1978-10-10
| Cup and International Matches |
| League Cup Round 3 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D 2 | Sheffield United | 1 | 4 | Leeds United | D 1 | Bramall Lane | 40,899 | |
| Calvert | Lineups | Currie, Gray F, Gray E 2 | ||||||
| League Cup Round 3 Replay | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||||
| D 2 | Crystal Palace | 0 | 0 | Aston Villa | D 1 | Selhurst Park | 33,155 | aet |
| Lineups | ||||||||
| D 1 | Manchester City | 3 | 0 | Blackpool | D 3 | Maine Road | 26,213 | |
| Owen 2 (1p), Booth | Lineups | |||||||
| D 4 | Reading | 1 | 0 | Rotherham United | D 3 | Elm Park | 12,221 | |
| Hetzke | Lineups | |||||||
| D 3 | Swindon Town | 0 | 2 | Peterborough United | D 3 | County Ground | 7,764 | aet |
| Lineups | Styles, Doyle | |||||||
| Fourth Division |
| Fourth Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doncaster Rovers | 1 | 0 | Torquay United | Belle Vue | 2,507 | |
| Owen | Lineups | |||||
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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 | 0 | Wimbledon | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 13 | 19 | W | W | D | W | W | 1978-10-14 | Scunthorpe United | H |
| 2 | 0 | Barnsley | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 17 | D | W | D | D | W | 1978-10-13 | Stockport County | A |
| 3 | 0 | Reading | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 16 | W | L | W | L | W | 1978-10-14 | Northampton Town | A |
| 4 | 0 | Grimsby Town | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 14 | D | W | L | W | L | 1978-10-14 | Portsmouth | H |
| 5 | 0 | Portsmouth | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 14 | W | L | W | W | W | 1978-10-14 | Grimsby Town | A |
| 6 | 0 | Northampton Town | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 13 | D | W | D | L | W | 1978-10-14 | Reading | H |
| 7 | 0 | Stockport County | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 12 | L | W | D | L | W | 1978-10-13 | Barnsley | H |
| 8 | 0 | AFC Bournemouth | 11 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | L | W | D | W | W | 1978-10-14 | Hereford United | A |
| 9 | 0 | Aldershot | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 12 | W | D | L | L | L | 1978-10-14 | Hartlepool United | H |
| 10 | 0 | Torquay United | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 13 | -1 | 12 | L | L | W | L | W | 1978-10-14 | Rochdale | H |
| 11 | 0 | York City | 11 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 12 | L | D | W | L | L | 1978-10-14 | Bradford City | A |
| 12 | 0 | Scunthorpe United | 11 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | L | L | W | W | L | 1978-10-14 | Wimbledon | A |
| 13 | 0 | Hartlepool United | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | -5 | 11 | L | L | D | W | W | 1978-10-14 | Aldershot | A |
| 14 | 0 | Hereford United | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 10 | L | W | L | W | W | 1978-10-14 | AFC Bournemouth | H |
| 15 | 7 | Doncaster Rovers | 11 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 12 | -5 | 10 | W | W | L | D | D | 1978-10-14 | Wigan Athletic | A |
| 16 | -1 | Port Vale | 11 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 9 | D | L | D | L | L | 1978-10-14 | Halifax Town | A |
| 17 | -1 | Huddersfield Town | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 10 | -4 | 9 | D | L | W | W | L | 1978-10-14 | Newport County | A |
| 18 | -1 | Darlington | 11 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -4 | 9 | W | D | D | L | W | 1978-10-13 | Crewe Alexandra | H |
| 19 | -1 | Bradford City | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 13 | -7 | 9 | L | L | W | L | W | 1978-10-14 | York City | H |
| 20 | -1 | Crewe Alexandra | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | -11 | 9 | W | D | D | L | L | 1978-10-13 | Darlington | A |
| 21 | -1 | Newport County | 11 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 10 | -4 | 8 | W | D | D | W | L | 1978-10-14 | Huddersfield Town | H |
| 22 | -1 | Wigan Athletic | 11 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -5 | 8 | D | W | L | W | L | 1978-10-14 | Doncaster Rovers | H |
| 23 | 0 | Halifax Town | 11 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 14 | -13 | 4 | D | D | L | L | L | 1978-10-14 | Port Vale | H |
| 24 | 0 | Rochdale | 11 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 13 | -16 | 4 | D | L | D | L | L | 1978-10-14 | Torquay United | A |
