Leyton Orient 1997/98

Leyton Orient finished 11th of 24 in the 1997/98 Third Division with 66 points (won 19, drawn 12, lost 15; scored 62, conceded 47). Highest position 7th, after match 5; lowest 23rd, after match 2. Longest runs: 3 wins in a row, 5 unbeaten and 8 without a win.

Position after each match

Points against champions and relegated clubs

Leyton Orient
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	Cardiff (home)	0–1 L	Lost	0	19th
2	Sat 16 Aug 1997	Scunthorpe (away)	0–1 L	Lost	0	23rd
3	Sat 23 Aug 1997	Rochdale (home)	2–0 W	Won	3	20th
4	Sat 30 Aug 1997	Brighton (away)	1–0 W	Won	6	13th
5	Tue 2 Sep 1997	Doncaster (away)	4–1 W	Won	9	7th
6	Fri 5 Sep 1997	Cambridge (home)	0–2 L	Lost	9	9th
7	Sat 13 Sep 1997	Exeter (home)	1–0 W	Won	12	9th
8	Sat 20 Sep 1997	Peterborough (away)	0–2 L	Lost	12	13th
9	Sat 27 Sep 1997	Swansea (away)	1–1 D	Drew	13	15th
10	Sat 4 Oct 1997	Macclesfield (home)	1–1 D	Drew	14	15th
11	Sat 11 Oct 1997	Rotherham (home)	1–1 D	Drew	15	16th
12	Sat 18 Oct 1997	Hartlepool (away)	2–2 D	Drew	16	14th
13	Tue 21 Oct 1997	Torquay (away)	1–1 D	Drew	17	15th
14	Sat 25 Oct 1997	Colchester (home)	0–2 L	Lost	17	17th
15	Sat 1 Nov 1997	Lincoln (away)	0–1 L	Lost	17	18th
16	Tue 4 Nov 1997	Scarborough (home)	3–1 W	Won	20	14th
17	Sat 8 Nov 1997	Chester City (home)	1–0 W	Won	23	14th
18	Tue 18 Nov 1997	Darlington (away)	0–1 L	Lost	23	15th
19	Sat 22 Nov 1997	Notts County (home)	1–1 D	Drew	24	16th
20	Sat 29 Nov 1997	Mansfield (away)	0–0 D	Drew	25	16th
21	Tue 2 Dec 1997	Barnet (home)	2–0 W	Won	28	13th
22	Sat 13 Dec 1997	Shrewsbury (away)	2–1 W	Won	31	12th
23	Sat 20 Dec 1997	Hull (home)	2–1 W	Won	34	11th
24	Fri 26 Dec 1997	Cambridge (away)	0–1 L	Lost	34	11th
25	Sun 28 Dec 1997	Doncaster (home)	8–0 W	Won	37	11th
26	Sat 10 Jan 1998	Cardiff (away)	0–1 L	Lost	37	11th
27	Sat 17 Jan 1998	Brighton (home)	3–1 W	Won	40	11th
28	Sat 24 Jan 1998	Rochdale (away)	2–0 W	Won	43	10th
29	Sat 31 Jan 1998	Exeter (away)	2–2 D	Drew	44	11th
30	Fri 6 Feb 1998	Peterborough (home)	1–0 W	Won	47	9th
31	Sat 14 Feb 1998	Macclesfield (away)	0–1 L	Lost	47	10th
32	Sat 21 Feb 1998	Swansea (home)	2–2 D	Drew	48	10th
33	Tue 24 Feb 1998	Hartlepool (home)	2–1 W	Won	51	10th
34	Sat 28 Feb 1998	Rotherham (away)	1–2 L	Lost	51	11th
35	Tue 3 Mar 1998	Chester City (away)	1–1 D	Drew	52	11th
36	Sat 7 Mar 1998	Lincoln (home)	1–0 W	Won	55	8th
37	Sat 14 Mar 1998	Scarborough (away)	0–2 L	Lost	55	10th
38	Sat 21 Mar 1998	Darlington (home)	2–0 W	Won	58	10th
39	Sun 29 Mar 1998	Notts County (away)	0–1 L	Lost	58	10th
40	Sat 4 Apr 1998	Mansfield (home)	2–2 D	Drew	59	10th
41	Sat 11 Apr 1998	Barnet (away)	2–1 W	Won	62	9th
42	Mon 13 Apr 1998	Shrewsbury (home)	2–3 L	Lost	62	10th
43	Sat 18 Apr 1998	Hull (away)	2–3 L	Lost	62	11th
44	Tue 21 Apr 1998	Scunthorpe (home)	1–0 W	Won	65	10th
45	Sat 25 Apr 1998	Colchester (away)	1–1 D	Drew	66	10th
46	Sat 2 May 1998	Torquay (home)	2–1 W	Won	66	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.