1977-12-16
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tranmere Rovers | 4 | 1 | Oxford United | Prenton Park | 2,469 | |
| Peplow 2, Moore 2 | Lineups | Seacole | ||||
| 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 | Wrexham | 20 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 28 | W | D | W | W | W | 1977-12-26 | Bradford City | A |
| 2 | 0 | Gillingham | 21 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 17 | 10 | 27 | W | W | W | D | W | 1977-12-26 | Portsmouth | H |
| 3 | 3 | Tranmere Rovers | 21 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 25 | W | D | L | D | W | 1977-12-26 | Sheffield Wednesday | H |
| 4 | -1 | Peterborough United | 20 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 25 | D | W | W | W | W | 1977-12-26 | Hereford United | A |
| 5 | -1 | Cambridge United | 20 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 10 | 24 | W | W | L | W | W | 1977-12-26 | Port Vale | H |
| 6 | -1 | Colchester United | 20 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 23 | W | W | L | W | L | 1977-12-26 | Lincoln City | H |
| 7 | 0 | Preston North End | 20 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 23 | D | W | D | L | D | 1977-12-26 | Bury | H |
| 8 | 0 | Shrewsbury Town | 21 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 5 | 22 | D | L | D | L | L | 1977-12-26 | Chester | A |
| 9 | 0 | Bury | 20 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15 | -1 | 22 | W | W | D | L | L | 1977-12-26 | Preston North End | A |
| 10 | 0 | Swindon Town | 20 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 5 | 20 | D | D | W | L | W | 1977-12-26 | Oxford United | A |
| 11 | 0 | Rotherham United | 20 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 22 | -1 | 20 | D | D | L | L | D | 1977-12-26 | Chesterfield | H |
| 12 | 0 | Walsall | 20 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 14 | -1 | 20 | D | L | W | L | W | 1977-12-26 | Carlisle United | A |
| 13 | 0 | Chester | 20 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 19 | -5 | 20 | D | W | D | W | L | 1977-12-26 | Shrewsbury Town | H |
| 14 | 1 | Exeter City | 20 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 14 | -1 | 19 | L | L | W | L | W | 1977-12-26 | Plymouth Argyle | A |
| 15 | -1 | Oxford United | 21 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 25 | -2 | 19 | L | L | D | L | W | 1977-12-26 | Swindon Town | H |
| 16 | 0 | Carlisle United | 20 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 14 | -1 | 18 | D | D | W | W | L | 1977-12-26 | Walsall | H |
| 17 | 0 | Chesterfield | 20 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 17 | -3 | 18 | D | L | W | L | W | 1977-12-26 | Rotherham United | A |
| 18 | 0 | Plymouth Argyle | 20 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -3 | 17 | D | L | L | W | L | 1977-12-26 | Exeter City | H |
| 19 | 0 | Bradford City | 20 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 15 | -5 | 17 | D | D | L | W | L | 1977-12-26 | Wrexham | H |
| 20 | 0 | Hereford United | 20 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 15 | -8 | 17 | L | D | L | W | L | 1977-12-26 | Peterborough United | H |
| 21 | 0 | Port Vale | 20 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 18 | -9 | 17 | D | D | D | D | L | 1977-12-26 | Cambridge United | A |
| 22 | 0 | Lincoln City | 20 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 16 | -10 | 15 | L | D | D | L | W | 1977-12-26 | Colchester United | A |
| 23 | 0 | Portsmouth | 20 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 21 | -14 | 15 | D | L | W | D | L | 1977-12-26 | Gillingham | A |
| 24 | 0 | Sheffield Wednesday | 20 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 19 | -9 | 13 | L | L | D | L | W | 1977-12-26 | Tranmere Rovers | A |
