1997–98 Football League First Division
| Season | 1997–98 |
|---|---|
| Champions |
Nottingham Forest 3rd First Division title |
| Promoted |
Nottingham Forest Middlesbrough Charlton Athletic |
| Relegated |
Manchester City Stoke City Reading |
| Matches played | 552 |
| Goals scored | 1,410 (2.55 per match) |
| Top goalscorer |
Kevin Phillips Pierre van Hooijdonk (29) |
| Biggest home win |
Sheffield United 5–1 (21 October 1997) Huddersfield Town 5–1 Oxford United (10 January 1998) Ipswich Town 5–1 Huddersfield Town (14 February 1998) 5–1 Reading (3 March 1998) Oxford United 5–1 Stoke City (14 March 1998) Ipswich Town 5–1 Port Vale (18 April 1998) |
| Biggest away win |
Stoke City 0–7 Birmingham City (10 January 1998) |
| Highest scoring |
Nottingham Forest 5–2 Charlton Athletic (22 November 1997) Stoke City 0–7 Birmingham City (10 January 1998) Ipswich Town 5–2 Oxford United (24 February 1998) |
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The 1997–98 Football League First Division (referred to as the Nationwide First Division for sponsorship reasons) was the sixth season of the league under its current league division format.
Promoted to Premier League
Relegated to Second Division
Promoted from Second Division
Relegated from Premier League
Updated to games played on 3 May 1998.
Source: Statto.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Source:
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
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