1978-01-21

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First Division
Division 1VenueGateNotes
Chelsea 53 Ipswich TownStamford Bridge26,044
Wilkins R, Langley, Swain 2, Finnieston Lineups Osborne, Wark, Mariner    
Leeds United 20 Coventry CityElland Road27,062
Hankin, Harris Lineups    
Leicester City 00 Queens Park RangersFilbert Street16,288
Lineups    
Liverpool 23 Birmingham CityAnfield Road48,401
Thompson, Kennedy Lineups Emmanuel, Bertschin, Francis (p)    
Manchester United 40 Derby CountyOld Trafford57,115
Hill 2, Buchan, Pearson Lineups    
Middlesbrough 10 West Bromwich AlbionAyresome Park19,172
Boam Lineups    
Norwich City 13 Manchester CityCarrow Road20,009
Gibbins Lineups Kidd 2, Owen    
Nottingham Forest 20 ArsenalCity Ground35,743
Needham, Gemmill Lineups    
West Ham United 10 Newcastle UnitedUpton Park25,461
Hales Lineups    
Wolverhampton Wanderers 31 EvertonMolineux23,777
Hibbitt 2, Daley Lineups Ross (p)    

 

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 26 9 4 0 25 6 8 2 3 22 9 32 40 W D D W W 1978-02-04 Wolverhampton Wanderers H
2 3 Manchester City 26 10 1 2 34 12 5 3 5 17 15 24 34 W W W W W 1978-02-11 Queens Park Rangers H
3 -1 Everton 26 8 3 2 29 16 5 5 3 21 15 19 34 L W D W L 1978-02-04 Leicester City H
4 -1 Liverpool 26 9 2 2 20 6 5 4 4 15 13 16 34 L W W W W 1978-02-04 Coventry City A
5 -1 Arsenal 26 8 4 1 21 8 6 1 6 14 14 13 33 L W W L W 1978-02-04 Aston Villa H
6 1 Leeds United 26 7 4 2 21 12 4 4 5 20 22 7 30 W W L L W 1978-02-04 Ipswich Town A
7 -1 Coventry City 26 8 3 2 33 18 4 3 6 16 25 6 30 L W L W W 1978-02-04 Liverpool H
8 0 West Bromwich Albion 26 8 3 2 20 8 2 5 6 16 24 4 28 L L D W L 1978-02-25 Coventry City H
9 0 Norwich City 26 8 4 1 17 10 1 6 6 16 27 -4 28 L L D D L 1978-02-04 Bristol City A
10 0 Derby County 26 5 5 3 18 15 4 3 6 14 23 -6 26 L D W W L 1978-02-25 Middlesbrough A
11 1 Manchester United 25 7 1 4 20 14 4 2 7 21 25 2 25 W W L L W 1978-02-08 Bristol City H
12 -1 Aston Villa 24 5 2 4 15 11 4 4 5 13 14 3 24 L D L W D 1978-01-28 Bristol City H
13 2 Chelsea 26 5 6 3 17 13 3 2 7 13 27 -10 24 W L D W W 1978-02-11 Manchester United H
14 0 Middlesbrough 26 5 5 3 14 12 3 3 7 12 24 -10 24 W W L D L 1978-02-04 Birmingham City A
15 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 26 5 4 4 19 16 3 3 7 14 22 -5 23 W L D W L 1978-02-04 Nottingham Forest A
16 -3 Ipswich Town 26 8 2 3 22 15 0 5 8 7 20 -6 23 L L L L W 1978-02-04 Leeds United H
17 1 Birmingham City 26 5 3 5 22 20 4 1 8 13 23 -8 22 W L W L W 1978-02-04 Middlesbrough H
18 -1 Bristol City 24 6 3 3 24 18 0 5 7 3 13 -4 20 D D L L W 1978-01-28 Aston Villa A
19 0 West Ham United 26 4 5 4 16 18 2 2 9 15 24 -11 19 W L D W L 1978-02-11 Bristol City H
20 0 Queens Park Rangers 26 4 4 5 16 19 0 6 7 11 22 -14 18 D W D L L 1978-02-11 Manchester City A
21 0 Newcastle United 25 4 1 8 18 23 2 1 9 11 24 -18 14 L L W L L 1978-02-25 Ipswich Town H
22 0 Leicester City 26 2 5 6 6 19 0 4 9 5 22 -30 13 D D L L L 1978-02-04 Everton A

 

Second Division
Second DivisionVenueGateNotes
Bolton Wanderers10Hull CityBurnden Park20,244
Whatmore Lineups   
Brighton & Hove Albion51Mansfield TownGoldstone Ground22,647
Ward 3 (1p), Maybank, Horton LineupsO'Sullivan OG   
Bristol Rovers20BlackpoolEastville7,304
Gould, Randall Lineups   
Charlton Athletic00Luton TownThe Valley8,267
Lineups   
Crystal Palace11BurnleySelhurst Park15,367
Hilaire LineupsNoble   
Oldham Athletic21OrientBoundary Park8,206
Taylor, Young LineupsMayo   
Southampton31Notts CountyThe Dell20,174
Boyer 2, Williams S LineupsVinter   
Sunderland51Sheffield UnitedRoker Park22,634
Kerr, Rostron, Elliott, Rowell 2 (1p) LineupsCampbell   
Tottenham Hotspur21Cardiff CityWhite Hart Lane29,104
Duncan 2 LineupsWent   

 

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 26 11 1 1 27 12 6 3 4 18 12 21 38 W W L L W 1978-02-18 Oldham Athletic A
2 0 Tottenham Hotspur 26 9 4 0 35 8 5 5 3 19 17 29 37 W D D W D 1978-02-04 Fulham A
3 0 Southampton 26 10 2 1 24 8 5 4 4 16 16 16 36 W W D W W 1978-02-04 Burnley A
4 1 Brighton & Hove Albion 26 7 5 1 27 15 5 3 5 12 11 13 32 W W D L L 1978-02-04 Hull City A
5 -1 Blackburn Rovers 25 9 2 1 21 8 3 6 4 14 21 6 32 D W L D W 1978-02-04 Blackpool A
6 0 Oldham Athletic 26 7 5 1 20 11 4 3 6 13 18 4 30 W W W W W 1978-02-10 Charlton Athletic A
7 0 Luton Town 26 7 3 3 21 8 3 4 6 16 19 10 27 D L D W W 1978-02-08 Bristol Rovers H
8 3 Sunderland 26 7 3 3 26 13 1 8 4 19 25 7 27 W D W D D 1978-01-28 Cardiff City A
9 0 Crystal Palace 26 5 4 4 21 17 4 5 4 16 16 4 27 D L W W L 1978-02-11 Sheffield United H
10 -2 Blackpool 26 5 4 4 20 14 5 2 6 17 19 4 26 L W L D L 1978-02-04 Blackburn Rovers H
11 -1 Sheffield United 26 8 3 2 23 16 2 3 8 17 33 -9 26 L L D W L 1978-02-11 Crystal Palace A
12 0 Fulham 25 6 5 2 25 13 3 1 8 10 17 5 24 D W L W L 1978-02-04 Tottenham Hotspur H
13 1 Charlton Athletic 25 8 2 2 27 16 1 4 8 10 28 -7 24 D L L L L 1978-02-10 Oldham Athletic H
14 -1 Orient 26 5 6 2 20 16 1 5 7 8 15 -3 23 L D D D W 1978-02-11 Bristol Rovers A
15 2 Bristol Rovers 26 7 5 2 24 12 0 4 8 13 35 -10 23 W D W L W 1978-02-08 Luton Town A
16 -1 Stoke City 25 7 2 3 20 11 1 4 8 6 18 -3 22 L D L L W 1978-02-25 Bolton Wanderers H
17 -1 Notts County 26 6 6 1 24 15 1 2 10 11 29 -9 22 L D L W W 1978-02-25 Luton Town H
18 0 Hull City 26 5 3 5 16 12 1 5 7 7 16 -5 20 L W L L L 1978-02-04 Brighton & Hove Albion H
19 0 Cardiff City 25 6 5 2 18 16 0 2 10 11 34 -21 19 L D L W W 1978-01-28 Sunderland H
20 1 Burnley 26 4 5 4 12 11 2 1 10 10 31 -20 18 D W W D L 1978-02-04 Southampton H
21 -1 Mansfield Town 26 4 2 7 18 22 1 5 7 14 27 -17 17 L L D L D 1978-02-11 Cardiff City H
22 0 Millwall 25 2 6 4 9 14 1 4 8 11 21 -15 16 L L W L L 1978-02-11 Southampton A

 

Third Division
Third Division VenueGateNotes
Bury50Exeter CityGigg Lane3,730
Rowland 2, Suddick, McIlwraith 2 Lineups   
Chester21Colchester UnitedSealand Road2,855
Crossley (p), Edwards I LineupsRowles   
Gillingham31Cambridge UnitedPriestfield Stadium10,541
Price 2, Richardson LineupsFallon   
Oxford United31Bradford CityManor Ground3,704
Curran, Foley 2 LineupsGrimes   
Plymouth Argyle01Carlisle UnitedHome Park4,744
LineupsHamilton   
Shrewsbury Town01Lincoln CityGay Meadow3,385
LineupsGraham   

 

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 2 Gillingham 28 8 5 1 28 13 4 7 3 23 22 16 36 W D W D D 1978-02-04 Oxford United A
3 -1 Wrexham 25 9 5 0 28 13 4 3 4 14 14 15 34 D D W W L 1978-02-04 Portsmouth A
4 -1 Cambridge United 28 11 1 1 33 8 3 5 7 18 31 12 34 L W W L W 1978-01-28Chester 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 3 Bury 27 6 7 1 24 13 4 4 5 14 19 6 31 W D W W D 1978-01-28 Sheffield Wednesday A
7 -1 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
8 -1 Colchester United 27 6 6 1 22 9 4 3 7 15 18 10 29 L D W D L 1978-01-27 Tranmere Rovers H
9 -1 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
10 0 Shrewsbury Town 27 7 3 4 27 14 3 5 5 14 19 8 28 L D D W W 1978-01-28 Exeter City A
11 3Chester 26 7 5 0 20 11 0 8 6 10 25 -6 27 W D D D L 1978-01-28 Cambridge United A
12 -1 Chesterfield 25 8 3 2 18 6 3 1 8 11 19 4 26 W W W L W 1978-01-28 Portsmouth H
13 2 Carlisle United 26 5 6 2 20 15 3 4 6 14 18 1 26 W D W D L 1978-02-04 Preston North End A
14 -2 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
15 -2 Exeter City 27 6 3 4 18 14 3 4 7 13 23 -6 25 L L D D D 1978-01-28 Shrewsbury Town H
16 1 Oxford United 28 7 4 2 21 13 1 4 10 17 31 -6 24 W L L L D 1978-02-04 Gillingham H
17 -1 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
18 2 Lincoln City 26 3 6 4 15 17 3 4 6 12 19 -9 22 W D D D D 1978-01-28 Port Vale H
19 -1 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
20 -1 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
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 26 3 4 6 15 16 2 5 6 15 24 -10 19 L L D L L 1978-01-28 Hereford United A
24 0 Bradford City 27 5 4 4 22 19 1 3 10 8 29 -18 19 L L L L L 1978-02-04Chester A

 

Fourth Division
Fourth Division VenueGateNotes
AFC Bournemouth11Scunthorpe UnitedDean Court2,869
Showers LineupsKeeley   
Grimsby Town00Stockport CountyBlundell Park4,954
Lineups   
Huddersfield Town20Newport CountyLeeds Road4,894
Butler, Gray Lineups   
Wimbledon01Torquay UnitedPlough Lane2,300
LineupsGreen   
York City04WatfordBootham Crescent4,001Largest home gate 1977-78
LineupsBlissett, Mayes 3   

 

Ptn Fourth Division Pld W D L F A W D L F A GD Pts Last 5 Games Next Match
1 0 Watford 26 11 1 1 27 10 9 1 3 27 13 31 42 W W W W W 1978-01-28 Doncaster Rovers H
2 0 Barnsley 26 10 2 1 28 8 1 8 4 10 15 15 32 D W D D D 1978-02-07 Aldershot H
3 0 Swansea City 26 9 3 1 27 9 3 4 6 13 14 17 31 W D W W W 1978-01-28 Darlington H
4 0 Aldershot 26 9 4 0 21 4 2 5 6 13 18 12 31 D L D D L 1978-01-28 Huddersfield Town H
5 0 Southend United 25 6 5 2 17 10 6 2 4 13 11 9 31 L D D W L 1978-01-27 AFC Bournemouth H
6 0 Newport County 27 10 3 0 29 12 2 4 8 17 30 4 31 L W L W L 1978-02-04 Darlington A
7 2 Stockport County 27 9 3 1 28 10 1 6 7 11 19 10 29 D L W L W 1978-01-27 York City H
8 2 Huddersfield Town 27 9 4 1 29 10 0 7 6 7 16 10 29 W L W D W 1978-01-28 Aldershot A
9 -2 Brentford 26 7 5 2 24 14 3 4 5 20 22 8 29 D D D L D 1978-01-28 Crewe Alexandra H
10 -2 Reading 26 9 2 2 23 12 4 1 8 10 19 2 29 W D L W W 1978-02-08 Torquay United H
11 0 Torquay United 27 7 5 1 25 11 2 6 6 6 18 2 29 W D D W L 1978-01-28 Northampton Town H
12 0 Grimsby Town 26 6 4 2 13 7 5 2 7 17 23 0 28 D W D W L 1978-02-04 York City H
13 0 AFC Bournemouth 27 7 3 4 15 12 2 5 6 11 16 -2 26 D W D D L 1978-01-27 Southend United A
14 0 Doncaster Rovers 26 6 4 2 21 13 3 3 8 11 23 -4 25 L D L D D 1978-01-28 Watford A
15 0 Northampton Town 26 7 4 2 24 18 2 3 8 16 30 -8 25 D L D W L 1978-01-28 Torquay United A
16 0 Darlington 27 6 4 3 22 15 2 4 8 12 23 -4 24 L L W D L 1978-01-24 Rochdale H
17 2 Scunthorpe United 27 8 3 3 22 9 0 5 8 9 29 -7 24 D L D W L 1978-02-03 Southend United A
18 -1 Crewe Alexandra 26 7 4 2 23 17 2 2 9 7 27 -14 24 L D W D D 1978-01-28 Brentford A
19 -1 York City 27 7 3 4 20 18 1 4 8 11 18 -5 23 L D W L W 1978-01-27 Stockport County A
20 0 Halifax Town 26 5 5 4 17 11 1 5 6 11 21 -4 22 L W D D D 1978-02-07 Hartlepool United A
21 0 Wimbledon 28 3 8 4 21 21 2 3 8 12 31 -19 21 L W D L L 1978-02-11 Scunthorpe United H
22 0 Southport 26 2 9 2 19 17 1 5 7 13 23 -8 20 W D D W D 1978-02-04 Northampton Town A
23 0 Hartlepool United 25 6 1 5 15 16 0 3 10 11 31 -21 16 D L L W L 1978-02-07 Halifax Town H
24 0 Rochdale 28 4 4 5 18 15 0 1 14 11 38 -24 13 D L L L L 1978-01-24 Darlington A