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Sheffield United 6th, English Div 1 |
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| English Div 1 |
| No. | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Attend |
| 1 | 10-Aug-97 | H | Sunderland | W | 2-0 | (2-0) | 17,324 |
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| 2 | 16-Aug-97 | A | Wolverhampton Wndrs | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 23,102 |
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| 3 | 23-Aug-97 | H | Portsmouth | W | 2-1 | (2-0) | 15,895 |
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| 4 | 30-Aug-97 | A | Huddersfield Town | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 14,268 |
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| 5 | 13-Sep-97 | H | Nottingham Forest | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | 24,536 |
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| 6 | 20-Sep-97 | A | Oxford United | W | 4-2 | (2-1) | 7,514 |
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| 7 | 27-Sep-97 | H | Birmingham City | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 20,553 |
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| 8 | 05-Oct-97 | A | Middlesbrough | W | 2-1 | (1-1) | 30,000 |
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| 9 | 18-Oct-97 | H | Queens Park Rangers | D | 2-2 | (1-0) | 18,006 |
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| 10 | 21-Oct-97 | H | Stockport County | W | 5-1 | (2-1) | 16,241 |
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| 11 | 25-Oct-97 | A | West Bromwich Albion | L | 0-2 | (0-1) | 17,311 |
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| 12 | 01-Nov-97 | H | Tranmere Rovers | W | 2-1 | (0-0) | 16,578 |
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| 13 | 04-Nov-97 | A | Reading | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | 8,132 |
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| 14 | 09-Nov-97 | A | Ipswich Town | D | 2-2 | (1-0) | 9,695 |
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| 15 | 15-Nov-97 | H | Manchester City | D | 1-1 | (1-0) | 23,790 |
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| 16 | 18-Nov-97 | A | Bradford City | D | 1-1 | (0-0) | 16,127 |
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| 17 | 22-Nov-97 | A | Port Vale | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 8,017 |
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| 18 | 29-Nov-97 | H | Crewe Alexandra | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | 16,973 |
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| 19 | 02-Dec-97 | H | Stoke City | W | 3-2 | (0-1) | 14,347 |
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| 20 | 06-Dec-97 | A | Norwich City | L | 1-2 | (0-0) | 11,745 |
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| 21 | 09-Dec-97 | A | Charlton Athletic | L | 1-2 | (0-1) | 9,868 |
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| 22 | 13-Dec-97 | H | Swindon Town | W | 2-1 | (1-1) | 18,115 |
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| 23 | 20-Dec-97 | A | Bury | D | 1-1 | (0-1) | 6,012 |
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| 24 | 26-Dec-97 | A | Stoke City | D | 2-2 | (0-0) | 19,723 |
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| 25 | 28-Dec-97 | H | Charlton Athletic | W | 4-1 | (2-0) | 18,677 |
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| 26 | 10-Jan-98 | A | Sunderland | L | 2-4 | (1-1) | 36,391 |
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| 27 | 17-Jan-98 | H | Wolverhampton Wndrs | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | 22,144 |
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| 28 | 27-Jan-98 | H | Huddersfield Town | D | 1-1 | (1-1) | 16,535 |
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| 29 | 31-Jan-98 | A | Portsmouth | D | 1-1 | (1-1) | 12,003 |
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| 30 | 07-Feb-98 | H | Oxford United | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | 16,881 |
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| 31 | 22-Feb-98 | A | Birmingham City | L | 0-2 | (0-1) | 17,965 |
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| 32 | 25-Feb-98 | A | Queens Park Rangers | D | 2-2 | (1-1) | 9,560 |
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| 33 | 28-Feb-98 | H | Bradford City | W | 2-1 | (1-0) | 17,848 |
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| 34 | 03-Mar-98 | H | Ipswich Town | L | 0-1 | (0-1) | 14,120 |
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| 35 | 14-Mar-98 | H | Reading | W | 4-0 | (1-0) | 15,473 |
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| 36 | 21-Mar-98 | A | Manchester City | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 28,496 |
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| 37 | 28-Mar-98 | H | Port Vale | W | 2-1 | (0-0) | 15,860 |
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| 38 | 01-Apr-98 | A | Nottingham Forest | L | 0-3 | (0-2) | 21,512 |
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| 39 | 07-Apr-98 | H | Middlesbrough | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | 18,421 |
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| 40 | 11-Apr-98 | H | Norwich City | D | 2-2 | (2-0) | 16,915 |
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| 41 | 13-Apr-98 | A | Swindon Town | D | 1-1 | (0-1) | 5,956 |
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| 42 | 18-Apr-98 | H | Bury | W | 3-0 | (1-0) | 16,056 |
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| 43 | 25-Apr-98 | H | West Bromwich Albion | L | 2-4 | (1-1) | 21,248 |
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| 44 | 28-Apr-98 | A | Tranmere Rovers | D | 3-3 | (0-1) | 7,526 |
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| 45 | 30-Apr-98 | A | Crewe Alexandra | L | 1-2 | (0-0) | 5,759 |
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| 46 | 03-May-98 | A | Stockport County | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | 9,683 |
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| English FA Cup |
| Round | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Attend |
| 3 | 03-Jan-98 | H | Bury | D | 1-1 | (0-1) | 14,009 |
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| 3r | 13-Jan-98 | A | Bury | W | 2-0 | (0-0) | 4,920 |
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| 4 | 24-Jan-98 | A | Ipswich Town | D | 1-1 | (0-1) | 14,654 |
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| 4r | 03-Feb-98 | H | Ipswich Town | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | 14,144 |
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| 5 | 13-Feb-98 | H | Reading | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | 17,845 |
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| QF | 07-Mar-98 | A | Coventry City | D | 1-1 | (1-1) | 23,084 |
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| QFrr | 17-Mar-98 | H | Coventry City | D | 1-1 | (0-1) | 29,034 |
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| SF | 05-Apr-98 | N | Newcastle United | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | 53,452 |
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| English League Cup |
| Round | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Attend |
| 1 L1 | 12-Aug-97 | A | Wrexham | D | 1-1 | (0-0) | 3,644 |
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| 1 L2 | 26-Aug-97 | H | Wrexham | W | 3-1 | (1-1) | 7,181 |
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| 2 L1 | 16-Sep-97 | A | Watford | D | 1-1 | (1-0) | 7,154 |
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| 2 L2 | 23-Sep-97 | H | Watford | W | 4-0 | (1-0) | 7,511 |
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| 3 | 14-Oct-97 | A | Walsall | L | 1-2 | (0-0) | 8,239 |
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| Division One Play-offs |
| Round | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Attend |
| SF L1 | 10-May-98 | H | Sunderland | W | 2-1 | (0-1) | 23,800 |
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| SF L2 | 13-May-98 | A | Sunderland | L | 0-2 | (0-2) | 40,092 |
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Home and away results against each team, listed in the current league table standings
| Home | Team | Away | Pts |
| W 1-0 | Nottingham Forest | L 0-3 | 3 |
| W 1-0 | Middlesbrough | W 2-1 | 6 |
| W 2-0 | Sunderland | L 2-4 | 3 |
| W 4-1 | Charlton Athletic | L 1-2 | 3 |
| L 0-1 | Ipswich Town | D 2-2 | 1 |
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| D 0-0 | Birmingham City | L 0-2 | 1 |
| W 5-1 | Stockport County | L 0-1 | 3 |
| W 1-0 | Wolverhampton Wndrs | D 0-0 | 4 |
| L 2-4 | West Bromwich Albion | L 0-2 | 0 |
| W 1-0 | Crewe Alexandra | L 1-2 | 3 |
| W 1-0 | Oxford United | W 4-2 | 6 |
| W 2-1 | Bradford City | D 1-1 | 4 |
| W 2-1 | Tranmere Rovers | D 3-3 | 4 |
| D 2-2 | Norwich City | L 1-2 | 1 |
| D 1-1 | Huddersfield Town | D 0-0 | 2 |
| W 3-0 | Bury | D 1-1 | 4 |
| W 2-1 | Swindon Town | D 1-1 | 4 |
| W 2-1 | Port Vale | D 0-0 | 4 |
| W 2-1 | Portsmouth | D 1-1 | 4 |
| D 2-2 | Queens Park Rangers | D 2-2 | 2 |
| D 1-1 | Manchester City | D 0-0 | 2 |
| W 3-2 | Stoke City | D 2-2 | 4 |
| W 4-0 | Reading | W 1-0 | 6 |
| Leading Scorers |
League Cup Other |
| Deane | | 12 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Saunders | | 12 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Fjortoft | | 11 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Taylor | | 10 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Marcello | | 8 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Borbokis | | 6 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Whitehouse | | 6 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Stuart | | 5 | |  |  |  |  |  |
| Holdsworth | | 3 | |  |  |  |
| Marker | | 2 | |  |  |
| Quinn | | 2 | |  |  |
| Devlin | | 1 | |  |
| Ford | | 1 | |  |
| Hamilton | | 1 | |  |
| Hutchison | | 1 | |  |
| Nilsen | | 1 | |  |
| Patterson | | 1 | |  |
| Sandford | | 1 | |  |
| Scott | | 1 | |  |
| Tiler | | 1 | |  |
| Ward | | 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 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
| 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | | 2 |
| 3 | 1 | | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | | 1 |
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 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 0 | | 1 |
| 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| 2 | 1 |
| 3 | | 1 |
| 4 | 1 |
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 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 0 | | | 1 |
| 1 |
| 2 | | 1 |
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When the goals have been scored and conceded this season