Nationwide League Division Three 1997/1998
Historical league standings at 22nd 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 | Lincoln City | 19 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 36 | 20 |
| 2 | Peterborough United | 19 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 36 | 17 | 35 | 36 |
| 3 | Exeter City | 19 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 28 | 20 | 34 | 28 |
| 4 | Notts. County | 19 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 26 | 19 | 34 | 26 |
| 5 | Scunthorpe United | 19 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 28 | 22 | 33 | 28 |
| 6 | Hartlepool United | 19 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 28 | 19 | 31 | 28 |
| 7 | Barnet | 19 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 26 | 29 | 29 |
| 8 | Macclesfield Town | 19 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 27 | 19 | 29 | 27 |
| 9 | Rotherham United | 19 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 30 |
| 10 | Scarborough | 19 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 30 |
| 11 | Chester City | 18 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 27 | 24 | 27 | 27 |
| 12 | Colchester United | 19 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 27 |
| 13 | Shrewsbury Town | 19 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 31 | 29 | 26 | 31 |
| 14 | Cardiff City | 19 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 19 | 18 | 26 | 19 |
| 15 | Torquay United | 19 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 28 | 29 | 25 | 28 |
| 16 | Leyton Orient | 19 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 24 | 19 |
| 17 | Mansfield Town | 19 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 25 |
| 18 | Rochdale | 19 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 |
| 19 | Cambridge United | 19 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 26 | 27 | 21 | 26 |
| 20 | Darlington | 19 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 28 | 20 | 23 |
| 21 | Swansea City | 18 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 20 | 29 | 17 | 20 |
| 22 | Hull City | 19 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 23 | 37 | 15 | 23 |
| 23 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 19 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 28 | 12 | 13 |
| 24 | Doncaster Rovers | 19 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 45 | 6 | 12 |
