| SEASON 1997-1998 |
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 | NATIONWIDE LEAGUE DIVISION THREE |
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Table as at Saturday, August 16, 1997: |
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| TEAM | P | W | D | L | F | A | GS | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Notts County | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2 | Scunthorpe United | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | Hartlepool United | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| 4 | Exeter City | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | Macclesfield Town | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 6 | Peterborough United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| 7 | Barnet | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| 8 | Colchester United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| 9 | Rochdale | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | Chester City | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 11 | Cambridge United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 12 | Mansfield Town | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 13 | Shrewsbury Town | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 14 | Torquay United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 15 | Cardiff City | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 16 | Swansea City | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 17 | Scarborough | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 18 | Lincoln City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 19 | Brighton and Hove Albion | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | Rotherham United | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | Darlington | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Doncaster Rovers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | Leyton Orient | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Hull City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Key: | Promotion | Play-offs | Relegation |