1978-02-10
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlton Athletic | 2 | 2 | Oldham Athletic | The Valley | 5,139 | |
| McAuley, Peacock | Lineups | Valentine, Chapman | ||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ptn |  |
Second Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Tottenham Hotspur | 27 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 35 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 18 | 29 | 38 | D | W | D | D | W | 1978-02-11 | Blackpool | H |
| 2 | 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 |
| 3 | 0 | Southampton | 27 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 37 | D | W | W | D | W | 1978-02-11 | Millwall | H |
| 4 | 0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 27 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 27 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 33 | D | W | W | D | L | 1978-02-11 | Burnley | H |
| 5 | 0 | Blackburn Rovers | 26 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 26 | 3 | 32 | L | D | W | L | D | 1978-02-11 | Luton Town | H |
| 6 | 0 | Oldham Athletic | 27 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 4 | 31 | D | W | W | W | W | 1978-02-18 | Bolton Wanderers | H |
| 7 | 0 | Luton Town | 27 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 10 | 28 | D | D | L | D | W | 1978-02-11 | Blackburn Rovers | A |
| 8 | 0 | Blackpool | 27 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 7 | 28 | W | L | W | L | D | 1978-02-11 | Tottenham Hotspur | A |
| 9 | 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 |
| 10 | 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 |
| 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 | 26 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 26 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 17 | 5 | 25 | D | D | W | L | W | 1978-02-25 | Crystal Palace | H |
| 13 | 0 | Charlton Athletic | 26 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 28 | -7 | 25 | D | D | L | L | L | 1978-02-25 | Bristol Rovers | A |
| 14 | 0 | Bristol Rovers | 27 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 36 | -10 | 24 | D | W | D | W | L | 1978-02-11 | Orient | H |
| 15 | 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 |
| 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 | 0 | Hull City | 27 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 16 | -5 | 21 | D | L | W | L | L | 1978-02-25 | Mansfield Town | A |
| 19 | 0 | 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 |
| 20 | 0 | Burnley | 27 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 31 | -20 | 19 | D | D | W | W | D | 1978-02-11 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A |
| 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 |
