Port Vale 1997/98

Port Vale finished 19th of 24 in the 1997/98 First Division with 49 points (won 13, drawn 10, lost 23; scored 56, conceded 66). Highest position 7th, after match 17; lowest 24th, after match 35. Longest runs: 9 without a win.

Position after each match

Points against champions and relegated clubs

Port Vale
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	Nottingham Forest (home)	0–1 L	Lost	0	20th
2	Sat 16 Aug 1997	Portsmouth (away)	1–3 L	Lost	0	22nd
3	Sat 23 Aug 1997	Sunderland (home)	3–1 W	Won	3	14th
4	Wed 3 Sep 1997	Wolves (away)	1–1 D	Drew	4	17th
5	Tue 9 Sep 1997	Stockport (home)	2–1 W	Won	7	11th
6	Sat 13 Sep 1997	Norwich (away)	0–1 L	Lost	7	14th
7	Tue 16 Sep 1997	Crewe (away)	1–0 W	Won	10	9th
8	Sat 20 Sep 1997	Bury (home)	1–1 D	Drew	11	11th
9	Sat 27 Sep 1997	QPR (home)	2–0 W	Won	14	8th
10	Sat 4 Oct 1997	Swindon (away)	2–4 L	Lost	14	8th
11	Sun 12 Oct 1997	Stoke (away)	1–2 L	Lost	14	11th
12	Sat 18 Oct 1997	Bradford (home)	0–0 D	Drew	15	14th
13	Tue 21 Oct 1997	Huddersfield (home)	4–1 W	Won	18	8th
14	Sat 25 Oct 1997	Middlesbrough (away)	1–2 L	Lost	18	13th
15	Sat 1 Nov 1997	Reading (home)	0–0 D	Drew	19	14th
16	Tue 4 Nov 1997	Manchester City (away)	3–2 W	Won	22	10th
17	Sat 8 Nov 1997	Tranmere (away)	2–1 W	Won	25	7th
18	Sat 15 Nov 1997	West Brom (home)	1–2 L	Lost	25	11th
19	Sat 22 Nov 1997	Sheffield United (home)	0–0 D	Drew	26	9th
20	Sat 29 Nov 1997	Oxford (away)	0–2 L	Lost	26	11th
21	Sat 6 Dec 1997	Birmingham (home)	0–1 L	Lost	26	13th
22	Sat 13 Dec 1997	Charlton (away)	0–1 L	Lost	26	14th
23	Sat 20 Dec 1997	Ipswich (home)	1–3 L	Lost	26	17th
24	Fri 26 Dec 1997	Stockport (away)	0–3 L	Lost	26	18th
25	Sun 28 Dec 1997	Wolves (home)	0–2 L	Lost	26	18th
26	Sat 10 Jan 1998	Nottingham Forest (away)	1–2 L	Lost	26	20th
27	Sat 17 Jan 1998	Portsmouth (home)	2–1 W	Won	29	18th
28	Sat 24 Jan 1998	Crewe (home)	2–3 L	Lost	29	19th
29	Sat 31 Jan 1998	Sunderland (away)	2–4 L	Lost	29	21st
30	Sat 7 Feb 1998	Bury (away)	2–2 D	Drew	30	20th
31	Sat 14 Feb 1998	Norwich (home)	2–2 D	Drew	31	21st
32	Tue 17 Feb 1998	Swindon (home)	0–1 L	Lost	31	21st
33	Sat 21 Feb 1998	QPR (away)	1–0 W	Won	34	21st
34	Tue 24 Feb 1998	Bradford (away)	1–2 L	Lost	34	21st
35	Sun 1 Mar 1998	Stoke (home)	0–0 D	Drew	35	24th
36	Wed 4 Mar 1998	Tranmere (home)	0–1 L	Lost	35	24th
37	Sat 7 Mar 1998	Reading (away)	3–0 W	Won	38	23rd
38	Sat 14 Mar 1998	Manchester City (home)	2–1 W	Won	41	19th
39	Sat 21 Mar 1998	West Brom (away)	2–2 D	Drew	42	20th
40	Sat 28 Mar 1998	Sheffield United (away)	1–2 L	Lost	42	20th
41	Sat 4 Apr 1998	Oxford (home)	3–0 W	Won	45	18th
42	Sat 11 Apr 1998	Birmingham (away)	1–1 D	Drew	46	17th
43	Mon 13 Apr 1998	Charlton (home)	0–1 L	Lost	46	19th
44	Sat 18 Apr 1998	Ipswich (away)	1–5 L	Lost	46	20th
45	Fri 24 Apr 1998	Middlesbrough (home)	0–1 L	Lost	46	20th
46	Sun 3 May 1998	Huddersfield (away)	4–0 W	Won	49	19th

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.