Auto Windscreens Shield 1997-98 
Winners: Grimsby Town Runners-up: AFC Bournemouth Winners from previous season: Carlisle United First round
| Northern section | Blackpool, Burnley, Macclesfield Town, Mansfield Town, Notts County, Rotherham United, Wrexham and York City given byes to the second round. | | 6 December 1997 | Shrewsbury Town | 1 | - | 2 | Hartlepool United | 1,130 | Gay Meadow, Shrewsbury | | 9 December 1997 | Carlisle United (won on sudden death extra time by golden goal) | 1 | - | 0 | Oldham Athletic | 1,518 | Brunton Park, Carlisle (aet) | | 9 December 1997 | Chesterfield | 0 | - | 1 | Grimsby Town | 1,128 | Recreation Ground, Chesterfield | | 9 December 1997 | Doncaster Rovers | 0 | - | 1 | Rochdale | 580 | Belle Vue, Doncaster | | 9 December 1997 | Hull City | 2 | - | 1 | Scarborough | 1,518 | Boothferry Park, Kingston-upon-Hull | | 9 December 1997 | Preston North End (won on sudden death extra time by golden goal) | 3 | - | 2 | Darlington | 2,703 | Deepdale, Preston (aet) | | 9 December 1997 | Scunthorpe United | 2 | - | 1 | Chester City | 813 | Glanford Park, Scunthorpe | | 9 December 1997 | Wigan Athletic | 2 | - | 0 | Lincoln City | 1,467 | Springfield Park, Wigan | Southern Section
| | 8 December 1997 | Bristol Rovers | 1 | - | 0 | Cambridge United | 2,386 | Memorial Stadium, Bristol | | 9 December 1997 | Barnet | 1 | - | 2 | Walsall | 754 | Underhill, London | | 9 December 1997 | Cardiff City | 0 | - | 2 | Millwall | 1,219 | Ninian Park, Cardiff | | 9 December 1997 | Fulham | 1 | - | 0 | Watford | 3,364 | Craven Cottage, London | | 9 December 1997 | Gillingham | 0 | - | 1 | Peterborough United | 905 | Priestfield, Gillingham | | 9 December 1997 | Leyton Orient | 1 | - | 0 | Colchester United | 933 | Brisbane Road, London | | 9 December 1997 | Northampton Town (won 5-3 on pens.) | 1 | - | 1 | Plymouth Argyle | 2,631 | Sixfields Stadium, Northampton (aet) | 9 December 1997 | Southend United | 0 | - | 1 | Wycombe Wanderers | 1,577 | Roots Hall, Southend | Second round | Northern section | | 6 January 1998 | Blackpool (won 10-9 on pens.) | 1 | - | 1 | York City | 1,105 | Bloomfield Road, Blackpool (aet) | | 6 January 1998 | Carlisle United | 6 | - | 1 | Rochdale | 2,350 | Brunton Park, Carlisle | | 6 January 1998 | Grimsby Town | 1 | - | 0 | Hull City | 4,778 | Blundell Park, Grimsby | | 6 January 1998 | Hartlepool United | 1 | - | 2 | Scunthorpe United | 1,491 | Victoria Park, Hartlepool | | 7 January 1998 | Mansfield Town | 1 | - | 0 | Wrexham | 1,325 | Field Mill, Mansfield | | 13 January 1998 | Macclesfield Town | 0 | - | 1 | Preston North End | 1,618 | Moss Rose, Macclesfield | | 20 January 1998 | Wigan Athletic | 3 | - | 0 | Rotherham United | 1,495 | Springfield Park, Wigan | | 27 January 1998 | Burnley | 2 | - | 0 | Notts County | 2,442 | Turf Moor, Burnley | Southern section | | 6 January 1998 | AFC Bournemouth | 2 | - | 0 | Leyton Orient | 1,732 | Dean Court, Bournemouth | | 6 January 1998 | Bristol City | 1 | - | 0 | Millwall | 2,557 | Ashton Gate, Bristol | | 6 January 1998 | Exeter City | 1 | - | 2 | Bristol Rovers | 1,851 | St James's Park, Exeter | | 6 January 1998 | Swansea City | 1 | - | 2 | Peterborough United | 1,179 | Vetch Field, Swansea | | 6 January 1998 | Walsall | 5 | - | 0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 2,562 | Bescot Stadium, Walsall | | 13 January 1998 | Fulham | 3 | - | 1 | Wycombe Wanderers | 4,319 | Craven Cottage, London | | 13 January 1998 | Luton Town | 2 | - | 1 | Brentford | 3,106 | Kenilworth Road, Luton | | 13 January 1998 | Northampton Town | 5 | - | 1 | Torquay United | 2,845 | Sixfields Stadium, Northampton | | Quarter-finals | | Northern section | | 27 January 1998 | Blackpool | 1 | - | 0 | Wigan Athletic | 1,687 | Bloomfield Road, Blackpool | | 27 January 1998 | Preston North End | 1 | - | 0 | Mansfield Town | 3,609 | Deepdale, Preston | | 27 January 1998 | Scunthorpe United | 0 | - | 2 | Grimsby Town | 4,596 | Glanford Park, Scunthorpe | | 3 February 1998 | Burnley | 4 | - | 1 | Carlisle United | 4,573 | Turf Moor, Burnley | Southern section | | 27 January 1998 | AFC Bournemouth | 1 | - | 0 | Bristol City | 2,124 | Dean Court, Bournemouth | | 27 January 1998 | Fulham | 1 | - | 2 | Luton Town | 5,103 | Craven Cottage, London | | 27 January 1998 | Peterborough United | 2 | - | 1 | Northampton Town | 5,516 | London Road, Peterborough | | 28 January 1998 | Bristol Rovers | 0 | - | 1 | Walsall (won on sudden death extra time by golden goal) | 4,165 | Memorial Ground, Bristol (aet) | Semi-Finals | Northern section | | 17 February 1998 | Burnley | 1 | - | 0 | Preston North End | 10,079 | Turf Moor, Burnley | | 17 February 1998 | Grimsby Town | 1 | - | 0 | Blackpool | 8,027 | Blundell Park, Grimsby | Southern section | | 17 February 1998 | AFC Bournemouth | 1 | - | 0 | Luton Town | 5,367 | Dean Court, Bournemouth | | 17 February 1998 | Peterborough United | 1 | - | 2 | Walsall | 4,199 | London Road, Peterborough | Area Finals | Northern section: 1st leg | | 10 March 1998 | Grimsby Town | 1 | - | 1 | Burnley | 6,064 | Blundell Park, Grimsby | | Southern section: 1st leg | | 10 March 1998 | Walsall | 0 | - | 2 | AFC Bournemouth | 6,017 | Bescot Stadium, Walsall | | Northern section: 2nd leg | | 17 March 1998 | Burnley | 0 | - | 2 | Grimsby Town | 10,257 | Turf Moor, Burnley | | (Grimsby Town win 3-1 on aggregate) | Southern section: 2nd leg | | 17 March 1998 | AFC Bournemouth | 2 | - | 3 | Walsall | 8,972 | Dean Court, Bournemouth | (AFC Bournemouth win 4-3 on aggregate) | National final | | 19 April 1998 | AFC Bournemouth | 1 | - | 2 | Grimsby Town (won on sudden death extra time by golden goal) | 62,432 | Wembley Stadium, London (aet) |
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