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Lincoln City 3rd, English Div 3 |
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| English Div 3 |
| No. | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Attend |
| 1 | 09-Aug-97 | A | Chester City | L | 0-2 | (0-0) | 2,478 |
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| 2 | 16-Aug-97 | H | Shrewsbury Town | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | 3,019 |
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| 3 | 23-Aug-97 | A | Notts County | W | 2-1 | (1-0) | 5,707 |
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| 4 | 30-Aug-97 | H | Scarborough | D | 3-3 | (2-1) | 3,162 |
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| 5 | 02-Sep-97 | H | Mansfield Town | L | 0-2 | (0-1) | 3,539 |
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| 6 | 10-Sep-97 | A | Rotherham United | L | 1-3 | (0-0) | 2,871 |
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| 7 | 13-Sep-97 | A | Hull City | W | 2-0 | (1-0) | 4,736 |
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| 8 | 20-Sep-97 | H | Cardiff City | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | 3,130 |
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| 9 | 27-Sep-97 | A | Barnet | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 1,734 |
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| 10 | 04-Oct-97 | H | Cambridge United | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 3,397 |
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| 11 | 11-Oct-97 | H | Torquay United | D | 1-1 | (0-1) | 2,462 |
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| 12 | 18-Oct-97 | A | Scunthorpe United | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | 4,152 |
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| 13 | 22-Oct-97 | A | Brighton & Hove Albion | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | 1,036 |
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| 14 | 25-Oct-97 | H | Darlington | W | 3-1 | (3-0) | 3,384 |
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| 15 | 01-Nov-97 | H | Leyton Orient | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | 4,129 |
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| 16 | 04-Nov-97 | A | Rochdale | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 1,537 |
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| 17 | 08-Nov-97 | A | Swansea City | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 2,871 |
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| 18 | 18-Nov-97 | H | Doncaster Rovers | W | 2-1 | (1-0) | 2,957 |
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| 19 | 22-Nov-97 | A | Colchester United | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | 2,932 |
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| 20 | 29-Nov-97 | H | Macclesfield Town | D | 1-1 | (0-1) | 3,402 |
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| 21 | 02-Dec-97 | A | Exeter City | W | 2-1 | (0-1) | 4,224 |
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| 22 | 13-Dec-97 | H | Hartlepool United | D | 1-1 | (1-0) | 2,849 |
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| 23 | 20-Dec-97 | A | Peterborough United | L | 1-5 | (1-4) | 8,771 |
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| 24 | 26-Dec-97 | H | Rotherham United | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | 6,235 |
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| 25 | 28-Dec-97 | A | Mansfield Town | D | 2-2 | (0-1) | 3,449 |
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| 26 | 10-Jan-98 | H | Chester City | L | 1-3 | (0-2) | 2,913 |
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| 27 | 17-Jan-98 | A | Scarborough | D | 2-2 | (1-0) | 2,905 |
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| 28 | 24-Jan-98 | H | Notts County | L | 3-5 | (0-3) | 5,911 |
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| 29 | 31-Jan-98 | H | Hull City | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | 4,067 |
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| 30 | 07-Feb-98 | A | Cardiff City | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | 2,896 |
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| 31 | 13-Feb-98 | A | Cambridge United | D | 1-1 | (0-1) | 3,891 |
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| 32 | 21-Feb-98 | H | Barnet | W | 2-0 | (0-0) | 2,945 |
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| 33 | 24-Feb-98 | H | Scunthorpe United | D | 1-1 | (1-0) | 3,407 |
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| 34 | 28-Feb-98 | A | Torquay United | L | 2-3 | (1-2) | 3,540 |
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| 35 | 03-Mar-98 | H | Swansea City | D | 1-1 | (0-0) | 2,281 |
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| 36 | 07-Mar-98 | A | Leyton Orient | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | 4,745 |
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| 37 | 14-Mar-98 | H | Rochdale | W | 2-0 | (1-0) | 2,992 |
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| 38 | 21-Mar-98 | A | Doncaster Rovers | W | 4-2 | (2-2) | 2,357 |
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| 39 | 24-Mar-98 | A | Shrewsbury Town | W | 2-0 | (1-0) | 1,877 |
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| 40 | 28-Mar-98 | H | Colchester United | L | 0-1 | (0-1) | 4,040 |
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| 41 | 04-Apr-98 | A | Macclesfield Town | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | 3,278 |
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| 42 | 13-Apr-98 | A | Hartlepool United | D | 1-1 | (1-1) | 1,997 |
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| 43 | 18-Apr-98 | H | Peterborough United | W | 3-0 | (3-0) | 6,748 |
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| 44 | 21-Apr-98 | H | Exeter City | W | 2-1 | (1-0) | 4,284 |
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| 45 | 25-Apr-98 | A | Darlington | D | 2-2 | (1-1) | 3,161 |
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| 46 | 02-May-98 | H | Brighton & Hove Albion | W | 2-1 | (0-0) | 9,890 |
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| English FA Cup |
| Round | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Attend |
| 1 | 15-Nov-97 | H | Gainsborough Trinity | D | 1-1 | (1-0) | 6,014 |
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| 1r | 25-Nov-97 | N | Gainsborough Trinity | W | 3-2 | (3-2) | 5,726 |
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| 2 | 06-Dec-97 | H | Emley | D | 2-2 | (1-1) | 3,729 |
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| 2r | 17-Dec-97 | A | Emley | D | 3-3 | (0-0) | 4,891 |
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| English League Cup |
| Round | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Attend |
| 1 L1 | 12-Aug-97 | H | Burnley | D | 1-1 | (1-0) | 3,010 |
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| 1 L2 | 26-Aug-97 | A | Burnley | L | 1-2 | (1-2) | 4,644 |
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Home and away results against each team, listed in the current league table standings
| Home | Team | Away | Pts |
| L 3-5 | Notts County | W 2-1 | 3 |
| D 1-1 | Macclesfield Town | L 0-1 | 1 |
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| L 0-1 | Colchester United | W 1-0 | 3 |
| D 1-1 | Torquay United | L 2-3 | 1 |
| D 3-3 | Scarborough | D 2-2 | 2 |
| W 2-0 | Barnet | D 0-0 | 4 |
| D 1-1 | Scunthorpe United | W 1-0 | 4 |
| L 0-1 | Rotherham United | L 1-3 | 0 |
| W 3-0 | Peterborough United | L 1-5 | 3 |
| W 1-0 | Leyton Orient | L 0-1 | 3 |
| L 0-2 | Mansfield Town | D 2-2 | 1 |
| W 1-0 | Shrewsbury Town | W 2-0 | 6 |
| L 1-3 | Chester City | L 0-2 | 0 |
| W 2-1 | Exeter City | W 2-1 | 6 |
| D 0-0 | Cambridge United | D 1-1 | 2 |
| D 1-1 | Hartlepool United | D 1-1 | 2 |
| W 2-0 | Rochdale | D 0-0 | 4 |
| W 3-1 | Darlington | D 2-2 | 4 |
| D 1-1 | Swansea City | D 0-0 | 2 |
| W 1-0 | Cardiff City | W 1-0 | 6 |
| W 1-0 | Hull City | W 2-0 | 6 |
| W 2-1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | W 1-0 | 6 |
| W 2-1 | Doncaster Rovers | W 4-2 | 6 |
| Leading Scorers |
League Cup |
| Thorpe | | 14 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Alcide | | 13 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Walling | | 8 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Fleming | | 6 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Ainsworth | | 4 | |  |  |  |  |
| Holmes | | 4 | |  |  |  |  |
| Stant | | 4 | |  |  |  |  |
| Gordon | | 3 | |  |  |  |
| Hone | | 3 | |  |  |  |
| Whitney | | 3 | |  |  |  |
| Brown | | 2 | |  |  |
| Miller | | 2 | |  |  |
| Smith | | 2 | |  |  |
| Martin | | 1 | |  |
| S Brown | | 1 | |  |
| (own goals) | | 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 | 4 | 2 |
| 1 | 8 | 7 | | 2 | | 1 |
| 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | | 1 | | 1 |
| 4 | | | 1 |
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 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 0 |
| 1 | | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | | | 1 |
| 3 | | | 1 | 1 |
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When the goals have been scored and conceded this season