Nationwide League Division One 1997/1998
Historical league standings at 28th December 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 | Middlesbrough | 25 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 43 | 20 | 51 | 43 |
| 2 | Nottingham Forest | 25 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 43 | 23 | 51 | 43 |
| 3 | Sheffield United | 25 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 40 | 25 | 46 | 40 |
| 4 | Charlton Athletic | 25 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 21 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 46 | 34 | 44 | 46 |
| 5 | Sunderland | 24 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 38 | 22 | 43 | 38 |
| 6 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 25 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 32 | 26 | 42 | 32 |
| 7 | West Bromwich Albion | 25 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 27 | 24 | 41 | 27 |
| 8 | Stockport County | 25 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 27 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 16 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 43 | 35 | 38 | 43 |
| 9 | Swindon Town | 25 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 32 | 36 | 38 | 32 |
| 10 | Birmingham City | 25 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 25 | 19 | 36 | 25 |
| 11 | Bradford City | 25 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 23 | 25 | 34 | 23 |
| 12 | Queens Park Rangers | 25 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 29 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 30 | 40 | 31 | 30 |
| 13 | Ipswich Town | 24 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 29 | 26 | 30 | 29 |
| 14 | Norwich City | 24 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 34 | 30 | 24 |
| 15 | Stoke City | 25 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 27 | 33 | 29 | 27 |
| 16 | Reading | 25 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 24 | 37 | 29 | 24 |
| 17 | Oxford United | 25 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 30 | 35 | 27 | 30 |
| 18 | Port Vale | 25 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 26 | 35 | 26 | 26 |
| 19 | Crewe Alexandra | 25 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 28 | 40 | 25 | 28 |
| 20 | Manchester City | 25 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 28 | 31 | 24 | 28 |
| 21 | Tranmere Rovers | 24 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 28 | 34 | 24 | 28 |
| 22 | Huddersfield Town | 25 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 23 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 25 | 39 | 24 | 25 |
| 23 | Bury | 25 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 23 | 33 | 24 | 23 |
| 24 | Portsmouth | 23 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 29 | 37 | 23 | 29 |
