1998-10-10
| Cup and International Matches |
|---|
| European Championship Qualifier Group 5 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | England | 0 | 0 | Bulgaria |  | Wembley Stadium, London | 72,794 | |
| Lineups | ||||||||
| First Division |
| First Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bristol City | 2 | 2 | Portsmouth | Ashton Gate | 13,056 | |
| Murray, Andersen S | Lineups | Igoe, Claridge | ||||
| Oxford United | 1 | 2 | Tranmere Rovers | Manor Ground | 5,862 | |
| Windass | Lineups | Allen, Jones G | ||||
| Watford | 1 | 1 | Birmingham City | Vicarage Road | 10,096 | |
| Rowett OG | Lineups | Adebola | ||||
| 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 | Huddersfield Town | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 23 | L | W | D | L | W | 1998-10-17 | Queens Park Rangers | H |
| 2 | 0 | Sunderland | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 25 | 21 | D | D | D | W | D | 1998-10-18 | West Bromwich Albion | A |
| 3 | 1 | Birmingham City | 13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 21 | D | D | W | L | L | 1998-10-17 | Crewe Alexandra | H |
| 4 | -1 | Bolton Wanderers | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 25 | 20 | D | W | W | D | W | 1998-10-17 | Oxford United | H |
| 5 | 1 | Watford | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 20 | D | L | D | W | W | 1998-10-17 | Tranmere Rovers | A |
| 6 | -1 | Ipswich Town | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 17 | 19 | W | W | L | W | D | 1998-10-17 | Swindon Town | H |
| 7 | 0 | Bradford City | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 18 | W | D | W | W | W | 1998-10-17 | Grimsby Town | A |
| 8 | 0 | Sheffield United | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 18 | W | D | L | W | D | 1998-10-17 | Barnsley | H |
| 9 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 18 | D | L | W | L | D | 1998-10-17 | Portsmouth | A |
| 10 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 23 | 17 | W | L | D | L | W | 1998-10-18 | Sunderland | H |
| 11 | 0 | Norwich City | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 17 | L | D | W | L | D | 1998-10-17 | Crystal Palace | A |
| 12 | 0 | Grimsby Town | 12 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 16 | W | D | D | W | L | 1998-10-17 | Bradford City | H |
| 13 | 0 | Bury | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 16 | L | L | L | L | D | 1998-10-17 | Stockport County | H |
| 14 | 0 | Stockport County | 12 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 15 | W | D | D | L | D | 1998-10-17 | Bury | A |
| 15 | 2 | Portsmouth | 13 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 20 | 14 | D | L | L | D | W | 1998-10-17 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H |
| 16 | -1 | Barnsley | 11 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 14 | D | D | L | W | W | 1998-10-11 | Port Vale | H |
| 17 | -1 | Crystal Palace | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 14 | L | W | W | L | L | 1998-10-17 | Norwich City | H |
| 18 | 2 | Bristol City | 13 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 12 | D | W | D | W | L | 1998-10-17 | Port Vale | A |
| 19 | -1 | Swindon Town | 13 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 19 | 12 | W | L | L | D | L | 1998-10-17 | Ipswich Town | A |
| 20 | -1 | Oxford United | 13 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 17 | 12 | L | L | W | W | L | 1998-10-17 | Bolton Wanderers | A |
| 21 | 0 | Port Vale | 11 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 11 | W | L | D | L | W | 1998-10-11 | Barnsley | A |
| 22 | 0 | Crewe Alexandra | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 10 | D | D | L | D | D | 1998-10-17 | Birmingham City | A |
| 23 | 0 | Queens Park Rangers | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 10 | 9 | L | W | L | W | L | 1998-10-17 | Huddersfield Town | A |
| 24 | 0 | Tranmere Rovers | 11 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 9 | W | D | L | D | D | 1998-10-17 | Watford | H |
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackpool | 2 | 3 | Millwall | Bloomfield Road | 5,295 | |
| Aldridge 2 | Lineups | Shaw 2, Cahill | ||||
| Gillingham | 3 | 0 | Wycombe Wanderers | Priestfield Stadium | 4,575 | |
| Saunders, Taylor 2 | Lineups | |||||
| Macclesfield Town | 2 | 2 | AFC Bournemouth | Moss Rose | 2,974 | |
| Smith, Whittaker | Lineups | Robinson (p), Stein | ||||
| Northampton Town | 3 | 1 | Bristol Rovers | Sixfields Stadium | 6,023 | |
| Heggs, Corazzin (p), Hunt | Lineups | Meaker | ||||
| Notts County | 2 | 3 | Lincoln City | Meadow Lane | 6,458 | |
| Hendon (p), Hughes | Lineups | Thorpe 2, Alcide | ||||
| Wrexham | 2 | 1 | Walsall | Racecourse Ground | 3,842 | |
| Connolly, Russell | Lineups | Watson | ||||
| York City | 3 | 3 | Luton Town | Bootham Crescent | 3,780 | |
| Connelly, Cresswell 2 | Lineups | Douglas, Evers, Gray | ||||
| 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 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 18 | 24 | L | L | W | W | L | 1998-10-12 | Chesterfield | H |
| 2 | 0 | Walsall | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 22 | L | W | L | W | W | 1998-10-17 | Blackpool | H |
| 3 | 0 | Preston North End | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 22 | 21 | L | D | W | W | W | 1998-10-12 | Manchester City | A |
| 4 | 3 | Luton Town | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 21 | D | W | L | L | W | 1998-10-17 | Oldham Athletic | H |
| 5 | 1 | AFC Bournemouth | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 21 | D | L | W | W | W | 1998-10-17 | Northampton Town | H |
| 6 | -2 | Fulham | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 21 | L | W | W | D | L | 1998-10-17 | Millwall | A |
| 7 | -2 | Blackpool | 12 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 20 | L | L | W | W | W | 1998-10-17 | Walsall | A |
| 8 | 1 | York City | 11 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 19 | 19 | D | W | W | D | D | 1998-10-17 | Chesterfield | A |
| 9 | -1 | Manchester City | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 18 | D | D | D | D | W | 1998-10-12 | Preston North End | H |
| 10 | 3 | Wrexham | 12 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 18 | W | W | L | L | D | 1998-10-17 | Bristol Rovers | A |
| 11 | 4 | Millwall | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 18 | W | D | D | L | W | 1998-10-17 | Fulham | H |
| 12 | -2 | Wigan Athletic | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 17 | W | W | D | W | L | 1998-10-17 | Manchester City | H |
| 13 | -2 | Bristol Rovers | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 16 | L | W | L | W | L | 1998-10-17 | Wrexham | H |
| 14 | 4 | Gillingham | 12 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 15 | W | D | D | W | D | 1998-10-17 | Reading | A |
| 15 | -3 | Notts County | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 15 | L | D | W | L | W | 1998-10-17 | Burnley | A |
| 16 | -2 | Colchester United | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 15 | L | L | W | D | D | 1998-10-17 | Preston North End | A |
| 17 | -1 | Chesterfield | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 15 | D | W | D | L | D | 1998-10-12 | Stoke City | A |
| 18 | -1 | Burnley | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 13 | W | D | D | L | D | 1998-10-17 | Notts County | H |
| 19 | 3 | Northampton Town | 12 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 11 | W | L | D | L | D | 1998-10-17 | AFC Bournemouth | A |
| 20 | -1 | Oldham Athletic | 12 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 11 | L | W | L | L | D | 1998-10-17 | Luton Town | A |
| 21 | -1 | Reading | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 11 | W | W | L | D | L | 1998-10-17 | Gillingham | H |
| 22 | -1 | Macclesfield Town | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 10 | D | D | W | L | L | 1998-10-17 | Wycombe Wanderers | A |
| 23 | 0 | Lincoln City | 12 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 8 | W | L | L | L | L | 1998-10-17 | Stoke City | H |
| 24 | 0 | Wycombe Wanderers | 12 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 6 | 3 | L | D | L | L | L | 1998-10-17 | Macclesfield Town | H |
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darlington | 3 | 0 | Peterborough United | Feethams Ground | 3,178 | |
| Naylor 2, Reed | Lineups | |||||
| Hartlepool United | 1 | 1 | Shrewsbury Town | Victoria Park | 1,897 | |
| Beech | Lineups | Gayle | ||||
| Scunthorpe United | 1 | 1 | Southend United | Glanford Park | 3,747 | |
| Calvo-Garcia | Lineups | Burns | ||||
| 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 | 4 | Darlington | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 24 | W | D | L | W | W | 1998-10-17 | Rotherham United | A |
| 2 | 0 | Scunthorpe United | 12 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 22 | 23 | D | L | W | W | D | 1998-10-17 | Exeter City | A |
| 3 | -2 | Cardiff City | 12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 17 | 23 | W | W | D | W | W | 1998-10-17 | Cambridge United | H |
| 4 | -1 | Brentford | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 22 | 21 | W | W | L | L | L | 1998-10-17 | Hartlepool United | H |
| 5 | -1 | Halifax Town | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 17 | 21 | W | D | W | L | D | 1998-10-11 | Rochdale | A |
| 6 | 0 | Rotherham United | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 19 | 20 | D | L | L | W | W | 1998-10-17 | Darlington | H |
| 7 | 0 | Plymouth Argyle | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 20 | D | D | W | L | W | 1998-10-17 | Shrewsbury Town | A |
| 8 | 0 | Cambridge United | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 19 | 19 | L | W | D | W | W | 1998-10-17 | Cardiff City | A |
| 9 | 0 | Mansfield Town | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 18 | W | L | W | L | D | 1998-10-17 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A |
| 10 | 0 | Peterborough United | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 25 | 17 | L | L | W | L | D | 1998-10-17 | Rochdale | H |
| 11 | 0 | Swansea City | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 16 | D | D | W | D | W | 1998-10-17 | Chester City | A |
| 12 | 0 | Chester City | 11 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 16 | W | D | D | W | L | 1998-10-11 | Barnet | A |
| 13 | 3 | Southend United | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 16 | D | D | L | L | W | 1998-10-17 | Leyton Orient | H |
| 14 | -1 | Leyton Orient | 12 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 16 | W | D | L | W | L | 1998-10-17 | Southend United | A |
| 15 | -1 | Exeter City | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 16 | L | W | D | W | L | 1998-10-17 | Scunthorpe United | H |
| 16 | 1 | Hartlepool United | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 15 | D | D | L | L | W | 1998-10-17 | Brentford | A |
| 17 | -2 | Carlisle United | 12 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 15 | W | W | D | D | D | 1998-10-17 | Torquay United | A |
| 18 | 0 | Scarborough | 12 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 13 | L | L | D | W | L | 1998-10-17 | Hull City | H |
| 19 | 0 | Torquay United | 12 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 13 | L | D | D | D | L | 1998-10-17 | Carlisle United | H |
| 20 | 0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 12 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 13 | W | L | L | L | L | 1998-10-17 | Mansfield Town | H |
| 21 | 0 | Barnet | 11 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 12 | L | W | L | W | L | 1998-10-11 | Chester City | H |
| 22 | 0 | Rochdale | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 12 | D | W | L | D | L | 1998-10-11 | Halifax Town | H |
| 23 | 0 | Shrewsbury Town | 12 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 9 | D | W | D | L | D | 1998-10-17 | Plymouth Argyle | H |
| 24 | 0 | Hull City | 12 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 7 | L | L | L | L | L | 1998-10-17 | Scarborough | A |
