1977-10-03
| First Division |
| Division 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Ham United | 0 | 2 | Middlesbrough | Upton Park | 26,508 | |
| Lineups | Mills 2 | |||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ptn |  |
First Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Manchester City | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 13 | D | W | D | W | W | 1977-10-04 | Coventry City | A |
| 2 | 0 | Nottingham Forest | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 13 | D | W | W | W | L | 1977-10-04 | Ipswich Town | H |
| 3 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 12 | W | W | D | W | W | 1977-10-04 | Everton | A |
| 4 | 0 | Liverpool | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | L | W | D | W | W | 1977-10-04 | Arsenal | A |
| 5 | 0 | Manchester United | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 10 | W | D | L | L | W | 1977-10-08 | Middlesbrough | A |
| 6 | 0 | Leeds United | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 10 | W | D | D | W | D | 1977-10-05 | Aston Villa | H |
| 7 | 0 | Ipswich Town | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | W | D | D | L | W | 1977-10-04 | Nottingham Forest | A |
| 8 | 0 | Everton | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 9 | D | D | W | W | D | 1977-10-04 | West Bromwich Albion | H |
| 9 | 0 | Arsenal | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | W | L | W | L | W | 1977-10-04 | Liverpool | H |
| 10 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 9 | W | L | D | L | D | 1977-10-04 | Derby County | H |
| 11 | 0 | Coventry City | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 9 | L | W | W | L | D | 1977-10-04 | Manchester City | H |
| 12 | 0 | Norwich City | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | -3 | 9 | D | W | L | W | L | 1977-10-05 | Newcastle United | H |
| 13 | 0 | Queens Park Rangers | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 7 | D | D | D | D | W | 1977-10-04 | Birmingham City | A |
| 14 | 3 | Middlesbrough | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -2 | 7 | W | L | D | L | L | 1977-10-08 | Manchester United | H |
| 15 | -1 | Aston Villa | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -3 | 7 | L | W | L | W | D | 1977-10-05 | Leeds United | A |
| 16 | -1 | Chelsea | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 6 | L | D | W | D | L | 1977-10-05 | Leicester City | H |
| 17 | -1 | Birmingham City | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -4 | 6 | W | L | W | W | L | 1977-10-04 | Queens Park Rangers | H |
| 18 | 0 | Bristol City | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 5 | D | L | W | L | D | 1977-10-08 | Leeds United | H |
| 19 | 0 | Derby County | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -4 | 5 | W | L | D | D | L | 1977-10-04 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A |
| 20 | 0 | West Ham United | 9 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -9 | 4 | L | L | D | L | D | 1977-10-08 | Nottingham Forest | H |
| 21 | 0 | Leicester City | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | -13 | 4 | L | L | L | L | L | 1977-10-05 | Chelsea | A |
| 22 | 0 | Newcastle United | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 9 | -12 | 2 | L | L | L | L | L | 1977-10-05 | Norwich City | A |
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tranmere Rovers | 2 | 1 | Exeter City | Prenton Park | 3,807 | |
| Peplow, Moore | Lineups | Roberts | ||||
| Wrexham | 4 | 1 | Cambridge United | Racecourse Ground | 6,474 | |
| Murray OG, McNeil 2, Evans | Lineups | Biley | ||||
| 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 | 3 | Tranmere Rovers | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 14 | W | W | L | D | D | 1977-10-08 | Oxford United | A |
| 2 | -1 | Gillingham | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 13 | W | W | D | D | D | 1977-10-08 | Rotherham United | H |
| 3 | -1 | Bury | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 13 | W | W | L | D | D | 1977-10-05 | Hereford United | A |
| 4 | -1 | Colchester United | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 12 | W | L | D | L | D | 1977-10-05 | Chesterfield | A |
| 5 | 6 | Wrexham | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 12 | W | W | D | W | L | 1977-10-08 | Exeter City | A |
| 6 | -1 | Shrewsbury Town | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 12 | L | W | W | D | D | 1977-10-04 | Plymouth Argyle | A |
| 7 | -1 | Rotherham United | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 12 | W | L | D | W | W | 1977-10-04 | Walsall | H |
| 8 | -1 | Swindon Town | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 11 | W | L | L | D | D | 1977-10-04 | Bradford City | H |
| 9 | -1 | Oxford United | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 11 | L | D | W | D | W | 1977-10-04 | Peterborough United | A |
| 10 | -1 | Chesterfield | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 11 | D | L | L | W | W | 1977-10-05 | Colchester United | H |
| 11 | -1 | Walsall | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 10 | D | D | W | D | D | 1977-10-04 | Rotherham United | A |
| 12 | 0 | Peterborough United | 10 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -2 | 10 | D | L | W | D | W | 1977-10-04 | Oxford United | H |
| 13 | 0 | Exeter City | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 9 | L | D | L | L | D | 1977-10-08 | Wrexham | H |
| 14 | 0 | Preston North End | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 9 | W | D | D | D | D | 1977-10-04 | Sheffield Wednesday | H |
| 15 | 0 | Cambridge United | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | -5 | 9 | L | L | W | D | W | 1977-10-08 | Carlisle United | H |
| 16 | 0 | Chester | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | -6 | 9 | L | D | L | D | D | 1977-10-04 | Portsmouth | A |
| 17 | 0 | Carlisle United | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 8 | L | W | L | D | D | 1977-10-04 | Lincoln City | H |
| 18 | 0 | Plymouth Argyle | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 8 | L | D | W | L | D | 1977-10-04 | Shrewsbury Town | H |
| 19 | 0 | Portsmouth | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -2 | 8 | D | D | W | L | D | 1977-10-04 | Chester | H |
| 20 | 0 | Hereford United | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -4 | 8 | W | D | W | D | L | 1977-10-05 | Bury | H |
| 21 | 0 | Port Vale | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -5 | 8 | L | W | L | D | W | 1977-10-08 | Shrewsbury Town | A |
| 22 | 0 | Lincoln City | 10 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | -4 | 6 | L | D | W | W | L | 1977-10-04 | Carlisle United | A |
| 23 | 0 | Bradford City | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | -5 | 6 | L | W | L | D | L | 1977-10-04 | Swindon Town | A |
| 24 | 0 | Sheffield Wednesday | 9 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -6 | 5 | D | D | L | D | L | 1977-10-04 | Preston North End | A |
| Fourth Division |
| Fourth Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brentford | 0 | 3 | Watford | Griffin Park | 14,500 | Largest home gate 1977-78 |
| Lineups | Ellis, Mayes, Jenkins | |||||
| Southend United | 0 | 2 | Stockport County | Roots Hall | 6,076 | |
| Lineups | Massey, Summerbee | |||||
| 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 | Watford | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 18 | W | W | W | W | L | 1977-10-08 | Swansea City | H |
| 2 | -1 | Southend United | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 16 | L | W | L | W | D | 1977-10-07 | Southport | A |
| 3 | 0 | Brentford | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 15 | L | W | D | W | L | 1977-10-08 | Torquay United | A |
| 4 | 0 | Aldershot | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 15 | L | W | W | D | W | 1977-10-05 | Reading | A |
| 5 | 0 | Barnsley | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 14 | W | D | L | W | W | 1977-10-04 | Torquay United | H |
| 6 | 0 | Swansea City | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | W | L | L | W | L | 1977-10-04 | Southport | H |
| 7 | 0 | Newport County | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 12 | W | L | W | W | L | 1977-10-04 | Scunthorpe United | H |
| 8 | 0 | Northampton Town | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 12 | D | W | L | W | W | 1977-10-04 | Darlington | A |
| 9 | 0 | Crewe Alexandra | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 11 | W | L | W | W | W | 1977-10-05 | York City | H |
| 10 | 4 | Stockport County | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 10 | W | D | D | W | D | 1977-10-07 | Rochdale | H |
| 11 | -1 | Grimsby Town | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | -3 | 10 | L | D | D | L | W | 1977-10-04 | Wimbledon | H |
| 12 | -1 | Scunthorpe United | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 9 | D | W | L | W | L | 1977-10-04 | Newport County | A |
| 13 | -1 | Hartlepool United | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | -3 | 9 | L | W | W | L | L | 1977-10-04 | Huddersfield Town | A |
| 14 | -1 | Doncaster Rovers | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | -3 | 9 | L | W | D | W | W | 1977-10-05 | AFC Bournemouth | A |
| 15 | 0 | York City | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 8 | L | W | D | D | L | 1977-10-05 | Crewe Alexandra | A |
| 16 | 0 | AFC Bournemouth | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 8 | W | L | D | D | W | 1977-10-05 | Doncaster Rovers | H |
| 17 | 0 | Torquay United | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -3 | 8 | L | D | D | L | D | 1977-10-04 | Barnsley | A |
| 18 | 0 | Wimbledon | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | -4 | 8 | D | W | W | L | L | 1977-10-04 | Grimsby Town | A |
| 19 | 0 | Huddersfield Town | 9 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -3 | 7 | W | L | D | D | D | 1977-10-04 | Hartlepool United | H |
| 20 | 0 | Darlington | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -6 | 7 | D | D | L | D | W | 1977-10-04 | Northampton Town | H |
| 21 | 0 | Southport | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -4 | 6 | L | D | L | L | L | 1977-10-04 | Swansea City | A |
| 22 | 0 | Halifax Town | 10 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -4 | 6 | L | D | L | D | L | 1977-10-04 | Rochdale | A |
| 23 | 0 | Reading | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -6 | 6 | D | L | L | W | L | 1977-10-05 | Aldershot | H |
| 24 | 0 | Rochdale | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 12 | -12 | 2 | L | L | L | L | L | 1977-10-04 | Halifax Town | H |
