1978-11-13
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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 | Watford | 17 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 17 | 24 | W | L | W | W | W | 1978-11-18 | Peterborough United | A |
| 2 | 0 | Shrewsbury Town | 17 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 24 | D | D | W | D | D | 1978-11-18 | Swindon Town | A |
| 3 | 0 | Swansea City | 17 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 23 | W | L | W | D | W | 1978-11-18 | Oxford United | H |
| 4 | 0 | Gillingham | 17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 20 | L | W | D | D | W | 1978-11-18 | Bury | H |
| 5 | 0 | Swindon Town | 17 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 20 | W | W | L | W | W | 1978-11-18 | Shrewsbury Town | H |
| 6 | 0 | Chester | 17 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 20 | W | L | W | D | D | 1978-11-18 | Exeter City | A |
| 7 | 0 | Southend United | 17 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 18 | D | L | W | W | D | 1978-11-17 | Mansfield Town | H |
| 8 | 0 | Carlisle United | 17 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 18 | D | D | W | D | L | 1978-11-18 | Walsall | A |
| 9 | 0 | Chesterfield | 17 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 18 | D | W | D | L | W | 1978-11-18 | Brentford | H |
| 10 | 0 | Rotherham United | 17 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 18 | W | W | L | D | W | 1978-11-18 | Blackpool | A |
| 11 | 0 | Sheffield Wednesday | 17 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -3 | 18 | D | W | L | W | D | 1978-11-18 | Colchester United | A |
| 12 | 0 | Exeter City | 17 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 17 | D | W | L | L | W | 1978-11-18 | Chester | H |
| 13 | 0 | Plymouth Argyle | 16 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 17 | D | L | D | L | D | 1978-11-14 | Peterborough United | H |
| 14 | 0 | Colchester United | 17 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 13 | -2 | 17 | L | W | D | D | L | 1978-11-18 | Sheffield Wednesday | H |
| 15 | 0 | Blackpool | 17 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 20 | -6 | 17 | D | L | D | W | L | 1978-11-18 | Rotherham United | H |
| 16 | 0 | Walsall | 17 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 16 | D | L | W | W | D | 1978-11-18 | Carlisle United | H |
| 17 | 0 | Hull City | 17 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 15 | L | W | D | L | D | 1978-11-18 | Tranmere Rovers | H |
| 18 | 0 | Peterborough United | 16 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 18 | -5 | 15 | L | D | L | D | L | 1978-11-14 | Plymouth Argyle | A |
| 19 | 0 | Oxford United | 17 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 | -8 | 14 | D | L | D | D | D | 1978-11-18 | Swansea City | A |
| 20 | 0 | Bury | 17 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -4 | 13 | L | D | D | L | D | 1978-11-18 | Gillingham | A |
| 21 | 0 | Mansfield Town | 17 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 14 | -5 | 13 | D | L | W | D | L | 1978-11-17 | Southend United | A |
| 22 | 0 | Tranmere Rovers | 17 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 16 | -8 | 13 | D | W | L | D | L | 1978-11-18 | Hull City | A |
| 23 | 0 | Brentford | 17 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 16 | -9 | 12 | D | W | L | W | L | 1978-11-18 | Chesterfield | A |
| 24 | 0 | Lincoln City | 17 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 19 | -24 | 6 | D | L | L | L | L | 1978-11-18 | Plymouth Argyle | H |
