1978-09-08
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlisle United | 4 | 0 | Colchester United | Brunton Park | 4,491 | |
| McCartney (p), Bonnyman, Tait, Hamilton | Lineups | |||||
| Chester | 1 | 1 | Peterborough United | Sealand Road | 4,506 | |
| Edwards | Lineups | Slough (p) | ||||
| 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 | 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 | 0 | 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 | Peterborough United | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | D | W | W | W | # | 1978-09-12 | Carlisle United | H |
| 4 | 1 | Chester | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | D | L | W | W | W | 1978-09-12 | Colchester United | A |
| 5 | -2 | Watford | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 6 | W | L | W | W | # | 1978-09-09 | Swansea City | H |
| 6 | 5 | Carlisle United | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | W | L | W | D | D | 1978-09-12 | Peterborough United | A |
| 7 | -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 |
| 8 | -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 |
| 9 | -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 |
| 10 | -1 | Chesterfield | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | D | W | D | L | # | 1978-09-09 | Exeter City | H |
| 11 | -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 |
| 12 | 0 | 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 | 1 | 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 |
| 16 | 1 | Sheffield Wednesday | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 3 | W | D | L | # | # | 1978-09-09 | Southend United | H |
| 17 | 1 | Brentford | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 3 | D | L | W | L | # | 1978-09-09 | Hull City | H |
| 18 | -3 | Colchester United | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 3 | L | D | D | L | D | 1978-09-12 | Chester | 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 |
