Tranmere 1997/98

Tranmere finished 14th of 24 in the 1997/98 First Division with 56 points (won 14, drawn 14, lost 18; scored 54, conceded 57). Highest position 3rd, after match 2; lowest 22nd, after match 14. Longest runs: 3 wins in a row, 5 unbeaten and 10 without a win.

Position after each match

Points against champions and relegated clubs

Tranmere
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	West Brom (away)	1–2 L	Lost	0	15th
2	Fri 15 Aug 1997	QPR (home)	2–1 W	Won	3	3rd
3	Fri 22 Aug 1997	Manchester City (away)	1–1 D	Drew	4	5th
4	Sat 30 Aug 1997	Middlesbrough (home)	0–2 L	Lost	4	11th
5	Tue 2 Sep 1997	Birmingham (home)	0–3 L	Lost	4	15th
6	Sun 7 Sep 1997	Bury (away)	0–1 L	Lost	4	19th
7	Sat 13 Sep 1997	Swindon (away)	1–2 L	Lost	4	21st
8	Sat 20 Sep 1997	Reading (home)	6–0 W	Won	7	17th
9	Sat 27 Sep 1997	Crewe (away)	1–2 L	Lost	7	20th
10	Sat 4 Oct 1997	Norwich (home)	2–0 W	Won	10	18th
11	Sat 18 Oct 1997	Nottingham Forest (away)	2–2 D	Drew	11	20th
12	Wed 22 Oct 1997	Wolves (away)	1–2 L	Lost	11	20th
13	Sat 25 Oct 1997	Charlton (home)	2–2 D	Drew	12	21st
14	Sat 1 Nov 1997	Sheffield United (away)	1–2 L	Lost	12	22nd
15	Tue 4 Nov 1997	Huddersfield (home)	1–0 W	Won	15	18th
16	Sat 8 Nov 1997	Port Vale (home)	1–2 L	Lost	15	20th
17	Sat 15 Nov 1997	Bradford (away)	1–0 W	Won	18	17th
18	Sat 22 Nov 1997	Stoke (home)	3–1 W	Won	21	16th
19	Sat 29 Nov 1997	Sunderland (away)	0–3 L	Lost	21	16th
20	Sat 6 Dec 1997	Ipswich (home)	1–1 D	Drew	22	17th
21	Sat 13 Dec 1997	Stockport (away)	1–3 L	Lost	22	19th
22	Sat 20 Dec 1997	Oxford (home)	0–2 L	Lost	22	21st
23	Fri 26 Dec 1997	Bury (home)	0–0 D	Drew	23	22nd
24	Sun 28 Dec 1997	Birmingham (away)	0–0 D	Drew	24	21st
25	Fri 9 Jan 1998	West Brom (home)	0–0 D	Drew	25	19th
26	Sat 17 Jan 1998	QPR (away)	0–0 D	Drew	26	22nd
27	Sat 31 Jan 1998	Manchester City (home)	0–0 D	Drew	27	22nd
28	Wed 4 Feb 1998	Middlesbrough (away)	0–3 L	Lost	27	22nd
29	Sat 7 Feb 1998	Reading (away)	3–1 W	Won	30	22nd
30	Tue 10 Feb 1998	Swindon (home)	3–0 W	Won	33	18th
31	Wed 18 Feb 1998	Norwich (away)	2–0 W	Won	36	17th
32	Sat 21 Feb 1998	Crewe (home)	0–3 L	Lost	36	17th
33	Tue 24 Feb 1998	Nottingham Forest (home)	0–0 D	Drew	37	18th
34	Sat 28 Feb 1998	Portsmouth (away)	0–1 L	Lost	37	19th
35	Wed 4 Mar 1998	Port Vale (away)	1–0 W	Won	40	17th
36	Sat 14 Mar 1998	Huddersfield (away)	0–3 L	Lost	40	21st
37	Sat 21 Mar 1998	Bradford (home)	3–1 W	Won	43	19th
38	Sat 28 Mar 1998	Stoke (away)	3–0 W	Won	46	16th
39	Fri 3 Apr 1998	Sunderland (home)	0–2 L	Lost	46	16th
40	Tue 7 Apr 1998	Portsmouth (home)	2–2 D	Drew	47	16th
41	Sat 11 Apr 1998	Ipswich (away)	0–0 D	Drew	48	16th
42	Mon 13 Apr 1998	Stockport (home)	3–0 W	Won	51	15th
43	Sat 18 Apr 1998	Oxford (away)	1–1 D	Drew	52	15th
44	Sat 25 Apr 1998	Charlton (away)	0–2 L	Lost	52	16th
45	Tue 28 Apr 1998	Sheffield United (home)	3–3 D	Drew	53	14th
46	Sun 3 May 1998	Wolves (home)	2–1 W	Won	56	14th

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.