1977-09-24
| First Division |
| Division 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leeds United | 1 | 1 | Manchester United | Elland Road | 33,517 | |
| Hankin | Lineups | Hill | ||||
| Leicester City | 0 | 3 | Nottingham Forest | Filbert Street | 21,447 | |
| Lineups | O'Neill, Woodcock, Robertson (p) | |||||
| Liverpool | 1 | 0 | Derby County | Anfield Road | 46,462 | |
| McDermott | Lineups | |||||
| Manchester City | 2 | 0 | Bristol City | Maine Road | 41,897 | |
| Barnes, Owen | Lineups | |||||
| Middlesbrough | 1 | 1 | Ipswich Town | Ayresome Park | 19,843 | |
| Mills | Lineups | Mariner | ||||
| Newcastle United | 1 | 2 | Coventry City | St James' Park | 22,484 | |
| Gowling | Lineups | Wallace 2 | ||||
| Norwich City | 1 | 0 | Arsenal | Carrow Road | 19,312 | |
| Ryan | Lineups | |||||
| Queens Park Rangers | 1 | 1 | Chelsea | Loftus Road | 26,267 | Largest home gate 1977-78 |
| Masson | Lineups | Swain | ||||
| West Bromwich Albion | 3 | 1 | Birmingham City | The Hawthorns | 29,115 | |
| Brown T 2 (p), Regis | Lineups | Connolly | ||||
| West Ham United | 1 | 1 | Everton | Upton Park | 25,296 | |
| Dobson OG | Lineups | McKenzie | ||||
| 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 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 12 | W | D | W | W | W | 1977-10-01 | Everton | A |
| 2 | 1 | Nottingham Forest | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 12 | W | W | W | L | W | 1977-10-01 | Norwich City | H |
| 3 | -1 | Liverpool | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 12 | W | D | W | W | W | 1977-10-01 | Manchester United | A |
| 4 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 10 | W | D | W | W | L | 1977-10-01 | Coventry City | A |
| 5 | 4 | Coventry City | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 9 | W | W | L | D | W | 1977-10-01 | West Bromwich Albion | H |
| 6 | -1 | Everton | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 8 | D | W | W | D | W | 1977-10-01 | Manchester City | H |
| 7 | 0 | Manchester United | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 8 | D | L | L | W | D | 1977-10-01 | Liverpool | H |
| 8 | 0 | Leeds United | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 8 | D | D | W | D | W | 1977-10-01 | Chelsea | A |
| 9 | 1 | Ipswich Town | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | D | D | L | W | D | 1977-10-01 | Newcastle United | H |
| 10 | 3 | Norwich City | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -3 | 8 | W | L | W | L | D | 1977-10-01 | Nottingham Forest | A |
| 11 | -5 | Arsenal | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | L | W | L | W | D | 1977-10-01 | West Ham United | H |
| 12 | -1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 7 | L | D | L | D | D | 1977-10-01 | Leicester City | H |
| 13 | -1 | Aston Villa | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 7 | W | L | W | D | L | 1977-10-01 | Birmingham City | H |
| 14 | 0 | Queens Park Rangers | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 6 | D | D | D | W | D | 1977-10-01 | Bristol City | A |
| 15 | 0 | Chelsea | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -2 | 6 | D | W | D | L | L | 1977-10-01 | Leeds United | H |
| 16 | 0 | Middlesbrough | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -1 | 5 | D | L | L | L | W | 1977-10-01 | Derby County | A |
| 17 | 3 | West Ham United | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -4 | 4 | D | L | D | W | L | 1977-10-01 | Arsenal | A |
| 18 | -1 | Bristol City | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 4 | L | W | L | D | D | 1977-10-01 | Queens Park Rangers | H |
| 19 | -1 | Birmingham City | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -5 | 4 | L | W | W | L | L | 1977-10-01 | Aston Villa | A |
| 20 | -1 | Leicester City | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -10 | 4 | L | L | L | L | D | 1977-10-01 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A |
| 21 | 0 | Derby County | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -7 | 3 | L | D | D | L | L | 1977-10-01 | Middlesbrough | H |
| 22 | 0 | Newcastle United | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | -11 | 2 | L | L | L | L | L | 1977-10-01 | Ipswich Town | A |
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackburn Rovers | 1 | 0 | Orient | Ewood Park | 6,316 | |
| Wagstaffe | Lineups | |||||
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 2 | 1 | Sheffield United | Goldstone Ground | 21,666 | |
| Ward 2 | Lineups | Franks | ||||
| Bristol Rovers | 0 | 0 | Oldham Athletic | Eastville | 4,550 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Cardiff City | 3 | 1 | Fulham | Ninian Park | 8,810 | |
| Robson, Evans 2 | Lineups | Maybank | ||||
| Crystal Palace | 2 | 1 | Bolton Wanderers | Selhurst Park | 23,604 | |
| Harkouk, Chatterton | Lineups | Whatmore | ||||
| Mansfield Town | 4 | 1 | Burnley | Field Mill | 8,277 | |
| Syrett, Moss, Hodgson, Sharkey (p) | Lineups | Brennan | ||||
| Millwall | 1 | 1 | Charlton Athletic | The Den, New Cross | 13,309 | |
| Brisley (p) | Lineups | Flanagan | ||||
| Notts County | 1 | 1 | Blackpool | Meadow Lane | 7,200 | |
| Stubbs | Lineups | Finnigan | ||||
| Southampton | 1 | 0 | Hull City | The Dell | 18,503 | |
| MacDougall | Lineups | |||||
| Stoke City | 0 | 0 | Sunderland | Victoria Ground | 18,820 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Tottenham Hotspur | 2 | 0 | Luton Town | White Hart Lane | 32,814 | |
| Osgood (p), Jones | Lineups | |||||
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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 | 1 | Tottenham Hotspur | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 12 | W | W | W | D | W | 1977-10-01 | Orient | A |
| 2 | -1 | Bolton Wanderers | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | L | W | W | D | W | 1977-10-01 | Stoke City | H |
| 3 | 0 | Crystal Palace | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 10 | W | W | D | D | L | 1977-10-01 | Fulham | H |
| 4 | 1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | W | D | W | W | W | 1977-09-27 | Luton Town | H |
| 5 | -1 | Stoke City | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | D | D | W | D | W | 1977-10-01 | Bolton Wanderers | A |
| 6 | 2 | Southampton | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 9 | W | L | W | W | W | 1977-10-01 | Sheffield United | A |
| 7 | 2 | Blackburn Rovers | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | W | D | L | D | W | 1977-10-01 | Oldham Athletic | A |
| 8 | -1 | Blackpool | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 8 | D | L | W | W | L | 1977-10-01 | Cardiff City | H |
| 9 | -3 | Luton Town | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | L | D | W | W | L | 1977-09-27 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A |
| 10 | 1 | Oldham Athletic | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 7 | D | D | L | L | W | 1977-10-01 | Blackburn Rovers | H |
| 11 | 1 | Charlton Athletic | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | -3 | 7 | D | D | W | L | W | 1977-09-30 | Bristol Rovers | H |
| 12 | 6 | Mansfield Town | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 6 | W | D | D | L | L | 1977-10-01 | Hull City | A |
| 13 | -3 | Hull City | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 6 | L | D | L | D | W | 1977-10-01 | Mansfield Town | H |
| 14 | 3 | Cardiff City | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 6 | W | D | D | D | L | 1977-10-01 | Blackpool | A |
| 15 | 0 | Sunderland | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -2 | 6 | D | L | D | D | D | 1977-10-01 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H |
| 16 | -3 | Fulham | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -1 | 5 | L | W | L | D | D | 1977-10-01 | Crystal Palace | A |
| 17 | -1 | Millwall | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 5 | D | W | D | D | L | 1977-10-01 | Burnley | A |
| 18 | -4 | Orient | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 5 | L | W | L | W | D | 1977-10-01 | Tottenham Hotspur | H |
| 19 | 0 | Bristol Rovers | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -4 | 4 | D | L | L | L | D | 1977-09-30 | Charlton Athletic | A |
| 20 | 0 | Notts County | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | -6 | 4 | D | L | D | L | L | 1977-10-01 | Luton Town | A |
| 21 | 0 | Sheffield United | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 12 | -8 | 3 | L | L | L | D | L | 1977-10-01 | Southampton | H |
| 22 | 0 | Burnley | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 12 | -11 | 2 | L | D | L | D | L | 1977-10-01 | Millwall | H |
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradford City | 0 | 1 | Plymouth Argyle | Valley Parade | 4,031 | |
| Lineups | Hall | |||||
| Bury | 0 | 3 | Shrewsbury Town | Gigg Lane | 5,430 | |
| Lineups | Maguire, Atkins (p), Hornsby | |||||
| Cambridge United | 1 | 1 | Rotherham United | Abbey Stadium | 4,381 | |
| Biley (p) | Lineups | Phillips | ||||
| Colchester United | 0 | 0 | Preston North End | Layer Road | 4,978 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Exeter City | 0 | 1 | Portsmouth | St James Park | 5,875 | |
| Lineups | Kemp | |||||
| Gillingham | 1 | 1 | Tranmere Rovers | Priestfield Stadium | 5,007 | |
| Richardson (p) | Lineups | Allen | ||||
| Hereford United | 1 | 0 | Carlisle United | Edgar Street | 3,750 | |
| Sheedy | Lineups | |||||
| Oxford United | 4 | 1 | Chester | Manor Ground | 4,283 | |
| Taylor, Foley 3 (1p) | Lineups | Kearney | ||||
| Sheffield Wednesday | 0 | 1 | Peterborough United | Hillsborough | 9,620 | |
| Lineups | Cozens | |||||
| Walsall | 2 | 0 | Port Vale | Fellows Park | 4,897 | |
| Wood, Dennehy | Lineups | |||||
| Wrexham | 2 | 1 | Swindon Town | Racecourse Ground | 8,002 | |
| McNeil, Whittle | Lineups | Moss | ||||
| 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 | 1 | Colchester United | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | D | L | D | W | L | 1977-09-27 | Port Vale | H |
| 2 | 8 | Oxford United | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 10 | W | D | W | L | W | 1977-09-28 | Portsmouth | H |
| 3 | 1 | Tranmere Rovers | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | D | D | W | L | W | 1977-09-27 | Bury | A |
| 4 | 7 | Shrewsbury Town | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 10 | W | D | D | W | L | 1977-09-27 | Rotherham United | H |
| 5 | -4 | Chesterfield | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 10 | L | W | W | L | W | 1977-09-27 | Gillingham | A |
| 6 | -1 | Rotherham United | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 10 | D | W | W | W | D | 1977-09-27 | Shrewsbury Town | A |
| 7 | -4 | Bury | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 9 | L | D | D | W | W | 1977-09-27 | Tranmere Rovers | H |
| 8 | -2 | Swindon Town | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 9 | L | D | D | W | L | 1977-09-27 | Cambridge United | A |
| 9 | 0 | Gillingham | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 9 | D | D | D | W | L | 1977-09-27 | Chesterfield | H |
| 10 | 2 | Peterborough United | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 9 | W | D | W | W | D | 1977-09-28 | Bradford City | A |
| 11 | -4 | Exeter City | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 8 | L | D | L | W | W | 1977-09-26 | Carlisle United | H |
| 12 | 2 | Walsall | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 8 | W | D | D | L | W | 1977-09-27 | Preston North End | H |
| 13 | -5 | Chester | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -1 | 8 | L | D | D | W | D | 1977-09-28 | Wrexham | H |
| 14 | 3 | Plymouth Argyle | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | W | L | D | L | W | 1977-09-27 | Sheffield Wednesday | A |
| 15 | 3 | Wrexham | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -1 | 7 | W | L | L | W | D | 1977-09-28 | Chester | A |
| 16 | -1 | Cambridge United | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 7 | D | W | D | W | D | 1977-09-27 | Swindon Town | H |
| 17 | -4 | Carlisle United | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -1 | 6 | L | D | D | L | W | 1977-09-26 | Exeter City | A |
| 18 | 3 | Portsmouth | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -2 | 6 | W | L | D | L | W | 1977-09-28 | Oxford United | A |
| 19 | 0 | Preston North End | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 6 | D | D | D | L | L | 1977-09-27 | Walsall | A |
| 20 | -4 | Port Vale | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 6 | L | D | W | L | W | 1977-09-27 | Colchester United | A |
| 21 | -1 | Lincoln City | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | -3 | 5 | W | W | L | L | L | 1977-09-28 | Hereford United | H |
| 22 | 2 | Hereford United | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -5 | 5 | W | D | L | L | W | 1977-09-28 | Lincoln City | A |
| 23 | -1 | Bradford City | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | -5 | 4 | L | D | L | D | L | 1977-09-28 | Peterborough United | H |
| 24 | -1 | Sheffield Wednesday | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -6 | 3 | L | D | L | L | L | 1977-09-27 | Plymouth Argyle | H |
| Fourth Division |
| Fourth Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aldershot | 2 | 0 | Rochdale | Recreation Ground | 3,633 | |
| Crosby, Brodie | Lineups | |||||
| Brentford | 2 | 0 | Scunthorpe United | Griffin Park | 6,115 | |
| McCulloch, Phillips | Lineups | |||||
| Grimsby Town | 0 | 0 | Doncaster Rovers | Blundell Park | 4,983 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Halifax Town | 0 | 1 | Southend United | The Shay | 1,573 | |
| Lineups | Townsend | |||||
| Hartlepool United | 2 | 1 | Reading | Victoria Park | 2,402 | |
| Ayre, Downing | Lineups | Earles | ||||
| Newport County | 1 | 0 | Swansea City | Somerton Park | 5,156 | |
| Goddard | Lineups | |||||
| Torquay United | 1 | 1 | AFC Bournemouth | Plainmoor | 2,647 | |
| Boulton | Lineups | Showers | ||||
| Watford | 2 | 1 | Darlington | Vicarage Road | 7,632 | |
| Ellis (p), Blissett | Lineups | Cochrane | ||||
| Wimbledon | 2 | 0 | Northampton Town | Plough Lane | 3,236 | |
| Holmes, Summerill | Lineups | |||||
| York City | 1 | 1 | Huddersfield Town | Bootham Crescent | 2,595 | |
| Hoy | Lineups | Gray | ||||
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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 | 0 | Southend United | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 14 | W | D | W | W | W | 1977-09-27 | Doncaster Rovers | A |
| 2 | 1 | Aldershot | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 13 | W | D | W | D | D | 1977-09-28 | Crewe Alexandra | H |
| 3 | 2 | Brentford | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | W | L | W | D | W | 1977-09-26 | Stockport County | A |
| 4 | 2 | Watford | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 12 | W | L | W | W | W | 1977-09-27 | AFC Bournemouth | H |
| 5 | -3 | Barnsley | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 11 | L | W | W | D | W | 1977-09-27 | Halifax Town | A |
| 6 | -2 | Swansea City | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | L | W | L | W | D | 1977-09-27 | Scunthorpe United | A |
| 7 | 2 | Newport County | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 | W | W | L | D | W | 1977-09-27 | Wimbledon | A |
| 8 | -1 | Crewe Alexandra | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 9 | W | W | W | D | L | 1977-09-28 | Aldershot | A |
| 9 | 1 | Grimsby Town | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 9 | D | L | W | W | L | 1977-09-27 | Southport | A |
| 10 | -2 | Northampton Town | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -2 | 9 | L | W | W | L | W | 1977-09-27 | Huddersfield Town | H |
| 11 | 1 | Torquay United | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 7 | D | L | D | W | L | 1977-09-26 | Darlington | H |
| 12 | 2 | Doncaster Rovers | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -2 | 7 | D | W | W | D | L | 1977-09-27 | Southend United | H |
| 13 | 6 | Hartlepool United | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | -3 | 7 | W | L | L | W | W | 1977-09-27 | Rochdale | H |
| 14 | -1 | Stockport County | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 6 | W | D | L | D | L | 1977-09-26 | Brentford | H |
| 15 | 1 | York City | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | -1 | 6 | D | D | L | L | L | 1977-09-27 | Reading | H |
| 16 | -5 | Scunthorpe United | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | -1 | 6 | L | W | L | L | L | 1977-09-27 | Swansea City | H |
| 17 | 3 | AFC Bournemouth | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -4 | 6 | D | D | W | D | L | 1977-09-27 | Watford | A |
| 18 | -3 | Halifax Town | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -1 | 5 | L | D | L | D | L | 1977-09-27 | Barnsley | H |
| 19 | -2 | Southport | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -2 | 5 | L | L | L | W | D | 1977-09-27 | Grimsby Town | H |
| 20 | -2 | Reading | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 5 | L | W | L | L | W | 1977-09-27 | York City | A |
| 21 | 1 | Huddersfield Town | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 5 | D | D | D | L | D | 1977-09-27 | Northampton Town | A |
| 22 | -1 | Darlington | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -6 | 5 | L | D | W | D | L | 1977-09-26 | Torquay United | A |
| 23 | 0 | Wimbledon | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | -7 | 5 | W | L | L | L | D | 1977-09-27 | Newport County | H |
| 24 | 0 | Rochdale | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 11 | -10 | 2 | L | L | L | L | L | 1977-09-27 | Hartlepool United | A |
