1998-10-20
| Cup and International Matches |
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| European UEFA Cup Round 2 1st Leg | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Celta Vigo | 0 | 1 | Aston Villa | PL | Estadio Municipal de Balaídos | 25,000 | |
| Lineups | Joachim | |||||||
| PL | Liverpool | 0 | 0 | Valencia | | Anfield Road | 26,004 | |
| Lineups | ||||||||
 | Roma | 1 | 0 | Leeds United | PL | Stadio Olimpico | 29,910 | |
| Delvecchio | Lineups | |||||||
| First Division |
| First Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham City | 1 | 1 | Swindon Town | St Andrew's | 19,485 | |
| Marsden | Lineups | Gooden | ||||
| Bolton Wanderers | 1 | 2 | Watford | Reebok Stadium | 15,921 | |
| Gunnlaugsson | Lineups | Noel-Williams, Kennedy | ||||
| Bury | 1 | 0 | Oxford United | Gigg Lane | 3,436 | |
| Swailes C | Lineups | |||||
| Crystal Palace | 3 | 2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Selhurst Park | 16,417 | |
| Moore, Burton, Curcic | Lineups | Sedgley 2 | ||||
| Grimsby Town | 2 | 1 | Bristol City | Blundell Park | 5,082 | |
| Groves 2 (1p) | Lineups | Andersen S | ||||
| Ipswich Town | 0 | 1 | Norwich City | Portman Road | 22,079 | |
| Lineups | Bellamy | |||||
| Port Vale | 1 | 0 | Crewe Alexandra | Vale Park | 8,205 | |
| Beesley | Lineups | |||||
| Portsmouth | 2 | 4 | Bradford City | Fratton Park | 10,062 | |
| Aloisi 2 | Lineups | Whalley, Rankin, Mills, Beagrie | ||||
| Sheffield United | 1 | 1 | Stockport County | Bramall Lane | 12,657 | |
| Marcelo | Lineups | Moore | ||||
| Tranmere Rovers | 3 | 0 | Barnsley | Prenton Park | 5,194 | |
| Mahon, Jones G, Taylor | Lineups | |||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ptn |  |
Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Huddersfield Town | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 26 | W | L | W | D | L | 1998-10-21 | Sunderland | H |
| 2 | 1 | Birmingham City | 15 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 25 | D | W | D | D | W | 1998-10-25 | Queens Park Rangers | A |
| 3 | -1 | Sunderland | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 28 | 24 | W | D | D | D | W | 1998-10-21 | Huddersfield Town | A |
| 4 | 2 | Watford | 14 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 23 | W | L | D | L | D | 1998-10-24 | Port Vale | H |
| 5 | 3 | Grimsby Town | 14 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 22 | W | W | W | D | D | 1998-10-24 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A |
| 6 | -2 | Ipswich Town | 13 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 22 | L | W | W | W | L | 1998-10-24 | Stockport County | A |
| 7 | -2 | Bolton Wanderers | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 27 | 21 | L | D | D | W | W | 1998-10-23 | Bristol City | A |
| 8 | 1 | Bradford City | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 23 | 21 | W | L | W | D | W | 1998-10-31 | Bristol City | H |
| 9 | 5 | Crystal Palace | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 20 | 20 | W | W | L | W | W | 1998-10-31 | Grimsby Town | A |
| 10 | -3 | Sheffield United | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 20 | D | D | W | D | L | 1998-10-24 | Oxford United | A |
| 11 | 2 | Norwich City | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 18 | 20 | W | L | L | D | W | 1998-10-24 | Huddersfield Town | H |
| 12 | 3 | Port Vale | 14 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 20 | W | W | W | W | L | 1998-10-24 | Watford | A |
| 13 | 3 | Bury | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 20 | W | D | L | L | L | 1998-10-24 | Sunderland | A |
| 14 | -4 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 18 | L | L | D | L | W | 1998-10-24 | Grimsby Town | H |
| 15 | -4 | West Bromwich Albion | 12 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 25 | 17 | L | W | L | D | L | 1998-10-21 | Queens Park Rangers | H |
| 16 | -4 | Portsmouth | 15 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 17 | L | W | D | L | L | 1998-10-24 | Barnsley | A |
| 17 | 0 | Stockport County | 14 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 17 | D | D | W | D | D | 1998-10-24 | Ipswich Town | H |
| 18 | 0 | Barnsley | 14 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 15 | L | D | L | D | D | 1998-10-24 | Portsmouth | H |
| 19 | 3 | Tranmere Rovers | 13 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 15 | W | W | W | D | L | 1998-10-24 | Crewe Alexandra | A |
| 20 | 1 | Swindon Town | 15 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 13 | D | L | W | L | L | 1998-10-24 | West Bromwich Albion | H |
| 21 | -2 | Oxford United | 15 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 13 | L | D | L | L | W | 1998-10-24 | Sheffield United | H |
| 22 | -2 | Bristol City | 15 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 23 | 12 | L | L | D | W | D | 1998-10-23 | Bolton Wanderers | H |
| 23 | 0 | Crewe Alexandra | 13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 16 | 10 | L | L | D | D | L | 1998-10-24 | Tranmere Rovers | H |
| 24 | 0 | Queens Park Rangers | 12 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 10 | 9 | L | L | W | L | W | 1998-10-21 | West Bromwich Albion | A |
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFC Bournemouth | 3 | 3 | Gillingham | Dean Court | 5,183 | |
| Young, Hughes, Stein | Lineups | Asaba 2, Southall | ||||
| Bristol Rovers | 1 | 0 | Stoke City | The Memorial Stadium | 6,752 | |
| Cureton | Lineups | |||||
| Burnley | 1 | 0 | Oldham Athletic | Turf Moor | 9,539 | |
| Cooke | Lineups | |||||
| Chesterfield | 3 | 0 | Notts County | Saltergate Recreation Ground | 4,506 | |
| Holland 2, Williams | Lineups | |||||
| Lincoln City | 2 | 1 | Manchester City | Sincil Bank | 7,338 | |
| Battersby, Austin | Lineups | Holmes OG | ||||
| Luton Town | 1 | 0 | Northampton Town | Kenilworth Road | 6,087 | |
| Alexander | Lineups | |||||
| Preston North End | 2 | 2 | Macclesfield Town | Deepdale | 10,316 | |
| Harris, Jackson | Lineups | Sodje, Smith | ||||
| Walsall | 1 | 1 | Colchester United | Bescot Stadium | 3,319 | |
| Platt | Lineups | Lock | ||||
| Wycombe Wanderers | 3 | 0 | Wrexham | Adams Park | 3,361 | |
| Scott 2, Brown | Lineups | |||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ptn | |
Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 1 | Preston North End | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 27 | 28 | D | W | W | L | D | 1998-10-24 | Northampton Town | A |
| 2 | -1 | Stoke City | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 20 | 28 | L | W | D | L | L | 1998-10-24 | Wigan Athletic | H |
| 3 | 1 | Luton Town | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 20 | 27 | W | W | D | W | L | 1998-10-24 | Gillingham | A |
| 4 | -1 | Walsall | 14 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 26 | D | W | L | W | L | 1998-10-24 | Fulham | A |
| 5 | 0 | Fulham | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 24 | W | L | W | W | D | 1998-10-24 | Walsall | H |
| 6 | 0 | AFC Bournemouth | 14 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 23 | D | D | D | L | W | 1998-11-07 | Reading | A |
| 7 | 4 | Chesterfield | 14 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 22 | W | W | D | D | W | 1998-11-07 | Lincoln City | H |
| 8 | -1 | Manchester City | 14 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 21 | L | W | L | D | D | 1998-10-24 | Reading | H |
| 9 | -1 | Blackpool | 13 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 20 | L | L | L | W | W | 1998-10-21 | Reading | A |
| 10 | 3 | Bristol Rovers | 14 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 20 | W | D | L | W | L | 1998-10-24 | Notts County | A |
| 11 | -2 | York City | 12 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 20 | 19 | L | D | W | W | D | 1998-10-21 | Millwall | A |
| 12 | -2 | Wrexham | 14 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 19 | L | D | W | W | L | 1998-10-24 | Millwall | H |
| 13 | -1 | Millwall | 13 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 18 | L | W | D | D | L | 1998-10-21 | York City | H |
| 14 | 1 | Gillingham | 14 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 17 | D | D | W | D | D | 1998-10-24 | Luton Town | H |
| 15 | 3 | Burnley | 14 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 17 | W | D | W | D | D | 1998-10-24 | Macclesfield Town | A |
| 16 | -2 | Wigan Athletic | 13 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 17 | L | W | W | D | W | 1998-10-24 | Stoke City | A |
| 17 | -1 | Notts County | 14 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 17 | 16 | L | D | L | D | W | 1998-10-24 | Bristol Rovers | H |
| 18 | -1 | Colchester United | 14 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 16 | D | L | L | L | W | 1998-10-31 | Manchester City | A |
| 19 | 0 | Northampton Town | 14 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 12 | L | D | W | L | D | 1998-10-24 | Preston North End | H |
| 20 | 0 | Reading | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 12 | D | W | W | L | D | 1998-10-21 | Blackpool | H |
| 21 | 2 | Lincoln City | 14 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 11 | W | L | W | L | L | 1998-10-31 | Gillingham | H |
| 22 | -1 | Oldham Athletic | 14 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 11 | L | L | L | W | L | 1998-10-24 | Wycombe Wanderers | H |
| 23 | -1 | Macclesfield Town | 14 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 11 | 11 | D | L | D | D | W | 1998-10-24 | Burnley | H |
| 24 | 0 | Wycombe Wanderers | 14 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 9 | W | W | L | D | L | 1998-10-24 | Oldham Athletic | A |
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brentford | 2 | 1 | Scunthorpe United | Griffin Park | 4,700 | |
| Scott, Owusu | Lineups | Forrester | ||||
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 1 | 3 | Plymouth Argyle | Priestfield Stadium, Gillingham | 1,793 | |
| Barker | Lineups | Collins, Barlow 2 (1p) | ||||
| Cardiff City | 0 | 0 | Leyton Orient | Ninian Park | 5,001 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Chester City | 1 | 1 | Hartlepool United | Deva Stadium | 2,100 | |
| Woods | Lineups | Beech | ||||
| Exeter City | 3 | 0 | Hull City | St James Park | 2,101 | |
| McConnell, Richardson, Rowbotham | Lineups | |||||
| Halifax Town | 3 | 3 | Cambridge United | The Shay | 1,906 | |
| Stoneman, Thackeray, Paterson | Lineups | Butler, Russell, Ashbee | ||||
| Peterborough United | 0 | 1 | Carlisle United | London Road | 3,700 | |
| Lineups | Stevens | |||||
| Rotherham United | 2 | 2 | Rochdale | Millmoor | 3,105 | |
| Fortune-West, Glover | Lineups | Sparrow, Monington | ||||
| Shrewsbury Town | 1 | 0 | Swansea City | Gay Meadow | 2,328 | |
| Berkley | Lineups | |||||
| Southend United | 1 | 2 | Mansfield Town | Roots Hall | 3,250 | |
| Whyte | Lineups | Tallon, Harper | ||||
| Torquay United | 2 | 2 | Darlington | Plainmoor | 1,775 | |
| Gurney, Tully | Lineups | Gabbiadini, Atkinson | ||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ptn | |
Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Brentford | 13 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 27 | 27 | W | W | W | W | L | 1998-11-03 | Plymouth Argyle | A |
| 2 | 1 | Darlington | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 21 | 25 | D | L | W | D | L | 1998-10-31 | Southend United | A |
| 3 | -1 | Scunthorpe United | 14 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 25 | 24 | L | D | D | L | W | 1998-10-24 | Rotherham United | H |
| 4 | 0 | Rotherham United | 14 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 24 | 24 | D | W | D | L | L | 1998-10-24 | Scunthorpe United | A |
| 5 | 3 | Mansfield Town | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 20 | 24 | W | W | W | L | W | 1998-10-31 | Cambridge United | H |
| 6 | -1 | Cardiff City | 14 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 17 | 24 | D | L | W | W | D | 1998-10-31 | Exeter City | H |
| 7 | -1 | Cambridge United | 14 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 23 | 23 | D | W | L | W | D | 1998-10-24 | Shrewsbury Town | H |
| 8 | -1 | Halifax Town | 14 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 21 | 23 | D | D | L | W | D | 1998-10-24 | Leyton Orient | A |
| 9 | 1 | Plymouth Argyle | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 17 | 23 | W | L | D | D | W | 1998-10-31 | Hull City | H |
| 10 | -1 | Peterborough United | 14 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 27 | 20 | L | W | L | L | W | 1998-10-31 | Rotherham United | H |
| 11 | 4 | Exeter City | 14 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 20 | W | D | L | W | D | 1998-10-31 | Cardiff City | A |
| 12 | -1 | Chester City | 14 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 19 | D | D | D | W | D | 1998-10-31 | Shrewsbury Town | H |
| 13 | 3 | Carlisle United | 14 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 19 | W | D | W | W | D | 1998-11-07 | Halifax Town | H |
| 14 | 0 | Leyton Orient | 14 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 18 | D | D | W | D | L | 1998-10-24 | Halifax Town | H |
| 15 | -3 | Swansea City | 14 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 17 | L | D | D | D | W | 1998-10-31 | Halifax Town | A |
| 16 | -3 | Southend United | 14 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 17 | L | D | D | D | L | 1998-10-24 | Hull City | A |
| 17 | 0 | Hartlepool United | 14 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 16 | D | L | D | D | L | 1998-10-24 | Torquay United | H |
| 18 | 0 | Rochdale | 14 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 16 | D | L | W | D | W | 1998-10-31 | Barnet | A |
| 19 | 1 | Torquay United | 14 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 15 | D | D | L | D | D | 1998-10-24 | Hartlepool United | A |
| 20 | 3 | Shrewsbury Town | 14 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 15 | W | W | D | W | D | 1998-10-24 | Cambridge United | A |
| 21 | -2 | Barnet | 13 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 14 | D | D | L | W | L | 1998-10-21 | Scarborough | A |
| 22 | -1 | Scarborough | 13 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 13 | L | L | L | D | W | 1998-10-21 | Barnet | H |
| 23 | -1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 14 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 13 | L | L | W | L | L | 1998-10-24 | Barnet | A |
| 24 | 0 | Hull City | 14 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 14 | 10 | L | W | L | L | L | 1998-10-24 | Southend United | H |
