05/12/1997 Chester City - Wrexham AFC 0:2 (0:2)
06/12/1997 Cambridge United - Stevenage Borough FC 1:1 (0:1)
Cardiff City - Hendon FC 3:1 (3:0)
Cheltenham Town - Boreham Wood 1:1 (0:1)
Colchester United - Hereford United 1:1 (1:0)
Fulham FC - Southend United 1:0 (0:0)
Grimsby Town - Chesterfield FC 2:2 (2:0)
Hednesford Town - Darlington FC 0:1 (0:0)
Lincoln City - Emley AFC (old) 2:2 (1:1)
Macclesfield Town - Walsall FC 0:7 (0:2)
Northampton Town - Basingstoke Town 1:1 (1:0)
Oldham Athletic - Blackpool FC 2:1 (0:0)
Peterborough United - Dagenham & Redbridge 3:2 (1:0)
Preston North End - Notts County 2:2 (1:1)
Rotherham United - King's Lynn 6:0 (0:0)
Scunthorpe United - Ilkeston Town 1:1 (0:0)
Torquay United - Watford FC 1:1 (1:1)
Wigan Athletic - York City 2:1 (0:0)
Wisbech Town - Bristol Rovers 0:2 (0:0)
07/12/1997 AFC Bournemouth - Bristol City 3:1 (1:0)
decisive matches
15/12/1997 Stevenage Borough FC - Cambridge United 2:1 (1:1)
16/12/1997 Watford FC - Torquay United 2:1 (0:0, 0:0) aet
Notts County - Preston North End 1:2 (0:0, 1:1) aet
Hereford United - Colchester United 5:4 (0:0, 1:1, 1:1) pso
Chesterfield FC - Grimsby Town 0:2 (0:1)
Boreham Wood - Cheltenham Town 0:2 (0:1)
Basingstoke Town - Northampton Town 3:4 (0:0, 0:0, 0:0) pso
17/12/1997 Emley AFC (old) - Lincoln City 4:3 (0:0, 2:2, 3:3) pso
Ilkeston Town - Scunthorpe United 1:2 (0:2)