1978-08-22
| Cup and International Matches |
| League Cup Round 1 Replay | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D 4 | Doncaster Rovers | 0 | 1 | Sheffield Wednesday | D 3 | Belle Vue | 8,472 | |
| Lineups | Hornsby | |||||||
| D 3 | Hull City | 0 | 1 | Peterborough United | D 3 | Boothferry Park | 4,996 | |
| Lineups | Butlin | |||||||
| First Division |
| Division 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham City | 1 | 3 | Middlesbrough | St Andrew's | 24,409 | |
| Bertschin | Lineups | Armstrong, Ashcroft, Mills | ||||
| Bristol City | 1 | 1 | Norwich City | Ashton Gate | 19,274 | |
| Cormack (p) | Lineups | Ryan (p) | ||||
| Coventry City | 0 | 0 | Nottingham Forest | Highfield Road | 28,622 | Largest home gate 1978-79 |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Everton | 2 | 1 | Derby County | Goodison Park | 40,125 | |
| King, Nulty | Lineups | Nish | ||||
| Ipswich Town | 0 | 3 | Liverpool | Portman Road | 28,114 | |
| Lineups | Souness, Dalglish 2 | |||||
| Manchester City | 1 | 1 | Arsenal | Maine Road | 39,506 | |
| Kidd | Lineups | Macdonald | ||||
| Queens Park Rangers | 0 | 1 | West Bromwich Albion | Loftus Road | 15,481 | |
| Lineups | Howe OG | |||||
| Southampton | 2 | 2 | Bolton Wanderers | The Dell | 21,059 | |
| MacDougall, Boyer | Lineups | Worthington 2 | ||||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0 | 1 | Chelsea | Molineux | 22,041 | |
| Lineups | Langley | |||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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First Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 3 | Liverpool | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | W | W | # | # | # | 1978-08-26 | Manchester City | A |
| 2 | 5 | Everton | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | W | W | # | # | # | 1978-08-26 | Arsenal | H |
| 3 | 2 | West Bromwich Albion | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | W | W | # | # | # | 1978-08-26 | Bolton Wanderers | H |
| 4 | -3 | Norwich City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | D | W | # | # | # | 1978-08-26 | Coventry City | A |
| 5 | -3 | Bristol City | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | D | W | # | # | # | 1978-08-26 | Aston Villa | H |
| 6 | -3 | Coventry City | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | D | W | # | # | # | 1978-08-26 | Norwich City | H |
| 7 | 10 | Middlesbrough | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | W | L | # | # | # | 1978-08-26 | Southampton | A |
| 8 | -2 | Aston Villa | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | W | # | # | # | # | 1978-08-23 | Tottenham Hotspur | A |
| 9 | -1 | Manchester United | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | W | # | # | # | # | 1978-08-23 | Leeds United | A |
| 10 | -1 | Arsenal | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | D | D | # | # | # | 1978-08-26 | Everton | A |
| 11 | 1 | Manchester City | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | D | D | # | # | # | 1978-08-26 | Liverpool | H |
| 12 | 8 | Chelsea | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | W | L | # | # | # | 1978-08-26 | Tottenham Hotspur | A |
| 13 | 0 | Nottingham Forest | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | D | D | # | # | # | 1978-08-26 | Queens Park Rangers | A |
| 14 | -4 | Leeds United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | D | # | # | # | # | 1978-08-23 | Manchester United | H |
| 15 | -1 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | D | # | # | # | # | 1978-08-23 | Aston Villa | H |
| 16 | -1 | Bolton Wanderers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 1 | D | L | # | # | # | 1978-08-26 | West Bromwich Albion | A |
| 17 | -6 | Derby County | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 | L | D | # | # | # | 1978-08-26 | Birmingham City | A |
| 18 | 4 | Southampton | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 1 | D | L | # | # | # | 1978-08-26 | Middlesbrough | H |
| 19 | -1 | Queens Park Rangers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 0 | L | L | # | # | # | 1978-08-26 | Nottingham Forest | H |
| 20 | 1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | L | L | # | # | # | 1978-08-26 | Leeds United | A |
| 21 | -2 | Birmingham City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0 | L | L | # | # | # | 1978-08-26 | Derby County | H |
| 22 | -6 | Ipswich Town | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 0 | L | L | # | # | # | 1978-08-26 | Manchester United | H |
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 0 | 2 | Cambridge United | Goldstone Ground | 21,548 | |
| Lineups | Streete, Winstanley OG | |||||
| Charlton Athletic | 1 | 1 | Burnley | The Valley | 8,580 | |
| Hales | Lineups | Cochrane | ||||
| Crystal Palace | 3 | 1 | Luton Town | Selhurst Park | 17,639 | |
| Swindlehurst, Hilaire, Murphy | Lineups | Fuccillo (p) | ||||
| Fulham | 0 | 1 | Wrexham | Craven Cottage | 6,135 | |
| Lineups | Lyons | |||||
| Notts County | 1 | 1 | Millwall | Meadow Lane | 7,060 | |
| Vinter | Lineups | Lee | ||||
| Oldham Athletic | 3 | 1 | Bristol Rovers | Boundary Park | 6,005 | |
| Halom, Chapman, Taylor | Lineups | Gould | ||||
| Orient | 3 | 0 | Sunderland | Brisbane Road | 7,373 | |
| Hughton, Mayo, Grealish | Lineups | |||||
| Preston North End | 4 | 1 | Blackburn Rovers | Deepdale | 15,412 | |
| Robinson, Doyle, Bruce 2 | Lineups | Gregory | ||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ptn | |
Second Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 4 | Orient | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | W | W | # | # | # | 1978-08-26 | Wrexham | H |
| 2 | 9 | Preston North End | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | W | D | # | # | # | 1978-08-26 | Sheffield United | H |
| 3 | 10 | Crystal Palace | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | W | D | # | # | # | 1978-08-26 | West Ham United | H |
| 4 | 0 | Millwall | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | D | W | # | # | # | 1978-08-26 | Stoke City | A |
| 5 | 10 | Wrexham | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | W | D | # | # | # | 1978-08-26 | Orient | A |
| 6 | -5 | Luton Town | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | L | W | # | # | # | 1978-08-26 | Newcastle United | A |
| 7 | -5 | West Ham United | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | W | # | # | # | # | 1978-08-23 | Newcastle United | A |
| 8 | 10 | Cambridge United | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | W | L | # | # | # | 1978-08-26 | Leicester City | A |
| 9 | -3 | Stoke City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | W | # | # | # | # | 1978-08-23 | Cardiff City | H |
| 10 | -7 | Bristol Rovers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | L | W | # | # | # | 1978-08-26 | Charlton Athletic | A |
| 11 | -3 | Burnley | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | D | D | # | # | # | 1978-08-26 | Fulham | A |
| 12 | -5 | Sunderland | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -2 | 2 | L | W | # | # | # | 1978-08-26 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A |
| 13 | 9 | Oldham Athletic | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | -3 | 2 | W | L | # | # | # | 1978-08-26 | Cardiff City | A |
| 14 | -5 | Cardiff City | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | D | # | # | # | # | 1978-08-23 | Stoke City | A |
| 15 | -5 | Leicester City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | D | # | # | # | # | 1978-08-23 | Sheffield United | H |
| 16 | 3 | Charlton Athletic | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 | D | L | # | # | # | 1978-08-26 | Bristol Rovers | H |
| 17 | -3 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | L | D | # | # | # | 1978-08-26 | Sunderland | H |
| 18 | 3 | Notts County | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 1 | D | L | # | # | # | 1978-08-26 | Blackburn Rovers | H |
| 19 | -7 | Blackburn Rovers | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 1 | L | D | # | # | # | 1978-08-26 | Notts County | A |
| 20 | -4 | Newcastle United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1978-08-23 | West Ham United | H |
| 21 | -4 | Sheffield United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1978-08-23 | Leicester City | A |
| 22 | -2 | Fulham | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 0 | L | L | # | # | # | 1978-08-26 | Burnley | H |
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bury | 3 | 3 | Southend United | Gigg Lane | 3,243 | |
| Farrell, Rowland, Tucker | Lineups | Morris 2, Laverick | ||||
| Carlisle United | 1 | 1 | Chesterfield | Brunton Park | 5,232 | |
| Kemp | Lineups | Fern | ||||
| Swansea City | 3 | 0 | Lincoln City | Vetch Field | 17,085 | |
| Charles, Curtis, Waddle | Lineups | |||||
| Watford | 5 | 1 | Blackpool | Vicarage Road | 11,812 | |
| Mercer, Jenkins 3, Joslyn | Lineups | Wilson | ||||
| 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 | 1 | Watford | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | W | W | # | # | # | 1978-08-26 | Peterborough United | H |
| 2 | 10 | Swansea City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | W | D | # | # | # | 1978-08-26 | Oxford United | A |
| 3 | -2 | Swindon Town | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | D | W | # | # | # | 1978-08-26 | Shrewsbury Town | A |
| 4 | -1 | Plymouth Argyle | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | W | # | # | # | # | 1978-08-26 | Lincoln City | H |
| 5 | -1 | Peterborough United | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | W | # | # | # | # | 1978-08-26 | Watford | A |
| 6 | 1 | Chester | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | W | # | # | # | # | 1978-08-23 | Walsall | H |
| 7 | 1 | Shrewsbury Town | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | W | # | # | # | # | 1978-08-23 | Oxford United | A |
| 8 | 5 | Carlisle United | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | D | D | # | # | # | 1978-08-26 | Walsall | H |
| 9 | 0 | Brentford | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | W | L | # | # | # | 1978-08-26 | Chesterfield | H |
| 10 | 0 | Gillingham | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | D | D | # | # | # | 1978-08-26 | Bury | A |
| 11 | 0 | Mansfield Town | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | D | D | # | # | # | 1978-08-26 | Southend United | H |
| 12 | -7 | Lincoln City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -2 | 2 | L | W | # | # | # | 1978-08-26 | Plymouth Argyle | A |
| 13 | -7 | Blackpool | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -3 | 2 | L | W | # | # | # | 1978-08-26 | Rotherham United | A |
| 14 | 0 | Hull City | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | D | # | # | # | # | 1978-08-26 | Tranmere Rovers | A |
| 15 | 0 | 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 | 2 | Bury | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 | D | L | # | # | # | 1978-08-26 | Gillingham | H |
| 18 | 3 | Southend United | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 1 | D | L | # | # | # | 1978-08-26 | Mansfield Town | A |
| 19 | -2 | Colchester United | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 | L | D | # | # | # | 1978-08-26 | Sheffield Wednesday | A |
| 20 | -2 | Tranmere Rovers | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 | D | L | # | # | # | 1978-08-26 | Hull City | H |
| 21 | 2 | Chesterfield | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 1 | D | L | # | # | # | 1978-08-26 | Brentford | A |
| 22 | -2 | Oxford United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1978-08-23 | Shrewsbury Town | H |
| 23 | -1 | Walsall | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1978-08-23 | Chester | 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 |
| Fourth Division |
| Fourth Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darlington | 1 | 0 | Huddersfield Town | Feethams Ground | 2,549 | |
| Lyons (p) | Lineups | |||||
| Halifax Town | 2 | 1 | Stockport County | The Shay | 2,253 | |
| Bell, Bullock | Lineups | Lee | ||||
| Newport County | 1 | 2 | Aldershot | Somerton Park | 3,374 | |
| Williams | Lineups | Brodie, Dungworth | ||||
| Scunthorpe United | 1 | 0 | AFC Bournemouth | Old Showground | 2,573 | |
| Pilling | Lineups | |||||
| Wimbledon | 1 | 0 | Port Vale | Plough Lane | 2,638 | |
| Cork | Lineups | |||||
| York City | 5 | 3 | Portsmouth | Bootham Crescent | 2,513 | |
| Staniforth 2 (1p), Randall 2, Loggie | Lineups | Hemmerman 2, Viney (p) | ||||
| 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 | 5 | York City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | W | W | # | # | # | 1978-08-26 | Doncaster Rovers | H |
| 2 | 9 | Aldershot | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | W | D | # | # | # | 1978-08-26 | Rochdale | A |
| 3 | 7 | Scunthorpe United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | W | D | # | # | # | 1978-08-25 | Huddersfield Town | H |
| 4 | 8 | Wimbledon | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | W | D | # | # | # | 1978-08-26 | Northampton Town | H |
| 5 | -3 | Barnsley | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | W | # | # | # | # | 1978-08-23 | Crewe Alexandra | A |
| 6 | -5 | Stockport County | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | L | W | # | # | # | 1978-08-26 | Newport County | A |
| 7 | -3 | Doncaster Rovers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | W | # | # | # | # | 1978-08-26 | York City | A |
| 8 | -5 | AFC Bournemouth | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | L | W | # | # | # | 1978-08-26 | Darlington | A |
| 9 | -4 | Reading | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | W | # | # | # | # | 1978-08-23 | Rochdale | H |
| 10 | -3 | Bradford City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | W | # | # | # | # | 1978-08-23 | Hereford United | H |
| 11 | -3 | Northampton Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | W | # | # | # | # | 1978-08-23 | Hartlepool United | H |
| 12 | 10 | Halifax Town | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 2 | W | L | # | # | # | 1978-08-26 | Grimsby Town | H |
| 13 | 11 | Darlington | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -2 | 2 | W | L | # | # | # | 1978-08-26 | AFC Bournemouth | H |
| 14 | -1 | Crewe Alexandra | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | D | # | # | # | # | 1978-08-23 | Barnsley | H |
| 15 | -1 | Hereford United | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | D | # | # | # | # | 1978-08-23 | Bradford City | A |
| 16 | 0 | Wigan Athletic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | D | # | # | # | # | 1978-08-23 | Grimsby Town | H |
| 17 | -8 | Port Vale | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 | L | D | # | # | # | 1978-08-25 | Crewe Alexandra | A |
| 18 | -3 | Huddersfield Town | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 | L | D | # | # | # | 1978-08-25 | Scunthorpe United | A |
| 19 | -2 | Hartlepool United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1978-08-23 | Northampton Town | A |
| 20 | -2 | Grimsby Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1978-08-23 | Wigan Athletic | A |
| 21 | -2 | Rochdale | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1978-08-23 | Reading | A |
| 22 | -1 | Torquay United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1978-08-26 | Hereford United | H |
| 23 | -3 | Portsmouth | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -3 | 0 | L | L | # | # | # | 1978-08-25 | Hartlepool United | A |
| 24 | -1 | Newport County | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 0 | L | L | # | # | # | 1978-08-26 | Stockport County | H |
