Wednesday 1997-09-03
| First Division |
| First Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nottingham Forest | 1 | 3 | Manchester City | City Ground | 23,681 | |
| Campbell | Lineups | Brannan 2, Dickov | ||||
| Stoke City | 0 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | Britannia Stadium | 17,500 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1 | 1 | Port Vale | Molineux | 21,524 | |
| Bull | Lineups | Foyle | ||||
| 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 | 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 | 0 | Nottingham Forest | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 12 | L | W | W | W | W | 1997-09-07 | Swindon Town | A |
| 3 | 2 | West Bromwich Albion | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 11 | D | D | W | W | W | 1997-09-07 | Reading | H |
| 4 | -1 | 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 |
| 5 | -1 | 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 |
| 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 | 1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | D | W | L | D | W | 1997-09-07 | Oxford United | A |
| 8 | -1 | 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 |
| 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | Manchester City | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 5 | W | L | D | L | D | 1997-09-12 | Bury | A |
| 15 | -1 | 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 |
| 16 | 1 | Stoke City | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | D | L | W | D | L | 1997-09-13 | Stockport County | H |
| 17 | 4 | Port Vale | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | D | W | L | L | # | 1997-09-09 | Stockport County | H |
| 18 | -3 | 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 |
| 19 | -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 |
| 20 | -2 | 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 |
| 21 | -2 | Crewe Alexandra | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | L | W | L | L | # | 1997-09-13 | Portsmouth | A |
| 22 | -2 | 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 |
| 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 |
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 2 | 2 | Peterborough United | Priestfield Stadium, Gillingham | 1,215 | |
| Mayo, Maskell | Lineups | Carruthers, Payne | ||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 0 | 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 | 3 | Peterborough United | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 10 | D | W | W | W | L | 1997-09-07 | Barnet | H |
| 4 | -1 | 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 |
| 5 | -1 | 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 |
| 6 | -1 | 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 |
| 7 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | D | L | L | D | L | 1997-09-08 | Colchester United | A |
| 23 | -1 | Darlington | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | L | D | L | L | # | 1997-09-05 | Macclesfield Town | A |
| 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 |
