1978-02-20
| Fourth Division |
| Fourth Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wimbledon | 3 | 0 | Hartlepool United | Plough Lane | 1,440 | |
| Connell, Galvin 2 | Lineups | |||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ptn |  |
Fourth Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Watford | 28 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 13 | 37 | 45 | D | W | W | W | W | 1978-02-25 | Rochdale | H |
| 2 | 0 | Southend United | 29 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 39 | W | W | W | W | L | 1978-02-28 | York City | A |
| 3 | 0 | Barnsley | 29 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 35 | L | D | W | D | W | 1978-02-24 | York City | A |
| 4 | 0 | Swansea City | 28 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 32 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 20 | 33 | W | L | W | D | W | 1978-02-25 | Aldershot | A |
| 5 | 0 | Stockport County | 30 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 12 | 33 | W | L | W | D | L | 1978-02-24 | Darlington | H |
| 6 | 0 | Newport County | 30 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 36 | 2 | 33 | L | W | L | L | W | 1978-02-25 | Grimsby Town | A |
| 7 | 0 | Aldershot | 28 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 10 | 32 | L | D | D | L | D | 1978-02-25 | Swansea City | H |
| 8 | 0 | Torquay United | 29 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 27 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 3 | 32 | D | W | W | D | D | 1978-03-01 | Crewe Alexandra | H |
| 9 | 0 | Brentford | 28 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 25 | 11 | 31 | L | W | D | D | D | 1978-02-25 | Halifax Town | A |
| 10 | 0 | 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 | 0 | Reading | 28 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 19 | 1 | 30 | L | D | W | D | L | 1978-02-24 | Wimbledon | A |
| 12 | 0 | Grimsby Town | 27 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 23 | 1 | 30 | W | D | W | D | W | 1978-02-25 | Newport County | H |
| 13 | 0 | Darlington | 30 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 24 | -1 | 30 | W | W | W | L | L | 1978-02-24 | Stockport County | A |
| 14 | 0 | AFC Bournemouth | 29 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 21 | -5 | 28 | W | L | D | W | D | 1978-02-25 | Southport | A |
| 15 | 0 | Northampton Town | 28 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 32 | -8 | 27 | W | L | D | L | D | 1978-02-25 | Scunthorpe United | H |
| 16 | 0 | Doncaster Rovers | 28 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 29 | -9 | 27 | W | L | L | D | L | 1978-02-25 | Huddersfield Town | H |
| 17 | 0 | Scunthorpe United | 29 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 31 | -9 | 25 | D | L | D | L | D | 1978-02-25 | Northampton Town | A |
| 18 | 3 | Wimbledon | 30 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 24 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 31 | -16 | 24 | W | D | L | W | D | 1978-02-24 | Reading | H |
| 19 | -1 | Crewe Alexandra | 28 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 32 | -19 | 24 | L | L | L | D | W | 1978-02-22 | Halifax Town | H |
| 20 | -1 | York City | 29 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 23 | -8 | 23 | L | L | L | D | W | 1978-02-24 | Barnsley | H |
| 21 | -1 | Halifax Town | 28 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 27 | -9 | 23 | L | D | L | W | D | 1978-02-22 | Crewe Alexandra | A |
| 22 | 0 | Southport | 27 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 19 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 24 | -9 | 20 | L | W | D | D | W | 1978-02-25 | AFC Bournemouth | H |
| 23 | 0 | Hartlepool United | 28 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 36 | -23 | 19 | L | W | D | D | L | 1978-02-25 | Crewe Alexandra | H |
| 24 | 0 | Rochdale | 30 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 42 | -28 | 13 | L | L | D | L | L | 1978-02-25 | Watford | A |
