Tuesday 1997-12-09
| Cup and International Matches |
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| European UEFA Cup Round 3 2nd Leg | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PL | Aston Villa | 2 | 0 | Steaua Bucharest |  | Villa Park | 35,102 | agg 3-2 |
| Milosevic, Taylor | Lineups | |||||||
| Football League Trophy Round 1 North | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||||
| D 2 | Carlisle United | 1 | 0 | Oldham Athletic | D 2 | Brunton Park | 1,518 | aet Golden Goal |
| D 2 | Chesterfield | 0 | 1 | Grimsby Town | D 2 | Saltergate Recreation Ground | 1,128 | |
| D 2 | Doncaster Rovers | 0 | 1 | Rochdale | D 3 | Belle Vue | 580 | |
| D 2 | Hull City | 2 | 1 | Scarborough | D 3 | Boothferry Park | 1,518 | |
| D 2 | Preston North End | 3 | 2 | Darlington | D 3 | Deepdale | 2,703 | aet Golden Goal |
| D 2 | Scunthorpe United | 2 | 1 | Chester City | D 3 | Glanford Park | 813 | |
| D 2 | Wigan Athletic | 2 | 0 | Lincoln City | D 3 | Springfield Park | 1,467 | |
| Football League Trophy Round 1 South | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||||
| D 2 | Barnet | 1 | 2 | Walsall | D 2 | Underhill Stadium | 754 | |
| D 2 | Cardiff City | 0 | 2 | Millwall | D 2 | Ninian Park | 1,219 | |
| D 2 | Fulham | 1 | 0 | Watford | D 2 | Craven Cottage | 3,364 | |
| D 2 | Gillingham | 0 | 1 | Peterborough United | D 3 | Priestfield Stadium | 905 | |
| D 2 | Leyton Orient | 1 | 0 | Colchester United | D 3 | Brisbane Road | 933 | |
| D 2 | Northampton Town | 1 | 1 | Plymouth Argyle | D 2 | Sixfields Stadium | 2,631 | aet 5-3p |
| D 2 | Southend United | 0 | 1 | Wycombe Wanderers | D 2 | Roots Hall | 1,577 | |
| First Division |
| First Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlton Athletic | 2 | 1 | Sheffield United | The Valley | 9,868 | |
| Mendonca 2 (1p) | Lineups | Marker | ||||
| Portsmouth | 3 | 2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Fratton Park | 8,042 | |
| Durnin 2, Hillier | Lineups | Westwood, Froggatt | ||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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First Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Middlesbrough | 21 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 35 | 42 | W | D | W | D | W | 1997-12-13 | Reading | H |
| 2 | 0 | Nottingham Forest | 21 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 34 | 42 | D | W | D | W | W | 1997-12-14 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A |
| 3 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | 21 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 25 | 40 | W | L | L | W | W | 1997-12-13 | Sunderland | A |
| 4 | 0 | Sheffield United | 21 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 31 | 38 | L | L | W | W | D | 1997-12-13 | Swindon Town | H |
| 5 | 0 | Swindon Town | 21 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 30 | 37 | W | L | L | L | W | 1997-12-13 | Sheffield United | A |
| 6 | 1 | Charlton Athletic | 21 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 40 | 35 | W | L | W | L | W | 1997-12-13 | Port Vale | H |
| 7 | -1 | Sunderland | 20 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 30 | 33 | W | W | D | W | D | 1997-12-13 | West Bromwich Albion | H |
| 8 | 0 | Stockport County | 21 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 19 | 35 | 32 | L | W | W | W | L | 1997-12-13 | Tranmere Rovers | H |
| 9 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 21 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 27 | 32 | L | W | W | D | L | 1997-12-14 | Nottingham Forest | H |
| 10 | 0 | Bradford City | 21 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 21 | 30 | D | W | L | D | L | 1997-12-13 | Bury | H |
| 11 | 0 | Birmingham City | 21 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 21 | 28 | W | W | L | L | L | 1997-12-13 | Manchester City | H |
| 12 | 0 | Queens Park Rangers | 21 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 23 | 26 | 27 | L | D | L | W | D | 1997-12-12 | Oxford United | A |
| 13 | 0 | Port Vale | 21 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 25 | 26 | L | L | D | L | W | 1997-12-13 | Charlton Athletic | A |
| 14 | 0 | Stoke City | 21 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 24 | 26 | L | L | L | L | D | 1997-12-13 | Crewe Alexandra | H |
| 15 | 0 | Norwich City | 21 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 20 | 26 | W | D | L | W | L | 1997-12-13 | Huddersfield Town | A |
| 16 | 0 | Reading | 21 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 21 | 24 | W | W | L | L | W | 1997-12-13 | Middlesbrough | A |
| 17 | 0 | Tranmere Rovers | 20 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 27 | 22 | D | L | W | W | L | 1997-12-13 | Stockport County | A |
| 18 | 0 | Manchester City | 21 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 21 | L | W | L | W | D | 1997-12-13 | Birmingham City | A |
| 19 | 0 | Ipswich Town | 20 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 21 | D | D | L | W | D | 1997-12-13 | Portsmouth | H |
| 20 | 0 | Bury | 21 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 21 | 21 | L | L | D | D | L | 1997-12-13 | Bradford City | A |
| 21 | 3 | Portsmouth | 20 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 26 | 20 | W | W | L | L | W | 1997-12-13 | Ipswich Town | A |
| 22 | -1 | Oxford United | 21 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 22 | 24 | 20 | L | W | L | D | L | 1997-12-12 | Queens Park Rangers | H |
| 23 | -1 | Huddersfield Town | 21 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 21 | 20 | W | W | L | W | W | 1997-12-13 | Norwich City | H |
| 24 | -1 | Crewe Alexandra | 21 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 24 | 18 | L | L | L | L | W | 1997-12-13 | Stoke City | A |
