Tuesday 1997-11-04
| Cup and International Matches |
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| European UEFA Cup Round 2 2nd Leg | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PL | Aston Villa | 2 | 1 | Athletic Bilbao |  | Villa Park | 35,915 | agg 2-1 |
| Taylor, Yorke | Lineups | Gonzalez | ||||||
| PL | Liverpool | 2 | 0 | Strasbourg RC |  | Anfield Road | 32,426 | agg 2-3 |
| Fowler (p), Riedle | Lineups | |||||||
| First Division |
| First Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham City | 0 | 0 | Bradford City | St Andrew's | 14,552 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Bury | 2 | 0 | Nottingham Forest | Gigg Lane | 6,137 | |
| Swan, Johnson | Lineups | |||||
| Crewe Alexandra | 0 | 2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Gresty Road | 5,743 | |
| Lineups | Freedman, Muscat | |||||
| Ipswich Town | 0 | 2 | Stockport County | Portman Road | 8,938 | |
| Lineups | Angell 2 | |||||
| Manchester City | 2 | 3 | Port Vale | Maine Road | 24,554 | |
| Wiekens, Dickov | Lineups | Snijders, Talbot, Naylor | ||||
| Reading | 0 | 1 | Sheffield United | Elm Park | 8,132 | |
| Lineups | Patterson | |||||
| Stoke City | 0 | 0 | Oxford United | Britannia Stadium | 8,423 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Sunderland | 0 | 0 | Charlton Athletic | Stadium of Light | 25,445 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Tranmere Rovers | 1 | 0 | Huddersfield Town | Prenton Park | 5,127 | |
| Irons | Lineups | |||||
| West Bromwich Albion | 1 | 0 | Norwich City | The Hawthorns | 13,949 | |
| Hughes | 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 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 24 | 30 | L | W | D | W | D | 1997-11-08 | Sunderland | A |
| 2 | 2 | Sheffield United | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 28 | W | W | L | W | D | 1997-11-09 | Ipswich Town | A |
| 3 | -1 | Swindon Town | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 28 | W | W | D | L | W | 1997-11-05 | Queens Park Rangers | H |
| 4 | 1 | West Bromwich Albion | 15 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 18 | 28 | W | D | W | L | W | 1997-11-08 | Charlton Athletic | H |
| 5 | -2 | Charlton Athletic | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 30 | 26 | D | W | D | D | D | 1997-11-08 | West Bromwich Albion | A |
| 6 | 3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 16 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 25 | W | W | L | W | W | 1997-11-08 | Stoke City | A |
| 7 | 0 | Bradford City | 15 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 25 | D | D | W | D | D | 1997-11-08 | Swindon Town | A |
| 8 | -2 | Middlesbrough | 13 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 23 | 24 | L | W | W | W | D | 1997-11-05 | Portsmouth | H |
| 9 | 4 | Stockport County | 16 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 25 | 23 | W | D | W | L | D | 1997-11-08 | Reading | A |
| 10 | 4 | Port Vale | 16 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 22 | 22 | W | D | L | W | D | 1997-11-08 | Tranmere Rovers | A |
| 11 | -1 | Sunderland | 15 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 22 | D | D | W | D | W | 1997-11-08 | Nottingham Forest | H |
| 12 | -4 | Queens Park Rangers | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 22 | D | W | D | D | L | 1997-11-05 | Swindon Town | A |
| 13 | -2 | Birmingham City | 16 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 22 | D | D | D | D | D | 1997-11-08 | Norwich City | H |
| 14 | -2 | Stoke City | 15 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 22 | D | L | L | W | D | 1997-11-08 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H |
| 15 | 0 | Bury | 16 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 19 | 19 | W | D | L | D | W | 1997-11-08 | Portsmouth | H |
| 16 | 2 | Oxford United | 16 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 18 | 16 | D | D | D | L | W | 1997-11-08 | Crewe Alexandra | A |
| 17 | -1 | Norwich City | 15 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 16 | L | D | L | D | D | 1997-11-08 | Birmingham City | A |
| 18 | 4 | Tranmere Rovers | 15 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 21 | 15 | W | L | D | L | D | 1997-11-08 | Port Vale | H |
| 19 | -2 | Crewe Alexandra | 16 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 18 | 15 | L | L | L | L | D | 1997-11-08 | Oxford United | H |
| 20 | -1 | Reading | 16 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 15 | L | D | D | D | D | 1997-11-08 | Stockport County | H |
| 21 | -1 | Manchester City | 15 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 14 | L | D | W | L | L | 1997-11-07 | Huddersfield Town | H |
| 22 | -1 | Ipswich Town | 14 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 14 | L | L | D | W | D | 1997-11-09 | Sheffield United | H |
| 23 | 0 | Portsmouth | 14 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 10 | L | D | D | L | L | 1997-11-05 | Middlesbrough | A |
| 24 | 0 | Huddersfield Town | 16 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 11 | 8 | L | W | L | D | L | 1997-11-07 | Manchester City | A |
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackpool | 1 | 1 | Northampton Town | Bloomfield Road | 3,685 | |
| Clarkson | Lineups | Sampson | ||||
| Brentford | 0 | 1 | Carlisle United | Griffin Park | 3,424 | |
| Lineups | Jansen | |||||
| Bristol Rovers | 1 | 2 | Bristol City | The Memorial Stadium | 7,552 | |
| Tillson | Lineups | Goater 2 | ||||
| Chesterfield | 1 | 1 | Gillingham | Saltergate Recreation Ground | 3,420 | |
| Wilkinson | Lineups | Akinbiyi | ||||
| Luton Town | 2 | 3 | Burnley | Kenilworth Road | 5,315 | |
| Alexander 2 | Lineups | Williams, Creaney, Barnes | ||||
| Millwall | 1 | 1 | Fulham | The Den | 10,291 | |
| Shaw | Lineups | Peschisolido | ||||
| Oldham Athletic | 3 | 1 | Wigan Athletic | Boundary Park | 5,446 | |
| McCarthy 2, Graham | Lineups | Lowe | ||||
| Plymouth Argyle | 4 | 2 | Wycombe Wanderers | Home Park | 3,083 | |
| Littlejohn, Corazzin 2 (1p), Mauge | Lineups | Collins OG, Scott | ||||
| Southend United | 0 | 3 | Watford | Roots Hall | 4,001 | |
| Lineups | Kennedy 3 | |||||
| Walsall | 0 | 0 | Grimsby Town | Bescot Stadium | 2,599 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Wrexham | 2 | 1 | AFC Bournemouth | Racecourse Ground | 2,462 | |
| Roberts, Spink | Lineups | Warren | ||||
| York City | 1 | 0 | Preston North End | Bootham Crescent | 3,370 | |
| Tinkler | Lineups | |||||
| 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 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 30 | 38 | W | W | W | W | L | 1997-11-08 | Walsall | A |
| 2 | 0 | Bristol City | 16 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 23 | 30 | W | W | W | D | W | 1997-11-08 | Brentford | A |
| 3 | 0 | Northampton Town | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 18 | 28 | D | D | D | D | W | 1997-11-08 | Wrexham | A |
| 4 | 0 | Millwall | 15 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 22 | 27 | D | W | L | D | D | 1997-11-08 | Carlisle United | H |
| 5 | 0 | Gillingham | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 22 | 25 | D | L | W | W | L | 1997-11-07 | Oldham Athletic | A |
| 6 | 0 | York City | 16 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 22 | 25 | W | D | W | D | L | 1997-11-08 | Wycombe Wanderers | H |
| 7 | 1 | Oldham Athletic | 16 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 26 | 24 | W | L | D | W | W | 1997-11-07 | Gillingham | H |
| 8 | 7 | Wrexham | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 23 | 22 | W | D | W | W | D | 1997-11-08 | Northampton Town | H |
| 9 | -2 | AFC Bournemouth | 16 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 22 | L | D | D | D | W | 1997-11-08 | Plymouth Argyle | A |
| 10 | 0 | Chesterfield | 16 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 22 | D | D | W | L | L | 1997-11-08 | Grimsby Town | H |
| 11 | 1 | Blackpool | 16 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 24 | 21 | D | L | W | W | D | 1997-11-08 | Burnley | H |
| 12 | -3 | Bristol Rovers | 16 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 20 | 21 | L | D | L | W | L | 1997-11-08 | Fulham | H |
| 13 | 0 | Grimsby Town | 16 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 17 | 21 | D | W | L | L | D | 1997-11-08 | Chesterfield | A |
| 14 | -3 | Wycombe Wanderers | 16 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 26 | 20 | L | D | L | W | W | 1997-11-08 | York City | A |
| 15 | 2 | Fulham | 16 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 20 | D | D | D | L | L | 1997-11-08 | Bristol Rovers | A |
| 16 | -2 | Wigan Athletic | 16 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 23 | 19 | L | D | D | L | D | 1997-11-08 | Southend United | A |
| 17 | -1 | Preston North End | 16 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 19 | L | L | L | L | W | 1997-11-08 | Luton Town | A |
| 18 | 4 | Burnley | 16 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 17 | W | W | D | D | D | 1997-11-08 | Blackpool | A |
| 19 | -1 | Luton Town | 16 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 17 | L | D | W | W | D | 1997-11-08 | Preston North End | H |
| 20 | 3 | Plymouth Argyle | 16 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 16 | W | W | L | D | L | 1997-11-08 | AFC Bournemouth | H |
| 21 | -1 | Walsall | 16 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 16 | D | L | D | L | L | 1997-11-08 | Watford | H |
| 22 | -3 | Brentford | 16 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 16 | L | D | L | L | W | 1997-11-08 | Bristol City | H |
| 23 | 1 | Carlisle United | 16 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 15 | W | D | L | L | L | 1997-11-08 | Millwall | A |
| 24 | -3 | Southend United | 16 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 24 | 15 | 15 | L | L | D | L | W | 1997-11-08 | Wigan Athletic | H |
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doncaster Rovers | 1 | 1 | Cardiff City | Belle Vue | 1,004 | |
| Moncrieffe | Lineups | Saville | ||||
| Hull City | 3 | 2 | Exeter City | Boothferry Park | 3,837 | |
| Joyce, Ellington 2 | Lineups | Flack, Gale | ||||
| Leyton Orient | 3 | 1 | Scarborough | Brisbane Road | 2,483 | |
| Inglethorpe 2, Harris | Lineups | Williams | ||||
| Macclesfield Town | 0 | 0 | Colchester United | Moss Rose | 1,577 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Mansfield Town | 3 | 3 | Rotherham United | Field Mill | 2,927 | |
| Whitehall 2, Christie | Lineups | White, Glover, Garner | ||||
| Notts County | 1 | 2 | Chester City | Meadow Lane | 3,104 | |
| Strodder | Lineups | McDonald, Bennett | ||||
| Peterborough United | 1 | 1 | Shrewsbury Town | London Road | 4,727 | |
| Houghton | Lineups | White | ||||
| Rochdale | 0 | 0 | Lincoln City | Spotland | 1,537 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Scunthorpe United | 3 | 3 | Cambridge United | Glanford Park | 2,417 | |
| Forrester, Eyre, D'Auria | Lineups | Wilson, Butler, Wanless | ||||
| Swansea City | 0 | 2 | Hartlepool United | Vetch Field | 2,949 | |
| Lineups | Cullen, Baker | |||||
| Torquay United | 2 | 1 | Darlington | Plainmoor | 1,411 | |
| Jack, Bedeau | Lineups | Roberts | ||||
| 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 | Peterborough United | 16 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 34 | 32 | D | D | W | L | W | 1997-11-08 | Darlington | H |
| 2 | -1 | Notts County | 16 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 24 | 32 | L | W | W | D | W | 1997-11-08 | Exeter City | H |
| 3 | 0 | Exeter City | 16 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 24 | 29 | L | D | L | D | W | 1997-11-08 | Notts County | A |
| 4 | 0 | Lincoln City | 16 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 29 | D | W | W | W | W | 1997-11-08 | Swansea City | A |
| 5 | 3 | Chester City | 16 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 27 | 26 | W | W | D | L | L | 1997-11-08 | Leyton Orient | A |
| 6 | 1 | Scunthorpe United | 15 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 25 | D | D | W | D | L | 1997-11-08 | Hartlepool United | H |
| 7 | 2 | Colchester United | 16 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 24 | 24 | D | D | W | W | D | 1997-11-08 | Rochdale | A |
| 8 | -3 | Scarborough | 16 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 24 | 24 | L | W | W | W | L | 1997-11-08 | Mansfield Town | A |
| 9 | 3 | Hartlepool United | 16 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 23 | 24 | W | D | D | W | D | 1997-11-08 | Scunthorpe United | A |
| 10 | -4 | Barnet | 15 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 24 | L | W | W | W | L | 1997-11-05 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A |
| 11 | 2 | Torquay United | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 22 | 23 | W | D | L | D | W | 1997-11-08 | Cardiff City | A |
| 12 | -2 | Macclesfield Town | 16 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 23 | D | L | D | D | W | 1997-11-08 | Cambridge United | H |
| 13 | -2 | Rotherham United | 16 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 25 | 22 | D | W | W | D | D | 1997-11-08 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A |
| 14 | 4 | Leyton Orient | 16 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 20 | W | L | L | D | D | 1997-11-08 | Chester City | H |
| 15 | -1 | Cambridge United | 16 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 23 | 19 | D | D | L | L | D | 1997-11-08 | Macclesfield Town | A |
| 16 | 0 | Mansfield Town | 16 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 19 | D | L | L | W | L | 1997-11-08 | Scarborough | H |
| 17 | -2 | Shrewsbury Town | 16 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 21 | 19 | D | W | L | D | D | 1997-11-08 | Hull City | A |
| 18 | -1 | Cardiff City | 15 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 18 | D | L | D | D | D | 1997-11-08 | Torquay United | H |
| 19 | 0 | Rochdale | 16 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 19 | 17 | D | L | L | L | D | 1997-11-08 | Colchester United | H |
| 20 | 0 | Swansea City | 16 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 18 | 16 | L | W | W | L | L | 1997-11-08 | Lincoln City | H |
| 21 | 1 | Hull City | 16 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 21 | 15 | W | L | D | W | L | 1997-11-08 | Shrewsbury Town | H |
| 22 | -1 | Darlington | 16 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 15 | L | W | L | D | W | 1997-11-08 | Peterborough United | A |
| 23 | 0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 15 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 11 | D | D | L | L | L | 1997-11-05 | Barnet | H |
| 24 | 0 | Doncaster Rovers | 16 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 10 | 5 | D | L | L | L | L | 1997-11-08 | Barnet | A |
