1978-09-05
| Cup and International Matches |
| League Cup Round 2 Replay | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D 4 | Bradford City | 2 | 3 | Burnley | D 2 | Valley Parade | 9,192 | |
| Dolan (p), Baines | Lineups | Noble, Cochrane, Ingham | ||||||
| D 4 | Darlington | 1 | 0 | Fulham | D 2 | Feethams Ground | 5,061 | |
| Lyons (p) | Lineups | |||||||
| D 3 | Peterborough United | 1 | 0 | Middlesbrough | D 1 | London Road | 8,093 | aet |
| Robson | Lineups | |||||||
| D 3 | Plymouth Argyle | 1 | 2 | Oxford United | D 3 | Home Park | 8,524 | aet |
| Fear (p) | Lineups | Sweetzer, Seacole | ||||||
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rotherham United | 0 | 2 | Hull City | Millmoor | 6,389 | |
| Lineups | Bannister, Horswill | |||||
| 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 | 6 | Hull City | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 7 | W | W | W | D | # | 1978-09-09 | Brentford | A |
| 2 | -1 | Swansea City | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 7 | W | W | W | D | # | 1978-09-09 | Watford | A |
| 3 | -1 | Watford | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 6 | W | L | W | W | # | 1978-09-09 | Swansea City | H |
| 4 | -1 | Peterborough United | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | W | W | W | # | # | 1978-09-08 | Chester | A |
| 5 | -1 | Chester | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | L | W | W | W | # | 1978-09-08 | Peterborough United | H |
| 6 | -1 | Swindon Town | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | W | D | D | W | # | 1978-09-09 | Walsall | A |
| 7 | -1 | Shrewsbury Town | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | D | D | W | W | # | 1978-09-09 | Blackpool | H |
| 8 | 0 | Plymouth Argyle | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | L | W | W | # | # | 1978-09-09 | Mansfield Town | H |
| 9 | 0 | Chesterfield | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | D | W | D | L | # | 1978-09-09 | Exeter City | H |
| 10 | 1 | 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 |
| 11 | 1 | Carlisle United | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 4 | L | W | D | D | # | 1978-09-08 | Colchester United | H |
| 12 | -2 | Rotherham United | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | L | D | W | D | # | 1978-09-09 | Lincoln City | H |
| 13 | 0 | Blackpool | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -2 | 4 | W | L | L | W | # | 1978-09-09 | Shrewsbury Town | A |
| 14 | 0 | Gillingham | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 3 | L | D | D | D | # | 1978-09-09 | Tranmere Rovers | A |
| 15 | 0 | Colchester United | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 3 | D | D | L | D | # | 1978-09-08 | Carlisle United | A |
| 16 | 0 | Mansfield Town | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 3 | L | D | D | D | # | 1978-09-09 | Plymouth Argyle | A |
| 17 | 0 | Sheffield Wednesday | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 3 | W | D | L | # | # | 1978-09-09 | Southend United | H |
| 18 | 0 | Brentford | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 3 | D | L | W | L | # | 1978-09-09 | Hull City | H |
| 19 | 0 | Bury | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 2 | L | D | D | L | # | 1978-09-09 | Oxford United | A |
| 20 | 0 | Exeter City | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 2 | D | L | D | # | # | 1978-09-09 | Chesterfield | A |
| 21 | 0 | Lincoln City | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 2 | L | L | L | W | # | 1978-09-09 | Rotherham United | A |
| 22 | 0 | Walsall | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -4 | 1 | D | L | L | L | # | 1978-09-09 | Swindon Town | H |
| 23 | 0 | Tranmere Rovers | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -4 | 1 | L | L | D | L | # | 1978-09-09 | Gillingham | H |
| 24 | 0 | Oxford United | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 1 | D | L | L | L | # | 1978-09-09 | Bury | H |
