Sunderland 1997/98

Sunderland finished 3rd of 24 in the 1997/98 First Division with 90 points (won 26, drawn 12, lost 8; scored 86, conceded 50). Highest position 2nd, after match 35; lowest 20th, after match 1. Longest runs: 5 wins in a row and 16 unbeaten.

Position after each match

Points against champions and relegated clubs

Sunderland
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	Sheffield United (away)	0–2 L	Lost	0	20th
2	Fri 15 Aug 1997	Manchester City (home)	3–1 W	Won	3	3rd
3	Sat 23 Aug 1997	Port Vale (away)	1–3 L	Lost	3	16th
4	Sat 30 Aug 1997	Norwich (home)	0–1 L	Lost	3	17th
5	Tue 2 Sep 1997	Oxford (home)	3–1 W	Won	6	12th
6	Fri 5 Sep 1997	Bradford (away)	4–0 W	Won	9	6th
7	Sun 14 Sep 1997	Birmingham (away)	1–0 W	Won	12	6th
8	Sat 20 Sep 1997	Wolves (home)	1–1 D	Drew	13	6th
9	Sun 28 Sep 1997	Middlesbrough (home)	1–2 L	Lost	13	11th
10	Sat 4 Oct 1997	Reading (away)	0–4 L	Lost	13	12th
11	Sat 18 Oct 1997	Huddersfield (home)	3–1 W	Won	16	11th
12	Tue 21 Oct 1997	Swindon (home)	0–0 D	Drew	17	11th
13	Sat 25 Oct 1997	Stoke (away)	2–1 W	Won	20	9th
14	Sat 1 Nov 1997	Stockport (away)	1–1 D	Drew	21	10th
15	Tue 4 Nov 1997	Charlton (home)	0–0 D	Drew	22	11th
16	Sat 8 Nov 1997	Nottingham Forest (home)	1–1 D	Drew	23	12th
17	Sat 15 Nov 1997	Portsmouth (away)	4–1 W	Won	26	8th
18	Sat 22 Nov 1997	Bury (away)	1–1 D	Drew	27	8th
19	Sat 29 Nov 1997	Tranmere (home)	3–0 W	Won	30	8th
20	Sat 6 Dec 1997	QPR (away)	1–0 W	Won	33	6th
21	Sat 13 Dec 1997	West Brom (home)	2–0 W	Won	36	7th
22	Sat 20 Dec 1997	Crewe (away)	3–0 W	Won	39	6th
23	Fri 26 Dec 1997	Bradford (home)	2–0 W	Won	42	5th
24	Sun 28 Dec 1997	Oxford (away)	1–1 D	Drew	43	5th
25	Sat 10 Jan 1998	Sheffield United (home)	4–2 W	Won	46	4th
26	Sat 17 Jan 1998	Manchester City (away)	1–0 W	Won	49	4th
27	Wed 28 Jan 1998	Norwich (away)	1–2 L	Lost	49	5th
28	Sat 31 Jan 1998	Port Vale (home)	4–2 W	Won	52	3rd
29	Sat 7 Feb 1998	Wolves (away)	1–0 W	Won	55	3rd
30	Tue 17 Feb 1998	Reading (home)	4–1 W	Won	58	3rd
31	Sat 21 Feb 1998	Middlesbrough (away)	1–3 L	Lost	58	3rd
32	Tue 24 Feb 1998	Huddersfield (away)	3–2 W	Won	61	3rd
33	Sat 28 Feb 1998	Ipswich (home)	2–2 D	Drew	62	3rd
34	Wed 4 Mar 1998	Nottingham Forest (away)	3–0 W	Won	65	3rd
35	Sat 7 Mar 1998	Stockport (home)	4–1 W	Won	68	2nd
36	Tue 10 Mar 1998	Birmingham (home)	1–1 D	Drew	69	2nd
37	Sun 15 Mar 1998	Charlton (away)	1–1 D	Drew	70	3rd
38	Sat 21 Mar 1998	Portsmouth (home)	2–1 W	Won	73	2nd
39	Sat 28 Mar 1998	Bury (home)	2–1 W	Won	76	2nd
40	Fri 3 Apr 1998	Tranmere (away)	2–0 W	Won	79	2nd
41	Fri 10 Apr 1998	QPR (home)	2–2 D	Drew	80	2nd
42	Mon 13 Apr 1998	West Brom (away)	3–3 D	Drew	81	2nd
43	Sat 18 Apr 1998	Crewe (home)	2–1 W	Won	84	2nd
44	Sat 25 Apr 1998	Stoke (home)	3–0 W	Won	87	2nd
45	Tue 28 Apr 1998	Ipswich (away)	0–2 L	Lost	87	2nd
46	Sun 3 May 1998	Swindon (away)	2–1 W	Won	90	3rd

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.