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Wigan Athletic 11th, English Div 2 |
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| English Div 2 |
| No. | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Attend |
| 1 | 09-Aug-97 | H | Wycombe Wanderers | W | 5-2 | (4-0) | 4,706 |
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| 2 | 16-Aug-97 | A | AFC Bournemouth | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | 3,799 |
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| 3 | 23-Aug-97 | H | Plymouth Argyle | D | 1-1 | (1-0) | 3,761 |
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| 4 | 30-Aug-97 | A | Bristol City | L | 0-3 | (0-3) | 9,255 |
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| 5 | 02-Sep-97 | A | Carlisle United | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | 5,352 |
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| 6 | 08-Sep-97 | H | Wrexham | W | 3-2 | (1-0) | 3,872 |
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| 7 | 13-Sep-97 | H | Blackpool | W | 3-0 | (0-0) | 5,517 |
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| 8 | 20-Sep-97 | A | Northampton Town | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | 6,570 |
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| 9 | 27-Sep-97 | H | Fulham | W | 2-1 | (1-1) | 4,951 |
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| 10 | 04-Oct-97 | A | Grimsby Town | L | 1-2 | (0-1) | 4,623 |
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| 11 | 11-Oct-97 | A | Chesterfield | W | 3-2 | (1-1) | 4,673 |
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| 12 | 18-Oct-97 | H | Luton Town | D | 1-1 | (0-0) | 4,466 |
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| 13 | 21-Oct-97 | H | Gillingham | L | 1-4 | (0-1) | 3,214 |
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| 14 | 25-Oct-97 | A | Millwall | D | 1-1 | (0-0) | 7,986 |
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| 15 | 01-Nov-97 | H | York City | D | 1-1 | (0-0) | 3,701 |
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| 16 | 04-Nov-97 | A | Oldham Athletic | L | 1-3 | (1-2) | 5,446 |
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| 17 | 08-Nov-97 | A | Southend United | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | 2,716 |
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| 18 | 22-Nov-97 | H | Preston North End | L | 1-4 | (0-1) | 5,649 |
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| 19 | 29-Nov-97 | A | Watford | L | 1-2 | (1-2) | 9,455 |
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| 20 | 02-Dec-97 | H | Bristol Rovers | W | 3-0 | (1-0) | 2,738 |
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| 21 | 13-Dec-97 | A | Burnley | W | 2-0 | (2-0) | 9,520 |
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| 22 | 20-Dec-97 | H | Brentford | W | 4-0 | (2-0) | 3,301 |
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| 23 | 26-Dec-97 | A | Wrexham | D | 2-2 | (1-1) | 4,577 |
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| 24 | 28-Dec-97 | H | Carlisle United | L | 0-2 | (0-1) | 4,511 |
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| 25 | 10-Jan-98 | A | Wycombe Wanderers | W | 2-1 | (1-0) | 5,549 |
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| 26 | 17-Jan-98 | H | Bristol City | L | 0-3 | (0-2) | 5,078 |
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| 27 | 24-Jan-98 | A | Plymouth Argyle | L | 2-3 | (2-0) | 4,345 |
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| 28 | 31-Jan-98 | A | Blackpool | W | 2-0 | (2-0) | 5,288 |
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| 29 | 07-Feb-98 | H | Northampton Town | D | 1-1 | (0-0) | 3,579 |
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| 30 | 14-Feb-98 | H | Grimsby Town | L | 0-2 | (0-0) | 3,548 |
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| 31 | 21-Feb-98 | A | Fulham | L | 0-2 | (0-0) | 7,791 |
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| 32 | 24-Feb-98 | A | Luton Town | D | 1-1 | (1-1) | 4,403 |
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| 33 | 28-Feb-98 | H | Chesterfield | W | 2-1 | (2-1) | 3,017 |
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| 34 | 07-Mar-98 | A | York City | D | 2-2 | (1-0) | 3,536 |
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| 35 | 14-Mar-98 | H | Oldham Athletic | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | 4,277 |
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| 36 | 17-Mar-98 | H | Southend United | L | 1-3 | (0-2) | 2,616 |
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| 37 | 21-Mar-98 | A | Walsall | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | 3,169 |
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| 38 | 28-Mar-98 | A | Preston North End | D | 1-1 | (0-1) | 10,171 |
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| 39 | 04-Apr-98 | H | Watford | W | 3-2 | (3-0) | 4,262 |
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| 40 | 07-Apr-98 | H | AFC Bournemouth | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | 2,798 |
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| 41 | 10-Apr-98 | A | Bristol Rovers | L | 0-5 | (0-3) | 6,038 |
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| 42 | 13-Apr-98 | H | Burnley | W | 5-1 | (2-0) | 4,926 |
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| 43 | 18-Apr-98 | A | Brentford | W | 2-0 | (0-0) | 4,480 |
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| 44 | 21-Apr-98 | H | Walsall | W | 2-0 | (0-0) | 2,725 |
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| 45 | 24-Apr-98 | H | Millwall | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 4,045 |
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| 46 | 02-May-98 | A | Gillingham | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 10,361 |
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| English FA Cup |
| Round | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Attend |
| 1 | 15-Nov-97 | A | Carlisle United | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | 5,182 |
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| 2 | 06-Dec-97 | H | York City | W | 2-1 | (0-0) | 4,021 |
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| 3 | 03-Jan-98 | A | Blackburn Rovers | L | 2-4 | (0-2) | 22,402 |
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| English League Cup |
| Round | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Attend |
| 1 L1 | 12-Aug-97 | H | Chesterfield | L | 1-2 | (0-0) | 3,413 |
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| 1 L2 | 26-Aug-97 | A | Chesterfield | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | 4,076 |
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| Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | GFA | GAA | | PpG | Pts | Rank |
| August | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 1.50 | 1.75 | | 1.00 | 4 | 15 |
| September | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1.60 | 1.00 | | 1.80 | 9 | 5 |
| October | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 1.40 | 2.00 | | 1.00 | 5 | 19 |
| November | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | -7 | 0.80 | 2.20 | | 0.20 | 1 | 24 |
| December | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 2.20 | 0.80 | | 2.00 | 10 | 2 |
| January | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 1.50 | 1.75 | | 1.50 | 6 | 13 |
| February | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 0.80 | 1.40 | | 1.00 | 5 | 19 |
| March | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 1.00 | 1.40 | | 1.00 | 5 | 18 |
| April | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 1.85 | 1.14 | | 2.28 | 16 | 1 |
| May | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | | 1.00 | 1 | 14 |
Home and away results against each team, listed in the current league table standings
| Home | Team | Away | Pts |
| W 3-2 | Watford | L 1-2 | 3 |
| L 0-3 | Bristol City | L 0-3 | 0 |
| L 0-2 | Grimsby Town | L 1-2 | 0 |
| D 1-1 | Northampton Town | L 0-1 | 1 |
| W 3-0 | Bristol Rovers | L 0-5 | 3 |
| W 2-1 | Fulham | L 0-2 | 3 |
| W 3-2 | Wrexham | D 2-2 | 4 |
| L 1-4 | Gillingham | D 0-0 | 1 |
| W 1-0 | AFC Bournemouth | L 0-1 | 3 |
| W 2-1 | Chesterfield | W 3-2 | 6 |
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| W 3-0 | Blackpool | W 2-0 | 6 |
| W 1-0 | Oldham Athletic | L 1-3 | 3 |
| W 5-2 | Wycombe Wanderers | W 2-1 | 6 |
| L 1-4 | Preston North End | D 1-1 | 1 |
| D 1-1 | York City | D 2-2 | 2 |
| D 1-1 | Luton Town | D 1-1 | 2 |
| D 0-0 | Millwall | D 1-1 | 2 |
| W 2-0 | Walsall | L 0-1 | 3 |
| W 5-1 | Burnley | W 2-0 | 6 |
| W 4-0 | Brentford | W 2-0 | 6 |
| D 1-1 | Plymouth Argyle | L 2-3 | 1 |
| L 0-2 | Carlisle United | L 0-1 | 0 |
| L 1-3 | Southend United | L 0-1 | 0 |
| Leading Scorers |
League Cup |
| Lowe | | 16 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Jones | | 10 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Kilford | | 10 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Lee | | 8 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| O'Connell | | 5 | |  |  |  |  |  |
| Greenall | | 4 | |  |  |  |  |
| Barlow | | 3 | |  |  |  |
| Smeets | | 3 | |  |  |  |
| Johnson | | 2 | |  |  |
| Martinez | | 2 | |  |  |
| Warne | | 2 | |  |  |
| Bradshaw | | 1 | |  |
| Green | | 1 | |  |
| Loew | | 1 | |  |
| Morgan | | 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 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | | 1 |
| 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | 2 | | 3 |
| 4 | 1 |
| 5 | | 1 | 1 |
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 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 0 | | 1 |
| 1 | 1 | | 1 |
| 2 | | 1 | | | 1 |
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When the goals have been scored and conceded this season