1977-10-14
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colchester United | 1 | 1 | Oxford United | Layer Road | 4,893 | |
| Foley | Lineups | Foley | ||||
| 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 | Gillingham | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 16 | D | W | W | W | D | 1977-10-15 | Preston North End | A |
| 2 | 1 | Colchester United | 13 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 15 | D | D | D | W | L | 1977-10-22 | Cambridge United | A |
| 3 | -1 | Shrewsbury Town | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 15 | W | D | L | W | W | 1977-10-15 | Peterborough United | A |
| 4 | 0 | Tranmere Rovers | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | L | W | W | L | D | 1977-10-15 | Plymouth Argyle | A |
| 5 | 0 | Wrexham | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 14 | W | W | W | D | W | 1977-10-15 | Sheffield Wednesday | H |
| 6 | 2 | Oxford United | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 14 | D | W | L | L | D | 1977-10-22 | Plymouth Argyle | H |
| 7 | -1 | Bury | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 14 | D | L | W | W | L | 1977-10-15 | Portsmouth | A |
| 8 | -1 | Rotherham United | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 14 | L | L | W | W | L | 1977-10-15 | Chester | H |
| 9 | 0 | Peterborough United | 12 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -1 | 13 | D | W | D | L | W | 1977-10-15 | Shrewsbury Town | H |
| 10 | 0 | Preston North End | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 12 | D | W | W | D | D | 1977-10-15 | Gillingham | H |
| 11 | 0 | Plymouth Argyle | 12 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | -1 | 12 | W | D | D | L | D | 1977-10-15 | Tranmere Rovers | H |
| 12 | 0 | Chesterfield | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 11 | -1 | 12 | L | D | D | L | L | 1977-10-15 | Walsall | H |
| 13 | 0 | Exeter City | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 11 | W | L | L | D | L | 1977-10-15 | Lincoln City | A |
| 14 | 0 | Swindon Town | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 11 | L | L | W | L | L | 1977-10-15 | Port Vale | H |
| 15 | 0 | Walsall | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 8 | -2 | 11 | D | L | D | D | W | 1977-10-15 | Chesterfield | A |
| 16 | 0 | Cambridge United | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | -3 | 11 | W | L | L | W | D | 1977-10-15 | Hereford United | A |
| 17 | 0 | Hereford United | 12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -3 | 11 | D | W | W | D | W | 1977-10-15 | Cambridge United | H |
| 18 | 0 | Chester | 12 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | -6 | 11 | D | D | L | D | L | 1977-10-15 | Rotherham United | A |
| 19 | 0 | Lincoln City | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 10 | W | W | L | D | W | 1977-10-15 | Exeter City | H |
| 20 | 0 | Portsmouth | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -2 | 10 | D | D | D | D | W | 1977-10-15 | Bury | H |
| 21 | 0 | Bradford City | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | -4 | 9 | D | W | L | W | L | 1977-10-15 | Carlisle United | A |
| 22 | 0 | Port Vale | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | -8 | 9 | D | L | L | W | L | 1977-10-15 | Swindon Town | A |
| 23 | 0 | Carlisle United | 12 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -5 | 8 | L | L | L | W | L | 1977-10-15 | Bradford City | H |
| 24 | 0 | Sheffield Wednesday | 12 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -7 | 7 | L | W | L | D | D | 1977-10-15 | Wrexham | A |
| Fourth Division |
| Fourth Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crewe Alexandra | 3 | 2 | Northampton Town | Gresty Road | 2,807 | |
| Tully, Bryant OG, McGinley | Lineups | Best, Christie | ||||
| Southend United | 1 | 1 | Hartlepool United | Roots Hall | 5,686 | |
| Moody (p) | Lineups | Poskett | ||||
| 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 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 20 | W | W | W | W | W | 1977-10-15 | Aldershot | A |
| 2 | 0 | Southend United | 13 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 18 | D | D | L | W | L | 1977-10-22 | Wimbledon | A |
| 3 | 0 | Barnsley | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 16 | L | W | W | D | L | 1977-10-15 | Grimsby Town | H |
| 4 | 0 | Aldershot | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 16 | D | L | L | W | W | 1977-10-15 | Watford | H |
| 5 | 2 | Crewe Alexandra | 13 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 16 | W | D | W | W | L | 1977-10-22 | Reading | A |
| 6 | -1 | Brentford | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 15 | L | L | W | D | W | 1977-10-15 | Southport | H |
| 7 | -1 | Newport County | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 15 | D | W | W | L | W | 1977-10-15 | Stockport County | H |
| 8 | 0 | Northampton Town | 14 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 15 | -3 | 14 | L | W | L | L | D | 1977-10-22 | AFC Bournemouth | H |
| 9 | 0 | Swansea City | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 13 | L | D | W | L | L | 1977-10-15 | York City | H |
| 10 | 0 | Doncaster Rovers | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -1 | 13 | W | W | L | W | D | 1977-10-15 | Rochdale | A |
| 11 | 0 | Grimsby Town | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | -1 | 13 | D | W | L | D | D | 1977-10-15 | Barnsley | A |
| 12 | 0 | 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 |
| 13 | 0 | 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 | 0 | Torquay United | 12 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 | -4 | 11 | D | W | L | L | D | 1977-10-15 | Halifax Town | A |
| 15 | 0 | Huddersfield Town | 11 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -1 | 10 | D | W | W | L | D | 1977-10-15 | Darlington | A |
| 16 | 0 | Scunthorpe United | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | -2 | 10 | D | L | D | W | L | 1977-10-15 | Reading | H |
| 17 | 0 | Reading | 11 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -3 | 10 | W | W | D | L | L | 1977-10-15 | Scunthorpe United | A |
| 18 | 0 | AFC Bournemouth | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -3 | 10 | W | L | W | L | D | 1977-10-15 | Wimbledon | H |
| 19 | 2 | Hartlepool United | 13 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 16 | -6 | 10 | D | L | L | L | W | 1977-10-22 | Brentford | H |
| 20 | -1 | Southport | 12 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 13 | -4 | 9 | D | D | D | L | D | 1977-10-15 | Brentford | A |
| 21 | -1 | Wimbledon | 12 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 15 | -6 | 9 | D | L | D | W | W | 1977-10-15 | AFC Bournemouth | A |
| 22 | 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 |
| 23 | 0 | Halifax Town | 12 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 14 | -6 | 7 | D | L | L | D | L | 1977-10-15 | Torquay United | H |
| 24 | 0 | Rochdale | 12 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 17 | -14 | 4 | L | L | W | L | L | 1977-10-15 | Doncaster Rovers | H |
