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1978/79

League Tier
3
League Pos
23
Win Rate
13.7%
Avg Attendance
2,354

Results

Date Opposition Venue Competition Result Pos Att. Manager
Game 1
WIGAN ATHLETIC
H League Cup
1-1
McAuley (85')
- 4,402 John King
Game 2
Wigan Athletic
A League Cup
1-2
O'Neil
- 8,512 John King
Game 3
Lincoln City
A League Division Three
1-2
Peplow (4')
18 2,835 John King
Game 4
SWINDON TOWN
H League Division Three
1-1
Peplow
18 2,150 John King
Game 5
HULL CITY
H League Division Three
1-3
Cliff (81')
21 1,948 John King
Game 6
Peterborough United
A League Division Three
0-1
-
23 5,233 John King
Game 7
GILLINGHAM
H League Division Three
1-1
Peplow (65')
22 1,589 John King
Game 8
Swansea City
A League Division Three
3-4
Evans (10'), Moore (34', 42')
24 16,140 John King
Game 9
BURY
H League Division Three
0-0
-
23 2,458 John King
Game 10
PLYMOUTH ARGYLE
H League Division Three
2-1
Evans (51'), Moore (60')
20 1,907 John King
Game 11
Watford
A League Division Three
0-4
-
23 10,753 John King
Game 12
Oxford United
A League Division Three
0-0
-
23 4,103 John King
Game 13
CHESTER
H League Division Three
6-2
Moore (3), Bramhall, O'Neil, Peplow
21 5,587 John King
Game 14
SHREWSBURY TOWN
H League Division Three
2-2
Bramhall, Evans
22 3,038 John King
Game 15
Brentford
A League Division Three
0-2
-
22 5,880 John King
Game 16
CHESTERFIELD
H League Division Three
1-1
Moore (67')
21 2,573 John King
Game 17
Exeter City
A League Division Three
0-3
-
23 3,526 John King
Game 18
PETERBOROUGH UNITED
H League Division Three
1-0
O'Neil (2')
22 2,241 John King
Game 19
Mansfield Town
A League Division Three
0-0
-
22 3,929 John King
Game 20
Hull City
A League Division Three
1-2
Peplow (74')
22 4,350 John King
Game 21
BOSTON UNITED
H FA Cup
2-1
McAuley (36'), Moore (44')
- 2,424 John King
Game 22
Walsall
A League Division Three
0-2
-
23 2,954 John King
Game 23
SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY
H FA Cup
1-1
Moore (4')
- 4,250 John King
Game 24
Sheffield Wednesday
A FA Cup
0-4
-
- 7,316 John King
Game 25
Rotherham United
A League Division Three
2-3
Peplow (16'), Craven (68')
23 3,829 John King
Game 26
BLACKPOOL
H League Division Three
0-2
-
23 3,491 John King
Game 27
Gillingham
A League Division Three
2-3
Evans (24'), Peplow (39')
23 5,480 John King
Game 28
Plymouth Argyle
A League Division Three
2-2
Moore (4'), Parry (87')
23 7,413 John King
Game 29
WATFORD
H League Division Three
1-1
Evans (24')
23 4,129 John King
Game 30
OXFORD UNITED
H League Division Three
1-0
Kerr
23 1,381 John King
Game 31
SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY
H League Division Three
1-1
Kerr
23 2,445 John King
Game 32
Chester
A League Division Three
1-1
Postlewhite (17')
23 4,579 John King
Game 33
Bury
A League Division Three
0-1
-
23 3,434 John King
Game 34
BRENTFORD
H League Division Three
0-1
-
23 1,882 John King
Game 35
Carlisle United
A League Division Three
0-2
-
23 4,330 John King
Game 36
Chesterfield
A League Division Three
2-5
Evans (46'), O.G. (62')
23 4,090 John King
Game 37
EXETER CITY
H League Division Three
2-2
Kerr, Palios
23 984 John King
Game 38
Swindon Town
A League Division Three
1-4
Kerr (20')
23 5,885 John King
Game 39
LINCOLN CITY
H League Division Three
0-0
-
23 1,222 John King
Game 40
SOUTHEND UNITED
H League Division Three
1-2
Evans (85')
23 1,250 John King
Game 41
SWANSEA CITY
H League Division Three
1-2
Evans (76')
23 3,499 John King
Game 42
Colchester United
A League Division Three
0-1
-
23 2,781 John King
Game 43
Blackpool
A League Division Three
0-2
-
23 4,798 John King
Game 44
CARLISLE UNITED
H League Division Three
1-1
Craven
23 1,504 John King
Game 45
ROTHERHAM UNITED
H League Division Three
1-1
Evans
23 1,254 John King
Game 46
Sheffield Wednesday
A League Division Three
2-1
Evans (39'), Kerr (71')
23 9,963 John King
Game 47
Shrewsbury Town
A League Division Three
1-2
Thomas
23 6,013 John King
Game 48
WALSALL
H League Division Three
0-0
-
23 1,453 John King
Game 49
MANSFIELD TOWN
H League Division Three
1-2
Kerr
23 1,121 John King
Game 50
Southend United
A League Division Three
1-0
Thomas (40')
23 3,854 John King
Game 51
COLCHESTER UNITED
H League Division Three
1-5
Peplow (71')
23 1,016 John King