Portsmouth 1997/98.

Nationwide Division 1-1997/98 P   W  D  L   F   A   W  D  L   F   A  Pts
 1. NOTTINGHAM FOREST        46  18  2  3  52  20  10  8  5  30  22   94
 2. MIDDLESBROUGH            46  17  4  2  51  12  10  6  7  26  29   91
 3. Sunderland               46  14  7  2  49  22  12  5  6  37  28   90
 4. CHARLTON ATHLETIC        46  17  5  1  48  17   9  5  9  32  32   88
 5. Ipswich Town             46  14  5  4  47  20   9  9  5  30  23   83
 6. Sheffield United         46  16  5  2  44  20   3 12  8  25  34   74
 7. Birmingham City          46  10  8  5  27  15   9  9  5  33  20   74
 8. Stockport County         46  14  6  3  46  21   5  2 16  25  48   65
 9. Wolverhampton Wanderers  46  13  6  4  42  25   5  5 13  15  28   65
10. West Bromwich Albion     46   9  8  6  27  26   7  5 11  23  30   61
11. Crewe Alexandra          46  10  2 11  30  34   8  3 12  28  31   59
12. Oxford United            46  12  6  5  36  20   4  4 15  24  44   58
13. Bradford City            46  10  9  4  26  23   4  6 13  20  36   57
14. Tranmere Rovers          46   9  8  6  34  26   5  6 12  20  31   56
15. Norwich City             46   9  8  6  32  27   5  5 13  20  42   55
16. Huddersfield Town        46   9  5  9  28  28   5  6 12  22  44   53
17. Bury                     46   7 10  6  22  22   4  9 10  20  36   52
18. Swindon Town             46   9  6  8  28  25   5  4 14  14  48   52
19. Port Vale                46   7  6 10  25  24   6  4 13  31  42   49
20. Portsmouth               46   8  6  9  28  30   5  4 14  23  33   49
21. Queens Park Rangers      46   8  9  6  28  21   2 10 11  23  42   49
22. MANCHESTER CITY          46   6  6 11  28  26   6  6 11  28  31   48
23. STOKE CITY               46   8  5 10  30  40   3  8 12  14  34   46
24. READING                  46   8  4 11  27  31   3  5 15  12  47   42

1997-98 season
09 Aug 1997     Manchester City v Portsmouth     D     2-2     League Division 1

12 Aug 1997     Peterborough United v Portsmouth     D     2-2     League Cup
16 Aug 1997     Portsmouth v Port Vale     W     3-1     League Division 1

23 Aug 1997     Sheffield United v Portsmouth     L     2-1     League Division 1
26 Aug 1997     Portsmouth v Peterborough United     L     1-2  Agg: 3-4     League Cup
30 Aug 1997     Portsmouth v Oxford United     W     2-1     League Division 1
02 Sep 1997     Portsmouth v Norwich City     D     1-1     League Division 1
13 Sep 1997     Portsmouth v Crewe Alexandra     L     2-3     League Division 1
20 Sep 1997     Nottingham Forest v Portsmouth     L     1-0     League Division 1

24 Sep 1997     Queens Park Rangers v Portsmouth     L     1-0     League Division 1
27 Sep 1997     Portsmouth v Reading     L     0-2     League Division 1
04 Oct 1997     Stockport County v Portsmouth     L     3-1     League Division 1
18 Oct 1997     Portsmouth v West Bromwich Albion     L     2-3     League Division 1
21 Oct 1997     Portsmouth v Bradford City     D     1-1     League Division 1
25 Oct 1997     Huddersfield Town v Portsmouth     D     1-1     League Division 1
31 Oct 1997     Portsmouth v Swindon Town     L     0-1     League Division 1
05 Nov 1997     Middlesbrough v Portsmouth     D     1-1     League Division 1
08 Nov 1997     Bury v Portsmouth     W     0-2     League Division 1
15 Nov 1997     Portsmouth v Sunderland     L     1-4     League Division 1
29 Nov 1997     Birmingham City v Portsmouth     L     2-1     League Division 1
06 Dec 1997     Portsmouth v Stoke City     W     2-0     League Division 1
09 Dec 1997     Portsmouth v Wolverhampton Wanderers     W     3-2     League Division 1
13 Dec 1997     Ipswich Town v Portsmouth     L     2-0     League Division 1
20 Dec 1997     Portsmouth v Charlton Athletic     L     0-2     League Division 1
26 Dec 1997     Portsmouth v Queens Park Rangers     W     3-1     League Division 1
30 Dec 1997     Norwich City v Portsmouth     L     2-0     League Division 1
03 Jan 1998     Portsmouth v Aston Villa     D     2-2     FA Cup
10 Jan 1998     Portsmouth v Manchester City     L     0-3     League Division 1

14 Jan 1998     Aston Villa v Portsmouth     L     1-0     FA Cup
17 Jan 1998     Port Vale v Portsmouth     L     2-1     League Division 1
24 Jan 1998     Oxford United v Portsmouth     L     1-0     League Division 1

31 Jan 1998     Portsmouth v Sheffield United     D     1-1     League Division 1
07 Feb 1998     Portsmouth v Nottingham Forest     L     0-1     League Division 1
14 Feb 1998     Crewe Alexandra v Portsmouth     L     3-1     League Division 1
17 Feb 1998     Portsmouth v Stockport County     W     1-0     League Division 1
21 Feb 1998     Reading v Portsmouth     W     0-1     League Division 1
24 Feb 1998     West Bromwich Albion v Portsmouth     W     0-3     League Division 1

Steve Claridge.

28 Feb 1998     Portsmouth v Tranmere Rovers     W     1-0     League Division 1
03 Mar 1998     Portsmouth v Bury     D     1-1     League Division 1
07 Mar 1998     Swindon Town v Portsmouth     W     0-1     League Division 1
14 Mar 1998     Portsmouth v Middlesbrough     D     0-0     League Division 1
21 Mar 1998     Sunderland v Portsmouth     L     2-1     League Division 1
29 Mar 1998     Wolverhampton Wanderers v Portsmouth     L     2-0     League Division 1
04 Apr 1998     Portsmouth v Birmingham City     D     1-1     League Division 1
07 Apr 1998     Tranmere Rovers v Portsmouth     D     2-2     League Division 1
11 Apr 1998     Stoke City v Portsmouth     L     2-1     League Division 1
13 Apr 1998     Portsmouth v Ipswich Town     L     0-1     League Division 1

18 Apr 1998     Charlton Athletic v Portsmouth     L     1-0     League Division 1
25 Apr 1998     Portsmouth v Huddersfield Town     W     3-0     League Division 1
03 May 1998     Bradford City v Portsmouth     W     1-3     League Division 1.

Matt Svensson is mobbed by fans at Bradford in 

May when Pompey werer saved from the humiliation

 of relegation to the second division.