Reading and Stoke City made up the bottom two; both clubs been in mid-table for most of the campaign, but they totally fell apart later in season and were relegated in bottom place. By far the biggest shock was Manchester City's relegation to Division Two; they had improved in the final weeks of the season, but in a cruel twist all of the clubs above them went on similarly good runs as the season drew to a close, consigning City to the third tier for the first time ever.
Reference 1: P (played), W (won), F (goals for) and Pts.
Reference 2: Nottingham Forest (C, P), Middlesbrough (P), Sunderland, Charlton Athletic (P), Ipswich Town, Sheffield United, Birmingham City, Stockport County, Wolverhampton Wanderers, West Bromwich Albion, Crewe Alexandra, Oxford United, Bradford City, Tranmere Rovers, Norwich City, Huddersfield Town, Bury, Swindon Town, Port Vale, Portsmouth, Queens Park Rangers, Manchester City (R), Stoke City (R) and Reading (R).
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1997-98_in_English_football
Reference 2: Nottingham Forest (C, P), Middlesbrough (P), Sunderland, Charlton Athletic (P), Ipswich Town, Sheffield United, Birmingham City, Stockport County, Wolverhampton Wanderers, West Bromwich Albion, Crewe Alexandra, Oxford United, Bradford City, Tranmere Rovers, Norwich City, Huddersfield Town, Bury, Swindon Town, Port Vale, Portsmouth, Queens Park Rangers, Manchester City (R), Stoke City (R) and Reading (R).
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1997-98_in_English_football
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