| Nationwide League Division One Saturday, August 9, 1997 |
| Swindon Town |
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Crewe Alexandra |
| W.Allison (43'), S.Finney (89' pen) |
HT: 1-0 | ||
| Attendance: 8,334 | Referee: G. Singh | ||
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| New French signing Philippe Cuervo is man-of-the-match - as goals at the end of each half, from Wayne Allison and a Steve Finney penalty, see off Crewe. |
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Results on Saturday, August 9, 1997: |
| Birmingham City | 2 - 0 | Stoke City |
| Bradford City | 2 - 1 | Stockport County |
| Bury | 1 - 1 | Reading |
| Manchester City | 2 - 2 | Portsmouth |
| Middlesbrough | 2 - 1 | Charlton Athletic |
| Norwich City | 0 - 2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| Oxford United | 2 - 0 | Huddersfield Town |
| Port Vale | 0 - 1 | Nottingham Forest |
| Queens Park Rangers | 0 - 0 | Ipswich Town |
| Swindon Town | 2 - 0 | Crewe Alexandra |
| West Bromwich Albion | 2 - 1 | Tranmere Rovers |
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