1997–98 Football League First Division
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.
| Season | 1997–98 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Nottingham Forest |
| 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 goals each) |
| Biggest home win | Middlesbrough 6–0 Swindon Town (11 March 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) Stoke City 2–5 Manchester City (3 May 1998) |
← 1996–97 1998–99 → | |
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