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Blackburn Rovers 6th, English Premiership |
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| English Premiership |
| No. | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Attend |
| 1 | 09-Aug-97 | H | Derby County | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | 23,557 |
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| 2 | 13-Aug-97 | A | Aston Villa | W | 4-0 | (3-0) | 37,112 |
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| 3 | 23-Aug-97 | H | Liverpool | D | 1-1 | (0-0) | 30,187 |
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| 4 | 25-Aug-97 | H | Sheffield Wednesday | W | 7-2 | (5-1) | 19,618 |
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| 5 | 30-Aug-97 | A | Crystal Palace | W | 2-1 | (2-0) | 20,849 |
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| 6 | 14-Sep-97 | H | Leeds United | L | 3-4 | (3-4) | 21,956 |
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| 7 | 20-Sep-97 | A | Tottenham Hotspur | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 26,573 |
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| 8 | 24-Sep-97 | A | Leicester City | D | 1-1 | (1-1) | 19,921 |
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| 9 | 28-Sep-97 | H | Coventry City | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 19,086 |
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| 10 | 04-Oct-97 | A | Wimbledon | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | 15,600 |
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| 11 | 18-Oct-97 | H | Southampton | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | 24,130 |
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| 12 | 25-Oct-97 | A | Newcastle United | D | 1-1 | (0-1) | 36,716 |
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| 13 | 01-Nov-97 | A | Barnsley | D | 1-1 | (1-0) | 18,665 |
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| 14 | 08-Nov-97 | H | Everton | W | 3-2 | (1-1) | 25,397 |
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| 15 | 22-Nov-97 | H | Chelsea | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | 27,683 |
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| 16 | 30-Nov-97 | A | Manchester United | L | 0-4 | (0-1) | 55,175 |
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| 17 | 06-Dec-97 | H | Bolton Wanderers | W | 3-1 | (2-0) | 26,503 |
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| 18 | 13-Dec-97 | A | Arsenal | W | 3-1 | (0-1) | 38,147 |
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| 19 | 20-Dec-97 | H | West Ham United | W | 3-0 | (1-0) | 21,653 |
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| 20 | 26-Dec-97 | A | Sheffield Wednesday | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 33,502 |
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| 21 | 28-Dec-97 | H | Crystal Palace | D | 2-2 | (1-1) | 23,872 |
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| 22 | 11-Jan-98 | A | Derby County | L | 1-3 | (0-2) | 27,823 |
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| 23 | 17-Jan-98 | H | Aston Villa | W | 5-0 | (2-0) | 24,834 |
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| 24 | 31-Jan-98 | A | Liverpool | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 43,890 |
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| 25 | 07-Feb-98 | H | Tottenham Hotspur | L | 0-3 | (0-1) | 30,388 |
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| 26 | 21-Feb-98 | A | Southampton | L | 0-3 | (0-1) | 15,162 |
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| 27 | 28-Feb-98 | H | Leicester City | W | 5-3 | (3-0) | 24,854 |
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| 28 | 11-Mar-98 | A | Leeds United | L | 0-4 | (0-0) | 32,933 |
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| 29 | 14-Mar-98 | A | Everton | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | 33,243 |
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| 30 | 31-Mar-98 | H | Barnsley | W | 2-1 | (1-0) | 24,179 |
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| 31 | 06-Apr-98 | H | Manchester United | L | 1-3 | (1-0) | 30,547 |
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| 32 | 11-Apr-98 | A | Bolton Wanderers | L | 1-2 | (0-1) | 25,000 |
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| 33 | 13-Apr-98 | H | Arsenal | L | 1-4 | (0-4) | 28,212 |
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| 34 | 18-Apr-98 | A | West Ham United | L | 1-2 | (1-2) | 24,733 |
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| 35 | 25-Apr-98 | H | Wimbledon | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 24,848 |
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| 36 | 29-Apr-98 | A | Chelsea | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | 33,311 |
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| 37 | 02-May-98 | A | Coventry City | L | 0-2 | (0-2) | 18,794 |
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| 38 | 10-May-98 | H | Newcastle United | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | 29,300 |
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| English FA Cup |
| Round | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Attend |
| 3 | 03-Jan-98 | H | Wigan Athletic | W | 4-2 | (2-0) | 22,402 |
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| 4 | 26-Jan-98 | A | Sheffield Wednesday | W | 3-0 | (2-0) | 15,940 |
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| 5 | 14-Feb-98 | A | West Ham United | D | 2-2 | (1-2) | 25,729 |
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| 5r | 25-Feb-98 | H | West Ham United | D | 1-1 | (0-0) | 21,972 |
| [aet, pen 4-5] |
| English League Cup |
| Round | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Attend |
| 2 L1 | 17-Sep-97 | H | Preston North End | W | 6-0 | (2-0) | 22,564 |
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| 2 L2 | 30-Sep-97 | A | Preston North End | L | 0-1 | (0-1) | 11,472 |
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| 3 | 15-Oct-97 | A | Chelsea | D | 1-1 | (0-0) | 18,671 |
| [aet] |
| Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | GFA | GAA | | PpG | Pts | Rank |
| August | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 3.00 | 0.80 | | 2.60 | 13 | 1 |
| September | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 1.00 | 1.25 | | 0.75 | 3 | 15 |
| October | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 | 0.33 | | 2.33 | 7 | 2 |
| November | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 1.25 | 1.75 | | 1.75 | 7 | 7 |
| December | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 2.20 | 0.80 | | 2.20 | 11 | 4 |
| January | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2.00 | 1.00 | | 1.33 | 4 | 9 |
| February | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 1.66 | 3.00 | | 1.00 | 3 | 15 |
| March | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 0.66 | 2.00 | | 1.00 | 3 | 16 |
| April | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -6 | 0.83 | 1.83 | | 0.66 | 4 | 19 |
| May | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0.50 | 1.00 | | 1.50 | 3 | 14 |
Home and away results against each team, listed in the current league table standings
| Home | Team | Away | Pts |
| L 1-4 | Arsenal | W 3-1 | 3 |
| L 1-3 | Manchester United | L 0-4 | 0 |
| D 1-1 | Liverpool | D 0-0 | 2 |
| W 1-0 | Chelsea | W 1-0 | 6 |
| L 3-4 | Leeds United | L 0-4 | 0 |
| Blackburn Rovers | |
| W 5-0 | Aston Villa | W 4-0 | 6 |
| W 3-0 | West Ham United | L 1-2 | 3 |
| W 1-0 | Derby County | L 1-3 | 3 |
| W 5-3 | Leicester City | D 1-1 | 4 |
| D 0-0 | Coventry City | L 0-2 | 1 |
| W 1-0 | Southampton | L 0-3 | 3 |
| W 1-0 | Newcastle United | D 1-1 | 4 |
| L 0-3 | Tottenham Hotspur | D 0-0 | 1 |
| D 0-0 | Wimbledon | W 1-0 | 4 |
| W 7-2 | Sheffield Wednesday | D 0-0 | 4 |
| W 3-2 | Everton | L 0-1 | 3 |
| W 3-1 | Bolton Wanderers | L 1-2 | 3 |
| W 2-1 | Barnsley | D 1-1 | 4 |
| D 2-2 | Crystal Palace | W 2-1 | 4 |
| Leading Scorers |
League Cup |
| Sutton | | 21 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Gallacher | | 19 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Sherwood | | 7 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Dahlin | | 6 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Duff | | 5 | |  |  |  |  |  |
| Ripley | | 4 | |  |  |  |  |
| Wilcox | | 4 | |  |  |  |  |
| Bohinen | | 2 | |  |  |
| Andersson | | 1 | |  |
| Croft | | 1 | |  |
| Hendry | | 1 | |  |
| McKinlay | | 1 | |  |
| (own goals) | | 2 | |  |  |
Score distributions by match - goals scored by row, and goals conceded by column. Each box shows the number of this season's matches with the resulting scoreline.
| League | Cup |
 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | | 1 |
| 4 | 1 |
| 5 | 1 | | | 1 |
| 6 |
| 7 | | | 1 |
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 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 0 | | 1 |
| 1 | | 2 |
| 2 | | | 1 |
| 3 | 1 |
| 4 | | | 1 |
| 5 |
| 6 | 1 |
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When the goals have been scored and conceded this season