Peterborough 1997/98

Peterborough finished 10th of 24 in the 1997/98 Third Division with 67 points (won 18, drawn 13, lost 15; scored 63, conceded 51). They were top of the table after 10 matches of 46; lowest 19th, after match 1. Longest runs: 3 wins in a row, 11 unbeaten and 6 without a win.

Position after each match

Points against champions and relegated clubs

Peterborough
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	Scunthorpe (home)	0–1 L	Lost	0	19th
2	Sat 16 Aug 1997	Doncaster (away)	5–0 W	Won	3	6th
3	Sat 23 Aug 1997	Hull (home)	2–0 W	Won	6	3rd
4	Sat 30 Aug 1997	Rochdale (away)	2–1 W	Won	9	2nd
5	Wed 3 Sep 1997	Brighton (away)	2–2 D	Drew	10	3rd
6	Sun 7 Sep 1997	Barnet (home)	5–1 W	Won	13	1st
7	Sat 13 Sep 1997	Rotherham (away)	2–2 D	Drew	14	1st
8	Sat 20 Sep 1997	Leyton Orient (home)	2–0 W	Won	17	1st
9	Sat 27 Sep 1997	Macclesfield (away)	1–1 D	Drew	18	4th
10	Sat 4 Oct 1997	Swansea (home)	3–1 W	Won	21	1st
11	Sat 11 Oct 1997	Colchester (home)	3–2 W	Won	24	1st
12	Sat 18 Oct 1997	Scarborough (away)	3–1 W	Won	27	1st
13	Tue 21 Oct 1997	Hartlepool (away)	1–2 L	Lost	27	2nd
14	Sat 25 Oct 1997	Torquay (home)	2–0 W	Won	30	1st
15	Sat 1 Nov 1997	Exeter (away)	0–0 D	Drew	31	2nd
16	Tue 4 Nov 1997	Shrewsbury (home)	1–1 D	Drew	32	1st
17	Sat 8 Nov 1997	Darlington (home)	1–1 D	Drew	33	1st
18	Tue 18 Nov 1997	Chester City (away)	0–0 D	Drew	34	1st
19	Sat 22 Nov 1997	Mansfield (home)	1–1 D	Drew	35	2nd
20	Sat 29 Nov 1997	Notts County (away)	2–2 D	Drew	36	2nd
21	Tue 2 Dec 1997	Cambridge (home)	1–0 W	Won	39	2nd
22	Sat 13 Dec 1997	Cardiff (away)	0–0 D	Drew	40	3rd
23	Sat 20 Dec 1997	Lincoln (home)	5–1 W	Won	43	2nd
24	Fri 26 Dec 1997	Barnet (away)	0–2 L	Lost	43	2nd
25	Sun 28 Dec 1997	Brighton (home)	1–2 L	Lost	43	2nd
26	Sat 10 Jan 1998	Scunthorpe (away)	3–1 W	Won	46	2nd
27	Sat 17 Jan 1998	Rochdale (home)	3–1 W	Won	49	2nd
28	Sat 24 Jan 1998	Hull (away)	1–3 L	Lost	49	2nd
29	Sat 31 Jan 1998	Rotherham (home)	1–0 W	Won	52	2nd
30	Fri 6 Feb 1998	Leyton Orient (away)	0–1 L	Lost	52	2nd
31	Tue 10 Feb 1998	Doncaster (home)	0–1 L	Lost	52	3rd
32	Sat 14 Feb 1998	Swansea (away)	1–0 W	Won	55	2nd
33	Sat 21 Feb 1998	Macclesfield (home)	0–1 L	Lost	55	4th
34	Tue 24 Feb 1998	Scarborough (home)	0–0 D	Drew	56	5th
35	Fri 27 Feb 1998	Colchester (away)	0–1 L	Lost	56	5th
36	Tue 3 Mar 1998	Darlington (away)	1–3 L	Lost	56	6th
37	Sat 7 Mar 1998	Exeter (home)	1–1 D	Drew	57	6th
38	Sat 14 Mar 1998	Shrewsbury (away)	1–4 L	Lost	57	8th
39	Sat 21 Mar 1998	Chester City (home)	2–1 W	Won	60	7th
40	Sun 29 Mar 1998	Mansfield (away)	0–2 L	Lost	60	8th
41	Fri 3 Apr 1998	Notts County (home)	1–0 W	Won	63	8th
42	Sat 11 Apr 1998	Cambridge (away)	0–1 L	Lost	63	8th
43	Mon 13 Apr 1998	Cardiff (home)	2–0 W	Won	66	7th
44	Sat 18 Apr 1998	Lincoln (away)	0–3 L	Lost	66	9th
45	Sat 25 Apr 1998	Torquay (away)	1–3 L	Lost	66	9th
46	Sat 2 May 1998	Hartlepool (home)	0–0 D	Drew	67	10th

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.