Swansea 1997/98

Swansea finished 20th of 24 in the 1997/98 Third Division with 50 points (won 13, drawn 11, lost 22; scored 49, conceded 62). Highest position 6th, after match 2; lowest 22nd, after match 13. Longest runs: 8 without a win.

Position after each match

Points against champions and relegated clubs

Swansea
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	Brighton (home)	1–0 W	Won	3	8th
2	Sat 23 Aug 1997	Scunthorpe (home)	2–0 W	Won	6	6th
3	Sat 30 Aug 1997	Hull (away)	4–7 L	Lost	6	12th
4	Tue 2 Sep 1997	Barnet (away)	0–2 L	Lost	6	13th
5	Fri 5 Sep 1997	Torquay (home)	2–0 W	Won	9	8th
6	Tue 9 Sep 1997	Darlington (away)	2–3 L	Lost	9	9th
7	Sat 13 Sep 1997	Macclesfield (away)	0–3 L	Lost	9	16th
8	Sat 20 Sep 1997	Colchester (home)	0–1 L	Lost	9	18th
9	Sat 27 Sep 1997	Leyton Orient (home)	1–1 D	Drew	10	18th
10	Sat 4 Oct 1997	Peterborough (away)	1–3 L	Lost	10	20th
11	Sat 11 Oct 1997	Exeter (away)	0–1 L	Lost	10	20th
12	Sat 18 Oct 1997	Notts County (home)	1–2 L	Lost	10	21st
13	Tue 21 Oct 1997	Mansfield (home)	0–1 L	Lost	10	22nd
14	Thu 23 Oct 1997	Doncaster (away)	3–0 W	Won	13	20th
15	Sun 2 Nov 1997	Cardiff (away)	1–0 W	Won	16	20th
16	Tue 4 Nov 1997	Hartlepool (home)	0–2 L	Lost	16	20th
17	Sat 8 Nov 1997	Lincoln (home)	0–0 D	Drew	17	20th
18	Tue 18 Nov 1997	Scarborough (away)	2–3 L	Lost	17	21st
19	Mon 24 Nov 1997	Chester City (away)	0–2 L	Lost	17	21st
20	Sat 29 Nov 1997	Shrewsbury (away)	1–0 W	Won	20	21st
21	Tue 2 Dec 1997	Rotherham (home)	1–1 D	Drew	21	20th
22	Sat 13 Dec 1997	Rochdale (away)	0–3 L	Lost	21	21st
23	Sat 20 Dec 1997	Cambridge (home)	1–1 D	Drew	22	22nd
24	Fri 26 Dec 1997	Torquay (away)	0–2 L	Lost	22	22nd
25	Sun 28 Dec 1997	Barnet (home)	0–2 L	Lost	22	22nd
26	Sat 10 Jan 1998	Brighton (away)	1–0 W	Won	25	21st
27	Sat 17 Jan 1998	Hull (home)	2–0 W	Won	28	21st
28	Sat 24 Jan 1998	Scunthorpe (away)	0–1 L	Lost	28	21st
29	Tue 27 Jan 1998	Darlington (home)	4–0 W	Won	31	20th
30	Sat 31 Jan 1998	Macclesfield (home)	1–1 D	Drew	32	20th
31	Fri 6 Feb 1998	Colchester (away)	2–1 W	Won	35	17th
32	Sat 14 Feb 1998	Peterborough (home)	0–1 L	Lost	35	19th
33	Sat 21 Feb 1998	Leyton Orient (away)	2–2 D	Drew	36	21st
34	Tue 24 Feb 1998	Notts County (away)	1–2 L	Lost	36	21st
35	Sat 28 Feb 1998	Exeter (home)	2–1 W	Won	39	21st
36	Tue 3 Mar 1998	Lincoln (away)	1–1 D	Drew	40	20th
37	Sun 8 Mar 1998	Cardiff (home)	1–1 D	Drew	41	20th
38	Sat 14 Mar 1998	Hartlepool (away)	2–4 L	Lost	41	20th
39	Sat 21 Mar 1998	Scarborough (home)	0–0 D	Drew	42	21st
40	Sun 29 Mar 1998	Chester City (home)	2–0 W	Won	45	21st
41	Sat 4 Apr 1998	Shrewsbury (home)	0–1 L	Lost	45	21st
42	Sat 11 Apr 1998	Rotherham (away)	1–1 D	Drew	46	21st
43	Mon 13 Apr 1998	Rochdale (home)	3–0 W	Won	49	20th
44	Sat 18 Apr 1998	Cambridge (away)	1–4 L	Lost	49	20th
45	Sat 25 Apr 1998	Doncaster (home)	0–0 D	Drew	50	20th
46	Sat 2 May 1998	Mansfield (away)	0–1 L	Lost	50	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.