A quick round up as details and media for these games is scarce.
Oldham Athletic 1-0 Preston North End, 09/09/1997
English champions Preston North End were usurped by Oldham Athletic, thanks to a goal from Tommy Wright. It had been a harsh few years for Oldham. Three years previous they had been tearing it up in the Premier League, now they were in Division Two. The Unofficial English Championship is some comfort.
Fulham 3-1 Oldham Athletic, 04/10/1997
Champions Oldham held on to their title with successive draws against Northampton, Blackpool and Bristol Rovers but a trip to Craven Cottage would prove too much.
Oldham were sunk by two goals from Paul Moody and an own goal from Lee Sinnott.
Bournemouth 2-1 Fulham, 18/10/1997
Fulham had retained their title in a game against Blackpool but a trip to the south coast was anything but fun.
Bournemouth were under severe financial difficulties at the time and would be for some years yet but goals from Ian Cox were enough to win the English Championship for Bournemouth.
Wrexham 2-1 Bournemouth, 04/11/1997
A little history was made when Bournemouth travelled to Wrexham.
A 2-1 win for Wrexham meant the Welsh club became the first non-English side to win the Unofficial English Championship.
York City 1-0 Wrexham, 13/12/1997
Wrexham held onto their title for three matches until they played the Minstermen of York.
A goal from Tony Barras was all that was required and York City held on to the championship until the new year.
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