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Grimsby Town 3rd, English Div 2 |
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| English Div 2 |
| No. | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Attend |
| 1 | 09-Aug-97 | H | Bristol City | D | 1-1 | (0-1) | 6,220 |
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| 2 | 16-Aug-97 | A | Plymouth Argyle | D | 2-2 | (0-2) | 6,002 |
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| 3 | 23-Aug-97 | H | Wrexham | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 4,404 |
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| 4 | 30-Aug-97 | A | Brentford | L | 1-3 | (0-2) | 3,875 |
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| 5 | 02-Sep-97 | A | Preston North End | L | 0-2 | (0-0) | 9,489 |
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| 6 | 09-Sep-97 | H | York City | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 5,308 |
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| 7 | 13-Sep-97 | A | Fulham | W | 2-0 | (1-0) | 6,874 |
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| 8 | 20-Sep-97 | H | Millwall | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | 4,267 |
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| 9 | 27-Sep-97 | A | AFC Bournemouth | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | 3,712 |
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| 10 | 04-Oct-97 | H | Wigan Athletic | W | 2-1 | (1-0) | 4,623 |
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| 11 | 11-Oct-97 | H | Northampton Town | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | 4,778 |
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| 12 | 18-Oct-97 | A | Blackpool | D | 2-2 | (1-1) | 5,234 |
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| 13 | 21-Oct-97 | A | Oldham Athletic | L | 0-2 | (0-0) | 4,520 |
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| 14 | 25-Oct-97 | H | Watford | L | 0-1 | (0-1) | 5,699 |
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| 15 | 01-Nov-97 | H | Southend United | W | 5-1 | (3-0) | 4,501 |
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| 16 | 04-Nov-97 | A | Walsall | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 2,599 |
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| 17 | 08-Nov-97 | A | Chesterfield | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | 5,004 |
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| 18 | 22-Nov-97 | H | Burnley | W | 4-1 | (1-1) | 4,829 |
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| 19 | 29-Nov-97 | A | Gillingham | W | 2-0 | (1-0) | 4,855 |
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| 20 | 02-Dec-97 | H | Wycombe Wanderers | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 4,160 |
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| 21 | 12-Dec-97 | A | Bristol Rovers | W | 4-0 | (2-0) | 4,801 |
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| 22 | 20-Dec-97 | H | Carlisle United | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | 6,222 |
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| 23 | 26-Dec-97 | A | York City | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 7,093 |
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| 24 | 28-Dec-97 | H | Preston North End | W | 3-1 | (3-0) | 6,725 |
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| 25 | 10-Jan-98 | A | Bristol City | L | 1-4 | (0-3) | 12,567 |
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| 26 | 17-Jan-98 | H | Brentford | W | 4-0 | (2-0) | 4,624 |
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| 27 | 31-Jan-98 | H | Fulham | D | 1-1 | (0-0) | 6,785 |
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| 28 | 07-Feb-98 | A | Millwall | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | 6,020 |
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| 29 | 14-Feb-98 | A | Wigan Athletic | W | 2-0 | (0-0) | 3,548 |
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| 30 | 21-Feb-98 | H | AFC Bournemouth | W | 2-1 | (0-1) | 5,456 |
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| 31 | 24-Feb-98 | H | Blackpool | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | 4,924 |
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| 32 | 28-Feb-98 | A | Northampton Town | L | 1-2 | (1-0) | 6,932 |
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| 33 | 03-Mar-98 | H | Chesterfield | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 4,940 |
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| 34 | 07-Mar-98 | A | Southend United | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | 4,829 |
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| 35 | 14-Mar-98 | H | Walsall | W | 3-0 | (0-0) | 4,916 |
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| 36 | 21-Mar-98 | A | Luton Town | D | 2-2 | (0-0) | 5,700 |
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| 37 | 24-Mar-98 | H | Plymouth Argyle | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | 4,661 |
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| 38 | 28-Mar-98 | A | Burnley | L | 1-2 | (1-1) | 8,256 |
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| 39 | 31-Mar-98 | A | Wrexham | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 5,421 |
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| 40 | 04-Apr-98 | H | Gillingham | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 5,190 |
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| 41 | 07-Apr-98 | H | Luton Town | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | 4,455 |
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| 42 | 10-Apr-98 | A | Wycombe Wanderers | D | 1-1 | (0-1) | 5,846 |
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| 43 | 13-Apr-98 | H | Bristol Rovers | L | 1-2 | (1-2) | 5,484 |
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| 44 | 21-Apr-98 | A | Carlisle United | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | 3,956 |
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| 45 | 25-Apr-98 | A | Watford | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 14,002 |
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| 46 | 02-May-98 | H | Oldham Athletic | L | 0-2 | (0-0) | 8,054 |
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| English FA Cup |
| Round | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Attend |
| 1 | 15-Nov-97 | A | Shrewsbury Town | D | 1-1 | (1-0) | 3,193 |
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| 1r | 25-Nov-97 | H | Shrewsbury Town | W | 4-0 | (2-0) | 3,242 |
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| 2 | 06-Dec-97 | H | Chesterfield | D | 2-2 | (2-0) | 4,762 |
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| 2r | 16-Dec-97 | A | Chesterfield | W | 2-0 | (1-0) | 4,553 |
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| 3 | 03-Jan-98 | H | Norwich City | W | 3-0 | (1-0) | 8,161 |
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| 4 | 24-Jan-98 | A | Leeds United | L | 0-2 | (0-1) | 29,598 |
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| English League Cup |
| Round | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Attend |
| 1 L1 | 12-Aug-97 | A | Oldham Athletic | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | 5,656 |
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| 1 L2 | 26-Aug-97 | H | Oldham Athletic | W | 5-0 | (3-0) | 5,078 |
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| 2 L1 | 17-Sep-97 | H | Sheffield Wednesday | W | 2-0 | (1-0) | 6,429 |
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| 2 L2 | 01-Oct-97 | A | Sheffield Wednesday | L | 2-3 | (0-1) | 11,120 |
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| 3 | 14-Oct-97 | H | Leicester City | W | 3-1 | (0-1) | 7,738 |
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| 4 | 18-Nov-97 | A | Liverpool | L | 0-3 | (0-2) | 28,515 |
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| Division Two Play-offs |
| Round | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Attend |
| SF L1 | 09-May-98 | A | Fulham | D | 1-1 | (0-1) | 13,954 |
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| SF L2 | 13-May-98 | H | Fulham | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | 8,689 |
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| F | 24-May-98 | N | Northampton Town | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | 62,988 |
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Home and away results against each team, listed in the current league table standings
| Home | Team | Away | Pts |
| L 0-1 | Watford | D 0-0 | 1 |
| D 1-1 | Bristol City | L 1-4 | 1 |
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| W 1-0 | Northampton Town | L 1-2 | 3 |
| L 1-2 | Bristol Rovers | W 4-0 | 3 |
| D 1-1 | Fulham | W 2-0 | 4 |
| D 0-0 | Wrexham | D 0-0 | 2 |
| D 0-0 | Gillingham | W 2-0 | 4 |
| W 2-1 | AFC Bournemouth | W 1-0 | 6 |
| D 0-0 | Chesterfield | L 0-1 | 1 |
| W 2-1 | Wigan Athletic | W 2-0 | 6 |
| W 1-0 | Blackpool | D 2-2 | 4 |
| L 0-2 | Oldham Athletic | L 0-2 | 0 |
| D 0-0 | Wycombe Wanderers | D 1-1 | 2 |
| W 3-1 | Preston North End | L 0-2 | 3 |
| D 0-0 | York City | D 0-0 | 2 |
| L 0-1 | Luton Town | D 2-2 | 1 |
| L 0-1 | Millwall | W 1-0 | 3 |
| W 3-0 | Walsall | D 0-0 | 4 |
| W 4-1 | Burnley | L 1-2 | 3 |
| W 4-0 | Brentford | L 1-3 | 3 |
| W 1-0 | Plymouth Argyle | D 2-2 | 4 |
| W 1-0 | Carlisle United | W 1-0 | 6 |
| W 5-1 | Southend United | W 1-0 | 6 |
| Leading Scorers |
League Cup Other |
| Donovan | | 20 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Nogan | | 11 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Groves | | 10 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Lester | | 9 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Livingstone | | 9 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Clare | | 3 | |  |  |  |
| Jobling | | 3 | |  |  |  |
| Widdrington | | 3 | |  |  |  |
| Black | | 2 | |  |  |
| Gallimore | | 2 | |  |  |
| McDermott | | 2 | |  |  |
| Smith | | 2 | |  |  |
| Burnett | | 1 | |  |
| Rodger | | 1 | |  |
| Southall | | 1 | |  |
| Woods | | 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 | Other |
 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 0 | 9 | 4 | 3 |
| 1 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | | 1 |
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 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 0 | | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | | 1 |
| 2 | 2 | | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | 1 |
| 5 | 1 |
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| 0 |
| 1 | 2 | 1 |
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When the goals have been scored and conceded this season