1978-10-23
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southend United | 3 | 0 | Hull City | Roots Hall | 6,894 | |
| Moody (p), Parker, Dudley | Lineups | |||||
| 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 | Watford | 14 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 19 | 20 | W | W | W | L | W | 1978-10-28 | Exeter City | H |
| 2 | 0 | Shrewsbury Town | 14 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 20 | D | D | D | D | W | 1978-10-28 | Rotherham United | A |
| 3 | 0 | Swansea City | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 19 | D | W | W | L | W | 1978-10-28 | Peterborough United | H |
| 4 | 0 | Gillingham | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 17 | D | W | W | D | W | 1978-10-28 | Oxford United | A |
| 5 | 0 | Swindon Town | 14 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 16 | W | W | W | L | W | 1978-10-28 | Carlisle United | A |
| 6 | 0 | Chester | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 16 | D | D | L | W | D | 1978-10-28 | Brentford | H |
| 7 | 8 | Southend United | 14 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 15 | W | D | W | D | L | 1978-10-27 | Lincoln City | H |
| 8 | -1 | Plymouth Argyle | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 15 | L | D | D | D | W | 1978-10-28 | Blackpool | H |
| 9 | -1 | Blackpool | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 19 | -5 | 15 | W | L | L | W | L | 1978-10-28 | Plymouth Argyle | A |
| 10 | -1 | Carlisle United | 14 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 14 | D | L | D | D | L | 1978-10-28 | Swindon Town | H |
| 11 | -1 | Exeter City | 13 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 14 | W | W | L | D | D | 1978-10-24 | Sheffield Wednesday | A |
| 12 | -1 | Chesterfield | 14 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | L | W | L | W | L | 1978-10-27 | Tranmere Rovers | A |
| 13 | -1 | Rotherham United | 14 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 14 | D | W | L | L | L | 1978-10-28 | Shrewsbury Town | H |
| 14 | -1 | Peterborough United | 13 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | -1 | 14 | D | L | D | D | D | 1978-10-28 | Swansea City | A |
| 15 | -1 | 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 |
| 16 | 0 | Walsall | 14 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 13 | W | D | W | D | D | 1978-10-28 | Sheffield Wednesday | A |
| 17 | 0 | Sheffield Wednesday | 13 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | -3 | 13 | D | D | D | W | L | 1978-10-24 | Exeter City | H |
| 18 | 0 | Hull City | 14 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 12 | L | D | L | D | L | 1978-10-28 | Bury | A |
| 19 | 0 | Oxford United | 14 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -5 | 12 | D | D | D | D | W | 1978-10-28 | Gillingham | H |
| 20 | 0 | Bury | 14 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 11 | L | D | W | W | D | 1978-10-28 | Hull City | H |
| 21 | 0 | Mansfield Town | 13 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 14 | -5 | 9 | L | L | L | D | W | 1978-10-28 | Colchester United | H |
| 22 | 0 | Tranmere Rovers | 13 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 13 | -6 | 9 | L | D | W | D | L | 1978-10-27 | Chesterfield | H |
| 23 | 0 | Brentford | 14 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 13 | -10 | 9 | W | L | L | L | L | 1978-10-28 | Chester | A |
| 24 | 0 | Lincoln City | 14 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 17 | -21 | 5 | L | L | D | L | D | 1978-10-27 | Southend United | A |
