1978-05-01
| First Division |
| Division 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liverpool | 4 | 0 | Manchester City | Anfield Road | 44,528 | |
| Dalglish 3, Neal (p) | Lineups | |||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | 40 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 37 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 30 | 14 | 45 | 62 | D | W | D | W | D | 1978-05-02 | West Bromwich Albion | A |
| 2 | 1 | Liverpool | 41 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 37 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 28 | 23 | 31 | 56 | W | W | W | W | D | 1978-05-04 | Nottingham Forest | H |
| 3 | -1 | Everton | 42 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 47 | 22 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 29 | 23 | 31 | 55 | W | L | D | W | L | End of Season | ||
| 4 | 0 | Arsenal | 41 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 38 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 22 | 26 | 52 | W | L | W | W | L | 1978-05-09 | Derby County | A |
| 5 | 0 | Manchester City | 41 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 46 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 30 | 23 | 51 | L | D | W | W | L | 1978-05-05 | Chelsea | A |
| 6 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | 41 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 33 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 27 | 35 | 9 | 49 | D | W | L | W | W | 1978-05-02 | Nottingham Forest | H |
| 7 | 0 | Coventry City | 42 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 48 | 23 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 27 | 39 | 13 | 48 | D | L | D | L | D | End of Season | ||
| 8 | 0 | Aston Villa | 41 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 33 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 46 | W | W | W | W | W | 1978-05-02 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A |
| 9 | 0 | Leeds United | 42 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 39 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 32 | 10 | 46 | D | L | L | D | W | End of Season | ||
| 10 | 0 | Manchester United | 42 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 32 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 35 | 40 | 4 | 42 | L | W | W | W | W | End of Season | ||
| 11 | 0 | Birmingham City | 42 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 32 | 30 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 23 | 30 | -5 | 41 | D | D | L | W | D | End of Season | ||
| 12 | 0 | Norwich City | 42 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 28 | 20 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 24 | 46 | -14 | 40 | D | D | L | L | L | End of Season | ||
| 13 | 0 | Derby County | 41 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 34 | 24 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 35 | -8 | 39 | D | W | L | L | L | 1978-05-09 | Arsenal | H |
| 14 | 0 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 25 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 35 | -12 | 39 | L | L | D | D | D | End of Season | ||
| 15 | 0 | Bristol City | 42 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 37 | 26 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 27 | -4 | 35 | D | L | L | D | L | End of Season | ||
| 16 | 0 | Ipswich Town | 41 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 31 | 22 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 37 | -13 | 35 | L | L | W | D | L | 1978-05-09 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H |
| 17 | 0 | Queens Park Rangers | 41 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 27 | 26 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 35 | -15 | 33 | D | D | W | L | W | 1978-05-02 | Chelsea | A |
| 18 | 0 | Chelsea | 40 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 25 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 18 | 49 | -25 | 33 | L | W | D | L | L | 1978-05-02 | Queens Park Rangers | H |
| 19 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 40 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 27 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 36 | -16 | 32 | W | D | D | L | L | 1978-05-02 | Aston Villa | H |
| 20 | 0 | West Ham United | 42 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 31 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 21 | 41 | -17 | 32 | L | W | L | W | W | End of Season | ||
| 21 | 0 | Newcastle United | 42 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 26 | 37 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 41 | -36 | 22 | L | D | L | L | L | End of Season | ||
| 22 | 0 | Leicester City | 42 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 32 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 10 | 38 | -44 | 22 | W | L | L | L | L | End of Season | ||
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plymouth Argyle | 6 | 0 | Bradford City | Home Park | 7,863 | |
| Foster, Harrison, Taylor 2, Fear, Perrin | Lineups | |||||
| Walsall | 3 | 1 | Rotherham United | Fellows Park | 4,364 | |
| Austin 2, Dennehy | Lineups | Gwyther | ||||
| Wrexham | 0 | 0 | Peterborough United | Racecourse Ground | 23,451 | Largest home & D 3 gate 1977-78 |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Footnotes | ||||||
| Preston North End promoted | ||||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ptn | |
Third Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Wrexham | 45 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 48 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 29 | 24 | 34 | 61 | D | D | L | W | D | 1978-05-03 | Sheffield Wednesday | A |
| 2 | 0 | Cambridge United | 46 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 49 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 23 | 40 | 21 | 58 | W | W | D | W | L | End of Season | ||
| 3 | 0 | Preston North End | 46 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 48 | 19 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 19 | 25 | 56 | D | L | W | L | W | End of Season | ||
| 4 | 0 | Peterborough United | 46 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 32 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 22 | 14 | 56 | D | L | D | W | W | End of Season | ||
| 5 | 0 | Chester | 46 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 41 | 24 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 18 | 32 | 3 | 54 | W | W | W | W | W | End of Season | ||
| 6 | 0 | Walsall | 46 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 35 | 17 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 26 | 33 | 11 | 53 | W | W | D | W | L | End of Season | ||
| 7 | 0 | Gillingham | 46 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 36 | 21 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 31 | 39 | 7 | 50 | D | L | L | W | D | End of Season | ||
| 8 | 0 | Swindon Town | 45 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 40 | 22 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 26 | 35 | 9 | 48 | D | L | W | L | W | 1978-05-03 | Chesterfield | A |
| 9 | 0 | Colchester United | 45 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 36 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 28 | 11 | 47 | D | W | D | D | D | 1978-05-03 | Rotherham United | H |
| 10 | 0 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 42 | 23 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 21 | 34 | 6 | 47 | D | W | W | W | L | End of Season | ||
| 11 | 0 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 39 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 33 | 5 | 47 | D | L | L | W | D | End of Season | ||
| 12 | 0 | Carlisle United | 46 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 32 | 26 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 27 | 33 | 0 | 47 | D | L | W | W | W | End of Season | ||
| 13 | 0 | Chesterfield | 45 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 37 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 33 | 7 | 46 | D | W | L | D | L | 1978-05-03 | Swindon Town | H |
| 14 | 0 | Bury | 46 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 34 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 28 | 34 | 6 | 45 | D | D | D | L | L | End of Season | ||
| 15 | 0 | Lincoln City | 46 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 35 | 26 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 35 | -8 | 45 | D | W | W | L | W | End of Season | ||
| 16 | 0 | Sheffield Wednesday | 45 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 26 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 22 | 38 | -3 | 44 | D | D | D | W | L | 1978-05-03 | Wrexham | H |
| 17 | 0 | Exeter City | 46 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 30 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 41 | -10 | 44 | L | W | D | D | W | End of Season | ||
| 18 | 0 | Oxford United | 46 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 38 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 26 | 46 | -3 | 40 | D | D | L | W | L | End of Season | ||
| 19 | 1 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 33 | 28 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 28 | 40 | -7 | 39 | W | W | L | D | W | End of Season | ||
| 20 | -1 | Rotherham United | 45 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 19 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 25 | 49 | -17 | 38 | L | L | W | L | W | 1978-05-03 | Colchester United | A |
| 21 | 0 | Port Vale | 46 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 28 | 23 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 18 | 44 | -21 | 36 | L | L | L | L | D | End of Season | ||
| 22 | 0 | Bradford City | 46 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 40 | 29 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 57 | -30 | 34 | L | L | W | L | L | End of Season | ||
| 23 | 0 | Hereford United | 46 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 28 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 6 | 38 | -26 | 32 | D | D | L | L | L | End of Season | ||
| 24 | 0 | Portsmouth | 46 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 31 | 38 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 37 | -34 | 31 | W | L | L | W | D | End of Season | ||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ptn | |
Fourth Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Watford | 46 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 44 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 41 | 24 | 47 | 71 | W | D | D | D | D | End of Season | ||
| 2 | 0 | Southend United | 46 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 46 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 21 | 27 | 60 | W | L | W | W | D | End of Season | ||
| 3 | 0 | Swansea City | 46 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 54 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 33 | 30 | 40 | 56 | W | W | L | L | W | End of Season | ||
| 4 | 0 | Brentford | 46 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 50 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 36 | 37 | 32 | 56 | L | D | W | D | L | End of Season | ||
| 5 | 0 | Aldershot | 46 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 45 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 22 | 31 | 20 | 54 | D | W | W | D | D | End of Season | ||
| 6 | 0 | Grimsby Town | 46 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 30 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 27 | 36 | 6 | 53 | W | W | L | W | D | End of Season | ||
| 7 | 0 | Barnsley | 46 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 44 | 20 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 29 | 12 | 50 | W | L | D | L | L | End of Season | ||
| 8 | 0 | Reading | 46 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 33 | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 29 | 3 | 50 | D | W | L | D | W | End of Season | ||
| 9 | 0 | Torquay United | 46 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 43 | 25 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 31 | 1 | 47 | W | W | W | L | L | End of Season | ||
| 10 | 0 | Northampton Town | 46 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 32 | 30 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 31 | 38 | -5 | 47 | W | D | W | W | W | End of Season | ||
| 11 | 0 | Huddersfield Town | 46 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 41 | 21 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 22 | 34 | 8 | 45 | W | L | D | L | L | End of Season | ||
| 12 | 0 | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 37 | 26 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 39 | -13 | 45 | D | D | L | D | W | End of Season | ||
| 13 | 0 | Wimbledon | 46 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 39 | 26 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 27 | 41 | -1 | 44 | L | W | W | W | D | End of Season | ||
| 14 | 0 | Scunthorpe United | 46 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 31 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 19 | 41 | -5 | 44 | D | L | D | W | D | End of Season | ||
| 15 | 0 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 34 | 25 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 44 | -19 | 44 | W | L | W | D | W | End of Season | ||
| 16 | 0 | Newport County | 46 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 43 | 22 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 22 | 51 | -8 | 43 | L | L | D | D | L | End of Season | ||
| 17 | 0 | AFC Bournemouth | 46 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 28 | 20 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 31 | -10 | 43 | L | D | W | L | W | End of Season | ||
| 18 | 0 | Stockport County | 46 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 41 | 19 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 37 | 0 | 42 | L | W | L | W | L | End of Season | ||
| 19 | 0 | Darlington | 46 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 31 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 37 | -7 | 41 | D | D | L | D | W | End of Season | ||
| 20 | 0 | Halifax Town | 46 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 28 | 23 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 24 | 39 | -10 | 41 | L | D | L | D | W | End of Season | ||
| 21 | 0 | Hartlepool United | 46 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 34 | 29 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 55 | -33 | 37 | L | W | D | L | L | End of Season | ||
| 22 | 0 | York City | 46 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 27 | 31 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 23 | 38 | -19 | 36 | L | L | L | D | W | End of Season | ||
| 23 | 0 | Southport | 46 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 30 | 32 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 44 | -24 | 31 | L | L | D | L | D | End of Season | ||
| 24 | 0 | Rochdale | 46 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 29 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 14 | 57 | -42 | 24 | D | L | W | L | D | End of Season | ||
