1978-01-31
| Cup and International Matches |
|---|
| FA Cup Round 4 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D 2 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 1 | 2 | Notts County | D 2 | Goldstone Ground | 23,590 | |
| Towner | Lineups | Vinter 2 | ||||||
| D 1 | Chelsea | 6 | 2 | Burnley | D 2 | Stamford Bridge | 32,168 | |
| Droy, Wicks, Wilkins R, Langley, Walker, Swain | Lineups | Fletcher, Kindon | ||||||
| D 2 | Millwall | 4 | 0 | Luton Town | D 2 | The Den, New Cross | 8,763 | |
| Pearson 3, Seasman | Lineups | |||||||
| D 1 | Nottingham Forest | 2 | 1 | Manchester City | D 1 | City Ground | 38,509 | |
| Withe, Robertson | Lineups | Kidd | ||||||
| FA Cup Round 4 Replay | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||||
| D 1 | Queens Park Rangers | 6 | 1 | West Ham United | D 1 | Loftus Road | 24,057 | |
| Givens, Hollins, Busby 2, Bowles (p), James | Lineups | Robson | ||||||
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shrewsbury Town | 1 | 1 | Chesterfield | Gay Meadow | 2,018 | |
| Turner | Lineups | Green | ||||
| 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 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 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 |
| 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 | 2 | Shrewsbury Town | 29 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 8 | 30 | D | D | L | D | D | 1978-02-11 | Walsall | A |
| 9 | -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 |
| 10 | -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 |
| 11 | 0 | Chesterfield | 27 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 7 | 29 | D | W | W | W | W | 1978-02-11 | Wrexham | A |
| 12 | 0 | Chester | 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 | 0 | 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 | 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 |
| 19 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 1978-02-04 | Chester | A |
