Tuesday 1997-09-02
| First Division |
| First Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crewe Alexandra | 1 | 2 | Bury | Gresty Road | 4,447 | |
| Smith S (p) | Lineups | Johnson, Swan | ||||
| Huddersfield Town | 1 | 2 | Bradford City | Kirklees Stadium | 13,159 | |
| Stewart | Lineups | Edinho, Blake | ||||
| Ipswich Town | 2 | 1 | Swindon Town | Portman Road | 11,246 | |
| Venus, Sonner | Lineups | Allison | ||||
| Portsmouth | 1 | 1 | Norwich City | Fratton Park | 10,577 | |
| Turner | Lineups | Adams (p) | ||||
| Reading | 1 | 2 | Queens Park Rangers | Elm Park | 10,203 | |
| Hodges | Lineups | Spencer, Swailes OG | ||||
| Stockport County | 1 | 1 | Middlesbrough | Edgeley Park | 8,257 | |
| Connelly | Lineups | Emerson | ||||
| Sunderland | 3 | 1 | Oxford United | Stadium of Light | 27,643 | |
| Phillips, Beauchamp OG, Melville | Lineups | Angel | ||||
| Tranmere Rovers | 0 | 3 | Birmingham City | Prenton Park | 6,620 | |
| Lineups | Hughes, Furlong, Ndlovu | |||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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First Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 1 | Bradford City | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 13 | W | W | W | D | W | 1997-09-05 | Sunderland | H |
| 2 | -1 | Nottingham Forest | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 12 | W | W | W | W | # | 1997-09-03 | Manchester City | H |
| 3 | 4 | Birmingham City | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 10 | W | D | W | W | # | 1997-09-09 | Huddersfield Town | A |
| 4 | 0 | Swindon Town | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | L | W | D | W | W | 1997-09-07 | Nottingham Forest | H |
| 5 | -2 | West Bromwich Albion | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | D | W | W | W | # | 1997-09-03 | Stoke City | A |
| 6 | 0 | Portsmouth | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 8 | D | W | L | W | D | 1997-09-13 | Crewe Alexandra | H |
| 7 | -2 | Sheffield United | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | D | W | D | W | # | 1997-09-13 | Nottingham Forest | H |
| 8 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | W | L | D | W | # | 1997-09-03 | Port Vale | H |
| 9 | 0 | Charlton Athletic | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | W | D | W | L | # | 1997-09-13 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A |
| 10 | 0 | Middlesbrough | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | D | W | L | W | # | 1997-09-13 | Bradford City | A |
| 11 | 1 | Queens Park Rangers | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 7 | W | L | W | L | D | 1997-09-13 | West Bromwich Albion | H |
| 12 | 5 | Sunderland | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 6 | W | L | L | W | L | 1997-09-05 | Bradford City | A |
| 13 | 5 | Bury | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | W | L | D | D | D | 1997-09-07 | Tranmere Rovers | H |
| 14 | 8 | Ipswich Town | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | W | D | L | D | # | 1997-09-13 | Huddersfield Town | A |
| 15 | -4 | Tranmere Rovers | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | L | L | D | W | L | 1997-09-07 | Bury | A |
| 16 | 3 | Norwich City | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | D | W | L | L | L | 1997-09-13 | Port Vale | H |
| 17 | -4 | Stoke City | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | L | W | D | L | # | 1997-09-03 | West Bromwich Albion | H |
| 18 | -4 | Oxford United | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 3 | L | L | L | L | W | 1997-09-07 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H |
| 19 | -4 | Crewe Alexandra | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | L | W | L | L | # | 1997-09-13 | Portsmouth | A |
| 20 | 1 | Stockport County | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | D | D | L | D | L | 1997-09-09 | Port Vale | A |
| 21 | -5 | Port Vale | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | W | L | L | # | # | 1997-09-03 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A |
| 22 | -2 | Manchester City | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | L | D | L | D | # | 1997-09-03 | Nottingham Forest | A |
| 23 | 0 | Huddersfield Town | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | L | D | D | L | # | 1997-09-09 | Birmingham City | H |
| 24 | 0 | Reading | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | L | L | L | L | D | 1997-09-07 | West Bromwich Albion | A |
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFC Bournemouth | 1 | 1 | Bristol Rovers | Dean Court | 5,550 | |
| Robinson (p) | Lineups | Cureton (p) | ||||
| Brentford | 2 | 0 | Gillingham | Griffin Park | 4,903 | |
| Bent, Taylor (p) | Lineups | |||||
| Bristol City | 0 | 2 | Fulham | Ashton Gate | 10,293 | |
| Lineups | Newhouse, Carpenter | |||||
| Burnley | 0 | 0 | Oldham Athletic | Turf Moor | 11,189 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Carlisle United | 1 | 0 | Wigan Athletic | Brunton Park | 5,352 | |
| McAlindon | Lineups | |||||
| Luton Town | 0 | 2 | Millwall | Kenilworth Road | 5,781 | |
| Lineups | Law, Hockton | |||||
| Plymouth Argyle | 0 | 1 | Watford | Home Park | 5,141 | |
| Lineups | Noel-Williams | |||||
| Preston North End | 2 | 0 | Grimsby Town | Deepdale | 9,489 | |
| Reeves, Ashcroft | Lineups | |||||
| Walsall | 0 | 2 | Northampton Town | Bescot Stadium | 4,435 | |
| Lineups | Seal, Gayle | |||||
| Wrexham | 3 | 4 | Blackpool | Racecourse Ground | 3,763 | |
| Owen, Phillips, Spink | Lineups | Ellis 3, Bonner | ||||
| Wycombe Wanderers | 4 | 1 | Southend United | Adams Park | 4,528 | |
| Stallard 2, Cornforth, Read | Lineups | Boere | ||||
| York City | 0 | 1 | Chesterfield | Bootham Crescent | 3,284 | |
| Lineups | Morris | |||||
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Second Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 1 | Watford | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 12 | W | L | W | W | W | 1997-09-07 | Wycombe Wanderers | H |
| 2 | 1 | Chesterfield | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 11 | W | D | W | D | W | 1997-09-07 | Burnley | H |
| 3 | 2 | Wycombe Wanderers | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 10 | W | W | W | D | L | 1997-09-07 | Watford | A |
| 4 | 4 | Preston North End | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | W | W | L | W | D | 1997-09-09 | Oldham Athletic | A |
| 5 | -4 | AFC Bournemouth | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | D | W | L | W | W | 1997-09-05 | Gillingham | A |
| 6 | 3 | Northampton Town | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 10 | W | W | W | D | L | 1997-09-09 | Luton Town | H |
| 7 | -3 | Bristol Rovers | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | D | D | W | W | D | 1997-09-09 | Walsall | H |
| 8 | -1 | Oldham Athletic | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | D | D | W | L | W | 1997-09-09 | Preston North End | H |
| 9 | 4 | Fulham | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | W | L | D | D | W | 1997-09-09 | Plymouth Argyle | H |
| 10 | -4 | Bristol City | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | L | W | L | W | D | 1997-09-13 | Wrexham | A |
| 11 | 6 | Brentford | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 7 | W | W | L | D | L | 1997-09-05 | Southend United | A |
| 12 | 8 | Millwall | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 6 | W | L | L | W | # | 1997-09-13 | Southend United | H |
| 13 | 9 | Blackpool | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 | W | L | L | L | W | 1997-09-07 | Carlisle United | H |
| 14 | -4 | York City | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | L | W | W | L | L | 1997-09-09 | Grimsby Town | A |
| 15 | -4 | Gillingham | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | L | L | W | D | D | 1997-09-05 | AFC Bournemouth | H |
| 16 | -4 | Luton Town | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | L | D | D | W | L | 1997-09-09 | Northampton Town | A |
| 17 | 1 | Wrexham | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | L | D | W | L | # | 1997-09-08 | Wigan Athletic | A |
| 18 | -3 | Wigan Athletic | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 4 | L | L | D | L | W | 1997-09-08 | Wrexham | H |
| 19 | -5 | Walsall | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | L | W | L | D | L | 1997-09-09 | Bristol Rovers | A |
| 20 | -4 | Plymouth Argyle | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | L | D | D | D | D | 1997-09-09 | Fulham | A |
| 21 | -2 | Southend United | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 4 | L | L | W | L | D | 1997-09-05 | Brentford | H |
| 22 | 2 | Carlisle United | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | W | L | L | L | D | 1997-09-07 | Blackpool | A |
| 23 | -2 | Grimsby Town | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 3 | L | L | D | D | D | 1997-09-09 | York City | H |
| 24 | -1 | Burnley | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | D | D | L | D | L | 1997-09-07 | Chesterfield | A |
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnet | 2 | 0 | Swansea City | Underhill Stadium | 1,946 | |
| Charlery, Wilson (p) | Lineups | |||||
| Cambridge United | 4 | 1 | Colchester United | Abbey Stadium | 3,264 | |
| Butler 2, Taylor 2 | Lineups | Gregory D | ||||
| Cardiff City | 2 | 2 | Shrewsbury Town | Ninian Park | 4,271 | |
| Partridge, O'Sullivan | Lineups | Berkley, Steele | ||||
| Darlington | 1 | 2 | Scarborough | Feethams Ground | 2,447 | |
| Roberts (p) | Lineups | Rockett, Bennett G | ||||
| Doncaster Rovers | 1 | 4 | Leyton Orient | Belle Vue | 1,098 | |
| Moncrieffe | Lineups | Hicks, Clark 2, Griffiths | ||||
| Hartlepool United | 1 | 1 | Notts County | Victoria Park | 2,010 | |
| Howard | Lineups | Baraclough (p) | ||||
| Hull City | 0 | 0 | Rotherham United | Boothferry Park | 6,127 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Lincoln City | 0 | 2 | Mansfield Town | Sincil Bank | 3,539 | |
| Lineups | Whitehall, Christie | |||||
| Rochdale | 2 | 0 | Macclesfield Town | Spotland | 2,197 | |
| Carter, Hill | Lineups | |||||
| Scunthorpe United | 2 | 1 | Chester City | Glanford Park | 2,633 | |
| Eyre 2 (1p) | Lineups | Bennett | ||||
| Torquay United | 1 | 2 | Exeter City | Plainmoor | 4,217 | |
| Gurney | Lineups | Rowbotham 2 | ||||
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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 | 0 | Exeter City | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 13 | W | W | W | W | D | 1997-09-09 | Cardiff City | H |
| 2 | 1 | Scunthorpe United | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 12 | W | W | L | W | W | 1997-09-07 | Notts County | A |
| 3 | 4 | Cambridge United | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 10 | W | W | D | W | L | 1997-09-05 | Leyton Orient | A |
| 4 | 2 | Barnet | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 10 | W | W | D | L | W | 1997-09-07 | Peterborough United | A |
| 5 | 3 | Scarborough | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 10 | W | D | W | L | W | 1997-09-07 | Hartlepool United | H |
| 6 | -4 | Peterborough United | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 9 | W | W | W | L | # | 1997-09-03 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A |
| 7 | 6 | Leyton Orient | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 9 | W | W | W | L | L | 1997-09-05 | Cambridge United | H |
| 8 | -3 | Notts County | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 8 | D | D | L | W | W | 1997-09-07 | Scunthorpe United | H |
| 9 | 2 | Cardiff City | 4/ | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | D | D | W | W | # | 1997-09-09 | Exeter City | A |
| 10 | -6 | Macclesfield Town | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | L | D | W | D | W | 1997-09-05 | Darlington | H |
| 11 | -1 | Torquay United | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | L | D | W | W | L | 1997-09-05 | Swansea City | A |
| 12 | -3 | Lincoln City | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | L | D | W | W | L | 1997-09-10 | Rotherham United | A |
| 13 | -1 | Swansea City | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 6 | L | L | W | W | # | 1997-09-05 | Torquay United | H |
| 14 | 1 | Hartlepool United | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | D | D | L | W | D | 1997-09-07 | Scarborough | A |
| 15 | 5 | Rochdale | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | W | L | L | W | L | 1997-09-09 | Shrewsbury Town | A |
| 16 | 5 | Mansfield Town | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | W | L | L | L | W | 1997-09-05 | Doncaster Rovers | H |
| 17 | -3 | Colchester United | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 5 | L | D | D | L | W | 1997-09-08 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H |
| 18 | -2 | Rotherham United | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | D | D | W | L | L | 1997-09-10 | Lincoln City | H |
| 19 | 0 | Shrewsbury Town | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 4 | D | L | L | L | W | 1997-09-09 | Rochdale | H |
| 20 | -2 | Hull City | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 4 | D | W | L | L | L | 1997-09-05 | Chester City | A |
| 21 | -4 | Chester City | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | L | L | D | W | # | 1997-09-05 | Hull City | H |
| 22 | 0 | Darlington | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | L | D | L | L | # | 1997-09-05 | Macclesfield Town | A |
| 23 | 0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | L | L | D | L | # | 1997-09-03 | Peterborough United | H |
| 24 | 0 | Doncaster Rovers | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | L | L | L | L | L | 1997-09-05 | Mansfield Town | A |
