1997-03-25

Cup and International
Premier League
First Division
Second Division
Third Division

Cup and International Matches

Football League Trophy Final North 2nd Leg						Venue	Gate	Notes
D 2	Stockport County	0	0	Carlisle United	D 3	Edgeley Park	8,593	agg 0-2

First Division

First Division				Venue	Gate	Notes
Portsmouth	1	0	Reading	Fratton Park	9,248
Hall	Lineups

				Home					Away
Ptn		Club	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts	Last 5 Games					Next Match
1	0	Bolton Wanderers	40	15	4	1	50	18	9	8	3	36	30	86	84	W	W	W	W	D	1997-04-05	Queens Park Rangers	H
2	0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	39	8	4	7	23	19	11	4	5	32	22	55	65	L	L	L	W	W	1997-03-31	Queens Park Rangers	A
3	0	Barnsley	37	10	4	4	33	18	7	9	3	27	25	60	64	D	D	W	D	W	1997-03-28	West Bromwich Albion	H
4	0	Sheffield United	39	10	5	4	39	21	7	6	7	27	26	66	62	D	L	W	L	W	1997-03-29	Reading	H
5	0	Crystal Palace	37	8	4	5	31	16	8	7	5	37	22	68	59	W	W	L	D	W	1997-03-29	Birmingham City	H
6	0	Ipswich Town	39	10	6	3	36	22	5	7	8	18	25	54	58	L	W	L	W	W	1997-03-31	Grimsby Town	A
7	0	Port Vale	40	7	9	4	30	23	7	6	7	19	24	49	57	W	L	W	D	L	1997-03-31	Tranmere Rovers	H
8	4	Portsmouth	38	9	4	5	23	17	7	4	9	24	25	47	56	W	L	W	D	D	1997-03-29	Bradford City	H
9	-1	Norwich City	39	8	8	4	25	17	7	2	10	30	42	55	55	L	L	D	L	W	1997-03-29	Swindon Town	A
10	-1	Stoke City	38	12	2	5	27	19	3	7	9	17	29	44	54	L	W	L	L	W	1997-03-29	Oldham Athletic	H
11	-1	Tranmere Rovers	38	8	7	4	33	24	6	4	9	17	24	50	53	D	D	D	L	W	1997-03-28	Southend United	H
12	-1	Queens Park Rangers	39	8	4	8	26	23	6	7	6	24	28	50	53	W	W	L	W	L	1997-03-29	Oxford United	A
13	0	Swindon Town	39	11	5	3	36	18	4	2	14	15	37	51	52	L	W	L	D	W	1997-03-29	Norwich City	H
14	0	Oxford United	39	12	3	4	35	20	2	5	13	19	35	54	50	D	W	L	W	L	1997-03-29	Queens Park Rangers	H
15	0	Manchester City	38	10	4	5	27	17	4	4	11	21	32	48	50	W	D	D	L	W	1997-04-05	Charlton Athletic	A
16	0	Reading	38	11	7	2	32	21	2	4	12	16	32	48	50	L	W	D	W	W	1997-03-29	Sheffield United	A
17	0	Charlton Athletic	38	9	6	4	31	25	5	2	12	15	29	46	50	W	D	L	W	W	1997-03-31	Birmingham City	A
18	0	West Bromwich Albion	39	5	7	8	33	30	6	7	6	28	34	61	47	L	W	L	W	L	1997-03-28	Barnsley	A
19	0	Birmingham City	37	9	5	5	27	18	3	6	9	15	27	42	47	D	L	W	W	L	1997-03-29	Crystal Palace	A
20	0	Huddersfield Town	39	9	5	6	26	19	2	7	10	16	36	42	45	D	L	L	W	L	1997-03-31	Sheffield United	H
21	0	Bradford City	38	7	5	7	24	30	2	6	11	16	31	40	38	W	D	L	L	L	1997-03-29	Portsmouth	A
22	0	Grimsby Town	38	4	7	9	23	33	4	5	9	27	37	50	36	D	L	D	W	L	1997-03-31	Ipswich Town	H
23	0	Oldham Athletic	37	4	6	9	20	27	4	5	9	18	23	38	35	L	D	W	L	L	1997-03-29	Stoke City	A
24	0	Southend United	39	6	8	6	28	28	1	5	13	9	43	37	34	D	L	L	L	L	1997-03-28	Tranmere Rovers	A

Second Division

Second Division				Venue	Gate
Crewe Alexandra	1	2	Bristol City	Gresty Road	3,687
Westwood	Lineups		Bent, Goater
Notts County	0	1	Bury	Meadow Lane	3,036
	Lineups		Jepson
Rotherham United	1	2	Gillingham	Millmoor	2,664
Dillon	Lineups		Onuora, Ratcliffe
Wrexham	0	2	Brentford	Racecourse Ground	4,053
	Lineups		Asaba 2 (1p)

				Home					Away
Ptn		Club	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts	Last 5 Games					Next Match
1	1	Bury	36	13	5	0	31	6	5	5	8	21	28	52	64	W	W	W	L	W	1997-03-29	Brentford	A
2	1	Brentford	37	7	10	1	25	17	10	3	6	27	18	52	64	W	L	L	L	D	1997-03-29	Bury	H
3	-2	Luton Town	36	12	3	3	33	11	5	7	6	25	28	58	61	W	D	L	L	D	1997-03-29	Burnley	A
4	0	Watford	36	9	7	2	20	10	6	9	3	19	16	39	61	W	W	W	L	L	1997-03-29	AFC Bournemouth	H
5	0	Burnley	38	12	2	5	40	21	5	7	7	21	19	61	60	W	W	W	D	W	1997-03-29	Luton Town	H
6	0	Crewe Alexandra	37	13	4	3	35	13	5	1	11	13	28	48	59	L	D	D	D	W	1997-03-29	Stockport County	A
7	0	Stockport County	34	9	5	3	23	12	7	5	5	26	24	49	58	W	W	W	D	L	1997-03-29	Crewe Alexandra	H
8	0	Millwall	38	12	2	6	26	19	4	8	6	20	25	46	58	L	D	L	W	W	1997-03-28	Wrexham	A
9	1	Bristol City	38	10	4	4	35	15	6	5	9	21	29	56	57	W	L	L	W	L	1997-03-29	Gillingham	H
10	-1	Wrexham	36	8	7	2	26	20	5	9	5	14	16	40	55	L	W	L	D	W	1997-03-28	Millwall	H
11	0	Walsall	37	10	7	3	30	18	5	2	10	14	22	44	54	L	D	L	D	W	1997-03-29	Rotherham United	A
12	0	Blackpool	37	9	6	3	31	18	4	7	8	15	21	46	52	W	D	W	L	W	1997-03-29	Chesterfield	A
13	0	Chesterfield	35	8	6	3	21	15	6	4	8	12	16	33	52	L	W	L	D	D	1997-03-29	Blackpool	H
14	2	Gillingham	37	10	3	5	29	20	4	5	10	16	30	45	50	W	W	L	W	L	1997-03-29	Bristol City	A
15	-1	AFC Bournemouth	39	7	7	6	20	17	6	4	9	16	21	36	50	D	W	W	D	L	1997-03-29	Watford	A
16	-1	Preston North End	39	11	4	4	27	18	3	2	15	14	33	41	48	L	W	L	W	W	1997-03-29	Notts County	H
17	0	Plymouth Argyle	37	6	8	5	17	18	5	4	9	24	33	41	45	L	W	W	L	L	1997-03-29	York City	A
18	0	Bristol Rovers	38	10	4	5	29	20	1	7	11	9	22	38	44	W	L	L	L	L	1997-03-29	Peterborough United	A
19	0	York City	37	7	4	7	23	24	4	6	9	16	30	39	43	D	D	W	D	W	1997-03-29	Plymouth Argyle	H
20	0	Shrewsbury Town	39	7	6	7	25	28	3	6	10	22	35	47	42	L	L	D	L	D	1997-03-29	Wycombe Wanderers	A
21	0	Wycombe Wanderers	37	9	3	6	19	13	1	5	13	17	37	36	38	L	L	W	D	L	1997-03-29	Shrewsbury Town	H
22	0	Peterborough United	38	5	7	7	32	30	3	6	10	16	37	48	37	D	L	L	W	D	1997-03-29	Bristol Rovers	H
23	0	Rotherham United	38	4	7	8	16	21	2	6	11	16	32	32	31	L	W	W	D	L	1997-03-29	Walsall	H
24	0	Notts County	38	3	7	9	16	21	2	5	12	11	29	27	27	L	L	D	L	D	1997-03-29	Preston North End	A

Third Division

Third Division				Venue	Gate	Notes
Doncaster Rovers	3	0	Rochdale	Belle Vue	2,201
Hill OG, Cramb (p), Esdaille	Lineups

				Home					Away
Ptn		Club	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts	Last 5 Games					Next Match
1	0	Carlisle United	38	14	2	3	35	17	8	8	3	24	17	59	76	W	L	D	W	W	1997-03-29	Doncaster Rovers	H
2	0	Wigan Athletic	39	15	3	2	50	20	7	5	7	26	28	76	74	W	D	W	L	D	1997-03-29	Northampton Town	A
3	0	Fulham	38	12	4	4	38	18	10	4	4	28	17	66	74	W	W	W	D	D	1997-03-29	Hereford United	A
4	0	Swansea City	39	11	4	5	30	15	7	3	9	21	28	51	61	D	W	W	L	L	1997-03-29	Rochdale	A
5	0	Chester City	39	9	7	3	26	13	6	8	6	19	23	45	60	D	D	D	W	D	1997-03-29	Brighton & Hove Albion	H
6	0	Cambridge United	38	11	3	5	28	22	6	5	8	20	27	48	59	D	D	W	L	L	1997-03-29	Barnet	A
7	0	Colchester United	38	10	8	2	33	19	4	8	6	20	22	53	58	W	W	L	L	L	1997-03-29	Hartlepool United	A
8	0	Cardiff City	38	9	2	8	27	23	8	4	7	20	23	47	57	L	D	L	W	W	1997-03-31	Wigan Athletic	A
9	0	Scarborough	40	8	8	4	32	26	6	6	8	27	35	59	56	L	D	W	L	L	1997-03-31	Scunthorpe United	H
10	0	Northampton Town	38	11	4	4	37	15	4	6	9	21	26	58	55	L	D	W	L	D	1997-03-29	Wigan Athletic	H
11	0	Scunthorpe United	37	9	2	8	31	29	7	4	7	20	22	51	54	W	W	D	W	W	1997-03-29	Leyton Orient	H
12	0	Lincoln City	39	8	8	3	28	21	6	3	11	27	40	55	53	W	D	W	L	L	1997-03-29	Torquay United	H
13	0	Mansfield Town	38	7	6	6	18	16	6	7	6	23	23	41	52	W	L	L	W	L	1997-03-29	Exeter City	A
14	0	Hull City	38	8	7	4	24	19	4	9	6	13	18	37	52	L	W	D	D	W	1997-03-29	Darlington	A
15	0	Rochdale	39	8	6	5	27	20	3	9	8	19	30	46	48	L	L	W	W	W	1997-03-29	Swansea City	H
16	0	Torquay United	39	9	4	7	22	17	3	5	11	17	33	39	45	L	L	D	D	L	1997-03-29	Lincoln City	A
17	0	Barnet	38	6	8	4	23	16	4	7	9	12	22	35	45	L	L	L	D	W	1997-03-29	Cambridge United	H
18	3	Doncaster Rovers	38	8	5	6	23	17	4	2	13	19	40	42	43	W	W	W	D	W	1997-03-29	Carlisle United	A
19	-1	Exeter City	39	6	6	7	20	21	5	3	12	20	36	40	42	W	L	L	D	W	1997-03-29	Mansfield Town	H
20	-1	Leyton Orient	39	8	6	6	22	17	2	6	11	16	31	38	42	L	L	D	L	L	1997-03-29	Scunthorpe United	A
21	-1	Darlington	38	8	5	5	31	21	2	5	13	23	46	54	40	D	D	D	W	L	1997-03-29	Hull City	H
22	0	Hereford United	39	5	5	9	23	23	5	4	11	21	36	44	39	L	W	L	L	D	1997-03-29	Fulham	H
23	0	Hartlepool United	39	5	6	8	25	29	5	2	13	16	30	41	38	L	L	L	D	L	1997-03-29	Colchester United	H
24	0	Brighton & Hove Albion	39	9	6	5	38	27	1	2	16	9	38	47	36	W	L	D	W	L	1997-03-29	Chester City	A