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Saturday, 26 August, 1978

1978/79, Game No. 5
League Division Three
Tranmere RoversTranmere Rovers
Cliff (81')
1 - 3
Hull CityHull City
Bruce Bannister (57')
Malcolm Lord (60')
Keith Edwards (88')

League Table

Pos Club P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1
Chester
Chester
3 3 0 0 6 1 +5 6
2
Swansea City
Swansea City
3 2 1 0 7 2 +5 5
3
Shrewsbury Town
Shrewsbury Town
3 2 1 0 2 0 +2 5
4
Watford
Watford
3 2 0 1 10 5 +5 4
5
Plymouth Argyle
Plymouth Argyle
2 2 0 0 5 2 +3 4
6
Peterborough United
Peterborough United
2 2 0 0 4 1 +3 4
7
Carlisle United
Carlisle United
3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 4
8
Swindon Town
Swindon Town
3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 4
9
Hull City
Hull City
2 1 1 0 4 2 +2 3
10
Chesterfield
Chesterfield
3 1 1 1 5 4 +1 3
11
Rotherham United
Rotherham United
2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 3
12
Gillingham
Gillingham
3 0 3 0 3 3 0 3
13
Mansfield Town
Mansfield Town
3 0 3 0 2 2 0 3
14
Bury
Bury
3 0 2 1 6 7 -1 2
15
Southend United
Southend United
3 0 2 1 4 5 -1 2
16
Colchester United
Colchester United
3 0 2 1 2 3 -1 2
17
Lincoln City
Lincoln City
3 1 0 2 3 6 -3 2
18
Brentford
Brentford
3 1 0 2 1 4 -3 2
19
Blackpool
Blackpool
3 1 0 2 3 7 -4 2
20
Sheffield Wednesday
Sheffield Wednesday
2 0 1 1 0 2 -2 1
21
Tranmere Rovers
Tranmere Rovers
3 0 1 2 3 6 -3 1
22
Exeter City
Exeter City
2 0 1 1 0 3 -3 1
23
Walsall
Walsall
3 0 0 3 3 7 -4 0
24
Oxford United
Oxford United
3 0 0 3 0 4 -4 0
Blue line: automatic promotionOrange line: relegation zone