Saturday, 25 April, 1998
1997/98, Game No. 52
Nationwide Football League
League Table
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 |
44 | 27 | 9 | 8 | 80 | 41 | +39 | 90 |
| 2 |
 |
44 | 25 | 12 | 7 | 84 | 47 | +37 | 87 |
| 3 |
 |
44 | 26 | 9 | 9 | 72 | 39 | +33 | 87 |
| 4 |
 |
45 | 26 | 9 | 10 | 80 | 49 | +31 | 87 |
| 5 |
 |
44 | 21 | 14 | 9 | 72 | 41 | +31 | 77 |
| 6 |
 |
45 | 19 | 16 | 10 | 60 | 35 | +25 | 73 |
| 7 |
 |
43 | 19 | 16 | 8 | 65 | 48 | +17 | 73 |
| 8 |
 |
44 | 18 | 10 | 16 | 55 | 50 | +5 | 64 |
| 9 |
 |
45 | 18 | 8 | 19 | 70 | 69 | +1 | 62 |
| 10 |
 |
45 | 16 | 12 | 17 | 49 | 55 | -6 | 60 |
| 11 |
 |
45 | 16 | 10 | 19 | 59 | 60 | -1 | 58 |
| 12 |
 |
45 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 45 | 56 | -11 | 57 |
| 13 |
 |
44 | 17 | 5 | 22 | 54 | 61 | -7 | 56 |
| 14 |
 |
45 | 14 | 11 | 20 | 50 | 68 | -18 | 53 |
| 15 |
 |
44 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 49 | 53 | -4 | 52 |
| 16 |
 |
45 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 51 | 69 | -18 | 52 |
| 17 |
 |
45 | 14 | 10 | 21 | 41 | 71 | -30 | 52 |
| 18 |
 |
45 | 10 | 19 | 16 | 51 | 62 | -11 | 49 |
| 19 |
 |
45 | 10 | 19 | 16 | 41 | 58 | -17 | 49 |
| 20 |
 |
45 | 12 | 10 | 23 | 52 | 66 | -14 | 46 |
| 21 |
 |
45 | 12 | 10 | 23 | 48 | 62 | -14 | 46 |
| 22 |
 |
45 | 11 | 13 | 21 | 42 | 69 | -27 | 46 |
| 23 |
 |
45 | 11 | 12 | 22 | 51 | 55 | -4 | 45 |
| 24 |
 |
44 | 11 | 9 | 24 | 39 | 76 | -37 | 42 |
Blue line: automatic promotionGreen line: playoff cutoffOrange line: relegation zone