Season 1997–98 Goals scored 1410 (2.55 per match) | Matches played 552 | |
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Promoted Nottingham ForestMiddlesbroughCharlton Athletic Relegated Manchester CityStoke CityReading | ||
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.
Contents
From First Division
Promoted to Premier League
Relegated to Second Division
To First Division
Promoted from Second Division
Relegated from Premier League
League table
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.
Results
Source:
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.