Season 1977-78
Division 4 1977-78 (8th)
| PL | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | PTS | ||
| 1 | WatfordP | 46 | 30 | 11 | 5 | 85 | 38 | +47 | 71 |
| 2 | Southend UnitedP | 46 | 25 | 10 | 11 | 66 | 39 | +27 | 60 |
| 3 | Swansea CityP | 46 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 87 | 47 | +40 | 56 |
| 4 | BrentfordP | 46 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 86 | 54 | +32 | 56 |
| 5 | Aldershot | 46 | 19 | 16 | 11 | 67 | 47 | +20 | 54 |
| 6 | Grimsby Town | 46 | 21 | 11 | 14 | 57 | 51 | +6 | 53 |
| 7 | Barnsley | 46 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 61 | 49 | +12 | 50 |
| 8 | READING | 46 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 55 | 52 | +3 | 50 |
| 9 | Torquay United | 46 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 57 | 56 | +1 | 47 |
| 10 | Northampton Town | 46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 63 | 68 | −5 | 47 |
| 11 | Huddersfield Town | 46 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 63 | 55 | +8 | 45 |
| 12 | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 52 | 65 | −13 | 45 |
| 13 | Wimbledon | 46 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 66 | 67 | −1 | 44 |
| 14 | Scunthorpe United | 46 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 50 | 55 | −5 | 44 |
| 15 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 50 | 69 | −19 | 44 |
| 16 | Newport County | 46 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 65 | 73 | −8 | 43 |
| 17 | AFC Bournemouth | 46 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 41 | 51 | −10 | 43 |
| 18 | Stockport County | 46 | 16 | 10 | 20 | 56 | 56 | 0 | 42 |
| 19 | Darlington | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 52 | 59 | −7 | 41 |
| 20 | Halifax Town | 46 | 10 | 21 | 15 | 52 | 62 | −10 | 41 |
| 21 | Hartlepool United1 | 46 | 15 | 7 | 24 | 51 | 84 | −33 | 37 |
| 22 | York City | 46 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 50 | 69 | −19 | 36 |
| 23 | Southport2 | 46 | 6 | 19 | 21 | 52 | 76 | −24 | 31 |
| 24 | Rochdale | 46 | 8 | 8 | 30 | 43 | 85 | −42 | 24 |
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1 Hartlepool United previously known as Hartlepool 2 Southport not re-elected (replaced by Wigan) |
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Division 4 1977-78
| 20 Aug | Southend United | H | 0-1 |
| 27 Aug | Brentford | A | 1-1 |
| 3 Sep | Halifax Town | H | 2-1 |
| 10 Sep | Torquay United | A | 0-3 |
| 14 Sep | Watford | H | 1-3 |
| 17 Sep | Southport | H | 3-1 |
| 24 Sep | Hartlepool United | A | 1-2 |
| 27 Sep | York City | A | 0-2 |
| 1 Oct | Wimbledon | H | 2-2 |
| 5 Oct | Aldershot | H | 1-0 |
| 8 Oct | Northampton Town | A | 2-0 |
| 15 Oct | Scunthorpe United | A | 1-0 |
| 22 Oct | Crewe Alexandra | H | 2-0 |
| 25 Oct | AFC Bournemouth | A | 0-1 |
| 29 Oct | Swansea City | A | 1-2 |
| 5 Nov | Darlington | H | 2-1 |
| 12 Nov | Grimsby Town | A | 1-0 |
| 19 Nov | Huddersfield Town | H | 1-0 |
| 3 Dec | Barnsley | A | 1-4 |
| 10 Dec | Doncaster Rovers | H | 3-0 |
| 26 Dec | Stockport County | A | 0-2 |
| 28 Dec | Rochdale | H | 4-3 |
| 31 Dec | Newport County | H | 2-0 |
| 2 Jan | Darlington | A | 0-2 |
| 7 Jan | AFC Bournemouth | H | 0-0 |
| 13 Jan | Southend United | A | 2-0 |
| 8 Feb | Torquay United | H | 3-3 |
| 18 Feb | Hartlepool United | H | 2-3 |
| 24 Feb | Wimbledon | A | 1-1 |
| 4 Mar | Northampton Town | H | 0-0 |
| 7 Mar | Watford | A | 0-1 |
| 11 Mar | Scunthorpe United | H | 1-0 |
| 14 Mar | Southport | A | 1-1 |
| 17 Mar | Crewe Alexandra | A | 1-1 |
| 24 Mar | Swansea City | H | 1-4 |
| 27 Mar | Stockport County | H | 2-1 |
| 1 Apr | Newport County | A | 0-0 |
| 4 Apr | Aldershot | A | 1-1 |
| 8 Apr | Grimsby Town | H | 0-0 |
| 12 Apr | Brentford | H | 0-0 |
| 15 Apr | Huddersfield Town | A | 2-0 |
| 18 Apr | Halifax Town | A | 4-2 |
| 22 Apr | Barnsley | H | 0-0 |
| 24 Apr | Rochdale | A | 0-1 |
| 26 Apr | York City | H | 1-0 |
| 29 Apr | Doncaster Rovers | A | 2-2 |
FA Cup 1977-78
| 26 Nov | R1 | Aldershot | H | 3-1 |
| 17 Dec | R2 | Wealdstone | A | 1-2 |
League Cup 1977-78
| 13 Aug | R1 | Watford | A | 1-2 |
| 17 Aug | (2) | Watford | H | 1-01 |
| 23 Aug | (R) | Watford | A | 0-5 |
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1 drew 2-2 on aggregate |
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