Wolves 1997/98

Wolves finished 9th of 24 in the 1997/98 First Division with 65 points (won 18, drawn 11, lost 17; scored 57, conceded 53). They were top of the table after 1 match of 46; lowest 15th, after match 11. Longest runs: 3 wins in a row and 5 unbeaten.

Position after each match

Points against champions and relegated clubs

Wolves
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	Norwich (away)	2–0 W	Won	3	1st
2	Sat 16 Aug 1997	Sheffield United (home)	0–0 D	Drew	4	5th
3	Sun 24 Aug 1997	West Brom (away)	0–1 L	Lost	4	11th
4	Sat 30 Aug 1997	Bury (home)	4–2 W	Won	7	8th
5	Wed 3 Sep 1997	Port Vale (home)	1–1 D	Drew	8	7th
6	Sun 7 Sep 1997	Oxford (away)	0–3 L	Lost	8	9th
7	Sat 13 Sep 1997	Charlton (home)	3–1 W	Won	11	6th
8	Sat 20 Sep 1997	Sunderland (away)	1–1 D	Drew	12	9th
9	Sat 27 Sep 1997	Huddersfield (home)	1–1 D	Drew	13	11th
10	Sat 4 Oct 1997	Bradford (away)	0–2 L	Lost	13	13th
11	Sun 12 Oct 1997	Birmingham (away)	0–1 L	Lost	13	15th
12	Sat 18 Oct 1997	Swindon (home)	3–1 W	Won	16	12th
13	Wed 22 Oct 1997	Tranmere (home)	2–1 W	Won	19	8th
14	Sat 25 Oct 1997	Stockport (away)	0–1 L	Lost	19	11th
15	Sat 1 Nov 1997	Middlesbrough (home)	1–0 W	Won	22	9th
16	Tue 4 Nov 1997	Crewe (away)	2–0 W	Won	25	6th
17	Sat 8 Nov 1997	Stoke (away)	0–3 L	Lost	25	8th
18	Sat 15 Nov 1997	Ipswich (home)	1–1 D	Drew	26	9th
19	Sat 29 Nov 1997	QPR (home)	3–2 W	Won	29	9th
20	Sat 6 Dec 1997	Manchester City (away)	1–0 W	Won	32	9th
21	Tue 9 Dec 1997	Portsmouth (away)	2–3 L	Lost	32	9th
22	Sun 14 Dec 1997	Nottingham Forest (home)	2–1 W	Won	35	9th
23	Sat 20 Dec 1997	Reading (away)	0–0 D	Drew	36	8th
24	Fri 26 Dec 1997	Oxford (home)	1–0 W	Won	39	7th
25	Sun 28 Dec 1997	Port Vale (away)	2–0 W	Won	42	6th
26	Sat 10 Jan 1998	Norwich (home)	5–0 W	Won	45	6th
27	Sat 17 Jan 1998	Sheffield United (away)	0–1 L	Lost	45	6th
28	Tue 27 Jan 1998	Bury (away)	3–1 W	Won	48	6th
29	Sat 31 Jan 1998	West Brom (home)	0–1 L	Lost	48	6th
30	Sat 7 Feb 1998	Sunderland (home)	0–1 L	Lost	48	6th
31	Wed 18 Feb 1998	Bradford (home)	2–1 W	Won	51	6th
32	Sat 21 Feb 1998	Huddersfield (away)	0–1 L	Lost	51	6th
33	Sat 28 Feb 1998	Birmingham (home)	1–3 L	Lost	51	9th
34	Wed 4 Mar 1998	Stoke (home)	1–1 D	Drew	52	9th
35	Sat 14 Mar 1998	Crewe (home)	1–0 W	Won	55	8th
36	Wed 18 Mar 1998	Swindon (away)	0–0 D	Drew	56	8th
37	Sat 21 Mar 1998	Ipswich (away)	0–3 L	Lost	56	8th
38	Sun 29 Mar 1998	Portsmouth (home)	2–0 W	Won	59	8th
39	Wed 1 Apr 1998	QPR (away)	0–0 D	Drew	60	8th
40	Tue 7 Apr 1998	Charlton (away)	0–1 L	Lost	60	8th
41	Sat 11 Apr 1998	Manchester City (home)	2–2 D	Drew	61	8th
42	Mon 13 Apr 1998	Nottingham Forest (away)	0–3 L	Lost	61	8th
43	Sat 18 Apr 1998	Reading (home)	3–1 W	Won	64	8th
44	Sat 25 Apr 1998	Stockport (home)	3–4 L	Lost	64	8th
45	Wed 29 Apr 1998	Middlesbrough (away)	1–1 D	Drew	65	8th
46	Sun 3 May 1998	Tranmere (away)	1–2 L	Lost	65	9th

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.