Friday 1997-10-24
| First Division |
| First Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 3 | 3 | Nottingham Forest | Elm Park | 12,610 | |
| Williams (p), Lambert, Primus | Lineups | van Hooijdonk 2 (1p), Campbell | ||||
| 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 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 27 | D | W | D | W | W | 1997-11-01 | Crewe Alexandra | H |
| 2 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | Charlton Athletic | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 25 | 21 | D | D | W | W | L | 1997-10-25 | Tranmere Rovers | A |
| 5 | 0 | 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 |
| 6 | 0 | Stoke City | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 21 | W | D | W | W | L | 1997-10-25 | Sunderland | H |
| 7 | 0 | 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 |
| 8 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 19 | W | W | L | L | D | 1997-10-25 | Stockport County | A |
| 9 | 0 | 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 |
| 10 | 0 | 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 |
| 11 | 0 | 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 |
| 12 | 0 | Birmingham City | 12 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 18 | D | L | W | L | D | 1997-10-25 | Oxford United | H |
| 13 | 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 |
| 14 | 0 | 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 |
| 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 | 1 | Reading | 14 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 14 | D | D | D | D | W | 1997-11-01 | Port Vale | A |
| 19 | -1 | 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 |
| 20 | 0 | Tranmere Rovers | 12 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 11 | L | D | W | L | W | 1997-10-25 | Charlton Athletic | H |
| 21 | 0 | Manchester City | 11 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 10 | L | D | L | W | L | 1997-10-26 | Queens Park Rangers | A |
| 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 |
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doncaster Rovers | 0 | 3 | Swansea City | Belle Vue | 1,170 | |
| Lineups | Bird, O'Gorman, Lacey | |||||
| 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 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | Lincoln City | 13 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 22 | W | W | D | D | D | 1997-10-25 | Darlington | H |
| 5 | 0 | 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 |
| 6 | 0 | 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 |
| 7 | 0 | 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 |
| 8 | 0 | 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 |
| 9 | 0 | 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 |
| 10 | 0 | 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 |
| 11 | 0 | 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 |
| 12 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 2 | Swansea City | 14 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 17 | 13 | W | L | L | L | L | 1997-11-02 | Cardiff City | A |
| 21 | -1 | 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 |
| 22 | -1 | 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 |
| 23 | 0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 13 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 9 | L | L | L | W | W | 1997-10-25 | Hull City | A |
| 24 | 0 | Doncaster Rovers | 14 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 9 | 4 | L | L | L | D | L | 1997-11-01 | Scarborough | A |
