1978-05-03
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff City | 2 | 1 | Notts County | Ninian Park | 9,506 | |
| Buchanan, Went | Lineups | O'Brien | ||||
| Orient | 0 | 0 | Charlton Athletic | Brisbane Road | 10,217 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ptn |  |
Second Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 39 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 19 | 30 | 58 | D | W | L | W | W | End of Season | ||
| 2 | 0 | Southampton | 42 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 44 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 26 | 23 | 31 | 57 | D | D | W | D | W | End of Season | ||
| 3 | 0 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 50 | 19 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 33 | 30 | 34 | 56 | D | W | L | L | W | End of Season | ||
| 4 | 0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 42 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 43 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 17 | 25 | 56 | W | W | D | W | W | End of Season | ||
| 5 | 0 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 33 | 16 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 23 | 44 | -4 | 45 | L | L | D | D | L | End of Season | ||
| 6 | 0 | Sunderland | 42 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 36 | 17 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 31 | 42 | 8 | 44 | W | W | L | W | W | End of Season | ||
| 7 | 0 | Stoke City | 42 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 38 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 33 | 4 | 42 | D | W | L | D | W | End of Season | ||
| 8 | 0 | Oldham Athletic | 42 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 32 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 22 | 38 | -4 | 42 | L | L | D | D | L | End of Season | ||
| 9 | 0 | Crystal Palace | 42 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 31 | 20 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 27 | 3 | 41 | W | D | L | L | W | End of Season | ||
| 10 | 0 | Fulham | 42 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 32 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 30 | 0 | 41 | D | L | L | W | W | End of Season | ||
| 11 | 0 | Burnley | 42 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 35 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 21 | 44 | -8 | 40 | W | W | L | L | W | End of Season | ||
| 12 | 0 | Sheffield United | 42 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 38 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 24 | 51 | -11 | 40 | L | W | D | W | L | End of Season | ||
| 13 | 0 | Luton Town | 42 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 35 | 20 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 32 | 2 | 38 | L | L | L | D | L | End of Season | ||
| 14 | 0 | Notts County | 42 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 36 | 22 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 40 | -8 | 38 | L | D | L | W | L | End of Season | ||
| 15 | 0 | Millwall | 42 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 23 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 26 | 37 | -8 | 38 | W | W | W | W | W | End of Season | ||
| 16 | 2 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 38 | 27 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 41 | -13 | 38 | D | L | L | W | L | End of Season | ||
| 17 | -1 | Bristol Rovers | 42 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 40 | 26 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 21 | 51 | -16 | 38 | W | L | W | L | L | End of Season | ||
| 18 | 1 | Cardiff City | 41 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 32 | 22 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 19 | 48 | -19 | 38 | W | W | W | L | D | 1978-05-09 | Orient | H |
| 19 | -2 | Blackpool | 42 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 35 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 35 | -1 | 37 | L | D | L | L | L | End of Season | ||
| 20 | 0 | Orient | 41 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 30 | 20 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 29 | -7 | 36 | D | D | D | W | W | 1978-05-09 | Cardiff City | A |
| 21 | 0 | Mansfield Town | 42 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 30 | 34 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 35 | -20 | 31 | L | D | W | W | D | End of Season | ||
| 22 | 0 | Hull City | 42 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 25 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 27 | -18 | 28 | L | L | L | L | L | End of Season | ||
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chesterfield | 3 | 1 | Swindon Town | Saltergate Recreation Ground | 3,428 | |
| Cottam, Fern, Green | Lineups | Prophett | ||||
| Colchester United | 0 | 0 | Rotherham United | Layer Road | 2,554 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Sheffield Wednesday | 2 | 1 | Wrexham | Hillsborough | 15,700 | |
| Hornsby (p), Tynan | Lineups | Cartwright | ||||
| 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 | 46 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 48 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 30 | 26 | 33 | 61 | L | D | D | L | W | End of Season | ||
| 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 | 1 | Colchester United | 46 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 36 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 28 | 11 | 48 | D | D | W | D | D | End of Season | ||
| 9 | 4 | Chesterfield | 46 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 40 | 16 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 33 | 9 | 48 | W | D | W | L | D | End of Season | ||
| 10 | -2 | Swindon Town | 46 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 40 | 22 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 27 | 38 | 7 | 48 | L | D | L | W | L | End of Season | ||
| 11 | -1 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 42 | 23 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 21 | 34 | 6 | 47 | D | W | W | W | L | End of Season | ||
| 12 | -1 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 39 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 33 | 5 | 47 | D | L | L | W | D | End of Season | ||
| 13 | -1 | Carlisle United | 46 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 32 | 26 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 27 | 33 | 0 | 47 | D | L | W | W | W | End of Season | ||
| 14 | 2 | Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 28 | 14 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 22 | 38 | -2 | 46 | W | D | D | D | W | End of Season | ||
| 15 | -1 | Bury | 46 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 34 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 28 | 34 | 6 | 45 | D | D | D | L | L | End of Season | ||
| 16 | -1 | Lincoln City | 46 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 35 | 26 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 35 | -8 | 45 | D | W | W | L | W | End of Season | ||
| 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 | 0 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 33 | 28 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 28 | 40 | -7 | 39 | W | W | L | D | W | End of Season | ||
| 20 | 0 | Rotherham United | 46 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 19 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 25 | 49 | -17 | 39 | D | L | L | W | L | End of Season | ||
| 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 | ||
