1978-04-01

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First Division
Division 1VenueGateNotes
Arsenal 31 Manchester UnitedHighbury40,739
Macdonald 2, Brady Lineups Jordan    
Aston Villa 03 LiverpoolVilla Park40,190
Lineups Dalglish 2, Kennedy    
Bristol City 31 Newcastle UnitedAshton Gate17,344
Hunter, Ritchie, Nulty OG Lineups Barrowclough    
Everton 21 Derby CountyGoodison Park38,213
Dobson, Latchford Lineups George    
Leicester City 01 West Bromwich AlbionFilbert Street14,637
Lineups Brown T    
Manchester City 21 Ipswich TownMaine Road34,975
Channon, Palmer Lineups Mariner    
Norwich City 30 Leeds UnitedCarrow Road19,615
Ryan, Jones, Hart OG Lineups    
Nottingham Forest 31 ChelseaCity Ground31,262
Burns, O'Neill, Robertson Lineups Langley    
Queens Park Rangers 10 MiddlesbroughLoftus Road12,925
Busby Lineups    
West Ham United 21 Coventry CityUpton Park19,260
Holland, Taylor T Lineups McDonald    
Wolverhampton Wanderers 01 Birmingham CityMolineux19,926
Lineups Francis    

 

Ptn First Division Pld W D L F A W D L F A GD Pts Last 5 Games Next Match
1 0 Nottingham Forest 33 14 4 0 35 7 8 4 3 27 14 41 52 W D W W W 1978-04-05 Aston Villa A
2 0 Everton 36 12 4 2 40 21 8 6 4 26 17 28 50 W W W W D 1978-04-05 Liverpool H
3 0 Arsenal 36 12 5 2 35 11 6 5 6 18 18 24 46 W D W D W 1978-04-11 Queens Park Rangers A
4 0 Manchester City 35 13 2 2 41 16 5 7 6 24 25 24 45 W D D D D 1978-04-11 Nottingham Forest H
5 2 Liverpool 33 11 2 2 24 7 7 4 7 24 22 19 42 W W W L L 1978-04-05 Everton A
6 -1 Coventry City 35 12 3 3 45 21 5 5 7 23 32 15 42 L W W L D 1978-04-04 Newcastle United H
7 -1 Leeds United 36 11 4 3 35 16 6 4 8 22 28 13 42 L W W L W 1978-04-08 West Ham United H
8 0 West Bromwich Albion 35 10 4 2 27 12 4 8 7 23 33 5 40 W W L W D 1978-04-12 Newcastle United H
9 0 Norwich City 37 10 7 2 26 16 1 9 8 21 39 -8 38 W D L L D 1978-04-08 Birmingham City A
10 0 Aston Villa 34 7 4 5 20 15 6 5 7 19 20 4 35 L D D W W 1978-04-05 Nottingham Forest H
11 0 Manchester United 37 7 6 6 26 22 5 4 9 30 37 -3 34 L D L W D 1978-04-08 Queens Park Rangers H
12 1 Birmingham City 36 7 4 7 29 25 7 2 9 19 29 -6 34 W W W D W 1978-04-08 Norwich City H
13 -1 Derby County 35 7 7 4 27 22 4 5 8 16 28 -7 34 L D W D L 1978-04-08 Wolverhampton Wanderers H
14 1 Bristol City 37 9 4 5 35 23 2 7 10 12 24 0 33 W L L W L 1978-04-08 Middlesbrough A
15 -1 Middlesbrough 35 6 6 4 19 16 4 6 9 17 34 -14 32 L D L D D 1978-04-04 Chelsea H
16 0 Ipswich Town 35 9 5 4 30 20 1 6 10 12 28 -6 31 L W D L D 1978-04-11 Birmingham City A
17 0 Chelsea 35 6 9 3 24 18 3 3 11 16 39 -17 30 L D L L D 1978-04-04 Middlesbrough A
18 0 Wolverhampton Wanderers 36 5 7 6 25 25 4 3 11 17 32 -15 28 L L L L D 1978-04-08 Derby County A
19 0 West Ham United 37 7 6 6 28 26 2 2 14 17 36 -17 26 W L W W L 1978-04-08 Leeds United A
20 0 Queens Park Rangers 34 6 6 5 23 24 0 7 10 15 31 -17 25 W L D L W 1978-04-08 Manchester United A
21 0 Leicester City 37 3 7 8 12 26 1 5 13 7 31 -38 20 L L W L D 1978-04-08 Liverpool A
22 0 Newcastle United 34 4 4 10 23 31 2 3 11 15 32 -25 19 L D L L D 1978-04-04 Coventry City A

 

Second Division
Second DivisionVenueGateNotes
Bolton Wanderers20OrientBurnden Park17,957
Allardyce, Whatmore Lineups   
Brighton & Hove Albion21Notts CountyGoldstone Ground20,315
Horton, O'Sullivan LineupsVinter   
Burnley21Tottenham HotspurTurf Moor16,916
Noble, Ingham LineupsTaylor   
Crystal Palace00Oldham AthleticSelhurst Park11,272
Lineups   
Hull City11Luton TownBoothferry Park4,054
Roberts LineupsWest   
Mansfield Town03Charlton AthleticField Mill6,691
LineupsGritt, Shipperley, Robinson   
Millwall13Bristol RoversFratton Park, Portsmouth3,392The Den closed due to crowd trouble
Chambers (p) LineupsRandall, White, Gould (p)   
Sheffield United00BlackpoolBramall Lane12,804
Lineups   
Southampton50Blackburn RoversThe Dell21,087
Boyer 2, MacDougall, Holmes, Funnell Lineups   
Stoke City20Cardiff CityVictoria Ground14,804
Waddington, O'Callaghan Lineups   
Sunderland22FulhamRoker Park11,951
Docherty, Lee LineupsMargerrison, Mitchell   

 

Ptn Second Division Pld W D L F A W D L F A GD Pts Last 5 Games Next Match
1 0 Tottenham Hotspur 37 11 7 0 46 16 7 8 4 32 27 35 51 L D D W W 1978-04-08 Bolton Wanderers H
2 0 Bolton Wanderers 36 14 3 1 34 14 7 6 5 23 17 26 51 W D W L D 1978-04-08 Tottenham Hotspur A
3 0 Southampton 36 15 2 2 42 14 5 7 5 19 20 27 49 W L W W D 1978-04-07 Fulham A
4 0 Brighton & Hove Albion 35 12 5 1 37 19 5 6 6 14 14 18 45 W W L D W 1978-04-04 Sheffield United A
5 0 Blackburn Rovers 36 12 3 3 32 13 4 7 7 21 37 3 42 L L W D L 1978-04-04 Orient A
6 0 Oldham Athletic 36 8 9 1 27 17 4 5 9 20 31 -1 38 D W L D D 1978-04-04 Bristol Rovers H
7 0 Luton Town 37 11 4 4 33 15 3 5 10 18 29 7 37 D W L W W 1978-04-08 Sunderland H
8 0 Blackpool 36 7 7 4 32 20 5 4 9 21 29 4 35 D D D L L 1978-04-08 Stoke City H
9 1 Stoke City 35 11 3 3 32 14 3 4 11 13 27 4 35 W L W L W 1978-04-04 Sunderland A
10 -1 Crystal Palace 36 7 6 5 23 18 4 7 7 17 21 1 35 D L W L D 1978-04-08 Cardiff City A
11 0 Sunderland 36 8 6 4 29 16 1 10 7 24 36 1 34 D D L D W 1978-04-04 Stoke City H
12 0 Fulham 35 9 7 3 31 17 3 3 10 13 26 1 34 D L L W D 1978-04-04 Notts County A
13 2 Charlton Athletic 35 10 5 3 35 24 2 5 10 17 36 -8 34 W W L W D 1978-04-04 Cardiff City H
14 0 Burnley 37 8 6 4 27 17 4 4 11 19 38 -9 34 W D W W W 1978-04-15 Cardiff City H
15 -2 Notts County 35 9 7 1 31 18 1 6 11 15 34 -6 33 L D D W D 1978-04-04 Fulham H
16 0 Sheffield United 36 11 4 3 35 21 2 3 13 20 45 -11 33 D L W L W 1978-04-04 Brighton & Hove Albion H
17 0 Bristol Rovers 35 8 7 3 32 20 2 5 10 19 41 -10 32 W L L L W 1978-04-04 Oldham Athletic A
18 0 Cardiff City 35 10 5 2 27 19 0 5 13 16 44 -20 30 L W D W D 1978-04-04 Charlton Athletic A
19 0 Orient 34 6 8 2 24 18 1 6 11 11 27 -10 28 L W L L D 1978-04-04 Blackburn Rovers H
20 0 Hull City 36 6 6 6 23 20 1 6 11 9 24 -12 26 D L D D L 1978-04-08 Charlton Athletic A
21 0 Millwall 34 3 8 5 14 19 3 5 10 23 34 -16 25 L D D W L 1978-04-08 Notts County A
22 0 Mansfield Town 36 5 4 9 24 31 2 5 11 16 33 -24 23 L W D L L 1978-04-08 Oldham Athletic A

 

Third Division
Third Division VenueGateNotes
Bradford City10PortsmouthValley Parade4,462
Hutchins Lineups   
Cambridge United21WalsallAbbey Stadium5,849
Biley (p), Watson LineupsBirch   
Carlisle United03BuryBrunton Park3,977
LineupsFarrell, Rowland 2   
Chester21Exeter CitySealand Road1,996
Mellor, Phillips LineupsHolman   
Colchester United12Shrewsbury TownLayer Road2,910
Leslie LineupsLoughnane, Biggins   
Gillingham00WrexhamPriestfield Stadium10,978Largest home gate 1977-78
Lineups   
Hereford United01Sheffield WednesdayEdgar Street5,358
LineupsWylde   
Oxford United11ChesterfieldManor Ground3,539
Seacole LineupsWalker   
Preston North End01Peterborough UnitedDeepdale9,695
LineupsRobson   
Rotherham United20Port ValeMillmoor3,707
Finney, Goodfellow Lineups   

 

Ptn Third Division Pld W D L F A W D L F A GD Pts Last 5 Games Next Match
1 0 Wrexham 37 13 6 0 40 16 9 4 5 26 20 30 54 D W W W W 1978-04-03Chester H
2 1 Cambridge United 40 16 3 1 44 10 4 7 9 22 36 20 50 W D W L L 1978-04-04 Swindon Town A
3 -1 Preston North End 39 14 4 2 41 17 3 10 6 12 16 20 48 L D D W D 1978-04-04 Walsall H
4 0 Gillingham 39 10 8 2 33 19 4 9 6 26 29 11 45 D D D L W 1978-04-04 Port Vale H
5 2 Peterborough United 37 10 7 1 21 11 5 7 7 9 14 5 44 W W D D W 1978-04-04 Bradford City H
6 -1 Tranmere Rovers 39 12 4 3 35 16 3 8 9 15 25 9 42 D L W L L 1978-04-03 Bury H
7 -1 Walsall 38 9 7 3 27 14 4 9 6 19 25 7 42 L D D L W 1978-04-04 Preston North End A
8 0 Swindon Town 37 11 5 3 37 19 3 8 7 20 28 10 41 D W W D D 1978-04-04 Cambridge United H
9 2Chester 39 10 8 1 31 20 0 13 7 14 30 -5 41 W D D L D 1978-04-03 Wrexham A
10 2 Bury 39 7 10 3 30 18 6 4 9 25 28 9 40 W D L L L 1978-04-03 Tranmere Rovers A
11 -2 Chesterfield 37 11 6 2 27 10 3 6 9 17 26 8 40 D W D D W 1978-04-04 Colchester United A
12 -2 Colchester United 39 9 8 2 32 14 4 5 11 16 28 6 39 L D W W L 1978-04-04 Chesterfield H
13 3 Shrewsbury Town 39 7 7 5 30 18 5 6 9 19 31 0 37 W L D L D 1978-04-04 Rotherham United A
14 -1 Carlisle United 39 7 8 4 25 24 3 9 8 22 28 -5 37 L L L D W 1978-04-03 Exeter City H
15 -1 Lincoln City 40 7 8 5 26 22 5 5 10 17 30 -9 37 D L D W W 1978-04-05 Hereford United A
16 1 Sheffield Wednesday 38 10 6 3 23 12 2 6 11 18 33 -4 36 W W W W L 1978-04-04 Plymouth Argyle A
17 -2 Exeter City 39 9 6 4 24 15 3 6 11 16 36 -11 36 L D L D D 1978-04-03 Carlisle United A
18 0 Oxford United 39 10 8 2 32 17 1 4 14 22 40 -3 34 D L D L W 1978-04-04 Portsmouth A
19 0 Port Vale 39 7 9 3 27 18 1 8 11 14 38 -15 33 L D D W D 1978-04-04 Gillingham A
20 0 Rotherham United 36 9 4 5 22 14 2 6 10 22 37 -7 32 W D L D W 1978-04-04 Shrewsbury Town H
21 2 Bradford City 39 10 6 4 35 23 1 3 15 12 41 -17 31 W W L L L 1978-04-04 Peterborough United A
22 -1 Plymouth Argyle 38 4 6 8 21 24 4 8 8 25 32 -10 30 D L W W L 1978-04-04 Sheffield Wednesday H
23 -1 Hereford United 38 9 7 4 26 18 0 4 14 5 31 -18 29 L L W L W 1978-04-05 Lincoln City H
24 0 Portsmouth 40 4 10 6 28 31 1 6 13 7 35 -31 26 L D L L W 1978-04-04 Oxford United H

 

Fourth Division
Fourth Division VenueGateNotes
Aldershot21Northampton TownRecreation Ground3,353
Crosby, Brodie LineupsMartin   
Darlington20Crewe AlexandraFeethams Ground1,115
Jones, Maitland Lineups   
Doncaster Rovers10Torquay UnitedBelle Vue1,440
Laidlaw Lineups   
Grimsby Town20Southend UnitedBlundell Park3,505
Brolly, Donovan Lineups   
Huddersfield Town13BrentfordLeeds Road6,345
Butler LineupsPhillips 3   
Newport County00ReadingSomerton Park2,333
Lineups   
Rochdale21SouthportSpotland966
Esser 2 LineupsO'Neil   
Swansea City80Hartlepool UnitedVetch Field7,149
James R 3 (1p), Toshack, Curtis 3, Lally Lineups   
Watford20WimbledonVicarage Road11,212
Mayes, Pritchett (p) Lineups   

 

Ptn Fourth Division Pld W D L F A W D L F A GD Pts Last 5 Games Next Match
1 0 Watford 38 17 2 1 39 10 10 4 4 36 21 44 60 W W W D D 1978-04-04 AFC Bournemouth A
2 0 Southend United 39 12 5 3 37 17 8 4 7 16 18 18 49 L L L W D 1978-04-03 Doncaster Rovers H
3 0 Brentford 38 12 5 2 40 15 6 6 7 33 32 26 47 W W W L W 1978-04-03 Stockport County H
4 1 Swansea City 38 13 5 2 47 15 5 5 8 25 23 34 46 W W W W W 1978-04-04 Southport A
5 -1 Barnsley 39 13 4 2 36 11 3 9 8 16 24 17 45 W L W W D 1978-04-04 Halifax Town H
6 1 Aldershot 38 14 6 0 41 15 2 6 10 14 25 15 44 W L W D W 1978-04-04 Reading H
7 1 Grimsby Town 38 11 4 3 21 10 7 3 10 25 33 3 43 W D L W W 1978-04-04 Wimbledon A
8 -2 Huddersfield Town 39 12 5 2 38 16 2 9 9 19 28 13 42 L W W L D 1978-04-04 Northampton Town H
9 1 Newport County 40 14 5 1 41 18 2 4 14 20 45 -2 41 D L L L D 1978-04-04 Scunthorpe United A
10 -1 Torquay United 39 10 6 3 36 21 3 8 9 11 27 -1 40 L L L W W 1978-04-03 Darlington A
11 1 Reading 37 11 4 4 32 23 4 5 9 13 23 -1 39 D W L D D 1978-04-04 Aldershot A
12 -1 Stockport County 40 12 4 4 36 17 2 6 12 15 29 5 38 D L L L L 1978-04-03 Brentford A
13 0 AFC Bournemouth 40 10 6 4 25 18 2 8 10 13 28 -8 38 L W L D D 1978-04-04 Watford H
14 0 Scunthorpe United 39 10 5 4 26 12 2 8 10 16 36 -6 37 D D D W L 1978-04-04 Newport County H
15 0 Halifax Town 40 6 9 5 22 17 3 10 7 22 34 -7 37 D D D W W 1978-04-04 Barnsley A
16 0 Doncaster Rovers 38 9 6 4 29 21 3 7 9 13 31 -10 37 W D D L D 1978-04-03 Southend United A
17 3 Darlington 39 9 5 5 29 21 4 4 12 19 31 -4 35 W L L D L 1978-04-03 Torquay United H
18 -1 Northampton Town 39 8 6 6 27 27 4 5 10 22 36 -14 35 L L W D D 1978-04-04 Huddersfield Town A
19 -1 Wimbledon 39 6 10 4 33 24 4 4 11 18 37 -10 34 L W W L W 1978-04-04 Grimsby Town H
20 -1 Crewe Alexandra 39 8 8 3 28 22 3 4 13 11 40 -23 34 L W L D D 1978-04-04 York City A
21 0 York City 39 8 5 7 25 26 3 5 11 20 29 -10 32 D D L W L 1978-04-04 Crewe Alexandra H
22 0 Hartlepool United 38 10 3 6 28 24 2 3 14 16 48 -28 30 L W L L W 1978-04-04 Rochdale A
23 0 Southport 38 4 12 3 25 22 1 5 13 19 36 -14 27 L W L W L 1978-04-04 Swansea City H
24 0 Rochdale 39 7 4 7 26 23 0 2 19 13 53 -37 20 W L L L D 1978-04-04 Hartlepool United H