Birmingham 1997/98

Birmingham finished 7th of 24 in the 1997/98 First Division with 74 points (won 19, drawn 17, lost 10; scored 60, conceded 35). They were top of the table after 1 match of 46; lowest 14th, after match 17. Longest runs: 3 wins in a row, 9 unbeaten and 9 without a win.

Position after each match

Points against champions and relegated clubs

Birmingham
Champions, middle half
Relegated, middle half

Bands: the middle half of champions’ and relegated clubs’ points after each match, from every complete 24-club Championship season on file.

Results

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Pts	Pos
1	Sat 9 Aug 1997	Stoke (home)	2–0 W	Won	3	1st
2	Sat 23 Aug 1997	Reading (home)	3–0 W	Won	6	5th
3	Fri 29 Aug 1997	Stockport (away)	2–2 D	Drew	7	3rd
4	Tue 2 Sep 1997	Tranmere (away)	3–0 W	Won	10	3rd
5	Tue 9 Sep 1997	Huddersfield (away)	1–0 W	Won	13	2nd
6	Sun 14 Sep 1997	Sunderland (home)	0–1 L	Lost	13	4th
7	Sat 20 Sep 1997	Middlesbrough (away)	1–3 L	Lost	13	7th
8	Sat 27 Sep 1997	Sheffield United (away)	0–0 D	Drew	14	7th
9	Sat 4 Oct 1997	Crewe (home)	0–1 L	Lost	14	9th
10	Sun 12 Oct 1997	Wolves (home)	1–0 W	Won	17	6th
11	Sat 18 Oct 1997	Bury (away)	1–2 L	Lost	17	8th
12	Wed 22 Oct 1997	Charlton (away)	1–1 D	Drew	18	12th
13	Sat 25 Oct 1997	Oxford (home)	0–0 D	Drew	19	12th
14	Tue 28 Oct 1997	Ipswich (home)	1–1 D	Drew	20	11th
15	Sat 1 Nov 1997	QPR (away)	1–1 D	Drew	21	11th
16	Tue 4 Nov 1997	Bradford (home)	0–0 D	Drew	22	13th
17	Sat 8 Nov 1997	Norwich (home)	1–2 L	Lost	22	14th
18	Sat 15 Nov 1997	Nottingham Forest (away)	0–1 L	Lost	22	14th
19	Sun 23 Nov 1997	West Brom (away)	0–1 L	Lost	22	14th
20	Sat 29 Nov 1997	Portsmouth (home)	2–1 W	Won	25	14th
21	Sat 6 Dec 1997	Port Vale (away)	1–0 W	Won	28	11th
22	Sat 13 Dec 1997	Manchester City (home)	2–1 W	Won	31	11th
23	Sat 20 Dec 1997	Swindon (away)	1–1 D	Drew	32	11th
24	Fri 26 Dec 1997	Ipswich (away)	1–0 W	Won	35	10th
25	Sun 28 Dec 1997	Tranmere (home)	0–0 D	Drew	36	10th
26	Sat 10 Jan 1998	Stoke (away)	7–0 W	Won	39	8th
27	Sat 17 Jan 1998	Huddersfield (home)	0–0 D	Drew	40	8th
28	Tue 27 Jan 1998	Stockport (home)	4–1 W	Won	43	7th
29	Sat 31 Jan 1998	Reading (away)	0–2 L	Lost	43	9th
30	Sat 7 Feb 1998	Middlesbrough (home)	1–1 D	Drew	44	9th
31	Tue 17 Feb 1998	Crewe (away)	2–0 W	Won	47	9th
32	Sun 22 Feb 1998	Sheffield United (home)	2–0 W	Won	50	8th
33	Wed 25 Feb 1998	Bury (home)	1–3 L	Lost	50	9th
34	Sat 28 Feb 1998	Wolves (away)	3–1 W	Won	53	6th
35	Wed 4 Mar 1998	Norwich (away)	3–3 D	Drew	54	8th
36	Sat 7 Mar 1998	QPR (home)	1–0 W	Won	57	7th
37	Tue 10 Mar 1998	Sunderland (away)	1–1 D	Drew	58	6th
38	Sat 14 Mar 1998	Bradford (away)	0–0 D	Drew	59	7th
39	Sat 21 Mar 1998	Nottingham Forest (home)	1–2 L	Lost	59	7th
40	Sat 28 Mar 1998	West Brom (home)	1–0 W	Won	62	7th
41	Sat 4 Apr 1998	Portsmouth (away)	1–1 D	Drew	63	7th
42	Sat 11 Apr 1998	Port Vale (home)	1–1 D	Drew	64	7th
43	Mon 13 Apr 1998	Manchester City (away)	1–0 W	Won	67	7th
44	Sat 18 Apr 1998	Swindon (home)	3–0 W	Won	70	7th
45	Sat 25 Apr 1998	Oxford (away)	2–0 W	Won	73	7th
46	Sun 3 May 1998	Charlton (home)	0–0 D	Drew	74	7th

Score is this club’s goals first. Pos is the position in the table after that day’s matches; points include deductions from the date they applied.