1977-11-26
| Cup and International Matches |
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| FA Cup Round 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SL | AP Leamington | 6 | 1 | Enderby Town | SL | Windmill Ground | 1,208 | |
| Stewart, Brown 3, Cavenagh (p), Keeley | Lineups | Cooper | ||||||
| NL | Arnold | 0 | 0 | Port Vale | D 3 | Gedling Road | 4,000 | |
| Lineups | ||||||||
| SL | Barnet | 1 | 2 | Peterborough United | D 3 | Underhill Stadium | 4,000 | |
| Brown | Lineups | Slough, Robson | ||||||
| D 4 | Barnsley | 1 | 0 | Huddersfield Town | D 4 | Oakwell | 9,579 | |
| Warnock | Lineups | |||||||
| SL | Bath City | 0 | 0 | Plymouth Argyle | D 3 | Twerton Park | 7,866 | |
| Lineups | ||||||||
| NL | Blyth Spartans | 1 | 0 | Burscough | CCL | Croft Park | 2,500 | |
| Mutrie | Lineups | |||||||
| IsL | Boreham Wood | 0 | 0 | Swindon Town | D 3 | Meadow Park | 2,500 | |
| Lineups | ||||||||
| D 3 | Bradford City | 0 | 1 | Crewe Alexandra | D 4 | Valley Parade | 5,068 | |
| Lineups | Davies D | |||||||
| D 4 | Brentford | 2 | 0 | Folkestone & Shepway | SL | Griffin Park | 5,980 | |
| Phillips 2 | Lineups | |||||||
| D 3 | Carlisle United | 2 | 0 | Stafford Rangers | NPL | Brunton Park | 5,443 | |
| Rafferty 2 | Lineups | |||||||
| D 3 | Chester | 4 | 1 | Darlington | D 4 | Sealand Road | 3,330 | |
| Crossley 3, Kearney | Lineups | Craig | ||||||
| D 3 | Chesterfield | 1 | 0 | Halifax Town | D 4 | Saltergate Recreation Ground | 4,948 | |
| Fern | Lineups | |||||||
| D 3 | Colchester United | 1 | 1 | AFC Bournemouth | D 4 | Layer Road | 4,465 | |
| Gough | Lineups | Howarth | ||||||
| D 4 | Doncaster Rovers | 0 | 1 | Shrewsbury Town | D 3 | Belle Vue | 5,279 | |
| Lineups | Nixon | |||||||
| IsL | Enfield | 3 | 0 | Wimbledon | D 4 | Southbury Road | 2,849 | |
| Knapman, Bass, O'Sullivan | Lineups | |||||||
| D 3 | Gillingham | 1 | 1 | Weymouth | SL | Priestfield Stadium | 5,834 | |
| Westwood | Lineups | Courtney | ||||||
| IsL | Leatherhead | 0 | 0 | Swansea City | D 4 | Fetcham Grove | 3,000 | |
| Lineups | ||||||||
| ECL | Lowestoft Town | 0 | 2 | Cambridge United | D 3 | Crown Meadow | 4,000 | |
| Lineups | Biley 2 | |||||||
| SL | Minehead | 2 | 0 | Wycombe Wanderers | IsL | Recreation Ground | 1,400 | |
| Brown, Leitch | Lineups | |||||||
| D 4 | Newport County | 1 | 1 | Exeter City | D 3 | Somerton Park | 6,227 | |
| Goddard | Lineups | Bowker | ||||||
| SL | Nuneaton Borough | 2 | 0 | Oxford United | D 3 | Manor Park | 7,759 | |
| Lang, Phillips (p) | Lineups | |||||||
| D 3 | Portsmouth | 3 | 1 | Bideford | WL | Fratton Park | 10,312 | |
| Stokes, Pullar, Mellows | Lineups | Wingate | ||||||
| D 3 | Preston North End | 3 | 2 | Lincoln City | D 3 | Deepdale | 6,965 | |
| Elwiss 2, Bruce | Lineups | Harding, Wigginton (p) | ||||||
| D 4 | Reading | 3 | 1 | Aldershot | D 4 | Elm Park | 8,194 | |
| Earles 2, Kearns | Lineups | McGregor | ||||||
| D 3 | Rotherham United | 3 | 0 | Mossley | NPL | Millmoor | 4,453 | |
| Gwyther, Finney, Phillips | Lineups | |||||||
| NPL | Scarborough | 4 | 2 | Rochdale | D 4 | Seamer Road | 4,798 | |
| Dunn HA, Smith D 3 | Lineups | Owen 2 | ||||||
| D 3 | Sheffield Wednesday | 1 | 0 | Bury | D 3 | Hillsborough | 11,571 | |
| Hope | Lineups | |||||||
| D 4 | Southport | 2 | 2 | Runcorn | NPL | Haig Avenue | 3,948 | |
| Brooks, O'Neil | Lineups | Whitbread, Lyon | ||||||
| NL | Spennymoor United | 3 | 1 | Goole Town | NPL | The Brewery Field | 1,995 | |
| Davies 2 (1p), Mulligan | Lineups | Thompson | ||||||
| D 4 | Stockport County | 3 | 0 | Scunthorpe United | D 4 | Edgeley Park | 4,512 | |
| Fletcher, Massey, Fogarty | Lineups | |||||||
| IsL | Tooting & Mitcham United | 1 | 2 | Northampton Town | D 4 | Sandy Lane | 3,513 | |
| Smith | Lineups | Christie, Martin | ||||||
| D 4 | Torquay United | 1 | 2 | Southend United | D 4 | Plainmoor | 3,210 | |
| Brown | Lineups | Parker, Fell | ||||||
| D 3 | Tranmere Rovers | 1 | 1 | Hartlepool United | D 4 | Prenton Park | 3,564 | |
| Allen | Lineups | Smith T | ||||||
| D 3 | Walsall | 1 | 0 | Dagenham | IsL | Fellows Park | 5,518 | |
| Wood | Lineups | |||||||
| D 4 | Watford | 2 | 0 | Hendon | IsL | Vicarage Road | 11,875 | |
| Garner, Mercer | Lineups | |||||||
| SL | Wealdstone | 0 | 0 | Hereford United | D 3 | Northwood Park | 2,300 | |
| Lineups | ||||||||
| NPL | Wigan Athletic | 1 | 0 | York City | D 4 | Springfield Park | 6,289 | |
| Wilkie | Lineups | |||||||
| NPL | Workington | 0 | 2 | Grimsby Town | D 4 | Borough Park | 1,200 | |
| Lineups | Liddell, Waters | |||||||
| D 3 | Wrexham | 2 | 0 | Burton Albion | SL | Racecourse Ground | 6,193 | |
| Shinton, McNeil | Lineups | |||||||
| First Division |
| Division 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenal | 1 | 3 | Derby County | Highbury | 31,939 | |
| Nelson | Lineups | Powell, Ryan, Rioch | ||||
| Bristol City | 4 | 1 | Middlesbrough | Ashton Gate | 20,536 | |
| Royle 4 | Lineups | Mills | ||||
| Everton | 6 | 0 | Coventry City | Goodison Park | 43,279 | |
| Latchford 3, Dobson, King, Pearson | Lineups | |||||
| Leicester City | 0 | 4 | Liverpool | Filbert Street | 26,051 | Largest home gate 1977-78 |
| Lineups | Fairclough, Heighway, Dalglish, McDermott | |||||
| Manchester City | 6 | 2 | Chelsea | Maine Road | 34,354 | |
| Wilkins G OG, Tueart 3, Barnes, Channon, | Lineups | Britton (p), Wilkins R | ||||
| Norwich City | 1 | 0 | Birmingham City | Carrow Road | 17,161 | |
| Gibbins | Lineups | |||||
| Nottingham Forest | 0 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | City Ground | 31,908 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Queens Park Rangers | 2 | 2 | Manchester United | Loftus Road | 25,367 | |
| Needham, Givens | Lineups | Hill 2 | ||||
| West Ham United | 0 | 1 | Leeds United | Upton Park | 26,853 | |
| Lineups | Hankin | |||||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0 | 0 | Ipswich Town | Molineux | 18,468 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| 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 | Nottingham Forest | 17 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 25 | D | L | W | L | W | 1977-12-03 | Birmingham City | A |
| 2 | 0 | Everton | 17 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 20 | 24 | W | D | W | W | D | 1977-12-03 | Chelsea | A |
| 3 | 1 | West Bromwich Albion | 17 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 22 | D | D | D | W | L | 1977-12-03 | Norwich City | H |
| 4 | -1 | Coventry City | 17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 4 | 22 | L | W | D | W | W | 1977-12-03 | Bristol City | H |
| 5 | 1 | Liverpool | 17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 21 | W | D | L | L | L | 1977-12-03 | West Ham United | H |
| 6 | 1 | Manchester City | 17 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 20 | W | D | L | L | W | 1977-12-03 | Derby County | A |
| 7 | -2 | Arsenal | 17 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 20 | L | W | D | W | D | 1977-12-03 | Middlesbrough | A |
| 8 | 1 | Norwich City | 17 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 17 | -2 | 20 | W | L | D | D | D | 1977-12-03 | West Bromwich Albion | A |
| 9 | 1 | Leeds United | 17 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 19 | W | W | W | D | D | 1977-12-03 | Queens Park Rangers | H |
| 10 | -2 | Aston Villa | 16 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 18 | D | L | W | W | D | 1977-12-03 | Ipswich Town | A |
| 11 | 0 | Ipswich Town | 17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 11 | -2 | 17 | D | D | L | W | L | 1977-12-03 | Aston Villa | H |
| 12 | 1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 17 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 16 | D | D | W | L | L | 1977-12-03 | Manchester United | A |
| 13 | -1 | Middlesbrough | 17 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 17 | -6 | 16 | L | D | W | D | L | 1977-12-03 | Arsenal | H |
| 14 | 1 | Manchester United | 16 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 17 | -2 | 15 | D | W | L | L | L | 1977-12-03 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H |
| 15 | 2 | Derby County | 17 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 17 | -4 | 15 | W | W | L | L | D | 1977-12-03 | Manchester City | H |
| 16 | -2 | Birmingham City | 17 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 16 | -5 | 15 | L | D | L | W | D | 1977-12-03 | Nottingham Forest | H |
| 17 | -1 | Chelsea | 17 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 14 | -8 | 14 | L | D | D | W | W | 1977-12-03 | Everton | H |
| 18 | 1 | Bristol City | 16 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 8 | -2 | 13 | W | D | W | D | L | 1977-12-03 | Coventry City | A |
| 19 | -1 | Queens Park Rangers | 17 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 14 | -7 | 13 | D | L | W | D | W | 1977-12-03 | Leeds United | A |
| 20 | 0 | West Ham United | 17 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 14 | -10 | 10 | L | L | D | L | W | 1977-12-03 | Liverpool | A |
| 21 | 0 | Leicester City | 17 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 13 | -23 | 9 | L | D | W | L | D | 1977-12-03 | Newcastle United | A |
| 22 | 0 | Newcastle United | 16 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 19 | -16 | 6 | L | L | D | D | W | 1977-12-03 | Leicester City | H |
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bolton Wanderers | 1 | 0 | Tottenham Hotspur | Burnden Park | 34,290 | Largest home gate 1977-78 |
| Greaves | Lineups | |||||
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 2 | 2 | Blackburn Rovers | Goldstone Ground | 26,467 | |
| Maybank, Towner | Lineups | Wagstaffe (p), Lewis | ||||
| Burnley | 0 | 0 | Orient | Turf Moor | 8,525 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Crystal Palace | 2 | 0 | Cardiff City | Selhurst Park | 16,262 | |
| Chatterton (p), Perrin | Lineups | |||||
| Hull City | 0 | 2 | Charlton Athletic | Boothferry Park | 5,699 | |
| Lineups | Berry, Flanagan | |||||
| Mansfield Town | 0 | 2 | Oldham Athletic | Field Mill | 7,302 | |
| Lineups | Taylor 2 | |||||
| Millwall | 0 | 0 | Notts County | The Den, New Cross | 5,654 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Sheffield United | 1 | 1 | Bristol Rovers | Bramall Lane | 13,177 | |
| Hamilton (p) | Lineups | Powell | ||||
| Southampton | 2 | 0 | Fulham | The Dell | 21,085 | |
| Holmes, Neville | Lineups | |||||
| Stoke City | 1 | 2 | Blackpool | Victoria Ground | 15,132 | |
| Cook | Lineups | Walsh 2 | ||||
| Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Luton Town | Roker Park | 26,915 | |
| Bolton | Lineups | Futcher R | ||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ptn | |
Second Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Bolton Wanderers | 17 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 28 | W | W | W | D | W | 1977-12-03 | Fulham | A |
| 2 | 0 | Tottenham Hotspur | 17 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 21 | 24 | L | D | W | W | W | 1977-12-03 | Southampton | H |
| 3 | 2 | Southampton | 17 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 22 | W | D | W | L | D | 1977-12-03 | Tottenham Hotspur | A |
| 4 | -1 | Blackburn Rovers | 17 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 22 | D | W | D | W | W | 1977-12-03 | Crystal Palace | H |
| 5 | -1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 17 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 21 | D | D | W | L | W | 1977-12-03 | Blackpool | A |
| 6 | 0 | Blackpool | 17 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 21 | W | D | L | D | W | 1977-12-03 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H |
| 7 | 1 | Charlton Athletic | 16 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 4 | 19 | W | W | L | D | D | 1977-12-03 | Sunderland | H |
| 8 | 3 | Crystal Palace | 17 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 18 | W | D | L | D | D | 1977-12-03 | Blackburn Rovers | A |
| 9 | -2 | Sunderland | 17 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 16 | 3 | 18 | D | D | W | D | W | 1977-12-03 | Charlton Athletic | A |
| 10 | 0 | Luton Town | 17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 17 | D | L | L | D | L | 1977-12-03 | Burnley | H |
| 11 | -2 | Stoke City | 17 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 17 | L | W | W | L | L | 1977-12-03 | Notts County | A |
| 12 | 0 | Sheffield United | 17 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 18 | -4 | 17 | D | L | W | D | W | 1977-12-03 | Cardiff City | A |
| 13 | 0 | Hull City | 17 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 15 | L | L | W | D | L | 1977-12-03 | Bristol Rovers | A |
| 14 | 0 | Orient | 17 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 9 | -3 | 15 | D | D | L | D | D | 1977-12-03 | Mansfield Town | H |
| 15 | 5 | Oldham Athletic | 17 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 17 | -7 | 14 | W | D | L | D | L | 1977-12-03 | Millwall | H |
| 16 | -1 | Fulham | 17 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 15 | -2 | 13 | L | W | L | D | L | 1977-12-03 | Bolton Wanderers | H |
| 17 | 1 | Millwall | 17 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 12 | -5 | 13 | D | D | D | L | D | 1977-12-03 | Oldham Athletic | A |
| 18 | 1 | Notts County | 17 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 21 | -9 | 13 | D | D | L | W | W | 1977-12-03 | Stoke City | H |
| 19 | -3 | Cardiff City | 16 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 20 | -13 | 13 | L | W | L | W | L | 1977-12-03 | Sheffield United | H |
| 20 | -3 | Mansfield Town | 17 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 15 | -7 | 12 | L | L | W | D | L | 1977-12-03 | Orient | A |
| 21 | 0 | Bristol Rovers | 17 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 27 | -15 | 12 | D | L | L | W | D | 1977-12-03 | Hull City | H |
| 22 | 0 | Burnley | 17 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 23 | -18 | 8 | D | L | W | L | L | 1977-12-03 | Luton Town | A |
