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