Date | Opponents | | Score | Scorers | Crowd | LEAGUE & CUP MATCHES | | 16/8/97 | Vauxhall GM | H | 0 - 2 | | | | 19/8/97 | Haslingden | A | 5 - 1 | Morgan(3), Heaton, O'Connell | | | 23/8/97 | Rossendale United | A | 6 - 2 | Sivori, Parr, Morgan, Heaton, O'Connell (2) | | | 26/8/97 | Atherton Collieries | A | 1 - 1 | O'Connell | | | 30/8/97 | Belper Town (FA Cup) | A | 2 - 2 | Parr, Morgan | | | 2/9/97 | Belper Town (FA Cup) | H | 1 - 2 | O'Connell | | | 9/9/97 | Vauxhall GM (FA Vase) | H | 2 - 4 | Morgan, Heaton | | | 13/9/97 | Blackpool Rovers | H | 3 - 1 | Hulme, Williamson, Heaton | | | 16/9/97 | Kidsgrove Athletic | A | 1 - 5 | Pickford | | | 20/9/97 | Blackpool Rovers | A | 1 - 2 | O'Connell | | | 23/9/97 | Darwen | A | 3 - 3 | Morgan(2), O'Connell | | | 27/9/97 | Newcastle Town | H | 1 - 1 | Parr | | | 30/9/97 | Mossley | H | 0 - 0 | | | | 4/10/97 | Atherton L.R. | H | 4 - 1 | Blow, Hulme(2), Heaton | | | 11/10/97 | Clitheroe | H | 0 - 2 | | | | 14/10/97 | Kidsgrove Athletic (Floodlit) | H | 1 - 2 | O'Connell | | | 18/10/97 | Darwen (League Cup) | A | 7 - 1 | Ringland, Hulme, Morgan, Heaton, O'Connell(2), Own Goal | | | 25/10/97 | Warrington Town | A | 1 - 0 | O'Connell | | | 28/10/97 | Kidsgrove Athletic (Floodlit) | A | 1 - 3 | Pickford | | | 1/11/97 | Salford City | H | 3 - 5 | Pickford, Dzyra, Smallwood | | | 4/11/97 | Maine Road ( Manchester Premier Cup) | H | 3 - 0 | Reynolds, Morgan, Own Goal | | | 8/11/97 | Holker Old Boys | A | 1 - 0 | Ringland | | | 15/11/97 | St Helens Town | H | 3 - 1 | Ringland, Pickford, O'Connell | | | 22/11/97 | Ramsbottom United | H | 2 - 0 | Parr(2) | | | 25/11/97 | Maine Road | H | 3 - 0 | Parr, Hulme(2) | | | 6/12/97 | Castleton Gabriels (League Cup) | A | 3 - 2 | Pickford, O'Connell, Own Goal | | | 13/12/97 | Haslingden | H | 1 - 2 | Reynolds | | | 20/12/97 | Burscough | H | 2 - 4 | Parr, Own Goal | | | 27/12/97 | Mossley | A | 0 - 2 | | | | 6/1/98 | Buxton (Derbyshire Cup) | H | 1 - 0 | Parr | | | 10/1/98 | Rossendale United | H | 1 - 3 | Own Goal | | | 17/1/98 | Maine Road | A | 3 - 1 | Blow, Pickford, Harries | | | 20/1/98 | Salford City ( Manchester Premier Cup) | H | 8 - 0 | Morgan(3), Parr(3), Pickford, Harries | | | 24/1/98 | Garswood United (League Cup) | A | 2 - 2 | Ringland, Parr | | | 27/1/98 | Garswood United (League Cup) | H | 2 - 0 | Smallwood, O'Connell | | | 31/1/98 | Warrington Town | H | 2 - 1 | Blow, O'Connell | | | 7/2/98 | Clitheroe | A | 3 - 1 | Pickford, Morgan, Smallwood | | | 10/2/98 | Alfreton Town (Derbyshire Cup) | H | 3 - 0 | Morgan(2), Pickford | | | 14/2/98 | Prescot Cables | A | 0 - 0 | | | | 21/2/98 | Atherton Collieries | H | 1 - 0 | Morgan | | | 24/2/98 | Flixton ( Manchester Premier Cup) | H | 2 - 1 | Morgan, Boyle | | | 7/3/98 | Holker Old Boys | H | 4 - 0 | Hulme, Parr, O'Connell, Dzyra | | | 14/3/98 | Nantwich Town | A | 1 - 1 | Pickford | | | 17/3/98 | Matlock Town (Derbyshire Cup) | H | 0 - 0 | | | | 21/3/98 | Salford City | A | 0 - 3 | | | | 24/3/98 | Newcastle Town | A | 0 - 2 | | | | 26/3/98 | Burscough | A | 1 - 6 | Roe | | | 28/3/98 | Vauxhall GM (League Cup) | H | 1 - 0 | Morgan | | | 31/3/98 | Matlock Town (Derbyshire Cup) | A | 1 - 3 | Ringland | | | 4/4/98 | Vauxhall GM (League Cup) | A | 0 - 3 | | | | 6/4/98 | Kidsgrove Athletic | H | 0 - 3 | | | | 8/4/98 | Vauxhall GM | A | 2 - 1 | Roe, Own Goal | | | 11/4/98 | Prescot Cables | H | 1 - 1 | Parr | | | 13/4/98 | Darwen | H | 5 - 1 | Boyle, Hulme, Morgan, Shearer, Harries | | | 15/4/98 | Chadderton | H | 0 - 1 | | | | 18/4/98 | Ramsbottom United | A | 3 - 1 | Hulme(2), Heaton | | | 21/4/98 | Chadderton | A | 7 - 3 | Ringland, Morgan(3), Smallwood(2), Heaton | | | 23/4/98 | St Helens Town | A | 1 - 3 | Parr | | | 25/4/98 | Atherton L.R. | A | 0 - 1 | | | | 29/4/98 | Radcliffe Borough ( Manchester Premier Cup Final) | N | 1 - 0 | Smallwood | | | 2/5/98 | Nantwich Town | H | 2 - 1 | Parr, Heaton | |
PLAYER | League | FA Cup | FA Vase | League Cup | Floodlit | Manchester | Derbyshire | TOTAL | | Steve Morgan | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | 5 | 2 | 23 | | Kevin Parr | 10 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 3 | 1 | 16 | | Kevin O'Connell | 10 | 1 | - | 4 | 1 | - | - | 16 | | Phil Hulme | 9 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 10 | | Steve Pickford | 6 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | | Steve Heaton | 7 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 9 | | Chris Ringland | 3 | - | - | 2 | - | - | 1 | 6 | | Trevor Smallwood | 4 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 6 | | David Blow | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | | Mark Harries | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 3 | | Mickey Boyle | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | | Tony Dzyra | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | | Steve Reynolds | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | | Tony Roe | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | | Lee Shearer | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | | Peter Sivori | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | | Matthew Williamson | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | | Own Goals | 3 | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | 6 |
| NWCFL Division 1 | | | TEAM | P | W | D | L | F | A | PTS | | 1 | Kidsgrove Athletic | 42 | 32 | 3 | 7 | 127 | 50 | 99 | | 2 | Burscough | 42 | 29 | 7 | 6 | 101 | 30 | 94 | | 3 | Newcastle Town | 42 | 23 | 16 | 3 | 82 | 32 | 85 | | 4 | Vauxhall GM | 42 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 91 | 52 | 81 | | 5 | St Helens Town | 42 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 91 | 59 | 78 | | 6 | Clitheroe | 42 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 72 | 51 | 73 | | 7 | Prescot Cables | 42 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 72 | 57 | 68 | | 8 | Glossop North End | 42 | 19 | 7 | 16 | 78 | 69 | 64 | | 9 | Mossley | 42 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 67 | 52 | 62 | | 10 | Nantwich Town | 42 | 17 | 6 | 19 | 71 | 79 | 57 | | 11 | Maine Road | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 56 | 70 | 55 | | 12 | Chadderton | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 63 | 59 | 53 | | 13 | Rossendale United | 42 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 61 | 80 | 51 | | 14 | Blackpool Rovers | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 68 | 84 | 48 | | 15 | Atherton LR | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 54 | 73 | 47 | | 16 | Haslingden | 42 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 68 | 95 | 46 | | 17 | Ramsbottom United | 42 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 58 | 85 | 45 | | 18 | Salford City | 42 | 13 | 4 | 25 | 64 | 92 | 43 | | 19 | Warrington Town | 42 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 56 | 72 | 40 | | 20 | Holker Old Boys | 42 | 7 | 12 | 23 | 46 | 96 | 33 | | 21 | Darwen | 42 | 6 | 13 | 23 | 42 | 93 | 31 | | 22 | Atherton Collieries | 42 | 7 | 9 | 26 | 42 | 100 | 30 |
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