1978-04-04

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First Division
Division 1VenueGateNotes
Coventry City 00 Newcastle UnitedHighfield Road22,135
Lineups    
Middlesbrough 20 ChelseaAyresome Park15,268
Shearer 2 Lineups    

 

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 1 Coventry City 36 12 4 3 45 21 5 5 7 23 32 15 43 D L W W L 1978-04-08 Everton H
6 -1 Liverpool 33 11 2 2 24 7 7 4 7 24 22 19 42 W W W L L 1978-04-05 Everton A
7 0 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 0 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 0 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 Middlesbrough 36 7 6 4 21 16 4 6 9 17 34 -12 34 W L D L D 1978-04-08 Bristol City H
15 -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
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 36 6 9 3 24 18 3 3 12 16 41 -19 30 L L D L L 1978-04-15 Aston Villa 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 1 Newcastle United 35 4 4 10 23 31 2 4 11 15 32 -25 20 D L D L L 1978-04-08 Aston Villa H
22 -1 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

 

Second Division
Second DivisionVenueGateNotes
Charlton Athletic00Cardiff CityThe Valley8,395
Lineups   
Notts County11FulhamMeadow Lane7,378
Vinter LineupsGale   
Oldham Athletic41Bristol RoversBoundary Park7,192
Taylor 3, Young LineupsRandall   
Orient00Blackburn RoversBrisbane Road7,072
Lineups   
Sheffield United20Brighton & Hove AlbionBramall Lane13,342
Speight, Cutbush Lineups   
Sunderland10Stoke CityRoker Park11,161
Kerr Lineups   

 

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 36 12 5 1 37 19 5 6 7 14 16 16 45 L W W L D 1978-04-08 Blackburn Rovers A
5 0 Blackburn Rovers 37 12 3 3 32 13 4 8 7 21 37 3 43 D L L W D 1978-04-08 Brighton & Hove Albion H
6 0 Oldham Athletic 37 9 9 1 31 18 4 5 9 20 31 2 40 W D W L D 1978-04-08 Mansfield Town 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 3 Sunderland 37 9 6 4 30 16 1 10 7 24 36 2 36 W D D L D 1978-04-08 Luton Town A
9 -1 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
10 -1 Stoke City 36 11 3 3 32 14 3 4 12 13 28 3 35 L W L W L 1978-04-08 Blackpool A
11 1 Fulham 36 9 7 3 31 17 3 4 10 14 27 1 35 D D L L W 1978-04-07 Southampton H
12 -2 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
13 0 Charlton Athletic 36 10 6 3 35 24 2 5 10 17 36 -8 35 D W W L W 1978-04-08 Hull City H
14 2 Sheffield United 37 12 4 3 37 21 2 3 13 20 45 -9 35 W D L W L 1978-04-08 Bristol Rovers A
15 0 Notts County 36 9 8 1 32 19 1 6 11 15 34 -6 34 D L D D W 1978-04-08 Millwall H
16 -2 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
17 0 Bristol Rovers 36 8 7 3 32 20 2 5 11 20 45 -13 32 L W L L L 1978-04-08 Sheffield United H
18 0 Cardiff City 36 10 5 2 27 19 0 6 13 16 44 -20 31 D L W D W 1978-04-08 Crystal Palace H
19 0 Orient 35 6 9 2 24 18 1 6 11 11 27 -10 29 D L W L L 1978-04-15 Crystal Palace A
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
Colchester United20ChesterfieldLayer Road3,303
Gough, Leslie Lineups   
Gillingham11Port ValePriestfield Stadium7,627
Price LineupsBeamish   
Peterborough United50Bradford CityLondon Road6,314
Robson 2, McEwan, Turner, Anderson Lineups   
Plymouth Argyle11Sheffield WednesdayHome Park7,694
Fear (p) LineupsWylde   
Portsmouth02Oxford UnitedFratton Park5,825
LineupsSeacole, Taylor OG   
Preston North End10WalsallDeepdale11,239
Paul OG Lineups   
Rotherham United00Shrewsbury TownMillmoor4,262
Lineups   
Swindon Town00Cambridge UnitedCounty Ground6,774
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 38 13 6 1 41 18 9 4 5 26 20 29 54 L D W W W 1978-04-08 Preston North End H
2 0 Cambridge United 41 16 3 1 44 10 4 8 9 22 36 20 51 D W D W L 1978-04-08 Lincoln City A
3 0 Preston North End 40 15 4 2 42 17 3 10 6 12 16 21 50 W L D D W 1978-04-08 Wrexham A
4 0 Gillingham 40 10 9 2 34 20 4 9 6 26 29 11 46 D D D D L 1978-04-08 Exeter City A
5 0 Peterborough United 38 11 7 1 26 11 5 7 7 9 14 10 46 W W W D D 1978-04-08 Rotherham United H
6 0 Tranmere Rovers 40 12 5 3 35 16 3 8 9 15 25 9 43 D D L W L 1978-04-08 Shrewsbury Town A
7 0Chester 40 10 8 1 31 20 1 13 7 16 31 -4 43 W W D D L 1978-04-08 Port Vale A
8 1 Swindon Town 38 11 6 3 37 19 3 8 7 20 28 10 42 D D W W D 1978-04-08 Colchester United H
9 -1 Walsall 39 9 7 3 27 14 4 9 7 19 26 6 42 L L D D L 1978-04-08 Hereford United H
10 0 Bury 40 7 10 3 30 18 6 5 9 25 28 9 41 D W D L L 1978-04-08 Bradford City H
11 1 Colchester United 40 10 8 2 34 14 4 5 11 16 28 8 41 W L D W W 1978-04-08 Swindon Town A
12 -1 Chesterfield 38 11 6 2 27 10 3 6 10 17 28 6 40 L D W D D 1978-04-08 Plymouth Argyle H
13 0 Carlisle United 40 8 8 4 27 24 3 9 8 22 28 -3 39 W L L L D 1978-04-08 Portsmouth A
14 0 Shrewsbury Town 40 7 7 5 30 18 5 7 9 19 31 0 38 D W L D L 1978-04-08 Tranmere Rovers H
15 1 Sheffield Wednesday 39 10 6 3 23 12 2 7 11 19 34 -4 37 D W W W W 1978-04-08 Oxford United H
16 -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
17 1 Oxford United 40 10 8 2 32 17 2 4 14 24 40 -1 36 W D L D L 1978-04-08 Sheffield Wednesday A
18 -1 Exeter City 40 9 6 4 24 15 3 6 12 16 38 -13 36 L L D L D 1978-04-08 Gillingham H
19 0 Port Vale 40 7 9 3 27 18 1 9 11 15 39 -15 34 D L D D W 1978-04-08Chester H
20 0 Rotherham United 37 9 5 5 22 14 2 6 10 22 37 -7 33 D W D L D 1978-04-08 Peterborough United A
21 1 Plymouth Argyle 39 4 7 8 22 25 4 8 8 25 32 -10 31 D D L W W 1978-04-08 Chesterfield A
22 -1 Bradford City 40 10 6 4 35 23 1 3 16 12 46 -22 31 L W W L L 1978-04-08 Bury A
23 0 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 41 4 10 7 28 33 1 6 13 7 35 -33 26 L L D L L 1978-04-08 Carlisle United H

 

Fourth Division
Fourth Division VenueGateNotes
AFC Bournemouth12WatfordDean Court6,532Largest home gate 1977-78
Impey LineupsPollard, Downes   
Aldershot11ReadingRecreation Ground6,756
Dungworth LineupsDavies   
Barnsley32Halifax TownOakwell6,313
Prendergast, Joicey (p), Warnock LineupsBullock, Lawson (p)   
Huddersfield Town01Northampton TownLeeds Road3,488
LineupsBryant   
Rochdale01Hartlepool UnitedSpotland972
LineupsHouchen   
Scunthorpe United20Newport CountyOld Showground2,577
Kilmore 2 Lineups   
Southport03Swansea CityHaig Avenue2,750
LineupsJames A, Curtis, Toshack   
Wimbledon22Grimsby TownPlough Lane2,380
Leslie, Parsons (p) LineupsPartridge, Lester   
York City11Crewe AlexandraBootham Crescent1,616
McDonald LineupsCoyne   
Footnotes
Rochdale to apply for re-election

 

Ptn Fourth Division Pld W D L F A W D L F A GD Pts Last 5 Games Next Match
1 0 Watford 39 17 2 1 39 10 11 4 4 38 22 45 62 W W W W D 1978-04-08 Scunthorpe United A
2 0 Southend United 40 13 5 3 41 17 8 4 7 16 18 22 51 W L L L W 1978-04-07 Darlington H
3 0 Brentford 39 13 5 2 44 15 6 6 7 33 32 30 49 W W W W L 1978-04-08 Barnsley H
4 0 Swansea City 39 13 5 2 47 15 6 5 8 28 23 37 48 W W W W W 1978-04-08 Crewe Alexandra A
5 0 Barnsley 40 14 4 2 39 13 3 9 8 16 24 18 47 W W L W W 1978-04-08 Brentford A
6 0 Aldershot 39 14 7 0 42 16 2 6 10 14 25 15 45 D W L W D 1978-04-08 Torquay United A
7 0 Grimsby Town 39 11 4 3 21 10 7 4 10 27 35 3 44 D W D L W 1978-04-08 Reading A
8 0 Huddersfield Town 40 12 5 3 38 17 2 9 9 19 28 12 42 L L W W L 1978-04-08 Wimbledon A
9 0 Torquay United 40 10 6 3 36 21 3 9 9 11 27 -1 41 D L L L W 1978-04-08 Aldershot H
10 0 Newport County 41 14 5 1 41 18 2 4 15 20 47 -4 41 L D L L L 1978-04-08 Halifax Town A
11 0 Reading 38 11 4 4 32 23 4 6 9 14 24 -1 40 D D W L D 1978-04-08 Grimsby Town H
12 2 Scunthorpe United 40 11 5 4 28 12 2 8 10 16 36 -4 39 W D D D W 1978-04-08 Watford H
13 -1 Stockport County 41 12 4 4 36 17 2 6 13 15 33 1 38 L D L L L 1978-04-08 Hartlepool United A
14 -1 AFC Bournemouth 41 10 6 5 26 20 2 8 10 13 28 -9 38 L L W L D 1978-04-08 Rochdale H
15 0 Halifax Town 41 6 9 5 22 17 3 10 8 24 37 -8 37 L D D D W 1978-04-08 Newport County H
16 2 Northampton Town 40 8 6 6 27 27 5 5 10 23 36 -13 37 W L L W D 1978-04-08 Doncaster Rovers H
17 -1 Doncaster Rovers 39 9 6 4 29 21 3 7 10 13 35 -14 37 L W D D L 1978-04-08 Northampton Town A
18 -1 Darlington 40 9 6 5 29 21 4 4 12 19 31 -4 36 D W L L D 1978-04-07 Southend United A
19 0 Wimbledon 40 6 11 4 35 26 4 4 11 18 37 -10 35 D L W W L 1978-04-08 Huddersfield Town H
20 0 Crewe Alexandra 40 8 8 3 28 22 3 5 13 12 41 -23 35 D L W L D 1978-04-08 Swansea City H
21 0 York City 40 8 6 7 26 27 3 5 11 20 29 -10 33 D D D L W 1978-04-07 Southport A
22 0 Hartlepool United 39 10 3 6 28 24 3 3 14 17 48 -27 32 W L W L L 1978-04-08 Stockport County H
23 0 Southport 39 4 12 4 25 25 1 5 13 19 36 -17 27 L L W L W 1978-04-07 York City H
24 0 Rochdale 40 7 4 8 26 24 0 2 19 13 53 -38 20 L W L L L 1978-04-08 AFC Bournemouth A