Portsmouth 1997/98

Portsmouth finished 20th of 24 in the 1997/98 First Division with 49 points (won 13, drawn 10, lost 23; scored 51, conceded 63). Highest position 4th, after match 2; lowest 24th, after match 18. Longest runs: 4 wins in a row, 7 unbeaten and 11 without a win.

Position after each match

Points against champions and relegated clubs

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

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.