1978-04-08

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Cup and International Matches
FA Cup Semi Final Venue Gate Notes
D 1Arsenal30OrientD 2Stamford Bridge, London 49,098  
Macdonald 2, Rix Lineups      
D 1Ipswich Town31West Bromwich AlbionD 1Highbury, London 50,922  
Talbot, Mills, Wark Lineups Brown AJ (p)     

 

First Division
Division 1VenueGateNotes
Birmingham City 21 Norwich CitySt Andrew's20,858
Gallagher, Francis Lineups Reeves    
Coventry City 32 EvertonHighfield Road26,008
Thompson, Wallace, Green Lineups Latchford, Lyons    
Derby County 31 Wolverhampton WanderersBaseball Ground20,836
Daly, Ryan, Masson Lineups Patching    
Leeds United 12 West Ham UnitedElland Road22,953
Graham Lineups Hales, Martin    
Liverpool 32 Leicester CityAnfield Road42,979
Smith 2, Lee Lineups Hughes (p), White    
Manchester United 31 Queens Park RangersOld Trafford42,677
Pearson 2, Grimes Lineups Bowles (p)    
Middlesbrough 20 Bristol CityAyresome Park14,667
Ramage, Cummins Lineups    
Newcastle United 11 Aston VillaSt James' Park19,330
Burns (p) Lineups Evans A    

 

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 34 14 4 0 35 7 9 4 3 28 14 42 54 W W D W W 1978-04-11 Manchester City A
2 0 Everton 38 12 4 3 40 22 8 6 5 28 20 26 50 L L W W W 1978-04-15 Ipswich Town 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 1 Liverpool 35 12 2 2 27 9 8 4 7 25 22 21 46 W W W W W 1978-04-15 Bristol City A
5 -1 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
6 0 Coventry City 37 13 4 3 48 23 5 5 7 23 32 16 45 W D L W W 1978-04-11 Middlesbrough A
7 0 Leeds United 37 11 4 4 36 18 6 4 8 22 28 12 42 L L W W L 1978-04-12 Derby County 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 38 10 7 2 26 16 1 9 9 22 41 -9 38 L W D L L 1978-04-15 Manchester United H
10 0 Aston Villa 36 7 4 6 20 16 6 6 7 20 21 3 36 D L L D D 1978-04-15 Chelsea H
11 0 Manchester United 38 8 6 6 29 23 5 4 9 30 37 -1 36 W L D L W 1978-04-15 Norwich City A
12 0 Birmingham City 37 8 4 7 31 26 7 2 9 19 29 -5 36 W W W W D 1978-04-11 Ipswich Town H
13 0 Derby County 36 8 7 4 30 23 4 5 8 16 28 -5 36 W L D W D 1978-04-12 Leeds United A
14 0 Middlesbrough 37 8 6 4 23 16 4 6 9 17 34 -10 36 W W L D L 1978-04-11 Coventry City H
15 0 Bristol City 38 9 4 5 35 23 2 7 11 12 26 -2 33 L W L L W 1978-04-15 Liverpool 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 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 1 West Ham United 38 7 6 6 28 26 3 2 14 19 37 -16 28 W W L W W 1978-04-15 Derby County H
19 -1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 37 5 7 6 25 25 4 3 12 18 35 -17 28 L L L L L 1978-04-15 Middlesbrough H
20 0 Queens Park Rangers 35 6 6 5 23 24 0 7 11 16 34 -19 25 L W L D L 1978-04-11 Arsenal H
21 0 Newcastle United 36 4 5 10 24 32 2 4 11 15 32 -25 21 D D L D L 1978-04-12 West Bromwich Albion A
22 0 Leicester City 38 3 7 8 12 26 1 5 14 9 34 -39 20 L L L W L 1978-04-15 Birmingham City H

 

Second Division
Second DivisionVenueGateNotes
Blackburn Rovers01Brighton & Hove AlbionEwood Park10,178
LineupsPotts   
Blackpool11Stoke CityBloomfield Road12,201
Wilson LineupsO'Callaghan   
Bristol Rovers41Sheffield UnitedEastville7,659
Gould, Randall, White 2 LineupsCalvert   
Cardiff City22Crystal PalaceNinian Park9,314
Dwyer 2 LineupsChatterton (p), Harkouk   
Charlton Athletic01Hull CityThe Valley7,014
LineupsHawley   
Luton Town13SunderlandKenilworth Road7,616
Stein LineupsLee, Rowell, Gregoire   
Notts County11MillwallMeadow Lane7,509
Vinter LineupsChambers (p)   
Oldham Athletic01Mansfield TownBoundary Park7,224
LineupsMiller   
Tottenham Hotspur10Bolton WanderersWhite Hart Lane50,097Largest home & D 2 gate 1977-78
McAllister 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 38 12 7 0 47 16 7 8 4 32 27 36 53 W L D D W 1978-04-15 Brighton & Hove Albion A
2 0 Bolton Wanderers 37 14 3 1 34 14 7 6 6 23 18 25 51 L W D W L 1978-04-15 Bristol Rovers H
3 0 Southampton 37 15 2 2 42 14 5 8 5 20 21 27 50 D W L W W 1978-04-11 Hull City A
4 0 Brighton & Hove Albion 37 12 5 1 37 19 6 6 7 15 16 17 47 W L W W L 1978-04-15 Tottenham Hotspur H
5 0 Blackburn Rovers 38 12 3 4 32 14 4 8 7 21 37 2 43 L D L L W 1978-04-15 Mansfield Town A
6 0 Oldham Athletic 38 9 9 2 31 19 4 5 9 20 31 1 40 L W D W L 1978-04-15 Southampton A
7 1 Sunderland 38 9 6 4 30 16 2 10 7 27 37 4 38 W W D D L 1978-04-15 Notts County H
8 -1 Luton Town 38 11 4 5 34 18 3 5 10 18 29 5 37 L D W L W 1978-04-15 Stoke City A
9 1 Blackpool 37 7 8 4 33 21 5 4 9 21 29 4 36 D D D D L 1978-04-15 Millwall A
10 1 Stoke City 37 11 3 3 32 14 3 5 12 14 29 3 36 D L W L W 1978-04-12 Millwall H
11 -2 Fulham 37 9 8 3 32 18 3 4 10 14 27 1 36 D D D L L 1978-04-15 Hull City A
12 0 Crystal Palace 37 7 6 5 23 18 4 8 7 19 23 1 36 D D L W L 1978-04-15 Orient H
13 2 Notts County 37 9 9 1 33 20 1 6 11 15 34 -6 35 D D L D D 1978-04-15 Sunderland A
14 -1 Charlton Athletic 37 10 6 4 35 25 2 5 10 17 36 -9 35 L D W W L 1978-04-15 Sheffield United A
15 -1 Sheffield United 38 12 4 3 37 21 2 3 14 21 49 -12 35 L W D L W 1978-04-15 Charlton Athletic H
16 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
17 0 Bristol Rovers 37 9 7 3 36 21 2 5 11 20 45 -10 34 W L W L L 1978-04-15 Bolton Wanderers A
18 0 Cardiff City 37 10 6 2 29 21 0 6 13 16 44 -20 32 D D L W D 1978-04-15 Burnley A
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 37 6 6 6 23 20 2 6 11 10 24 -11 28 W D L D D 1978-04-11 Southampton H
21 0 Millwall 35 3 8 5 14 19 3 6 10 24 35 -16 26 D L D D W 1978-04-12 Stoke City A
22 0 Mansfield Town 37 5 4 9 24 31 3 5 11 17 33 -23 25 W L W D L 1978-04-15 Blackburn Rovers H

 

Third Division
Third Division VenueGateNotes
Bury22Bradford CityGigg Lane4,358
Farrell, Robins LineupsDolan 2 (1p)   
Chesterfield41Plymouth ArgyleSaltergate Recreation Ground4,096
Fern 2, Cammack, Simpson LineupsBinney   
Exeter City21GillinghamSt James Park3,992
Bowker, Kellow LineupsNicholl   
Lincoln City41Cambridge UnitedSincil Bank4,783
Harford 2, Hobson, Graham LineupsSweetzer   
Peterborough United10Rotherham UnitedLondon Road7,098
Butlin Lineups   
Port Vale00ChesterVale Park3,615
Lineups   
Portsmouth33Carlisle UnitedFratton Park5,937
Foster, Wilson, Pullar LineupsMcCartney (p), Tait, Kemp   
Sheffield Wednesday21Oxford UnitedHillsborough10,674
Hornsby, Mullen LineupsBriggs G   
Shrewsbury Town31Tranmere RoversGay Meadow2,364
Loughnane, Biggins 2 LineupsTynan   
Swindon Town00Colchester UnitedCounty Ground4,596
Lineups   
Walsall20Hereford UnitedFellows Park5,152
Austin, Bates Lineups   
Wrexham00Preston North EndRacecourse Ground19,008
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 39 13 7 1 41 18 9 4 5 26 20 29 55 D L D W W 1978-04-11 Port Vale A
2 1 Preston North End 41 15 4 2 42 17 3 11 6 12 16 21 51 D W L D D 1978-04-15 Lincoln City H
3 -1 Cambridge United 42 16 3 1 44 10 4 8 10 23 40 17 51 L D W D W 1978-04-15 Chesterfield H
4 1 Peterborough United 39 12 7 1 27 11 5 7 7 9 14 11 48 W W W W D 1978-04-11 Chesterfield H
5 -1 Gillingham 41 10 9 2 34 20 4 9 7 27 31 10 46 L D D D D 1978-04-11 Tranmere Rovers A
6 3 Walsall 40 10 7 3 29 14 4 9 7 19 26 8 44 W L L D D 1978-04-11 Swindon Town A
7 0Chester 41 10 8 1 31 20 1 14 7 16 31 -4 44 D W W D D 1978-04-12 Oxford United H
8 0 Swindon Town 39 11 7 3 37 19 3 8 7 20 28 10 43 D D D W W 1978-04-11 Walsall H
9 -3 Tranmere Rovers 41 12 5 3 35 16 3 8 10 16 28 7 43 L D D L W 1978-04-11 Gillingham H
10 0 Bury 41 7 11 3 32 20 6 5 9 25 28 9 42 D D W D L 1978-04-15Chester A
11 1 Chesterfield 39 12 6 2 31 11 3 6 10 17 28 9 42 W L D W D 1978-04-11 Peterborough United A
12 -1 Colchester United 41 10 8 2 34 14 4 6 11 16 28 8 42 D W L D W 1978-04-15 Wrexham H
13 1 Shrewsbury Town 41 8 7 5 33 19 5 7 9 19 31 2 40 W D W L D 1978-04-15 Carlisle United A
14 -1 Carlisle United 41 8 8 4 27 24 3 10 8 25 31 -3 40 D W L L L 1978-04-11 Hereford United H
15 0 Lincoln City 42 8 8 5 30 23 5 6 10 18 31 -6 40 W D D L D 1978-04-15 Preston North End A
16 0 Sheffield Wednesday 40 11 6 3 25 13 2 7 11 19 34 -3 39 W D W W W 1978-04-15 Gillingham A
17 1 Exeter City 41 10 6 4 26 16 3 6 12 16 38 -12 38 W L L D L 1978-04-15 Bradford City A
18 -1 Oxford United 41 10 8 2 32 17 2 4 15 25 42 -2 36 L W D L D 1978-04-12Chester A
19 0 Port Vale 41 7 10 3 27 18 1 9 11 15 39 -15 35 D D L D D 1978-04-11 Wrexham H
20 0 Rotherham United 38 9 5 5 22 14 2 6 11 22 38 -8 33 L D W D L 1978-04-11 Plymouth Argyle A
21 1 Bradford City 41 10 6 4 35 23 1 4 16 14 48 -22 32 D L W W L 1978-04-15 Exeter City H
22 -1 Plymouth Argyle 40 4 7 8 22 25 4 8 9 26 36 -13 31 L D D L W 1978-04-11 Rotherham United H
23 0 Hereford United 40 9 8 4 27 19 0 4 15 5 33 -20 30 L D L L W 1978-04-11 Carlisle United A
24 0 Portsmouth 42 4 11 7 31 36 1 6 13 7 35 -33 27 D L L D L 1978-04-15 Hereford United A

 

Fourth Division
Fourth Division VenueGateNotes
AFC Bournemouth10RochdaleDean Court2,549
Showers Lineups   
Brentford20BarnsleyGriffin Park12,139
Phillips (p), Allder Lineups   
Crewe Alexandra21Swansea CityGresty Road2,941
Coyne 2 LineupsMay   
Halifax Town31Newport CountyThe Shay1,653
Lawson 2, Dunleavy LineupsGoddard   
Hartlepool United20Stockport CountyVictoria Park2,416
Gibb, Ayre Lineups   
Northampton Town00Doncaster RoversCounty Ground2,793
Lineups   
Reading00Grimsby TownElm Park3,621
Lineups   
Scunthorpe United01WatfordOld Showground5,134
LineupsJoslyn   
Torquay United12AldershotPlainmoor2,622
Cooper LineupsLonghorn, Dungworth   
Wimbledon20Huddersfield TownPlough Lane2,602
Bryant, Leslie Lineups   
Footnotes
Watford champions and promoted

 

Ptn Fourth Division Pld W D L F A W D L F A GD Pts Last 5 Games Next Match
1 0 Watford 40 17 2 1 39 10 12 4 4 39 22 46 64 W W W W W 1978-04-11 Grimsby Town A
2 0 Southend United 41 14 5 3 43 17 8 4 7 16 18 24 53 W W L L L 1978-04-15 Watford A
3 0 Brentford 40 14 5 2 46 15 6 6 7 33 32 32 51 W W W W W 1978-04-12 Reading A
4 0 Swansea City 40 13 5 2 47 15 6 5 9 29 25 36 48 L W W W W 1978-04-11 Barnsley A
5 1 Aldershot 40 14 7 0 42 16 3 6 10 16 26 16 47 W D W L W 1978-04-11 Doncaster Rovers A
6 -1 Barnsley 41 14 4 2 39 13 3 9 9 16 26 16 47 L W W L W 1978-04-11 Swansea City H
7 0 Grimsby Town 40 11 4 3 21 10 7 5 10 27 35 3 45 D D W D L 1978-04-11 Watford H
8 0 Huddersfield Town 41 12 5 3 38 17 2 9 10 19 30 10 42 L L L W W 1978-04-11 York City H
9 2 Reading 39 11 5 4 32 23 4 6 9 14 24 -1 41 D D D W L 1978-04-12 Brentford H
10 -1 Torquay United 41 10 6 4 37 23 3 9 9 11 27 -2 41 L D L L L 1978-04-14 Stockport County A
11 -1 Newport County 42 14 5 1 41 18 2 4 16 21 50 -6 41 L L D L L 1978-04-15 Southport H
12 2 AFC Bournemouth 42 11 6 5 27 20 2 8 10 13 28 -8 40 W L L W L 1978-04-15 Darlington A
13 -1 Scunthorpe United 41 11 5 5 28 13 2 8 10 16 36 -5 39 L W D D D 1978-04-15 Rochdale A
14 1 Halifax Town 42 7 9 5 25 18 3 10 8 24 37 -6 39 W L D D D 1978-04-15 Aldershot A
15 -2 Stockport County 42 12 4 4 36 17 2 6 14 15 35 -1 38 L L D L L 1978-04-14 Torquay United H
16 0 Northampton Town 41 8 7 6 27 27 5 5 10 23 36 -13 38 D W L L W 1978-04-11 Hartlepool United A
17 0 Doncaster Rovers 40 9 6 4 29 21 3 8 10 13 35 -14 38 D L W D D 1978-04-11 Aldershot H
18 1 Wimbledon 41 7 11 4 37 26 4 4 11 18 37 -8 37 W D L W W 1978-04-15 York City A
19 1 Crewe Alexandra 41 9 8 3 30 23 3 5 13 12 41 -22 37 W D L W L 1978-04-11 Southport H
20 -2 Darlington 41 9 6 5 29 21 4 4 13 19 33 -6 36 L D W L L 1978-04-15 AFC Bournemouth H
21 1 Hartlepool United 40 11 3 6 30 24 3 3 14 17 48 -25 34 W W L W L 1978-04-11 Northampton Town H
22 -1 York City 41 8 6 7 26 27 3 5 12 21 33 -13 33 L D D D L 1978-04-11 Huddersfield Town A
23 0 Southport 40 5 12 4 29 26 1 5 13 19 36 -14 29 W L L W L 1978-04-11 Crewe Alexandra A
24 0 Rochdale 41 7 4 8 26 24 0 2 20 13 54 -39 20 L L W L L 1978-04-15 Scunthorpe United H
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