Nationwide League Division Three 1997/1998
Historical league standings at 1st November 1997
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| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GS |
| 1 | Notts. County | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 23 | 13 | 32 | 23 |
| 2 | Peterborough United | 15 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 33 | 14 | 31 | 33 |
| 3 | Exeter City | 15 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 29 | 22 |
| 4 | Lincoln City | 15 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 28 | 17 |
| 5 | Scarborough | 15 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 19 | 24 | 23 |
| 6 | Barnet | 15 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 20 | 24 | 22 |
| 7 | Scunthorpe United | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 24 | 17 |
| 8 | Chester City | 15 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 22 | 23 | 25 |
| 9 | Colchester United | 15 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
| 10 | Macclesfield Town | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 22 | 19 |
| 11 | Rotherham United | 15 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| 12 | Hartlepool United | 15 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 21 | 18 | 21 | 21 |
| 13 | Torquay United | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
| 14 | Cambridge United | 15 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 |
| 15 | Shrewsbury Town | 15 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 22 | 18 | 20 |
| 16 | Mansfield Town | 15 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
| 17 | Cardiff City | 13 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 14 |
| 18 | Leyton Orient | 15 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 14 |
| 19 | Rochdale | 15 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 19 | 21 | 16 | 19 |
| 20 | Darlington | 15 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 24 | 15 | 19 |
| 21 | Swansea City | 14 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 17 | 24 | 13 | 17 |
| 22 | Hull City | 15 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 12 | 18 |
| 23 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 15 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 21 | 11 | 11 |
| 24 | Doncaster Rovers | 15 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 38 | 4 | 9 |
