Nationwide League Division One 1997/1998
Historical league standings at 11th April 1998
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| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GS |
| 1 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 48 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 19 | 26 | 8 | 8 | 75 | 39 | 86 | 75 |
| 2 | Sunderland | 41 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 44 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 32 | 22 | 23 | 11 | 7 | 76 | 43 | 80 | 76 |
| 3 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 45 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 31 | 32 | 23 | 9 | 10 | 76 | 49 | 78 | 76 |
| 4 | Middlesbrough | 41 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 45 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 29 | 23 | 9 | 9 | 69 | 39 | 78 | 69 |
| 5 | Sheffield United | 40 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 39 | 16 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 20 | 27 | 18 | 15 | 7 | 59 | 43 | 69 | 59 |
| 6 | Ipswich Town | 41 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 37 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 28 | 23 | 18 | 14 | 9 | 65 | 40 | 68 | 65 |
| 7 | Birmingham City | 42 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 24 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 30 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 54 | 35 | 64 | 54 |
| 8 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 41 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 36 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 17 | 10 | 14 | 49 | 42 | 61 | 49 |
| 9 | Stockport County | 42 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 43 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 21 | 42 | 17 | 7 | 18 | 64 | 61 | 58 | 64 |
| 10 | Oxford United | 42 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 35 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 22 | 39 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 57 | 56 | 56 | 57 |
| 11 | Bradford City | 42 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 24 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 29 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 44 | 48 | 56 | 44 |
| 12 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 22 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 27 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 42 | 49 | 56 | 42 |
| 13 | Swindon Town | 42 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 22 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 40 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 40 | 62 | 51 | 40 |
| 14 | Huddersfield Town | 42 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 27 | 24 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 36 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 49 | 60 | 50 | 49 |
| 15 | Crewe Alexandra | 41 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 21 | 33 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 25 | 26 | 15 | 5 | 21 | 46 | 59 | 50 | 46 |
| 16 | Tranmere Rovers | 41 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 26 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 28 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 45 | 50 | 48 | 45 |
| 17 | Port Vale | 42 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 25 | 22 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 26 | 37 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 51 | 59 | 46 | 51 |
| 18 | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 27 | 19 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 20 | 39 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 47 | 58 | 46 | 47 |
| 19 | Norwich City | 42 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 22 | 27 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 40 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 41 | 67 | 46 | 41 |
| 20 | Bury | 42 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 20 | 21 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 19 | 33 | 9 | 19 | 14 | 39 | 54 | 46 | 39 |
| 21 | Manchester City | 42 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 26 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 23 | 28 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 49 | 51 | 44 | 49 |
| 22 | Portsmouth | 42 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 25 | 29 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 20 | 31 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 45 | 60 | 43 | 45 |
| 23 | Stoke City | 42 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 26 | 35 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 29 | 10 | 13 | 19 | 40 | 64 | 43 | 40 |
| 24 | Reading | 42 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 27 | 29 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 43 | 11 | 9 | 22 | 38 | 72 | 42 | 38 |
