1978-10-06
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlton Athletic | 0 | 2 | Orient | The Valley | 11,024 | |
| Lineups | Moores 2 | |||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ptn |  |
Second Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Stoke City | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 13 | D | D | W | W | D | 1978-10-07 | Fulham | A |
| 2 | 0 | Crystal Palace | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 12 | D | W | W | D | W | 1978-10-07 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H |
| 3 | 0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 10 | W | D | L | W | W | 1978-10-07 | Crystal Palace | A |
| 4 | 0 | Fulham | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 10 | W | W | D | W | W | 1978-10-07 | Stoke City | H |
| 5 | 0 | Sunderland | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 | W | W | D | D | W | 1978-10-07 | Sheffield United | A |
| 6 | 0 | West Ham United | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | L | W | W | L | L | 1978-10-07 | Millwall | H |
| 7 | 0 | Bristol Rovers | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 9 | D | W | L | W | W | 1978-10-07 | Blackburn Rovers | H |
| 8 | 0 | Newcastle United | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | W | D | D | W | D | 1978-10-07 | Leicester City | H |
| 9 | 0 | Burnley | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -1 | 9 | W | L | L | W | W | 1978-10-07 | Oldham Athletic | H |
| 10 | 0 | Luton Town | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 8 | D | D | W | L | W | 1978-10-07 | Wrexham | H |
| 11 | 0 | Leicester City | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 8 | W | W | D | L | D | 1978-10-07 | Newcastle United | A |
| 12 | 1 | Wrexham | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 8 | L | L | D | D | D | 1978-10-07 | Luton Town | A |
| 13 | 1 | Notts County | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -2 | 8 | L | D | W | W | L | 1978-10-07 | Cardiff City | A |
| 14 | -2 | Charlton Athletic | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -2 | 8 | L | W | D | D | D | 1978-10-14 | Leicester City | A |
| 15 | 0 | Cambridge United | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 | D | D | D | L | D | 1978-10-07 | Preston North End | H |
| 16 | 3 | Orient | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 7 | W | L | D | L | L | 1978-10-14 | Cardiff City | H |
| 17 | -1 | Oldham Athletic | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -3 | 7 | L | L | W | L | D | 1978-10-07 | Burnley | A |
| 18 | -1 | Cardiff City | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 14 | -8 | 7 | W | W | L | W | L | 1978-10-07 | Notts County | H |
| 19 | -1 | Sheffield United | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -2 | 6 | D | L | W | L | L | 1978-10-07 | Sunderland | H |
| 20 | 0 | Preston North End | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | -6 | 5 | L | L | L | D | L | 1978-10-07 | Cambridge United | A |
| 21 | 0 | Blackburn Rovers | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 11 | -6 | 4 | L | L | D | L | W | 1978-10-07 | Bristol Rovers | A |
| 22 | 0 | Millwall | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -10 | 4 | L | L | L | D | L | 1978-10-07 | West Ham United | A |
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colchester United | 3 | 2 | Swindon Town | Layer Road | 3,324 | |
| Rowles, Evans, Gough | Lineups | Gilchrist, Bates | ||||
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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 | Shrewsbury Town | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 16 | W | W | W | L | W | 1978-10-07 | Mansfield Town | H |
| 2 | 0 | Watford | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 15 | 14 | W | L | W | W | W | 1978-10-07 | Chester | A |
| 3 | 0 | Swansea City | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 14 | W | L | L | W | D | 1978-10-07 | Chesterfield | A |
| 4 | 0 | Plymouth Argyle | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 12 | W | L | W | W | W | 1978-10-07 | Carlisle United | A |
| 5 | 0 | Chester | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 12 | D | W | W | L | L | 1978-10-07 | Watford | H |
| 6 | 8 | Colchester United | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -1 | 12 | W | W | L | D | W | 1978-10-13 | Lincoln City | A |
| 7 | -1 | Carlisle United | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 11 | L | W | D | D | D | 1978-10-07 | Plymouth Argyle | H |
| 8 | -1 | Rotherham United | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 11 | L | W | W | L | D | 1978-10-07 | Sheffield Wednesday | H |
| 9 | -1 | Peterborough United | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 11 | D | L | L | W | D | 1978-10-07 | Hull City | A |
| 10 | -1 | Gillingham | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 11 | W | L | W | W | D | 1978-10-07 | Exeter City | A |
| 11 | -1 | Blackpool | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 12 | -2 | 11 | L | W | W | W | D | 1978-10-07 | Lincoln City | H |
| 12 | -1 | Hull City | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 10 | L | L | L | D | W | 1978-10-07 | Peterborough United | H |
| 13 | -1 | Chesterfield | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 10 | L | W | W | D | D | 1978-10-07 | Swansea City | H |
| 14 | -1 | Swindon Town | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | -2 | 10 | L | W | L | L | L | 1978-10-14 | Rotherham United | H |
| 15 | 0 | Southend United | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 9 | L | L | D | W | W | 1978-10-07 | Walsall | A |
| 16 | 0 | Exeter City | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -1 | 9 | D | W | W | L | L | 1978-10-07 | Gillingham | H |
| 17 | 0 | Mansfield Town | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 8 | W | L | L | D | W | 1978-10-07 | Shrewsbury Town | A |
| 18 | 0 | Sheffield Wednesday | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 8 | L | D | L | D | D | 1978-10-07 | Rotherham United | A |
| 19 | 0 | Oxford United | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -5 | 8 | W | W | L | W | L | 1978-10-07 | Tranmere Rovers | H |
| 20 | 0 | Walsall | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | -2 | 7 | D | W | D | L | L | 1978-10-07 | Southend United | H |
| 21 | 0 | Brentford | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | -8 | 7 | L | W | L | L | L | 1978-10-07 | Bury | H |
| 22 | 0 | Bury | 10 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -5 | 6 | D | D | D | L | L | 1978-10-07 | Brentford | A |
| 23 | 0 | Tranmere Rovers | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 11 | -8 | 5 | L | W | D | L | D | 1978-10-07 | Oxford United | A |
| 24 | 0 | Lincoln City | 10 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 11 | -14 | 4 | D | L | L | D | L | 1978-10-07 | Blackpool | A |
