Sheffield United · First Division 1997/98

Sheffield United 1997/98

Sheffield United finished 6th of 24 in the 1997/98 First Division with 74 points (won 19, drawn 17, lost 10; scored 69, conceded 54). They were top of the table after 1 match of 46; lowest 7th, after match 5. Longest runs: 10 unbeaten.

Position after each match

Points against champions and relegated clubs

Sheffield United
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	Sun 10 Aug 1997	Sunderland (home)	2–0 W	Won	3	1st
2	Sat 16 Aug 1997	Wolves (away)	0–0 D	Drew	4	5th
3	Sat 23 Aug 1997	Portsmouth (home)	2–1 W	Won	7	2nd
4	Sat 30 Aug 1997	Huddersfield (away)	0–0 D	Drew	8	5th
5	Sat 13 Sep 1997	Nottingham Forest (home)	1–0 W	Won	11	7th
6	Sat 20 Sep 1997	Oxford (away)	4–2 W	Won	14	5th
7	Sat 27 Sep 1997	Birmingham (home)	0–0 D	Drew	15	5th
8	Sun 5 Oct 1997	Middlesbrough (away)	2–1 W	Won	18	5th
9	Sat 18 Oct 1997	QPR (home)	2–2 D	Drew	19	6th
10	Tue 21 Oct 1997	Stockport (home)	5–1 W	Won	22	2nd
11	Sat 25 Oct 1997	West Brom (away)	0–2 L	Lost	22	6th
12	Sat 1 Nov 1997	Tranmere (home)	2–1 W	Won	25	4th
13	Tue 4 Nov 1997	Reading (away)	1–0 W	Won	28	2nd
14	Sun 9 Nov 1997	Ipswich (away)	2–2 D	Drew	29	4th
15	Sat 15 Nov 1997	Manchester City (home)	1–1 D	Drew	30	5th
16	Tue 18 Nov 1997	Bradford (away)	1–1 D	Drew	31	5th
17	Sat 22 Nov 1997	Port Vale (away)	0–0 D	Drew	32	5th
18	Sat 29 Nov 1997	Crewe (home)	1–0 W	Won	35	4th
19	Tue 2 Dec 1997	Stoke (home)	3–2 W	Won	38	3rd
20	Sat 6 Dec 1997	Norwich (away)	1–2 L	Lost	38	4th
21	Tue 9 Dec 1997	Charlton (away)	1–2 L	Lost	38	4th
22	Sat 13 Dec 1997	Swindon (home)	2–1 W	Won	41	3rd
23	Sat 20 Dec 1997	Bury (away)	1–1 D	Drew	42	3rd
24	Fri 26 Dec 1997	Stoke (away)	2–2 D	Drew	43	4th
25	Sun 28 Dec 1997	Charlton (home)	4–1 W	Won	46	3rd
26	Sat 10 Jan 1998	Sunderland (away)	2–4 L	Lost	46	5th
27	Sat 17 Jan 1998	Wolves (home)	1–0 W	Won	49	5th
28	Tue 27 Jan 1998	Huddersfield (home)	1–1 D	Drew	50	4th
29	Sat 31 Jan 1998	Portsmouth (away)	1–1 D	Drew	51	5th
30	Sat 7 Feb 1998	Oxford (home)	1–0 W	Won	54	4th
31	Sun 22 Feb 1998	Birmingham (away)	0–2 L	Lost	54	4th
32	Wed 25 Feb 1998	QPR (away)	2–2 D	Drew	55	5th
33	Sat 28 Feb 1998	Bradford (home)	2–1 W	Won	58	5th
34	Tue 3 Mar 1998	Ipswich (home)	0–1 L	Lost	58	5th
35	Sat 14 Mar 1998	Reading (home)	4–0 W	Won	61	6th
36	Sat 21 Mar 1998	Manchester City (away)	0–0 D	Drew	62	6th
37	Sat 28 Mar 1998	Port Vale (home)	2–1 W	Won	65	6th
38	Wed 1 Apr 1998	Nottingham Forest (away)	0–3 L	Lost	65	6th
39	Tue 7 Apr 1998	Middlesbrough (home)	1–0 W	Won	68	5th
40	Sat 11 Apr 1998	Norwich (home)	2–2 D	Drew	69	5th
41	Mon 13 Apr 1998	Swindon (away)	1–1 D	Drew	70	6th
42	Sat 18 Apr 1998	Bury (home)	3–0 W	Won	73	6th
43	Sat 25 Apr 1998	West Brom (home)	2–4 L	Lost	73	6th
44	Tue 28 Apr 1998	Tranmere (away)	3–3 D	Drew	74	6th
45	Thu 30 Apr 1998	Crewe (away)	1–2 L	Lost	74	6th
46	Sun 3 May 1998	Stockport (away)	0–1 L	Lost	74	6th

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.