1978-01-28

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Cup and International Matches
FA Cup Round 4 Venue Gate Notes
D 1Arsenal21Wolverhampton WanderersD 1Highbury 49,373  
Sunderland, Macdonald Lineups Hibbitt     
D 2Bristol Rovers20SouthamptonD 2Eastville 26,574  
Randall 2 Lineups      
D 1Ipswich Town41Hartlepool UnitedD 4Portman Road 24,207  
Viljoen 2 (1p), Mariner, Talbot Lineups Downing     
D 1Manchester United11West Bromwich AlbionD 1Old Trafford 57,056  
Coppell Lineups Johnston     
D 1Middlesbrough32EvertonD 1Ayresome Park 33,692  
Mahoney, Mills 2 Lineups Lyons, Telfer     
D 1Newcastle United22Wrexham D 3St James' Park 28,425  
Bird, Blackhall Lineups McNeil 2     
D 2Orient31Blackburn RoversD 2Brisbane Road 9,547  
Kitchen 2, Mayo Lineups Metcalfe     
D 3Walsall10Leicester CityD 1Fellows Park 17,421  
Evans Lineups      
D 1West Ham United11Queens Park RangersD 1Upton Park 35,556  
Bonds Lineups Howe     

 

First Division
Division 1VenueGateNotes
Aston Villa 10 Bristol CityVilla Park29,676
Deehan Lineups    

 

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 0 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 0 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 0 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 0 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 0 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 0 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 2 Aston Villa 25 6 2 4 16 11 4 4 5 13 14 4 26 W L D L W 1978-02-04 Arsenal A
11 -1 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
12 -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
13 0 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 0 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 0 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 0 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 0 Bristol City 25 6 3 3 24 18 0 5 8 3 14 -5 20 L D D L L 1978-02-04 Norwich City H
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
Cardiff City52SunderlandNinian Park8,439
Buchanan 2 (1p), Went 2, Bishop LineupsClarke, Rowell (p)   

 

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 0 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 0 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 0 Sunderland 27 7 3 3 26 13 1 8 5 21 30 4 27 L W D W D 1978-02-25 Brighton & Hove Albion 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 0 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 0 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 0 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 0 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 0 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 0 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 0 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 1 Cardiff City 26 7 5 2 23 18 0 2 10 11 34 -18 21 W L D L W 1978-02-11 Mansfield Town A
19 -1 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
20 0 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 0 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
Cambridge United00ChesterAbbey Stadium4,542
Lineups   
Chesterfield30PortsmouthSaltergate Recreation Ground4,733
Fern 2, Hand OG Lineups   
Exeter City11Shrewsbury TownSt James Park3,906
Kellow LineupsHornsby   
Hereford United13Plymouth ArgyleEdgar Street4,737
Davey LineupsCraven, Austin, Megson   
Lincoln City30Port ValeSincil Bank3,205
Cooper, Harford 2 Lineups   
Sheffield Wednesday32BuryHillsborough9,064
Wylde 2, Tynan LineupsMcIlwraith, Tucker   

 

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 30 11 2 2 30 12 3 7 5 14 14 18 37 D W D D W 1978-02-03 Cambridge United H
2 0 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 Cambridge United 29 11 2 1 33 8 3 5 7 18 31 12 35 D L W W L 1978-02-03 Tranmere Rovers A
4 -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
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 Bury 28 6 7 1 24 13 4 4 6 16 22 5 31 L W D W W 1978-02-25 Port Vale H
7 0 Colchester United 28 6 7 1 22 9 4 3 7 15 18 10 30 D L D W D 1978-02-04 Plymouth Argyle A
8 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
9 0 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 28 7 3 4 27 14 3 6 5 15 20 8 29 D L D D W 1978-01-31 Chesterfield H
11 1 Chesterfield 26 9 3 2 21 6 3 1 8 11 19 7 28 W W W W L 1978-01-31 Shrewsbury Town A
12 -1Chester 27 7 5 0 20 11 0 9 6 10 25 -6 28 D W D D D 1978-02-04 Bradford City H
13 0 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 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
15 0 Exeter City 28 6 4 4 19 15 3 4 7 13 23 -6 26 D L L D D 1978-02-08 Port Vale A
16 0 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 Lincoln City 27 4 6 4 18 17 3 4 6 12 19 -6 24 W W D D D 1978-02-04 Peterborough United A
18 -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
19 1 Sheffield Wednesday 27 7 4 3 16 10 0 4 9 11 25 -8 22 W W D L W 1978-02-11 Port Vale H
20 -1 Port Vale 27 4 7 2 17 13 1 5 8 10 27 -13 22 L L W L W 1978-02-08 Exeter City H
21 2 Plymouth Argyle 27 3 4 6 15 16 3 5 6 18 25 -8 21 W L L D L 1978-02-04 Colchester United H
22 -1 Hereford United 28 5 6 3 17 15 0 4 10 4 23 -17 20 L L D L D 1978-02-11 Preston North End H
23 -1 Portsmouth 28 3 8 3 22 21 1 4 9 7 28 -20 20 L L D L W 1978-02-04 Wrexham H
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
Aldershot33Huddersfield TownRecreation Ground4,062
Brodie, Bell 2 LineupsButler 3   
Brentford51Crewe AlexandraGriffin Park6,870
Sweetzer, McCulloch, Phillips 2 (1p), Graham W LineupsPurdie   
Swansea City12DarlingtonVetch Field5,402
James R (p) LineupsYoung, Maitland   
Torquay United21Northampton TownPlainmoor2,443
Twitchin, Raper LineupsReilly   
Watford60Doncaster RoversVicarage Road11,816
Bolton, Downes, Jenkins, Joslyn 2, Garner Lineups   

 

Ptn Fourth Division Pld W D L F A W D L F A GD Pts Last 5 Games Next Match
1 0 Watford 27 12 1 1 33 10 9 1 3 27 13 37 44 W W W W W 1978-02-11 Barnsley H
2 0 Southend United 26 7 5 2 22 11 6 2 4 13 11 13 33 W L D D W 1978-02-01 Crewe Alexandra A
3 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
4 2 Aldershot 27 9 5 0 24 7 2 5 6 13 18 12 32 D D L D D 1978-02-07 Barnsley A
5 -1 Swansea City 27 9 3 2 28 11 3 4 6 13 14 16 31 L W D W W 1978-02-17 Newport County H
6 3 Brentford 27 8 5 2 29 15 3 4 5 20 22 12 31 W D D D L 1978-02-04 AFC Bournemouth A
7 -2 Stockport County 28 10 3 1 30 10 1 6 7 11 19 12 31 W D L W L 1978-02-04 Doncaster Rovers A
8 -1 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
9 2 Torquay United 28 8 5 1 27 12 2 6 6 6 18 3 31 W W D D W 1978-02-08 Reading A
10 -2 Huddersfield Town 28 9 4 1 29 10 0 8 6 10 19 10 30 D W L W D 1978-02-25 Doncaster Rovers A
11 -1 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
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 Darlington 29 7 4 3 23 15 3 4 8 14 24 -2 28 W W L L W 1978-02-04 Newport County H
14 0 AFC Bournemouth 28 7 3 4 15 12 2 5 7 12 21 -6 26 L D W D D 1978-02-04 Brentford H
15 1 Northampton Town 27 7 4 2 24 18 2 3 9 17 32 -9 25 L D L D W 1978-02-04 Southport H
16 -1 Doncaster Rovers 27 6 4 2 21 13 3 3 9 11 29 -10 25 L L D L D 1978-02-04 Stockport County H
17 0 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 0 Crewe Alexandra 27 7 4 2 23 17 2 2 10 8 32 -18 24 L L D W D 1978-02-01 Southend United H
19 0 York City 28 7 3 4 20 18 1 4 9 11 20 -7 23 L L D W L 1978-02-04 Grimsby Town 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 29 4 4 5 18 15 0 1 15 11 39 -25 13 L D L L L 1978-02-11 Newport County A