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