1978-03-03
| Fourth Division |
| Fourth Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scunthorpe United | 2 | 1 | Grimsby Town | Old Showground | 7,771 | Largest home gate 1977-78 |
| Lumby 2 (1p) | Lineups | Donovan | ||||
| Swansea City | 3 | 3 | Watford | Vetch Field | 15,500 | |
| Moore K, Toshack, Curtis | Lineups | Jenkins, Mayes, Bolton | ||||
| 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 | 30 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 30 | 16 | 38 | 48 | D | W | D | W | W | 1978-03-07 | Reading | H |
| 2 | 0 | Southend United | 30 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 22 | 41 | W | W | W | W | W | 1978-03-04 | Southport | H |
| 3 | 0 | Barnsley | 31 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 15 | 37 | L | W | L | D | W | 1978-03-04 | Doncaster Rovers | H |
| 4 | 3 | Swansea City | 31 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 35 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 35 | D | L | D | W | L | 1978-03-07 | Southend United | H |
| 5 | -1 | 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 |
| 6 | -1 | Aldershot | 30 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 29 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 11 | 35 | W | D | L | D | D | 1978-03-04 | Newport County | A |
| 7 | -1 | Newport County | 32 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 35 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 37 | 3 | 35 | W | L | L | W | L | 1978-03-04 | Aldershot | H |
| 8 | 0 | Grimsby Town | 30 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 25 | 2 | 34 | L | W | W | W | D | 1978-03-07 | Hartlepool United | A |
| 9 | 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 |
| 10 | 0 | 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 |
| 11 | 0 | Torquay United | 30 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 28 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 2 | 32 | L | D | W | W | D | 1978-03-04 | Brentford | A |
| 12 | 0 | 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 | 32 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 28 | -3 | 30 | L | L | W | W | W | 1978-03-04 | York City | H |
| 14 | 0 | AFC Bournemouth | 31 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 21 | -5 | 30 | D | D | W | L | D | 1978-03-04 | Hartlepool United | H |
| 15 | 2 | Scunthorpe United | 31 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 32 | -7 | 29 | W | W | D | L | D | 1978-03-07 | Barnsley | H |
| 16 | -1 | Doncaster Rovers | 30 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 29 | -9 | 29 | L | W | W | L | L | 1978-03-04 | Barnsley | A |
| 17 | -1 | Crewe Alexandra | 31 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 34 | -18 | 28 | W | D | D | L | L | 1978-03-04 | Wimbledon | H |
| 18 | 0 | Northampton Town | 30 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 32 | -12 | 27 | L | L | W | L | D | 1978-03-04 | Reading | A |
| 19 | 0 | Wimbledon | 32 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 25 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 31 | -13 | 27 | W | D | W | D | L | 1978-03-04 | Crewe Alexandra | A |
| 20 | 0 | Halifax Town | 31 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 27 | -9 | 26 | D | D | D | L | D | 1978-03-04 | Huddersfield Town | A |
| 21 | 0 | York City | 31 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 22 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 23 | -10 | 23 | L | L | L | L | L | 1978-03-04 | Darlington | A |
| 22 | 0 | Hartlepool United | 30 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 36 | -22 | 22 | W | D | L | W | D | 1978-03-04 | AFC Bournemouth | A |
| 23 | 0 | Southport | 29 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 19 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 26 | -10 | 21 | L | D | L | W | D | 1978-03-04 | Southend United | A |
| 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 |
