1997-01-04
| Cup and International Matches |
|---|
| FA Cup Round 3 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PL | Arsenal | 1 | 1 | Sunderland | PL | Highbury | 37,793 | |
| Hartson | Lineups | Gray | ||||||
| D 1 | Birmingham City | 2 | 0 | Stevenage Borough | CfL | St Andrew's | 15,365 | Venue switched |
| Francis, Devlin (p) | Lineups | |||||||
| PL | Blackburn Rovers | 1 | 0 | Port Vale | D 1 | Ewood Park | 19,891 | |
| Bohinen | Lineups | |||||||
| PL | Chelsea | 3 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | D 1 | Stamford Bridge | 27,446 | |
| Wise, Burley, Zola | Lineups | |||||||
| PL | Liverpool | 1 | 0 | Burnley | D 2 | Anfield Road | 33,252 | |
| Collymore | Lineups | |||||||
| PL | Middlesbrough | 6 | 0 | Chester City | D 3 | Riverside Stadium | 18,684 | |
| Ravanelli 2, Hignett, Cox, Beck, Stamp | Lineups | |||||||
| D 1 | Norwich City | 1 | 0 | Sheffield United | D 1 | Carrow Road | 12,356 | |
| Polston | Lineups | |||||||
| PL | Nottingham Forest | 3 | 0 | Ipswich Town | D 1 | City Ground | 14,681 | |
| Saunders 2, Allen | Lineups | |||||||
| D 2 | Plymouth Argyle | 0 | 1 | Peterborough United | D 2 | Home Park | 7,299 | |
| Lineups | Charlery | |||||||
| D 1 | Queens Park Rangers | 1 | 1 | Huddersfield Town | D 1 | Loftus Road | 11,776 | |
| Hateley | Lineups | Crosby | ||||||
| D 1 | Reading | 3 | 1 | Southampton | PL | Elm Park | 11,537 | |
| Lambert, Caskey, Morley (p) | Lineups | Ostenstad | ||||||
| PL | Sheffield Wednesday | 7 | 1 | Grimsby Town | D 1 | Hillsborough | 20,590 | |
| Humphreys 2, Booth 2, Hyde, Pembridge, Fickling OG | Lineups | Oster | ||||||
| D 1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1 | 2 | Portsmouth | D 1 | Molineux | 23,626 | |
| Ferguson | Lineups | McLoughlin, Hall | ||||||
| D 2 | Wrexham | 1 | 1 | West Ham United | PL | Racecourse Ground | 9,747 | |
| Hughes | Lineups | Porfirio | ||||||
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leyton Orient | 2 | 1 | Mansfield Town | Brisbane Road | 3,422 | |
| West, McGleish | Lineups | Doolan (p) | ||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ptn |  | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GS | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Fulham | 25 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 40 | 53 | D | W | D | D | W | 1997-01-11 | Darlington | H |
| 2 | 0 | Carlisle United | 26 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 40 | 52 | W | W | W | W | D | 1997-01-18 | Colchester United | A |
| 3 | 0 | Cambridge United | 25 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 18 | 37 | 47 | W | D | D | W | L | 1997-01-14 | Scarborough | A |
| 4 | 0 | Wigan Athletic | 24 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 43 | 44 | W | L | D | W | D | 1997-01-18 | Exeter City | A |
| 5 | 0 | Northampton Town | 27 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 40 | 40 | W | W | L | W | D | 1997-01-18 | Chester City | H |
| 6 | 0 | Swansea City | 25 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 28 | 38 | L | W | W | W | W | 1997-01-11 | Hull City | A |
| 7 | 0 | Cardiff City | 25 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 28 | 37 | L | L | W | L | L | 1997-01-11 | Lincoln City | H |
| 8 | 0 | Torquay United | 27 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 28 | 37 | W | L | L | W | W | 1997-01-18 | Fulham | H |
| 9 | 0 | Chester City | 23 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 27 | 36 | W | W | D | W | L | 1997-01-11 | Hartlepool United | H |
| 10 | 0 | Hull City | 26 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 26 | 36 | D | W | W | L | L | 1997-01-11 | Swansea City | H |
| 11 | 5 | Leyton Orient | 26 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 24 | 35 | W | D | W | W | D | 1997-01-18 | Swansea City | A |
| 12 | -1 | Colchester United | 25 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 22 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 36 | 34 | D | D | D | D | W | 1997-01-11 | Doncaster Rovers | A |
| 13 | -1 | Scunthorpe United | 25 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 36 | 34 | L | L | W | W | W | 1997-01-18 | Hereford United | H |
| 14 | -1 | Scarborough | 25 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 33 | 34 | D | W | L | L | D | 1997-01-14 | Cambridge United | H |
| 15 | -1 | Barnet | 25 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 25 | 33 | L | D | L | D | L | 1997-01-14 | Swansea City | A |
| 16 | -1 | Hartlepool United | 26 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 31 | 32 | D | W | L | W | W | 1997-01-11 | Chester City | A |
| 17 | 0 | Lincoln City | 25 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 27 | 31 | 31 | L | L | D | D | L | 1997-01-11 | Cardiff City | A |
| 18 | 0 | Exeter City | 26 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 22 | 26 | 30 | W | D | L | L | D | 1997-01-18 | Wigan Athletic | H |
| 19 | 0 | Rochdale | 23 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 29 | 29 | W | L | W | L | D | 1997-01-14 | Chester City | A |
| 20 | 0 | Mansfield Town | 25 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 19 | 26 | 29 | L | D | W | D | L | 1997-01-11 | Hereford United | A |
| 21 | 0 | Doncaster Rovers | 24 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 23 | 26 | 24 | L | L | L | W | L | 1997-01-11 | Colchester United | H |
| 22 | 0 | Darlington | 25 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 27 | 34 | 23 | D | L | L | W | W | 1997-01-11 | Fulham | A |
| 23 | 0 | Hereford United | 26 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 23 | 26 | 23 | L | L | L | L | D | 1997-01-11 | Mansfield Town | H |
| 24 | 0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 27 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 28 | 24 | 16 | L | D | D | L | W | 1997-01-18 | Lincoln City | A |
