| SEASON 1997-1998 |
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 | NATIONWIDE LEAGUE DIVISION ONE |
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Table as at Saturday, November 15, 1997: |
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| TEAM | P | W | D | L | F | A | GS | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nottingham Forest | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 14 | 26 | 34 |
| 2 | Swindon Town | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 22 | 25 | 34 |
| 3 | West Bromwich Albion | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 21 | 34 |
| 4 | Middlesbrough | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 15 | 30 | 31 |
| 5 | Sheffield United | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 24 | 13 | 24 | 30 |
| 6 | Charlton Athletic | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 33 | 21 | 33 | 29 |
| 7 | Stockport County | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 25 | 29 | 26 |
| 8 | Sunderland | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 20 | 25 | 26 |
| 9 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 26 |
| 10 | Stoke City | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 26 |
| 11 | Port Vale | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 25 |
| 12 | Bradford City | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 25 |
| 13 | Queens Park Rangers | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 21 | 23 |
| 14 | Birmingham City | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 22 |
| 15 | Bury | 18 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 20 | 20 |
| 16 | Norwich City | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 26 | 14 | 19 |
| 17 | Tranmere Rovers | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 18 |
| 18 | Crewe Alexandra | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 22 | 29 | 22 | 18 |
| 19 | Reading | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 26 | 17 | 18 |
| 20 | Oxford United | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 26 | 20 | 17 |
| 21 | Ipswich Town | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 21 | 16 | 16 |
| 22 | Manchester City | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 15 |
| 23 | Portsmouth | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 28 | 20 | 14 |
| 24 | Huddersfield Town | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 30 | 13 | 14 |
| Key: | Promotion | Play-offs | Relegation |