Chester City 1997/98

Chester City finished 14th of 24 in the 1997/98 Third Division with 61 points (won 17, drawn 10, lost 19; scored 60, conceded 61). Highest position 2nd, after match 1; lowest 21st, after match 4. Longest runs: 3 wins in a row and 8 without a win.

Position after each match

Points against champions and relegated clubs

Chester City
Champions, middle half
Relegated, middle half

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

Results

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Pts	Pos
1	Sat 9 Aug 1997	Lincoln (home)	2–0 W	Won	3	2nd
2	Sat 23 Aug 1997	Cambridge (home)	1–1 D	Drew	4	14th
3	Sat 30 Aug 1997	Barnet (away)	1–2 L	Lost	4	17th
4	Tue 2 Sep 1997	Scunthorpe (away)	1–2 L	Lost	4	21st
5	Fri 5 Sep 1997	Hull (home)	1–0 W	Won	7	12th
6	Sat 13 Sep 1997	Shrewsbury (home)	2–0 W	Won	10	14th
7	Tue 16 Sep 1997	Cardiff (away)	2–0 W	Won	13	7th
8	Sat 20 Sep 1997	Mansfield (away)	1–4 L	Lost	13	10th
9	Sat 27 Sep 1997	Rotherham (away)	2–4 L	Lost	13	12th
10	Sat 4 Oct 1997	Hartlepool (home)	3–1 W	Won	16	6th
11	Sat 11 Oct 1997	Brighton (home)	2–0 W	Won	19	4th
12	Sat 18 Oct 1997	Torquay (away)	1–3 L	Lost	19	5th
13	Tue 21 Oct 1997	Scarborough (away)	1–4 L	Lost	19	8th
14	Sat 25 Oct 1997	Macclesfield (home)	1–1 D	Drew	20	11th
15	Sat 1 Nov 1997	Rochdale (home)	4–0 W	Won	23	8th
16	Tue 4 Nov 1997	Notts County (away)	2–1 W	Won	26	5th
17	Sat 8 Nov 1997	Leyton Orient (away)	0–1 L	Lost	26	6th
18	Tue 18 Nov 1997	Peterborough (home)	0–0 D	Drew	27	9th
19	Mon 24 Nov 1997	Swansea (home)	2–0 W	Won	30	7th
20	Sat 29 Nov 1997	Exeter (home)	1–1 D	Drew	31	8th
21	Tue 2 Dec 1997	Doncaster (away)	1–2 L	Lost	31	9th
22	Sat 13 Dec 1997	Darlington (home)	2–1 W	Won	34	7th
23	Fri 19 Dec 1997	Colchester (away)	0–2 L	Lost	34	8th
24	Fri 26 Dec 1997	Hull (away)	2–1 W	Won	37	9th
25	Sun 28 Dec 1997	Scunthorpe (home)	1–0 W	Won	40	7th
26	Sat 10 Jan 1998	Lincoln (away)	3–1 W	Won	43	4th
27	Sat 17 Jan 1998	Barnet (home)	0–1 L	Lost	43	7th
28	Sat 24 Jan 1998	Cambridge (away)	2–1 W	Won	46	6th
29	Tue 27 Jan 1998	Cardiff (home)	0–0 D	Drew	47	7th
30	Sat 31 Jan 1998	Shrewsbury (away)	1–1 D	Drew	48	6th
31	Sat 7 Feb 1998	Mansfield (home)	0–1 L	Lost	48	9th
32	Sat 14 Feb 1998	Hartlepool (away)	0–0 D	Drew	49	9th
33	Sat 21 Feb 1998	Rotherham (home)	4–0 W	Won	52	8th
34	Tue 24 Feb 1998	Torquay (home)	1–3 L	Lost	52	8th
35	Sat 28 Feb 1998	Brighton (away)	2–3 L	Lost	52	10th
36	Tue 3 Mar 1998	Leyton Orient (home)	1–1 D	Drew	53	10th
37	Sat 7 Mar 1998	Rochdale (away)	1–1 D	Drew	54	11th
38	Sat 14 Mar 1998	Notts County (home)	0–1 L	Lost	54	11th
39	Sat 21 Mar 1998	Peterborough (away)	1–2 L	Lost	54	11th
40	Sun 29 Mar 1998	Swansea (away)	0–2 L	Lost	54	14th
41	Sat 4 Apr 1998	Exeter (away)	0–5 L	Lost	54	14th
42	Sat 11 Apr 1998	Doncaster (home)	2–1 W	Won	57	14th
43	Mon 13 Apr 1998	Darlington (away)	0–1 L	Lost	57	15th
44	Sat 18 Apr 1998	Colchester (home)	3–1 W	Won	60	14th
45	Sat 25 Apr 1998	Macclesfield (away)	2–3 L	Lost	60	16th
46	Sat 2 May 1998	Scarborough (home)	1–1 D	Drew	61	14th

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.