Manchester City · First Division 1997/98

Manchester City 1997/98

Manchester City finished 22nd of 24 in the 1997/98 First Division with 48 points (won 12, drawn 12, lost 22; scored 56, conceded 57) and were relegated. Highest position 9th, after match 1; lowest 23rd, after match 32. Longest runs: 6 without a win.

Position after each match

Points against champions and relegated clubs

Manchester 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 Championship season on file.

Results

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Pts	Pos
1	Sat 9 Aug 1997	Portsmouth (home)	2–2 D	Drew	1	9th
2	Fri 15 Aug 1997	Sunderland (away)	1–3 L	Lost	1	12th
3	Fri 22 Aug 1997	Tranmere (home)	1–1 D	Drew	2	14th
4	Sat 30 Aug 1997	Charlton (away)	1–2 L	Lost	2	20th
5	Wed 3 Sep 1997	Nottingham Forest (away)	3–1 W	Won	5	14th
6	Sat 13 Sep 1997	Bury (away)	1–1 D	Drew	6	18th
7	Sat 20 Sep 1997	Norwich (home)	1–2 L	Lost	6	20th
8	Sat 27 Sep 1997	Swindon (home)	6–0 W	Won	9	16th
9	Sat 4 Oct 1997	Ipswich (away)	0–1 L	Lost	9	21st
10	Sat 18 Oct 1997	Reading (home)	0–0 D	Drew	10	21st
11	Wed 22 Oct 1997	Stoke (home)	0–1 L	Lost	10	21st
12	Sun 26 Oct 1997	QPR (away)	0–2 L	Lost	10	22nd
13	Wed 29 Oct 1997	Crewe (home)	1–0 W	Won	13	21st
14	Sat 1 Nov 1997	Oxford (away)	0–0 D	Drew	14	20th
15	Tue 4 Nov 1997	Port Vale (home)	2–3 L	Lost	14	21st
16	Fri 7 Nov 1997	Huddersfield (home)	0–1 L	Lost	14	21st
17	Sat 15 Nov 1997	Sheffield United (away)	1–1 D	Drew	15	22nd
18	Sat 22 Nov 1997	Bradford (home)	1–0 W	Won	18	20th
19	Sat 29 Nov 1997	Stockport (away)	1–3 L	Lost	18	21st
20	Tue 2 Dec 1997	West Brom (away)	1–0 W	Won	21	17th
21	Sat 6 Dec 1997	Wolves (home)	0–1 L	Lost	21	18th
22	Sat 13 Dec 1997	Birmingham (away)	1–2 L	Lost	21	21st
23	Sat 20 Dec 1997	Middlesbrough (home)	2–0 W	Won	24	19th
24	Fri 26 Dec 1997	Crewe (away)	0–1 L	Lost	24	20th
25	Sun 28 Dec 1997	Nottingham Forest (home)	2–3 L	Lost	24	20th
26	Sat 10 Jan 1998	Portsmouth (away)	3–0 W	Won	27	17th
27	Sat 17 Jan 1998	Sunderland (home)	0–1 L	Lost	27	21st
28	Wed 28 Jan 1998	Charlton (home)	2–2 D	Drew	28	21st
29	Sat 31 Jan 1998	Tranmere (away)	0–0 D	Drew	29	20th
30	Sat 7 Feb 1998	Norwich (away)	0–0 D	Drew	30	21st
31	Sat 14 Feb 1998	Bury (home)	0–1 L	Lost	30	22nd
32	Wed 18 Feb 1998	Ipswich (home)	1–2 L	Lost	30	23rd
33	Sat 21 Feb 1998	Swindon (away)	3–1 W	Won	33	22nd
34	Tue 24 Feb 1998	Reading (away)	0–3 L	Lost	33	22nd
35	Sat 28 Feb 1998	West Brom (home)	1–0 W	Won	36	20th
36	Tue 3 Mar 1998	Huddersfield (away)	3–1 W	Won	39	17th
37	Sat 7 Mar 1998	Oxford (home)	0–2 L	Lost	39	20th
38	Sat 14 Mar 1998	Port Vale (away)	1–2 L	Lost	39	22nd
39	Sat 21 Mar 1998	Sheffield United (home)	0–0 D	Drew	40	22nd
40	Sat 28 Mar 1998	Bradford (away)	1–2 L	Lost	40	22nd
41	Sat 4 Apr 1998	Stockport (home)	4–1 W	Won	43	21st
42	Sat 11 Apr 1998	Wolves (away)	2–2 D	Drew	44	21st
43	Mon 13 Apr 1998	Birmingham (home)	0–1 L	Lost	44	21st
44	Fri 17 Apr 1998	Middlesbrough (away)	0–1 L	Lost	44	21st
45	Sat 25 Apr 1998	QPR (home)	2–2 D	Drew	45	23rd
46	Sun 3 May 1998	Stoke (away)	5–2 W	Won	48	22nd

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.