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1977/78

League Tier
3
League Pos
12
Win Rate
32.0%
Avg Attendance
3,819

Results

Date Opposition Venue Competition Result Pos Att. Manager
Game 1
SOUTHPORT
H League Cup
0-1
-
- 1,592 John King
Game 2
Southport
A League Cup
2-2
Allen, Tynan
- 2,261 John King
Game 3
CARLISLE UNITED
H League Division Three
3-2
Allen (8', 15'), Palios (50')
7 2,136 John King
Game 4
Hereford United
A League Division Three
1-0
Allen (22')
5 4,062 John King
Game 5
COLCHESTER UNITED
H League Division Three
1-0
Moore (82')
2 3,263 John King
Game 6
Cambridge United
A League Division Three
0-1
-
6 3,471 John King
Game 7
WREXHAM
H League Division Three
3-1
Evans, Moore, Peplow
2 5,586 John King
Game 8
BRADFORD CITY
H League Division Three
0-0
-
3 4,289 John King
Game 9
Gillingham
A League Division Three
1-1
Allen (61')
3 5,007 John King
Game 10
Bury
A League Division Three
0-1
-
6 5,116 John King
Game 11
CHESTER
H League Division Three
5-0
Palios (3), Allen, Moore
1 4,352 John King
Game 12
EXETER CITY
H League Division Three
2-1
Moore, Peplow
1 3,807 John King
Game 13
Oxford United
A League Division Three
0-1
-
4 4,582 John King
Game 14
Plymouth Argyle
A League Division Three
1-0
Moore (51')
1 6,156 John King
Game 15
ROTHERHAM UNITED
H League Division Three
2-2
Philpotts, Tynan
1 6,215 John King
Game 16
Preston North End
A League Division Three
1-2
Moore
2 7,906 John King
Game 17
WALSALL
H League Division Three
0-1
-
3 4,848 John King
Game 18
Portsmouth
A League Division Three
5-2
Moore (46'), Flood (51'), Allen (64'), Palios (72'), James (81')
3 8,782 John King
Game 19
SHREWSBURY TOWN
H League Division Three
2-0
Palios (51'), Allen (60')
2 4,708 John King
Game 20
Port Vale
A League Division Three
1-1
Moore (85')
2 3,576 John King
Game 21
HARTLEPOOL UNITED
H FA Cup
1-1
Allen (14')
- 3,564 John King
Game 22
Hartlepool United
A FA Cup
1-3
James
- 4,827 John King
Game 23
PETERBOROUGH UNITED
H League Division Three
0-2
-
3 3,331 John King
Game 24
Chesterfield
A League Division Three
1-1
Palios (54')
6 3,923 John King
Game 25
OXFORD UNITED
H League Division Three
4-1
Moore (2), Peplow (2)
3 2,469 John King
Game 26
SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY
H League Division Three
3-1
Tynan (3)
3 5,619 John King
Game 27
Lincoln City
A League Division Three
1-1
Moore (16')
3 6,463 John King
Game 28
PORTSMOUTH
H League Division Three
2-0
Allen (19'), Peplow (26')
1 4,677 John King
Game 29
Swindon Town
A League Division Three
0-1
-
3 11,265 John King
Game 30
PRESTON NORTH END
H League Division Three
1-0
Moore
2 7,224 John King
Game 31
Carlisle United
A League Division Three
2-2
Moore (32'), Tynan (88')
4 6,281 John King
Game 32
Walsall
A League Division Three
0-0
-
1 6,072 John King
Game 33
HEREFORD UNITED
H League Division Three
2-1
Palios (21'), Moore (86')
1 4,481 John King
Game 34
Colchester United
A League Division Three
0-0
-
1 4,465 John King
Game 35
CAMBRIDGE UNITED
H League Division Three
0-1
-
1 4,723 John King
Game 36
Chester
A League Division Three
0-0
-
4 5,737 John King
Game 37
Wrexham
A League Division Three
1-6
Tynan
5 14,189 John King
Game 38
PLYMOUTH ARGYLE
H League Division Three
1-1
Allen (77')
5 3,712 John King
Game 39
Bradford City
A League Division Three
0-2
-
6 5,228 John King
Game 40
Rotherham United
A League Division Three
0-2
-
6 3,655 John King
Game 41
LINCOLN CITY
H League Division Three
3-1
Evans (10'), Peplow (12'), Moore (71')
5 2,587 John King
Game 42
Sheffield Wednesday
A League Division Three
0-1
-
6 13,128 John King
Game 43
SWINDON TOWN
H League Division Three
1-1
Allen
5 2,812 John King
Game 44
BURY
H League Division Three
0-0
-
6 2,898 John King
Game 45
Shrewsbury Town
A League Division Three
1-3
Tynan (57')
9 2,364 John King
Game 46
GILLINGHAM
H League Division Three
1-1
Peplow
7 2,076 John King
Game 47
PORT VALE
H League Division Three
2-1
Allen, Moore
7 2,460 John King
Game 48
Peterborough United
A League Division Three
0-1
-
9 8,889 John King
Game 49
Exeter City
A League Division Three
2-4
Allen, Cliff
11 3,156 John King
Game 50
CHESTERFIELD
H League Division Three
1-1
Moore (37')
9 2,035 John King