Mansfield 1997/98

Mansfield finished 12th of 24 in the 1997/98 Third Division with 65 points (won 16, drawn 17, lost 13; scored 64, conceded 55). Highest position 2nd, after match 1; lowest 21st, after match 4. Longest runs: 11 unbeaten and 7 without a win.

Position after each match

Points against champions and relegated clubs

Mansfield
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	Hull (home)	2–0 W	Won	3	2nd
2	Sat 16 Aug 1997	Rochdale (away)	0–2 L	Lost	3	11th
3	Sat 23 Aug 1997	Cardiff (home)	1–2 L	Lost	3	17th
4	Sat 30 Aug 1997	Scunthorpe (away)	0–1 L	Lost	3	21st
5	Tue 2 Sep 1997	Lincoln (away)	2–0 W	Won	6	16th
6	Fri 5 Sep 1997	Doncaster (home)	1–1 D	Drew	7	13th
7	Sat 13 Sep 1997	Notts County (away)	0–1 L	Lost	7	18th
8	Sat 20 Sep 1997	Chester City (home)	4–1 W	Won	10	15th
9	Sat 27 Sep 1997	Darlington (away)	0–0 D	Drew	11	17th
10	Sat 4 Oct 1997	Colchester (home)	1–1 D	Drew	12	18th
11	Sat 11 Oct 1997	Cambridge (home)	3–2 W	Won	15	13th
12	Sat 18 Oct 1997	Macclesfield (away)	0–1 L	Lost	15	15th
13	Tue 21 Oct 1997	Swansea (away)	1–0 W	Won	18	13th
14	Sat 25 Oct 1997	Barnet (home)	1–2 L	Lost	18	14th
15	Sat 1 Nov 1997	Shrewsbury (away)	2–3 L	Lost	18	16th
16	Tue 4 Nov 1997	Rotherham (home)	3–3 D	Drew	19	16th
17	Sat 8 Nov 1997	Scarborough (home)	3–2 W	Won	22	16th
18	Tue 18 Nov 1997	Exeter (away)	0–1 L	Lost	22	17th
19	Sat 22 Nov 1997	Peterborough (away)	1–1 D	Drew	23	17th
20	Sat 29 Nov 1997	Leyton Orient (home)	0–0 D	Drew	24	18th
21	Tue 2 Dec 1997	Torquay (away)	1–2 L	Lost	24	18th
22	Sat 13 Dec 1997	Brighton (home)	1–1 D	Drew	25	19th
23	Sat 20 Dec 1997	Hartlepool (away)	2–2 D	Drew	26	18th
24	Sun 28 Dec 1997	Lincoln (home)	2–2 D	Drew	27	19th
25	Sat 3 Jan 1998	Rochdale (home)	3–0 W	Won	30	17th
26	Sat 10 Jan 1998	Hull (away)	0–0 D	Drew	31	17th
27	Sat 17 Jan 1998	Scunthorpe (home)	1–0 W	Won	34	14th
28	Sat 31 Jan 1998	Notts County (home)	0–2 L	Lost	34	16th
29	Tue 3 Feb 1998	Doncaster (away)	3–0 W	Won	37	15th
30	Sat 7 Feb 1998	Chester City (away)	1–0 W	Won	40	14th
31	Fri 13 Feb 1998	Colchester (away)	0–2 L	Lost	40	14th
32	Tue 17 Feb 1998	Cardiff (away)	1–4 L	Lost	40	15th
33	Sat 21 Feb 1998	Darlington (home)	4–0 W	Won	43	14th
34	Tue 24 Feb 1998	Macclesfield (home)	1–0 W	Won	46	13th
35	Sat 28 Feb 1998	Cambridge (away)	0–2 L	Lost	46	14th
36	Tue 3 Mar 1998	Scarborough (away)	2–2 D	Drew	47	14th
37	Sat 7 Mar 1998	Shrewsbury (home)	1–1 D	Drew	48	14th
38	Sat 14 Mar 1998	Rotherham (away)	2–2 D	Drew	49	15th
39	Sat 21 Mar 1998	Exeter (home)	3–2 W	Won	52	14th
40	Sun 29 Mar 1998	Peterborough (home)	2–0 W	Won	55	12th
41	Sat 4 Apr 1998	Leyton Orient (away)	2–2 D	Drew	56	12th
42	Sat 11 Apr 1998	Torquay (home)	2–2 D	Drew	57	13th
43	Mon 13 Apr 1998	Brighton (away)	1–1 D	Drew	58	13th
44	Sat 18 Apr 1998	Hartlepool (home)	2–2 D	Drew	59	15th
45	Sat 25 Apr 1998	Barnet (away)	1–0 W	Won	62	12th
46	Sat 2 May 1998	Swansea (home)	1–0 W	Won	65	12th

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.