1977-09-09
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colchester United | 3 | 1 | Plymouth Argyle | Layer Road | 5,719 | |
| Williams, Gough, Dowman | Lineups | Hall | ||||
| 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 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | W | L | W | W | W | 1977-09-13 | Portsmouth | A |
| 2 | 0 | Chesterfield | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 | W | L | W | W | # | 1977-09-10 | Swindon Town | A |
| 3 | 0 | Tranmere Rovers | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | W | W | W | # | # | 1977-09-10 | Cambridge United | A |
| 4 | 0 | Exeter City | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | W | D | W | # | # | 1977-09-10 | Port Vale | H |
| 5 | 0 | Bury | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | W | D | W | # | # | 1977-09-10 | Walsall | A |
| 6 | 0 | Swindon Town | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | L | W | W | D | # | 1977-09-10 | Chesterfield | H |
| 7 | 0 | Oxford United | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | W | W | D | L | # | 1977-09-10 | Gillingham | A |
| 8 | 1 | Gillingham | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | L | W | W | L | # | 1977-09-10 | Oxford United | H |
| 9 | 1 | Walsall | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | W | D | D | L | # | 1977-09-10 | Bury | H |
| 10 | -2 | Plymouth Argyle | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | L | W | D | D | # | 1977-09-13 | Walsall | H |
| 11 | 0 | Shrewsbury Town | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -1 | 4 | L | L | W | W | # | 1977-09-10 | Sheffield Wednesday | A |
| 12 | 0 | Chester | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | D | L | W | # | # | 1977-09-10 | Bradford City | A |
| 13 | 0 | Portsmouth | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | W | L | D | # | # | 1977-09-10 | Wrexham | A |
| 14 | 0 | Rotherham United | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | D | L | W | # | # | 1977-09-10 | Hereford United | A |
| 15 | 0 | Preston North End | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | L | W | D | # | # | 1977-09-10 | Carlisle United | A |
| 16 | 0 | Wrexham | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 3 | D | D | D | L | # | 1977-09-10 | Portsmouth | H |
| 17 | 0 | Port Vale | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 3 | W | D | L | # | # | 1977-09-10 | Exeter City | A |
| 18 | 0 | Carlisle United | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 2 | D | D | L | # | # | 1977-09-10 | Preston North End | H |
| 19 | 0 | Bradford City | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -3 | 2 | L | L | L | W | # | 1977-09-10 | Chester | H |
| 20 | 0 | Sheffield Wednesday | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 2 | L | D | D | # | # | 1977-09-10 | Shrewsbury Town | H |
| 21 | 0 | Hereford United | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -4 | 2 | W | L | L | L | # | 1977-09-10 | Rotherham United | H |
| 22 | 0 | Peterborough United | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 2 | D | L | L | D | # | 1977-09-10 | Lincoln City | A |
| 23 | 0 | Lincoln City | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -4 | 1 | L | L | D | L | # | 1977-09-10 | Peterborough United | H |
| 24 | 0 | Cambridge United | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -5 | 1 | D | L | L | # | # | 1977-09-10 | Tranmere Rovers | H |
| Fourth Division |
| Fourth Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southport | 3 | 1 | Northampton Town | Haig Avenue | 2,677 | |
| O'Neil (p), Ashworth, Jones | Lineups | Robertson | ||||
| Stockport County | 1 | 1 | Doncaster Rovers | Edgeley Park | 3,614 | |
| Massey | Lineups | Owen | ||||
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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 | 0 | Brentford | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 7 | W | D | W | W | # | 1977-09-10 | AFC Bournemouth | H |
| 2 | 0 | Southend United | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 7 | W | W | D | W | # | 1977-09-10 | Scunthorpe United | A |
| 3 | 0 | Aldershot | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | D | W | W | W | # | 1977-09-10 | Barnsley | H |
| 4 | 0 | Barnsley | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | W | W | L | W | # | 1977-09-10 | Aldershot | A |
| 5 | 0 | Swansea City | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | D | W | W | D | # | 1977-09-10 | Rochdale | H |
| 6 | 0 | Watford | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 | W | W | L | W | # | 1977-09-10 | Huddersfield Town | H |
| 7 | 6 | Southport | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | W | D | D | D | # | 1977-09-17 | Reading | A |
| 8 | -1 | Newport County | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | W | L | W | D | # | 1977-09-10 | Darlington | H |
| 9 | -1 | Northampton Town | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -3 | 5 | L | W | W | D | L | 1977-09-13 | Stockport County | H |
| 10 | -1 | Scunthorpe United | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | L | D | W | D | # | 1977-09-10 | Southend United | H |
| 11 | -1 | York City | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | L | W | W | L | # | 1977-09-10 | Grimsby Town | H |
| 12 | -1 | Grimsby Town | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | L | W | L | W | # | 1977-09-10 | York City | A |
| 13 | -1 | Halifax Town | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | L | L | W | D | # | 1977-09-10 | Crewe Alexandra | H |
| 14 | 0 | Reading | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | W | D | L | # | # | 1977-09-10 | Torquay United | A |
| 15 | 0 | Torquay United | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | L | D | W | # | # | 1977-09-10 | Reading | H |
| 16 | 2 | Stockport County | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 3 | D | L | W | L | L | 1977-09-13 | Northampton Town | A |
| 17 | -1 | Wimbledon | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 3 | D | D | L | D | # | 1977-09-10 | Hartlepool United | A |
| 18 | -1 | Hartlepool United | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 3 | W | D | L | L | # | 1977-09-10 | Wimbledon | H |
| 19 | 0 | Huddersfield Town | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 | D | L | D | # | # | 1977-09-10 | Watford | A |
| 20 | 0 | Rochdale | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -3 | 2 | L | W | L | # | # | 1977-09-10 | Swansea City | A |
| 21 | 0 | Crewe Alexandra | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 2 | L | L | L | W | # | 1977-09-10 | Halifax Town | A |
| 22 | 0 | Doncaster Rovers | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -5 | 2 | D | L | L | L | D | 1977-09-17 | Brentford | H |
| 23 | 0 | AFC Bournemouth | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -5 | 1 | L | D | L | # | # | 1977-09-10 | Brentford | A |
| 24 | 0 | Darlington | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -6 | 1 | L | D | L | L | # | 1977-09-10 | Newport County | A |
