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Saturday, 13 January, 1979

1978/79, Game No. 27
League Division Three
GillinghamGillingham
Ken Price (71')
Danny Westwood (81')
Terry Nicholl (85')
3 - 2
Tranmere RoversTranmere Rovers
Evans (24')
Peplow (39')

League Table

Pos Club P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1
Watford
Watford
24 16 3 5 48 25 +23 35
2
Shrewsbury Town
Shrewsbury Town
22 10 10 2 29 16 +13 30
3
Swansea City
Swansea City
23 13 4 6 42 31 +11 30
4
Gillingham
Gillingham
23 9 11 3 31 21 +10 29
5
Swindon Town
Swindon Town
21 12 2 7 27 21 +6 26
6
Exeter City
Exeter City
23 9 7 7 30 23 +7 25
7
Carlisle United
Carlisle United
22 6 13 3 22 15 +7 25
8
Rotherham United
Rotherham United
22 10 4 8 26 24 +2 24
9
Southend United
Southend United
23 7 9 7 29 23 +6 23
10
Chesterfield
Chesterfield
23 7 9 7 30 30 0 23
11
Chester
Chester
22 9 5 8 26 28 -2 23
12
Plymouth Argyle
Plymouth Argyle
22 7 8 7 31 31 0 22
13
Blackpool
Blackpool
22 9 4 9 23 26 -3 22
14
Oxford United
Oxford United
22 6 10 6 22 26 -4 22
15
Hull City
Hull City
21 8 5 8 31 25 +6 21
16
Colchester United
Colchester United
21 6 8 7 20 24 -4 20
17
Sheffield Wednesday
Sheffield Wednesday
21 5 10 6 20 26 -6 20
18
Mansfield Town
Mansfield Town
23 4 11 8 22 29 -7 19
19
Brentford
Brentford
23 7 5 11 19 27 -8 19
20
Peterborough United
Peterborough United
24 5 9 10 24 34 -10 19
21
Walsall
Walsall
23 6 6 11 33 35 -2 18
22
Bury
Bury
21 3 12 6 24 27 -3 18
23
Tranmere Rovers
Tranmere Rovers
22 3 7 12 24 39 -15 13
24
Lincoln City
Lincoln City
23 2 6 15 17 44 -27 10
Blue line: automatic promotionOrange line: relegation zone