Nationwide League Division One 1997/1998
Historical league standings at 18th February 1998
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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 | 31 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 51 | 28 | 63 | 51 |
| 2 | Middlesbrough | 31 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 17 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 51 | 26 | 62 | 51 |
| 3 | Sunderland | 30 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 31 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 16 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 53 | 29 | 58 | 53 |
| 4 | Sheffield United | 30 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 46 | 31 | 54 | 46 |
| 5 | Charlton Athletic | 31 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 30 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 25 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 54 | 39 | 53 | 54 |
| 6 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 31 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 29 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 10 | 42 | 31 | 51 | 42 |
| 7 | West Bromwich Albion | 32 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 34 | 31 | 49 | 34 |
| 8 | Stockport County | 32 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 31 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 18 | 30 | 14 | 5 | 13 | 49 | 43 | 47 | 49 |
| 9 | Birmingham City | 31 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 39 | 23 | 47 | 39 |
| 10 | Swindon Town | 33 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 30 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 35 | 46 | 46 | 35 |
| 11 | Ipswich Town | 31 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 23 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 43 | 33 | 45 | 43 |
| 12 | Bradford City | 33 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 21 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 34 | 35 | 44 | 34 |
| 13 | Norwich City | 32 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 25 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 31 | 45 | 41 | 31 |
| 14 | Crewe Alexandra | 32 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 19 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 16 | 40 | 48 | 40 | 40 |
| 15 | Queens Park Rangers | 32 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 33 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 35 | 47 | 38 | 35 |
| 16 | Oxford United | 31 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 18 | 30 | 10 | 6 | 15 | 38 | 45 | 36 | 38 |
| 17 | Tranmere Rovers | 31 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 36 | 38 | 36 | 36 |
| 18 | Reading | 31 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 23 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 26 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 32 | 49 | 36 | 32 |
| 19 | Stoke City | 32 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 21 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 31 | 46 | 34 | 31 |
| 20 | Huddersfield Town | 32 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 32 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 33 | 49 | 33 | 33 |
| 21 | Port Vale | 32 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 30 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 37 | 50 | 31 | 37 |
| 22 | Bury | 32 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 5 | 16 | 11 | 28 | 40 | 31 | 28 |
| 23 | Manchester City | 32 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 34 | 37 | 30 | 34 |
| 24 | Portsmouth | 31 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 27 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 33 | 50 | 27 | 33 |
