1998-09-04
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halifax Town | 2 | 1 | Hartlepool United | The Shay | 3,820 | |
| Hulme, Horsfield | Lineups | Beech | ||||
| 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 | 2 | Halifax Town | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 13 | W | L | W | D | W | 1998-09-08 | Southend United | A |
| 3 | -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 |
| 4 | -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 |
| 5 | 0 | Hartlepool United | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 10 | L | W | W | L | W | 1998-09-08 | Darlington | A |
| 6 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | Cambridge United | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 9 | W | L | L | W | W | 1998-09-05 | Scarborough | H |
| 9 | 0 | 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 |
| 10 | 0 | 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 |
| 11 | 0 | 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 |
| 12 | 0 | Southend United | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | L | L | D | W | W | 1998-09-05 | Rotherham United | H |
| 13 | 0 | Torquay United | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | D | L | W | W | L | 1998-09-05 | Scunthorpe United | A |
| 14 | 0 | Carlisle United | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | W | L | L | L | W | 1998-09-05 | Leyton Orient | A |
| 15 | 0 | 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 |
| 16 | 0 | 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 |
| 17 | 0 | Chester City | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | L | W | D | D | L | 1998-09-05 | Exeter City | A |
| 18 | 0 | Leyton Orient | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | D | L | D | L | W | 1998-09-05 | Carlisle United | H |
| 19 | 0 | 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 |
| 20 | 0 | 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 |
| 21 | 0 | 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 |
| 22 | 0 | 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 |
| 23 | 0 | 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 |
| 24 | 0 | 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 |
