Sunday 1997-12-21

Cup and International
Premier League
First Division
Second Division
Third Division

Premier League

Premier League				Venue	Gate	Notes
Newcastle United	0	1	Manchester United	St James' Park	36,763
	Lineups		Cole

				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	19	8	1	0	28	4	5	3	2	17	9	32	43	W	W	W	W	W	1997-12-26	Everton	H
2	0	Blackburn Rovers	19	7	2	1	23	10	4	4	1	13	9	17	39	W	W	W	L	W	1997-12-26	Sheffield Wednesday	A
3	0	Chelsea	19	6	1	1	16	6	6	1	4	29	13	26	38	W	D	W	W	W	1997-12-26	Wimbledon	H
4	0	Leeds United	19	5	2	3	15	11	5	2	2	13	8	9	34	W	D	D	W	W	1997-12-26	Liverpool	A
5	0	Liverpool	18	6	0	3	20	9	3	4	2	11	8	14	31	W	W	L	W	L	1997-12-26	Leeds United	H
6	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
7	0	Derby County	19	6	3	0	19	5	2	2	6	14	22	6	29	D	D	D	W	L	1997-12-26	Newcastle United	H
8	0	Leicester City	19	3	5	3	12	10	4	1	3	11	8	5	27	L	L	D	W	D	1997-12-26	Arsenal	A
9	0	Newcastle United	18	5	3	3	12	11	2	2	3	8	11	-2	26	L	D	D	L	L	1997-12-26	Derby County	A
10	0	West Ham United	19	7	0	1	17	6	1	1	9	8	25	-6	25	L	W	L	W	W	1997-12-26	Coventry City	H
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	19	4	2	3	12	13	2	2	6	8	12	-5	22	D	L	W	L	W	1997-12-26	Tottenham Hotspur	H
13	0	Crystal Palace	19	0	3	5	5	14	5	3	3	12	11	-8	21	D	L	D	L	L	1997-12-26	Southampton	H
14	0	Sheffield Wednesday	19	5	1	4	18	17	1	2	6	13	26	-12	21	L	L	W	W	W	1997-12-26	Blackburn Rovers	H
15	0	Southampton	19	5	1	4	17	14	1	1	7	6	15	-6	20	D	W	L	L	L	1997-12-26	Crystal Palace	A
16	0	Coventry City	19	3	6	1	14	10	1	2	6	3	15	-8	20	L	W	L	L	L	1997-12-26	West Ham United	A
17	0	Bolton Wanderers	19	3	5	1	8	6	1	3	6	8	23	-13	20	L	D	L	W	W	1997-12-26	Barnsley	H
18	0	Tottenham Hotspur	19	4	2	4	11	14	1	2	6	6	18	-15	19	W	L	L	W	L	1997-12-26	Aston Villa	A
19	0	Everton	19	3	2	4	11	13	1	3	6	6	14	-10	17	W	D	D	L	L	1997-12-26	Manchester United	A
20	0	Barnsley	19	2	2	5	10	20	2	0	8	7	30	-33	14	L	D	L	L	W	1997-12-26	Bolton Wanderers	A

First Division

First Division				Venue	Gate	Notes
Queens Park Rangers	1	0	Bradford City	Loftus Road	8,853
Peacock (p)	Lineups

				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	23	7	2	2	20	7	6	4	2	19	12	39	45	L	W	W	D	W	1997-12-26	Huddersfield Town	A
2	0	Nottingham Forest	23	9	2	1	27	12	4	4	3	10	9	37	45	W	L	D	W	D	1997-12-26	Swindon Town	H
3	0	Sheffield United	23	8	3	0	21	9	3	6	3	13	13	34	42	D	W	L	L	W	1997-12-26	Stoke City	A
4	0	Charlton Athletic	23	8	2	1	24	12	4	3	5	19	17	43	41	W	W	W	L	W	1997-12-26	Norwich City	H
5	0	West Bromwich Albion	23	8	1	3	13	8	4	3	4	12	13	25	40	L	L	W	L	L	1997-12-26	Reading	A
6	0	Sunderland	22	5	4	2	17	8	6	2	3	18	13	35	39	W	W	W	W	D	1997-12-26	Bradford City	H
7	0	Swindon Town	23	8	3	1	23	10	3	2	6	9	21	32	38	D	L	W	L	L	1997-12-26	Nottingham Forest	A
8	0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	23	7	4	0	21	11	3	2	7	8	15	29	36	D	W	L	W	W	1997-12-26	Oxford United	H
9	0	Stockport County	23	7	4	0	24	11	3	1	8	15	21	39	35	L	W	L	W	W	1997-12-26	Port Vale	H
10	0	Bradford City	23	6	4	2	13	11	2	5	4	9	11	22	33	L	W	D	W	L	1997-12-26	Sunderland	A
11	0	Birmingham City	23	5	3	3	12	7	3	5	4	12	12	24	32	D	W	W	W	L	1997-12-26	Ipswich Town	A
12	2	Queens Park Rangers	23	6	4	2	15	10	2	2	7	13	26	28	30	W	L	L	D	L	1997-12-26	Portsmouth	A
13	-1	Norwich City	23	4	4	4	11	17	4	2	5	12	15	23	30	D	W	W	D	L	1997-12-26	Charlton Athletic	A
14	-1	Ipswich Town	22	4	3	3	13	11	2	6	4	14	14	27	27	W	W	D	D	L	1997-12-26	Birmingham City	H
15	0	Stoke City	23	4	2	4	13	12	3	4	6	11	18	24	27	D	L	L	L	L	1997-12-26	Sheffield United	H
16	0	Oxford United	23	5	3	3	15	11	2	2	8	14	22	29	26	W	W	L	W	L	1997-12-26	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A
17	0	Port Vale	23	4	4	4	14	11	3	1	7	12	19	26	26	L	L	L	L	D	1997-12-26	Stockport County	A
18	0	Reading	23	4	3	5	16	18	2	4	5	5	17	21	25	D	L	W	W	L	1997-12-26	West Bromwich Albion	H
19	0	Manchester City	23	4	3	5	16	11	2	3	6	10	16	26	24	W	L	L	W	L	1997-12-26	Crewe Alexandra	A
20	0	Huddersfield Town	23	3	3	5	11	15	3	2	7	13	22	24	23	W	L	W	W	L	1997-12-26	Middlesbrough	H
21	0	Tranmere Rovers	22	5	2	4	18	14	1	2	8	10	20	28	22	L	L	D	L	W	1997-12-26	Bury	H
22	0	Bury	23	3	6	3	11	12	1	4	6	11	20	22	22	D	L	L	L	D	1997-12-26	Tranmere Rovers	A
23	0	Crewe Alexandra	23	2	2	8	12	23	4	1	6	14	16	26	21	L	W	L	L	L	1997-12-26	Manchester City	H
24	0	Portsmouth	22	4	2	6	17	21	1	3	6	9	15	26	20	L	L	W	W	L	1997-12-26	Queens Park Rangers	H