
| Lineups | Kavanagh G | |||||
| Macclesfield Town | 0 | 1 | Notts County | Moss Rose | 3,148 | |
| Lineups | Hendon | |||||
| Northampton Town | 0 | 0 | Lincoln City | Sixfields Stadium | 5,964 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Oldham Athletic | 1 | 1 | Fulham | Boundary Park | 4,744 | |
| Allott | Lineups | Moody | ||||
| Preston North End | 2 | 0 | Chesterfield | Deepdale | 9,249 | |
| Harris, Kidd | Lineups | |||||
| Wigan Athletic | 1 | 3 | Luton Town | Springfield Park | 3,778 | |
| Barlow | Lineups | Davis S, Evers, Gray | ||||
| Wycombe Wanderers | 1 | 1 | Bristol Rovers | Adams Park | 4,318 | |
| Bulman | Lineups | Hayles | ||||
| 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 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 15 | W | W | W | W | W | 1998-09-05 | AFC Bournemouth | H |
| 2 | 2 | Fulham | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 11 | D | D | W | W | W | 1998-09-08 | Stoke City | H |
| 3 | 2 | Preston North End | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 10 | W | W | L | D | W | 1998-09-05 | Bristol Rovers | A |
| 4 | -2 | AFC Bournemouth | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 | D | W | W | W | # | 1998-09-01 | Blackpool | H |
| 5 | 4 | Luton Town | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 10 | W | W | L | D | W | 1998-09-05 | Burnley | H |
| 6 | -3 | Walsall | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 | W | W | D | W | # | 1998-09-02 | Manchester City | A |
| 7 | -1 | Bristol Rovers | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | D | W | D | W | L | 1998-09-05 | Preston North End | H |
| 8 | 5 | Notts County | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 8 | W | D | D | L | W | 1998-09-05 | Wigan Athletic | H |
| 9 | -2 | Wrexham | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | W | D | L | W | # | 1998-09-01 | Gillingham | A |
| 10 | -2 | 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 |
| 11 | -1 | Millwall | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | D | L | W | W | # | 1998-09-01 | Burnley | A |
| 12 | -1 | Colchester United | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | L | L | L | W | W | 1998-09-05 | York City | A |
| 13 | -1 | Chesterfield | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 6 | L | W | L | W | L | 1998-09-05 | Gillingham | H |
| 14 | 0 | 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 | 1 | Lincoln City | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | D | L | D | W | L | 1998-09-05 | Oldham Athletic | H |
| 16 | -1 | Blackpool | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 4 | D | L | W | L | # | 1998-09-01 | AFC Bournemouth | A |
| 17 | 4 | Oldham Athletic | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | D | L | W | L | L | 1998-09-05 | Lincoln City | A |
| 18 | -1 | Wigan Athletic | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | L | L | W | L | L | 1998-09-05 | Notts County | A |
| 19 | -1 | Reading | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 3 | L | W | L | L | # | 1998-09-09 | Burnley | H |
| 20 | -1 | Gillingham | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | D | D | D | L | # | 1998-09-01 | Wrexham | H |
| 21 | -1 | Burnley | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | L | L | L | W | # | 1998-09-01 | Millwall | H |
| 22 | 0 | Northampton Town | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | D | L | D | D | L | 1998-09-05 | Blackpool | A |
| 23 | 0 | Macclesfield Town | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | L | D | D | L | L | 1998-09-05 | Wrexham | A |
| 24 | 0 | Wycombe Wanderers | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | D | L | L | L | L | 1998-09-08 | Preston North End | H |
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brentford | 2 | 1 | Rochdale | Griffin Park | 4,873 | |
| Powell, Rapley | Lineups | Diaz | ||||
| Darlington | 3 | 0 | Cardiff City | Feethams Ground | 3,925 | |
| Roberts 2, De Vos | Lineups | |||||
| Hartlepool United | 1 | 0 | Hull City | Victoria Park | 3,277 | |
| Di Lella | Lineups | |||||
| Peterborough United | 4 | 1 | Exeter City | London Road | 4,256 | |
| Quinn 2, McKenzie, Edwards | Lineups | Rowbotham | ||||
| Plymouth Argyle | 1 | 0 | Halifax Town | Home Park | 6,546 | |
| Gibbs | Lineups | |||||
| Rotherham United | 0 | 0 | Mansfield Town | Millmoor | 5,943 | Largest home gate 1998-99 |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Scarborough | 1 | 2 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Seamer Road | 2,528 | |
| Bullimore | Lineups | Minton, Hart | ||||
| Shrewsbury Town | 0 | 2 | Barnet | Gay Meadow | 2,369 | |
| Lineups | Manuel, Charlery | |||||
| Swansea City | 1 | 2 | Scunthorpe United | Vetch Field | 4,024 | |
| Alsop | Lineups | Eyre (p), Forrester | ||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ptn | |
Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Rotherham United | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 13 | D | W | W | W | W | 1998-09-05 | Southend United | A |
| 2 | 1 | Brentford | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 12 | W | W | W | L | W | 1998-09-05 | Hull City | A |
| 3 | 1 | Plymouth Argyle | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 12 | W | W | W | L | W | 1998-09-05 | Cardiff City | A |
| 4 | -2 | Halifax Town | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | L | W | D | W | W | 1998-09-04 | Hartlepool United | H |
| 5 | 1 | Hartlepool United | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 10 | W | W | L | W | D | 1998-09-04 | Halifax Town | A |
| 6 | -1 | Mansfield Town | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 10 | D | W | W | W | L | 1998-09-05 | Darlington | H |
| 7 | 1 | Scunthorpe United | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 9 | W | L | W | W | L | 1998-09-05 | Torquay United | H |
| 8 | 5 | Darlington | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | W | D | D | W | L | 1998-09-05 | Mansfield Town | A |
| 9 | 9 | Peterborough United | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | W | L | D | W | L | 1998-09-05 | Barnet | A |
| 10 | 7 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | W | W | L | D | L | 1998-09-05 | Swansea City | H |
| 11 | -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 |
| 12 | -3 | 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 |
| 13 | 11 | Barnet | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | W | L | L | L | W | 1998-09-05 | Peterborough United | H |
| 14 | -4 | Exeter City | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 6 | L | W | L | W | L | 1998-09-05 | Chester City | H |
| 15 | -4 | 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 |
| 16 | -4 | 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 |
| 17 | -1 | Swansea City | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | L | L | D | L | W | 1998-09-05 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A |
| 18 | -4 | Cardiff City | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | L | L | W | L | D | 1998-09-05 | Plymouth Argyle | H |
| 19 | -4 | Hull City | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 | L | W | D | L | L | 1998-09-05 | Brentford | H |
| 20 | -1 | 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 |
| 21 | -1 | Rochdale | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | L | D | W | L | L | 1998-09-05 | Shrewsbury Town | H |
| 22 | -1 | Scarborough | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 3 | L | W | L | L | L | 1998-09-05 | Cambridge United | A |
| 23 | -1 | Shrewsbury Town | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | L | L | L | L | W | 1998-09-05 | Rochdale | A |
| 24 | -1 | 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 |
