1998-10-12
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester City | 0 | 1 | Preston North End | Maine Road | 28,779 | |
| Lineups | Parkinson (p) | |||||
| Stoke City | 0 | 0 | Chesterfield | Britannia Stadium | 10,557 | |
| 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 | Stoke City | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 18 | 25 | D | L | L | W | W | 1998-10-17 | Lincoln City | A |
| 2 | 1 | Preston North End | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 23 | 24 | W | L | D | W | W | 1998-10-17 | Colchester United | H |
| 3 | -1 | Walsall | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 22 | L | W | L | W | W | 1998-10-17 | Blackpool | H |
| 4 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | Manchester City | 12 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 18 | L | D | D | D | D | 1998-10-17 | Wigan Athletic | A |
| 10 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 3 | Chesterfield | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 16 | D | D | W | D | L | 1998-10-17 | York City | H |
| 15 | -1 | Gillingham | 12 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 15 | W | D | D | W | D | 1998-10-17 | Reading | A |
| 16 | -1 | 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 |
| 17 | -1 | 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 |
| 18 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 |
