1978-03-20
| Fourth Division |
| Fourth Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rochdale | 1 | 3 | Grimsby Town | Spotland | 787 | |
| Scaife | Lineups | Drinkell, Waters, Ford | ||||
| 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 | 34 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 32 | 19 | 39 | 53 | D | L | W | W | D | 1978-03-24 | Crewe Alexandra | A |
| 2 | 0 | Southend United | 34 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 34 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 13 | 24 | 46 | W | L | D | W | W | 1978-03-21 | Northampton Town | A |
| 3 | 0 | Brentford | 34 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 38 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 28 | 22 | 41 | W | D | W | W | W | 1978-03-24 | Southend United | A |
| 4 | 0 | Newport County | 36 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 40 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 39 | 3 | 40 | D | L | W | W | W | 1978-03-22 | Torquay United | A |
| 5 | 0 | Aldershot | 34 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 36 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 13 | 39 | W | L | W | L | W | 1978-03-24 | AFC Bournemouth | A |
| 6 | 0 | Barnsley | 35 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 31 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 21 | 13 | 39 | D | L | L | D | L | 1978-03-24 | Hartlepool United | A |
| 7 | 0 | Swansea City | 34 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 38 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 38 | W | L | D | D | L | 1978-03-24 | Reading | A |
| 8 | 0 | Huddersfield Town | 35 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 34 | 13 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 16 | 26 | 11 | 38 | D | W | W | L | D | 1978-03-24 | Grimsby Town | A |
| 9 | 3 | Grimsby Town | 34 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 25 | 33 | 1 | 38 | W | L | W | L | L | 1978-03-24 | Huddersfield Town | H |
| 10 | -1 | Torquay United | 35 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 32 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 25 | 1 | 38 | W | D | D | W | L | 1978-03-22 | Newport County | H |
| 11 | -1 | Stockport County | 36 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 34 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 25 | 10 | 37 | L | W | L | L | L | 1978-03-24 | Southport | A |
| 12 | -1 | Reading | 34 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 23 | 1 | 36 | D | D | W | L | D | 1978-03-24 | Swansea City | H |
| 13 | 0 | AFC Bournemouth | 36 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 24 | -6 | 35 | D | D | L | D | W | 1978-03-24 | Aldershot | H |
| 14 | 0 | Darlington | 36 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 30 | -4 | 33 | D | L | W | L | L | 1978-03-25 | Hartlepool United | H |
| 15 | 0 | Doncaster Rovers | 34 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 27 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 31 | -9 | 33 | D | D | D | D | L | 1978-03-25 | Wimbledon | H |
| 16 | 0 | Scunthorpe United | 35 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 33 | -8 | 32 | L | D | L | W | W | 1978-03-24 | York City | A |
| 17 | 0 | Halifax Town | 36 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 20 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 32 | -9 | 32 | W | W | D | L | D | 1978-03-25 | Stockport County | A |
| 18 | 0 | Northampton Town | 35 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 25 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 34 | -12 | 32 | D | L | D | W | D | 1978-03-21 | Southend United | H |
| 19 | 0 | Crewe Alexandra | 35 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 24 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 35 | -19 | 31 | D | D | L | D | W | 1978-03-24 | Watford | H |
| 20 | 0 | York City | 36 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 28 | -8 | 30 | W | L | W | D | W | 1978-03-24 | Scunthorpe United | H |
| 21 | 0 | Wimbledon | 36 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 28 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 35 | -14 | 30 | L | W | L | D | W | 1978-03-25 | Doncaster Rovers | A |
| 22 | 0 | Hartlepool United | 35 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 39 | -20 | 28 | L | W | W | W | L | 1978-03-24 | Barnsley | H |
| 23 | 0 | Southport | 34 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 22 | 22 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 32 | -15 | 23 | L | D | L | D | L | 1978-03-24 | Stockport County | H |
| 24 | 0 | Rochdale | 37 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 48 | -34 | 18 | L | L | D | L | W | 1978-03-27 | Wimbledon | A |
