1998-11-06
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colchester United | 1 | 1 | Macclesfield Town | Layer Road | 3,927 | |
| Greene | Lineups | Griffiths | ||||
| 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 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 31 | L | W | L | W | D | 1998-11-07 | Luton Town | H |
| 2 | 0 | Fulham | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 23 | 30 | W | W | W | L | W | 1998-11-07 | Bristol Rovers | H |
| 3 | 0 | Preston North End | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 28 | 29 | D | D | W | W | L | 1998-11-07 | Burnley | H |
| 4 | 0 | Walsall | 16 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 23 | 29 | W | L | D | W | L | 1998-11-07 | Millwall | H |
| 5 | 0 | Luton Town | 15 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 27 | L | W | W | D | W | 1998-11-07 | Stoke City | A |
| 6 | 0 | Manchester City | 16 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 24 | W | L | L | W | L | 1998-11-07 | Oldham Athletic | A |
| 7 | 0 | Gillingham | 16 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 24 | 23 | W | W | D | D | W | 1998-11-07 | Wigan Athletic | H |
| 8 | 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 |
| 9 | 0 | Millwall | 16 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 23 | D | D | W | L | W | 1998-11-07 | Walsall | A |
| 10 | 0 | Reading | 15 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 17 | 22 | W | W | W | D | D | 1998-11-07 | AFC Bournemouth | H |
| 11 | 0 | 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 |
| 12 | 0 | Bristol Rovers | 16 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 21 | 21 | L | D | W | D | L | 1998-11-07 | Fulham | A |
| 13 | 0 | Blackpool | 15 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 21 | 21 | L | D | L | L | L | 1998-11-07 | Wrexham | A |
| 14 | 0 | Wigan Athletic | 15 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 21 | 20 | W | L | L | W | W | 1998-11-07 | Gillingham | A |
| 15 | 0 | Burnley | 16 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 20 | W | L | W | D | W | 1998-11-07 | Preston North End | A |
| 16 | 0 | Notts County | 16 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 19 | 20 | W | D | L | D | L | 1998-11-07 | York City | A |
| 17 | 0 | Wrexham | 16 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 20 | L | D | L | D | W | 1998-11-07 | Blackpool | H |
| 18 | 0 | York City | 15 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 21 | 19 | L | L | L | L | D | 1998-11-07 | Notts County | H |
| 19 | 1 | Colchester United | 16 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 17 | D | L | D | L | L | 1998-11-10 | Northampton Town | H |
| 20 | -1 | Northampton Town | 16 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 16 | W | D | L | D | W | 1998-11-07 | Wycombe Wanderers | H |
| 21 | 0 | Macclesfield Town | 17 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 14 | 15 | D | L | W | D | L | 1998-11-10 | York City | A |
| 22 | 0 | Oldham Athletic | 16 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 13 | D | D | L | L | L | 1998-11-07 | Manchester City | H |
| 23 | 0 | Lincoln City | 15 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 11 | L | W | L | W | L | 1998-11-07 | Chesterfield | A |
| 24 | 0 | Wycombe Wanderers | 16 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 10 | L | D | W | W | L | 1998-11-07 | Northampton Town | A |
