Oxford 1997/98

Oxford finished 12th of 24 in the 1997/98 First Division with 58 points (won 16, drawn 10, lost 20; scored 60, conceded 64). They were top of the table after 1 match of 46; lowest 22nd, after match 19. Longest runs: 3 wins in a row, 5 unbeaten and 7 without a win.

Position after each match

Points against champions and relegated clubs

Oxford
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	Huddersfield (home)	2–0 W	Won	3	1st
2	Sat 16 Aug 1997	Charlton (away)	2–3 L	Lost	3	8th
3	Sat 23 Aug 1997	Nottingham Forest (home)	0–1 L	Lost	3	13th
4	Sat 30 Aug 1997	Portsmouth (away)	1–2 L	Lost	3	14th
5	Tue 2 Sep 1997	Sunderland (away)	1–3 L	Lost	3	18th
6	Sun 7 Sep 1997	Wolves (home)	3–0 W	Won	6	14th
7	Sat 13 Sep 1997	Reading (away)	1–2 L	Lost	6	17th
8	Sat 20 Sep 1997	Sheffield United (home)	2–4 L	Lost	6	18th
9	Sat 27 Sep 1997	Bradford (home)	0–0 D	Drew	7	21st
10	Sat 4 Oct 1997	West Brom (away)	2–1 W	Won	10	19th
11	Sat 11 Oct 1997	Stockport (away)	2–3 L	Lost	10	19th
12	Sat 18 Oct 1997	Ipswich (home)	1–0 W	Won	13	18th
13	Tue 21 Oct 1997	Middlesbrough (home)	1–4 L	Lost	13	18th
14	Sat 25 Oct 1997	Birmingham (away)	0–0 D	Drew	14	18th
15	Sat 1 Nov 1997	Manchester City (home)	0–0 D	Drew	15	17th
16	Tue 4 Nov 1997	Stoke (away)	0–0 D	Drew	16	16th
17	Sat 8 Nov 1997	Crewe (away)	1–2 L	Lost	16	19th
18	Sat 15 Nov 1997	Bury (home)	1–1 D	Drew	17	20th
19	Sat 22 Nov 1997	Norwich (away)	1–2 L	Lost	17	22nd
20	Sat 29 Nov 1997	Port Vale (home)	2–0 W	Won	20	19th
21	Sat 6 Dec 1997	Swindon (away)	1–4 L	Lost	20	21st
22	Fri 12 Dec 1997	QPR (home)	3–1 W	Won	23	17th
23	Sat 20 Dec 1997	Tranmere (away)	2–0 W	Won	26	16th
24	Fri 26 Dec 1997	Wolves (away)	0–1 L	Lost	26	17th
25	Sun 28 Dec 1997	Sunderland (home)	1–1 D	Drew	27	17th
26	Sat 10 Jan 1998	Huddersfield (away)	1–5 L	Lost	27	18th
27	Sat 17 Jan 1998	Charlton (home)	1–2 L	Lost	27	20th
28	Sat 24 Jan 1998	Portsmouth (home)	1–0 W	Won	30	18th
29	Sat 31 Jan 1998	Nottingham Forest (away)	3–1 W	Won	33	16th
30	Sat 7 Feb 1998	Sheffield United (away)	0–1 L	Lost	33	17th
31	Tue 17 Feb 1998	West Brom (home)	2–1 W	Won	36	16th
32	Sat 21 Feb 1998	Bradford (away)	0–0 D	Drew	37	16th
33	Tue 24 Feb 1998	Ipswich (away)	2–5 L	Lost	37	17th
34	Sat 28 Feb 1998	Stockport (home)	3–0 W	Won	40	15th
35	Tue 3 Mar 1998	Crewe (home)	0–0 D	Drew	41	15th
36	Sat 7 Mar 1998	Manchester City (away)	2–0 W	Won	44	14th
37	Sat 14 Mar 1998	Stoke (home)	5–1 W	Won	47	13th
38	Tue 17 Mar 1998	Reading (home)	3–0 W	Won	50	11th
39	Sat 21 Mar 1998	Bury (away)	0–1 L	Lost	50	12th
40	Sat 28 Mar 1998	Norwich (home)	2–0 W	Won	53	10th
41	Sat 4 Apr 1998	Port Vale (away)	0–3 L	Lost	53	12th
42	Sat 11 Apr 1998	Swindon (home)	2–1 W	Won	56	10th
43	Tue 14 Apr 1998	QPR (away)	1–1 D	Drew	57	10th
44	Sat 18 Apr 1998	Tranmere (home)	1–1 D	Drew	58	10th
45	Sat 25 Apr 1998	Birmingham (home)	0–2 L	Lost	58	11th
46	Sun 3 May 1998	Middlesbrough (away)	1–4 L	Lost	58	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.