1978-09-02
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southend United | 2 | 1 | Plymouth Argyle | Roots Hall | 6,168 | |
| Pountney, Parker | Lineups | Megson | ||||
| 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 | Chester | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | W | W | W | # | # | 1978-09-02 | Hull City | A |
| 2 | 0 | Swansea City | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | W | W | D | # | # | 1978-09-02 | Bury | H |
| 3 | 0 | Shrewsbury Town | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | D | W | W | # | # | 1978-09-02 | Walsall | A |
| 4 | 0 | Watford | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 | L | W | W | # | # | 1978-09-02 | Gillingham | A |
| 5 | 1 | Peterborough United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | W | W | # | # | # | 1978-09-02 | Tranmere Rovers | H |
| 6 | -1 | Plymouth Argyle | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | L | W | W | # | # | 1978-09-09 | Mansfield Town | H |
| 7 | 0 | Carlisle United | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | W | D | D | # | # | 1978-09-02 | Blackpool | A |
| 8 | 0 | Swindon Town | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | D | D | W | # | # | 1978-09-02 | Mansfield Town | H |
| 9 | 6 | Southend United | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | W | D | D | L | # | 1978-09-09 | Sheffield Wednesday | A |
| 10 | -1 | Hull City | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | W | D | # | # | # | 1978-09-02 | Chester | H |
| 11 | -1 | Chesterfield | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | W | D | L | # | # | 1978-09-02 | Oxford United | H |
| 12 | -1 | Rotherham United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | W | D | # | # | # | 1978-09-02 | Colchester United | A |
| 13 | -1 | Gillingham | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | D | D | D | # | # | 1978-09-02 | Watford | H |
| 14 | -1 | Mansfield Town | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | D | D | D | # | # | 1978-09-02 | Swindon Town | A |
| 15 | -1 | Bury | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 | D | D | L | # | # | 1978-09-02 | Swansea City | A |
| 16 | 0 | Colchester United | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | D | L | D | # | # | 1978-09-02 | Rotherham United | H |
| 17 | 0 | Lincoln City | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -3 | 2 | L | L | W | # | # | 1978-09-02 | Sheffield Wednesday | H |
| 18 | 0 | Brentford | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 2 | L | W | L | # | # | 1978-09-02 | Exeter City | A |
| 19 | 0 | Blackpool | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -4 | 2 | L | L | W | # | # | 1978-09-02 | Carlisle United | H |
| 20 | 0 | Sheffield Wednesday | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 | D | L | # | # | # | 1978-09-02 | Lincoln City | A |
| 21 | 0 | Tranmere Rovers | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 1 | L | D | L | # | # | 1978-09-02 | Peterborough United | A |
| 22 | 0 | Exeter City | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 1 | L | D | # | # | # | 1978-09-02 | Brentford | H |
| 23 | 0 | Walsall | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -4 | 0 | L | L | L | # | # | 1978-09-02 | Shrewsbury Town | H |
| 24 | 0 | Oxford United | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 0 | L | L | L | # | # | 1978-09-02 | Chesterfield | A |
| Fourth Division |
| Fourth Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doncaster Rovers | 0 | 0 | Scunthorpe United | Belle Vue | 4,667 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Stockport County | 0 | 1 | Wimbledon | Edgeley Park | 5,604 | |
| Lineups | Cork | |||||
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Fourth Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 2 | Wimbledon | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | W | W | W | D | # | 1978-09-09 | Wigan Athletic | H |
| 2 | -1 | Barnsley | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | W | W | W | # | # | 1978-09-02 | York City | H |
| 3 | -1 | Reading | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | W | W | W | # | # | 1978-09-02 | Huddersfield Town | A |
| 4 | 1 | Scunthorpe United | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | D | W | W | D | # | 1978-09-09 | Barnsley | H |
| 5 | -1 | York City | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | D | W | W | # | # | 1978-09-02 | Barnsley | A |
| 6 | 0 | Grimsby Town | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | W | W | L | # | # | 1978-09-02 | Torquay United | H |
| 7 | 0 | Stockport County | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | L | W | L | W | # | 1978-09-09 | Bradford City | A |
| 8 | 3 | Doncaster Rovers | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | D | D | W | # | # | 1978-09-09 | Huddersfield Town | A |
| 9 | -1 | Aldershot | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | D | W | D | # | # | 1978-09-02 | Halifax Town | H |
| 10 | -1 | Bradford City | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | L | W | W | # | # | 1978-09-02 | Northampton Town | A |
| 11 | -1 | Port Vale | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | W | L | D | # | # | 1978-09-02 | Rochdale | H |
| 12 | 0 | AFC Bournemouth | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | D | L | W | # | # | 1978-09-02 | Hartlepool United | H |
| 13 | 0 | Northampton Town | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 3 | L | D | W | # | # | 1978-09-02 | Bradford City | H |
| 14 | 0 | Darlington | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -2 | 3 | D | W | L | # | # | 1978-09-02 | Hereford United | A |
| 15 | 0 | Torquay United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | W | L | # | # | # | 1978-09-02 | Grimsby Town | A |
| 16 | 0 | Hartlepool United | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | D | D | L | # | # | 1978-09-02 | AFC Bournemouth | A |
| 17 | 0 | Halifax Town | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 2 | L | W | L | # | # | 1978-09-02 | Aldershot | A |
| 18 | 0 | Hereford United | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 1 | L | L | D | # | # | 1978-09-02 | Darlington | H |
| 19 | 0 | Portsmouth | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -3 | 1 | D | L | L | # | # | 1978-09-02 | Crewe Alexandra | H |
| 20 | 0 | Rochdale | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 1 | D | L | L | # | # | 1978-09-02 | Port Vale | A |
| 21 | 0 | Huddersfield Town | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 1 | L | L | D | # | # | 1978-09-02 | Reading | H |
| 22 | 0 | Wigan Athletic | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -5 | 1 | L | L | D | # | # | 1978-09-02 | Newport County | H |
| 23 | 0 | Crewe Alexandra | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -6 | 1 | L | L | D | # | # | 1978-09-02 | Portsmouth | A |
| 24 | 0 | Newport County | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -4 | 0 | L | L | L | # | # | 1978-09-02 | Wigan Athletic | A |
