West Brom 1997/98

West Brom finished 10th of 24 in the 1997/98 First Division with 61 points (won 16, drawn 13, lost 17; scored 50, conceded 56). They were top of the table after 1 match of 46; lowest 12th, after match 40. Longest runs: 4 wins in a row, 6 unbeaten and 10 without a win.

Position after each match

Points against champions and relegated clubs

West Brom
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	Tranmere (home)	2–1 W	Won	3	5th
2	Sat 16 Aug 1997	Crewe (away)	3–2 W	Won	6	2nd
3	Sun 24 Aug 1997	Wolves (home)	1–0 W	Won	9	2nd
4	Sat 30 Aug 1997	Ipswich (away)	1–1 D	Drew	10	3rd
5	Wed 3 Sep 1997	Stoke (away)	0–0 D	Drew	11	3rd
6	Sun 7 Sep 1997	Reading (home)	1–0 W	Won	14	1st
7	Sat 13 Sep 1997	QPR (away)	0–2 L	Lost	14	3rd
8	Sat 20 Sep 1997	Swindon (home)	0–0 D	Drew	15	3rd
9	Sat 27 Sep 1997	Bury (away)	3–1 W	Won	18	2nd
10	Sat 4 Oct 1997	Oxford (home)	1–2 L	Lost	18	4th
11	Sat 18 Oct 1997	Portsmouth (away)	3–2 W	Won	21	3rd
12	Tue 21 Oct 1997	Nottingham Forest (away)	0–1 L	Lost	21	4th
13	Sat 25 Oct 1997	Sheffield United (home)	2–0 W	Won	24	3rd
14	Sat 1 Nov 1997	Bradford (away)	0–0 D	Drew	25	5th
15	Tue 4 Nov 1997	Norwich (home)	1–0 W	Won	28	4th
16	Sat 8 Nov 1997	Charlton (home)	1–0 W	Won	31	3rd
17	Sat 15 Nov 1997	Port Vale (away)	2–1 W	Won	34	3rd
18	Sun 23 Nov 1997	Birmingham (home)	1–0 W	Won	37	2nd
19	Sat 29 Nov 1997	Middlesbrough (away)	0–1 L	Lost	37	3rd
20	Tue 2 Dec 1997	Manchester City (home)	0–1 L	Lost	37	4th
21	Sat 6 Dec 1997	Stockport (home)	3–2 W	Won	40	3rd
22	Sat 13 Dec 1997	Sunderland (away)	0–2 L	Lost	40	4th
23	Sat 20 Dec 1997	Huddersfield (home)	0–2 L	Lost	40	5th
24	Fri 26 Dec 1997	Reading (away)	1–2 L	Lost	40	6th
25	Sun 28 Dec 1997	Stoke (home)	1–1 D	Drew	41	7th
26	Fri 9 Jan 1998	Tranmere (away)	0–0 D	Drew	42	7th
27	Sat 17 Jan 1998	Crewe (home)	0–1 L	Lost	42	7th
28	Tue 27 Jan 1998	Ipswich (home)	2–3 L	Lost	42	8th
29	Sat 31 Jan 1998	Wolves (away)	1–0 W	Won	45	7th
30	Sat 7 Feb 1998	Swindon (away)	2–0 W	Won	48	7th
31	Sat 14 Feb 1998	QPR (home)	1–1 D	Drew	49	6th
32	Tue 17 Feb 1998	Oxford (away)	1–2 L	Lost	49	6th
33	Sat 21 Feb 1998	Bury (home)	1–1 D	Drew	50	8th
34	Tue 24 Feb 1998	Portsmouth (home)	0–3 L	Lost	50	10th
35	Sat 28 Feb 1998	Manchester City (away)	0–1 L	Lost	50	10th
36	Tue 3 Mar 1998	Charlton (away)	0–5 L	Lost	50	10th
37	Sat 7 Mar 1998	Bradford (home)	1–1 D	Drew	51	10th
38	Sat 14 Mar 1998	Norwich (away)	1–1 D	Drew	52	10th
39	Sat 21 Mar 1998	Port Vale (home)	2–2 D	Drew	53	10th
40	Sat 28 Mar 1998	Birmingham (away)	0–1 L	Lost	53	12th
41	Sat 4 Apr 1998	Middlesbrough (home)	2–1 W	Won	56	10th
42	Sat 11 Apr 1998	Stockport (away)	1–2 L	Lost	56	12th
43	Mon 13 Apr 1998	Sunderland (home)	3–3 D	Drew	57	10th
44	Sat 18 Apr 1998	Huddersfield (away)	0–1 L	Lost	57	11th
45	Sat 25 Apr 1998	Sheffield United (away)	4–2 W	Won	60	10th
46	Sun 3 May 1998	Nottingham Forest (home)	1–1 D	Drew	61	10th

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.