1978-08-25
| Fourth Division |
| Fourth Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crewe Alexandra | 1 | 5 | Port Vale | Gresty Road | 4,413 | |
| Bowles | Lineups | Wright 3, Bloor, Beamish | ||||
| Hartlepool United | 1 | 1 | Portsmouth | Victoria Park | 3,136 | |
| Crumplin | Lineups | Davey | ||||
| Scunthorpe United | 3 | 1 | Huddersfield Town | Old Showground | 3,200 | |
| Pilling, Grimes, Kilmore | Lineups | Hanvey | ||||
| 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 | Scunthorpe United | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | W | W | D | # | # | 1978-09-01 | Doncaster Rovers | A |
| 2 | -1 | Barnsley | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | W | W | # | # | # | 1978-08-26 | Bradford City | A |
| 3 | -1 | York City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | W | W | # | # | # | 1978-08-26 | Doncaster Rovers | H |
| 4 | -1 | Reading | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | W | W | # | # | # | 1978-08-26 | Wigan Athletic | H |
| 5 | -1 | Bradford City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | W | W | # | # | # | 1978-08-26 | Barnsley | H |
| 6 | 10 | Port Vale | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | W | L | D | # | # | 1978-09-02 | Rochdale | H |
| 7 | -2 | Aldershot | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | W | D | # | # | # | 1978-08-26 | Rochdale | A |
| 8 | -1 | Northampton Town | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | D | W | # | # | # | 1978-08-26 | Wimbledon | A |
| 9 | -1 | Wimbledon | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | W | D | # | # | # | 1978-08-26 | Northampton Town | H |
| 10 | -1 | Grimsby Town | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | W | L | # | # | # | 1978-08-26 | Halifax Town | A |
| 11 | -1 | Stockport County | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | L | W | # | # | # | 1978-08-26 | Newport County | A |
| 12 | -1 | Doncaster Rovers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | W | # | # | # | # | 1978-08-26 | York City | A |
| 13 | -1 | AFC Bournemouth | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | L | W | # | # | # | 1978-08-26 | Darlington | A |
| 14 | 1 | Hartlepool United | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | D | D | L | # | # | 1978-09-02 | AFC Bournemouth | A |
| 15 | -2 | Halifax Town | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 2 | W | L | # | # | # | 1978-08-26 | Grimsby Town | H |
| 16 | -2 | Darlington | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -2 | 2 | W | L | # | # | # | 1978-08-26 | AFC Bournemouth | H |
| 17 | 0 | Hereford United | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 | L | D | # | # | # | 1978-08-26 | Torquay United | A |
| 18 | 4 | Portsmouth | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -3 | 1 | D | L | L | # | # | 1978-09-02 | Crewe Alexandra | H |
| 19 | -1 | Huddersfield Town | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 1 | L | L | D | # | # | 1978-09-02 | Reading | H |
| 20 | 0 | Wigan Athletic | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 | L | D | # | # | # | 1978-08-26 | Reading | A |
| 21 | -2 | Crewe Alexandra | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -6 | 1 | L | L | D | # | # | 1978-09-02 | Portsmouth | 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 | 0 | Newport County | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 0 | L | L | # | # | # | 1978-08-26 | Stockport County | H |
| 24 | 0 | Rochdale | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 | L | L | # | # | # | 1978-08-26 | Aldershot | H |
