1977-09-10
| First Division |
| Division 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aston Villa | 1 | 0 | Arsenal | Villa Park | 36,929 | |
| Cropley | Lineups | |||||
| Chelsea | 1 | 1 | Derby County | Stamford Bridge | 25,759 | |
| Langley | Lineups | Daly (p) | ||||
| Leeds United | 2 | 1 | Ipswich Town | Elland Road | 24,380 | |
| Hankin 2 | Lineups | Mariner | ||||
| Leicester City | 1 | 5 | Everton | Filbert Street | 16,425 | |
| Sims | Lineups | King 2, Latchford, McKenzie, Thomas D | ||||
| Liverpool | 2 | 0 | Coventry City | Anfield Road | 45,574 | |
| Fairclough, Dalglish | Lineups | |||||
| Manchester City | 3 | 1 | Manchester United | Maine Road | 50,856 | Largest home gate 1977-78 |
| Kidd 2, Channon | Lineups | Nicholl | ||||
| Middlesbrough | 1 | 2 | Birmingham City | Ayresome Park | 19,240 | |
| Ashcroft | Lineups | Francis 2 | ||||
| Newcastle United | 0 | 3 | West Bromwich Albion | St James' Park | 22,705 | |
| Lineups | Regis, Cunningham, Robson | |||||
| Norwich City | 1 | 0 | Bristol City | Carrow Road | 13,940 | |
| Gibbins | Lineups | |||||
| West Ham United | 2 | 2 | Queens Park Rangers | Upton Park | 26,922 | |
| Holland, Lock | Lineups | Eastoe, Lock OG | ||||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2 | 3 | Nottingham Forest | Molineux | 24,522 | |
| Bell, Daley | Lineups | Withe, Bowyer, Woodcock | ||||
| 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 | 0 | Manchester City | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 9 | W | W | W | W | D | 1977-09-17 | Queens Park Rangers | A |
| 2 | 0 | Liverpool | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | W | W | W | W | D | 1977-09-17 | Ipswich Town | A |
| 3 | 1 | Nottingham Forest | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 8 | W | L | W | W | W | 1977-09-17 | Aston Villa | H |
| 4 | 5 | West Bromwich Albion | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | W | W | L | D | W | 1977-09-17 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H |
| 5 | -2 | Manchester United | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 7 | L | W | D | W | W | 1977-09-17 | Chelsea | H |
| 6 | 5 | Leeds United | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 6 | W | D | W | D | L | 1977-09-17 | Derby County | A |
| 7 | -2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | L | D | D | W | W | 1977-09-17 | West Bromwich Albion | A |
| 8 | -2 | Ipswich Town | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | L | W | D | D | W | 1977-09-17 | Liverpool | H |
| 9 | 3 | Norwich City | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -1 | 6 | W | L | D | D | W | 1977-09-17 | Everton | A |
| 10 | 5 | Everton | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | W | D | W | L | L | 1977-09-17 | Norwich City | H |
| 11 | -4 | Arsenal | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | L | W | D | W | L | 1977-09-17 | Leicester City | H |
| 12 | -4 | Coventry City | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 5 | L | D | W | L | W | 1977-09-17 | Middlesbrough | H |
| 13 | 3 | Aston Villa | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -2 | 5 | W | D | L | L | W | 1977-09-17 | Nottingham Forest | A |
| 14 | 0 | Queens Park Rangers | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | D | W | D | L | L | 1977-09-17 | Manchester City | H |
| 15 | -5 | Middlesbrough | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | L | L | W | D | D | 1977-09-17 | Coventry City | A |
| 16 | -3 | Leicester City | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -6 | 4 | L | L | D | W | D | 1977-09-17 | Arsenal | A |
| 17 | 1 | West Ham United | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -3 | 3 | D | W | L | L | L | 1977-09-17 | Bristol City | A |
| 18 | 1 | Chelsea | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -3 | 3 | D | L | L | W | L | 1977-09-17 | Manchester United | A |
| 19 | -2 | Bristol City | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 2 | L | D | D | L | L | 1977-09-17 | West Ham United | H |
| 20 | 2 | Birmingham City | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -6 | 2 | W | L | L | L | L | 1977-09-17 | Newcastle United | H |
| 21 | 0 | Derby County | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -6 | 2 | D | L | L | D | L | 1977-09-17 | Leeds United | H |
| 22 | -2 | Newcastle United | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -7 | 2 | L | L | L | L | W | 1977-09-17 | Birmingham City | A |
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackburn Rovers | 1 | 2 | Blackpool | Ewood Park | 8,211 | |
| Brotherston | Lineups | Walsh, Chandler | ||||
| Bolton Wanderers | 1 | 0 | Oldham Athletic | Burnden Park | 16,033 | |
| Whatmore | Lineups | |||||
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 2 | 1 | Hull City | Goldstone Ground | 20,692 | |
| Fell, Mellor | Lineups | Sunley | ||||
| Bristol Rovers | 1 | 2 | Luton Town | Eastville | 5,836 | |
| Randall | Lineups | Boersma, Buckley | ||||
| Charlton Athletic | 2 | 1 | Orient | The Valley | 8,751 | |
| McAuley, Warman | Lineups | Glover | ||||
| Crystal Palace | 2 | 2 | Sunderland | Selhurst Park | 21,305 | |
| Bourne, Swindlehurst | Lineups | Rowell, Rostron | ||||
| Mansfield Town | 0 | 0 | Millwall | Field Mill | 7,655 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Notts County | 1 | 1 | Cardiff City | Meadow Lane | 7,330 | |
| O'Brien | Lineups | Dwyer | ||||
| Southampton | 3 | 0 | Burnley | The Dell | 17,412 | |
| Boyer 2, Peach (p) | Lineups | |||||
| Stoke City | 4 | 0 | Sheffield United | Victoria Ground | 14,217 | |
| Gregory, Kendall, Lindsay (p), Crooks | Lineups | |||||
| Tottenham Hotspur | 1 | 0 | Fulham | White Hart Lane | 31,939 | |
| Jones | Lineups | |||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ptn | |
Second Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Bolton Wanderers | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | W | D | W | W | W | 1977-09-17 | Sunderland | A |
| 2 | 0 | Tottenham Hotspur | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | W | D | W | D | W | 1977-09-17 | Blackpool | A |
| 3 | 7 | Stoke City | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | W | D | W | W | L | 1977-09-17 | Hull City | A |
| 4 | 0 | Blackpool | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 7 | W | W | L | W | D | 1977-09-17 | Tottenham Hotspur | H |
| 5 | 4 | Southampton | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | W | W | W | L | D | 1977-09-17 | Millwall | A |
| 6 | 0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | W | W | W | D | # | 1977-09-17 | Burnley | A |
| 7 | 4 | Luton Town | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | W | W | L | W | # | 1977-09-17 | Blackburn Rovers | H |
| 8 | -5 | Crystal Palace | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 6 | D | D | L | W | W | 1977-09-17 | Sheffield United | A |
| 9 | -4 | Blackburn Rovers | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | L | D | W | D | D | 1977-09-17 | Luton Town | A |
| 10 | -3 | Hull City | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | L | D | W | L | W | 1977-09-17 | Stoke City | H |
| 11 | -3 | Oldham Athletic | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 5 | L | L | W | W | D | 1977-09-17 | Charlton Athletic | H |
| 12 | 0 | Sunderland | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 5 | D | D | D | W | L | 1977-09-17 | Bolton Wanderers | H |
| 13 | 4 | Charlton Athletic | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | -3 | 5 | W | L | W | D | # | 1977-09-17 | Oldham Athletic | A |
| 14 | 4 | Notts County | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 3 | D | L | L | D | D | 1977-09-17 | Fulham | A |
| 15 | -1 | Orient | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -3 | 3 | L | W | D | L | L | 1977-09-17 | Bristol Rovers | H |
| 16 | -1 | Bristol Rovers | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -3 | 3 | L | L | D | D | D | 1977-09-17 | Orient | A |
| 17 | 2 | Cardiff City | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 3 | D | D | L | D | # | 1977-09-17 | Mansfield Town | H |
| 18 | -2 | Fulham | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 3 | L | D | D | L | D | 1977-09-17 | Notts County | H |
| 19 | 1 | Mansfield Town | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 3 | D | L | L | L | W | 1977-09-17 | Cardiff City | A |
| 20 | -7 | Sheffield United | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | -5 | 3 | L | D | L | W | L | 1977-09-17 | Crystal Palace | H |
| 21 | 0 | Millwall | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -5 | 2 | D | D | L | L | L | 1977-09-17 | Southampton | H |
| 22 | 0 | Burnley | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | -8 | 1 | L | D | L | L | L | 1977-09-17 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H |
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradford City | 2 | 2 | Chester | Valley Parade | 3,612 | |
| Hutchins, Wright | Lineups | Crossley, Kearney | ||||
| Cambridge United | 1 | 0 | Tranmere Rovers | Abbey Stadium | 3,471 | |
| Biley | Lineups | |||||
| Carlisle United | 3 | 1 | Preston North End | Brunton Park | 5,743 | |
| Rafferty 2, Tait | Lineups | Bruce | ||||
| Exeter City | 4 | 1 | Port Vale | St James Park | 5,026 | |
| Robertson 2 (2p), Hodge, Holman | Lineups | Cullerton | ||||
| Gillingham | 2 | 1 | Oxford United | Priestfield Stadium | 4,381 | |
| Richardson (p), Westwood | Lineups | McGrogan | ||||
| Hereford United | 2 | 3 | Rotherham United | Edgar Street | 4,393 | |
| Briley, McNeil | Lineups | Crawford, Rhodes, Womble | ||||
| Lincoln City | 0 | 1 | Peterborough United | Sincil Bank | 4,898 | |
| Lineups | Butlin | |||||
| Sheffield Wednesday | 0 | 1 | Shrewsbury Town | Hillsborough | 10,234 | |
| Lineups | Maguire | |||||
| Swindon Town | 2 | 1 | Chesterfield | County Ground | 7,042 | |
| Guthrie, Ford | Lineups | Parker | ||||
| Walsall | 1 | 2 | Bury | Fellows Park | 4,611 | |
| Buckley (p) | Lineups | Woolfall, Rowland (p) | ||||
| Wrexham | 2 | 0 | Portsmouth | Racecourse Ground | 5,260 | |
| Davies, Shinton | Lineups | |||||
| 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 | 2 | Exeter City | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 7 | W | W | D | W | # | 1977-09-13 | Rotherham United | A |
| 3 | 2 | Bury | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 | W | W | D | W | # | 1977-09-13 | Gillingham | H |
| 4 | 2 | Swindon Town | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | W | L | W | W | D | 1977-09-13 | Preston North End | A |
| 5 | -3 | Chesterfield | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 6 | L | W | L | W | W | 1977-09-14 | Hereford United | H |
| 6 | -3 | Tranmere Rovers | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | L | W | W | W | # | 1977-09-12 | Wrexham | H |
| 7 | 1 | Gillingham | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 6 | W | L | W | W | L | 1977-09-13 | Bury | A |
| 8 | 3 | Shrewsbury Town | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 6 | W | L | L | W | W | 1977-09-13 | Cambridge United | H |
| 9 | 5 | Rotherham United | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 5 | W | D | L | W | # | 1977-09-13 | Exeter City | H |
| 10 | 6 | Wrexham | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 | W | D | D | D | L | 1977-09-12 | Tranmere Rovers | A |
| 11 | -4 | Oxford United | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 5 | L | W | W | D | L | 1977-09-14 | Lincoln City | H |
| 12 | 0 | Chester | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | D | D | L | W | # | 1977-09-14 | Sheffield Wednesday | H |
| 13 | 5 | Carlisle United | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | W | D | D | L | # | 1977-09-13 | Peterborough United | A |
| 14 | -4 | Plymouth Argyle | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | L | W | D | D | # | 1977-09-13 | Walsall | H |
| 15 | -6 | Walsall | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 4 | L | W | D | D | L | 1977-09-13 | Plymouth Argyle | A |
| 16 | 6 | Peterborough United | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 4 | W | D | L | L | D | 1977-09-13 | Carlisle United | H |
| 17 | -4 | Portsmouth | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -1 | 3 | L | W | L | D | # | 1977-09-13 | Colchester United | H |
| 18 | -3 | Preston North End | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 3 | L | L | W | D | # | 1977-09-13 | Swindon Town | H |
| 19 | 0 | Bradford City | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -3 | 3 | D | L | L | L | W | 1977-09-12 | Port Vale | A |
| 20 | -3 | Port Vale | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -4 | 3 | L | W | D | L | # | 1977-09-12 | Bradford City | H |
| 21 | 3 | Cambridge United | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 3 | W | D | L | L | # | 1977-09-13 | Shrewsbury Town | A |
| 22 | -2 | Sheffield Wednesday | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -4 | 2 | L | L | D | D | # | 1977-09-14 | Chester | A |
| 23 | -2 | Hereford United | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 2 | L | W | L | L | L | 1977-09-14 | Chesterfield | A |
| 24 | -1 | Lincoln City | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -5 | 1 | L | L | L | D | L | 1977-09-14 | Oxford United | A |
| Fourth Division |
| Fourth Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aldershot | 0 | 0 | Barnsley | Recreation Ground | 3,447 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Brentford | 1 | 1 | AFC Bournemouth | Griffin Park | 7,702 | |
| Phillips | Lineups | Paterson | ||||
| Halifax Town | 1 | 1 | Crewe Alexandra | The Shay | 1,128 | |
| Flavell | Lineups | Purdie | ||||
| Hartlepool United | 2 | 0 | Wimbledon | Victoria Park | 2,731 | |
| McMordie, Poskett | Lineups | |||||
| Newport County | 1 | 1 | Darlington | Somerton Park | 2,776 | |
| Woods | Lineups | Ferguson | ||||
| Scunthorpe United | 1 | 2 | Southend United | Old Showground | 2,896 | |
| Lumby | Lineups | Laverick, Parker | ||||
| Swansea City | 3 | 0 | Rochdale | Vetch Field | 4,750 | |
| May, Charles, Curtis | Lineups | |||||
| Torquay United | 3 | 0 | Reading | Plainmoor | 3,028 | |
| Green, Dunne, Lee C | Lineups | |||||
| Watford | 2 | 0 | Huddersfield Town | Vicarage Road | 7,852 | |
| Jenkins 2 | Lineups | |||||
| York City | 1 | 2 | Grimsby Town | Bootham Crescent | 1,872 | |
| Partridge OG | Lineups | Liddell, Brolly | ||||
| 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 | 1 | Southend United | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 9 | W | W | W | D | W | 1977-09-12 | Swansea City | H |
| 2 | -1 | Brentford | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 8 | D | W | D | W | W | 1977-09-13 | Rochdale | A |
| 3 | 2 | Swansea City | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | W | D | W | W | D | 1977-09-12 | Southend United | A |
| 4 | 2 | Watford | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 8 | W | W | W | L | W | 1977-09-14 | Reading | A |
| 5 | -2 | Aldershot | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | D | D | W | W | W | 1977-09-13 | Wimbledon | A |
| 6 | -2 | Barnsley | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | D | W | W | L | W | 1977-09-13 | Scunthorpe United | H |
| 7 | 1 | Newport County | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | D | W | L | W | D | 1977-09-14 | Crewe Alexandra | A |
| 8 | 4 | Grimsby Town | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | W | L | W | L | W | 1977-09-13 | Hartlepool United | H |
| 9 | 6 | Torquay United | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | W | L | D | W | # | 1977-09-13 | Huddersfield Town | A |
| 10 | -3 | Southport | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | W | D | D | D | # | 1977-09-17 | Reading | A |
| 11 | 7 | Hartlepool United | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 5 | W | W | D | L | L | 1977-09-13 | Grimsby Town | A |
| 12 | -3 | 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 |
| 13 | 0 | Halifax Town | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | D | L | L | W | D | 1977-09-13 | Darlington | A |
| 14 | -4 | Scunthorpe United | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | L | L | D | W | D | 1977-09-13 | Barnsley | A |
| 15 | -4 | York City | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | L | L | W | W | L | 1977-09-13 | AFC Bournemouth | A |
| 16 | 0 | 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 | -3 | Reading | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 3 | L | W | D | L | # | 1977-09-14 | Watford | H |
| 18 | 3 | Crewe Alexandra | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 3 | D | L | L | L | W | 1977-09-14 | Newport County | H |
| 19 | -2 | Wimbledon | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 3 | L | D | D | L | D | 1977-09-13 | Aldershot | H |
| 20 | -1 | Huddersfield Town | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 2 | L | D | L | D | # | 1977-09-13 | Torquay United | H |
| 21 | 1 | 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 |
| 22 | 1 | AFC Bournemouth | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -5 | 2 | D | L | D | L | # | 1977-09-13 | York City | H |
| 23 | -3 | Rochdale | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | -6 | 2 | L | L | W | L | # | 1977-09-13 | Brentford | H |
| 24 | 0 | Darlington | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -6 | 2 | D | L | D | L | L | 1977-09-13 | Halifax Town | H |
