Crewe 1997/98

Crewe finished 11th of 24 in the 1997/98 First Division with 59 points (won 18, drawn 5, lost 23; scored 58, conceded 65). Highest position 11th, after match 45; lowest 23rd, after match 21. Longest runs: 4 wins in a row, 6 unbeaten and 7 without a win.

Position after each match

Points against champions and relegated clubs

Crewe
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	Swindon (away)	0–2 L	Lost	0	21st
2	Sat 16 Aug 1997	West Brom (home)	2–3 L	Lost	0	21st
3	Sat 23 Aug 1997	Norwich (away)	2–0 W	Won	3	14th
4	Tue 2 Sep 1997	Bury (home)	1–2 L	Lost	3	19th
5	Sat 13 Sep 1997	Portsmouth (away)	3–2 W	Won	6	19th
6	Tue 16 Sep 1997	Port Vale (home)	0–1 L	Lost	6	19th
7	Sat 20 Sep 1997	QPR (home)	2–3 L	Lost	6	21st
8	Sat 27 Sep 1997	Tranmere (home)	2–1 W	Won	9	18th
9	Sat 4 Oct 1997	Birmingham (away)	1–0 W	Won	12	16th
10	Sat 11 Oct 1997	Reading (away)	3–3 D	Drew	13	13th
11	Sat 18 Oct 1997	Middlesbrough (home)	1–1 D	Drew	14	15th
12	Tue 21 Oct 1997	Ipswich (home)	0–0 D	Drew	15	15th
13	Sat 25 Oct 1997	Bradford (away)	0–1 L	Lost	15	15th
14	Wed 29 Oct 1997	Manchester City (away)	0–1 L	Lost	15	15th
15	Sat 1 Nov 1997	Nottingham Forest (away)	1–3 L	Lost	15	17th
16	Tue 4 Nov 1997	Wolves (home)	0–2 L	Lost	15	19th
17	Sat 8 Nov 1997	Oxford (home)	2–1 W	Won	18	17th
18	Sat 15 Nov 1997	Charlton (away)	2–3 L	Lost	18	18th
19	Sat 22 Nov 1997	Stockport (home)	0–1 L	Lost	18	19th
20	Sat 29 Nov 1997	Sheffield United (away)	0–1 L	Lost	18	22nd
21	Sat 6 Dec 1997	Huddersfield (home)	2–5 L	Lost	18	23rd
22	Sat 13 Dec 1997	Stoke (away)	2–0 W	Won	21	20th
23	Sat 20 Dec 1997	Sunderland (home)	0–3 L	Lost	21	23rd
24	Fri 26 Dec 1997	Manchester City (home)	1–0 W	Won	24	19th
25	Sun 28 Dec 1997	Bury (away)	1–1 D	Drew	25	19th
26	Sun 11 Jan 1998	Swindon (home)	2–0 W	Won	28	17th
27	Sat 17 Jan 1998	West Brom (away)	1–0 W	Won	31	17th
28	Sat 24 Jan 1998	Port Vale (away)	3–2 W	Won	34	13th
29	Sat 31 Jan 1998	Norwich (home)	1–0 W	Won	37	14th
30	Sat 7 Feb 1998	QPR (away)	2–3 L	Lost	37	14th
31	Sat 14 Feb 1998	Portsmouth (home)	3–1 W	Won	40	14th
32	Tue 17 Feb 1998	Birmingham (home)	0–2 L	Lost	40	14th
33	Sat 21 Feb 1998	Tranmere (away)	3–0 W	Won	43	13th
34	Wed 25 Feb 1998	Middlesbrough (away)	0–1 L	Lost	43	13th
35	Sat 28 Feb 1998	Reading (home)	1–0 W	Won	46	12th
36	Tue 3 Mar 1998	Oxford (away)	0–0 D	Drew	47	12th
37	Sat 7 Mar 1998	Nottingham Forest (home)	1–4 L	Lost	47	12th
38	Sat 14 Mar 1998	Wolves (away)	0–1 L	Lost	47	14th
39	Sat 21 Mar 1998	Charlton (home)	0–3 L	Lost	47	14th
40	Sat 28 Mar 1998	Stockport (away)	1–0 W	Won	50	14th
41	Sat 11 Apr 1998	Huddersfield (away)	0–2 L	Lost	50	15th
42	Mon 13 Apr 1998	Stoke (home)	2–0 W	Won	53	13th
43	Sat 18 Apr 1998	Sunderland (away)	1–2 L	Lost	53	14th
44	Sat 25 Apr 1998	Bradford (home)	5–0 W	Won	56	13th
45	Thu 30 Apr 1998	Sheffield United (home)	2–1 W	Won	59	11th
46	Sun 3 May 1998	Ipswich (away)	2–3 L	Lost	59	11th

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.