Stockport 1997/98

Stockport finished 8th of 24 in the 1997/98 First Division with 65 points (won 19, drawn 8, lost 19; scored 71, conceded 69). Highest position 6th, after match 34; lowest 23rd, after match 7. Longest runs: 4 wins in a row, 5 unbeaten and 7 without a win.

Position after each match

Points against champions and relegated clubs

Stockport
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	Bradford (away)	1–2 L	Lost	0	15th
2	Sat 16 Aug 1997	Bury (home)	0–0 D	Drew	1	16th
3	Sat 23 Aug 1997	QPR (away)	1–2 L	Lost	1	20th
4	Fri 29 Aug 1997	Birmingham (home)	2–2 D	Drew	2	19th
5	Tue 2 Sep 1997	Middlesbrough (home)	1–1 D	Drew	3	19th
6	Tue 9 Sep 1997	Port Vale (away)	1–2 L	Lost	3	21st
7	Sat 13 Sep 1997	Stoke (away)	1–2 L	Lost	3	23rd
8	Sat 20 Sep 1997	Huddersfield (home)	3–0 W	Won	6	19th
9	Sat 27 Sep 1997	Charlton (away)	3–1 W	Won	9	17th
10	Sat 4 Oct 1997	Portsmouth (home)	3–1 W	Won	12	15th
11	Sat 11 Oct 1997	Oxford (home)	3–2 W	Won	15	8th
12	Sat 18 Oct 1997	Norwich (away)	1–1 D	Drew	16	10th
13	Tue 21 Oct 1997	Sheffield United (away)	1–5 L	Lost	16	13th
14	Sat 25 Oct 1997	Wolves (home)	1–0 W	Won	19	10th
15	Sat 1 Nov 1997	Sunderland (home)	1–1 D	Drew	20	13th
16	Tue 4 Nov 1997	Ipswich (away)	2–0 W	Won	23	9th
17	Sat 8 Nov 1997	Reading (away)	0–1 L	Lost	23	11th
18	Sat 15 Nov 1997	Swindon (home)	4–2 W	Won	26	7th
19	Sat 22 Nov 1997	Crewe (away)	1–0 W	Won	29	7th
20	Sat 29 Nov 1997	Manchester City (home)	3–1 W	Won	32	7th
21	Sat 6 Dec 1997	West Brom (away)	2–3 L	Lost	32	8th
22	Sat 13 Dec 1997	Tranmere (home)	3–1 W	Won	35	8th
23	Sat 20 Dec 1997	Nottingham Forest (away)	1–2 L	Lost	35	9th
24	Fri 26 Dec 1997	Port Vale (home)	3–0 W	Won	38	8th
25	Sun 28 Dec 1997	Middlesbrough (away)	1–3 L	Lost	38	8th
26	Sat 10 Jan 1998	Bradford (home)	1–2 L	Lost	38	9th
27	Sun 18 Jan 1998	Bury (away)	1–0 W	Won	41	8th
28	Tue 27 Jan 1998	Birmingham (away)	1–4 L	Lost	41	9th
29	Sat 31 Jan 1998	QPR (home)	2–0 W	Won	44	8th
30	Sat 7 Feb 1998	Huddersfield (away)	0–1 L	Lost	44	8th
31	Sat 14 Feb 1998	Stoke (home)	1–0 W	Won	47	8th
32	Tue 17 Feb 1998	Portsmouth (away)	0–1 L	Lost	47	8th
33	Sat 21 Feb 1998	Charlton (home)	3–0 W	Won	50	7th
34	Tue 24 Feb 1998	Norwich (home)	2–2 D	Drew	51	6th
35	Sat 28 Feb 1998	Oxford (away)	0–3 L	Lost	51	8th
36	Tue 3 Mar 1998	Reading (home)	5–1 W	Won	54	7th
37	Sat 7 Mar 1998	Sunderland (away)	1–4 L	Lost	54	8th
38	Sat 14 Mar 1998	Ipswich (home)	0–1 L	Lost	54	9th
39	Sat 21 Mar 1998	Swindon (away)	1–1 D	Drew	55	9th
40	Sat 28 Mar 1998	Crewe (home)	0–1 L	Lost	55	9th
41	Sat 4 Apr 1998	Manchester City (away)	1–4 L	Lost	55	11th
42	Sat 11 Apr 1998	West Brom (home)	2–1 W	Won	58	9th
43	Mon 13 Apr 1998	Tranmere (away)	0–3 L	Lost	58	9th
44	Sat 18 Apr 1998	Nottingham Forest (home)	2–2 D	Drew	59	9th
45	Sat 25 Apr 1998	Wolves (away)	4–3 W	Won	62	9th
46	Sun 3 May 1998	Sheffield United (home)	1–0 W	Won	65	8th

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.