1978-02-27
| Cup and International Matches |
|---|
| FA Cup Round 5 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D 1 | Middlesbrough | 2 | 0 | Bolton Wanderers | D 2 | Ayresome Park | 36,662 | |
| Ashcroft, Cummins | Lineups | |||||||
| FA Cup Round 5 Replay | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||||
| NL | Blyth Spartans | 1 | 2 | Wrexham | D 3 | St James' Park, Newcastle-upon-Tyne | 42,157 | |
| Johnson | Lineups | Whittle (p), McNeil | ||||||
| D 1 | Chelsea | 1 | 2 | Orient | D 2 | Stamford Bridge | 36,379 | |
| Roffey OG | Lineups | Kitchen 2 | ||||||
| D 1 | Nottingham Forest | 1 | 1 | Queens Park Rangers | D 1 | City Ground | 40,097 | aet |
| Robertson (p) | Lineups | Shanks | ||||||
| Fourth Division |
| Fourth Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rochdale | 2 | 1 | Swansea City | Spotland | 1,057 | |
| Hoy, Melledew | Lineups | Curtis | ||||
| Stockport County | 0 | 1 | Huddersfield Town | Edgeley Park | 6,177 | Largest home gate 1977-78 |
| Lineups | Johnson | |||||
| 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 | 29 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 13 | 38 | 47 | W | D | W | W | W | 1978-03-03 | Swansea City | A |
| 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 | 30 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 37 | W | L | D | W | D | 1978-02-28 | Newport County | A |
| 4 | 0 | Stockport County | 32 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 12 | 35 | L | W | W | L | W | 1978-03-04 | Rochdale | A |
| 5 | 0 | Swansea City | 30 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 32 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 34 | L | D | W | L | W | 1978-03-03 | Watford | H |
| 6 | 0 | Aldershot | 29 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 10 | 33 | D | L | D | D | L | 1978-02-28 | Darlington | H |
| 7 | 0 | Newport County | 31 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 37 | 1 | 33 | L | L | W | L | L | 1978-02-28 | Barnsley | H |
| 8 | 0 | Brentford | 29 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 26 | 11 | 32 | D | L | W | D | D | 1978-03-04 | Torquay United | H |
| 9 | 3 | Huddersfield Town | 30 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 29 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 23 | 10 | 32 | W | L | D | W | L | 1978-03-04 | Halifax Town | H |
| 10 | -1 | 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 |
| 11 | -1 | Grimsby Town | 28 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 23 | 2 | 32 | W | W | D | W | D | 1978-02-28 | Doncaster Rovers | A |
| 12 | -1 | Reading | 29 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 20 | 1 | 31 | D | L | D | W | D | 1978-03-04 | Northampton Town | H |
| 13 | 0 | Darlington | 31 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 25 | -2 | 30 | L | W | W | W | L | 1978-02-28 | Aldershot | A |
| 14 | 0 | AFC Bournemouth | 30 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 21 | -5 | 29 | D | W | L | D | W | 1978-02-28 | Halifax Town | A |
| 15 | 0 | Doncaster Rovers | 29 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 29 | -8 | 29 | W | W | L | L | D | 1978-02-28 | Grimsby Town | H |
| 16 | 0 | Scunthorpe United | 30 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 32 | -8 | 27 | W | D | L | D | L | 1978-03-03 | Grimsby Town | H |
| 17 | 0 | Northampton Town | 29 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 32 | -9 | 27 | L | W | L | D | L | 1978-02-28 | Wimbledon | H |
| 18 | 0 | Crewe Alexandra | 30 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 33 | -19 | 26 | D | D | L | L | L | 1978-03-01 | Torquay United | A |
| 19 | 0 | Halifax Town | 30 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 27 | -9 | 25 | D | D | L | D | L | 1978-02-28 | AFC Bournemouth | H |
| 20 | 0 | Wimbledon | 31 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 25 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 31 | -16 | 25 | D | W | D | L | W | 1978-02-28 | Northampton Town | A |
| 21 | 0 | York City | 30 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 23 | -9 | 23 | L | L | L | L | D | 1978-02-28 | Southend United | H |
| 22 | 0 | Southport | 28 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 19 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 24 | -9 | 21 | D | L | W | D | D | 1978-02-28 | Hartlepool United | A |
| 23 | 0 | Hartlepool United | 29 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 36 | -23 | 20 | D | L | W | D | D | 1978-02-28 | Southport | H |
| 24 | 0 | Rochdale | 32 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 43 | -28 | 15 | W | L | L | L | D | 1978-03-04 | Stockport County | H |
