1978-02-21
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gillingham | 1 | 0 | Chester | Priestfield Stadium | 7,863 | |
| Knight | Lineups | |||||
| Preston North End | 3 | 2 | Oxford United | Deepdale | 6,189 | |
| Thomson 2, Bruce | Lineups | Curran, Duncan | ||||
| 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 | 2 | Gillingham | 30 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 29 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 24 | 23 | 17 | 39 | W | D | W | D | W | 1978-02-25 | Plymouth Argyle | H |
| 2 | -1 | Cambridge United | 31 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 31 | 16 | 39 | W | W | D | L | W | 1978-02-25 | Preston North End | H |
| 3 | -1 | Tranmere Rovers | 31 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 30 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 37 | L | D | W | D | D | 1978-02-25 | Chester | A |
| 4 | 0 | Wrexham | 27 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 29 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 37 | D | W | D | D | W | 1978-02-24 | Lincoln City | A |
| 5 | 0 | Preston North End | 29 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 36 | W | D | W | W | L | 1978-02-25 | Cambridge United | A |
| 6 | 0 | Colchester United | 29 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 19 | 10 | 31 | D | D | L | D | W | 1978-02-25 | Carlisle United | H |
| 7 | 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 |
| 8 | 0 | Chesterfield | 28 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 7 | 30 | D | D | W | W | W | 1978-03-01 | Lincoln City | H |
| 9 | 0 | Shrewsbury Town | 30 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 23 | 5 | 30 | L | D | D | L | D | 1978-02-25 | Swindon Town | H |
| 10 | 0 | Walsall | 28 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 5 | 30 | W | W | D | D | D | 1978-02-25 | Peterborough United | H |
| 11 | 0 | Peterborough United | 27 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 30 | L | L | D | L | W | 1978-02-22 | Sheffield Wednesday | H |
| 12 | 0 | Chester | 29 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 23 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 26 | -6 | 30 | L | W | D | W | D | 1978-02-25 | Tranmere Rovers | H |
| 13 | 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 |
| 14 | 0 | Carlisle United | 29 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 1 | 29 | D | W | L | W | D | 1978-02-25 | Colchester United | A |
| 15 | 0 | Lincoln City | 30 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 22 | -6 | 28 | W | L | W | W | W | 1978-02-24 | Wrexham | H |
| 16 | 0 | Exeter City | 30 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 27 | -9 | 28 | W | L | D | L | L | 1978-02-28 | Portsmouth | A |
| 17 | 0 | Oxford United | 31 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 34 | -7 | 26 | L | D | D | W | L | 1978-02-25 | Hereford United | H |
| 18 | 0 | Sheffield Wednesday | 28 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 25 | -6 | 24 | W | W | W | D | L | 1978-02-22 | Peterborough United | A |
| 19 | 0 | Port Vale | 29 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 30 | -11 | 24 | L | W | L | L | W | 1978-02-25 | Bury | A |
| 20 | 0 | Rotherham United | 26 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 28 | -8 | 22 | L | W | L | L | L | 1978-02-25 | Bradford City | A |
| 21 | 0 | Plymouth Argyle | 29 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 28 | -11 | 22 | L | D | W | L | L | 1978-02-25 | Gillingham | A |
| 22 | 0 | Hereford United | 29 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 23 | -17 | 21 | D | L | L | D | L | 1978-02-25 | Oxford United | A |
| 23 | 0 | Portsmouth | 30 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 22 | 22 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 29 | -22 | 20 | L | L | L | L | D | 1978-02-25 | Sheffield Wednesday | A |
| 24 | 0 | Bradford City | 28 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 32 | -19 | 19 | L | L | L | L | L | 1978-02-25 | Rotherham United | H |
