1977-08-26
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln City | 1 | 3 | Shrewsbury Town | Sincil Bank | 4,714 | |
| Ward | Lineups | Maguire, Fleming OG, Irvine | ||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ptn |  |
Third Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Colchester United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | W | W | # | # | # | 1977-08-27 | Chester | H |
| 2 | 7 | Shrewsbury Town | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | W | W | # | # | # | 1977-09-03 | Exeter City | H |
| 3 | -1 | Swindon Town | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | W | D | # | # | # | 1977-08-27 | Portsmouth | H |
| 4 | -1 | Chester | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | W | # | # | # | # | 1977-08-27 | Colchester United | A |
| 5 | -1 | Chesterfield | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | W | # | # | # | # | 1977-08-27 | Peterborough United | H |
| 6 | -1 | Exeter City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | W | # | # | # | # | 1977-08-27 | Bury | H |
| 7 | -1 | Bradford City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | L | W | # | # | # | 1977-08-27 | Oxford United | H |
| 8 | -1 | Rotherham United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | W | # | # | # | # | 1977-08-27 | Preston North End | A |
| 9 | -1 | Tranmere Rovers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | W | # | # | # | # | 1977-08-27 | Hereford United | A |
| 10 | 0 | Bury | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | W | # | # | # | # | 1977-08-27 | Exeter City | A |
| 11 | 0 | Sheffield Wednesday | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | D | # | # | # | # | 1977-08-27 | Walsall | H |
| 12 | 0 | Plymouth Argyle | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | D | # | # | # | # | 1977-08-27 | Carlisle United | A |
| 13 | 0 | Portsmouth | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | D | # | # | # | # | 1977-08-27 | Swindon Town | A |
| 14 | 0 | Preston North End | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | D | # | # | # | # | 1977-08-27 | Rotherham United | H |
| 15 | 0 | Oxford United | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 1 | D | L | # | # | # | 1977-08-27 | Bradford City | A |
| 16 | 0 | Wrexham | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 | D | L | # | # | # | 1977-08-27 | Port Vale | H |
| 17 | 1 | Walsall | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 1 | D | L | # | # | # | 1977-08-27 | Sheffield Wednesday | A |
| 18 | 1 | Peterborough United | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 | L | D | # | # | # | 1977-08-27 | Chesterfield | A |
| 19 | -2 | Lincoln City | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 1 | L | D | L | # | # | 1977-09-03 | Port Vale | A |
| 20 | 0 | Carlisle United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1977-08-27 | Plymouth Argyle | H |
| 21 | 0 | Gillingham | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1977-08-27 | Cambridge United | A |
| 22 | 0 | Port Vale | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1977-08-27 | Wrexham | A |
| 23 | 0 | Hereford United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1977-08-27 | Tranmere Rovers | H |
| 24 | 0 | Cambridge United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1977-08-27 | Gillingham | H |
| Fourth Division |
| Fourth Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scunthorpe United | 0 | 0 | AFC Bournemouth | Old Showground | 4,255 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Southend United | 1 | 0 | Crewe Alexandra | Roots Hall | 4,590 | |
| Goodwin | Lineups | |||||
| Stockport County | 2 | 0 | Grimsby Town | Edgeley Park | 3,054 | |
| Thompson, Massey | Lineups | |||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ptn | |
Fourth Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 5 | Southend United | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | W | D | W | # | # | 1977-09-03 | AFC Bournemouth | A |
| 2 | -1 | Brentford | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | W | W | # | # | # | 1977-08-27 | Reading | H |
| 3 | 0 | Scunthorpe United | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | D | W | D | # | # | 1977-09-03 | Hartlepool United | A |
| 4 | -2 | Aldershot | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | W | W | # | # | # | 1977-08-27 | Doncaster Rovers | H |
| 5 | -1 | Swansea City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | W | D | # | # | # | 1977-08-27 | Barnsley | H |
| 6 | -1 | Halifax Town | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | W | D | # | # | # | 1977-08-27 | Northampton Town | H |
| 7 | 0 | Barnsley | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | W | # | # | # | # | 1977-08-27 | Swansea City | A |
| 8 | 0 | Watford | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | W | # | # | # | # | 1977-08-27 | York City | H |
| 9 | 1 | Torquay United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | W | # | # | # | # | 1977-08-27 | Wimbledon | H |
| 10 | -1 | Grimsby Town | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | L | W | # | # | # | 1977-09-03 | Rochdale | H |
| 11 | 11 | Stockport County | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 | W | L | L | # | # | 1977-09-02 | York City | A |
| 12 | -1 | Crewe Alexandra | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 2 | L | L | W | # | # | 1977-09-03 | Brentford | H |
| 13 | -1 | Newport County | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | D | # | # | # | # | 1977-08-27 | Huddersfield Town | H |
| 14 | -1 | Southport | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | D | # | # | # | # | 1977-08-27 | Hartlepool United | H |
| 15 | -1 | Huddersfield Town | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | D | # | # | # | # | 1977-08-27 | Newport County | A |
| 16 | 4 | AFC Bournemouth | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 1 | D | L | # | # | # | 1977-09-03 | Southend United | H |
| 17 | -2 | Wimbledon | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 1 | L | D | # | # | # | 1977-08-27 | Torquay United | A |
| 18 | -2 | Doncaster Rovers | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 1 | L | D | # | # | # | 1977-08-27 | Aldershot | A |
| 19 | -2 | Northampton Town | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 1 | D | L | # | # | # | 1977-08-27 | Halifax Town | A |
| 20 | -2 | York City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1977-08-27 | Watford | A |
| 21 | -2 | Reading | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1977-08-27 | Brentford | A |
| 22 | -1 | Darlington | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1977-08-27 | Rochdale | A |
| 23 | 0 | Hartlepool United | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -4 | 0 | L | L | # | # | # | 1977-08-27 | Southport | A |
| 24 | 0 | Rochdale | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1977-08-27 | Darlington | H |
