Notts County 1997/98

Notts County finished 1st of 24 in the 1997/98 Third Division with 99 points (won 29, drawn 12, lost 5; scored 82, conceded 43) and won the title and promotion. They were top of the table after 28 matches of 46; lowest 8th, after match 5. Longest runs: 10 wins in a row, 16 unbeaten and 5 without a win.

Position after each match

Points against champions and relegated clubs

Notts County
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	Rochdale (home)	2–1 W	Won	3	4th
2	Sat 16 Aug 1997	Hull (away)	3–0 W	Won	6	1st
3	Sat 23 Aug 1997	Lincoln (home)	1–2 L	Lost	6	4th
4	Sat 30 Aug 1997	Cardiff (away)	1–1 D	Drew	7	5th
5	Tue 2 Sep 1997	Hartlepool (away)	1–1 D	Drew	8	8th
6	Sun 7 Sep 1997	Scunthorpe (home)	2–1 W	Won	11	5th
7	Sat 13 Sep 1997	Mansfield (home)	1–0 W	Won	14	3rd
8	Sat 20 Sep 1997	Shrewsbury (away)	2–1 W	Won	17	2nd
9	Sat 27 Sep 1997	Scarborough (away)	2–1 W	Won	20	1st
10	Sat 4 Oct 1997	Darlington (home)	1–1 D	Drew	21	2nd
11	Sat 11 Oct 1997	Macclesfield (home)	1–1 D	Drew	22	3rd
12	Sat 18 Oct 1997	Swansea (away)	2–1 W	Won	25	3rd
13	Tue 21 Oct 1997	Rotherham (away)	1–1 D	Drew	26	3rd
14	Sat 25 Oct 1997	Cambridge (home)	1–0 W	Won	29	2nd
15	Sat 1 Nov 1997	Barnet (away)	2–1 W	Won	32	1st
16	Tue 4 Nov 1997	Chester City (home)	1–2 L	Lost	32	2nd
17	Sat 8 Nov 1997	Exeter (home)	1–1 D	Drew	33	2nd
18	Tue 18 Nov 1997	Colchester (away)	0–2 L	Lost	33	3rd
19	Sat 22 Nov 1997	Leyton Orient (away)	1–1 D	Drew	34	4th
20	Sat 29 Nov 1997	Peterborough (home)	2–2 D	Drew	35	4th
21	Wed 3 Dec 1997	Brighton (away)	1–0 W	Won	38	3rd
22	Sat 13 Dec 1997	Doncaster (home)	5–2 W	Won	41	1st
23	Sat 20 Dec 1997	Torquay (away)	2–0 W	Won	44	1st
24	Fri 26 Dec 1997	Scunthorpe (away)	2–1 W	Won	47	1st
25	Sun 28 Dec 1997	Hartlepool (home)	2–0 W	Won	50	1st
26	Sat 10 Jan 1998	Rochdale (away)	2–1 W	Won	53	1st
27	Sat 17 Jan 1998	Cardiff (home)	3–1 W	Won	56	1st
28	Tue 20 Jan 1998	Hull (home)	1–0 W	Won	59	1st
29	Sat 24 Jan 1998	Lincoln (away)	5–3 W	Won	62	1st
30	Sat 31 Jan 1998	Mansfield (away)	2–0 W	Won	65	1st
31	Sat 7 Feb 1998	Shrewsbury (home)	1–1 D	Drew	66	1st
32	Sat 14 Feb 1998	Darlington (away)	2–0 W	Won	69	1st
33	Sat 21 Feb 1998	Scarborough (home)	1–0 W	Won	72	1st
34	Tue 24 Feb 1998	Swansea (home)	2–1 W	Won	75	1st
35	Sat 28 Feb 1998	Macclesfield (away)	0–2 L	Lost	75	1st
36	Tue 3 Mar 1998	Exeter (away)	5–2 W	Won	78	1st
37	Sat 7 Mar 1998	Barnet (home)	2–0 W	Won	81	1st
38	Sat 14 Mar 1998	Chester City (away)	1–0 W	Won	84	1st
39	Sat 21 Mar 1998	Colchester (home)	0–0 D	Drew	85	1st
40	Sun 29 Mar 1998	Leyton Orient (home)	1–0 W	Won	88	1st
41	Fri 3 Apr 1998	Peterborough (away)	0–1 L	Lost	88	1st
42	Sat 11 Apr 1998	Brighton (home)	2–2 D	Drew	89	1st
43	Mon 13 Apr 1998	Doncaster (away)	2–1 W	Won	92	1st
44	Sat 18 Apr 1998	Torquay (home)	3–0 W	Won	95	1st
45	Sat 25 Apr 1998	Cambridge (away)	2–2 D	Drew	96	1st
46	Sat 2 May 1998	Rotherham (home)	5–2 W	Won	99	1st

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.