| SEASON 1997-1998 |
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 | NATIONWIDE LEAGUE DIVISION ONE |
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Table as at Saturday, August 9, 1997: |
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| TEAM | P | W | D | L | F | A | GS | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Birmingham City | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | Oxford United | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Swindon Town | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | Bradford City | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | Middlesbrough | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | West Bromwich Albion | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | Nottingham Forest | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | Manchester City | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | Portsmouth | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | Bury | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Reading | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Ipswich Town | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Queens Park Rangers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Charlton Athletic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | Stockport County | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | Tranmere Rovers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | Port Vale | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Crewe Alexandra | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Huddersfield Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Norwich City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Stoke City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Key: | Promotion | Play-offs | Relegation |