1977–78 Football League
| Season | 1977–78 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Nottingham Forest |
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↠1976–77 1978–79 → | |
The 1977–1978 season was the 79th completed season of The Football League.
Brian Clough’s Nottingham Forest side took the First Division by storm, first winning the League Cup on 22 March and then confirming themselves as league champions the following month. They joined a small and exclusive company of clubs who have won the league championship one season after promotion, and they were the last club to achieve its first title for 38 years, until Leicester City won the 2015–16 Premier League.
Manchester United broke the British transfer fee record on 9 February by paying Leeds United £495,000 for Scottish defender Gordon McQueen.
Bob Latchford was the top goalscorer, winning a £10,000 prize offered by a national newspaper for the first footballer to reach 30 goals in a single season,[1] which had not happened in the First Division since the 1971–72 season and in the Second Division since the 1965–66 season.[2]
West Ham United, Newcastle United and Leicester City were relegated from the First Division.
Bolton Wanderers, Southampton and Tottenham Hotspur were promoted from the Second Division, while Blackpool, Mansfield Town and Hull City were relegated
Wrexham, Cambridge United and Preston North End were promoted from the Third Division, while Portsmouth, Port Vale, Bradford City and Hereford United were relegated.
Wimbledon play their first season in the Football League, replacing Workington. Watford F.C., Southend United, Swansea City and Brentford were promoted, while Southport were relegated.
Final league tables and results
The tables and results below are reproduced here in the exact form that they can be found at The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation website[3] and in Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79[4] with home and away statistics separated.
During the first five seasons of the league, that is, until the season 1893–94, re-election process concerned the clubs which finished in the bottom four of the league. From the 1894–95 season and until the 1920–21 season the re-election process was required of the clubs which finished in the bottom three of the league. From the 1922–23 season on it was required of the bottom two teams of both Third Division North and Third Division South. Since the Fourth Division was established in the 1958–59 season, the re-election process has concerned the bottom four clubs in that division.[4]
First Division
Brian Clough became only the second manager in the history of English football to win the top division title with two different clubs, when he guided Nottingham Forest to their first ever top division title. It was an incredible achievement for a Forest side who were one of just a few teams to win the First Division title a year after promotion. Forest finished seven points above Liverpool, who retained the European Cup. Everton, Manchester City and Arsenal completed the top five, while West Bromwich Albion finished sixth for the second successive season, qualifying for the UEFA Cup again.
Manchester United dipped to 10th place in their first season under new manager Dave Sexton, while Bobby Robson successfully fought of relegation with Ipswich Town and then guided them to their first FA Cup triumph of their history.
Newcastle United, who had finished fifth a year earlier, endured a terrible season and went down bracketed together with Leicester City at the bottom of the table. The Tynesiders had been in the First Division for 13 years, while Leicester's latest run in the First Division had lasted for seven years. West Ham United occupied the final relegation place, ending their 20-year spell in the First Division.
| Season | 1977–78 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Nottingham Forest (1st English title) |
| Relegated |
Leicester City Newcastle United West Ham United |
| European Cup 1978–79 |
Nottingham Forest Liverpool (defending champions) |
| FA Cup winners European Cup Winners' Cup 1978–79 | Ipswich Town (1st FA Cup title) |
| UEFA Cup 1978–79 |
Arsenal Everton Manchester City West Bromwich Albion |
| Matches played | 462 |
| Goals scored | 1231 (2.66 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Bob Latchford (Everton), 30 [2] |
| Biggest home win |
Everton – Chelsea 6–0 (29 Apr 1978) Everton –Coventry 6–0 (26 Nov 1977) |
| Biggest away win |
Leicester – Everton 1–5 (15 Apr 1978) QPR – Everton 1–5 (8 Oct 1977) Leicester – Liverpool 0–4 (26 Nov 1977) Manchester United – Nottingham Forest 0–4 (17 Dec 1977) |
| Highest scoring |
Coventry – Norwich City 5–4 (27 Dec 1977) Birmingham – Chelsea 4–5 (31 Dec 1977) |
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↠1976–77 1978–79 → | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 37 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 32 | 16 | 69 | 24 | +45 | 64 | European Cup 1978–79 First round[notes 1] | ||||
| 2 | Liverpool | 42 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 37 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 28 | 23 | 65 | 34 | +31 | 57 | European Cup 1978–79 First round [notes 2] | ||||
| 3 | Everton | 42 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 47 | 22 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 29 | 23 | 76 | 45 | +31 | 55 | UEFA Cup 1978–79 First round | ||||
| 4 | Manchester City | 42 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 46 | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 28 | 30 | 74 | 51 | +23 | 52 | UEFA Cup 1978–79 First round | ||||
| 5 | Arsenal | 42 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 38 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 25 | 60 | 37 | +23 | 52 | UEFA Cup 1978–79 First round | ||||
| 6 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 35 | 18 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 27 | 35 | 62 | 53 | +9 | 50 | UEFA Cup 1978–79 First round | ||||
| 7 | Coventry City | 42 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 48 | 23 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 27 | 39 | 75 | 62 | +13 | 48 | |||||
| 8 | Aston Villa | 42 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 33 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 24 | 57 | 42 | +15 | 46 | |||||
| 9 | Leeds United | 42 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 39 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 32 | 63 | 53 | +10 | 46 | |||||
| 10 | Manchester United | 42 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 32 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 35 | 40 | 67 | 63 | +4 | 42 | |||||
| 11 | Birmingham City | 42 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 32 | 30 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 23 | 30 | 55 | 60 | –5 | 41 | |||||
| 12 | Derby County | 42 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 37 | 24 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 35 | 54 | 59 | –5 | 41 | |||||
| 13 | Norwich City | 42 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 28 | 20 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 24 | 46 | 52 | 66 | –14 | 40 | |||||
| 14 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 25 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 35 | 42 | 54 | –12 | 39 | |||||
| 15 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 30 | 27 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 21 | 37 | 51 | 64 | –13 | 36 | |||||
| 16 | Chelsea | 42 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 28 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 18 | 49 | 46 | 69 | –23 | 36 | |||||
| 17 | Bristol City | 42 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 37 | 26 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 27 | 49 | 53 | –4 | 35 | |||||
| 18 | Ipswich Town | 42 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 32 | 24 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 37 | 47 | 61 | –14 | 35 | UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1978–79 First round | ||||
| 19 | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 27 | 26 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 38 | 47 | 64 | –17 | 33 | |||||
| 20 | West Ham United | 42 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 31 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 21 | 41 | 52 | 69 | –17 | 32 | |||||
| 21 | Newcastle United | 42 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 26 | 37 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 41 | 42 | 78 | –36 | 22 | |||||
| 22 | Leicester City | 42 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 32 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 10 | 38 | 26 | 70 | –44 | 22 |
P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
- ↑ Nottingham Forest also won the League cup this year.
- ↑ Liverpool won the European Cup, now for the second year running, and thus qualified for the following season's competition.
| Key | |
|---|---|
| League Champions, qualified for European Cup | |
| Qualified for European Cup | |
| FA Cup winners, qualified for Cup Winners' Cup | |
| League cup winners, see Nottingham Forest | |
| Qualified for UEFA Cup | |
| Relegated |
First Division results
| Home ╲ Away | ARS | AST | BIR | BRI | CHE | COV | DER | EVE | IPS | LEE | LEI | LIV | MCI | MUN | MID | NEW | NOR | NOT | QPR | WBA | WHU | WOL |
| Arsenal | 0–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | |
| Aston Villa | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 6–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | |
| Birmingham City | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 4–5 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | |
| Bristol City | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 2–3 | |
| Chelsea | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 5–3 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | |
| Coventry City | 1–2 | 2–3 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 5–4 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 4–0 | |
| Derby County | 3–0 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | |
| Everton | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 6–0 | 6–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–6 | 3–0 | 4–4 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | |
| Ipswich Town | 1–0 | 2–0 | 5–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | |
| Leeds United | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | |
| Leicester City | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| Liverpool | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | |
| Manchester City | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 6–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 0–2 | |
| Manchester United | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | |
| Middlesbrough | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | |
| Newcastle United | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–4 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 4–0 | |
| Norwich City | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | |
| Nottingham Forest | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | |
| Queens Park Rangers | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–5 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | |
| West Bromwich Albion | 1–3 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | |
| West Ham United | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 1–2 | |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 |
Source: Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
First Division maps
Locations of the Football League First Division 1977–1978 teams
Locations of the Football League First Division London teams 1977–1978
Second Division
Bolton Wanderers ended their 14-year exile from the top flight by clinching the Second Division title in a tight promotion race between the top four teams. Southampton went up as runners-up, while Tottenham clinched the final promotion place. Brighton missed out on a First Division place on goal difference, forcing them to prepare for a fresh assault on reaching the First Division for the first time in their history in 1979.
Hull City, Mansfield Town and Blackpool went down to the Third Division.
| Season | 1977–78 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Bolton Wanderers (2nd title) |
| Promoted |
Southampton, Tottenham Hotspur |
| Relegated |
Blackpool, Hull City, Mansfield Town |
| Matches played | 462 |
| Goals scored | 1235 (2.67 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Bob Hatton (Blackpool), 22 [2] |
| Biggest home win | Tottenham Hotspur –Bristol Rovers 9-0 (22 Oct 1977) [5] |
| Biggest away win | Cardiff City –Sheffield United 1–6 (3 Dec 1977) |
| Highest scoring | Bolton –Cardiff City 6–3 (10 Dec 1977) |
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↠1976–77 1978–79 → | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | F | A | GD | Pts | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 39 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 19 | 63 | 33 | +30 | 58 | ||||
| 2 | Southampton | 42 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 44 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 26 | 23 | 70 | 39 | +31 | 57 | ||||
| 3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 50 | 19 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 33 | 30 | 83 | 49 | +34 | 56 | ||||
| 4 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 42 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 43 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 17 | 63 | 38 | +25 | 56 | ||||
| 5 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 33 | 16 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 23 | 44 | 56 | 60 | –4 | 45 | ||||
| 6 | Sunderland | 42 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 36 | 17 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 31 | 42 | 67 | 59 | +8 | 44 | ||||
| 7 | Stoke City | 42 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 38 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 33 | 53 | 49 | +4 | 42 | ||||
| 8 | Oldham Athletic | 42 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 32 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 22 | 38 | 54 | 58 | –4 | 42 | ||||
| 9 | Crystal Palace | 42 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 31 | 20 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 27 | 50 | 47 | +3 | 41 | ||||
| 10 | Fulham | 42 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 32 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 30 | 49 | 49 | +0 | 41 | ||||
| 11 | Burnley | 42 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 35 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 21 | 44 | 56 | 64 | –8 | 40 | ||||
| 12 | Sheffield United | 42 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 38 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 24 | 51 | 62 | 73 | –11 | 40 | ||||
| 13 | Luton Town | 42 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 35 | 20 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 32 | 54 | 52 | +2 | 38 | ||||
| 14 | Orient | 42 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 30 | 20 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 29 | 43 | 49 | –6 | 38 | ||||
| 15 | Notts County | 42 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 36 | 22 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 40 | 54 | 62 | –8 | 38 | ||||
| 16 | Millwall | 42 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 23 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 26 | 37 | 49 | 57 | –8 | 38 | ||||
| 17 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 38 | 27 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 41 | 55 | 68 | –13 | 38 | ||||
| 18 | Bristol Rovers | 42 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 40 | 26 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 21 | 51 | 61 | 77 | –16 | 38 | ||||
| 19 | Cardiff City | 42 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 32 | 23 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 19 | 48 | 51 | 71 | –20 | 38 | ||||
| 20 | Blackpool | 42 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 35 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 35 | 59 | 60 | –1 | 37 | ||||
| 21 | Mansfield Town | 42 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 30 | 34 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 35 | 49 | 69 | –20 | 31 | ||||
| 22 | Hull City | 42 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 25 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 27 | 34 | 52 | –18 | 28 |
P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
| Key | |
|---|---|
| Division Champions, promoted | |
| Promoted | |
| Relegated |
Second Division results
| Home ╲ Away | BLB | BLP | BOL | BHA | BRO | BUR | CAR | CHA | CRY | FUL | HUL | LUT | MAN | MIL | NTC | OLD | ORI | SHU | SOU | STK | SUN | TOT |
| Blackburn Rovers | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | |
| Blackpool | 5–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | |
| Bolton Wanderers | 4–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 6–3 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 5–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | |
| Bristol Rovers | 4–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 2–3 | |
| Burnley | 2–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | |
| Cardiff City | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–6 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 5–2 | 0–0 | |
| Charlton Athletic | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 4–3 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 4–1 | |
| Crystal Palace | 5–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | |
| Fulham | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 5–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–3 | 1–1 | |
| Hull City | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | |
| Luton Town | 0–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 7–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–4 | |
| Mansfield Town | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–3 | |
| Millwall | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–3 | |
| Notts County | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–3 | |
| Oldham Athletic | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | |
| Orient | 0–0 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 5–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | |
| Sheffield United | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–5 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 5–2 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | |
| Southampton | 5–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 0–0 | |
| Stoke City | 4–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 5–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | |
| Sunderland | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 5–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 9–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–3 |
Source: Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Second Division maps
Locations of the Football League Second Division 1977–1978 teams
Locations of the Football League Second Division London teams 1977–1978
Third Division
| Season | 1977–78 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Wrexham (1st title) |
| Promoted |
Cambridge United, Preston North End |
| Relegated |
Bradford City, Hereford United, Portsmouth, Port Vale |
| Matches played | 552 |
| Goals scored | 1373 (2.49 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Alex Bruce (Preston North End), 27 [2] |
|
↠1976–77 1978–79 → | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wrexham | 46 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 48 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 30 | 26 | 78 | 45 | +33 | 61 | UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1978–79 First round[notes2 1] | ||||
| 2 | Cambridge United | 46 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 49 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 23 | 40 | 72 | 51 | +21 | 58 | |||||
| 3 | Preston North End | 46 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 48 | 19 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 19 | 63 | 38 | +25 | 56 | |||||
| 4 | Peterborough United | 46 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 32 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 22 | 47 | 33 | +14 | 56 | |||||
| 5 | Chester | 46 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 41 | 24 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 18 | 32 | 59 | 56 | +3 | 54 | |||||
| 6 | Walsall | 46 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 35 | 17 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 26 | 33 | 61 | 50 | +11 | 53 | |||||
| 7 | Gillingham | 46 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 36 | 21 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 31 | 39 | 67 | 60 | +7 | 50 | |||||
| 8 | Colchester United | 46 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 36 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 28 | 55 | 44 | +11 | 48 | |||||
| 9 | Chesterfield | 46 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 40 | 16 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 33 | 58 | 49 | +9 | 48 | |||||
| 10 | Swindon Town | 46 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 40 | 22 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 27 | 38 | 67 | 60 | +7 | 48 | |||||
| 11 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 42 | 23 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 21 | 34 | 63 | 57 | +6 | 47 | |||||
| 12 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 39 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 33 | 57 | 52 | +5 | 47 | |||||
| 13 | Carlisle United | 46 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 32 | 26 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 27 | 33 | 59 | 59 | +0 | 47 | |||||
| 14 | Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 28 | 14 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 22 | 38 | 50 | 52 | –2 | 46 | |||||
| 15 | Bury | 46 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 34 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 28 | 34 | 62 | 56 | +6 | 45 | |||||
| 16 | Lincoln City | 46 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 35 | 26 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 35 | 53 | 61 | –8 | 45 | |||||
| 17 | Exeter City | 46 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 30 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 41 | 49 | 59 | –10 | 44 | |||||
| 18 | Oxford United | 46 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 38 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 26 | 46 | 64 | 67 | –3 | 40 | |||||
| 19 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 33 | 28 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 28 | 40 | 61 | 68 | –7 | 39 | |||||
| 20 | Rotherham United | 46 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 19 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 25 | 49 | 51 | 68 | –17 | 39 | |||||
| 21 | Port Vale | 46 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 28 | 23 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 18 | 44 | 46 | 67 | –21 | 36 | |||||
| 22 | Bradford City | 46 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 40 | 29 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 57 | 56 | 86 | –30 | 34 | |||||
| 23 | Hereford United | 46 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 28 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 6 | 38 | 34 | 60 | –26 | 32 | |||||
| 24 | Portsmouth | 46 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 31 | 38 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 37 | 41 | 75 | –34 | 31 |
P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
- ↑ Wrexham qualified for European Cup Winners' Cup as Welsh Cup winners.
| Key | |
|---|---|
| Division Champions, promoted | |
| Division Champions, Welsh Cup Champions, promoted, qualified for Cup Winners' Cup | |
| Promoted | |
| Relegated |
Third Division results
| Home ╲ Away | BRA | BRY | CAM | CRL | CHE | CHF | COL | EXE | GIL | HER | LIN | OXF | PET | PLY | POR | PTV | PNE | ROT | SHW | SHR | SWI | TRA | WAL | WRE |
| Bradford City | 2–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 | |
| Bury | 2–2 | 5–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–3 | |
| Cambridge United | 4–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 5–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | |
| Carlisle United | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–4 | |
| Chester | 3–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 4–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | |
| Chesterfield | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 5–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | |
| Colchester United | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | |
| Exeter City | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | |
| Gillingham | 4–1 | 1–4 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | |
| Hereford United | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | |
| Lincoln City | 3–2 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | |
| Oxford United | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | |
| Peterborough United | 5–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | |
| Plymouth Argyle | 6–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 0–1 | |
| Portsmouth | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–5 | 1–2 | 0–1 | |
| Port Vale | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | |
| Preston North End | 3–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 5–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | |
| Rotherham United | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 2–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | |
| Shrewsbury Town | 4–0 | 5–3 | 3–3 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 6–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | |
| Swindon Town | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–2 | |
| Tranmere | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | |
| Walsall | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | |
| Wrexham | 2–0 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 7–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 6–1 | 1–0 |
Source: Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Third Division maps
Locations of the Football League Third Division teams 1977–1978
Locations of the Football League Second Division London teams 1977–1978
Fourth Division
| Season | 1977–78 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Watford (1st title) |
| Promoted |
Brentford, Southend United, Swansea City |
| Failed re-election | Southport |
| Matches played | 552 |
| Goals scored | 1427 (2.59 per match) |
| Top goalscorer |
Alan Curtis (Swansea City), 32 Steve Phillips (Brentford), 32 [2] |
|
↠1976–77 1978–79 → | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | F | A | GD | Pts | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Watford | 46 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 44 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 41 | 24 | 85 | 38 | +47 | 71 | ||||
| 2 | Southend United | 46 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 46 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 21 | 66 | 39 | +27 | 60 | ||||
| 3 | Swansea City | 46 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 54 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 33 | 30 | 87 | 47 | +40 | 56 | ||||
| 4 | Brentford | 46 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 50 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 36 | 37 | 86 | 54 | +32 | 56 | ||||
| 5 | Aldershot | 46 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 45 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 22 | 31 | 67 | 47 | +20 | 54 | ||||
| 6 | Grimsby Town | 46 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 30 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 27 | 36 | 57 | 51 | +6 | 53 | ||||
| 7 | Barnsley | 46 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 44 | 20 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 29 | 61 | 49 | +12 | 50 | ||||
| 8 | Reading | 46 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 33 | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 29 | 55 | 52 | +3 | 50 | ||||
| 9 | Torquay United | 46 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 43 | 25 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 31 | 57 | 56 | +1 | 47 | ||||
| 10 | Northampton Town | 46 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 32 | 30 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 31 | 38 | 63 | 68 | –5 | 47 | ||||
| 11 | Huddersfield Town | 46 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 41 | 21 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 22 | 34 | 63 | 55 | +8 | 45 | ||||
| 12 | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 37 | 26 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 39 | 52 | 65 | –13 | 45 | ||||
| 13 | Wimbledon | 46 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 39 | 26 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 27 | 41 | 66 | 67 | –1 | 44 | ||||
| 14 | Scunthorpe United | 46 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 31 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 19 | 41 | 50 | 55 | –5 | 44 | ||||
| 15 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 34 | 25 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 44 | 50 | 69 | –19 | 44 | ||||
| 16 | Newport County | 46 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 43 | 22 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 22 | 51 | 65 | 73 | –8 | 43 | ||||
| 17 | Bournemouth | 46 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 28 | 20 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 31 | 41 | 51 | –10 | 43 | ||||
| 18 | Stockport County | 46 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 41 | 19 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 37 | 56 | 56 | +0 | 42 | ||||
| 19 | Darlington | 46 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 31 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 37 | 52 | 59 | –7 | 41 | ||||
| 20 | Halifax Town | 46 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 28 | 23 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 24 | 39 | 52 | 62 | –10 | 41 | ||||
| 21 | Hartlepool United | 46 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 34 | 29 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 55 | 51 | 84 | –33 | 37 | ||||
| 22 | York City | 46 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 27 | 31 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 23 | 38 | 50 | 69 | –19 | 36 | ||||
| 23 | Southport | 46 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 30 | 32 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 44 | 52 | 76 | –24 | 31 | ||||
| 24 | Rochdale | 46 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 29 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 14 | 57 | 43 | 85 | –42 | 24 |
P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
| Key | |
|---|---|
| Division Champions, promoted | |
| Promoted | |
| New club in the league | |
| Re-elected | |
| Failed re-election |
Fourth Division results
| Home ╲ Away | ALD | BAR | BOU | BRE | CRE | DAR | DON | GRI | HAL | HAR | HUD | NPC | NOR | REA | ROC | SCU | STD | SOU | STP | SWA | TOR | WAT | WDN | YOR |
| Aldershot | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | |
| Barnsley | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | |
| AFC Bournemouth | 0–0 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | |
| Brentford | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 4–1 | 1–0 | |
| Crewe Alexandra | 0–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 4–6 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | |
| Darlington | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | |
| Doncaster Rovers | 4–3 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–3 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | |
| Grimsby Town | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–2 | |
| Halifax Town | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | |
| Hartlepool United | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 4–2 | |
| Huddersfield Town | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | |
| Newport County | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 5–3 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | |
| Northampton Town | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 5–3 | 3–1 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | |
| Reading | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 4–3 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 3–3 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–0 | |
| Rochdale | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 1–2 | |
| Scunthorpe United | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | |
| Southend | 3–1 | 0–0 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | |
| Southport | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–5 | 4–1 | |
| Stockport County | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 6–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–0 | |
| Swansea City | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 8–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–4 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 3–0 | 1–1 | |
| Torquay United | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 3–0 | |
| Watford | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 5–2 | 2–1 | 6–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | |
| Wimbledon | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | |
| York City | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 1–1 |
Source: Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Fourth Division maps
Locations of the Football League Fourth Division teams 1977–1978
See also
References
- ↑ Bob Latchford, Everton F.C. website
- 1 2 3 4 5 "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 2010-10-31.
- ↑ "England 1977–78". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 30 January 2010. Retrieved 2010-02-24.
- 1 2 Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
- ↑ "Spurs v Bristol Rovers 1977".
- Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
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