Owner & President: Sir Jack Hayward OBE. Directors: Jonathan Hayward (Chairman, resigned as Director 5 May 1998), Sir Jack Hayward OBE (appointed 9 September 1997), Richard Hayward (appointed 9 September 1997), John Richards (Managing Director), Jack Harris, John Harris, Nic Stones (resigned 15 September 1997), Michael J Blackburn FCA, Rachael Heyhoe Flint MBE (appointed 9 September 1997). Manager: Mark McGhee. Assistant Manager & First Team Coach: Colin Lee. Coaches: Mike Hickman, Chris Turner (Youth Coach), Chris Evans (Youth Development Officer). Captain: Keith Curle. Playing Squad: Keith Andrews, Mark Atkins, Justin Bray, Leon Brown, Steve Bull, Ryan Cash, Steve Claridge, Christopher Clarke, Matthew Clarke, Simon Coleman, Steve Corica, Glen Crowe, Seamus Crowe, Keith Curle, Eugene Dadi, Tony Daley, David D’Amore, Isidro Diaz, Alan Dixon, Ronnie Ekelund, Neil Emblen, Darren Ferguson, Dominic Foley, Dougie Freedman, Steve Froggatt, Michael Gilkes, Don Goodman, Ryan Green, Stephen Hackett, Richard Hampton, Marvin Harriott, Gary Haveron, Neil Hislop, Danny Hughes, Mark Jones, Robbie Keane, Daryl Keith, Dariusz Kubicki, Nathan Lamey, Victor Leonenko, Paul Loughlin, Yuri Maksimov, Marc McCann,Matt Murray, Kevin Muscat, Danny Nardiello, Lee Naylor, Simon Osborn, Mika Paatelainen, Dennis Pearce, Mark Pierce, Adam Proudlock, Benoit Puade, Mitchell Renton, Dean Richards, Jason Roberts, Carl Robinson, Vincent Samways, Jesus Sanjuan, Steve Sedgley, Johannes Segers, Gordon Simms, Paul Simpson, Robbie Slater, James Smith, Michael Stowell, Jamie Turpin, Stefan van Reil, Andrew Webster, Chris Westwood, Adrian Williams, Mark Williams, Alexander Winstone, Jermaine Wright, Stephen Wright, Eric Young. Player of the Year: Keith Curle. Club Finances: Turnover £12,910,862; Net Loss £2,311,935.

 
July

19 (a) Dundee United W 1-0 Details [Friendly]
21 (a) Stirling Albion D 2-2 Details [Friendly]
23 (a) Telford United W 3-1 Details [Friendly]
26 (a) Walsall D 1-1 Details [Friendly]
30 (a) Wrexham W 2-1 Details [Friendly]

August

3 (H) Santos D 1-1 Details [Friendly]
9 (a) Norwich City W 2-0 Details
12 (a) Queens Park Rangers W 2-0 Details [FLC1/1]
16 (H) Sheffield United D 0-0 Details
24 (a) West Bromwich Albion L 0-1 Details
27 (H) Queens Park Rangers L 1-2 Details [FLC1/2]
30 (H) Bury W 4-2 Details

September

3 (H) Port Vale D 1-1 Details
7 (a) Oxford United L 0-3 Details
13 (H) Charlton Athletic W 3-1 Details
16 (a) Fulham W 1-0 Details [FLC2/1]
20 (a) Sunderland D 1-1 Details
24 (H) Fulham W 1-0 Details [FLC2/2]
27 (H) Huddersfield Town D 1-1 Details

October

4 (a) Bradford City L 0-2 Details
12 (a) Birmingham City L 0-1 Details
14 (a) Reading L 2-4 Details [FLC3]
18 (H) Swindon Town W 3-1 Details
22 (H) Tranmere Rovers W 2-1 Details
25 (a) Stockport County L 0-1 Details

November

1 (H) Middlesbrough W 1-0 Details
6 (a) Crewe Alexandra W 2-0 Details
8 (a) Stoke City L 0-3 Details
15 (H) Ipswich Town D 1-1 Details
29 (H) Queens Park Rangers W 3-2 Details

December

6 (a) Manchester City W 1-0 Details
9 (a) Portsmouth L 2-3 Details
14 (H) Nottingham Forest W 2-1 Details
20 (a) Reading D 0-0 Details
26 (H) Oxford United W 1-0 Details
28 (a) Port Vale W 3-0 Details

January

3 (a) Darlington P-P Details [FAC3]
10 (H) Norwich City W 5-0 Details
14 (a) Darlington W 4-0 Details [FAC3]
17 (a) Sheffield United L 0-1 Details
24 (a) Charlton Athletic D 1-1 Details [FAC4]
27 (a) Bury W 3-1 Details
31 (H) West Bromwich Albion L 0-1 Details

February

3 (H) Charlton Athletic W 3-0 Details [FAC4R]
7 (H) Sunderland L 0-1 Details
14 (a) Wimbledon D 1-1 Details [FAC5]
18 (H) Bradford City W 2-1 Details
21 (a) Huddersfield Town L 0-1 Details
25 (H) Wimbledon W 2-1 Details [FAC5R]
28 (H) Birmingham City L 1-3 Details

March

4 (H) Stoke City D 1-1 Details
7 (a) Leeds United W 1-0 Details [FAC6]
14 (H) Crewe Alexandra W 1-0 Details
18 (a) Swindon Town D 0-0 Details
21 (a) Ipswich Town L 0-3 Details
29 (H) Portsmouth W 2-0 Details

April

1 (a) Queens Park Rangers D 0-0 Details
5 (N) Arsenal L 0-1 Details [FACsf]
7 (a) Charlton Athletic L 0-1 Details
11 (H) Manchester City D 2-2 Details
13 (a) Nottingham Forest L 0-3 Details
18 (H) Reading W 3-1 Details
25 (H) Stockport County L 3-4 Details
29 (a) Middlesbrough D 1-1 Details

May

3 (a) Tranmere Rovers L 1-2 Details