Tuesday 1997-10-21
| Cup and International Matches |
|---|
| European UEFA Cup Round 2 1st Leg | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Athletic Bilbao | 0 | 0 | Aston Villa | PL | San Mamés Stadium | 39,000 | |
| Lineups | ||||||||
 | Strasbourg RC | 3 | 0 | Liverpool | PL | Stade de la Meinau | 18,813 | |
| Zitelli 2, Conteh | Lineups | |||||||
| First Division |
| First Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bury | 1 | 1 | Queens Park Rangers | Gigg Lane | 4,602 | |
| Battersby | Lineups | Spencer | ||||
| Crewe Alexandra | 0 | 0 | Ipswich Town | Gresty Road | 4,730 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Norwich City | 0 | 0 | Reading | Carrow Road | 17,781 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Nottingham Forest | 1 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | City Ground | 19,243 | |
| Campbell | Lineups | |||||
| Oxford United | 1 | 4 | Middlesbrough | Manor Ground | 8,306 | |
| Purse | Lineups | Emerson, Mustoe, Fleming, Merson | ||||
| Port Vale | 4 | 1 | Huddersfield Town | Vale Park | 5,244 | |
| Horne OG, Talbot, Ainsworth, Naylor | Lineups | Stewart | ||||
| Portsmouth | 1 | 1 | Bradford City | Fratton Park | 6,827 | |
| McLoughlin (p) | Lineups | Edinho | ||||
| Sheffield United | 5 | 1 | Stockport County | Bramall Lane | 16,241 | |
| Whitehouse, Fjortoft 3, Deane | Lineups | McIntosh | ||||
| Sunderland | 0 | 0 | Swindon Town | Stadium of Light | 27,553 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| 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 | Nottingham Forest | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 26 | W | D | W | W | W | 1997-10-24 | Reading | A |
| 2 | 4 | Sheffield United | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 22 | W | D | W | D | W | 1997-10-25 | West Bromwich Albion | A |
| 3 | -1 | Swindon Town | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 22 | D | L | W | W | L | 1997-10-25 | Norwich City | H |
| 4 | -1 | West Bromwich Albion | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 21 | L | W | L | W | D | 1997-10-25 | Sheffield United | H |
| 5 | -1 | Charlton Athletic | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 24 | 20 | D | W | W | L | W | 1997-10-22 | Birmingham City | H |
| 6 | -1 | Bradford City | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 20 | D | D | W | D | L | 1997-10-25 | Crewe Alexandra | H |
| 7 | 6 | Middlesbrough | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 18 | W | D | L | W | W | 1997-10-25 | Port Vale | H |
| 8 | 6 | Port Vale | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 18 | W | D | L | L | W | 1997-10-25 | Middlesbrough | A |
| 9 | -1 | Queens Park Rangers | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 18 | D | D | L | L | W | 1997-10-26 | Manchester City | H |
| 10 | -3 | Stoke City | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 18 | D | W | W | L | W | 1997-10-22 | Manchester City | A |
| 11 | 0 | Sunderland | 12 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 17 | D | W | L | L | D | 1997-10-25 | Stoke City | A |
| 12 | -3 | Birmingham City | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 17 | L | W | L | D | L | 1997-10-22 | Charlton Athletic | A |
| 13 | -3 | Stockport County | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 21 | 16 | L | D | W | W | W | 1997-10-25 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H |
| 14 | -2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 16 | W | L | L | D | D | 1997-10-22 | Tranmere Rovers | H |
| 15 | 0 | Crewe Alexandra | 12 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 17 | 15 | D | D | D | W | W | 1997-10-25 | Bradford City | A |
| 16 | 0 | Bury | 13 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 15 | D | W | L | L | L | 1997-10-25 | Ipswich Town | A |
| 17 | 0 | Norwich City | 12 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 15 | D | D | L | W | W | 1997-10-25 | Swindon Town | A |
| 18 | 0 | Oxford United | 13 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 18 | 13 | L | W | L | W | D | 1997-10-25 | Birmingham City | A |
| 19 | 0 | Reading | 13 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 13 | D | D | D | W | W | 1997-10-24 | Nottingham Forest | H |
| 20 | 0 | Tranmere Rovers | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 11 | D | W | L | W | L | 1997-10-22 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A |
| 21 | 0 | Manchester City | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 10 | D | L | W | L | D | 1997-10-22 | Stoke City | H |
| 22 | 0 | Ipswich Town | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 10 | D | L | W | L | L | 1997-10-25 | Bury | H |
| 23 | 0 | Portsmouth | 12 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 9 | D | L | L | L | L | 1997-10-25 | Huddersfield Town | A |
| 24 | 0 | Huddersfield Town | 12 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 7 | 4 | L | L | L | L | D | 1997-10-25 | Portsmouth | H |
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFC Bournemouth | 0 | 0 | Millwall | Dean Court | 4,752 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Blackpool | 2 | 1 | Chesterfield | Bloomfield Road | 3,682 | |
| Clarkson, Quinn (p) | Lineups | Curtis | ||||
| Brentford | 2 | 3 | Bristol Rovers | Griffin Park | 3,967 | |
| Bent, Rapley | Lineups | Hayles 2, Beadle | ||||
| Bristol City | 2 | 1 | Preston North End | Ashton Gate | 9,039 | |
| Bell (p), Goodridge | Lineups | Dyche OG | ||||
| Carlisle United | 0 | 1 | Luton Town | Brunton Park | 4,341 | |
| Lineups | White | |||||
| Northampton Town | 1 | 1 | York City | Sixfields Stadium | 6,059 | |
| Hunter (p) | Lineups | Rowe | ||||
| Oldham Athletic | 2 | 0 | Grimsby Town | Boundary Park | 4,520 | |
| Wright, Duxbury | Lineups | |||||
| Plymouth Argyle | 2 | 2 | Burnley | Home Park | 2,994 | |
| Heathcote, Jean | Lineups | Eyres (p), Creaney | ||||
| Watford | 2 | 0 | Fulham | Vicarage Road | 11,486 | |
| Rosenthal, Robinson | Lineups | |||||
| Wigan Athletic | 1 | 4 | Gillingham | Springfield Park | 3,214 | |
| Lee | Lineups | Akinbiyi, Ratcliffe, Butler (p), Fortune-West | ||||
| Wrexham | 3 | 1 | Southend United | Racecourse Ground | 2,039 | |
| McGregor, Kelly, Connolly (p) | Lineups | Rammell | ||||
| Wycombe Wanderers | 4 | 2 | Walsall | Adams Park | 3,884 | |
| Stallard 3, Read | Lineups | Viveash, Watson | ||||
| 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 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 22 | 29 | W | L | W | W | D | 1997-10-25 | Grimsby Town | A |
| 2 | 0 | Northampton Town | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 25 | D | W | L | D | W | 1997-10-25 | Fulham | A |
| 3 | 0 | Millwall | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 22 | D | W | W | W | L | 1997-10-25 | Wigan Athletic | H |
| 4 | 2 | Gillingham | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 18 | 21 | W | L | W | W | L | 1997-10-25 | Plymouth Argyle | H |
| 5 | 2 | Oldham Athletic | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 22 | 20 | W | W | L | L | D | 1997-10-25 | Southend United | A |
| 6 | 3 | Bristol City | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 20 | W | W | W | L | W | 1997-10-25 | Walsall | A |
| 7 | 3 | Bristol Rovers | 13 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 18 | 20 | W | L | L | W | D | 1997-10-25 | Blackpool | H |
| 8 | -4 | AFC Bournemouth | 13 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 20 | D | W | W | D | L | 1997-10-25 | Burnley | A |
| 9 | 6 | Wycombe Wanderers | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 22 | 19 | W | W | L | D | D | 1997-10-25 | Chesterfield | A |
| 10 | -5 | Preston North End | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 19 | L | W | L | W | D | 1997-10-25 | Wrexham | H |
| 11 | 0 | York City | 13 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 18 | D | L | W | W | D | 1997-10-25 | Carlisle United | H |
| 12 | -4 | Wigan Athletic | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 17 | L | D | W | L | W | 1997-10-25 | Millwall | A |
| 13 | 4 | Blackpool | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 17 | W | D | L | L | W | 1997-10-25 | Bristol Rovers | A |
| 14 | -2 | Chesterfield | 13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 17 | L | L | L | D | D | 1997-10-25 | Wycombe Wanderers | H |
| 15 | -2 | Fulham | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 17 | L | L | W | W | L | 1997-10-25 | Northampton Town | H |
| 16 | -2 | Grimsby Town | 13 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 17 | L | D | W | W | W | 1997-10-25 | Watford | H |
| 17 | 3 | Wrexham | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 15 | W | D | L | L | D | 1997-10-25 | Preston North End | A |
| 18 | -2 | Brentford | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 15 | L | W | L | L | W | 1997-10-25 | Luton Town | A |
| 19 | -1 | Walsall | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 14 | L | L | W | W | L | 1997-10-25 | Bristol City | H |
| 20 | -1 | Southend United | 13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 13 | 14 | L | W | L | D | L | 1997-10-25 | Oldham Athletic | H |
| 21 | 1 | Luton Town | 13 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 13 | W | D | W | L | L | 1997-10-25 | Brentford | H |
| 22 | -1 | Carlisle United | 13 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 11 | L | L | L | L | W | 1997-10-25 | York City | A |
| 23 | 0 | Plymouth Argyle | 13 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 10 | D | L | L | L | W | 1997-10-25 | Gillingham | A |
| 24 | 0 | Burnley | 13 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 10 | D | D | W | D | L | 1997-10-25 | AFC Bournemouth | H |
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnet | 3 | 1 | Rochdale | Underhill Stadium | 1,310 | |
| Harle, Heald, Samuels | Lineups | Leonard | ||||
| Cambridge United | 0 | 1 | Hull City | Abbey Stadium | 2,388 | |
| Lineups | Greaves | |||||
| Colchester United | 2 | 1 | Doncaster Rovers | Layer Road | 2,588 | |
| Sale, Skelton | Lineups | McDonald | ||||
| Darlington | 0 | 0 | Cardiff City | Feethams Ground | 2,278 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Hartlepool United | 2 | 1 | Peterborough United | Victoria Park | 1,990 | |
| Howard 2 | Lineups | De Souza | ||||
| Macclesfield Town | 2 | 2 | Exeter City | Moss Rose | 2,286 | |
| Whittaker, Cooper | Lineups | Flack, Rowbotham | ||||
| Rotherham United | 1 | 1 | Notts County | Millmoor | 3,161 | |
| Hayward | Lineups | Farrell | ||||
| Scarborough | 4 | 1 | Chester City | Seamer Road | 1,451 | |
| Robinson, Atkin, Williams 2 | Lineups | Thomas | ||||
| Scunthorpe United | 1 | 1 | Shrewsbury Town | Glanford Park | 2,303 | |
| Forrester | Lineups | Currie (p) | ||||
| Swansea City | 0 | 1 | Mansfield Town | Vetch Field | 2,589 | |
| Lineups | Clarke | |||||
| Torquay United | 1 | 1 | Leyton Orient | Plainmoor | 1,702 | |
| Gibbs | Lineups | Harris | ||||
| 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 | 1 | Exeter City | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 20 | 28 | D | W | W | D | W | 1997-10-25 | Scunthorpe United | H |
| 2 | -1 | Peterborough United | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 31 | 27 | L | W | W | W | D | 1997-10-25 | Torquay United | H |
| 3 | 0 | Notts County | 13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 20 | 26 | D | W | D | D | W | 1997-10-25 | Cambridge United | H |
| 4 | 5 | Barnet | 13 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 19 | 21 | W | W | L | D | D | 1997-10-25 | Mansfield Town | A |
| 5 | -1 | Macclesfield Town | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 21 | D | W | D | D | D | 1997-10-25 | Chester City | A |
| 6 | 1 | Scunthorpe United | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 20 | D | L | L | W | W | 1997-10-25 | Exeter City | A |
| 7 | 5 | Hartlepool United | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 19 | W | D | D | L | W | 1997-10-25 | Cardiff City | A |
| 8 | -3 | Chester City | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 20 | 19 | L | L | W | W | L | 1997-10-25 | Macclesfield Town | H |
| 9 | -1 | Torquay United | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 19 | D | W | D | D | W | 1997-10-25 | Peterborough United | A |
| 10 | 3 | Colchester United | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 19 | 19 | W | D | L | D | L | 1997-10-25 | Leyton Orient | A |
| 11 | -5 | Lincoln City | 12 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 19 | W | D | D | D | W | 1997-10-22 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A |
| 12 | 4 | Scarborough | 13 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 18 | W | L | L | D | L | 1997-10-25 | Shrewsbury Town | A |
| 13 | 2 | Mansfield Town | 13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 18 | W | L | W | D | D | 1997-10-25 | Barnet | H |
| 14 | -4 | Cambridge United | 13 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 17 | L | D | L | D | D | 1997-10-25 | Notts County | A |
| 15 | -1 | Leyton Orient | 13 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 17 | D | D | D | D | D | 1997-10-25 | Colchester United | H |
| 16 | -5 | Rochdale | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 16 | L | D | W | W | L | 1997-10-25 | Rotherham United | H |
| 17 | 0 | Cardiff City | 12 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 16 | D | D | D | D | L | 1997-10-25 | Hartlepool United | H |
| 18 | 0 | Rotherham United | 13 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 15 | D | D | D | L | W | 1997-10-25 | Rochdale | A |
| 19 | 0 | Shrewsbury Town | 13 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 15 | D | D | W | W | L | 1997-10-25 | Scarborough | H |
| 20 | 0 | Darlington | 13 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 12 | D | W | L | D | D | 1997-10-25 | Lincoln City | A |
| 21 | 2 | Hull City | 13 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 15 | 11 | W | L | W | D | L | 1997-10-25 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H |
| 22 | -1 | Swansea City | 13 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 14 | 10 | L | L | L | L | D | 1997-10-24 | Doncaster Rovers | A |
| 23 | -1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 12 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 9 | L | L | W | W | L | 1997-10-22 | Lincoln City | H |
| 24 | 0 | Doncaster Rovers | 13 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 9 | 4 | L | L | D | L | L | 1997-10-24 | Swansea City | H |
