1977-08-27
| First Division |
| Division 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aston Villa | 1 | 2 | Everton | Villa Park | 37,806 | |
| Gray | Lineups | McKenzie 2 | ||||
| Chelsea | 1 | 2 | Coventry City | Stamford Bridge | 25,432 | |
| Langley | Lineups | Powell, Wallace | ||||
| Leeds United | 1 | 0 | Birmingham City | Elland Road | 24,551 | |
| Hankin | Lineups | |||||
| Leicester City | 0 | 0 | Bristol City | Filbert Street | 17,011 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Liverpool | 3 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | Anfield Road | 48,525 | |
| Dalglish, Heighway, Case | Lineups | |||||
| Manchester United | 0 | 0 | Ipswich Town | Old Trafford | 57,904 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Middlesbrough | 2 | 0 | Newcastle United | Ayresome Park | 26,902 | |
| Armstrong 2 | Lineups | |||||
| Norwich City | 1 | 1 | Queens Park Rangers | Carrow Road | 17,249 | |
| Gibbins | Lineups | Needham | ||||
| Nottingham Forest | 3 | 0 | Derby County | City Ground | 28,807 | |
| Withe 2, Robertson | Lineups | |||||
| West Ham United | 0 | 1 | Manchester City | Upton Park | 25,278 | |
| Lineups | Royle | |||||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1 | 1 | Arsenal | Molineux | 22,909 | |
| Kindon | Lineups | Powling | ||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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First Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 1 | Nottingham Forest | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | W | W | W | # | # | 1977-09-03 | Arsenal | A |
| 2 | 5 | Liverpool | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | W | W | D | # | # | 1977-09-03 | Birmingham City | A |
| 3 | -2 | Manchester United | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | D | W | W | # | # | 1977-09-03 | Derby County | A |
| 4 | 1 | Manchester City | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | W | W | D | # | # | 1977-09-03 | Norwich City | H |
| 5 | -2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | D | W | W | # | # | 1977-09-03 | Everton | A |
| 6 | 4 | Coventry City | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | W | L | W | # | # | 1977-09-03 | Leeds United | H |
| 7 | -1 | Norwich City | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | D | D | W | # | # | 1977-09-03 | Manchester City | A |
| 8 | 3 | Middlesbrough | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | W | D | D | # | # | 1977-09-03 | West Bromwich Albion | A |
| 9 | -1 | Ipswich Town | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | D | D | W | # | # | 1977-09-03 | Chelsea | H |
| 10 | -1 | Leicester City | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | D | W | D | # | # | 1977-09-03 | Queens Park Rangers | A |
| 11 | 5 | Leeds United | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | W | D | L | # | # | 1977-09-03 | Coventry City | A |
| 12 | -8 | West Bromwich Albion | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | L | D | W | # | # | 1977-09-03 | Middlesbrough | H |
| 13 | -1 | Arsenal | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | D | W | L | # | # | 1977-09-03 | Nottingham Forest | H |
| 14 | 0 | Chelsea | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -2 | 2 | L | W | L | # | # | 1977-09-03 | Ipswich Town | A |
| 15 | 5 | Everton | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 2 | W | L | L | # | # | 1977-09-03 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H |
| 16 | -1 | Aston Villa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -3 | 2 | L | L | W | # | # | 1977-09-03 | Bristol City | A |
| 17 | -4 | Newcastle United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -3 | 2 | L | L | W | # | # | 1977-09-03 | West Ham United | H |
| 18 | 0 | Bristol City | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 1 | D | L | L | # | # | 1977-09-03 | Aston Villa | H |
| 19 | 0 | Queens Park Rangers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 1 | D | L | L | # | # | 1977-09-03 | Leicester City | H |
| 20 | -3 | Derby County | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 1 | L | D | L | # | # | 1977-09-03 | Manchester United | H |
| 21 | 0 | West Ham United | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 0 | L | L | L | # | # | 1977-09-03 | Newcastle United | A |
| 22 | 0 | Birmingham City | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -6 | 0 | L | L | L | # | # | 1977-09-03 | Liverpool | H |
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackburn Rovers | 3 | 0 | Cardiff City | Ewood Park | 7,088 | |
| Lewis, Metcalfe, Brotherston | Lineups | |||||
| Bolton Wanderers | 2 | 1 | Sheffield United | Burnden Park | 18,236 | |
| Reid, Whatmore | Lineups | Woodward | ||||
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 3 | 2 | Millwall | Goldstone Ground | 18,924 | |
| Ward, Kitchener OG, Piper | Lineups | Chambers, Pearson | ||||
| Bristol Rovers | 0 | 0 | Fulham | Eastville | 6,426 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Charlton Athletic | 3 | 1 | Blackpool | The Valley | 6,449 | |
| McEwan OG, Flanagan 2 | Lineups | Walsh | ||||
| Crystal Palace | 0 | 1 | Hull City | Selhurst Park | 14,618 | |
| Lineups | Hawley | |||||
| Oldham Athletic | 1 | 0 | Luton Town | Boundary Park | 7,579 | |
| Chapman | Lineups | |||||
| Southampton | 1 | 0 | Mansfield Town | The Dell | 15,981 | |
| Peach (p) | Lineups | |||||
| Stoke City | 2 | 1 | Burnley | Victoria Ground | 12,835 | |
| Lindsay (p), Crooks | Lineups | Burke | ||||
| Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Orient | Roker Park | 28,261 | |
| Ashurst (p) | Lineups | Kitchen | ||||
| Tottenham Hotspur | 2 | 1 | Notts County | White Hart Lane | 25,839 | |
| Duncan 2 | Lineups | Vinter | ||||
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Second Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 1 | Bolton Wanderers | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | W | W | W | # | # | 1977-09-03 | Hull City | A |
| 2 | 2 | Tottenham Hotspur | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | W | D | W | # | # | 1977-09-03 | Cardiff City | A |
| 3 | 2 | Oldham Athletic | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | W | W | D | # | # | 1977-09-03 | Orient | A |
| 4 | -3 | Crystal Palace | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | L | W | W | # | # | 1977-09-03 | Burnley | A |
| 5 | 8 | Blackburn Rovers | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | W | D | D | # | # | 1977-09-03 | Fulham | A |
| 6 | 1 | Hull City | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | W | L | W | # | # | 1977-09-03 | Bolton Wanderers | H |
| 7 | 5 | Stoke City | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | W | W | L | # | # | 1977-09-03 | Millwall | A |
| 8 | 9 | Charlton Athletic | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | W | D | # | # | # | 1977-09-03 | Luton Town | A |
| 9 | -6 | Blackpool | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | L | W | D | # | # | 1977-09-03 | Bristol Rovers | H |
| 10 | 5 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | W | D | # | # | # | 1977-09-03 | Mansfield Town | A |
| 11 | 0 | Sunderland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | D | W | L | # | # | 1977-09-03 | Sheffield United | A |
| 12 | -3 | Bristol Rovers | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | D | D | D | # | # | 1977-09-03 | Blackpool | A |
| 13 | 5 | Southampton | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | W | L | D | # | # | 1977-09-03 | Notts County | A |
| 14 | -6 | Luton Town | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | L | W | # | # | # | 1977-09-03 | Charlton Athletic | H |
| 15 | -5 | Notts County | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 2 | L | D | D | # | # | 1977-09-03 | Southampton | H |
| 16 | -10 | Sheffield United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -1 | 2 | L | W | L | # | # | 1977-09-03 | Sunderland | H |
| 17 | 2 | Fulham | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 | D | L | D | # | # | 1977-09-03 | Blackburn Rovers | H |
| 18 | -4 | Mansfield Town | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 2 | L | L | W | # | # | 1977-09-03 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H |
| 19 | -3 | Cardiff City | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 1 | L | D | # | # | # | 1977-09-03 | Tottenham Hotspur | H |
| 20 | 1 | Orient | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 1 | D | L | L | # | # | 1977-09-03 | Oldham Athletic | H |
| 21 | -1 | Millwall | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -5 | 0 | L | L | L | # | # | 1977-09-03 | Stoke City | H |
| 22 | 0 | Burnley | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -5 | 0 | L | L | L | # | # | 1977-09-03 | Crystal Palace | H |
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradford City | 2 | 3 | Oxford United | Valley Parade | 4,401 | |
| Watson, Hutchins | Lineups | Berry, Foley, Jeffrey | ||||
| Cambridge United | 2 | 3 | Gillingham | Abbey Stadium | 3,397 | |
| Morgan, Finney | Lineups | Hughes, Westwood 2 | ||||
| Carlisle United | 0 | 0 | Plymouth Argyle | Brunton Park | 4,855 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Chesterfield | 2 | 0 | Peterborough United | Saltergate Recreation Ground | 4,690 | |
| Cammack 2 | Lineups | |||||
| Colchester United | 2 | 0 | Chester | Layer Road | 4,169 | |
| Gough 2 | Lineups | |||||
| Exeter City | 2 | 2 | Bury | St James Park | 5,236 | |
| Hodge, Kellow | Lineups | Thomson, Entwistle | ||||
| Hereford United | 0 | 1 | Tranmere Rovers | Edgar Street | 4,062 | |
| Lineups | Allen | |||||
| Preston North End | 3 | 2 | Rotherham United | Deepdale | 5,964 | |
| Thomson, Doyle, Bruce | Lineups | Finney 2 | ||||
| Sheffield Wednesday | 0 | 0 | Walsall | Hillsborough | 10,634 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Swindon Town | 3 | 1 | Portsmouth | County Ground | 9,604 | |
| Kamara, McHale, Moss | Lineups | Pollock | ||||
| Wrexham | 1 | 1 | Port Vale | Racecourse Ground | 5,797 | |
| Griffiths (p) | Lineups | Brownbill | ||||
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Third Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Colchester United | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | W | W | W | # | # | 1977-09-02 | Tranmere Rovers | A |
| 2 | 1 | Swindon Town | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | W | W | D | # | # | 1977-09-03 | Walsall | A |
| 3 | 2 | Chesterfield | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | W | W | # | # | # | 1977-09-03 | Portsmouth | A |
| 4 | -2 | Shrewsbury Town | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | W | W | # | # | # | 1977-09-03 | Exeter City | H |
| 5 | 4 | Tranmere Rovers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | W | W | # | # | # | 1977-09-02 | Colchester United | H |
| 6 | 0 | Exeter City | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | D | W | # | # | # | 1977-09-03 | Shrewsbury Town | A |
| 7 | 3 | Bury | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | D | W | # | # | # | 1977-09-03 | Sheffield Wednesday | H |
| 8 | 6 | Preston North End | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | W | D | # | # | # | 1977-09-03 | Oxford United | A |
| 9 | 6 | Oxford United | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | W | D | L | # | # | 1977-09-03 | Preston North End | H |
| 10 | -6 | Chester | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | L | W | # | # | # | 1977-09-02 | Cambridge United | H |
| 11 | -4 | Bradford City | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | L | L | W | # | # | 1977-09-03 | Gillingham | A |
| 12 | -4 | Rotherham United | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | L | W | # | # | # | 1977-09-03 | Carlisle United | H |
| 13 | -2 | Sheffield Wednesday | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | D | D | # | # | # | 1977-09-03 | Bury | A |
| 14 | -2 | Plymouth Argyle | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | D | D | # | # | # | 1977-09-03 | Hereford United | H |
| 15 | 6 | Gillingham | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 2 | W | L | # | # | # | 1977-09-03 | Bradford City | H |
| 16 | 0 | Wrexham | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 | D | D | L | # | # | 1977-09-03 | Peterborough United | A |
| 17 | 0 | Walsall | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 2 | D | D | L | # | # | 1977-09-03 | Swindon Town | H |
| 18 | 2 | Carlisle United | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 1 | D | L | # | # | # | 1977-09-03 | Rotherham United | A |
| 19 | 3 | Port Vale | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 1 | D | L | # | # | # | 1977-09-03 | Lincoln City | H |
| 20 | -7 | Portsmouth | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 1 | L | D | # | # | # | 1977-09-03 | Chesterfield | H |
| 21 | -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 |
| 22 | -4 | Peterborough United | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 1 | L | L | D | # | # | 1977-09-03 | Wrexham | H |
| 23 | 0 | Hereford United | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -4 | 0 | L | L | # | # | # | 1977-09-03 | Plymouth Argyle | A |
| 24 | 0 | Cambridge United | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -5 | 0 | L | L | # | # | # | 1977-09-02 | Chester | A |
| Fourth Division |
| Fourth Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aldershot | 1 | 0 | Doncaster Rovers | Recreation Ground | 3,128 | |
| Dungworth | Lineups | |||||
| Brentford | 1 | 1 | Reading | Griffin Park | 8,176 | |
| Sweetzer (p) | Lineups | Peters | ||||
| Halifax Town | 0 | 1 | Northampton Town | The Shay | 1,869 | |
| Lineups | Bryant | |||||
| Newport County | 2 | 0 | Huddersfield Town | Somerton Park | 3,367 | |
| Woods, Walker S | Lineups | |||||
| Rochdale | 2 | 0 | Darlington | Spotland | 1,295 | |
| Seddon, Mountford | Lineups | |||||
| Southport | 1 | 1 | Hartlepool United | Haig Avenue | 1,628 | |
| Ashworth | Lineups | Goad | ||||
| Swansea City | 2 | 1 | Barnsley | Vetch Field | 6,860 | |
| Curtis 2 | Lineups | Wigg | ||||
| Torquay United | 1 | 1 | Wimbledon | Plainmoor | 4,331 | |
| Brown | Lineups | Connell | ||||
| Watford | 1 | 3 | York City | Vicarage Road | 7,620 | |
| Mayes | Lineups | Pollard, Hope, Taylor | ||||
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Fourth Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 3 | Aldershot | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | W | W | W | # | # | 1977-09-03 | Huddersfield Town | A |
| 2 | 0 | Brentford | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | D | W | W | # | # | 1977-09-03 | Crewe Alexandra | A |
| 3 | 2 | Swansea City | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | W | W | D | # | # | 1977-09-03 | Darlington | A |
| 4 | -3 | Southend United | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | W | D | W | # | # | 1977-09-03 | AFC Bournemouth | A |
| 5 | -2 | Scunthorpe United | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | D | W | D | # | # | 1977-09-03 | Hartlepool United | A |
| 6 | 0 | Halifax Town | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | L | W | D | # | # | 1977-09-03 | Reading | A |
| 7 | 6 | Newport County | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | W | D | # | # | # | 1977-09-03 | Barnsley | A |
| 8 | 1 | Torquay United | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | D | W | # | # | # | 1977-09-03 | Northampton Town | A |
| 9 | 10 | Northampton Town | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 3 | W | D | L | # | # | 1977-09-03 | Torquay United | H |
| 10 | -3 | Barnsley | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | L | W | # | # | # | 1977-09-03 | Newport County | H |
| 11 | 9 | York City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | W | L | # | # | # | 1977-09-02 | Stockport County | H |
| 12 | -4 | Watford | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | L | W | # | # | # | 1977-09-03 | Doncaster Rovers | A |
| 13 | -3 | Grimsby Town | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | L | W | # | # | # | 1977-09-03 | Rochdale | H |
| 14 | 0 | Southport | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | D | D | # | # | # | 1977-09-03 | Wimbledon | A |
| 15 | -4 | Stockport County | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 | W | L | L | # | # | 1977-09-02 | York City | A |
| 16 | -4 | Crewe Alexandra | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 2 | L | L | W | # | # | 1977-09-03 | Brentford | H |
| 17 | 7 | Rochdale | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 2 | W | L | # | # | # | 1977-09-03 | Grimsby Town | A |
| 18 | -1 | Wimbledon | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 2 | D | L | D | # | # | 1977-09-03 | Southport | H |
| 19 | 2 | Reading | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | D | L | # | # | # | 1977-09-03 | Halifax Town | H |
| 20 | -4 | AFC Bournemouth | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 1 | D | L | # | # | # | 1977-09-03 | Southend United | H |
| 21 | -6 | Huddersfield Town | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 | L | D | # | # | # | 1977-09-03 | Aldershot | H |
| 22 | -4 | Doncaster Rovers | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 1 | L | L | D | # | # | 1977-09-03 | Watford | H |
| 23 | 0 | Hartlepool United | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -4 | 1 | D | L | L | # | # | 1977-09-03 | Scunthorpe United | H |
| 24 | -2 | Darlington | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 0 | L | L | # | # | # | 1977-09-03 | Swansea City | H |
