Sunday 1997-09-07
| First Division |
| First Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bury | 1 | 0 | Tranmere Rovers | Gigg Lane | 5,073 | |
| Swan | Lineups | |||||
| Oxford United | 3 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Manor Ground | 6,927 | |
| Beauchamp 2, Ford B | Lineups | |||||
| Swindon Town | 0 | 0 | Nottingham Forest | County Ground | 13,051 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| West Bromwich Albion | 1 | 0 | Reading | The Hawthorns | 15,966 | |
| Hunt | Lineups | |||||
| 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 | 2 | West Bromwich Albion | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 14 | W | D | D | W | W | 1997-09-13 | Queens Park Rangers | A |
| 2 | 0 | Nottingham Forest | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 13 | D | L | W | W | W | 1997-09-13 | Sheffield United | A |
| 3 | -2 | 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 |
| 4 | 1 | Swindon Town | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 11 | D | L | W | D | W | 1997-09-13 | Tranmere Rovers | H |
| 5 | -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 |
| 6 | 0 | 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 | 6 | Bury | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 9 | W | W | L | D | D | 1997-09-12 | Manchester City | H |
| 8 | -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 |
| 9 | -1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | L | D | W | L | D | 1997-09-13 | Charlton Athletic | H |
| 10 | -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 |
| 11 | -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 |
| 12 | -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 |
| 13 | -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 |
| 14 | 6 | Oxford United | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 6 | W | L | L | L | L | 1997-09-13 | Reading | A |
| 15 | -1 | 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 |
| 16 | -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 |
| 17 | -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 |
| 18 | -1 | 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 |
| 19 | -1 | Tranmere Rovers | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | L | L | L | D | W | 1997-09-13 | Swindon Town | A |
| 20 | -1 | 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 |
| 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 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | L | L | L | L | L | 1997-09-13 | Oxford United | H |
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackpool | 2 | 1 | Carlisle United | Bloomfield Road | 7,259 | |
| Ellis, Carlisle | Lineups | Archdeacon (p) | ||||
| Chesterfield | 1 | 0 | Burnley | Saltergate Recreation Ground | 7,406 | |
| Lormor | Lineups | |||||
| Watford | 2 | 1 | Wycombe Wanderers | Vicarage Road | 12,100 | |
| Hyde, Lee | Lineups | Read | ||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 0 | Watford | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 15 | W | W | L | W | W | 1997-09-13 | Chesterfield | H |
| 2 | 0 | Chesterfield | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 14 | W | W | D | W | D | 1997-09-13 | Watford | A |
| 3 | 0 | Wycombe Wanderers | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 10 | L | W | W | W | D | 1997-09-13 | Carlisle United | H |
| 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 | 8 | Blackpool | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 9 | W | W | L | L | L | 1997-09-13 | Wigan Athletic | A |
| 8 | -1 | 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 |
| 9 | -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 |
| 10 | -1 | 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 |
| 11 | -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 |
| 12 | -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 |
| 13 | -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 |
| 14 | -1 | 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 |
| 15 | -1 | Millwall | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 6 | W | L | L | W | # | 1997-09-13 | Southend United | H |
| 16 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 4 | L | W | L | L | L | 1997-09-13 | Wycombe Wanderers | 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 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | L | D | D | L | D | 1997-09-13 | York City | A |
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notts County | 2 | 1 | Scunthorpe United | Meadow Lane | 5,009 | |
| Redmile, Derry | Lineups | Strodder OG | ||||
| Peterborough United | 5 | 1 | Barnet | London Road | 7,243 | |
| Quinn 3 (1p), Farrell, Carruthers | Lineups | Samuels | ||||
| Scarborough | 1 | 1 | Hartlepool United | Seamer Road | 3,027 | |
| Bennett T | Lineups | Cullen | ||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Third Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 4 | Peterborough United | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 16 | 13 | W | D | W | W | W | 1997-09-13 | Rotherham United | A |
| 2 | -1 | 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 |
| 3 | -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 |
| 4 | -1 | Scunthorpe United | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | L | W | W | L | W | 1997-09-13 | Doncaster Rovers | H |
| 5 | 5 | Notts County | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 11 | W | D | D | L | W | 1997-09-13 | Mansfield Town | H |
| 6 | 1 | Scarborough | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 11 | D | W | D | W | L | 1997-09-12 | Colchester United | A |
| 7 | -3 | 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 |
| 8 | -2 | Barnet | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 10 | L | W | W | D | L | 1997-09-13 | Cambridge United | A |
| 9 | -1 | 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 |
| 10 | -1 | 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 |
| 11 | 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 |
| 12 | 4 | Hartlepool United | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | D | D | D | L | W | 1997-09-13 | Torquay United | H |
| 13 | -1 | 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 |
| 14 | -1 | 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 |
| 15 | -1 | 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 |
| 16 | -1 | 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 |
| 17 | 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 |
| 18 | 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 |
| 19 | 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 |
| 20 | 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 |
| 21 | 0 | 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 |
