1978-04-25

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First Division
Division 1VenueGateNotes
Bristol City 01 Manchester UnitedAshton Gate25,858
Lineups Pearson    
Ipswich Town 02 Nottingham ForestPortman Road30,062
Lineups Mariner OG, Clark    
Liverpool 10 ArsenalAnfield Road38,318
Fairclough Lineups    
Manchester City 31 Coventry CityMaine Road32,412
Owen, Kidd, Hartford Lineups Green    
Middlesbrough 12 West Ham UnitedAyresome Park13,247
Johnston Lineups Cross 2    
Queens Park Rangers 00 Birmingham CityLoftus Road16,049
Lineups    
West Bromwich Albion 31 EvertonThe Hawthorns20,247
Regis 2, Hughes Lineups Telfer    

 

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 39 15 5 0 37 8 10 6 3 30 14 45 61 W D W D D 1978-04-29 Birmingham City H
2 0 Everton 41 13 4 3 41 22 8 7 6 29 23 25 53 L D W L L 1978-04-29 Chelsea H
3 1 Liverpool 39 14 3 2 33 11 8 5 7 26 23 25 52 W W D D W 1978-04-29 West Ham United A
4 1 Manchester City 39 14 3 3 45 20 6 7 6 28 26 27 50 W W L D W 1978-04-29 Derby County H
5 -2 Arsenal 40 13 5 2 37 12 7 5 8 22 22 25 50 L W W L W 1978-04-29 Middlesbrough H
6 1 West Bromwich Albion 40 13 4 3 33 16 5 8 7 26 34 9 48 W L W W W 1978-04-29 Norwich City A
7 -1 Coventry City 41 13 5 3 48 23 5 6 9 26 38 13 47 L D L D W 1978-04-29 Bristol City A
8 0 Leeds United 40 12 4 5 39 21 6 5 8 23 29 12 45 L D W L L 1978-04-26 Aston Villa A
9 0 Aston Villa 39 9 4 6 24 16 7 6 7 23 21 10 42 W W W D L 1978-04-26 Leeds United H
10 0 Manchester United 41 9 6 6 32 23 7 4 9 34 38 5 42 W W W W L 1978-04-29 Wolverhampton Wanderers A
11 0 Birmingham City 41 8 5 8 32 30 8 3 9 23 30 -5 40 D L W D W 1978-04-29 Nottingham Forest A
12 0 Middlesbrough 41 8 8 5 25 19 4 7 9 17 34 -11 39 L D D D W 1978-04-29 Arsenal A
13 0 Derby County 40 9 7 4 34 24 4 5 11 16 34 -8 38 W L L L W 1978-04-29 Manchester City A
14 0 Norwich City 40 10 7 3 27 19 1 9 10 22 44 -14 38 L L L W D 1978-04-26 Newcastle United A
15 0 Ipswich Town 40 10 5 5 31 22 1 8 11 14 31 -8 35 L W D L D 1978-04-29 Aston Villa A
16 0 Bristol City 41 9 5 6 36 25 2 7 12 12 27 -4 34 L L D L W 1978-04-29 Coventry City H
17 2 West Ham United 41 8 6 6 31 26 4 2 15 21 41 -15 32 W L W W W 1978-04-29 Liverpool H
18 -1 Queens Park Rangers 40 8 7 5 27 26 1 7 12 19 35 -15 32 D W L W W 1978-04-29 Leeds United H
19 -1 Chelsea 38 6 10 3 25 19 3 3 13 16 43 -21 31 D L L L D 1978-04-26 Leicester City A
20 0 Wolverhampton Wanderers 39 5 8 6 25 25 4 4 12 19 36 -17 30 D D L L L 1978-04-29 Manchester United H
21 0 Newcastle United 40 4 5 11 24 35 2 4 14 16 38 -33 21 L L L L D 1978-04-26 Norwich City H
22 0 Leicester City 40 3 7 9 13 30 1 5 15 10 38 -45 20 L L L L L 1978-04-26 Chelsea H

 

Second Division
Second DivisionVenueGateNotes
Brighton & Hove Albion10Charlton AthleticGoldstone Ground31,203
Poskett Lineups   
Burnley20FulhamTurf Moor9,465
Noble, Fletcher Lineups   
Crystal Palace22BlackpoolSelhurst Park11,115
Swindlehurst, Chatterton (p) LineupsBurridge OG, McEwan   
Millwall10Luton TownThe Den, New Cross7,334
Price OG Lineups   
Notts County12Sheffield UnitedMeadow Lane8,234
Vinter LineupsWoodward, Edwards   
Orient11SouthamptonBrisbane Road19,248
Mayo LineupsFunnell   

 

Ptn Second Division Pld W D L F A W D L F A GD Pts Last 5 Games Next Match
1 0 Southampton 41 15 3 2 44 16 7 9 5 26 23 31 56 D W D W D 1978-04-29 Tottenham Hotspur H
2 0 Bolton Wanderers 40 16 3 1 39 14 7 6 7 23 19 29 55 L W W L W 1978-04-26 Blackburn Rovers A
3 1 Brighton & Hove Albion 41 14 5 1 41 20 7 7 7 20 17 24 54 W D W W W 1978-04-29 Blackpool H
4 -1 Tottenham Hotspur 40 12 7 1 49 19 7 8 5 33 30 33 53 L L W L D 1978-04-26 Hull City H
5 0 Blackburn Rovers 40 12 4 4 33 15 4 9 7 23 39 2 45 D D L D L 1978-04-26 Bolton Wanderers H
6 0 Sunderland 41 10 6 4 33 17 3 10 8 31 42 5 42 W L W W W 1978-04-29 Charlton Athletic H
7 0 Oldham Athletic 40 9 10 2 32 20 4 6 9 22 33 1 42 D D L W D 1978-04-26 Stoke City A
8 0 Fulham 41 9 8 4 32 19 5 4 11 17 30 0 40 L L W W D 1978-04-29 Bolton Wanderers A
9 3 Sheffield United 41 13 4 3 38 21 3 4 14 24 51 -10 40 W D W L W 1978-04-29 Cardiff City H
10 -1 Stoke City 40 12 4 3 34 15 3 5 13 15 33 1 39 L D W D L 1978-04-26 Oldham Athletic H
11 0 Crystal Palace 41 8 7 5 26 20 4 8 9 19 27 -2 39 D L L W D 1978-04-29 Blackburn Rovers H
12 -2 Luton Town 41 11 4 6 35 20 3 6 11 18 30 3 38 L L D L D 1978-04-29 Burnley A
13 3 Burnley 41 10 6 4 33 19 4 4 13 21 44 -9 38 W L L W W 1978-04-29 Luton Town H
14 1 Blackpool 41 7 8 6 35 25 5 5 10 23 33 0 37 D L L L D 1978-04-29 Brighton & Hove Albion A
15 -2 Notts County 40 10 9 2 36 22 1 6 12 16 37 -7 37 L W L D D 1978-04-29 Stoke City A
16 -2 Charlton Athletic 40 11 6 4 38 27 2 5 12 17 38 -10 37 L W L L D 1978-04-29 Sunderland A
17 0 Bristol Rovers 41 10 7 4 40 26 2 5 13 20 51 -17 36 L W L L W 1978-04-29 Hull City A
18 1 Orient 39 8 10 2 30 20 1 6 12 11 28 -7 34 D W W L D 1978-04-29 Mansfield Town A
19 1 Millwall 40 6 8 5 20 20 4 6 11 26 37 -11 34 W W W W L 1978-04-29 Oldham Athletic H
20 -2 Cardiff City 39 11 6 2 30 21 0 6 14 18 48 -21 34 W L D D L 1978-04-29 Sheffield United A
21 0 Mansfield Town 40 6 5 9 29 33 4 5 11 19 34 -19 30 W W D W L 1978-04-29 Orient H
22 0 Hull City 40 6 6 8 23 24 2 6 12 11 26 -16 28 L L L W D 1978-04-26 Tottenham Hotspur A

 

Third Division
Third Division VenueGateNotes
Bury11Hereford UnitedGigg Lane2,536
McIlwraith LineupsCrompton   
Cambridge United10WrexhamAbbey Stadium9,689
Sweetzer Lineups   
Rotherham United21Preston North EndMillmoor5,646
Phillips, Stancliffe LineupsBruce   
Shrewsbury Town31Plymouth ArgyleGay Meadow2,308
Biggins, Atkins, Irvine LineupsFear (p)   
Walsall11Sheffield WednesdayFellows Park5,232
Buckley LineupsTynan   

 

Ptn Third Division Pld W D L F A W D L F A GD Pts Last 5 Games Next Match
1 0 Wrexham 43 14 7 1 48 19 9 6 6 28 23 34 59 L W D D D 1978-04-29 Hereford United A
2 1 Cambridge United 45 18 3 1 47 10 4 9 10 23 40 20 56 W D W L D 1978-04-29 Exeter City H
3 -1 Preston North End 45 16 4 2 46 17 4 11 8 15 19 25 55 L W L W D 1978-04-29 Shrewsbury Town H
4 0 Peterborough United 43 15 7 1 32 11 5 7 8 9 15 15 54 W W L W W 1978-04-26 Oxford United A
5 0Chester 44 12 8 1 35 21 2 14 7 18 32 0 50 W W W D W 1978-04-26 Portsmouth H
6 0 Gillingham 44 11 9 2 36 21 4 10 8 29 34 10 49 L W D L D 1978-04-26 Chesterfield A
7 0 Walsall 44 11 8 3 32 16 5 9 8 23 31 8 49 D W L W W 1978-04-29 Bradford City A
8 0 Swindon Town 43 12 7 4 40 22 4 8 8 23 31 10 47 W L W L D 1978-04-26 Bradford City A
9 0 Colchester United 44 10 9 2 35 15 5 7 11 19 28 11 46 W D D D W 1978-04-29 Sheffield Wednesday H
10 0 Tranmere Rovers 44 13 6 3 38 18 3 8 11 16 29 7 46 L W D L D 1978-04-26 Exeter City A
11 1 Shrewsbury Town 45 11 7 5 42 23 5 7 10 19 32 6 46 W W W L W 1978-04-29 Preston North End A
12 -1 Carlisle United 44 10 8 4 30 24 4 10 8 26 31 1 46 W W W D W 1978-04-26 Lincoln City A
13 0 Bury 45 7 13 3 34 22 6 5 11 28 34 6 44 D D L L D 1978-04-29 Oxford United A
14 0 Chesterfield 43 12 6 3 32 13 3 7 12 17 32 4 43 L D L L W 1978-04-26 Gillingham H
15 0 Sheffield Wednesday 44 12 7 3 26 13 2 8 12 21 37 -3 43 D D W L W 1978-04-29 Colchester United A
16 0 Lincoln City 44 9 8 5 33 25 5 6 11 18 35 -9 42 W L W D D 1978-04-26 Carlisle United H
17 0 Exeter City 44 10 8 4 26 16 4 6 12 18 39 -11 42 D D W W L 1978-04-26 Tranmere Rovers H
18 0 Oxford United 44 11 8 2 35 18 2 4 17 26 46 -3 38 L W L L W 1978-04-26 Peterborough United H
19 0 Rotherham United 43 11 5 6 26 18 2 7 12 24 46 -14 38 W L W L D 1978-04-29 Portsmouth H
20 0 Port Vale 45 7 11 5 28 23 1 9 12 16 41 -20 36 L L L D D 1978-04-29 Plymouth Argyle A
21 0 Plymouth Argyle 44 5 8 8 24 26 4 9 10 28 40 -14 35 L D W D L 1978-04-29 Port Vale H
22 0 Bradford City 43 10 6 5 36 25 1 4 17 16 51 -24 32 L L D L W 1978-04-26 Swindon Town H
23 0 Hereford United 45 9 8 5 27 21 0 5 18 6 38 -26 31 D L L L L 1978-04-29 Wrexham H
24 0 Portsmouth 44 4 11 8 31 38 2 6 13 9 35 -33 29 L W D L L 1978-04-26Chester A

 

Fourth Division
Fourth Division VenueGateNotes
Crewe Alexandra02AldershotGresty Road1,953
LineupsDungworth, McGregor   
Doncaster Rovers00AFC BournemouthBelle Vue1,654
Lineups   
Grimsby Town20SouthportBlundell Park5,966
Waters, Lester Lineups   
Hartlepool United32Huddersfield TownVictoria Park1,926
Ayre 2, Larkin LineupsHolmes (p), Brown   
Newport County01WimbledonSomerton Park2,112
LineupsConnell   
Northampton Town22DarlingtonCounty Ground3,181
McGowan, Reilly LineupsYoung, Jones   
Swansea City31Scunthorpe UnitedVetch Field13,228
Curtis 2, Bruton LineupsOates   
Watford11BrentfordVicarage Road16,544
Blissett LineupsMcCulloch   
Footnotes
Hartlepool United to apply for re-election
Brentford relegated

 

Ptn Fourth Division Pld W D L F A W D L F A GD Pts Last 5 Games Next Match
1 0 Watford 45 17 4 1 41 12 12 7 4 41 24 46 69 D D D D D 1978-04-29 Southport H
2 0 Southend United 45 15 5 3 46 18 9 5 8 18 20 26 58 L W W D W 1978-04-29 Newport County A
3 0 Brentford 45 15 6 2 50 17 6 8 8 35 35 33 56 D W D L D 1978-04-29 Grimsby Town A
4 0 Swansea City 45 15 5 2 52 17 7 5 11 33 30 38 54 W L L W W 1978-04-29 Halifax Town H
5 0 Aldershot 44 14 8 0 42 16 4 7 11 22 31 17 51 W D D L W 1978-04-29 Hartlepool United H
6 0 Grimsby Town 45 13 6 3 28 14 7 5 11 27 36 5 51 W L W D D 1978-04-29 Brentford H
7 0 Barnsley 44 14 4 4 41 18 3 10 9 16 26 13 48 D L L L W 1978-04-26 Torquay United A
8 0 Reading 44 11 7 4 32 23 6 6 10 20 27 2 47 L D W W D 1978-04-26 York City H
9 0 Northampton Town 45 9 8 6 32 30 7 5 10 28 38 -8 45 D W W W D 1978-04-29 York City A
10 6 Wimbledon 45 8 11 4 39 26 6 5 11 25 38 0 44 W W W D W 1978-04-29 Barnsley A
11 3 Doncaster Rovers 45 11 7 4 35 24 3 9 11 15 39 -13 44 D L D W W 1978-04-29 Reading H
12 -2 Huddersfield Town 45 12 5 5 39 21 2 10 11 22 34 6 43 L D L L L 1978-04-29 AFC Bournemouth H
13 -2 Torquay United 44 11 6 5 40 24 3 9 10 11 30 -3 43 W L L L D 1978-04-26 Barnsley H
14 -2 Scunthorpe United 45 12 6 5 31 14 2 9 11 18 40 -5 43 L D W D L 1978-04-29 Darlington A
15 -2 Newport County 45 14 6 2 42 20 2 5 16 22 51 -7 43 L D D L L 1978-04-29 Southend United H
16 1 AFC Bournemouth 45 12 6 5 28 20 2 9 11 13 29 -8 43 D W L W L 1978-04-29 Huddersfield Town A
17 -2 Stockport County 45 14 4 4 40 17 2 6 15 15 37 1 42 W L W L L 1978-04-28 Crewe Alexandra H
18 0 Crewe Alexandra 45 11 8 4 34 25 3 6 13 14 43 -20 42 L W D W W 1978-04-28 Stockport County A
19 0 Halifax Town 45 7 10 6 28 23 3 11 8 24 37 -8 41 D L D W L 1978-04-29 Swansea City A
20 0 Darlington 45 10 7 5 30 21 4 5 14 21 37 -7 40 D L D W L 1978-04-29 Scunthorpe United H
21 1 Hartlepool United 45 12 4 7 34 29 3 3 16 17 52 -30 37 W D L L L 1978-04-29 Aldershot A
22 -1 York City 44 8 7 7 27 28 4 5 13 23 37 -15 36 L D W L D 1978-04-26 Reading A
23 0 Southport 45 5 13 5 30 32 1 6 15 20 41 -23 31 L D L D L 1978-04-29 Watford A
24 0 Rochdale 44 8 5 8 28 25 0 2 21 14 57 -40 23 W L D L L 1978-04-29 Torquay United H