| English Div 2 |
| No. | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Attend |
| 1 | 09-Aug-97 | H | Wrexham | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | 8,789 |
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| 2 | 16-Aug-97 | A | Walsall | D | 1-1 | (0-0) | 4,418 |
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| 3 | 23-Aug-97 | H | Luton Town | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 8,142 |
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| 4 | 30-Aug-97 | A | Wycombe Wanderers | L | 0-2 | (0-1) | 6,278 |
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| 5 | 02-Sep-97 | A | Bristol City | W | 2-0 | (1-0) | 10,293 |
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| 6 | 09-Sep-97 | H | Plymouth Argyle | W | 2-0 | (0-0) | 8,961 |
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| 7 | 13-Sep-97 | H | Grimsby Town | L | 0-2 | (0-1) | 6,874 |
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| 8 | 20-Sep-97 | A | Southend United | L | 0-1 | (0-1) | 5,026 |
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| 9 | 27-Sep-97 | A | Wigan Athletic | L | 1-2 | (1-1) | 4,951 |
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| 10 | 04-Oct-97 | H | Oldham Athletic | W | 3-1 | (1-0) | 8,805 |
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| 11 | 11-Oct-97 | H | Blackpool | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | 7,760 |
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| 12 | 18-Oct-97 | A | AFC Bournemouth | L | 1-2 | (0-1) | 7,606 |
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| 13 | 21-Oct-97 | A | Watford | L | 0-2 | (0-1) | 11,486 |
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| 14 | 25-Oct-97 | H | Northampton Town | D | 1-1 | (1-0) | 9,848 |
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| 15 | 01-Nov-97 | H | Chesterfield | D | 1-1 | (1-0) | 7,998 |
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| 16 | 04-Nov-97 | A | Millwall | D | 1-1 | (0-0) | 10,291 |
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| 17 | 08-Nov-97 | A | Bristol Rovers | W | 3-2 | (1-0) | 6,166 |
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| 18 | 18-Nov-97 | H | York City | D | 1-1 | (0-1) | 5,521 |
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| 19 | 21-Nov-97 | H | Gillingham | W | 3-0 | (1-0) | 8,274 |
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| 20 | 29-Nov-97 | A | Preston North End | L | 1-3 | (1-1) | 9,723 |
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| 21 | 02-Dec-97 | H | Brentford | D | 1-1 | (0-1) | 10,767 |
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| 22 | 13-Dec-97 | A | Carlisle United | L | 0-2 | (0-0) | 4,574 |
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| 23 | 19-Dec-97 | H | Burnley | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | 5,096 |
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| 24 | 26-Dec-97 | A | Plymouth Argyle | W | 4-1 | (1-1) | 9,469 |
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| 25 | 28-Dec-97 | H | Bristol City | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | 13,273 |
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| 26 | 10-Jan-98 | A | Wrexham | W | 3-0 | (1-0) | 5,338 |
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| 27 | 17-Jan-98 | H | Wycombe Wanderers | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 10,468 |
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| 28 | 24-Jan-98 | A | Luton Town | W | 4-1 | (2-1) | 8,366 |
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| 29 | 31-Jan-98 | A | Grimsby Town | D | 1-1 | (0-0) | 6,785 |
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| 30 | 07-Feb-98 | H | Southend United | W | 2-0 | (1-0) | 9,122 |
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| 31 | 14-Feb-98 | A | Oldham Athletic | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | 6,063 |
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| 32 | 21-Feb-98 | H | Wigan Athletic | W | 2-0 | (0-0) | 7,791 |
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| 33 | 24-Feb-98 | H | AFC Bournemouth | L | 0-1 | (0-1) | 7,708 |
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| 34 | 28-Feb-98 | A | Blackpool | L | 1-2 | (1-0) | 5,183 |
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| 35 | 03-Mar-98 | H | Bristol Rovers | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | 6,843 |
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| 36 | 07-Mar-98 | A | Chesterfield | W | 2-0 | (0-0) | 5,129 |
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| 37 | 14-Mar-98 | H | Millwall | L | 1-2 | (1-0) | 13,153 |
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| 38 | 21-Mar-98 | A | York City | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | 4,871 |
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| 39 | 28-Mar-98 | A | Gillingham | L | 0-2 | (0-1) | 10,507 |
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| 40 | 04-Apr-98 | H | Preston North End | W | 2-1 | (0-1) | 8,814 |
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| 41 | 07-Apr-98 | H | Walsall | D | 1-1 | (0-1) | 6,733 |
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| 42 | 11-Apr-98 | A | Brentford | W | 2-0 | (1-0) | 10,510 |
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| 43 | 13-Apr-98 | H | Carlisle United | W | 5-0 | (2-0) | 9,243 |
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| 44 | 18-Apr-98 | A | Burnley | L | 1-2 | (1-1) | 9,745 |
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| 45 | 25-Apr-98 | A | Northampton Town | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | 7,443 |
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| 46 | 02-May-98 | H | Watford | L | 1-2 | (0-1) | 17,114 |
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| English FA Cup |
| Round | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Attend |
| 1 | 16-Nov-97 | A | Margate | W | 2-1 | (1-1) | 6,000 |
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| 2 | 06-Dec-97 | H | Southend United | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | 8,537 |
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| 3 | 05-Jan-98 | A | Tottenham Hotspur | L | 1-3 | (0-2) | 27,909 |
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| English League Cup |
| Round | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Attend |
| 1 L1 | 12-Aug-97 | A | Wycombe Wanderers | W | 2-1 | (1-1) | 4,360 |
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| 1 L2 | 26-Aug-97 | H | Wycombe Wanderers | D | 4-4 | (3-1) | 5,055 |
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| 2 L1 | 16-Sep-97 | H | Wolverhampton Wndrs | L | 0-1 | (0-1) | 5,933 |
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| 2 L2 | 24-Sep-97 | A | Wolverhampton Wndrs | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | 17,862 |
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| Division Two Play-offs |
| Round | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Attend |
| SF L1 | 09-May-98 | H | Grimsby Town | D | 1-1 | (1-0) | 13,954 |
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| SF L2 | 13-May-98 | A | Grimsby Town | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | 8,689 |
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Home and away results against each team, listed in the current league table standings
| Home | Team | Away | Pts |
| L 1-2 | Watford | L 0-2 | 0 |
| W 1-0 | Bristol City | W 2-0 | 6 |
| L 0-2 | Grimsby Town | D 1-1 | 1 |
| D 1-1 | Northampton Town | L 0-1 | 1 |
| W 1-0 | Bristol Rovers | W 3-2 | 6 |
| Fulham | |
| W 1-0 | Wrexham | W 3-0 | 6 |
| W 3-0 | Gillingham | L 0-2 | 3 |
| L 0-1 | AFC Bournemouth | L 1-2 | 0 |
| D 1-1 | Chesterfield | W 2-0 | 4 |
| W 2-0 | Wigan Athletic | L 1-2 | 3 |
| W 1-0 | Blackpool | L 1-2 | 3 |
| W 3-1 | Oldham Athletic | L 0-1 | 3 |
| D 0-0 | Wycombe Wanderers | L 0-2 | 1 |
| W 2-1 | Preston North End | L 1-3 | 3 |
| D 1-1 | York City | W 1-0 | 4 |
| D 0-0 | Luton Town | W 4-1 | 4 |
| L 1-2 | Millwall | D 1-1 | 1 |
| D 1-1 | Walsall | D 1-1 | 2 |
| W 1-0 | Burnley | L 1-2 | 3 |
| D 1-1 | Brentford | W 2-0 | 4 |
| W 2-0 | Plymouth Argyle | W 4-1 | 6 |
| W 5-0 | Carlisle United | L 0-2 | 3 |
| W 2-0 | Southend United | L 0-1 | 3 |
| Leading Scorers |
League Cup Other |
| Moody | | 15 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Peschisolido | | 13 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Carpenter | | 4 | |  |  |  |  |
| Conroy | | 4 | |  |  |  |  |
| Hayward | | 4 | |  |  |  |  |
| Newhouse | | 4 | |  |  |  |  |
| Scott | | 4 | |  |  |  |  |
| Blake | | 3 | |  |  |  |
| Thorpe | | 3 | |  |  |  |
| Trollope | | 3 | |  |  |  |
| Beardsley | | 2 | |  |  |
| Lightbourne | | 2 | |  |  |
| Brazier | | 1 | |  |
| Coleman | | 1 | |  |
| Collins | | 1 | |  |
| Cullip | | 1 | |  |
| Morgan | | 1 | |  |
| Smith | | 1 | |  |
| Watson | | 1 | |  |
| (own goals) | | 3 | |  |  |  |
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 | Other |
 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| 1 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 1 |
| 2 | 6 | 1 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | | 2 |
| 5 | 1 |
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 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 0 | | 2 |
| 1 | 1 | | | 1 |
| 2 | | 2 |
| 3 |
| 4 | | | | | 1 |
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 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | | 1 |
| 1 | | 1 |
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When the goals have been scored and conceded this season