Nottingham Forest · First Division 1997/98

Nottingham Forest 1997/98

Nottingham Forest finished 1st of 24 in the 1997/98 First Division with 94 points (won 28, drawn 10, lost 8; scored 82, conceded 42) and won the title and promotion. They were top of the table after 34 matches of 46; lowest 8th, after match 1. Longest runs: 4 wins in a row and 7 unbeaten.

Position after each match

Points against champions and relegated clubs

Nottingham Forest
Champions, middle half
Relegated, middle half

Bands: the middle half of champions’ and relegated clubs’ points after each match, from every complete 24-club Championship season on file.

Results

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Pts	Pos
1	Sat 9 Aug 1997	Port Vale (away)	1–0 W	Won	3	8th
2	Fri 15 Aug 1997	Norwich (home)	4–1 W	Won	6	1st
3	Sat 23 Aug 1997	Oxford (away)	1–0 W	Won	9	1st
4	Sat 30 Aug 1997	QPR (home)	4–0 W	Won	12	1st
5	Wed 3 Sep 1997	Manchester City (home)	1–3 L	Lost	12	2nd
6	Sun 7 Sep 1997	Swindon (away)	0–0 D	Drew	13	2nd
7	Sat 13 Sep 1997	Sheffield United (away)	0–1 L	Lost	13	5th
8	Sat 20 Sep 1997	Portsmouth (home)	1–0 W	Won	16	1st
9	Sat 27 Sep 1997	Stoke (home)	1–0 W	Won	19	1st
10	Fri 3 Oct 1997	Huddersfield (away)	2–0 W	Won	22	1st
11	Sat 18 Oct 1997	Tranmere (home)	2–2 D	Drew	23	1st
12	Tue 21 Oct 1997	West Brom (home)	1–0 W	Won	26	1st
13	Fri 24 Oct 1997	Reading (away)	3–3 D	Drew	27	1st
14	Sat 1 Nov 1997	Crewe (home)	3–1 W	Won	30	1st
15	Tue 4 Nov 1997	Bury (away)	0–2 L	Lost	30	1st
16	Sat 8 Nov 1997	Sunderland (away)	1–1 D	Drew	31	2nd
17	Sat 15 Nov 1997	Birmingham (home)	1–0 W	Won	34	1st
18	Sat 22 Nov 1997	Charlton (home)	5–2 W	Won	37	1st
19	Wed 26 Nov 1997	Middlesbrough (away)	0–0 D	Drew	38	1st
20	Sat 29 Nov 1997	Ipswich (away)	1–0 W	Won	41	1st
21	Sat 6 Dec 1997	Bradford (home)	2–2 D	Drew	42	2nd
22	Sun 14 Dec 1997	Wolves (away)	1–2 L	Lost	42	2nd
23	Sat 20 Dec 1997	Stockport (home)	2–1 W	Won	45	2nd
24	Fri 26 Dec 1997	Swindon (home)	3–0 W	Won	48	2nd
25	Sun 28 Dec 1997	Manchester City (away)	3–2 W	Won	51	2nd
26	Sat 10 Jan 1998	Port Vale (home)	2–1 W	Won	54	1st
27	Sat 17 Jan 1998	Norwich (away)	0–1 L	Lost	54	1st
28	Sat 24 Jan 1998	QPR (away)	1–0 W	Won	57	1st
29	Sat 31 Jan 1998	Oxford (home)	1–3 L	Lost	57	1st
30	Sat 7 Feb 1998	Portsmouth (away)	1–0 W	Won	60	1st
31	Tue 17 Feb 1998	Huddersfield (home)	3–0 W	Won	63	1st
32	Sat 21 Feb 1998	Stoke (away)	1–1 D	Drew	64	2nd
33	Tue 24 Feb 1998	Tranmere (away)	0–0 D	Drew	65	2nd
34	Sun 1 Mar 1998	Middlesbrough (home)	4–0 W	Won	68	1st
35	Wed 4 Mar 1998	Sunderland (home)	0–3 L	Lost	68	1st
36	Sat 7 Mar 1998	Crewe (away)	4–1 W	Won	71	1st
37	Sat 14 Mar 1998	Bury (home)	3–0 W	Won	74	1st
38	Sat 21 Mar 1998	Birmingham (away)	2–1 W	Won	77	1st
39	Sat 28 Mar 1998	Charlton (away)	2–4 L	Lost	77	1st
40	Wed 1 Apr 1998	Sheffield United (home)	3–0 W	Won	80	1st
41	Sun 5 Apr 1998	Ipswich (home)	2–1 W	Won	83	1st
42	Sat 11 Apr 1998	Bradford (away)	3–0 W	Won	86	1st
43	Mon 13 Apr 1998	Wolves (home)	3–0 W	Won	89	1st
44	Sat 18 Apr 1998	Stockport (away)	2–2 D	Drew	90	1st
45	Sun 26 Apr 1998	Reading (home)	1–0 W	Won	93	1st
46	Sun 3 May 1998	West Brom (away)	1–1 D	Drew	94	1st

Score is this club’s goals first. Pos is the position in the table after that day’s matches; points include deductions from the date they applied.