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Derby County 9th, English Premiership |
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| English Premiership |
| No. | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Attend |
| 1 | 09-Aug-97 | A | Blackburn Rovers | L | 0-1 | (0-1) | 23,557 |
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| 2 | 23-Aug-97 | A | Tottenham Hotspur | L | 0-1 | (0-1) | 25,886 |
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| 3 | 30-Aug-97 | H | Barnsley | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | 27,232 |
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| 4 | 13-Sep-97 | H | Everton | W | 3-1 | (2-1) | 27,828 |
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| 5 | 20-Sep-97 | A | Aston Villa | L | 1-2 | (1-0) | 35,444 |
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| 6 | 24-Sep-97 | A | Sheffield Wednesday | W | 5-2 | (3-2) | 22,391 |
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| 7 | 27-Sep-97 | H | Southampton | W | 4-0 | (0-0) | 25,625 |
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| 8 | 06-Oct-97 | A | Leicester City | W | 2-1 | (1-0) | 19,585 |
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| 9 | 18-Oct-97 | H | Manchester United | D | 2-2 | (2-0) | 30,014 |
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| 10 | 22-Oct-97 | H | Wimbledon | D | 1-1 | (0-0) | 28,595 |
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| 11 | 25-Oct-97 | A | Liverpool | L | 0-4 | (0-1) | 38,017 |
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| 12 | 01-Nov-97 | H | Arsenal | W | 3-0 | (0-0) | 30,004 |
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| 13 | 08-Nov-97 | A | Leeds United | L | 3-4 | (3-2) | 33,572 |
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| 14 | 22-Nov-97 | H | Coventry City | W | 3-1 | (3-0) | 29,351 |
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| 15 | 29-Nov-97 | A | Chelsea | L | 0-4 | (0-2) | 34,544 |
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| 16 | 06-Dec-97 | H | West Ham United | W | 2-0 | (1-0) | 29,300 |
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| 17 | 14-Dec-97 | A | Bolton Wanderers | D | 3-3 | (0-0) | 23,027 |
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| 18 | 17-Dec-97 | A | Newcastle United | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 36,289 |
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| 19 | 20-Dec-97 | H | Crystal Palace | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 26,590 |
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| 20 | 26-Dec-97 | H | Newcastle United | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | 30,232 |
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| 21 | 28-Dec-97 | A | Barnsley | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | 18,686 |
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| 22 | 11-Jan-98 | H | Blackburn Rovers | W | 3-1 | (2-0) | 27,823 |
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| 23 | 17-Jan-98 | A | Wimbledon | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 13,031 |
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| 24 | 31-Jan-98 | H | Tottenham Hotspur | W | 2-1 | (1-0) | 30,187 |
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| 25 | 07-Feb-98 | H | Aston Villa | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | 30,251 |
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| 26 | 14-Feb-98 | A | Everton | W | 2-1 | (1-0) | 34,876 |
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| 27 | 21-Feb-98 | A | Manchester United | L | 0-2 | (0-1) | 55,170 |
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| 28 | 28-Feb-98 | H | Sheffield Wednesday | W | 3-0 | (1-0) | 30,203 |
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| 29 | 15-Mar-98 | H | Leeds United | L | 0-5 | (0-3) | 30,217 |
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| 30 | 28-Mar-98 | A | Coventry City | L | 0-1 | (0-1) | 18,705 |
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| 31 | 05-Apr-98 | H | Chelsea | L | 0-1 | (0-1) | 30,062 |
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| 32 | 11-Apr-98 | A | West Ham United | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 25,155 |
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| 33 | 13-Apr-98 | H | Bolton Wanderers | W | 4-0 | (4-0) | 29,126 |
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| 34 | 18-Apr-98 | A | Crystal Palace | L | 1-3 | (0-0) | 18,101 |
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| 35 | 26-Apr-98 | H | Leicester City | L | 0-4 | (0-4) | 29,855 |
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| 36 | 29-Apr-98 | A | Arsenal | L | 0-1 | (0-1) | 38,121 |
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| 37 | 02-May-98 | A | Southampton | W | 2-0 | (0-0) | 15,202 |
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| 38 | 10-May-98 | H | Liverpool | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | 30,492 |
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| English FA Cup |
| Round | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Attend |
| 3 | 03-Jan-98 | H | Southampton | W | 2-0 | (0-0) | 27,992 |
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| 4 | 24-Jan-98 | A | Coventry City | L | 0-2 | (0-2) | 22,864 |
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| English League Cup |
| Round | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Attend |
| 2 L1 | 16-Sep-97 | A | Southend United | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | 4,011 |
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| 2 L2 | 01-Oct-97 | H | Southend United | W | 5-0 | (1-0) | 18,490 |
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| 3 | 15-Oct-97 | A | Tottenham Hotspur | W | 2-1 | (1-1) | 20,390 |
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| 4 | 18-Nov-97 | H | Newcastle United | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | 27,364 |
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Home and away results against each team, listed in the current league table standings
| Home | Team | Away | Pts |
| W 3-0 | Arsenal | L 0-1 | 3 |
| D 2-2 | Manchester United | L 0-2 | 1 |
| W 1-0 | Liverpool | L 0-4 | 3 |
| L 0-1 | Chelsea | L 0-4 | 0 |
| L 0-5 | Leeds United | L 3-4 | 0 |
| W 3-1 | Blackburn Rovers | L 0-1 | 3 |
| L 0-1 | Aston Villa | L 1-2 | 0 |
| W 2-0 | West Ham United | D 0-0 | 4 |
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| L 0-4 | Leicester City | W 2-1 | 3 |
| W 3-1 | Coventry City | L 0-1 | 3 |
| W 4-0 | Southampton | W 2-0 | 6 |
| W 1-0 | Newcastle United | D 0-0 | 4 |
| W 2-1 | Tottenham Hotspur | L 0-1 | 3 |
| D 1-1 | Wimbledon | D 0-0 | 2 |
| W 3-0 | Sheffield Wednesday | W 5-2 | 6 |
| W 3-1 | Everton | W 2-1 | 6 |
| W 4-0 | Bolton Wanderers | D 3-3 | 4 |
| W 1-0 | Barnsley | L 0-1 | 3 |
| D 0-0 | Crystal Palace | L 1-3 | 1 |
| Leading Scorers |
League Cup |
| Wanchope | | 17 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Baiano | | 13 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Sturridge | | 11 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Eranio | | 5 | |  |  |  |  |  |
| Burton | | 3 | |  |  |  |
| Rowett | | 3 | |  |  |  |
| Powell | | 2 | |  |  |
| Asanovic | | 1 | |  |
| Bohinen | | 1 | |  |
| Carsley | | 1 | |  |
| Dailly | | 1 | |  |
| Hunt | | 1 | |  |
| Laursen | | 1 | |  |
| Stimac | | 1 | |  |
| Trollope | | 1 | |  |
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 | 5 |
| 0 | 4 | 7 | 1 | | 3 | 1 |
| 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 3 | 2 | 3 | | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | 2 |
| 5 | | | 1 |
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 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 0 | | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 |
| 4 |
| 5 | 1 |
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When the goals have been scored and conceded this season