| 1 | |  Nottingham Forest | 46 | 28 | 10 | 8 | 82 | 42 | 40 | 94 | G19:00 | 05/04/98  Nottingham Forest 2 Ipswich Town 1 G19:00 | 11/04/98 Bradford City 0 Nottingham Forest 3 G19:00 | 13/04/98 Nottingham Forest 3 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 0 B19:00 | 18/04/98 Stockport County FC 2 Nottingham Forest 2 G19:00 | 26/04/98 Nottingham Forest 1 Reading 0 B19:00 | 03/05/98 West Bromwich Albion 1 Nottingham Forest 1 |
| 2 | |  Middlesbrough | 46 | 27 | 10 | 9 | 77 | 41 | 36 | 91 | G19:00 | 11/04/98 Middlesbrough 4 Bury 0 G19:00 | 13/04/98 Reading 0 Middlesbrough 1 G19:00 | 17/04/98 Middlesbrough 1 Manchester City FC 0 G19:00 | 24/04/98 Port Vale 0 Middlesbrough 1 B19:00 | 29/04/98 Middlesbrough 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1 G19:00 | 03/05/98 Middlesbrough 4 Oxford United 1 |
| 3 | |  Sunderland | 46 | 26 | 12 | 8 | 86 | 50 | 36 | 90 | B19:00 | 10/04/98 Sunderland 2 Queens Park Rangers 2 B19:00 | 13/04/98 West Bromwich Albion 3 Sunderland 3 G19:00 | 18/04/98 Sunderland 2 Crewe Alexandra 1 G19:00 | 25/04/98 Sunderland 3 Stoke City 0 M19:00 | 28/04/98 Ipswich Town 2 Sunderland 0 G19:00 | 03/05/98 Swindon Town 1 Sunderland 2 |
| 4 | |  Charlton Athletic | 46 | 26 | 10 | 10 | 80 | 49 | 31 | 88 | G19:00 | 07/04/98 Charlton Athletic 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 0 G19:00 | 10/04/98 Charlton Athletic 3 Reading 0 G19:00 | 13/04/98 Port Vale 0 Charlton Athletic 1 G19:00 | 18/04/98 Charlton Athletic 1 Portsmouth 0 G19:00 | 25/04/98 Charlton Athletic 2 Tranmere Rovers FC 0 B19:00 | 03/05/98 Birmingham City 0 Charlton Athletic 0 |
| 5 | |  Ipswich Town | 46 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 77 | 43 | 34 | 83 | B19:00 | 11/04/98 Ipswich Town 0 Tranmere Rovers FC 0 G19:00 | 13/04/98 Portsmouth 0 Ipswich Town 1 G19:00 | 18/04/98 Ipswich Town 5 Port Vale 1 G19:00 | 28/04/98 Ipswich Town 2 Sunderland 0 G19:00 | 03/05/98 Ipswich Town 3 Crewe Alexandra 2 |
| 6 | |  Birmingham City | 46 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 60 | 35 | 25 | 74 | B19:00 | 04/04/98 Portsmouth 1 Birmingham City 1 B19:00 | 11/04/98 Birmingham City 1 Port Vale 1 G19:00 | 13/04/98 Manchester City FC 0 Birmingham City 1 G19:00 | 18/04/98 Birmingham City 3 Swindon Town 0 G19:00 | 25/04/98 Oxford United 0 Birmingham City 2 B19:00 | 03/05/98 Birmingham City 0 Charlton Athletic 0 |
| 7 | |  Sheffield United | 46 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 69 | 54 | 15 | 74 | B19:00 | 13/04/98 Swindon Town 1 Sheffield United 1 G19:00 | 18/04/98 Sheffield United 3 Bury 0 M19:00 | 25/04/98 Sheffield United 2 West Bromwich Albion 4 B19:00 | 28/04/98 Tranmere Rovers FC 3 Sheffield United 3 M19:00 | 30/04/98 Crewe Alexandra 2 Sheffield United 1 M19:00 | 03/05/98 Stockport County FC 1 Sheffield United 0 |
| 8 | |  Wolverhampton Wanderers FC | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 57 | 53 | 4 | 65 | B19:00 | 11/04/98 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 2 Manchester City FC 2 M19:00 | 13/04/98 Nottingham Forest 3 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 0 G19:00 | 18/04/98 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 3 Reading 1 M19:00 | 25/04/98 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 3 Stockport County FC 4 B19:00 | 29/04/98 Middlesbrough 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1 M19:00 | 03/05/98 Tranmere Rovers FC 2 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1 |
| 9 | |  Stockport County FC | 46 | 19 | 8 | 19 | 71 | 69 | 2 | 65 | M19:00 | 04/04/98 Manchester City FC 4 Stockport County FC 1 G19:00 | 11/04/98 Stockport County FC 2 West Bromwich Albion 1 M19:00 | 13/04/98 Tranmere Rovers FC 3 Stockport County FC 0 B19:00 | 18/04/98 Stockport County FC 2 Nottingham Forest 2 G19:00 | 25/04/98 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 3 Stockport County FC 4 G19:00 | 03/05/98 Stockport County FC 1 Sheffield United 0 |
| 10 | |  West Bromwich Albion | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 50 | 56 | -6 | 61 | G19:00 | 04/04/98 West Bromwich Albion 2 Middlesbrough 1 M19:00 | 11/04/98 Stockport County FC 2 West Bromwich Albion 1 B19:00 | 13/04/98 West Bromwich Albion 3 Sunderland 3 M19:00 | 18/04/98 Huddersfield Town 1 West Bromwich Albion 0 G19:00 | 25/04/98 Sheffield United 2 West Bromwich Albion 4 B19:00 | 03/05/98 West Bromwich Albion 1 Nottingham Forest 1 |
| 11 | |  Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 18 | 5 | 23 | 58 | 65 | -7 | 59 | M19:00 | 11/04/98 Huddersfield Town 2 Crewe Alexandra 0 G19:00 | 13/04/98 Crewe Alexandra 2 Stoke City 0 M19:00 | 18/04/98 Sunderland 2 Crewe Alexandra 1 G19:00 | 25/04/98 Crewe Alexandra 5 Bradford City 0 G19:00 | 30/04/98 Crewe Alexandra 2 Sheffield United 1 M19:00 | 03/05/98 Ipswich Town 3 Crewe Alexandra 2 |
| 12 | |  Oxford United | 46 | 16 | 10 | 20 | 60 | 64 | -4 | 58 | M19:00 | 04/04/98 Port Vale 3 Oxford United 0 G19:00 | 11/04/98 Oxford United 2 Swindon Town 1 B19:00 | 14/04/98 Queens Park Rangers 1 Oxford United 1 B19:00 | 18/04/98 Oxford United 1 Tranmere Rovers FC 1 M19:00 | 25/04/98 Oxford United 0 Birmingham City 2 M19:00 | 03/05/98 Middlesbrough 4 Oxford United 1 |
| 13 | |  Bradford City | 46 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 46 | 59 | -13 | 57 | G19:00 | 04/04/98 Norwich City FC 2 Bradford City 3 M19:00 | 11/04/98 Bradford City 0 Nottingham Forest 3 M19:00 | 13/04/98 Bury 2 Bradford City 0 B19:00 | 19/04/98 Bradford City 1 Queens Park Rangers 1 M19:00 | 25/04/98 Crewe Alexandra 5 Bradford City 0 M19:00 | 03/05/98 Bradford City 1 Portsmouth 3 |
| 14 | |  Tranmere Rovers FC | 46 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 54 | 57 | -3 | 56 | B19:00 | 11/04/98 Ipswich Town 0 Tranmere Rovers FC 0 G19:00 | 13/04/98 Tranmere Rovers FC 3 Stockport County FC 0 B19:00 | 18/04/98 Oxford United 1 Tranmere Rovers FC 1 M19:00 | 25/04/98 Charlton Athletic 2 Tranmere Rovers FC 0 B19:00 | 28/04/98 Tranmere Rovers FC 3 Sheffield United 3 G19:00 | 03/05/98 Tranmere Rovers FC 2 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1 |
| 15 | |  Norwich City FC | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 52 | 69 | -17 | 55 | M19:00 | 04/04/98 Norwich City FC 2 Bradford City 3 B19:00 | 11/04/98 Sheffield United 2 Norwich City FC 2 G19:00 | 13/04/98 Norwich City FC 5 Huddersfield Town 0 M19:00 | 18/04/98 Stoke City 2 Norwich City FC 0 G19:00 | 25/04/98 Norwich City FC 5 Swindon Town 0 G19:00 | 03/05/98 Reading 0 Norwich City FC 1 |
| 16 | |  Huddersfield Town | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 50 | 72 | -22 | 53 | B19:00 | 04/04/98 Bury 2 Huddersfield Town 2 G19:00 | 11/04/98 Huddersfield Town 2 Crewe Alexandra 0 M19:00 | 13/04/98 Norwich City FC 5 Huddersfield Town 0 G19:00 | 18/04/98 Huddersfield Town 1 West Bromwich Albion 0 M19:00 | 25/04/98 Portsmouth 3 Huddersfield Town 0 M19:00 | 03/05/98 Huddersfield Town 0 Port Vale 4 |
| 17 | |  Bury | 46 | 11 | 19 | 16 | 42 | 58 | -16 | 52 | B19:00 | 04/04/98 Bury 2 Huddersfield Town 2 M19:00 | 11/04/98 Middlesbrough 4 Bury 0 G19:00 | 13/04/98 Bury 2 Bradford City 0 M19:00 | 18/04/98 Sheffield United 3 Bury 0 G19:00 | 03/05/98 Queens Park Rangers 0 Bury 1 |
| 18 | |  Swindon Town | 46 | 14 | 10 | 22 | 42 | 73 | -31 | 52 | M19:00 | 04/04/98 Swindon Town 0 Charlton Athletic 1 M19:00 | 11/04/98 Oxford United 2 Swindon Town 1 B19:00 | 13/04/98 Swindon Town 1 Sheffield United 1 M19:00 | 18/04/98 Birmingham City 3 Swindon Town 0 M19:00 | 25/04/98 Norwich City FC 5 Swindon Town 0 M19:00 | 03/05/98 Swindon Town 1 Sunderland 2 |
| 19 | |  Port Vale | 46 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 56 | 66 | -10 | 49 | G19:00 | 04/04/98 Port Vale 3 Oxford United 0 B19:00 | 11/04/98 Birmingham City 1 Port Vale 1 M19:00 | 13/04/98 Port Vale 0 Charlton Athletic 1 M19:00 | 18/04/98 Ipswich Town 5 Port Vale 1 M19:00 | 24/04/98 Port Vale 0 Middlesbrough 1 G19:00 | 03/05/98 Huddersfield Town 0 Port Vale 4 |
| 20 | |  Portsmouth | 46 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 51 | 63 | -12 | 49 | B19:00 | 07/04/98 Tranmere Rovers FC 2 Portsmouth 2 M19:00 | 11/04/98 Stoke City 2 Portsmouth 1 M19:00 | 13/04/98 Portsmouth 0 Ipswich Town 1 M19:00 | 18/04/98 Charlton Athletic 1 Portsmouth 0 G19:00 | 25/04/98 Portsmouth 3 Huddersfield Town 0 G19:00 | 03/05/98 Bradford City 1 Portsmouth 3 |
| 20 | |  Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 10 | 19 | 17 | 51 | 63 | -12 | 49 | B19:00 | 01/04/98 Queens Park Rangers 0 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 0 B19:00 | 10/04/98 Sunderland 2 Queens Park Rangers 2 B19:00 | 14/04/98 Queens Park Rangers 1 Oxford United 1 B19:00 | 19/04/98 Bradford City 1 Queens Park Rangers 1 B19:00 | 25/04/98 Manchester City FC 2 Queens Park Rangers 2 M19:00 | 03/05/98 Queens Park Rangers 0 Bury 1 |
| 22 | |  Manchester City FC | 46 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 56 | 57 | -1 | 48 | G19:00 | 04/04/98 Manchester City FC 4 Stockport County FC 1 B19:00 | 11/04/98 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 2 Manchester City FC 2 M19:00 | 13/04/98 Manchester City FC 0 Birmingham City 1 M19:00 | 17/04/98 Middlesbrough 1 Manchester City FC 0 B19:00 | 25/04/98 Manchester City FC 2 Queens Park Rangers 2 G19:00 | 03/05/98 Stoke City 2 Manchester City FC 5 |
| 23 | |  Stoke City | 46 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 44 | 74 | -30 | 46 | M19:00 | 04/04/98 Reading 2 Stoke City 0 G19:00 | 11/04/98 Stoke City 2 Portsmouth 1 M19:00 | 13/04/98 Crewe Alexandra 2 Stoke City 0 G19:00 | 18/04/98 Stoke City 2 Norwich City FC 0 M19:00 | 25/04/98 Sunderland 3 Stoke City 0 M19:00 | 03/05/98 Stoke City 2 Manchester City FC 5 |
| 24 | |  Reading | 46 | 11 | 9 | 26 | 39 | 78 | -39 | 42 | G19:00 | 04/04/98 Reading 2 Stoke City 0 M19:00 | 10/04/98 Charlton Athletic 3 Reading 0 M19:00 | 13/04/98 Reading 0 Middlesbrough 1 M19:00 | 18/04/98 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 3 Reading 1 M19:00 | 26/04/98 Nottingham Forest 1 Reading 0 M19:00 | 03/05/98 Reading 0 Norwich City FC 1 |
