| 1. Round | 09/08/1997 | Sheffield United | - | Sunderland AFC | 2:0 |  |
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| 1. Round | 29/08/1997 | Sunderland AFC | - | Norwich City | 0:1 | ||||
| 2. Round | 01/09/1997 | Sunderland AFC | - | Oxford United | 3:1 | ||||
| 2. Round | 04/09/1997 | Bradford City | - | Sunderland AFC | 0:4 | |
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| 2. Round | 19/09/1997 | Sunderland AFC | - | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1:1 | ||||
| 2. Round | 27/09/1997 | Sunderland AFC | - | Middlesbrough FC | 1:2 | ||||
| 3. Round | 03/10/1997 | Reading FC | - | Sunderland AFC | 4:0 | ||||
| 3. Round | 17/10/1997 | Sunderland AFC | - | Huddersfield Town | 3:1 | |
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