1978-10-20
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
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| Colchester United | 1 | 1 | Southend United | Layer Road | 5,831 | |
| Evans | Lineups | Laverick | ||||
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Third Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Shrewsbury Town | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 19 | D | D | D | W | W | 1978-10-21 | Sheffield Wednesday | H |
| 2 | 0 | Watford | 13 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 18 | W | W | L | W | L | 1978-10-21 | Chesterfield | A |
| 3 | 0 | Swansea City | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 18 | W | W | L | W | L | 1978-10-21 | Hull City | A |
| 4 | 0 | Gillingham | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 16 | W | W | D | W | L | 1978-10-21 | Peterborough United | A |
| 5 | 0 | Plymouth Argyle | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 15 | D | D | D | W | L | 1978-10-21 | Walsall | A |
| 6 | 0 | Chester | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 15 | D | L | W | D | W | 1978-10-21 | Oxford United | A |
| 7 | 0 | Chesterfield | 13 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 14 | W | L | W | L | W | 1978-10-21 | Watford | H |
| 8 | 0 | Swindon Town | 13 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 14 | W | W | L | W | L | 1978-10-21 | Lincoln City | A |
| 9 | 3 | Colchester United | 14 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | -2 | 14 | D | L | D | W | W | 1978-10-28 | Mansfield Town | A |
| 10 | 4 | Southend United | 13 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 13 | D | W | D | L | L | 1978-10-23 | Hull City | H |
| 11 | -2 | Carlisle United | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 13 | L | D | D | L | W | 1978-10-21 | Rotherham United | H |
| 12 | -2 | Rotherham United | 13 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 13 | W | L | L | L | W | 1978-10-21 | Carlisle United | A |
| 13 | -2 | Peterborough United | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | -1 | 13 | L | D | D | D | L | 1978-10-21 | Gillingham | H |
| 14 | -1 | Blackpool | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 19 | -7 | 13 | L | L | W | L | W | 1978-10-21 | Mansfield Town | H |
| 15 | 0 | Exeter City | 12 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 12 | W | L | D | D | W | 1978-10-21 | Bury | H |
| 16 | 0 | Sheffield Wednesday | 12 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 12 | D | D | W | L | D | 1978-10-21 | Shrewsbury Town | A |
| 17 | 0 | Hull City | 12 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 11 | L | D | L | L | L | 1978-10-21 | Swansea City | H |
| 18 | 0 | Walsall | 13 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 11 | D | W | D | D | W | 1978-10-21 | Plymouth Argyle | H |
| 19 | 0 | Bury | 13 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 11 | D | W | W | D | D | 1978-10-21 | Exeter City | A |
| 20 | 0 | Oxford United | 13 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -5 | 11 | D | D | D | W | W | 1978-10-21 | Chester | H |
| 21 | 0 | Mansfield Town | 12 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | -3 | 9 | L | L | D | W | L | 1978-10-21 | Blackpool | A |
| 22 | 0 | Tranmere Rovers | 12 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | -4 | 9 | D | W | D | L | W | 1978-10-21 | Brentford | A |
| 23 | 0 | Brentford | 13 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 13 | -12 | 7 | L | L | L | L | W | 1978-10-21 | Tranmere Rovers | H |
| 24 | 0 | Lincoln City | 13 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 17 | -18 | 5 | L | D | L | D | L | 1978-10-21 | Swindon Town | H |
