Saturday 1997-08-16
| First Division |
| First Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlton Athletic | 3 | 2 | Oxford United | The Valley | 10,230 | |
| Jones S, Mendonca, Lisbie | Lineups | Purse, Jemson (p) | ||||
| Crewe Alexandra | 2 | 3 | West Bromwich Albion | Gresty Road | 5,234 | |
| Adebola, Rivers | Lineups | Hunt (p), Hughes 2 | ||||
| Portsmouth | 3 | 1 | Port Vale | Fratton Park | 10,605 | |
| Aloisi, Svensson 2 | Lineups | Talbot | ||||
| Reading | 0 | 1 | Swindon Town | Elm Park | 9,338 | |
| Lineups | Hay | |||||
| Stockport County | 0 | 0 | Bury | Edgeley Park | 7,260 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0 | 0 | Sheffield United | Molineux | 23,102 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ptn |  |
First Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Nottingham Forest | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | W | W | # | # | # | 1997-08-23 | Oxford United | A |
| 2 | 9 | West Bromwich Albion | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | W | W | # | # | # | 1997-08-24 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H |
| 3 | 5 | Swindon Town | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | W | W | # | # | # | 1997-08-23 | Huddersfield Town | H |
| 4 | 9 | Portsmouth | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | W | D | # | # | # | 1997-08-23 | Sheffield United | A |
| 5 | 2 | Sheffield United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | D | W | # | # | # | 1997-08-23 | Portsmouth | H |
| 6 | 3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | D | W | # | # | # | 1997-08-24 | West Bromwich Albion | A |
| 7 | -5 | Bradford City | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | D | W | # | # | # | 1997-08-23 | Ipswich Town | H |
| 8 | -2 | Oxford United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | L | W | # | # | # | 1997-08-23 | Nottingham Forest | H |
| 9 | 10 | Charlton Athletic | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | W | L | # | # | # | 1997-08-23 | Bury | A |
| 10 | -7 | Sunderland | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | W | L | # | # | # | 1997-08-23 | Port Vale | A |
| 11 | -7 | Tranmere Rovers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | W | L | # | # | # | 1997-08-22 | Manchester City | A |
| 12 | -7 | Birmingham City | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | W | # | # | # | # | 1997-08-23 | Reading | H |
| 13 | -3 | Middlesbrough | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | W | # | # | # | # | 1997-08-23 | Stoke City | H |
| 14 | 0 | Bury | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | D | D | # | # | # | 1997-08-23 | Charlton Athletic | H |
| 15 | -3 | Manchester City | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | L | D | # | # | # | 1997-08-22 | Tranmere Rovers | H |
| 16 | 0 | Queens Park Rangers | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | L | D | # | # | # | 1997-08-23 | Stockport County | H |
| 17 | -2 | Reading | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | L | D | # | # | # | 1997-08-23 | Birmingham City | A |
| 18 | 2 | Stockport County | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | D | L | # | # | # | 1997-08-23 | Queens Park Rangers | A |
| 19 | -2 | Ipswich Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | D | # | # | # | # | 1997-08-23 | Bradford City | A |
| 20 | -2 | Stoke City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | D | L | # | # | # | 1997-08-23 | Middlesbrough | A |
| 21 | 2 | Crewe Alexandra | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | L | L | # | # | # | 1997-08-23 | Norwich City | A |
| 22 | 0 | Port Vale | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | L | L | # | # | # | 1997-08-23 | Sunderland | H |
| 23 | -2 | Norwich City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | L | L | # | # | # | 1997-08-23 | Crewe Alexandra | H |
| 24 | 0 | Huddersfield Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1997-08-23 | Swindon Town | A |
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFC Bournemouth | 1 | 0 | Wigan Athletic | Dean Court | 4,194 | |
| Rolling | Lineups | |||||
| Brentford | 0 | 0 | Chesterfield | Griffin Park | 4,000 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Bristol City | 2 | 0 | Blackpool | Ashton Gate | 9,043 | |
| Cramb, Goater | Lineups | |||||
| Burnley | 0 | 0 | Gillingham | Turf Moor | 11,811 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Carlisle United | 0 | 2 | Watford | Brunton Park | 7,395 | |
| Lineups | Kennedy, Johnson | |||||
| Plymouth Argyle | 2 | 2 | Grimsby Town | Home Park | 6,002 | |
| Logan, Littlejohn | Lineups | Donovan (p), Nogan | ||||
| Preston North End | 2 | 1 | Millwall | Deepdale | 11,486 | |
| Macken, Ashcroft | Lineups | Sadlier | ||||
| Walsall | 1 | 1 | Fulham | Bescot Stadium | 4,418 | |
| Mountfield | Lineups | Keister OG | ||||
| Wrexham | 3 | 1 | Oldham Athletic | Racecourse Ground | 4,429 | |
| Jones, Carey, Ward | Lineups | McCarthy | ||||
| Wycombe Wanderers | 0 | 0 | Northampton Town | Adams Park | 5,130 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| York City | 0 | 1 | Bristol Rovers | Bootham Crescent | 3,307 | |
| Lineups | Hayles | |||||
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| Ptn | |
Second Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 4 | AFC Bournemouth | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | W | W | # | # | # | 1997-08-23 | Oldham Athletic | A |
| 2 | 6 | Watford | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | W | W | # | # | # | 1997-08-23 | Brentford | H |
| 3 | 6 | Bristol City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | W | D | # | # | # | 1997-08-23 | Northampton Town | A |
| 4 | -1 | Chesterfield | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | D | W | # | # | # | 1997-08-23 | Preston North End | H |
| 5 | 5 | Bristol Rovers | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | W | D | # | # | # | 1997-08-23 | Carlisle United | H |
| 6 | 1 | Fulham | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | D | W | # | # | # | 1997-08-23 | Luton Town | H |
| 7 | 9 | Preston North End | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | W | D | # | # | # | 1997-08-23 | Chesterfield | A |
| 8 | -7 | Wigan Athletic | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | L | W | # | # | # | 1997-08-23 | Plymouth Argyle | H |
| 9 | -7 | Millwall | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | L | W | # | # | # | 1997-08-23 | York City | H |
| 10 | -6 | Oldham Athletic | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | L | W | # | # | # | 1997-08-23 | AFC Bournemouth | H |
| 11 | 11 | Wrexham | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | W | L | # | # | # | 1997-08-23 | Grimsby Town | A |
| 12 | -6 | Blackpool | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | L | W | # | # | # | 1997-08-23 | Wycombe Wanderers | H |
| 13 | -1 | Grimsby Town | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | D | D | # | # | # | 1997-08-23 | Wrexham | H |
| 14 | -1 | Plymouth Argyle | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | D | D | # | # | # | 1997-08-23 | Wigan Athletic | A |
| 15 | 0 | Gillingham | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | D | D | # | # | # | 1997-08-23 | Walsall | H |
| 16 | 2 | Walsall | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | D | L | # | # | # | 1997-08-23 | Gillingham | A |
| 17 | 0 | Wycombe Wanderers | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | D | L | # | # | # | 1997-08-23 | Blackpool | A |
| 18 | -4 | Southend United | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | D | # | # | # | # | 1997-08-18 | Luton Town | A |
| 19 | -8 | Carlisle United | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | L | D | # | # | # | 1997-08-23 | Bristol Rovers | A |
| 20 | 0 | Burnley | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | D | L | # | # | # | 1997-08-23 | Southend United | A |
| 21 | 2 | Northampton Town | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | D | L | # | # | # | 1997-08-23 | Bristol City | H |
| 22 | 2 | Brentford | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | D | L | # | # | # | 1997-08-23 | Watford | A |
| 23 | -4 | York City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | L | L | # | # | # | 1997-08-23 | Millwall | A |
| 24 | -3 | Luton Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1997-08-18 | Southend United | H |
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnet | 1 | 2 | Exeter City | Underhill Stadium | 2,137 | |
| Charlery | Lineups | Flack, Birch | ||||
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 1 | 1 | Macclesfield Town | Priestfield Stadium, Gillingham | 2,336 | |
| McDonald | Lineups | Landon | ||||
| Cambridge United | 2 | 1 | Rotherham United | Abbey Stadium | 2,725 | |
| Kyd, Taylor | Lineups | Bos | ||||
| Doncaster Rovers | 0 | 5 | Peterborough United | Belle Vue | 1,920 | |
| Lineups | Edwards, Payne, Carruthers 2, Quinn | |||||
| Hartlepool United | 3 | 2 | Colchester United | Victoria Park | 2,174 | |
| Baker, Allon 2 | Lineups | Buckle (p), Abrahams | ||||
| Hull City | 0 | 3 | Notts County | Boothferry Park | 7,412 | |
| Lineups | Redmile, White, Jones G | |||||
| Lincoln City | 1 | 0 | Shrewsbury Town | Sincil Bank | 3,019 | |
| Miller | Lineups | |||||
| Rochdale | 2 | 0 | Mansfield Town | Spotland | 2,133 | |
| Russell, Painter | Lineups | |||||
| Scunthorpe United | 1 | 0 | Leyton Orient | Glanford Park | 3,068 | |
| Forrester | Lineups | |||||
| Torquay United | 1 | 0 | Scarborough | Plainmoor | 1,863 | |
| Gittens | Lineups | |||||
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| Ptn | |
Third Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 5 | Notts County | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 6 | W | W | # | # | # | 1997-08-23 | Lincoln City | H |
| 2 | 8 | Scunthorpe United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | W | W | # | # | # | 1997-08-23 | Swansea City | A |
| 3 | 10 | Hartlepool United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | W | D | # | # | # | 1997-08-23 | Rotherham United | A |
| 4 | 8 | Exeter City | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | W | D | # | # | # | 1997-08-23 | Darlington | H |
| 5 | 0 | Macclesfield Town | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | D | W | # | # | # | 1997-08-23 | Doncaster Rovers | H |
| 6 | 16 | Peterborough United | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 3 | W | L | # | # | # | 1997-08-23 | Hull City | H |
| 7 | -6 | Barnet | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | L | W | # | # | # | 1997-08-22 | Colchester United | A |
| 8 | -4 | Colchester United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | L | W | # | # | # | 1997-08-22 | Barnet | H |
| 9 | 8 | Rochdale | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | W | L | # | # | # | 1997-08-23 | Leyton Orient | A |
| 10 | -8 | Chester City | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | W | # | # | # | # | 1997-08-23 | Cambridge United | H |
| 11 | 9 | Cambridge United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | W | L | # | # | # | 1997-08-23 | Chester City | A |
| 12 | -9 | Mansfield Town | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | L | W | # | # | # | 1997-08-23 | Cardiff City | H |
| 13 | -6 | Shrewsbury Town | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | L | W | # | # | # | 1997-08-23 | Torquay United | H |
| 14 | 4 | Torquay United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | W | L | # | # | # | 1997-08-23 | Shrewsbury Town | A |
| 15 | -7 | Cardiff City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | W | # | # | # | # | 1997-08-23 | Mansfield Town | A |
| 16 | -5 | Swansea City | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | W | # | # | # | # | 1997-08-23 | Scunthorpe United | H |
| 17 | -8 | Scarborough | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | L | W | # | # | # | 1997-08-22 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H |
| 18 | 6 | Lincoln City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | W | L | # | # | # | 1997-08-23 | Notts County | A |
| 19 | 0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | D | L | # | # | # | 1997-08-22 | Scarborough | A |
| 20 | -6 | Rotherham United | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | L | L | # | # | # | 1997-08-23 | Hartlepool United | H |
| 21 | -6 | Darlington | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1997-08-23 | Exeter City | A |
| 22 | -6 | Doncaster Rovers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | L | L | # | # | # | 1997-08-23 | Macclesfield Town | A |
| 23 | -2 | Leyton Orient | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | L | L | # | # | # | 1997-08-23 | Rochdale | H |
| 24 | -1 | Hull City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | L | L | # | # | # | 1997-08-23 | Peterborough United | A |
