1978-01-06
| Cup and International Matches |
|---|
| FA Cup Round 3 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D 2 | Orient | 1 | 1 | Norwich City | D 1 | Brisbane Road | 14,538 | |
| Kitchen | Lineups | Gibbins | ||||||
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tranmere Rovers | 1 | 0 | Preston North End | Prenton Park | 7,224 | Largest home gate 1977-78 |
| Moore | 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 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 33 | D | W | W | L | W | 1978-01-14 | Shrewsbury Town | H |
| 2 | 1 | Tranmere Rovers | 26 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 32 | W | L | W | D | W | 1978-01-14 | Carlisle United | A |
| 3 | -1 | Gillingham | 25 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 21 | 10 | 31 | D | D | D | D | W | 1978-01-07 | Hereford United | H |
| 4 | 0 | Cambridge United | 24 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 21 | 13 | 30 | W | D | D | W | W | 1978-01-07 | Bury | A |
| 5 | 0 | Preston North End | 25 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 29 | L | W | L | W | W | 1978-01-14 | Plymouth Argyle | H |
| 6 | 0 | Peterborough United | 24 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 29 | L | W | D | D | D | 1978-01-14 | Portsmouth | A |
| 7 | 0 | Shrewsbury Town | 25 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 9 | 27 | D | W | W | L | D | 1978-01-14 | Wrexham | A |
| 8 | 0 | Colchester United | 24 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 26 | D | L | D | D | W | 1978-01-07 | Bradford City | A |
| 9 | 0 | Swindon Town | 24 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 23 | 8 | 26 | W | D | W | D | D | 1978-01-14 | Sheffield Wednesday | H |
| 10 | 0 | Bury | 24 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 19 | -2 | 26 | W | D | D | L | W | 1978-01-07 | Cambridge United | H |
| 11 | 0 | Chesterfield | 24 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 2 | 24 | W | W | L | W | D | 1978-01-14 | Port Vale | H |
| 12 | 0 | Exeter City | 24 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 0 | 24 | D | D | W | D | L | 1978-01-14 | Walsall | H |
| 13 | 0 | Walsall | 24 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 0 | 24 | D | D | W | L | D | 1978-01-14 | Exeter City | A |
| 14 | 0 | Chester | 24 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 23 | -7 | 24 | D | D | L | W | D | 1978-01-14 | Hereford United | A |
| 15 | 0 | Carlisle United | 24 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 0 | 23 | W | D | L | W | D | 1978-01-14 | Tranmere Rovers | H |
| 16 | 0 | Oxford United | 25 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 29 | -5 | 22 | L | D | D | D | L | 1978-01-11 | Cambridge United | H |
| 17 | 0 | Rotherham United | 24 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 26 | -9 | 20 | L | L | L | L | D | 1978-01-14 | Oxford United | H |
| 18 | 0 | Port Vale | 24 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 22 | -10 | 20 | L | W | D | L | D | 1978-01-07 | Portsmouth | H |
| 19 | 0 | Plymouth Argyle | 24 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 19 | -6 | 19 | D | L | L | D | D | 1978-01-14 | Preston North End | A |
| 20 | 0 | Lincoln City | 24 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 19 | -10 | 19 | D | D | D | D | L | 1978-01-14 | Bury | H |
| 21 | 0 | Hereford United | 24 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 17 | -10 | 19 | D | L | L | D | L | 1978-01-07 | Gillingham | A |
| 22 | 0 | Bradford City | 24 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 22 | -12 | 19 | L | L | L | W | D | 1978-01-07 | Colchester United | H |
| 23 | 0 | Portsmouth | 24 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 19 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 23 | -14 | 19 | W | L | D | D | D | 1978-01-07 | Port Vale | A |
| 24 | 0 | Sheffield Wednesday | 24 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 23 | -10 | 17 | L | W | W | L | L | 1978-01-14 | Swindon Town | A |
| Fourth Division |
| Fourth Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stockport County | 2 | 1 | Aldershot | Edgeley Park | 5,121 | |
| Smith, Park | Lineups | Crosby | ||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ptn | |
Fourth Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Watford | 24 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 13 | 26 | 38 | W | W | W | W | D | 1978-01-13 | Stockport County | H |
| 2 | 0 | Southend United | 24 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 31 | D | D | W | L | W | 1978-01-13 | Reading | H |
| 3 | 0 | Aldershot | 25 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 12 | 30 | L | D | D | L | W | 1978-01-14 | York City | H |
| 4 | 0 | Barnsley | 24 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 29 | D | D | D | W | D | 1978-01-07 | Darlington | H |
| 5 | 0 | Newport County | 24 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 26 | 7 | 29 | W | L | D | W | L | 1978-01-07 | York City | A |
| 6 | 0 | Swansea City | 24 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 28 | W | W | W | D | L | 1978-01-10 | Doncaster Rovers | A |
| 7 | 1 | Stockport County | 25 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 11 | 28 | W | L | W | D | W | 1978-01-13 | Watford | A |
| 8 | -1 | Brentford | 24 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 19 | 8 | 27 | D | L | D | L | W | 1978-01-07 | Wimbledon | A |
| 9 | 0 | Reading | 24 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 0 | 26 | L | W | W | L | W | 1978-01-07 | AFC Bournemouth | H |
| 10 | 0 | Huddersfield Town | 24 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 7 | 25 | D | W | D | W | W | 1978-01-07 | Rochdale | H |
| 11 | 0 | Torquay United | 24 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 1 | 25 | W | L | L | D | W | 1978-01-07 | Southport | A |
| 12 | 0 | Grimsby Town | 24 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 22 | -1 | 25 | D | W | L | D | L | 1978-01-14 | Darlington | A |
| 13 | 0 | Darlington | 25 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 21 | -2 | 24 | W | D | L | W | L | 1978-01-07 | Barnsley | A |
| 14 | 0 | Doncaster Rovers | 24 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 22 | -3 | 24 | L | D | D | D | L | 1978-01-10 | Swansea City | H |
| 15 | 0 | Northampton Town | 25 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 30 | -8 | 24 | L | D | W | L | D | 1978-01-14 | Brentford | H |
| 16 | 0 | Crewe Alexandra | 24 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 26 | -13 | 23 | W | D | D | L | D | 1978-01-07 | Scunthorpe United | H |
| 17 | 0 | Halifax Town | 25 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 21 | -3 | 22 | W | D | D | D | W | 1978-01-14 | Wimbledon | H |
| 18 | 0 | AFC Bournemouth | 24 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 16 | -3 | 22 | D | L | L | L | W | 1978-01-07 | Reading | A |
| 19 | 0 | Scunthorpe United | 24 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 27 | -5 | 22 | W | L | W | D | W | 1978-01-07 | Crewe Alexandra | A |
| 20 | 0 | York City | 24 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 17 | -3 | 20 | L | W | L | W | D | 1978-01-07 | Newport County | H |
| 21 | 0 | Wimbledon | 25 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 30 | -19 | 18 | L | L | D | L | L | 1978-01-07 | Brentford | H |
| 22 | 0 | Southport | 24 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 19 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 23 | -10 | 17 | D | W | D | L | D | 1978-01-07 | Torquay United | H |
| 23 | 0 | Hartlepool United | 24 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 31 | -21 | 15 | L | L | W | L | D | 1978-01-14 | Torquay United | A |
| 24 | 0 | Rochdale | 26 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 35 | -22 | 12 | L | L | L | W | L | 1978-01-07 | Huddersfield Town | A |
