1998-10-23
| First Division |
| First Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bristol City | 2 | 1 | Bolton Wanderers | Ashton Gate | 12,026 | |
| Akinbiyi, Bell (p) | Lineups | Gunnlaugsson | ||||
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Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Huddersfield Town | 15 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 27 | D | W | L | W | D | 1998-10-24 | Norwich City | A |
| 2 | 0 | Sunderland | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 29 | 25 | D | W | D | D | D | 1998-10-24 | Bury | H |
| 3 | 0 | 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 |
| 4 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | Bolton Wanderers | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 21 | L | L | D | D | W | 1998-11-01 | Sunderland | H |
| 8 | 0 | 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 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | 13 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 27 | 20 | W | L | W | L | D | 1998-10-24 | Swindon Town | A |
| 10 | 0 | 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 |
| 11 | 0 | 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 |
| 12 | 0 | 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 |
| 13 | 0 | 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 |
| 14 | 0 | Bury | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 20 | W | D | L | L | L | 1998-10-24 | Sunderland | A |
| 15 | 0 | 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 |
| 16 | 0 | 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 | 4 | Bristol City | 16 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 25 | 15 | W | L | L | D | W | 1998-10-31 | Bradford City | A |
| 19 | -1 | Barnsley | 14 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 15 | L | D | L | D | D | 1998-10-24 | Portsmouth | H |
| 20 | -1 | 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 |
| 21 | -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 |
| 22 | -1 | 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 |
| 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 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 10 | 9 | L | L | L | W | L | 1998-10-25 | Birmingham City | H |
