Saturday, 21 March, 1998
1997/98, Game No. 45
Nationwide Football League
League Table
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 |
38 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 65 | 34 | +31 | 77 |
| 2 |
 |
38 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 70 | 40 | +30 | 73 |
| 3 |
 |
37 | 21 | 9 | 7 | 61 | 36 | +25 | 72 |
| 4 |
 |
38 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 67 | 47 | +20 | 66 |
| 5 |
 |
38 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 63 | 38 | +25 | 64 |
| 6 |
 |
36 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 54 | 37 | +17 | 62 |
| 7 |
 |
39 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 51 | 33 | +18 | 59 |
| 8 |
 |
37 | 16 | 8 | 13 | 45 | 39 | +6 | 56 |
| 9 |
 |
39 | 16 | 7 | 16 | 61 | 55 | +6 | 55 |
| 10 |
 |
39 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 39 | 45 | -6 | 53 |
| 11 |
 |
40 | 14 | 9 | 17 | 39 | 59 | -20 | 51 |
| 12 |
 |
39 | 14 | 8 | 17 | 53 | 52 | +1 | 50 |
| 13 |
 |
39 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 39 | 42 | -3 | 50 |
| 14 |
 |
39 | 14 | 5 | 20 | 45 | 57 | -12 | 47 |
| 15 |
 |
39 | 9 | 18 | 12 | 36 | 46 | -10 | 45 |
| 16 |
 |
39 | 12 | 9 | 18 | 44 | 57 | -13 | 45 |
| 17 |
 |
38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 37 | 57 | -20 | 45 |
| 18 |
 |
37 | 11 | 10 | 16 | 40 | 46 | -6 | 43 |
| 19 |
 |
39 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 44 | 55 | -11 | 43 |
| 20 |
 |
39 | 11 | 9 | 19 | 46 | 56 | -10 | 42 |
| 21 |
 |
38 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 41 | 53 | -12 | 41 |
| 22 |
 |
39 | 10 | 10 | 19 | 42 | 46 | -4 | 40 |
| 23 |
 |
39 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 38 | 58 | -20 | 40 |
| 24 |
 |
39 | 10 | 9 | 20 | 36 | 68 | -32 | 39 |
Blue line: automatic promotionGreen line: playoff cutoffOrange line: relegation zone