1978-01-20
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portsmouth | 1 | 2 | Swindon Town | Fratton Park | 11,642 | |
| Hand | Lineups | Moss, Kamara | ||||
| Tranmere Rovers | 2 | 1 | Hereford United | Prenton Park | 4,481 | |
| Palios, Moore | Lineups | Davey | ||||
| 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 | Tranmere Rovers | 29 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 36 | W | D | D | W | L | 1978-01-27 | Colchester United | A |
| 2 | 0 | Wrexham | 25 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 28 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 34 | D | D | W | W | L | 1978-02-04 | Portsmouth | A |
| 3 | 0 | Cambridge United | 27 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 28 | 14 | 34 | W | W | L | W | D | 1978-01-21 | Gillingham | A |
| 4 | 0 | Gillingham | 27 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 25 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 23 | 22 | 14 | 34 | D | W | D | D | D | 1978-01-21 | Cambridge United | H |
| 5 | 0 | Preston North End | 26 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 31 | W | L | W | L | W | 1978-02-04 | Carlisle United | H |
| 6 | 0 | Peterborough United | 25 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 30 | D | L | W | D | D | 1978-02-04 | Lincoln City | H |
| 7 | 0 | Colchester United | 26 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 11 | 29 | D | W | D | L | D | 1978-01-21 | Chester | A |
| 8 | 2 | Swindon Town | 26 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 31 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 24 | 9 | 29 | W | D | W | D | W | 1978-02-25 | Shrewsbury Town | A |
| 9 | -1 | Bury | 26 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 1 | 29 | D | W | W | D | D | 1978-01-21 | Exeter City | H |
| 10 | -1 | Shrewsbury Town | 26 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 9 | 28 | D | D | W | W | L | 1978-01-21 | Lincoln City | H |
| 11 | 0 | Chesterfield | 25 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 4 | 26 | W | W | W | L | W | 1978-01-28 | Portsmouth | H |
| 12 | 0 | Walsall | 26 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 0 | 26 | D | D | D | D | W | 1978-02-07 | Lincoln City | H |
| 13 | 0 | Exeter City | 26 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 18 | -1 | 25 | L | D | D | D | W | 1978-01-21 | Bury | A |
| 14 | 0 | Chester | 25 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 25 | -7 | 25 | D | D | D | L | W | 1978-01-21 | Colchester United | H |
| 15 | 0 | Carlisle United | 25 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 0 | 24 | D | W | D | L | W | 1978-01-21 | Plymouth Argyle | A |
| 16 | 0 | Rotherham United | 25 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 26 | -7 | 22 | W | L | L | L | L | 1978-02-07 | Carlisle United | A |
| 17 | 0 | Oxford United | 27 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 31 | -8 | 22 | L | L | L | D | D | 1978-01-21 | Bradford City | H |
| 18 | 0 | Port Vale | 26 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 24 | -10 | 22 | L | W | L | W | D | 1978-01-28 | Lincoln City | A |
| 19 | 0 | Sheffield Wednesday | 26 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 25 | -9 | 20 | W | D | L | W | W | 1978-01-28 | Bury | H |
| 20 | 0 | Lincoln City | 25 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 19 | -10 | 20 | D | D | D | D | D | 1978-01-21 | Shrewsbury Town | A |
| 21 | 0 | Hereford United | 27 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 23 | -15 | 20 | L | D | L | D | L | 1978-01-28 | Plymouth Argyle | H |
| 22 | 0 | Portsmouth | 27 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 25 | -17 | 20 | L | D | L | W | L | 1978-01-28 | Chesterfield | A |
| 23 | 0 | Plymouth Argyle | 25 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 24 | -9 | 19 | L | D | L | L | D | 1978-01-21 | Carlisle United | H |
| 24 | 0 | Bradford City | 26 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 26 | -16 | 19 | L | L | L | L | L | 1978-01-21 | Oxford United | A |
