Wednesday 1997-12-03

Cup and International
Premier League
First Division
Second Division
Third Division

Premier League

Premier League				Venue	Gate	Notes
West Ham United	4	1	Crystal Palace	Upton Park	23,335
Berkovic, Hartson, Lomas, Unsworth	Lineups		Shipperley

				Home					Away
Ptn		Premier League	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts	Last 5 Games					Next Match
1	0	Manchester United	16	7	1	0	27	4	3	3	2	13	8	28	34	W	W	L	W	W	1997-12-06	Liverpool	A
2	0	Chelsea	16	6	0	1	16	6	4	1	4	19	11	18	31	W	W	L	W	W	1997-12-06	Tottenham Hotspur	A
3	0	Blackburn Rovers	16	5	2	1	17	9	3	4	1	10	8	10	30	L	W	W	D	D	1997-12-06	Bolton Wanderers	H
4	0	Leeds United	16	4	1	3	13	11	5	1	2	13	8	7	29	W	W	W	W	L	1997-12-06	Everton	H
5	0	Arsenal	16	5	2	1	18	4	2	4	2	12	14	12	27	L	L	W	L	D	1997-12-06	Newcastle United	A
6	0	Leicester City	16	3	4	2	11	8	4	1	2	10	6	7	26	W	D	L	D	W	1997-12-06	Crystal Palace	H
7	0	Liverpool	15	5	0	2	18	6	2	4	2	8	8	12	25	W	L	W	D	W	1997-12-06	Manchester United	H
8	0	Newcastle United	14	5	2	1	12	9	2	1	3	6	9	0	24	L	W	W	D	D	1997-12-06	Arsenal	H
9	0	Derby County	15	5	2	0	17	5	2	0	6	11	19	4	23	L	W	L	W	L	1997-12-06	West Ham United	H
10	2	West Ham United	16	6	0	1	16	6	1	1	7	8	20	-2	22	W	W	L	L	L	1997-12-06	Derby County	A
11	0	Wimbledon	16	2	2	5	10	14	3	2	2	8	7	-3	19	L	L	W	L	W	1997-12-07	Southampton	H
12	-2	Crystal Palace	16	0	3	4	5	11	5	1	3	11	10	-5	19	L	L	W	D	W	1997-12-06	Leicester City	A
13	0	Bolton Wanderers	16	3	4	1	5	3	1	3	4	7	18	-9	19	W	W	D	L	D	1997-12-06	Blackburn Rovers	A
14	0	Aston Villa	16	3	1	3	8	12	2	2	5	8	11	-7	18	L	W	D	L	D	1997-12-06	Coventry City	H
15	0	Sheffield Wednesday	16	4	1	3	15	12	1	2	5	13	25	-9	18	W	W	W	L	L	1997-12-08	Barnsley	H
16	0	Coventry City	16	2	6	1	10	10	1	2	4	3	11	-8	17	L	L	D	W	D	1997-12-06	Aston Villa	A
17	0	Southampton	16	4	1	4	15	13	1	0	6	5	13	-6	16	L	L	W	W	W	1997-12-07	Wimbledon	A
18	0	Tottenham Hotspur	16	3	2	3	7	8	1	2	5	6	14	-9	16	W	L	L	L	L	1997-12-06	Chelsea	H
19	0	Barnsley	16	2	1	5	8	18	2	0	6	6	25	-29	13	L	W	L	D	L	1997-12-08	Sheffield Wednesday	A
20	0	Everton	16	3	1	4	11	13	0	2	6	5	14	-11	12	L	L	L	L	L	1997-12-06	Leeds United	A

First Division

First Division				Venue	Gate	Notes
Queens Park Rangers	1	1	Norwich City	Loftus Road	10,141
Peacock	Lineups		Forbes

				Home					Away
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	20	8	1	1	23	9	4	4	2	9	7	32	41	W	D	W	W	D	1997-12-06	Bradford City	H
2	0	Middlesbrough	20	6	2	2	16	7	5	4	1	18	10	34	39	D	W	D	W	W	1997-12-06	Bury	A
3	0	Sheffield United	19	7	3	0	19	8	3	5	1	10	8	29	38	W	W	D	D	D	1997-12-06	Norwich City	A
4	0	West Bromwich Albion	20	7	1	2	10	4	4	3	3	12	11	22	37	L	L	W	W	W	1997-12-06	Stockport County	H
5	0	Swindon Town	20	7	2	1	18	8	3	2	5	8	19	26	34	L	L	L	W	W	1997-12-06	Oxford United	H
6	0	Charlton Athletic	19	6	2	1	21	11	3	3	4	17	15	38	32	W	L	W	L	D	1997-12-06	Reading	A
7	0	Stockport County	20	6	4	0	21	10	3	1	6	12	16	33	32	W	W	W	L	W	1997-12-06	West Bromwich Albion	A
8	0	Sunderland	19	4	4	2	15	8	4	2	3	14	13	29	30	W	D	W	D	D	1997-12-06	Queens Park Rangers	A
9	0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	19	6	4	0	19	10	2	1	6	5	12	24	29	W	D	L	W	W	1997-12-06	Manchester City	A
10	0	Bradford City	20	5	4	2	12	11	2	4	3	7	8	19	29	W	L	D	L	L	1997-12-06	Nottingham Forest	A
11	1	Queens Park Rangers	20	5	4	1	14	9	2	2	6	12	23	26	27	D	L	W	D	L	1997-12-06	Sunderland	H
12	-1	Port Vale	20	4	4	2	13	7	3	1	6	12	18	25	26	L	D	L	W	W	1997-12-06	Birmingham City	H
13	0	Stoke City	20	4	2	3	13	10	3	3	5	11	16	24	26	L	L	L	D	W	1997-12-06	Portsmouth	A
14	0	Birmingham City	20	4	3	3	10	6	2	4	4	10	11	20	25	W	L	L	L	D	1997-12-06	Port Vale	A
15	0	Norwich City	20	3	3	4	9	16	3	2	5	9	14	18	23	D	L	W	L	W	1997-12-06	Sheffield United	H
16	0	Tranmere Rovers	19	5	1	3	17	11	1	2	7	9	17	26	21	L	W	W	L	W	1997-12-06	Ipswich Town	H
17	0	Manchester City	20	3	3	4	14	10	2	3	5	9	14	23	21	W	L	W	D	L	1997-12-06	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H
18	0	Bury	20	3	5	2	10	10	1	4	5	11	19	21	21	L	D	D	L	W	1997-12-06	Middlesbrough	H
19	0	Reading	20	3	2	5	14	18	2	4	4	5	13	19	21	W	L	L	W	L	1997-12-06	Charlton Athletic	H
20	0	Oxford United	20	4	3	3	12	10	1	2	7	11	18	23	20	W	L	D	L	D	1997-12-06	Swindon Town	A
21	0	Ipswich Town	19	3	3	3	11	11	1	5	4	10	12	21	20	D	L	W	D	D	1997-12-06	Tranmere Rovers	A
22	0	Crewe Alexandra	20	2	2	6	10	15	3	1	6	12	16	22	18	L	L	L	W	L	1997-12-06	Huddersfield Town	H
23	0	Huddersfield Town	20	3	3	4	10	12	1	2	7	6	20	16	17	W	L	W	W	L	1997-12-06	Crewe Alexandra	A
24	0	Portsmouth	18	2	2	5	12	17	1	3	5	9	13	21	14	L	L	W	D	L	1997-12-06	Stoke City	H

Second Division

Second Division				Venue	Gate	Notes
Millwall	0	1	Walsall	The Den	4,647
	Lineups		Keates

				Home					Away
Ptn		Second Division	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts	Last 5 Games					Next Match
1	0	Watford	21	8	1	1	19	8	7	3	1	17	6	36	49	D	W	W	W	D	1997-12-13	Bristol City	H
2	0	Bristol City	21	9	1	1	22	8	5	2	3	16	9	38	45	W	W	W	W	W	1997-12-13	Watford	A
3	0	Oldham Athletic	21	8	3	0	26	12	1	4	5	10	15	36	34	W	W	D	L	W	1997-12-13	Wycombe Wanderers	A
4	0	Chesterfield	21	6	3	1	14	8	2	6	3	8	9	22	33	D	W	D	W	W	1997-12-13	Luton Town	H
5	0	Millwall	20	4	4	3	16	13	5	1	3	11	8	27	32	L	L	D	W	D	1997-12-13	Plymouth Argyle	A
6	0	Northampton Town	21	6	3	2	14	7	2	5	3	9	8	23	32	D	L	L	W	L	1997-12-13	Preston North End	A
7	0	York City	21	7	0	3	17	10	1	6	4	9	14	26	30	D	L	L	D	W	1997-12-13	Wrexham	H
8	0	AFC Bournemouth	21	5	5	1	12	7	2	4	4	11	14	23	30	D	D	W	W	L	1997-12-13	Walsall	A
9	0	Blackpool	21	6	4	1	18	12	2	1	7	11	20	29	29	D	L	W	D	W	1997-12-13	Brentford	A
10	0	Wrexham	20	5	4	1	16	10	2	4	4	11	13	27	29	D	D	D	D	W	1997-12-13	York City	A
11	0	Preston North End	21	5	1	4	12	8	3	3	5	15	13	27	28	L	W	W	L	W	1997-12-13	Northampton Town	H
12	0	Bristol Rovers	21	4	1	5	14	15	3	6	2	13	14	27	28	L	W	D	W	L	1997-12-12	Grimsby Town	H
13	0	Fulham	21	5	5	1	14	7	2	2	6	10	16	24	28	D	L	W	D	W	1997-12-13	Carlisle United	A
14	0	Grimsby Town	20	4	4	2	13	6	3	3	4	10	12	23	28	D	W	W	L	D	1997-12-12	Bristol Rovers	A
15	0	Gillingham	21	5	3	2	13	11	2	3	6	13	19	26	27	D	L	L	D	L	1997-12-13	Southend United	H
16	1	Walsall	20	5	4	1	14	6	2	1	7	8	18	22	26	W	W	W	D	D	1997-12-13	AFC Bournemouth	H
17	-1	Wycombe Wanderers	21	4	5	1	15	10	1	3	7	13	23	28	23	D	D	L	D	L	1997-12-13	Oldham Athletic	H
18	0	Wigan Athletic	20	5	3	2	21	16	1	1	8	7	17	28	22	W	L	L	L	L	1997-12-13	Burnley	A
19	0	Southend United	21	5	4	2	12	11	1	0	9	9	27	21	22	W	L	D	L	W	1997-12-13	Gillingham	A
20	0	Plymouth Argyle	21	3	4	3	16	14	1	5	5	8	15	24	21	D	L	D	L	W	1997-12-13	Millwall	H
21	0	Luton Town	20	3	2	6	14	21	2	4	3	7	10	21	21	D	W	L	L	L	1997-12-13	Chesterfield	A
22	0	Burnley	21	3	6	1	13	10	1	2	8	10	21	23	20	L	W	L	L	L	1997-12-13	Wigan Athletic	H
23	0	Brentford	21	4	3	3	15	12	0	4	7	6	22	21	19	D	D	D	L	L	1997-12-13	Blackpool	H
24	0	Carlisle United	21	2	2	6	7	17	2	2	7	17	24	24	16	L	L	L	L	D	1997-12-13	Fulham	H

Third Division

Third Division				Venue	Gate	Notes
Brighton & Hove Albion	0	1	Notts County	Priestfield Stadium, Gillingham	1,279
	Lineups		Farrell

				Home					Away
Ptn		Third Division	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts	Last 5 Games					Next Match
1	0	Lincoln City	21	5	4	1	13	9	6	3	2	10	7	23	40	W	D	W	W	D	1997-12-13	Hartlepool United	H
2	0	Peterborough United	21	7	3	1	21	8	3	6	1	18	11	39	39	W	D	D	D	D	1997-12-13	Cardiff City	A
3	1	Notts County	21	4	4	2	13	11	6	4	1	16	10	29	38	W	D	D	L	D	1997-12-13	Doncaster Rovers	H
4	-1	Exeter City	21	4	5	2	14	11	5	3	2	16	12	30	35	L	D	D	W	D	1997-12-12	Cambridge United	A
5	0	Scunthorpe United	20	4	4	2	12	10	5	2	3	16	14	28	33	L	W	W	D	D	1997-12-13	Scarborough	H
6	0	Rotherham United	21	5	3	2	20	16	3	5	3	14	15	34	32	D	W	W	L	W	1997-12-13	Torquay United	H
7	0	Barnet	21	5	3	3	17	11	4	2	4	14	17	31	32	L	W	L	D	D	1997-12-13	Macclesfield Town	H
8	0	Hartlepool United	21	6	5	0	19	9	1	6	3	11	14	30	32	D	L	W	W	D	1997-12-13	Lincoln City	A
9	0	Chester City	21	7	4	0	19	4	2	0	8	12	23	31	31	L	D	W	D	L	1997-12-13	Darlington	H
10	0	Torquay United	21	6	2	2	18	11	2	5	4	13	19	31	31	W	W	L	D	D	1997-12-13	Rotherham United	A
11	0	Macclesfield Town	20	7	3	0	19	6	0	6	4	9	14	28	30	D	W	L	W	D	1997-12-13	Barnet	A
12	0	Scarborough	20	6	1	3	20	13	2	3	5	11	17	31	28	D	L	W	L	L	1997-12-06	Rochdale	H
13	0	Leyton Orient	21	5	3	3	12	9	2	4	4	9	10	21	28	W	D	D	L	W	1997-12-13	Shrewsbury Town	A
14	0	Colchester United	20	5	3	2	16	11	2	3	5	13	17	29	27	L	L	W	L	D	1997-12-13	Hull City	A
15	0	Cardiff City	20	2	7	2	11	12	3	5	1	9	7	20	27	D	W	W	D	D	1997-12-13	Peterborough United	H
16	0	Shrewsbury Town	20	6	0	4	16	13	1	5	4	15	17	31	26	L	D	W	W	D	1997-12-13	Leyton Orient	H
17	0	Cambridge United	21	4	4	2	18	14	1	5	5	10	14	28	24	L	W	D	D	L	1997-12-12	Exeter City	H
18	0	Mansfield Town	21	4	4	2	19	14	2	2	7	7	12	26	24	L	D	D	L	W	1997-12-13	Brighton & Hove Albion	H
19	0	Rochdale	20	6	1	3	16	6	1	1	8	8	19	24	23	L	W	L	W	D	1997-12-06	Scarborough	A
20	0	Swansea City	21	3	3	4	8	8	3	0	8	14	24	22	21	D	W	L	L	D	1997-12-13	Rochdale	A
21	0	Darlington	20	4	5	1	17	11	0	3	7	6	19	23	20	L	D	W	D	L	1997-12-13	Chester City	A
22	0	Hull City	21	4	3	3	20	18	1	1	9	8	21	28	19	D	W	L	L	L	1997-12-13	Colchester United	H
23	0	Brighton & Hove Albion	21	1	3	7	7	16	2	3	5	8	13	15	15	L	W	L	D	L	1997-12-13	Mansfield Town	A
24	0	Doncaster Rovers	21	1	3	6	7	23	0	3	8	7	26	14	9	W	L	L	L	D	1997-12-13	Notts County	A