1978-01-11
| Cup and International Matches |
|---|
| FA Cup Round 3 Replay | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D 1 | Manchester United | 4 | 2 | Carlisle United | D 3 | Old Trafford | 54,156 | |
| Pearson 2, Macari 2 | Lineups | Tait, Rafferty | ||||||
| D 1 | Newcastle United | 2 | 0 | Peterborough United | D 3 | St James' Park | 25,770 | |
| Craig T (p), Blackhall | Lineups | |||||||
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oxford United | 2 | 3 | Cambridge United | Manor Ground | 3,113 | |
| Foley, Jeffrey | Lineups | Watson, Morgan, Finney | ||||
| 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 | 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 | 0 | Gillingham | 26 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 25 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 21 | 14 | 33 | W | D | D | D | D | 1978-01-13 | Colchester United | A |
| 3 | 0 | 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 |
| 4 | 0 | Cambridge United | 26 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 28 | 11 | 32 | W | L | W | D | D | 1978-01-14 | Bradford City | H |
| 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 | Colchester United | 25 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 11 | 28 | W | D | L | D | D | 1978-01-13 | Gillingham | H |
| 8 | 0 | Bury | 25 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 1 | 28 | W | W | D | D | L | 1978-01-14 | Lincoln City | A |
| 9 | 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 |
| 10 | 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 |
| 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 | 26 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 29 | -6 | 22 | L | L | D | D | D | 1978-01-14 | Rotherham United | A |
| 17 | 0 | Port Vale | 25 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 22 | -8 | 22 | W | L | W | D | L | 1978-01-14 | Chesterfield | A |
| 18 | 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 |
| 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 | Bradford City | 25 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 22 | -13 | 19 | L | L | L | L | W | 1978-01-14 | Cambridge United | A |
| 22 | 0 | Hereford United | 25 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 21 | -14 | 19 | L | D | L | L | D | 1978-01-14 | Chester | H |
| 23 | 0 | Portsmouth | 25 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 19 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 25 | -16 | 19 | L | W | L | D | D | 1978-01-14 | Peterborough United | H |
| 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 |
