1978-04-15

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First Division
Division 1VenueGateNotes
Arsenal 21 Newcastle UnitedHighbury33,353
Brady, Price Lineups Burns    
Aston Villa 20 ChelseaVilla Park27,375
Cowans, Wicks OG Lineups    
Bristol City 11 LiverpoolAshton Gate31,471
Cormack Lineups Heighway    
Everton 10 Ipswich TownGoodison Park33,402
Latchford (p) Lineups    
Leicester City 14 Birmingham CityFilbert Street15,431
Salmons Lineups Hibbitt, Pendrey, Bertschin, Francis    
Manchester City 13 West Bromwich AlbionMaine Road36,521
Kidd Lineups Regis, Cunningham, Brown A    
Norwich City 13 Manchester UnitedCarrow Road19,778
Lythgoe Lineups Coppell, Jordan, McIlroy    
Nottingham Forest 11 Leeds UnitedCity Ground38,662
Withe Lineups Gray F (p)    
Queens Park Rangers 21 Coventry CityLoftus Road17,062
Goddard, James Lineups Green    
West Ham United 30 Derby CountyUpton Park25,424
Robson 2, Cross Lineups    
Wolverhampton Wanderers 00 MiddlesbroughMolineux15,466
Lineups    
Footnotes
Leicester City relegated

 

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 36 14 5 0 36 8 9 5 3 28 14 42 56 D D W W D 1978-04-18 Queens Park Rangers H
2 0 Everton 39 13 4 3 41 22 8 6 5 28 20 27 52 W L L W W 1978-04-22 Middlesbrough A
3 1 Arsenal 38 13 5 2 37 12 6 5 7 19 20 24 48 W L W D W 1978-04-22 Leeds United A
4 1 Liverpool 36 12 2 2 27 9 8 5 7 26 23 21 47 D W W W W 1978-04-18 Ipswich Town H
5 -2 Manchester City 37 13 3 3 42 19 5 7 6 24 25 22 46 L D W D D 1978-04-22 Birmingham City A
6 0 Coventry City 39 13 4 3 48 23 5 6 8 25 35 15 46 L D W D L 1978-04-22 Nottingham Forest H
7 0 Leeds United 39 12 4 4 38 18 6 5 8 23 29 14 45 D W L L W 1978-04-22 Arsenal H
8 0 West Bromwich Albion 37 11 4 2 29 12 5 8 7 26 34 9 44 W W W W L 1978-04-18 Derby County H
9 1 Birmingham City 39 8 5 7 31 26 8 2 9 23 30 -2 39 W D W W W 1978-04-22 Manchester City H
10 2 Aston Villa 37 8 4 6 22 16 6 6 7 20 21 5 38 W D L L D 1978-04-17 Newcastle United H
11 2 Manchester United 39 8 6 6 29 23 6 4 9 33 38 1 38 W W L D L 1978-04-22 West Ham United H
12 -1 Middlesbrough 39 8 7 4 24 17 4 7 9 17 34 -10 38 D D W W L 1978-04-22 Everton H
13 -4 Norwich City 39 10 7 3 27 19 1 9 9 22 41 -11 38 L L W D L 1978-04-22 Liverpool A
14 0 Derby County 38 8 7 4 30 23 4 5 10 16 33 -10 36 L L W L D 1978-04-18 West Bromwich Albion A
15 0 Bristol City 39 9 5 5 36 24 2 7 11 12 26 -2 34 D L W L L 1978-04-22 Ipswich Town A
16 0 Ipswich Town 37 9 5 4 30 20 1 7 11 12 29 -7 32 L D L W D 1978-04-18 Liverpool A
17 1 West Ham United 39 8 6 6 31 26 3 2 14 19 37 -13 30 W W W L W 1978-04-22 Manchester United A
18 -1 Chelsea 37 6 9 3 24 18 3 3 13 16 43 -21 30 L L L D L 1978-04-22 Wolverhampton Wanderers H
19 1 Queens Park Rangers 37 8 6 5 27 26 0 7 11 16 34 -17 29 W W L W L 1978-04-18 Nottingham Forest A
20 -1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 38 5 8 6 25 25 4 3 12 18 35 -17 29 D L L L L 1978-04-22 Chelsea A
21 0 Newcastle United 38 4 5 10 24 32 2 4 13 16 36 -28 21 L L D D L 1978-04-17 Aston Villa A
22 0 Leicester City 39 3 7 9 13 30 1 5 14 9 34 -42 20 L L L L W 1978-04-22 Derby County A

 

Second Division
Second DivisionVenueGateNotes
Bolton Wanderers30Bristol RoversBurnden Park20,393
Whatmore, Worthington 2 Lineups   
Brighton & Hove Albion31Tottenham HotspurGoldstone Ground32,647
Clark, Winstanley, Potts LineupsJones   
Burnley42Cardiff CityTurf Moor11,610
Kindon 2, Ingham, Fletcher LineupsBuchanan, Evans   
Crystal Palace10OrientSelhurst Park15,414
Swindlehurst Lineups   
Hull City01FulhamBoothferry Park3,961
LineupsEvans   
Mansfield Town22Blackburn RoversField Mill5,859
Syrett 2 (1p) LineupsParkes, Wagstaffe   
Millwall20BlackpoolThe Den, New Cross5,553
Seasman, Hamilton Lineups   
Sheffield United10Charlton AthleticBramall Lane12,390
Edwards Lineups   
Southampton22Oldham AthleticThe Dell25,788
Holmes, Funnell LineupsHeaton, Young   
Stoke City00Luton TownVictoria Ground15,544
Lineups   
Sunderland31Notts CountyRoker Park14,673
Rostron, Kerr, Lee LineupsSims   

 

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 39 12 7 0 47 16 7 8 5 33 30 34 53 L W L D D 1978-04-22 Sunderland H
2 0 Southampton 39 15 3 2 44 16 6 8 5 23 21 30 53 D W D W L 1978-04-22 Luton Town A
3 0 Bolton Wanderers 38 15 3 1 37 14 7 6 6 23 18 28 53 W L W D W 1978-04-18 Crystal Palace H
4 0 Brighton & Hove Albion 38 13 5 1 40 20 6 6 7 15 16 19 49 W W L W W 1978-04-18 Bristol Rovers A
5 0 Blackburn Rovers 39 12 3 4 32 14 4 9 7 23 39 2 44 D L D L L 1978-04-22 Sheffield United H
6 0 Oldham Athletic 39 9 9 2 31 19 4 6 9 22 33 1 41 D L W D W 1978-04-22 Brighton & Hove Albion H
7 0 Sunderland 39 10 6 4 33 17 2 10 7 27 37 6 40 W W W D D 1978-04-18 Millwall A
8 0 Stoke City 39 12 4 3 34 15 3 5 12 14 29 4 39 D W D L W 1978-04-22 Bristol Rovers A
9 0 Luton Town 39 11 4 5 34 18 3 6 10 18 29 5 38 D L D W L 1978-04-22 Southampton H
10 1 Fulham 38 9 8 3 32 18 4 4 10 15 27 2 38 W D D D L 1978-04-18 Blackpool A
11 1 Crystal Palace 38 8 6 5 24 18 4 8 7 19 23 2 38 W D D L W 1978-04-18 Bolton Wanderers A
12 3 Sheffield United 39 13 4 3 38 21 2 3 14 21 49 -11 37 W L W D L 1978-04-22 Blackburn Rovers A
13 -3 Blackpool 38 7 8 4 33 21 5 4 10 21 31 2 36 L D D D D 1978-04-18 Fulham H
14 2 Burnley 38 9 6 4 31 19 4 4 11 19 38 -7 36 W W D W W 1978-04-18 Orient A
15 -2 Notts County 38 9 9 1 33 20 1 6 12 16 37 -8 35 L D D L D 1978-04-22 Crystal Palace H
16 -2 Charlton Athletic 38 10 6 4 35 25 2 5 11 17 37 -10 35 L L D W W 1978-04-22 Burnley H
17 0 Bristol Rovers 38 9 7 3 36 21 2 5 12 20 48 -13 34 L W L W L 1978-04-18 Brighton & Hove Albion H
18 0 Cardiff City 38 10 6 2 29 21 0 6 14 18 48 -22 32 L D D L W 1978-04-22 Bolton Wanderers H
19 0 Orient 36 6 9 2 24 18 1 6 12 11 28 -11 29 L D L W L 1978-04-18 Burnley H
20 1 Millwall 37 4 8 5 16 19 3 6 11 25 37 -15 28 W L D L D 1978-04-18 Sunderland H
21 -1 Hull City 39 6 6 8 23 24 2 6 11 10 24 -15 28 L L W D L 1978-04-22 Orient A
22 0 Mansfield Town 38 5 5 9 26 33 3 5 11 17 33 -23 26 D W L W D 1978-04-22 Blackpool A

 

Third Division
Third Division VenueGateNotes
Bradford City12Exeter CityValley Parade4,924
Dolan LineupsHolman, Kellow   
Cambridge United20ChesterfieldAbbey Stadium5,774
Biley, Sweetzer Lineups   
Carlisle United10Shrewsbury TownBrunton Park4,247
Tait Lineups   
Chester10BurySealand Road3,377
Nickeas Lineups   
Colchester United11WrexhamLayer Road5,385
Foley LineupsThomas   
Gillingham21Sheffield WednesdayPriestfield Stadium7,238
Westwood, Young LineupsLeman   
Hereford United02PortsmouthEdgar Street3,893
LineupsGarwood, Denyer   
Oxford United31WalsallManor Ground4,610
Bodel, Foley, Seacole LineupsAustin   
Plymouth Argyle10Peterborough UnitedHome Park5,679
Binney Lineups   
Preston North End40Lincoln CityDeepdale11,208
Robinson, Baxter, Bruce, Coleman Lineups   
Rotherham United13Swindon TownMillmoor3,824
Gwyther LineupsGuthrie, Moss, Cunningham   

 

Ptn Third Division Pld W D L F A W D L F A GD Pts Last 5 Games Next Match
1 0 Wrexham 41 13 7 1 41 18 9 6 5 28 22 29 57 D D D L D 1978-04-22 Rotherham United H
2 0 Preston North End 42 16 4 2 46 17 3 11 6 12 16 25 53 W D W L D 1978-04-18 Sheffield Wednesday A
3 0 Cambridge United 43 17 3 1 46 10 4 8 10 23 40 19 53 W L D W D 1978-04-22 Sheffield Wednesday A
4 0 Peterborough United 41 13 7 1 29 11 5 7 8 9 15 12 50 L W W W W 1978-04-18 Swindon Town H
5 0 Gillingham 43 11 9 2 36 21 4 10 7 28 32 11 49 W D L D D 1978-04-22 Walsall A
6 2Chester 43 12 8 1 35 21 1 14 7 16 31 -1 48 W W D W W 1978-04-22 Chesterfield A
7 0 Tranmere Rovers 43 13 6 3 38 18 3 8 10 16 28 8 46 W D L D D 1978-04-22 Peterborough United A
8 -2 Walsall 42 10 7 3 29 14 5 9 8 23 31 7 46 L W W L L 1978-04-22 Gillingham H
9 0 Swindon Town 41 11 7 4 39 22 4 8 7 23 29 11 45 W L D D D 1978-04-18 Peterborough United A
10 3 Carlisle United 43 10 8 4 30 24 3 10 8 25 31 0 44 W W D W L 1978-04-22 Port Vale A
11 0 Colchester United 42 10 9 2 35 15 4 6 11 16 28 8 43 D D W L D 1978-04-22 Exeter City A
12 -2 Bury 42 7 11 3 32 20 6 5 10 25 29 8 42 L D D W D 1978-04-18 Shrewsbury Town A
13 -1 Chesterfield 41 12 6 2 31 11 3 6 12 17 32 5 42 L L W L D 1978-04-18 Exeter City A
14 0 Shrewsbury Town 42 8 7 5 33 19 5 7 10 19 32 1 40 L W D W L 1978-04-18 Bury H
15 0 Lincoln City 43 8 8 5 30 23 5 6 11 18 35 -10 40 L W D D L 1978-04-22 Bradford City H
16 1 Exeter City 42 10 6 4 26 16 4 6 12 18 39 -11 40 W W L L D 1978-04-18 Chesterfield H
17 -1 Sheffield Wednesday 41 11 6 3 25 13 2 7 12 20 36 -4 39 L W D W W 1978-04-18 Preston North End H
18 0 Oxford United 43 11 8 2 35 18 2 4 16 26 45 -2 38 W L L W D 1978-04-22 Shrewsbury Town A
19 0 Port Vale 43 7 11 3 28 19 1 9 12 16 41 -16 36 L D D D L 1978-04-22 Carlisle United H
20 0 Rotherham United 40 9 5 6 23 17 2 7 11 23 39 -10 34 L D L D W 1978-04-18 Hereford United H
21 0 Plymouth Argyle 42 5 8 8 24 26 4 8 9 26 36 -12 34 W D L D D 1978-04-22 Bury A
22 0 Bradford City 42 10 6 5 36 25 1 4 16 14 48 -23 32 L D L W W 1978-04-22 Lincoln City A
23 0 Hereford United 42 9 8 5 27 21 0 4 16 5 35 -24 30 L L L D L 1978-04-18 Rotherham United A
24 0 Portsmouth 43 4 11 7 31 36 2 6 13 9 35 -31 29 W D L L D 1978-04-22 Preston North End H

 

Fourth Division
Fourth Division VenueGateNotes
Aldershot00Halifax TownRecreation Ground3,727
Lineups   
Barnsley23Northampton TownOakwell3,434
Saunders, Joicey LineupsFarrington, Christie, Reilly   
Darlington10AFC BournemouthFeethams Ground1,286
Maitland Lineups   
Doncaster Rovers20Hartlepool UnitedBelle Vue2,040
Owen 2 Lineups   
Grimsby Town22Crewe AlexandraBlundell Park4,061
Donovan, Lester LineupsSpence, Coyne   
Huddersfield Town02ReadingLeeds Road2,130
LineupsKearns, Hicks   
Newport County11SouthportSomerton Park2,440
Sinclair LineupsO'Neil   
Rochdale11Scunthorpe UnitedSpotland857
Hallows LineupsO'Donnell   
Swansea City21BrentfordVetch Field16,152Largest home gate 1977-78
Curtis 2 LineupsGraham W   
Watford11Southend UnitedVicarage Road18,947Largest home & D 4 gate 1977-78
Jenkins LineupsMoody (p)   
York City11WimbledonBootham Crescent1,617
Staniforth (p) LineupsConnell   

 

Ptn Fourth Division Pld W D L F A W D L F A GD Pts Last 5 Games Next Match
1 0 Watford 42 17 3 1 40 11 12 5 4 40 23 46 66 D D W W W 1978-04-18 Darlington A
2 0 Southend United 42 14 5 3 43 17 8 5 7 17 19 24 54 D W W L L 1978-04-18 Torquay United A
3 1 Swansea City 42 14 5 2 49 16 7 5 9 31 25 39 52 W W L W W 1978-04-18 Grimsby Town A
4 -1 Brentford 42 14 5 2 46 15 6 7 8 34 34 31 52 L D W W W 1978-04-18 Doncaster Rovers H
5 0 Aldershot 42 14 8 0 42 16 3 6 11 19 30 15 48 D L W D W 1978-04-22 Scunthorpe United A
6 0 Barnsley 43 14 4 4 41 18 3 9 9 16 26 13 47 L L L W W 1978-04-22 Reading A
7 0 Grimsby Town 42 11 6 3 24 13 7 5 10 27 35 3 47 D D D D W 1978-04-18 Swansea City H
8 1 Reading 41 11 6 4 32 23 5 6 9 16 24 1 44 W D D D D 1978-04-18 Halifax Town A
9 -1 Huddersfield Town 43 12 5 5 39 21 2 9 10 19 30 7 42 L L L L L 1978-04-22 Southport A
10 1 Newport County 43 14 6 1 42 19 2 4 16 21 50 -6 42 D L L D L 1978-04-22 Hartlepool United A
11 3 Northampton Town 43 8 7 6 27 27 7 5 10 28 38 -10 42 W W D W L 1978-04-22 Swansea City H
12 3 Doncaster Rovers 42 11 6 4 35 24 3 8 10 13 35 -11 42 W W D L W 1978-04-18 Brentford A
13 -3 Torquay United 42 10 6 4 37 23 3 9 10 11 30 -5 41 L L D L L 1978-04-18 Southend United H
14 -2 Stockport County 43 13 4 4 39 17 2 6 14 15 35 2 40 W L L D L 1978-04-22 Wimbledon A
15 1 Scunthorpe United 42 11 5 5 28 13 2 9 10 17 37 -5 40 D L W D D 1978-04-18 Hartlepool United H
16 1 Halifax Town 43 7 9 5 25 18 3 11 8 24 37 -6 40 D W L D D 1978-04-18 Reading H
17 -4 AFC Bournemouth 43 11 6 5 27 20 2 8 11 13 29 -9 40 L W L L W 1978-04-22 Grimsby Town H
18 0 Crewe Alexandra 43 10 8 3 32 23 3 6 13 14 43 -20 40 D W W D L 1978-04-22 Doncaster Rovers H
19 1 Darlington 42 10 6 5 30 21 4 4 13 19 33 -5 38 W L D W L 1978-04-18 Watford H
20 -1 Wimbledon 42 7 11 4 37 26 4 5 11 19 38 -8 38 D W D L W 1978-04-17 Southport A
21 0 York City 43 8 7 7 27 28 4 5 12 23 34 -12 36 D W L D D 1978-04-22 Torquay United A
22 0 Hartlepool United 42 11 3 7 30 26 3 3 15 17 50 -29 34 L L W W L 1978-04-18 Scunthorpe United A
23 0 Southport 42 5 12 4 29 26 1 6 14 20 39 -16 30 D L W L L 1978-04-17 Wimbledon H
24 0 Rochdale 42 7 5 8 27 25 0 2 20 13 54 -39 21 D L L W L 1978-04-21 Southend United A
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