
Division One table as at Sunday May 3rd, 1998:
| Pos. | Team | P | Home | Away | TOTAL | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GS | Pts | |||
| 1 |
Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest
|
46 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 52 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 30 | 22 | 28 | 10 | 8 | 82 | 42 | 82 | 94 |
| 2 |
Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough
|
46 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 51 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 26 | 29 | 27 | 10 | 9 | 77 | 41 | 77 | 91 |
| 3 |
Sunderland
Sunderland
|
46 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 49 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 37 | 28 | 26 | 12 | 8 | 86 | 50 | 86 | 90 |
| 4 |
Charlton Athletic
Charlton Athletic
|
46 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 48 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 32 | 32 | 26 | 10 | 10 | 80 | 49 | 80 | 88 |
| 5 |
Ipswich Town
Ipswich Town
|
46 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 47 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 30 | 23 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 77 | 43 | 77 | 83 |
| 6 |
Sheffield United
Sheffield United
|
46 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 44 | 20 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 25 | 34 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 69 | 54 | 69 | 74 |
| 7 |
Birmingham City
Birmingham
|
46 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 27 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 33 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 60 | 35 | 60 | 74 |
| 8 |
Stockport County
Stockport County
|
46 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 46 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 25 | 48 | 19 | 8 | 19 | 71 | 69 | 71 | 65 |
| 9 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Wolves
|
46 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 42 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 28 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 57 | 53 | 57 | 65 |
| 10 |
West Bromwich Albion
West Bromwich Albion
|
46 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 27 | 26 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 23 | 30 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 50 | 56 | 50 | 61 |
| 11 |
Crewe Alexandra
Crewe Alexandra
|
46 | 10 | 2 | 11 | 30 | 34 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 28 | 31 | 18 | 5 | 23 | 58 | 65 | 58 | 59 |
| 12 |
Oxford United
Oxford United
|
46 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 36 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 24 | 44 | 16 | 10 | 20 | 60 | 64 | 60 | 58 |
| 13 |
Bradford City
Bradford
|
46 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 26 | 23 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 36 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 46 | 59 | 46 | 57 |
| 14 |
Tranmere Rovers
Tranmere Rovers
|
46 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 34 | 26 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 31 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 54 | 57 | 54 | 56 |
| 15 |
Norwich City
Norwich City
|
46 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 32 | 27 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 42 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 52 | 69 | 52 | 55 |
| 16 |
Huddersfield Town
Huddersfield Town
|
46 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 28 | 28 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 22 | 44 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 50 | 72 | 50 | 53 |
| 17 |
Bury
Bury
|
46 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 22 | 22 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 20 | 36 | 11 | 19 | 16 | 42 | 58 | 42 | 52 |
| 18 |
Swindon Town
Swindon
|
46 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 28 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 48 | 14 | 10 | 22 | 42 | 73 | 42 | 52 |
| 19 |
Port Vale
Port Vale
|
46 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 25 | 24 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 31 | 42 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 56 | 66 | 56 | 49 |
| 20 |
Portsmouth
Portsmouth
|
46 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 28 | 30 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 23 | 33 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 51 | 63 | 51 | 49 |
| 21 |
Queens Park Rangers
Q.P.R.
|
46 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 28 | 21 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 23 | 42 | 10 | 19 | 17 | 51 | 63 | 51 | 49 |
| 22 |
Manchester City
Man City
|
46 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 28 | 26 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 28 | 31 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 56 | 57 | 56 | 48 |
| 23 |
Stoke City
Stoke City
|
46 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 30 | 40 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 34 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 44 | 74 | 44 | 46 |
| 24 |
Reading
Reading
|
46 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 27 | 31 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 47 | 11 | 9 | 26 | 39 | 78 | 39 | 42 |