Wednesday 1997-09-17
| Cup and International Matches |
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| Champions League | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Kosice FC | 0 | 3 | Manchester United | PL | LokomotÃva Stadium | 9,950 | Group B |
| Lineups | Irwin, Berg, Cole | |||||||
| PL | Newcastle United | 3 | 2 | Barcelona |  | St James' Park | 35,274 | Group C |
| Asprilla 3 (1p) | Lineups | Enrique, Figo | ||||||
| League Cup Round 2 1st Leg | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||||
| D 1 | Birmingham City | 4 | 1 | Stockport County | D 1 | St Andrew's | 4,900 | |
| Hughes, Robinson, Devlin 2 (1p) | Lineups | Angell | ||||||
| PL | Blackburn Rovers | 6 | 0 | Preston North End | D 2 | Ewood Park | 22,564 | |
| Dahlin 2, Sutton, Gallacher, Andersson, Bohinen | Lineups | |||||||
| D 2 | Grimsby Town | 2 | 0 | Sheffield Wednesday | PL | Blundell Park | 6,429 | |
| Groves, Livingstone | Lineups | |||||||
| PL | Leeds United | 3 | 1 | Bristol City | D 2 | Elland Road | 8,806 | |
| Wetherall, Hasselbaink (p), Ribeiro | Lineups | Goater | ||||||
| D 1 | Nottingham Forest | 0 | 1 | Walsall | D 2 | City Ground | 7,841 | |
| Lineups | Skinner | |||||||
| PL | Southampton | 3 | 1 | Brentford | D 2 | The Dell | 8,004 | |
| Monkou, Davies, Evans | Lineups | Taylor | ||||||
| PL | Tottenham Hotspur | 3 | 2 | Carlisle United | D 2 | White Hart Lane | 19,225 | |
| Fenn, Fox, Mahorn | Lineups | Couzens, Aspinall | ||||||
| First Division |
| First Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norwich City | 0 | 4 | Charlton Athletic | Carrow Road | 10,157 | |
| Lineups | Mendonca 3, Chapple | |||||
| 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 | 0 | Bradford City | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 14 | D | L | W | W | W | 1997-09-21 | Charlton Athletic | A |
| 2 | 0 | Swindon Town | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 14 | W | D | L | W | D | 1997-09-20 | West Bromwich Albion | A |
| 3 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 14 | L | W | D | D | W | 1997-09-20 | Swindon Town | H |
| 4 | 0 | Birmingham City | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 13 | L | W | W | D | W | 1997-09-20 | Middlesbrough | A |
| 5 | 0 | Nottingham Forest | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 13 | L | D | L | W | W | 1997-09-20 | Portsmouth | H |
| 6 | 0 | Sunderland | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 12 | W | W | W | L | L | 1997-09-20 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H |
| 7 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 11 | W | L | D | W | L | 1997-09-20 | Sunderland | A |
| 8 | 0 | Sheffield United | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 | W | D | W | D | W | 1997-09-20 | Oxford United | A |
| 9 | 6 | Charlton Athletic | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 10 | W | L | W | D | W | 1997-09-21 | Bradford City | H |
| 10 | -1 | Port Vale | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 10 | W | L | W | D | W | 1997-09-20 | Bury | H |
| 11 | -1 | Bury | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 10 | D | W | W | L | D | 1997-09-20 | Port Vale | A |
| 12 | -1 | Queens Park Rangers | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 10 | W | W | L | W | L | 1997-09-20 | Crewe Alexandra | A |
| 13 | -1 | Portsmouth | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 8 | L | D | W | L | W | 1997-09-20 | Nottingham Forest | A |
| 14 | -1 | Middlesbrough | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 8 | D | D | W | L | W | 1997-09-20 | Birmingham City | H |
| 15 | -1 | Stoke City | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | W | D | L | W | D | 1997-09-20 | Ipswich Town | A |
| 16 | 0 | Norwich City | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 7 | L | W | D | W | L | 1997-09-20 | Manchester City | A |
| 17 | 0 | Oxford United | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 6 | L | W | L | L | L | 1997-09-20 | Sheffield United | H |
| 18 | 0 | Manchester City | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 6 | D | W | L | D | L | 1997-09-20 | Norwich City | H |
| 19 | 0 | Crewe Alexandra | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 6 | L | W | L | W | L | 1997-09-20 | Queens Park Rangers | H |
| 20 | 0 | Ipswich Town | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | D | W | D | L | D | 1997-09-20 | Stoke City | H |
| 21 | 0 | Tranmere Rovers | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 | L | L | L | L | D | 1997-09-20 | Reading | H |
| 22 | 0 | Reading | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | W | L | L | L | L | 1997-09-20 | Tranmere Rovers | A |
| 23 | 0 | Stockport County | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 3 | L | L | D | D | L | 1997-09-20 | Huddersfield Town | H |
| 24 | 0 | Huddersfield Town | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | D | L | L | D | D | 1997-09-20 | Stockport County | A |
