Football League Division 1
1997/98
(The League used highest goals scored to rank clubs equal on points rather than goal difference)
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes |
| 1st |  Nottingham
Forest |
46 | 28 | 10 | 8 | 82 | 42 | +40 | 94 | ▲Champions |
| 2nd | Middlesbrough |
46 | 27 | 10 | 9 | 77 | 41 | +36 | 91 | ▲Runners Up |
| 3rd |
Sunderland |
46 | 26 | 12 | 8 | 86 | 50 | +36 | 90 | ♦►Playoffs |
| 4th |
Charlton
Athletic |
46 | 26 | 10 | 10 | 80 | 49 | +31 | 88 | ♦▲PO Winners |
| 5th |
Ipswich
Town |
46 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 77 | 43 | +34 | 83 | ♦►Playoffs |
| 6th |
Sheffield
United |
46 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 69 | 54 | +15 | 74 | ♦►Playoffs |
| 7th |
Birmingham
City |
46 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 60 | 35 | +25 | 74 | - |
| 8th |
Stockport
County |
46 | 19 | 8 | 19 | 71 | 69 | +2 | 65 | - |
| 9th |
Wolverhampton
Wanderers |
46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 57 | 53 | +4 | 65 | - |
| 10th |
West
Bromwich Albion |
46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 50 | 56 | -6 | 61 | - |
| 11th |
Crewe
Alexandra |
46 | 18 | 5 | 23 | 58 | 65 | -7 | 59 | - |
| 12th |
Oxford
United |
46 | 16 | 10 | 20 | 60 | 64 | -4 | 58 | - |
| 13th |
Bradford
City |
46 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 46 | 59 | -13 | 57 | - |
| 14th |
Tranmere
Rovers |
46 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 54 | 57 | -3 | 56 | - |
| 15th |
Norwich
City |
46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 52 | 69 | -17 | 55 | - |
| 16th |
Huddersfield
Town |
46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 50 | 72 | -22 | 53 | - |
| 17th |
Bury |
46 | 11 | 19 | 16 | 42 | 58 | -16 | 52 | - |
| 18th |
Swindon
Town |
46 | 14 | 10 | 22 | 42 | 73 | -31 | 52 | - |
| 19th |
Port
Vale |
46 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 56 | 66 | -10 | 49 | - |
| 20th |
Portsmouth |
46 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 51 | 63 | -12 | 49 | - |
| 21st |
Queens
Park Rangers |
46 | 10 | 19 | 17 | 51 | 63 | -12 | 49 | - |
| 22nd | Manchester
City |
46 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 56 | 57 | -1 | 48 | ▼Relegated |
| 23rd | Stoke
City |
46 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 44 | 74 | -30 | 46 | ▼Relegated |
| 24th | Reading |
46 | 11 | 9 | 26 | 39 | 78 | -39 | 42 | ▼Relegated |
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Football League Division 1 Playoffs |
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Semi Finals 1st Leg |
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| Date | Home | Score | Away |
| 10/05/1998 | Ipswich Town | 0-1 | Charlton Athletic |
| 10/05/1998 | Sheffield United | 2-1 | Sunderland |
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Semi Finals 2nd Leg |
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| 13/05/1998 | Charlton Athletic | 1-0 | Ipswich Town |
| Charlton Athletic won 2-0 on aggregate | |||
| 13/05/1998 | Sunderland | 2-0 | Sheffield United |
| Sunderland won 3-2 on aggregate | |||
| Final | |||
| 25/05/1998 | Charlton Athletic | 4-4 | Sunderland |
| Charlton Athletic won 7-6 on penalties | |||
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End of Season Notes |
| ▼Bolton Wanderers were Relegated from the Premier League |
| ▼Barnsley were Relegated from the Premier League |
| ▼Crystal Palace were Relegated from the Premier League |
| ▲Nottingham Forest were Promoted to the Premier League |
| ▲Middlesbrough were Promoted to the Premier League |
| ♦►Sunderland Qualified for the Playoffs |
| ♦►Charlton Athletic Qualified for the Playoffs |
| ♦►Ipswich Town Qualified for the Playoffs |
| ♦►Sheffield United Qualified for the Playoffs |
| ♦▲Charlton Athletic were Promoted to the Premier League via the Playoffs |
| ▼Manchester City were Relegated to Football League Division 2 |
| ▼Stoke City were Relegated to Football League Division 2 |
| ▼Reading were Relegated to Football League Division 2 |
| ▲Watford were Promoted from Football League Division 2 |
| ▲Bristol City were Promoted from Football League Division 2 |
| ♦▲Grimsby Town were Promoted from Football League Division 2 via the Playoffs |