Sunday 1997-12-14

Cup and International
Premier League
First Division
Second Division
Third Division

Premier League

Premier League				Venue	Gate	Notes
Bolton Wanderers	3	3	Derby County	Reebok Stadium	23,027
Thompson (p), Blake, Pollock	Lineups		Baiano 2, Eranio

				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	17	7	1	0	27	4	4	3	2	16	9	30	37	W	W	W	L	W	1997-12-15	Aston Villa	H
2	0	Blackburn Rovers	18	6	2	1	20	10	4	4	1	13	9	14	36	W	W	L	W	W	1997-12-20	West Ham United	H
3	0	Chelsea	18	6	1	1	16	6	5	1	4	25	12	23	35	D	W	W	W	L	1997-12-20	Sheffield Wednesday	A
4	0	Leeds United	18	4	2	3	13	11	5	2	2	13	8	7	31	D	D	W	W	W	1997-12-20	Bolton Wanderers	H
5	0	Arsenal	18	5	2	2	19	7	3	4	2	13	14	11	30	L	W	L	L	W	1997-12-26	Leicester City	H
6	0	Liverpool	17	5	0	3	19	9	3	4	2	11	8	13	28	W	L	W	L	W	1997-12-20	Coventry City	H
7	1	Derby County	17	6	2	0	19	5	2	1	6	14	22	6	27	D	W	L	W	L	1997-12-17	Newcastle United	A
8	-1	Leicester City	18	3	5	2	12	9	4	1	3	11	8	6	27	L	D	W	D	L	1997-12-20	Everton	H
9	0	Newcastle United	16	5	2	2	12	10	2	2	3	8	11	-1	25	D	L	L	W	W	1997-12-17	Derby County	H
10	0	West Ham United	18	7	0	1	17	6	1	1	8	8	22	-3	25	W	L	W	W	L	1997-12-20	Blackburn Rovers	A
11	0	Wimbledon	18	3	2	5	11	14	3	3	2	8	7	-2	23	D	W	L	L	W	1997-12-26	Chelsea	A
12	0	Aston Villa	17	4	1	3	11	12	2	2	5	8	11	-4	21	W	L	W	D	L	1997-12-15	Manchester United	A
13	0	Sheffield Wednesday	18	5	1	3	17	13	1	2	6	13	26	-9	21	L	W	W	W	W	1997-12-20	Chelsea	H
14	0	Coventry City	18	3	6	1	14	10	1	2	5	3	14	-7	20	W	L	L	L	D	1997-12-20	Liverpool	A
15	0	Crystal Palace	18	0	3	5	5	14	5	2	3	12	11	-8	20	L	D	L	L	W	1997-12-20	Derby County	A
16	1	Bolton Wanderers	18	3	5	1	8	6	1	3	5	8	21	-11	20	D	L	W	W	D	1997-12-20	Leeds United	A
17	-1	Southampton	18	5	1	4	17	14	1	0	7	5	14	-6	19	W	L	L	L	W	1997-12-20	Aston Villa	A
18	0	Tottenham Hotspur	18	3	2	4	8	14	1	2	6	6	18	-18	16	L	L	W	L	L	1997-12-20	Barnsley	H
19	0	Everton	18	3	2	4	11	13	0	3	6	5	14	-11	14	D	D	L	L	L	1997-12-20	Leicester City	A
20	0	Barnsley	18	2	2	5	10	20	2	0	7	7	27	-30	14	D	L	L	W	L	1997-12-20	Tottenham Hotspur	A

First Division

First Division				Venue	Gate	Notes
Wolverhampton Wanderers	2	1	Nottingham Forest	Molineux	24,635
Freedman, Robinson	Lineups		Johnson A

				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	Middlesbrough	22	7	2	2	20	7	6	4	1	19	10	39	45	W	W	D	W	D	1997-12-20	Manchester City	A
2	0	Nottingham Forest	22	8	2	1	25	11	4	4	3	10	9	35	42	L	D	W	D	W	1997-12-20	Stockport County	H
3	0	Sheffield United	22	8	3	0	21	9	3	5	3	12	12	33	41	W	L	L	W	W	1997-12-20	Bury	A
4	0	West Bromwich Albion	22	8	1	2	13	6	4	3	4	12	13	25	40	L	W	L	L	W	1997-12-20	Huddersfield Town	H
5	0	Charlton Athletic	22	8	2	1	24	12	3	3	5	17	17	41	38	W	W	L	W	L	1997-12-20	Portsmouth	A
6	0	Swindon Town	22	8	2	1	22	9	3	2	6	9	21	31	37	L	W	L	L	L	1997-12-20	Birmingham City	H
7	0	Sunderland	21	5	4	2	17	8	5	2	3	15	13	32	36	W	W	W	D	W	1997-12-20	Crewe Alexandra	A
8	0	Stockport County	22	7	4	0	24	11	3	1	7	14	19	38	35	W	L	W	W	W	1997-12-20	Nottingham Forest	A
9	1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	22	7	4	0	21	11	3	1	7	8	15	29	35	W	L	W	W	D	1997-12-20	Reading	A
10	-1	Bradford City	22	6	4	2	13	11	2	5	3	9	10	22	33	W	D	W	L	D	1997-12-21	Queens Park Rangers	A
11	0	Birmingham City	22	5	3	3	12	7	3	4	4	11	11	23	31	W	W	W	L	L	1997-12-20	Swindon Town	A
12	0	Norwich City	22	4	3	4	11	17	4	2	5	12	15	23	29	W	W	D	L	W	1997-12-20	Stoke City	H
13	0	Queens Park Rangers	22	5	4	2	14	10	2	2	7	13	26	27	27	L	L	D	L	W	1997-12-21	Bradford City	H
14	0	Port Vale	22	4	4	3	13	8	3	1	7	12	19	25	26	L	L	L	D	L	1997-12-20	Ipswich Town	H
15	0	Stoke City	22	4	2	4	13	12	3	3	6	11	18	24	26	L	L	L	L	L	1997-12-20	Norwich City	A
16	0	Ipswich Town	21	4	3	3	13	11	1	6	4	11	13	24	24	W	D	D	L	W	1997-12-20	Port Vale	A
17	0	Reading	22	4	2	5	16	18	2	4	5	5	17	21	24	L	W	W	L	L	1997-12-20	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H
18	0	Oxford United	22	5	3	3	15	11	1	2	8	12	22	27	23	W	L	W	L	D	1997-12-20	Tranmere Rovers	A
19	0	Tranmere Rovers	21	5	2	3	18	12	1	2	8	10	20	28	22	L	D	L	W	W	1997-12-20	Oxford United	H
20	0	Crewe Alexandra	22	2	2	7	12	20	4	1	6	14	16	26	21	W	L	L	L	L	1997-12-20	Sunderland	H
21	0	Manchester City	22	3	3	5	14	11	2	3	6	10	16	24	21	L	L	W	L	W	1997-12-20	Middlesbrough	H
22	0	Bury	22	3	5	3	10	11	1	4	6	11	20	21	21	L	L	L	D	D	1997-12-20	Sheffield United	H
23	0	Portsmouth	21	4	2	5	17	19	1	3	6	9	15	26	20	L	W	W	L	L	1997-12-20	Charlton Athletic	H
24	0	Huddersfield Town	22	3	3	5	11	15	2	2	7	11	22	22	20	L	W	W	L	W	1997-12-20	West Bromwich Albion	A