1978-08-21
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brentford | 1 | 0 | Colchester United | Griffin Park | 6,802 | |
| Kruse | Lineups | |||||
| Mansfield Town | 1 | 1 | Gillingham | Field Mill | 5,745 | |
| Bird | Lineups | Price | ||||
| Tranmere Rovers | 1 | 1 | Swindon Town | Prenton Park | 2,150 | |
| Peplow | Lineups | Carter | ||||
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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 | 4 | Swindon Town | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | D | W | # | # | # | 1978-08-26 | Shrewsbury Town | A |
| 2 | -1 | Watford | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | W | # | # | # | # | 1978-08-22 | Blackpool | H |
| 3 | -1 | Plymouth Argyle | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | W | # | # | # | # | 1978-08-26 | Lincoln City | H |
| 4 | -1 | Peterborough United | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | W | # | # | # | # | 1978-08-26 | Watford | A |
| 5 | -1 | Lincoln City | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | W | # | # | # | # | 1978-08-22 | Swansea City | A |
| 6 | 0 | Blackpool | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | W | # | # | # | # | 1978-08-22 | Watford | A |
| 7 | 0 | Chester | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | W | # | # | # | # | 1978-08-23 | Walsall | H |
| 8 | 0 | Shrewsbury Town | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | W | # | # | # | # | 1978-08-23 | Oxford United | A |
| 9 | 10 | Brentford | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | W | L | # | # | # | 1978-08-26 | Chesterfield | H |
| 10 | 4 | Gillingham | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | D | D | # | # | # | 1978-08-26 | Bury | A |
| 11 | 4 | Mansfield Town | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | D | D | # | # | # | 1978-08-26 | Southend United | H |
| 12 | -2 | Swansea City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | D | # | # | # | # | 1978-08-22 | Lincoln City | H |
| 13 | -2 | Carlisle United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | D | # | # | # | # | 1978-08-22 | Chesterfield | H |
| 14 | -2 | Hull City | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | D | # | # | # | # | 1978-08-26 | Tranmere Rovers | A |
| 15 | -2 | Exeter City | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | D | # | # | # | # | 1978-08-26 | Chester | A |
| 16 | 0 | Rotherham United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | D | # | # | # | # | 1978-08-26 | Blackpool | H |
| 17 | -8 | Colchester United | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 | L | D | # | # | # | 1978-08-26 | Sheffield Wednesday | A |
| 18 | 0 | Tranmere Rovers | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 | D | L | # | # | # | 1978-08-26 | Hull City | H |
| 19 | -2 | Bury | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1978-08-22 | Southend United | H |
| 20 | 0 | Oxford United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1978-08-23 | Shrewsbury Town | H |
| 21 | 0 | Southend United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1978-08-22 | Bury | A |
| 22 | 0 | Walsall | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1978-08-23 | Chester | A |
| 23 | 0 | Chesterfield | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1978-08-22 | Carlisle United | A |
| 24 | 0 | Sheffield Wednesday | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1978-08-26 | Colchester United | H |
