1978-03-13
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plymouth Argyle | 1 | 2 | Lincoln City | Home Park | 5,208 | |
| Perrin | Lineups | Wigginton, Harding | ||||
| 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 | 0 | Cambridge United | 35 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 41 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 32 | 20 | 45 | W | W | D | D | W | 1978-03-14 | Rotherham United | A |
| 2 | 0 | Wrexham | 31 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 37 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 22 | 43 | W | W | L | W | D | 1978-03-14 | Swindon Town | A |
| 3 | 0 | Preston North End | 34 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 41 | 16 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 20 | 43 | L | W | W | W | D | 1978-03-18 | Exeter City | H |
| 4 | 0 | Gillingham | 35 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 33 | 19 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 25 | 27 | 12 | 42 | W | L | L | L | D | 1978-03-18 | Carlisle United | A |
| 5 | 0 | Tranmere Rovers | 34 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 12 | 39 | D | L | D | L | D | 1978-03-14 | Bradford City | A |
| 6 | 0 | Walsall | 33 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 27 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 21 | 8 | 38 | D | W | W | D | W | 1978-03-14 | Bury | A |
| 7 | 0 | Bury | 33 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 27 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 25 | 10 | 37 | D | W | L | D | W | 1978-03-14 | Walsall | H |
| 8 | 0 | Peterborough United | 32 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 36 | D | D | W | L | W | 1978-03-14 | Colchester United | H |
| 9 | 0 | Chester | 34 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 27 | 16 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 29 | -5 | 36 | W | D | D | D | D | 1978-03-17 | Swindon Town | A |
| 10 | 0 | Swindon Town | 31 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 32 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 27 | 8 | 34 | L | L | W | D | W | 1978-03-14 | Wrexham | H |
| 11 | 0 | Colchester United | 34 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 27 | 6 | 34 | L | W | L | L | D | 1978-03-14 | Peterborough United | A |
| 12 | 0 | Shrewsbury Town | 35 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 30 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 26 | 3 | 34 | D | L | W | D | L | 1978-03-18 | Portsmouth | A |
| 13 | 0 | Carlisle United | 34 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 23 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 26 | 1 | 34 | D | D | D | D | D | 1978-03-18 | Gillingham | H |
| 14 | 0 | Chesterfield | 32 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 6 | 33 | D | L | D | D | D | 1978-03-18 | Bury | H |
| 15 | 0 | Exeter City | 34 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 30 | -6 | 33 | W | W | L | D | W | 1978-03-18 | Preston North End | A |
| 16 | 1 | Lincoln City | 36 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 27 | -9 | 33 | W | L | W | L | D | 1978-03-18 | Sheffield Wednesday | H |
| 17 | -1 | Oxford United | 35 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 30 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 35 | -1 | 32 | W | L | W | W | L | 1978-03-18 | Plymouth Argyle | A |
| 18 | 0 | Sheffield Wednesday | 33 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 29 | -7 | 28 | D | D | D | D | L | 1978-03-18 | Lincoln City | A |
| 19 | 0 | Port Vale | 34 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 25 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 34 | -14 | 28 | W | D | L | D | L | 1978-03-17 | Peterborough United | A |
| 20 | 0 | Plymouth Argyle | 34 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 21 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 31 | -13 | 25 | L | D | L | D | D | 1978-03-18 | Oxford United | H |
| 21 | 0 | Bradford City | 33 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 30 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 35 | -17 | 25 | D | D | L | W | W | 1978-03-14 | Tranmere Rovers | H |
| 22 | 0 | Hereford United | 33 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 28 | -20 | 25 | L | W | W | L | D | 1978-03-18 | Bradford City | H |
| 23 | 0 | Rotherham United | 30 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 34 | -11 | 24 | L | L | W | L | L | 1978-03-14 | Cambridge United | H |
| 24 | 0 | Portsmouth | 35 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 24 | 25 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 33 | -27 | 23 | D | L | L | D | D | 1978-03-18 | Shrewsbury Town | H |
