Friday 1997-09-05
| First Division |
| First Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradford City | 0 | 4 | Sunderland | Valley Parade | 16,484 | |
| Lineups | Gray, Clark, Phillips, Johnston | |||||
| 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 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 13 | L | W | W | W | D | 1997-09-13 | Middlesbrough | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 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 |
| 6 | 6 | Sunderland | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 9 | W | W | L | L | W | 1997-09-14 | Birmingham City | A |
| 7 | -1 | 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 |
| 8 | -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 |
| 9 | -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 |
| 10 | -1 | 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 |
| 11 | -1 | Middlesbrough | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | D | W | L | W | # | 1997-09-13 | Bradford City | A |
| 12 | -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 |
| 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 |
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gillingham | 2 | 1 | AFC Bournemouth | Priestfield Stadium | 5,167 | |
| Butters (p), Butler | Lineups | Fletcher S | ||||
| Southend United | 3 | 1 | Brentford | Roots Hall | 3,437 | |
| Marsh, Boere, Clarke | Lineups | Rapley | ||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | AFC Bournemouth | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 10 | L | D | W | L | W | 1997-09-13 | Luton Town | H |
| 6 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 6 | Gillingham | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | W | L | L | W | D | 1997-09-13 | Bristol Rovers | A |
| 10 | -1 | 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 |
| 11 | -1 | 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 |
| 12 | -1 | Brentford | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 7 | L | W | W | L | D | 1997-09-13 | Plymouth Argyle | A |
| 13 | 8 | Southend United | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 7 | W | L | L | W | L | 1997-09-13 | Millwall | A |
| 14 | -2 | Millwall | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 6 | W | L | L | W | # | 1997-09-13 | Southend United | H |
| 15 | -2 | 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 |
| 16 | -2 | 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 |
| 17 | -1 | 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 |
| 18 | -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 |
| 19 | -1 | 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 |
| 20 | -1 | 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 |
| 21 | -1 | 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 |
| 22 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chester City | 1 | 0 | Hull City | Deva Stadium | 2,271 | |
| Bennett | Lineups | |||||
| Leyton Orient | 0 | 2 | Cambridge United | Brisbane Road | 4,647 | |
| Lineups | Kyd, Foster | |||||
| Macclesfield Town | 2 | 1 | Darlington | Moss Rose | 2,459 | |
| Power 2 | Lineups | Roberts | ||||
| Mansfield Town | 1 | 1 | Doncaster Rovers | Field Mill | 2,874 | |
| Christie | Lineups | Moncrieffe | ||||
| Swansea City | 2 | 0 | Torquay United | Vetch Field | 4,135 | |
| O'Gorman, Bird | Lineups | |||||
| 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 | 3 | Cambridge United | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 13 | W | W | W | D | W | 1997-09-13 | Barnet | H |
| 2 | -1 | 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 |
| 3 | -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 |
| 4 | 6 | Macclesfield Town | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | W | L | D | W | D | 1997-09-13 | Swansea City | H |
| 5 | -2 | 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 |
| 6 | -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 |
| 7 | -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 |
| 8 | 5 | Swansea City | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 | W | L | L | W | W | 1997-09-09 | Darlington | A |
| 9 | -2 | Leyton Orient | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 9 | L | W | W | W | L | 1997-09-13 | Exeter City | H |
| 10 | -2 | 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 |
| 11 | -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 |
| 12 | 9 | Chester City | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | W | L | L | D | W | 1997-09-13 | Shrewsbury Town | H |
| 13 | 3 | Mansfield Town | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | D | W | L | L | L | 1997-09-13 | Notts County | A |
| 14 | -2 | 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 |
| 15 | -4 | Torquay United | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | L | L | D | W | W | 1997-09-13 | Hartlepool United | A |
| 16 | -2 | 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 |
| 17 | -2 | 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 |
| 18 | -1 | 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 |
| 19 | -1 | 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 |
| 20 | -1 | 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 |
| 21 | -1 | Hull City | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 4 | L | D | W | L | L | 1997-09-13 | Lincoln City | H |
| 22 | 0 | 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 | 0 | Darlington | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | L | L | D | L | L | 1997-09-09 | Swansea City | H |
| 24 | 0 | Doncaster Rovers | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | D | L | L | L | L | 1997-09-13 | Scunthorpe United | A |
