1978-09-26
| Cup and International Matches |
| UEFA Cup Round 1 2nd Leg | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D 1 | Everton | 5 | 0 | Finn Harps |  | Goodison Park | 21,611 | agg 10-0 |
| King, Latchford, Walsh, Ross, Dobson | Lineups | |||||||
| Anglo Scottish Cup QF 2nd Leg | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||||
| D 2 | Oldham Athletic | 4 | 0 | Morton |  |
Boundary Park | 4,415 | agg 4-3 |
|
St Mirren | 2 | 2 | Bristol City | D 1 | Love Street | 10,000 | agg 4-3 |
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackpool | 2 | 0 | Gillingham | Bloomfield Road | 5,772 | |
| Wagstaffe, Davidson | Lineups | |||||
| Rotherham United | 2 | 1 | Watford | Millmoor | 6,442 | |
| Crawford, Gwyther | Lineups | Blissett | ||||
| Sheffield Wednesday | 0 | 0 | Bury | Hillsborough | 9,000 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Shrewsbury Town | 1 | 0 | Hull City | Gay Meadow | 3,777 | |
| Maguire | Lineups | |||||
| Walsall | 4 | 1 | Peterborough United | Fellows Park | 4,385 | |
| McDonough 2, Austin 2 | Lineups | Robertson (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 | 2 | Shrewsbury Town | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 14 | W | W | L | W | W | 1978-09-29 | Southend United | A |
| 2 | -1 | Watford | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 11 | 12 | L | W | W | W | L | 1978-09-30 | Tranmere Rovers | H |
| 3 | -1 | Swansea City | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 12 | L | L | W | D | W | 1978-09-30 | Brentford | H |
| 4 | 0 | Carlisle United | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 11 | W | D | D | D | W | 1978-09-30 | Mansfield Town | A |
| 5 | 4 | Rotherham United | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 11 | W | W | L | D | W | 1978-09-30 | Plymouth Argyle | A |
| 6 | 6 | Blackpool | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 11 | W | W | W | D | L | 1978-09-30 | Colchester United | A |
| 7 | -2 | Hull City | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | L | L | D | W | L | 1978-09-30 | Oxford United | H |
| 8 | -1 | Plymouth Argyle | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 10 | L | W | W | W | L | 1978-09-30 | Rotherham United | H |
| 9 | -3 | Peterborough United | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 10 | L | L | W | D | D | 1978-09-30 | Exeter City | H |
| 10 | -2 | Southend United | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 9 | D | W | W | L | W | 1978-09-27 | Chesterfield | A |
| 11 | -1 | Chester | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 9 | W | L | L | D | L | 1978-09-27 | Swindon Town | H |
| 12 | -1 | Gillingham | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 9 | L | W | W | D | D | 1978-09-30 | Chesterfield | H |
| 13 | 0 | Chesterfield | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 8 | W | D | D | L | D | 1978-09-27 | Southend United | H |
| 14 | 2 | Sheffield Wednesday | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 8 | D | L | D | D | W | 1978-09-30 | Swindon Town | A |
| 15 | -1 | Swindon Town | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -2 | 8 | L | L | W | L | W | 1978-09-27 | Chester | A |
| 16 | -1 | Colchester United | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -3 | 8 | D | W | W | L | D | 1978-09-27 | Exeter City | A |
| 17 | 0 | Brentford | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -7 | 7 | W | L | L | L | W | 1978-09-30 | Swansea City | A |
| 18 | 0 | Mansfield Town | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 | L | D | W | L | D | 1978-09-27 | Oxford United | A |
| 19 | 2 | Walsall | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 9 | -2 | 6 | W | D | L | L | W | 1978-09-29 | Lincoln City | A |
| 20 | -1 | Exeter City | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -2 | 6 | W | L | L | W | D | 1978-09-27 | Colchester United | H |
| 21 | -1 | Tranmere Rovers | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -4 | 5 | W | D | L | D | L | 1978-09-30 | Watford | A |
| 22 | 0 | Bury | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -5 | 5 | D | D | L | L | D | 1978-09-30 | Chester | H |
| 23 | 0 | Oxford United | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -7 | 4 | L | W | L | D | D | 1978-09-27 | Mansfield Town | H |
| 24 | 0 | Lincoln City | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 11 | -14 | 3 | L | L | D | L | L | 1978-09-29 | Walsall | H |
| Fourth Division |
| Fourth Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darlington | 0 | 0 | Barnsley | Feethams Ground | 3,475 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Doncaster Rovers | 1 | 1 | AFC Bournemouth | Belle Vue | 2,441 | |
| Taylor | Lineups | Butler M | ||||
| Huddersfield Town | 2 | 0 | Grimsby Town | Leeds Road | 4,238 | |
| Brolly OG, Campbell | Lineups | |||||
| Port Vale | 2 | 2 | Northampton Town | Vale Park | 3,245 | |
| Chamberlain N 2 | Lineups | Farrington, Froggatt | ||||
| Portsmouth | 1 | 0 | Wigan Athletic | Fratton Park | 13,958 | Largest home gate 1978-79 |
| Davey | Lineups | |||||
| Scunthorpe United | 2 | 0 | Aldershot | Old Showground | 2,700 | |
| Kilmore 2 | Lineups | |||||
| York City | 1 | 0 | Hereford United | Bootham Crescent | 2,358 | |
| Randall | Lineups | |||||
| 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 | 0 | Wimbledon | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 15 | D | W | W | D | W | 1978-09-30 | Bradford City | H |
| 2 | 0 | Barnsley | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 14 | D | D | W | L | W | 1978-09-30 | Reading | H |
| 3 | 0 | Reading | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | L | W | D | W | D | 1978-09-27 | Torquay United | H |
| 4 | 2 | Portsmouth | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 12 | W | W | W | D | W | 1978-09-29 | AFC Bournemouth | A |
| 5 | -1 | Grimsby Town | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 11 | L | W | L | D | W | 1978-09-30 | Rochdale | H |
| 6 | 5 | Scunthorpe United | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | W | W | L | D | L | 1978-09-30 | Wigan Athletic | A |
| 7 | -2 | Hartlepool United | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 11 | D | W | W | L | W | 1978-09-30 | Torquay United | A |
| 8 | 5 | York City | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 11 | W | L | L | W | W | 1978-09-30 | Newport County | A |
| 9 | 1 | AFC Bournemouth | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | D | W | W | W | L | 1978-09-29 | Portsmouth | H |
| 10 | -3 | Torquay United | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 10 | W | W | W | W | L | 1978-09-27 | Reading | A |
| 11 | 1 | Northampton Town | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 10 | D | L | W | W | L | 1978-09-30 | Doncaster Rovers | H |
| 12 | -4 | Stockport County | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | L | W | W | D | L | 1978-09-27 | Crewe Alexandra | A |
| 13 | -4 | Aldershot | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 9 | L | L | L | W | D | 1978-09-30 | Darlington | H |
| 14 | 0 | Hereford United | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 8 | L | W | W | D | L | 1978-09-30 | Port Vale | H |
| 15 | 0 | Port Vale | 9 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 8 | D | L | L | W | D | 1978-09-30 | Hereford United | A |
| 16 | 1 | Huddersfield Town | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | -2 | 8 | W | W | L | L | W | 1978-09-29 | Stockport County | A |
| 17 | -1 | Bradford City | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -6 | 7 | L | W | L | D | L | 1978-09-27 | Halifax Town | H |
| 18 | 1 | Doncaster Rovers | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | -5 | 6 | D | D | L | L | L | 1978-09-30 | Northampton Town | A |
| 19 | 2 | Darlington | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -6 | 6 | D | L | W | L | L | 1978-09-30 | Aldershot | A |
| 20 | -2 | Newport County | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | -5 | 5 | D | W | L | L | L | 1978-09-30 | York City | H |
| 21 | -1 | Wigan Athletic | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -6 | 5 | L | W | L | W | L | 1978-09-30 | Scunthorpe United | H |
| 22 | 0 | Crewe Alexandra | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | -15 | 5 | L | L | W | W | L | 1978-09-27 | Stockport County | H |
| 23 | 0 | Rochdale | 9 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | -12 | 3 | D | L | L | L | L | 1978-09-30 | Grimsby Town | A |
| 24 | 0 | Halifax Town | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 10 | -10 | 2 | L | L | L | L | L | 1978-09-27 | Bradford City | A |
