Saturday 1997-10-11
| Cup and International Matches |
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| World Cup Qualifier Group 2 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Italy | 0 | 0 | England |  | Stadio Olimpico, Rome | 81,200 | |
| Lineups | ||||||||
| First Division |
| First Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 3 | 3 | Crewe Alexandra | Elm Park | 6,685 | |
| Asaba 2, Westwood OG | Lineups | Westwood, Little, Adebola | ||||
| Stockport County | 3 | 2 | Oxford United | Edgeley Park | 7,333 | |
| Angell, Dinning, Armstrong | Lineups | Purse, Aldridge | ||||
| Swindon Town | 3 | 1 | Bury | County Ground | 7,640 | |
| Hay 2 (1p), Gooden | Lineups | Battersby | ||||
| 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 | Nottingham Forest | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 22 | W | W | W | L | D | 1997-10-18 | Tranmere Rovers | H |
| 2 | 1 | Swindon Town | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 21 | W | W | L | D | W | 1997-10-18 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A |
| 3 | -1 | Bradford City | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 18 | W | D | L | D | L | 1997-10-18 | Port Vale | A |
| 4 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 18 | L | W | D | L | W | 1997-10-18 | Portsmouth | A |
| 5 | 0 | Sheffield United | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 18 | W | D | W | W | D | 1997-10-18 | Queens Park Rangers | H |
| 6 | 0 | Charlton Athletic | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 20 | 16 | W | L | W | W | L | 1997-10-14 | Huddersfield Town | A |
| 7 | 0 | Queens Park Rangers | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 16 | L | L | W | W | W | 1997-10-18 | Sheffield United | A |
| 8 | 7 | Stockport County | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 15 | W | W | W | W | L | 1997-10-18 | Norwich City | A |
| 9 | -1 | Middlesbrough | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 14 | L | W | W | D | D | 1997-10-18 | Crewe Alexandra | A |
| 10 | -1 | Port Vale | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 14 | L | W | D | W | L | 1997-10-12 | Stoke City | A |
| 11 | -1 | Birmingham City | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 14 | L | D | L | L | W | 1997-10-12 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H |
| 12 | -1 | Stoke City | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 14 | W | L | W | W | D | 1997-10-12 | Port Vale | H |
| 13 | 3 | Crewe Alexandra | 10 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 13 | D | W | W | L | L | 1997-10-18 | Middlesbrough | H |
| 14 | -2 | Sunderland | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 13 | L | L | D | W | W | 1997-10-18 | Huddersfield Town | H |
| 15 | -2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 13 | L | D | D | W | L | 1997-10-12 | Birmingham City | A |
| 16 | -2 | Norwich City | 10 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 13 | L | W | W | L | W | 1997-10-18 | Stockport County | H |
| 17 | 3 | Reading | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 11 | D | W | W | L | W | 1997-10-18 | Manchester City | A |
| 18 | -1 | Bury | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 11 | L | L | L | D | D | 1997-10-18 | Birmingham City | H |
| 19 | 0 | Oxford United | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 10 | L | W | D | L | L | 1997-10-18 | Ipswich Town | H |
| 20 | -2 | Tranmere Rovers | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 10 | W | L | W | L | L | 1997-10-18 | Nottingham Forest | A |
| 21 | 0 | Manchester City | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 9 | L | W | L | D | W | 1997-10-18 | Reading | H |
| 22 | 0 | Ipswich Town | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 9 | W | L | L | D | W | 1997-10-18 | Oxford United | A |
| 23 | 0 | Portsmouth | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 8 | L | L | L | L | L | 1997-10-18 | West Bromwich Albion | H |
| 24 | 0 | Huddersfield Town | 9 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 4 | L | D | L | D | L | 1997-10-14 | Charlton Athletic | H |
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burnley | 3 | 1 | Carlisle United | Turf Moor | 10,687 | |
| Barnes, Creaney 2 | Lineups | Couzens | ||||
| Chesterfield | 2 | 3 | Wigan Athletic | Saltergate Recreation Ground | 4,673 | |
| Lormor (p), Wilkinson | Lineups | O'Connell, Greenall, Lowe | ||||
| Fulham | 1 | 0 | Blackpool | Craven Cottage | 7,760 | |
| Conroy | Lineups | |||||
| Gillingham | 1 | 0 | Wycombe Wanderers | Priestfield Stadium | 5,479 | |
| Akinbiyi | Lineups | |||||
| Grimsby Town | 1 | 0 | Northampton Town | Blundell Park | 4,778 | |
| Donovan | Lineups | |||||
| Luton Town | 3 | 0 | Plymouth Argyle | Kenilworth Road | 5,558 | |
| Thorpe 2, Davies | Lineups | |||||
| Millwall | 2 | 1 | Oldham Athletic | The Den | 7,906 | |
| Law, Black | Lineups | Hodgson | ||||
| Preston North End | 0 | 1 | AFC Bournemouth | Deepdale | 8,531 | |
| Lineups | Warren | |||||
| Southend United | 0 | 2 | Bristol City | Roots Hall | 3,273 | |
| Lineups | Bell, Hails OG | |||||
| Walsall | 3 | 0 | Wrexham | Bescot Stadium | 4,042 | |
| Boli, Hodge (p), Watson | Lineups | |||||
| York City | 3 | 1 | Brentford | Bootham Crescent | 2,831 | |
| Stephenson, Tinkler, Murty | Lineups | Taylor | ||||
| 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 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 18 | 23 | W | D | D | W | W | 1997-10-14 | Bristol Rovers | A |
| 2 | 0 | Northampton Town | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 21 | L | D | W | W | D | 1997-10-18 | Gillingham | H |
| 3 | 3 | Millwall | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 18 | W | W | L | W | W | 1997-10-18 | Watford | A |
| 4 | 3 | Gillingham | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 18 | W | W | L | D | W | 1997-10-18 | Northampton Town | A |
| 5 | -2 | Bristol Rovers | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 17 | W | D | D | L | W | 1997-10-14 | Watford | H |
| 6 | 3 | York City | 11 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 17 | W | W | D | L | W | 1997-10-17 | Bristol City | A |
| 7 | -3 | Chesterfield | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 17 | L | D | D | D | L | 1997-10-18 | Oldham Athletic | A |
| 8 | 2 | Fulham | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 17 | W | W | L | L | L | 1997-10-18 | AFC Bournemouth | A |
| 9 | 3 | Wigan Athletic | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 16 | W | L | W | L | W | 1997-10-18 | Luton Town | H |
| 10 | 4 | AFC Bournemouth | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 16 | W | D | L | D | D | 1997-10-18 | Fulham | H |
| 11 | -6 | Preston North End | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 16 | L | W | D | D | D | 1997-10-17 | Carlisle United | A |
| 12 | 3 | Grimsby Town | 11 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 16 | W | W | W | L | W | 1997-10-18 | Blackpool | A |
| 13 | -5 | Oldham Athletic | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 14 | L | L | D | D | D | 1997-10-18 | Chesterfield | H |
| 14 | 6 | Walsall | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 14 | W | W | L | W | D | 1997-10-18 | Brentford | A |
| 15 | 4 | Bristol City | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 14 | W | L | W | D | L | 1997-10-17 | York City | H |
| 16 | -5 | Wycombe Wanderers | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 13 | L | D | D | D | L | 1997-10-18 | Bristol Rovers | H |
| 17 | -4 | Blackpool | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 13 | L | L | W | D | L | 1997-10-18 | Grimsby Town | H |
| 18 | -2 | Brentford | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 12 | L | L | W | D | D | 1997-10-18 | Walsall | H |
| 19 | -2 | Wrexham | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 11 | L | L | D | W | W | 1997-10-18 | Burnley | H |
| 20 | -2 | Carlisle United | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 11 | L | L | W | D | W | 1997-10-17 | Preston North End | H |
| 21 | 0 | Southend United | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 11 | L | D | L | W | L | 1997-10-18 | Plymouth Argyle | A |
| 22 | 0 | Plymouth Argyle | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 9 | L | L | W | D | D | 1997-10-18 | Southend United | H |
| 23 | 0 | Luton Town | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 9 | W | L | L | L | D | 1997-10-18 | Wigan Athletic | A |
| 24 | 0 | Burnley | 11 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | W | D | L | D | L | 1997-10-18 | Wrexham | A |
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chester City | 2 | 0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Deva Stadium | 2,402 | |
| Bennett 2 | Lineups | |||||
| Doncaster Rovers | 2 | 2 | Hartlepool United | Belle Vue | 1,526 | |
| Moncrieffe 2 | Lineups | Cullen, Lucas | ||||
| Exeter City | 1 | 0 | Swansea City | St James Park | 3,909 | |
| Birch | Lineups | |||||
| Hull City | 3 | 0 | Scarborough | Boothferry Park | 5,315 | |
| Peacock, Rocastle, Quigley | Lineups | |||||
| Leyton Orient | 1 | 1 | Rotherham United | Brisbane Road | 3,666 | |
| Griffiths | Lineups | White | ||||
| Lincoln City | 1 | 1 | Torquay United | Sincil Bank | 2,462 | |
| Fleming | Lineups | Watson | ||||
| Mansfield Town | 3 | 2 | Cambridge United | Field Mill | 2,239 | |
| Christie, Whitehall 2 | Lineups | Finney, Wanless | ||||
| Notts County | 1 | 1 | Macclesfield Town | Meadow Lane | 4,871 | |
| Richardson | Lineups | Wood | ||||
| Peterborough United | 3 | 2 | Colchester United | London Road | 6,277 | |
| Carruthers, Houghton, Quinn | Lineups | Rankin, Adcock | ||||
| Rochdale | 5 | 0 | Darlington | Spotland | 2,134 | |
| Painter 2 (1p), Lancashire 2, Russell | Lineups | |||||
| Shrewsbury Town | 2 | 0 | Barnet | Gay Meadow | 2,112 | |
| Steele, Currie | 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 | 0 | Peterborough United | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 27 | 24 | W | W | D | W | D | 1997-10-18 | Scarborough | A |
| 2 | 1 | Exeter City | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 24 | W | D | W | W | L | 1997-10-18 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A |
| 3 | -1 | Notts County | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 22 | D | D | W | W | W | 1997-10-18 | Swansea City | A |
| 4 | 2 | Chester City | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 19 | W | W | L | L | W | 1997-10-18 | Torquay United | A |
| 5 | -1 | Scunthorpe United | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 19 | L | W | W | D | L | 1997-10-18 | Lincoln City | H |
| 6 | 1 | Macclesfield Town | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 17 | D | D | D | L | W | 1997-10-18 | Mansfield Town | H |
| 7 | -2 | Cambridge United | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 16 | L | D | D | D | L | 1997-10-18 | Rochdale | H |
| 8 | 3 | Lincoln City | 11 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 16 | D | D | D | W | W | 1997-10-18 | Scunthorpe United | A |
| 9 | 8 | Rochdale | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 15 | W | W | L | W | L | 1997-10-18 | Cambridge United | A |
| 10 | 2 | Hartlepool United | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 15 | D | L | W | D | W | 1997-10-18 | Leyton Orient | H |
| 11 | -2 | Colchester United | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 15 | L | D | L | W | W | 1997-10-18 | Shrewsbury Town | H |
| 12 | 1 | Torquay United | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 15 | D | D | W | W | L | 1997-10-18 | Chester City | H |
| 13 | 5 | Mansfield Town | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 15 | W | D | D | W | L | 1997-10-18 | Macclesfield Town | A |
| 14 | -6 | Barnet | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 15 | L | D | D | L | W | 1997-10-18 | Hull City | H |
| 15 | -5 | Scarborough | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 15 | L | D | L | W | L | 1997-10-18 | Peterborough United | H |
| 16 | -1 | Leyton Orient | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 15 | D | D | D | L | W | 1997-10-18 | Hartlepool United | A |
| 17 | -3 | Cardiff City | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 14 | D | D | L | L | W | 1997-10-18 | Rotherham United | A |
| 18 | -2 | Rotherham United | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 13 | D | L | W | L | D | 1997-10-18 | Cardiff City | H |
| 19 | 0 | Shrewsbury Town | 11 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 13 | W | W | L | L | L | 1997-10-18 | Colchester United | A |
| 20 | 0 | Swansea City | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 13 | 10 | L | L | D | L | L | 1997-10-18 | Notts County | H |
| 21 | 0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 9 | L | W | W | L | D | 1997-10-18 | Exeter City | H |
| 22 | 1 | Hull City | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 8 | W | D | L | L | L | 1997-10-18 | Barnet | A |
| 23 | -1 | Darlington | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 8 | L | D | D | D | D | 1997-10-18 | Doncaster Rovers | H |
| 24 | 0 | Doncaster Rovers | 11 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 4 | D | L | L | D | D | 1997-10-18 | Darlington | A |
