1977-12-31

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First Division
Division 1VenueGateNotes
Birmingham City 45 ChelseaSt Andrew's19,876
Bertschin, Francis 2, Hibbitt Lineups Langley 3, Garner, Walker    
Bristol City 13 Nottingham ForestAshton Gate31,990Largest home gate 1977-78
Mabbutt Lineups Needham, Woodcock, O'Neill    
Coventry City 30 Manchester UnitedHighfield Road24,706
Ferguson, Wallace, Yorath Lineups    
Everton 20 ArsenalGoodison Park47,035
King, Latchford Lineups    
Ipswich Town 12 Derby CountyPortman Road20,870
Mariner Lineups George, Ryan    
Manchester City 20 Aston VillaMaine Road46,074
Kidd, Barnes Lineups    
Middlesbrough 22 Norwich CityAyresome Park15,646
Cummins, Armstrong Lineups Suggett, Ryan    
Newcastle United 02 LiverpoolSt James' Park36,499
Lineups Thompson, Dalglish    
Queens Park Rangers 13 Wolverhampton WanderersLoftus Road16,067
Shanks Lineups Bell 2, Daley    
West Bromwich Albion 10 Leeds UnitedThe Hawthorns24,206
Brown T (p) Lineups    
West Ham United 32 Leicester CityUpton Park25,355
Cross, Hales, McDowell Lineups Kember, Sims    

 

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 23 8 3 0 22 5 8 1 3 22 9 30 36 W W D W W 1978-01-02 Everton H
2 0 Everton 23 7 3 2 28 16 5 4 2 19 11 20 31 W L L D W 1978-01-02 Nottingham Forest A
3 1 Liverpool 23 8 2 1 16 3 4 4 4 14 13 14 30 W W D W L 1978-01-02 Middlesbrough H
4 -1 Arsenal 23 6 4 1 17 7 6 1 5 14 12 12 29 L W W W D 1978-01-02 Ipswich Town H
5 0 Manchester City 23 9 1 2 31 10 3 3 5 13 14 20 28 W W W L W 1978-01-02 Leicester City A
6 1 Coventry City 23 7 3 2 28 17 4 3 4 14 19 6 28 W W D L L 1978-01-02 Derby County A
7 2 West Bromwich Albion 23 8 3 1 20 7 2 4 5 14 21 6 27 W L L W L 1978-01-02 Chelsea A
8 0 Norwich City 23 8 3 0 14 5 1 6 5 15 25 -1 27 D L W D W 1978-01-02 West Ham United H
9 -3 Leeds United 23 6 4 1 19 10 3 4 5 17 20 6 26 L W L W D 1978-01-02 Newcastle United H
10 0 Aston Villa 22 5 1 4 14 10 4 4 4 13 13 4 23 L W D L W 1978-01-02 Queens Park Rangers H
11 0 Ipswich Town 23 8 2 2 21 13 0 5 6 4 14 -2 23 L W L W L 1978-01-02 Arsenal A
12 1 Derby County 23 4 4 3 14 13 4 3 5 14 19 -4 23 W L D W D 1978-01-02 Coventry City H
13 -1 Manchester United 22 6 1 3 15 12 3 2 7 19 24 -2 21 L W W L L 1978-01-02 Birmingham City H
14 0 Chelsea 23 4 5 3 10 8 3 2 6 12 22 -8 21 W W L D W 1978-01-02 West Bromwich Albion H
15 2 Wolverhampton Wanderers 23 4 3 4 16 15 3 3 6 13 19 -5 20 W L W L L 1978-01-02 Bristol City H
16 -1 Middlesbrough 23 4 5 3 13 12 2 3 6 8 20 -11 20 D L D W L 1978-01-02 Liverpool A
17 -1 Bristol City 22 6 2 3 24 18 0 4 7 3 13 -4 18 L L W L W 1978-01-02 Wolverhampton Wanderers A
18 0 Birmingham City 23 5 3 4 20 17 2 1 8 8 20 -9 18 L W L D L 1978-01-02 Manchester United A
19 0 West Ham United 23 3 5 4 15 18 2 1 8 11 19 -11 16 W L W L W 1978-01-02 Norwich City A
20 0 Queens Park Rangers 23 3 4 5 14 18 0 4 7 10 21 -15 14 L L D L L 1978-01-02 Aston Villa A
21 0 Newcastle United 22 4 1 7 16 19 1 1 8 9 23 -17 12 L L L W W 1978-01-02 Leeds United A
22 0 Leicester City 23 2 4 5 6 18 0 3 9 5 22 -29 11 L L D L D 1978-01-02 Manchester City H

 

Second Division
Second DivisionVenueGateNotes
Blackpool00OrientBloomfield Road6,911
Lineups   
Burnley00SunderlandTurf Moor12,726
Lineups   
Cardiff City10Charlton AthleticNinian Park8,472
Berry OG Lineups   
Hull City23Sheffield UnitedBoothferry Park8,134
Dobson, Bannister LineupsStainrod 2, Edwards   
Luton Town10Brighton & Hove AlbionKenilworth Road13,200
Boersma Lineups   
Mansfield Town13Crystal PalaceField Mill9,291
Aston LineupsSansom, Swindlehurst 2   
Millwall10Bolton WanderersThe Den, New Cross6,720
Pearson Lineups   
Notts County32Bristol RoversMeadow Lane8,471
Bradd 2, Hooks LineupsRandall 2   
Southampton10Stoke CityThe Dell23,460
Boyer Lineups   
Tottenham Hotspur40Blackburn RoversWhite Hart Lane30,520
Hoddle, Pratt, Lee 2 Lineups   

 

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 23 10 1 0 25 10 5 3 4 13 11 17 34 L W W L W 1978-01-02 Burnley H
2 0 Tottenham Hotspur 23 8 4 0 33 7 5 3 3 14 12 28 33 W D W D W 1978-01-02 Sheffield United A
3 0 Southampton 23 9 2 1 21 7 4 3 4 13 14 13 31 W W W W L 1978-01-02 Brighton & Hove Albion A
4 0 Blackburn Rovers 23 8 2 1 20 8 3 5 4 13 20 5 29 L D W W L 1978-01-02 Notts County H
5 0 Brighton & Hove Albion 23 6 4 1 21 13 4 3 5 11 11 8 27 L L D W D 1978-01-02 Southampton H
6 1 Luton Town 23 7 3 2 21 7 3 2 6 16 19 11 25 W W D D W 1978-01-02 Orient A
7 3 Sheffield United 23 8 2 1 20 9 2 3 7 16 28 -1 25 W L W L W 1978-01-02 Tottenham Hotspur H
8 3 Crystal Palace 23 4 3 4 19 16 4 5 3 16 15 4 24 W L D D W 1978-01-02 Millwall H
9 -1 Blackpool 23 4 4 4 15 13 5 2 4 16 15 3 24 D L L L W 1978-01-02 Oldham Athletic A
10 -4 Oldham Athletic 23 5 5 1 16 9 3 3 6 12 18 1 24 W W W W D 1978-01-02 Blackpool H
11 -2 Charlton Athletic 22 8 1 1 27 15 1 4 7 9 23 -2 23 L L L W L 1978-01-02 Fulham H
12 1 Sunderland 23 5 3 3 19 12 1 7 4 17 23 1 22 D D W L L 1978-01-02 Hull City H
13 -1 Fulham 23 6 4 2 24 12 2 1 8 9 17 4 21 L W L W W 1978-01-02 Charlton Athletic A
14 1 Orient 23 5 4 2 18 14 1 5 6 7 13 -2 21 D W L L D 1978-01-02 Luton Town H
15 -1 Stoke City 23 7 1 3 19 10 1 4 7 6 17 -2 21 L L W L W 1978-01-02 Mansfield Town H
16 0 Notts County 23 6 5 1 21 12 1 2 8 10 25 -6 21 W W L W L 1978-01-02 Blackburn Rovers A
17 0 Hull City 23 4 3 5 15 12 1 5 5 7 13 -3 18 L L L D D 1978-01-02 Sunderland A
18 0 Bristol Rovers 23 5 5 2 19 10 0 3 8 12 34 -13 18 L W D W L 1978-01-02 Cardiff City H
19 1 Cardiff City 22 6 4 2 17 15 0 2 8 8 29 -19 18 W W L D L 1978-01-02 Bristol Rovers A
20 -1 Mansfield Town 23 4 2 6 17 20 1 4 6 12 21 -12 16 L D W D L 1978-01-02 Stoke City A
21 0 Millwall 23 2 6 3 9 13 1 4 7 11 20 -13 16 W L L L L 1978-01-02 Crystal Palace A
22 0 Burnley 23 3 5 4 11 11 1 0 10 7 29 -22 13 D L L L W 1978-01-02 Bolton Wanderers A

 

Third Division
Third Division VenueGateNotes
Bradford City13ChesterfieldValley Parade4,543
Watson LineupsDearden, Fern, Parker   
Bury11Carlisle UnitedGigg Lane4,468
Stanton LineupsHamilton   
Chester22Lincoln CitySealand Road3,322
Storton, Edwards I LineupsHarford, Neale   
Gillingham22Swindon TownPriestfield Stadium7,712
Westwood, Richardson (p) LineupsKamara, Moss   
Oxford United00Exeter CityManor Ground4,688
Lineups   
Peterborough United10Preston North EndLondon Road7,134
Slough (p) Lineups   
Plymouth Argyle01WrexhamHome Park7,415
LineupsShinton   
Port Vale30Rotherham UnitedVale Park3,861
Beamish 2, Sutcliffe Lineups   
Sheffield Wednesday10Hereford UnitedHillsborough11,029
Wylde Lineups   
Shrewsbury Town10Colchester UnitedGay Meadow4,336
Irvine Lineups   
Walsall00Cambridge UnitedFellows Park5,086
Lineups   

 

Ptn Third Division Pld W D L F A W D L F A GD Pts Last 5 Games Next Match
1 1 Wrexham 23 9 3 0 25 10 4 3 4 14 14 15 32 W W L W D 1978-01-02 Gillingham H
2 -1 Tranmere Rovers 24 9 2 2 27 11 3 4 4 12 11 17 30 W D W W D 1978-01-02 Swindon Town A
3 0 Gillingham 24 6 5 1 21 12 4 5 3 19 18 10 30 D D D W W 1978-01-02 Wrexham A
4 2 Peterborough United 23 6 6 0 13 6 4 3 4 6 9 4 29 W D D D W 1978-01-02 Cambridge United A
5 -1 Cambridge United 23 9 1 1 28 7 2 5 5 12 21 12 28 D D W W W 1978-01-02 Peterborough United H
6 -1 Preston North End 23 8 2 1 22 10 1 7 4 5 10 7 27 L W W D W 1978-01-02 Port Vale H
7 1 Shrewsbury Town 24 7 3 3 27 13 3 3 5 13 18 9 26 W W L D L 1978-01-02 Hereford United A
8 -1 Colchester United 23 6 4 1 20 7 3 3 6 12 15 10 25 L D D W W 1978-01-02 Walsall H
9 0 Swindon Town 23 8 3 1 28 10 0 5 6 12 23 7 24 D W D D D 1978-01-02 Tranmere Rovers H
10 0 Bury 23 4 7 1 14 11 3 3 5 11 19 -5 24 D D L W W 1978-01-02 Rotherham United A
11 0 Exeter City 23 6 1 4 16 12 3 4 5 12 16 0 23 D W D L L 1978-01-02Chester H
12 0 Walsall 23 5 4 3 17 11 2 5 4 10 16 0 23 D W L D L 1978-01-02 Colchester United A
13 0Chester 23 6 5 0 18 10 0 6 6 7 22 -7 23 D L W D W 1978-01-02 Exeter City A
14 3 Chesterfield 23 6 3 2 13 6 3 1 8 11 19 -1 22 W L W D L 1978-01-02 Oxford United H
15 -1 Oxford United 24 6 4 1 16 9 1 4 8 17 26 -2 22 D D D L L 1978-01-02 Chesterfield A
16 -1 Carlisle United 23 4 5 2 17 13 2 4 6 13 18 -1 21 D L W D D 1978-01-02 Sheffield Wednesday H
17 -1 Rotherham United 23 4 4 3 12 9 2 4 6 17 26 -6 20 L L L D D 1978-01-02 Bury H
18 3 Port Vale 23 3 7 2 15 13 1 5 5 10 20 -8 20 W D L D D 1978-01-02 Preston North End A
19 -1 Bradford City 23 5 4 3 21 17 1 3 7 5 19 -10 19 L L W D D 1978-01-02 Portsmouth A
20 -1 Plymouth Argyle 23 3 4 5 15 15 2 4 5 11 17 -6 18 L L D D L 1978-01-02 Lincoln City A
21 1 Lincoln City 23 3 4 4 13 15 2 4 6 11 19 -10 18 D D D L D 1978-01-02 Plymouth Argyle H
22 -2 Hereford United 23 5 4 2 13 9 0 4 8 3 17 -10 18 L L D L D 1978-01-02 Shrewsbury Town H
23 1 Sheffield Wednesday 23 5 4 3 11 7 0 3 8 9 22 -9 17 W W L L L 1978-01-02 Carlisle United A
24 -1 Portsmouth 23 2 7 2 16 16 1 4 7 7 23 -16 17 L D D D L 1978-01-02 Bradford City H

 

Fourth Division
Fourth Division VenueGateNotes
Barnsley11Southend UnitedOakwell7,609
Price LineupsParker   
Crewe Alexandra22DarlingtonGresty Road1,850
Coyne, Davies W LineupsFerguson, Wann (p)   
Doncaster Rovers11Halifax TownBelle Vue3,913
Habbin LineupsCarroll   
Grimsby Town31Torquay UnitedBlundell Park3,936
Partridge (p), Donovan 2 LineupsVassallo   
Hartlepool United04Swansea CityVictoria Park3,211
LineupsCurtis 2, Moore K 2   
Huddersfield Town41Scunthorpe UnitedLeeds Road5,104
Butler 3 (1p), Mountford LineupsLumby (p)   
Northampton Town11AldershotCounty Ground3,598
Farrington LineupsHooper   
Reading20Newport CountyElm Park6,086
Kearns, Bennett Lineups   
Southport31RochdaleHaig Avenue1,908
Ashworth, Jones, Gay LineupsEsser   
Wimbledon13WatfordPlough Lane7,324Largest home gate 1977-78
Edwards LineupsMayes, Jenkins, Downes   
York City32BrentfordBootham Crescent2,329
Staniforth, Randall, Young LineupsMcCulloch, Phillips   

 

Ptn Fourth Division Pld W D L F A W D L F A GD Pts Last 5 Games Next Match
1 0 Watford 23 9 1 1 25 10 8 1 3 23 13 25 36 W W W D D 1978-01-02 Hartlepool United H
2 0 Southend United 23 6 4 1 16 7 6 2 4 13 11 11 30 D W L W W 1978-01-02 Grimsby Town H
3 0 Aldershot 23 9 2 0 20 3 2 5 5 12 16 13 29 D L W D W 1978-01-02 Southport H
4 0 Barnsley 23 9 2 1 26 7 1 6 4 7 12 14 28 D D W D W 1978-01-02 AFC Bournemouth A
5 0 Newport County 23 8 3 0 23 9 2 4 6 17 26 5 27 L D W L W 1978-01-02 Northampton Town H
6 0 Stockport County 23 8 3 1 26 9 1 5 5 11 15 13 26 W D W D D 1978-01-02 Scunthorpe United A
7 1 Swansea City 23 7 3 1 23 9 3 3 6 12 13 13 26 W W D L L 1978-01-02 Wimbledon H
8 -1 Brentford 23 7 4 2 23 13 3 2 5 17 19 8 26 L D L W W 1978-01-02 Huddersfield Town H
9 0 Reading 23 9 1 2 23 12 3 1 7 8 17 2 26 W W L W L 1978-01-02 Darlington A
10 3 Huddersfield Town 23 7 4 1 24 9 0 6 5 6 14 7 24 W D W W L 1978-01-02 Brentford A
11 0 Doncaster Rovers 23 6 3 2 20 12 3 3 6 11 20 -1 24 D D D L W 1978-01-02 Torquay United A
12 2 Grimsby Town 23 6 3 2 13 7 4 1 7 14 21 -1 24 W L D L L 1978-01-02 Southend United A
13 -1 Northampton Town 24 7 3 2 22 16 2 3 7 13 25 -6 24 D W L D W 1978-01-02 Newport County A
14 -4 Torquay United 23 6 4 1 23 11 1 5 6 5 18 -1 23 L L D W D 1978-01-02 Doncaster Rovers H
15 1 Darlington 24 5 4 2 19 13 2 4 7 11 21 -4 22 D L W L L 1978-01-02 Reading H
16 -1 AFC Bournemouth 23 6 1 4 11 9 2 4 6 11 16 -3 21 L L L W W 1978-01-02 Barnsley H
17 1 Crewe Alexandra 23 7 3 2 22 16 1 2 8 5 26 -15 21 D D L D L 1978-01-02 Rochdale A
18 2 York City 23 6 3 3 18 14 1 3 7 10 15 -1 20 W L W D D 1978-01-02 Halifax Town A
19 0 Halifax Town 24 4 5 3 14 9 1 5 6 11 21 -5 20 D D D W W 1978-01-02 York City H
20 -3 Scunthorpe United 23 7 3 2 19 7 0 3 8 7 27 -8 20 L W D W L 1978-01-02 Stockport County H
21 0 Wimbledon 24 3 7 3 20 19 1 3 7 10 27 -16 18 L D L L D 1978-01-02 Swansea City A
22 1 Southport 23 2 8 2 19 17 0 4 7 11 23 -10 16 W D L D L 1978-01-02 Aldershot A
23 -1 Hartlepool United 23 6 1 5 15 16 0 2 9 11 30 -20 15 L W L D L 1978-01-02 Watford A
24 0 Rochdale 25 4 3 4 17 12 0 1 13 10 35 -20 12 L L W L L 1978-01-02 Crewe Alexandra H
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