Nationwide League Division One 1997/1998
Historical league standings at 4th October 1997
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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 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 22 | 15 |
| 2 | Bradford City | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 14 |
| 3 | Swindon Town | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 13 |
| 4 | West Bromwich Albion | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 18 | 12 |
| 5 | Charlton Athletic | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 16 | 20 |
| 6 | Queens Park Rangers | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 13 |
| 7 | Sheffield United | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 15 | 9 |
| 8 | Port Vale | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
| 9 | Birmingham City | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 14 | 12 |
| 10 | Middlesbrough | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 14 | 12 |
| 11 | Stoke City | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 10 |
| 12 | Sunderland | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 |
| 13 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
| 14 | Norwich City | 10 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 13 | 8 |
| 15 | Stockport County | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 16 |
| 16 | Crewe Alexandra | 9 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 |
| 17 | Bury | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 11 |
| 18 | Tranmere Rovers | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 14 |
| 19 | Oxford United | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 10 | 14 |
| 20 | Reading | 10 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 10 | 10 |
| 21 | Manchester City | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 16 |
| 22 | Ipswich Town | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 |
| 23 | Portsmouth | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 8 | 12 |
| 24 | Huddersfield Town | 9 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 5 |
