Wednesday 1997-11-05
| Cup and International Matches |
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| Champions League | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Feyenoord | 1 | 3 | Manchester United | PL | De Kuip | 51,000 | Group B |
| Korneev | Lineups | Cole 3 | ||||||
| PL | Newcastle United | 0 | 2 | PSV Eindhoven | | St James' Park | 35,214 | Group C |
| Lineups | Nilis, De Bilde | |||||||
| First Division |
| First Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middlesbrough | 1 | 1 | Portsmouth | Riverside Stadium | 29,724 | |
| Townsend | Lineups | Igoe | ||||
| Swindon Town | 3 | 1 | Queens Park Rangers | County Ground | 10,132 | |
| Walters, Taylor, Hay | Lineups | Peacock | ||||
| 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 | 2 | Swindon Town | 16 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 22 | 31 | W | W | W | D | L | 1997-11-08 | Bradford City | H |
| 2 | -1 | 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 |
| 3 | -1 | 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 |
| 4 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 2 | Middlesbrough | 14 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 24 | 25 | D | L | W | W | W | 1997-11-08 | Queens Park Rangers | H |
| 7 | -1 | 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 |
| 8 | -1 | 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 |
| 9 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | Queens Park Rangers | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 20 | 22 | L | D | W | D | D | 1997-11-08 | Middlesbrough | A |
| 13 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 11 | D | L | D | D | L | 1997-11-08 | Bury | 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 |
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 0 | 3 | Barnet | Priestfield Stadium, Gillingham | 1,025 | |
| Lineups | Searle, Wilson, Howarth | |||||
| 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 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 34 | 32 | D | D | W | L | W | 1997-11-08 | Darlington | H |
| 2 | 0 | 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 | 5 | Barnet | 16 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 25 | 27 | W | L | W | W | W | 1997-11-08 | Doncaster Rovers | H |
| 6 | -1 | 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 |
| 7 | -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 |
| 8 | -1 | 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 |
| 9 | -1 | 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 |
| 10 | -1 | 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 |
| 11 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 11 | L | D | D | L | L | 1997-11-08 | Rotherham United | 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 |
