1998-09-06
| First Division |
| First Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oxford United | 3 | 0 | Portsmouth | Manor Ground | 6,626 | |
| Marsh, Windass 2 (1p) | Lineups | |||||
| 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 | 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 | 0 | Birmingham City | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 13 | W | L | D | W | W | 1998-09-08 | Stockport County | H |
| 4 | 0 | Bury | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 11 | L | W | D | W | D | 1998-09-08 | Portsmouth | H |
| 5 | 0 | 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 |
| 6 | 0 | Huddersfield Town | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | W | W | D | L | W | 1998-09-08 | Watford | H |
| 7 | 0 | Norwich City | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | L | W | W | W | # | 1998-09-08 | Barnsley | A |
| 8 | 0 | Stockport County | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 9 | W | D | D | D | L | 1998-09-08 | Birmingham City | A |
| 9 | 0 | 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 |
| 10 | 0 | Grimsby Town | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 8 | L | W | D | W | L | 1998-09-08 | Sheffield United | A |
| 11 | 0 | Sheffield United | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 7 | L | W | D | L | L | 1998-09-08 | Grimsby Town | H |
| 12 | 0 | 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 |
| 13 | 0 | Portsmouth | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 6 | L | W | D | D | D | 1998-09-08 | Bury | A |
| 14 | 0 | 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 |
| 15 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 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 |
| 18 | 0 | Swindon Town | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | W | L | D | L | D | 1998-09-09 | Oxford United | H |
| 19 | 3 | Oxford United | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | W | L | D | L | L | 1998-09-09 | Swindon Town | A |
| 20 | -1 | 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 |
| 21 | -1 | Bristol City | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 3 | L | L | D | L | D | 1998-09-08 | Sunderland | A |
| 22 | -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 |
| 23 | 0 | 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 |
