1998-09-18
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walsall | 3 | 2 | Notts County | Bescot Stadium | 3,991 | |
| Simpson, Rammell, Brissett | Lineups | Jones, Hughes | ||||
| 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 | Stoke City | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 21 | W | L | W | W | W | 1998-09-19 | Wrexham | A |
| 2 | 0 | Preston North End | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 20 | 17 | W | W | D | W | W | 1998-09-19 | Oldham Athletic | A |
| 3 | 0 | Luton Town | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 17 | W | D | W | W | W | 1998-09-19 | Blackpool | A |
| 4 | 4 | Walsall | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 16 | W | W | L | L | W | 1998-09-26 | Luton Town | A |
| 5 | -1 | Blackpool | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 14 | W | W | W | D | D | 1998-09-19 | Luton Town | H |
| 6 | -1 | Manchester City | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 14 | W | W | W | D | D | 1998-09-19 | Chesterfield | H |
| 7 | -1 | AFC Bournemouth | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 14 | W | L | L | D | D | 1998-09-19 | Wycombe Wanderers | A |
| 8 | -1 | Fulham | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 14 | L | W | D | D | W | 1998-09-19 | York City | H |
| 9 | 0 | Wrexham | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 12 | D | D | W | L | W | 1998-09-19 | Stoke City | H |
| 10 | 0 | York City | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 11 | D | W | L | W | W | 1998-09-19 | Fulham | A |
| 11 | 1 | Notts County | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 11 | L | W | L | L | W | 1998-09-26 | Millwall | H |
| 12 | -1 | Colchester United | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 11 | D | D | W | L | L | 1998-09-19 | Reading | A |
| 13 | 0 | Bristol Rovers | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 10 | L | D | D | D | W | 1998-09-19 | Lincoln City | H |
| 14 | 0 | Millwall | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 10 | L | W | L | D | L | 1998-09-19 | Northampton Town | H |
| 15 | 0 | Chesterfield | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 10 | L | D | W | L | W | 1998-09-19 | Manchester City | A |
| 16 | 0 | Oldham Athletic | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 8 | D | L | W | D | L | 1998-09-19 | Preston North End | H |
| 17 | 0 | Burnley | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 8 | D | D | L | W | L | 1998-09-19 | Gillingham | A |
| 18 | 0 | Gillingham | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 7 | D | L | L | W | D | 1998-09-19 | Burnley | H |
| 19 | 0 | Wigan Athletic | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 7 | L | D | W | L | L | 1998-09-19 | Macclesfield Town | H |
| 20 | 0 | Northampton Town | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | D | W | L | D | L | 1998-09-19 | Millwall | A |
| 21 | 0 | Lincoln City | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 5 | L | L | L | D | L | 1998-09-19 | Bristol Rovers | A |
| 22 | 0 | Macclesfield Town | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | L | W | L | L | D | 1998-09-19 | Wigan Athletic | A |
| 23 | 0 | Reading | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 4 | L | D | L | W | L | 1998-09-19 | Colchester United | H |
| 24 | 0 | Wycombe Wanderers | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | D | L | D | L | L | 1998-09-19 | AFC Bournemouth | H |
