Rochdale 1997/98

Rochdale finished 18th of 24 in the 1997/98 Third Division with 58 points (won 17, drawn 7, lost 22; scored 56, conceded 55). Highest position 9th, after match 2; lowest 21st, after match 30. Longest runs: 6 without a win.

Position after each match

Points against champions and relegated clubs

Rochdale
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	Notts County (away)	1–2 L	Lost	0	15th
2	Sat 16 Aug 1997	Mansfield (home)	2–0 W	Won	3	9th
3	Sat 23 Aug 1997	Leyton Orient (away)	0–2 L	Lost	3	17th
4	Sat 30 Aug 1997	Peterborough (home)	1–2 L	Lost	3	20th
5	Tue 2 Sep 1997	Macclesfield (home)	2–0 W	Won	6	14th
6	Tue 9 Sep 1997	Shrewsbury (away)	0–1 L	Lost	6	19th
7	Sat 13 Sep 1997	Cardiff (away)	1–2 L	Lost	6	20th
8	Sat 20 Sep 1997	Hull (home)	2–1 W	Won	9	19th
9	Sat 27 Sep 1997	Brighton (away)	1–2 L	Lost	9	19th
10	Sat 4 Oct 1997	Scunthorpe (home)	2–0 W	Won	12	17th
11	Sat 11 Oct 1997	Darlington (home)	5–0 W	Won	15	9th
12	Sat 18 Oct 1997	Cambridge (away)	1–1 D	Drew	16	11th
13	Tue 21 Oct 1997	Barnet (away)	1–3 L	Lost	16	16th
14	Sat 25 Oct 1997	Rotherham (home)	0–1 L	Lost	16	18th
15	Sat 1 Nov 1997	Chester City (away)	0–4 L	Lost	16	19th
16	Tue 4 Nov 1997	Lincoln (home)	0–0 D	Drew	17	19th
17	Sat 8 Nov 1997	Colchester (home)	2–1 W	Won	20	17th
18	Tue 18 Nov 1997	Hartlepool (away)	0–2 L	Lost	20	19th
19	Sat 22 Nov 1997	Doncaster (away)	3–0 W	Won	23	18th
20	Sat 29 Nov 1997	Torquay (home)	0–1 L	Lost	23	19th
21	Sat 6 Dec 1997	Scarborough (away)	0–1 L	Lost	23	19th
22	Sat 13 Dec 1997	Swansea (home)	3–0 W	Won	26	18th
23	Sat 20 Dec 1997	Exeter (away)	0–3 L	Lost	26	19th
24	Fri 26 Dec 1997	Shrewsbury (home)	3–1 W	Won	29	16th
25	Sun 28 Dec 1997	Macclesfield (away)	0–1 L	Lost	29	17th
26	Sat 3 Jan 1998	Mansfield (away)	0–3 L	Lost	29	18th
27	Sat 10 Jan 1998	Notts County (home)	1–2 L	Lost	29	20th
28	Sat 17 Jan 1998	Peterborough (away)	1–3 L	Lost	29	20th
29	Sat 24 Jan 1998	Leyton Orient (home)	0–2 L	Lost	29	20th
30	Sat 31 Jan 1998	Cardiff (home)	0–0 D	Drew	30	21st
31	Sat 7 Feb 1998	Hull (away)	2–0 W	Won	33	21st
32	Sat 14 Feb 1998	Scunthorpe (away)	0–2 L	Lost	33	21st
33	Sat 21 Feb 1998	Brighton (home)	2–0 W	Won	36	20th
34	Tue 24 Feb 1998	Cambridge (home)	2–0 W	Won	39	19th
35	Sat 28 Feb 1998	Darlington (away)	0–1 L	Lost	39	20th
36	Tue 3 Mar 1998	Colchester (away)	0–0 D	Drew	40	21st
37	Sat 7 Mar 1998	Chester City (home)	1–1 D	Drew	41	19th
38	Sat 14 Mar 1998	Lincoln (away)	0–2 L	Lost	41	21st
39	Sat 21 Mar 1998	Hartlepool (home)	2–1 W	Won	44	20th
40	Sun 29 Mar 1998	Doncaster (home)	4–1 W	Won	47	19th
41	Sat 4 Apr 1998	Torquay (away)	0–0 D	Drew	48	20th
42	Sat 11 Apr 1998	Scarborough (home)	4–0 W	Won	51	18th
43	Mon 13 Apr 1998	Swansea (away)	0–3 L	Lost	51	19th
44	Sat 18 Apr 1998	Exeter (home)	3–0 W	Won	54	18th
45	Sat 25 Apr 1998	Rotherham (away)	2–2 D	Drew	55	18th
46	Sat 2 May 1998	Barnet (home)	2–1 W	Won	58	18th

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.