Stockport County 1 Middlesbrough 1
Outcome: Drawn
Date: 9/2/1997
Manager: Bryan Robson
Attendance: 8257
Competition: Division One
Played at: Edgeley Park
Goals:
| Goals | Time | Assists | |
| Paul Merson | 6 | ||
Team
| Player | Yellow | Red | Subbed |
| Ben Roberts | |||
| Gianluca Festa | |||
| Steve Vickers | |||
| Vladimir Kinder | |||
| Curtis Fleming | |||
| Robbie Mustoe | |||
| Phil Stamp | |||
| Emmerson | |||
| Mickel Beck | |||
| Paul Merson | |||
| Alan Moore |
Subs
| Player | Yellow | Red | Subbed |
| Andy Townsend |