1977-11-15
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
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| Portsmouth | 1 | 1 | Port Vale | Fratton Park | 7,071 | |
| Kemp | Lineups | Hemmerman | ||||
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Third Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Wrexham | 17 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 23 | W | W | W | W | D | 1977-11-19 | Colchester United | H |
| 2 | 0 | Tranmere Rovers | 17 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 21 | W | W | L | L | D | 1977-11-19 | Port Vale | A |
| 3 | 0 | Shrewsbury Town | 17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 9 | 20 | L | W | D | W | L | 1977-11-19 | Carlisle United | H |
| 4 | 0 | Cambridge United | 17 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 6 | 20 | W | W | L | W | W | 1977-11-19 | Chesterfield | A |
| 5 | 0 | Gillingham | 17 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 5 | 20 | W | L | D | D | L | 1977-11-19 | Sheffield Wednesday | A |
| 6 | 0 | Peterborough United | 17 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 20 | W | W | L | D | W | 1977-11-19 | Plymouth Argyle | H |
| 7 | 0 | Colchester United | 17 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 19 | W | L | W | L | D | 1977-11-19 | Wrexham | A |
| 8 | 0 | Preston North End | 17 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 19 | L | D | W | W | L | 1977-11-19 | Lincoln City | A |
| 9 | 0 | Oxford United | 17 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 3 | 18 | W | L | L | W | D | 1977-11-19 | Walsall | A |
| 10 | 0 | Rotherham United | 17 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 1 | 18 | L | D | D | D | D | 1977-11-19 | Swindon Town | A |
| 11 | 0 | Exeter City | 17 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 17 | L | W | L | W | W | 1977-11-19 | Bradford City | H |
| 12 | 0 | Walsall | 17 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 17 | L | W | W | L | W | 1977-11-19 | Oxford United | H |
| 13 | 0 | Bury | 17 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 15 | -3 | 17 | L | L | D | L | D | 1977-11-19 | Chester | H |
| 14 | 0 | Swindon Town | 17 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 3 | 16 | L | W | W | L | D | 1977-11-19 | Rotherham United | H |
| 15 | 0 | Plymouth Argyle | 17 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -1 | 16 | W | L | W | L | L | 1977-11-19 | Peterborough United | A |
| 16 | 0 | Hereford United | 17 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 11 | -5 | 16 | W | L | D | D | D | 1977-11-19 | Portsmouth | A |
| 17 | 0 | Chester | 17 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 18 | -6 | 16 | W | L | L | W | D | 1977-11-19 | Bury | A |
| 18 | 0 | Chesterfield | 17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 15 | -3 | 15 | L | W | L | D | L | 1977-11-19 | Cambridge United | H |
| 19 | 0 | Bradford City | 17 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 13 | -4 | 15 | W | L | W | D | D | 1977-11-19 | Exeter City | A |
| 20 | 0 | Carlisle United | 17 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 12 | -4 | 14 | W | L | W | D | D | 1977-11-19 | Shrewsbury Town | A |
| 21 | 1 | Port Vale | 17 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 17 | -9 | 14 | D | L | D | D | D | 1977-11-19 | Tranmere Rovers | H |
| 22 | -1 | Lincoln City | 17 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 14 | -8 | 13 | L | W | D | L | L | 1977-11-19 | Preston North End | H |
| 23 | 0 | Sheffield Wednesday | 17 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 16 | -5 | 12 | L | W | L | W | D | 1977-11-19 | Gillingham | H |
| 24 | 0 | Portsmouth | 17 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 18 | -14 | 12 | D | L | L | L | L | 1977-11-19 | Hereford United | H |
