1977-10-07
| Fourth Division |
| Fourth Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southport | 0 | 0 | Southend United | Haig Avenue | 2,177 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Stockport County | 2 | 0 | Rochdale | Edgeley Park | 4,927 | |
| Prudham, Thompson | Lineups | |||||
| York City | 1 | 2 | Darlington | Bootham Crescent | 2,583 | |
| Pollard | Lineups | Rowles, Seal | ||||
| 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 | 0 | 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 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 17 | D | L | W | L | W | 1977-10-14 | Hartlepool United | H |
| 3 | -1 | Barnsley | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 16 | W | W | D | L | W | 1977-10-08 | Doncaster Rovers | A |
| 4 | 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 |
| 5 | 0 | Aldershot | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 15 | L | L | W | W | D | 1977-10-08 | Newport County | H |
| 6 | 0 | Newport County | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 14 | W | W | L | W | W | 1977-10-08 | Aldershot | A |
| 7 | 0 | Swansea City | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | D | W | L | L | W | 1977-10-08 | Watford | A |
| 8 | 0 | Crewe Alexandra | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 13 | W | W | L | W | W | 1977-10-08 | Wimbledon | A |
| 9 | 3 | Stockport County | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 12 | W | W | D | D | W | 1977-10-15 | Newport County | A |
| 10 | -1 | Grimsby Town | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | -1 | 12 | W | L | D | D | L | 1977-10-08 | Scunthorpe United | H |
| 11 | -1 | Northampton Town | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | -2 | 12 | L | D | W | L | W | 1977-10-08 | Reading | H |
| 12 | -1 | Doncaster Rovers | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -2 | 11 | W | L | W | D | W | 1977-10-08 | Barnsley | H |
| 13 | 2 | Darlington | 12 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -3 | 11 | W | W | D | D | L | 1977-10-15 | Huddersfield Town | H |
| 14 | -1 | Huddersfield Town | 10 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -1 | 9 | W | W | L | D | D | 1977-10-08 | Halifax Town | A |
| 15 | -1 | Scunthorpe United | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | -2 | 9 | L | D | W | L | W | 1977-10-08 | Grimsby Town | A |
| 16 | 0 | Hartlepool United | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 15 | -5 | 9 | L | L | W | W | L | 1977-10-08 | AFC Bournemouth | H |
| 17 | 0 | York City | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 8 | L | L | L | W | D | 1977-10-15 | Swansea City | A |
| 18 | 4 | Southport | 11 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -4 | 8 | D | D | L | D | L | 1977-10-12 | Torquay United | A |
| 19 | -1 | AFC Bournemouth | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -4 | 8 | L | W | L | D | D | 1977-10-08 | Hartlepool United | A |
| 20 | -1 | Reading | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -5 | 8 | W | D | L | L | W | 1977-10-08 | Northampton Town | A |
| 21 | -1 | Torquay United | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 | -5 | 8 | L | L | D | D | L | 1977-10-08 | Brentford | H |
| 22 | -1 | Wimbledon | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 15 | -6 | 8 | L | D | W | W | L | 1977-10-08 | Crewe Alexandra | H |
| 23 | 0 | Halifax Town | 11 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 14 | -6 | 6 | L | L | D | L | D | 1977-10-08 | Huddersfield Town | H |
| 24 | 0 | Rochdale | 11 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 14 | -12 | 4 | L | W | L | L | L | 1977-10-11 | Northampton Town | A |
