1977-11-08
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge United | 3 | 0 | Bury | Abbey Stadium | 4,111 | |
| Biley, Spriggs, Howard | Lineups | |||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ptn |  |
Third Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Wrexham | 16 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 21 | W | W | W | D | W | 1977-11-12 | Preston North End | A |
| 2 | 0 | Shrewsbury Town | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 20 | W | D | W | L | W | 1977-11-12 | Tranmere Rovers | A |
| 3 | 0 | Tranmere Rovers | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 19 | W | L | L | D | W | 1977-11-12 | Shrewsbury Town | H |
| 4 | 0 | Preston North End | 16 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 19 | D | W | W | L | W | 1977-11-12 | Wrexham | H |
| 5 | 0 | Gillingham | 16 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 4 | 18 | L | D | D | L | D | 1977-11-12 | Exeter City | H |
| 6 | 0 | Rotherham United | 16 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 2 | 18 | D | D | D | D | L | 1977-11-12 | Peterborough United | H |
| 7 | 7 | Cambridge United | 16 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 18 | W | L | W | W | D | 1977-11-12 | Lincoln City | H |
| 8 | -1 | Peterborough United | 16 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | -1 | 18 | W | L | D | W | D | 1977-11-12 | Rotherham United | A |
| 9 | -1 | Colchester United | 16 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 17 | L | W | L | D | D | 1977-11-11 | Swindon Town | H |
| 10 | -1 | Exeter City | 16 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 17 | W | L | W | W | W | 1977-11-12 | Gillingham | A |
| 11 | -1 | Walsall | 16 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 17 | W | W | L | W | D | 1977-11-12 | Hereford United | A |
| 12 | -1 | Bury | 16 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 13 | -2 | 17 | L | D | L | D | D | 1977-11-12 | Bradford City | A |
| 13 | -1 | Swindon Town | 16 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 5 | 16 | W | W | L | D | L | 1977-11-11 | Colchester United | A |
| 14 | -1 | Oxford United | 16 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 2 | 16 | L | L | W | D | W | 1977-11-12 | Sheffield Wednesday | H |
| 15 | 0 | Chesterfield | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 13 | -1 | 15 | W | L | D | L | L | 1977-11-12 | Plymouth Argyle | A |
| 16 | 0 | Plymouth Argyle | 16 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 14 | L | W | L | L | W | 1977-11-12 | Chesterfield | H |
| 17 | 0 | Hereford United | 16 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 11 | -6 | 14 | L | D | D | D | D | 1977-11-12 | Walsall | H |
| 18 | 0 | Chester | 16 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 18 | -7 | 14 | L | L | W | D | D | 1977-11-12 | Port Vale | H |
| 19 | 0 | Lincoln City | 16 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 9 | -3 | 13 | W | D | L | L | W | 1977-11-12 | Cambridge United | A |
| 20 | 0 | Bradford City | 16 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 13 | -5 | 13 | L | W | D | D | D | 1977-11-12 | Bury | H |
| 21 | 0 | Port Vale | 15 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 14 | -8 | 13 | D | D | D | D | D | 1977-11-12 | Chester | A |
| 22 | 0 | Sheffield Wednesday | 16 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 15 | -4 | 12 | W | L | W | D | L | 1977-11-12 | Oxford United | A |
| 23 | 0 | Carlisle United | 16 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 12 | -6 | 12 | L | W | D | D | L | 1977-11-12 | Portsmouth | H |
| 24 | 0 | Portsmouth | 15 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 15 | -12 | 11 | L | L | L | D | D | 1977-11-12 | Carlisle United | A |
